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Hi all, We have users opening inD. pages in read-only mode (by mistake), but whenever they try to save the documents, then they realize they can't (unless they save it in another folder where they can read/write).The process is correct (in not saving the changes), but the issue is that users can work on documents for hours before they realize that they opened the pages on read-only. My questions are :- is there a way in inDesign to prevent any modification (text modification, placement, moving placeholders, etc.) to the document once it is in read-only ?- is it possible to display a popup message, big enough to be visible, or any visual alert, stating that the current document is in read-only (instead of the merely visible read-only title next to the document name) ? Thanks !

Looks like a bug to me?   Words collection for a Story - or Paragraph - that has ONLY Tables - is empty...            

There is no space between words. How do I add space between words automatically? It is a large document.   <Title renamed by moderator>  

We have a document with a rectangle and an image in it. We tried to set clippingPath property of the image running the following script: var obj = app.activeDocument.allGraphics[0];obj.clippingPath.paths.add();obj.clippingPath.paths[0].pathType = 1668051812; //PathType.CLOSED_PATHobj.clippingPath.paths[0].entirePath = [[30.7,100.888888888889],[30.7,46],[84,40.7],[102.75,100.888888888889] Running the script we couldn't save the document and we had to close it loosing all changes. Trying to save it in the script we got: Error: Cannot save document because there are open transactions in process on the database.Please advice. We have to set clippingPath via a script.

I am creating a booklet using InDesign made up of images from Photoshop.  All images have been converted to 600dpi BMP files.  These print nicely in Photoshop, but come out slightly pixelated when printing either directly from InDesign or when exported to a PDF.Example from Photoshop:Example from InDesign:

Hey all, i am pretty new to using adobe products and would like to learn more.  I am having trouble with interactive pdf's, i would like to have a milti page document with buttons that play a transtion animation and sound effect to the next page.  so far i have been able to get the button work in its basic way of simpy moving to my desired page, however neith the transition animation or sound effect plays.  im using a mp3 file for the sound and if go into the preview winodw the sound plays with the button but does not transtion to the page. when exporting to interactive pds nothing works, unless i get rid of the sound effect but still no transition animation. aplogies for sloppy explination,  many thanks     <Title renamed by MOD>

Hi, If anyone can help I would be very thankful. I have create an interactive image I would like to share online. It only uses one invisible hyperlink space, when saving as an interactive PDF the link works correctly, when I try to publish online the link fails to appear / work. Can anyone offer any advise? Many thanks, Kim  

I have installed indesgin 19.5v and installed plugin Translator PRO Google after installing m opening new doc. options are not showing and plugin window options are also not showing so please guide me any one to overcome this problem. 

I'm still on 19.3 - can anyone confirm if the same info is available through scripting in 19.5?  

Hi AllQuestion: Let's say you had a business card imposition you want to set up but your address may change often, how do you set up template so you can enter info only once in the neccessary field quickly without having to correct each one separately.Thanks to whoever can help me. Can't seem to find a video or tutorial that shows this.

I've restarted my computer and tried to start a new document from scratch but keep getting the same issue. I notice the apps are loading or frozen in the creative cloud so wondering if that has anything to do with it.

I'm working on a print project. The image is CMYK and all the colors in InDesign are CMYK. So to is the Transparancy Blend Space.   I have an object (text made into outlines), with the 'difference' effect applied to it. It looks great in InDesign, but when I make a PDF using the Press Quality preset, the effect disappears leaving what looks like a transparancy. I've done a screengrab of the PDF output options.   How do I make a PDF and keep the effect?     <Title renamed by moderator>

I am working on a catalog project (I do roughly 6 a year). I basically use the old catalog, and update the links and text in the document. My previous file was 28 pages, 127 links and 32.3 MB in size. I used this file, updated links to new images, no settings changed. The new file is 20 pages, 98 links, but 288.9 MB. I have ABSOLUTELY NO idea what has increased the file size so much. I have done every thing exactly the same as my previous catalogs. Possibly related: When saving JPEGS in photoshop, randomly files will be 4+MB, when other comparable files are all under 500KB.

Hi,i am a newbee and hoping that someone might be able to help me out with.I am trying to create a Javascript running on Adobe Server 2024 that loads a *.indd file as document, modifies it and then stores it under another file name. How can i do that with the help of the ExtendScript Toolkit?Thank you very much!BRSami

Any suggestions on how to set up a 12 page tabloid using 5 columns on pages 1 and 4 and then 6 columns on the rest of the pages? New to InDesign.

So after getting zero help from Adobe Support over the last two days, myself and the IT folk I work with were able to solve my issue of files saved on remote network drives taking WAY too long to load in InDesign. After encountering long load times in InDesign bring up the Windows Event Viewer and check for errors. If Error is: "Windows API call WaitForMultipleObjects returned error code: 575. Windows system error message is: {Application Error} The application was unable to start correctly (0x%lx). Click OK to close the application. Reported at line: 3714." Continue to https://cloudbymoe.com/f/azure-ad-connect-v2---service-unable-to-start-after-a-reboot Follow these amended instructions. - Go to Task Manager. Open Services Tab. Look for EntAppSvc. Stop it if running. - Go to: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\LocalDB\Binn\Templates - Copy the model.mdf and modellog.ldf - Open: C:\Users\"user"\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Local DB\Instances\MSSQLLocalDB - Paste

I made a file for my students to work on back in 2019 to learn about styles and automating the TOC. The Update Table of Contents button works great when they are using that file it updates the pages automatically. When student make their own files using 2024 software the Update Table of Contents no longer works. I have to go in each time and reselect the style make for TOC, the page number style. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I can make video if you would like.     UPDATE: I needed to choose Save Style in the Table of Contents box before clicking on the OK button, otherwise the styling of the TOC would not save, resulting in when I clicked on the update table of contents it would resort to [No Paragraph Style]. When I made my 2019 template I did not do this extra step. So now when I chose the styling for my tables of contents I will always Save Style first, then click on the OK button. It is working like a champ now.

InDesign 19.5 crashes on opening. Went through the FAQs in Adobe to no avail.Unistalled the program and reinstalled with the same problem.Restarted MacBook Pro (Ventura 13.2) in safe mode, and opened the program from Creative Cloud and worked OK.Restarted out of safe mode – old problem back.Interesting note: I resisted InDesign 2024 and used 2023 – until I had the same problem, which is when I started using 2024.

When we use soft returns/line breaks in InDesign and export the document as a PDF, will accesibility readers read those soft returns, either as a character or a hard break?   

How to install indesign 2019 version new in mac book? no option in adobe, i have Stibo Pim to use...

Is InDesign cloud documents still in beta? This page indicates that it is still a beta feature, but I'm not sure if that's correct. I'm not running a beta version of InDesign and am able to save cloud documents, but I don't want to use it in "real work" if it is still a beta feature.

Ich wollte mir gerade Indesign runterladen doch leider ist die aktuellste Version nicht kompatibel mit meinem Mac und der Download wurde abgebrochen. Ich würde jetzt gerne die Version 17 installieren nur leider weiß ich nicht wie und wo.Über die drei Punkte funktioniert es nicht und die Anleitungen haben mir auch nicht geholfen.

Especially in academic publications, sometimes the submission system requires uploading of indd file for editors to put in accessibility informations.And usually it is for pictorial submissions that for clearity, when creating the file, high quality photo are used. And usually for submission platforms, there's a filesize limit usually not that big. The current method people use requires unembedding all images, export and resize picture one by one and then re-embedding all the pictures, where the author will need to calculate based on the picture size and then use 300/450/600 DPI to calculate how big each picture needs to be. There should be an option just like PDF option, called "optimize project for shareing", to batch set all images larger than 300/450/600 DPI (selectable option according to desired quality) to downsample to 300/450/600 DPI and save the project as a new indd file. Seems the problem has existed since years ago and people came up with many tedious way to work

Hello,I'm a designer integrated in a design agency and I often design tenders to which we respond. I currently use Google Doc to allow the whole team to collaborate on the same document until the last minute (the team writes the content) but Google Doc is very limited and I would like to switch to Indesign to have something really nice.My question is: is it possible on Indesign to automatically update content from Google Doc (or other word processor)?Thank you all for your answers!Marine Bonjour, Je suis designer intégrée dans une agence de design et je suis souvent amenée à mettre en page des appels d'offres auxquels nous répondons. J'utilise actuellement Google Doc pour permettre à tout l'équipe de collaborer sur un même document et ce jusqu'à la dernière minute (l'équipe écrit le contenu) mais Google Doc est très limité et j'aimerai passer à Indesign pour avoir quelque chose de vraiment joli.Ma question est la suivante : est il possible sur Indesign de mettre à jour automatique

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