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Hi I'm after a script so I can merge multiple Indesign documents into one. This is so we can quickly locate missing links quicker from a supplied folder.

This past week I've been having issues with images and elements disappearing in both view mode and preview mode. Attached is a screenshot of the flowers disappearing in the preview mode but showing the drop shadow. I have restarted my computer numerous times, check the nonprinting mode for each element and layer, and have reinstalled InDesign. Issue hasn't been resolved.      {Renamed by MOD}

I need some other text to appear in the TOC instead of the text in the published book. I decided to create a seperate text box and anchor it to the text flow. But when i updated the TOC. All the content in the text boxes appeared at the end of the TOCs. See example below. The Text for TOC a, b and c should be appearing under the first Heading 2. Is there a way to solve this? 

On several INDD files I continue to get a 'plugin error/may be open' error message and the INDD file will not open. The files reside on a server. I've tried copying them to the desktop and opening from there.I've tried opening from various entry points, i.e. drop down menu, shortcut key, etc. - doesn't work.I've triend 2024, 2023, and 2022 versions of INDD. No luck.I also tried the new conversion of PDF to INDD, this did not even produce a spinning wheel as if it was executing any task.Any assistance?Also, continue to run into an issue of needing to rename files when trying to save over old versions. INDD will sometimes choose to make certain files READ ONLY. While other files on the same server I can save no problem.I am up to date with latest INDD.thanks for any assistance.

I have a 2019 Apple Macbook pro - with Sonoma OS and Adobe InDesign 2024 I've been working on a book - with 6 chapters  it is only in the 6th chapter that I've begun to get these black lines appearing through my text - they seem to be generated when I press the 'return' key?Can anybody help?What Have I done wrong andHow can I get back to normal ? - Gary  

I am defining a bunch of buttons in a 170 page document that each go to a destination defined by bookmarks (text anchors).After I added a number of additional bookmarks, updated the table of contents as pages had changed, and sorted them so they would appear in the way I want them to do so in bookmark window, the buttons all pointed to incorrect destinations (bookmarks, but incorrect ones).So now I have to go back and re-point each button to the correct bookmark.Which of my operations messed up the button destinations?I suspect it is updating the table of contents.  If so, that seems like the bookmark text-anchor does not really attach itself to the actual text or the destination pointer does not have a textual context for the desired.TIA.{Renamed by MOD}

I have written a script which converts some letters. The script itself works fine. But when I added code to run on the selected matter only, the scritpt is giving error "sel.changeGrep is not a function". If I do not select anything the script should run on whole document. If I select and run the script, it should run on selection only. What am I doing wrong? Here is the code:function main() { var sel= app.selection; urdu2Arabic(sel); } app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'Urdu to Arabic'); function urdu2Arabic(sel) { app.findGrepPreferences=app.changeGrepPreferences=null; app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat="\\x{6c1}"; app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "\\x{647}"; if(!sel){ app.activeDocument.changeGrep(); } else{ sel.changeGrep(); } app.findGrepPreferences=app.changeGrepPreferences=null; app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat="\\x{6c3}"; app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "\\x{629}"; if(!sel){

I've been asked to post here - as per the title, UXP plugin needs to be turned off / deactivated and then started again in the Creative Cloud App every time InDesign is started.    It's visible in the Plugins menu in the InDesign - and will start - show its window - but is "frozen" - drop down lists do not work, buttons neither - only checkboxes are clickable.    It's like it doesn't communicate with InDesign at the startup - or can't connect to InDesign at startup by itself?    Anyone has any ideas what could be wrong? Or how it should be done properly? Without seeing the code...   

I'm trying to print a booklet, but I don't have a duplex printer. When I visit Adobe's guidelines, it says: Printing double-sided pages without a duplex printer Use the Odd Pages Only and Even Pages Only options in either Adobe Acrobat or InDesign. After one set is printed, flip over the pages, load it in the printer, and print the rest of the pages. For best results, print a test document to see which direction and order the pages should be added to the printer. My problem is when I try to select the option to print odd or even pages, that section is greyed out. What am I doing wrong?

In latest Mac PDFLSDK21.0.0.5.dmg one new lib(libcrypto.3.dylib) was added in the frameworks folder.Built Xcode14.2 with latest PDFL21 binaries in Mac one exe was generated and when I tried to run that exe getting the below error:dyld[977]: Library not loaded: '@executable_path/../Frameworks/AdobePDFL.framework/Versions/A/AdobePDFL'Referenced from: '/Users/vippdev/Documents/18.0.9/PrebuildTools/pdftonps'Reason: tried: '/Users/vippdev/Documents/18.0.9/PrebuildTools/../Frameworks/AdobePDFL.framework/Versions/A/AdobePDFL' (no such file), '/System/Library/Frameworks/AdobePDFL.framework/Versions/A/AdobePDFL' (no such file)zsh: abort /Users/vippdev/Documents/18.0.9/PrebuildTools/pdftonps Could anyone help to resolve the issue?

Hi there,  I'm quite new to making PDFs on the scale that I am, but I am making them for a very small disability org. Previously I've noticed that many of the PDFs were not overly accessible, and I'm working to improve this. I have some basic understanding but I cannot work something out for the life of me. I am working with InDesign.  When I have an article that goes over two pages, I have a subheading on the second page along the lines of 'x continued'. This works fine visually - you can ignore it if you want, or it helps remind some people. but the issue is when using a screen reader the flow of the article is interrupted ('...we found that-' /'ARTICLE CONTINUED'/ '-advocates were able to help...'. It's frustrating as heck and makes it very hard to understand.  Similarly for longer documents I want to be able to number the pages without a screenreader reading them as it mostly breaks the flow.  The only solution I've seen is convert the text i

I have a Book file containg 8 documents and when I add a Text Variable (running header based on a Para Style) to a Parent Page in a non-Source document, the said Text Variable is removed from the non-Source Parent Page after synching the Book. The Text Variable in question is defined in both documents, though its not in use in the Source document. I'm using a another Text Variable (also a running header) on the same Parent Page that is used in both documents without issue. Does anyone have any idea what may be happening?

Okay, since we're having so much fun with GREP this week —   Can anyone from @Peter Kahrel on down explain what "Marking Subexpression" — ( ) — and "Non-Marking Subexpression" – (?: ) — are/do? I can't find a word about them in any search of the Adobe help, or Google, or any general GREP reference.   The first, as just "subexpression," is somewhere in the "duh" category, as grouping elements with parentheses is a basic GREP element. The second makes no sense, really. And giving both drop-down call elements seems... pointless.   These look very much like ancient, outdated elements that have persisted from sheer inertia, the kind of stuff that drives me crazy when I update ancient holy texts in various fields.

On several INDD files I continue to get a 'plugin error/may be open' error message and the INDD file will not open. The files reside on a server. I've tried copying them to the desktop and opening from there.I've tried opening from various entry points, i.e. drop down menu, shortcut key, etc. - doesn't work.I've triend 2024, 2023, and 2022 versions of INDD. No luck.I also tried the new conversion of PDF to INDD, this did not even produce a spinning wheel as if it was executing any task.Any assistance?Also, continue to run into an issue of needing to rename files when trying to save over old versions. INDD will sometimes choose to make certain files READ ONLY. While other files on the same server I can save no problem.I am up to date with latest INDD.thanks for any assistance.

Hi. I'm looking for a way to succesfully batch export multiple layers across multiple pages as separate .png files. For context: the documents I work with are interactive books. The main book content is all on one layer thoughout and exported as a .pdf file. Most other layers are hidden and reserved for "pop-up" information panels, which are on seperate layers, named specifically for each spread, and are exported individually in .png format. The pop-up pngs are later combined with the main book pdf in such a way that the user clicks on a button and the resulting pop-up for that spread appears.  At the moment, my process for exporting the .pngs is that I have to select the "pop-up" layer for that spread, then manually export it to .png. Then I page to next spread, select that spread's pop-up layer, export it to .png. Repeat (sometimes for 50 pages or more). Each book size varies in number of pop-ups (.pngs), pages and content. What I would like to achi

Hi all:I'm preparing a book for both print and ebook. The ebook will have some color, but the printed book will be in grayscale. I used to be able to print the book in CMYK or gray, but now that I'm Exporting, I don't find that option. Evidently I have Acrobat, not Acrobat Pro, so do I have to change my color figures to gray and link them instead, or is there a way to export my existing (color) book to gray?Thanks!!

Hi,   We have a document that causes InDesign to crash while opening. This document uses our custom C++ plugin.   With the debug version of InDesign following prompts are shown before InDesign crashes     The only way to resolve the issue is to remove the PrePress plugins from InDesign     With this, after a lot of prompts, the document ultimately opens without crashing InDesign.   I do not understand the issue here and how to go about troubleshooting it.   Please advice.   Thanks    

I work for a publisher and we have many backlist titles that use Type 1 fonts. I have an old mac that still runs INDD 6. This allows me to open thefile and still use the Type 1 fonts. Opening it on a newer machine with the current INDD will mean having to completely reformat the book - not an option. I fear my legacy mac may be about to give up it's ghost. Is there another workaround? These files were frequently saved without a PDF for which I curse the creators.Thank you for your tiime.

Hello everyone, Here's my problem : I'm unable to resize my image by double clicking the target in the middle of it. Usually when you do that, you can edit the size and move around the image in the box. But in my case it lets me only resize or move the box. Here's a video showing the problem :https://youtu.be/GiAg1_3SBP4 Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Understand that Thai language they do not separate words with spaces. When i adjust my text box smaller, all my text will auto move.  Is there a way to prevent a wrong line break? My Thai client commented there's 1000+ wrong line break. *Already change my setting to Adobe World-Ready Paragraph Composer thank you!

working on indesign and suddenly, i cannot move an object again. i can select or resize them. i noticed there was an update so i updated to 19.5. problem remains the same. tried restarting , does not work. tried resetting preferences, does not work either. when i try to move the object to a different layer, the pointer tool becomes a hand icon and the entire system no longer responds to the mouse. even my dock does not respond. indesign menus cannot be expanded. only way to get out of this stuck position is to force quit using keyboard shortcut. mac os sonoma 14.5

I'm using 2 external monitors with my new MacBook Pro. When I click on an item and try to change the color, stroke, opacity, etc., the window pops up just fine, but the windows are being partially cut off. For instance, when I click stroke, the stroke window comes up but is at the very top right side of my screen and I'm not able to see some of the options. The same thing happens with the fill window. I've attached a screenshot. Is there a way to drag these windows around to a better location?

How can I take art I created in Illustrator and use in Indesign? It keeps saing that jpeg, Pdf and AI files are not compatable.

Habe ein Original CS6 Paket mit Seriennummer. Nach dem meine Festplatte Schwierigkeiten gemacht und ich das behoben habe lassen sich die Programme nicht mehr aktivieren. Es erschien ein Fenster wo vermerkt war  ich kann das Program "32.000 Tage" als Testversion verwenden. Nach einmaligen verwenden war es vorbei. Der ADOBE Support meinte die Aktivierungs-Server für so alte Programme wurden abgeschaltet, aber ein Techniker aus der Community würde sich bei mir melden und helfen.Ist das so?Liebe Grüße

In the last two updates to InDesign CC, I've had the issue of the text cursor not landing where I click to select text. In other words, I click to the right of a letter to select the letter to the left of the cursor, but the cursor actually "lands" to the left of the letter that I clicked to the right of. For example, if I click to the right of the letter K below and try to select it, the cursor actually lands between the S and K, and I of course end up selecting the S instead of the K:ASKThis ONLY happens in InDesign, and I KNOW this is a bug because I've seen a ton of forum topics around the creative blogosphere talking about it. I'm just wondering if anyone here has figured out the problem, and a solution.