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Updated to the latest version of InDesign 21.2, since then my documents do not export with the same filename.Any ideas or fixes?

Hello,  I’ve added section markers to title each section but i need to add a subtitle as well that also appears on every page of the section, I’m not able to add another section marker with text. I tried using a running header or defining my own variable text but I can’t figure out how to use it, I’m not sure if the issue is that I’m doing it all in one document instead of a book?  Some help would be very appreciated!  Thanks :)

InDesign 2025. If I go to the menu, choose Object > Generate QR Code and type in the ISBN number in the Content Plain Text dialog box, will I get the correct barcode? How do I test it?Thank you.

Hello All,I am trying to delete text from a text frame using a custom function. However, the function only deletes the visible text inside the frame. There is still additional text present as overflow (indicated by the “+” icon at the bottom right of the text frame).It seems like my code is only targeting the visible portion and not the entire content of the text frame.Question:How can I delete all the text from the text frame, including the overflow text?What I’ve tried:I have written a function to clear the text, but it only affects the visible content.ErrorCode DeleteText(const UIDRef &textFrameUIDRef){ ErrorCode status = kFailure; do{ IDataBase* iDataBase = textFrameUIDRef.GetDataBase(); if(!iDataBase) break; InterfacePtr<IGraphicFrameData> frame(textFrameUIDRef, UseDefaultIID()); if(!frame) break; if(frame->GetTextContentUID() == kInvalidUID) break; InterfacePtr<IMultiColumnTextFrame> mcFrame(iDataBase, frame->GetTextContentUID(), UseDefaultIID())

Does anyone know how to hide the "Application Bar" in InDesign CC 2020? It is useless to me and uses screen real estate. (This is not the Application Frame, which I have turned off. Nor is it the Control bar, which I have turned on.)

Hi, one of our customers is facing this error since a few days, when they try to start adobe indesign 2026.See the attachment for the error Adobe indesign 2026 won't start on Windows. Things we did to possible fix this: Re-install of windows visual C++ latest versionRun SFC scan and DISMRe-install of Adobe indesign 2026checkdisk Adobe indesign 2025 is still running on the system without errors Configuration of the laptopHP ZBook 17 G6CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9850H CPU @ 2.60GHz32GB memoryWindows 11 build 24H2 

In swatches have create a colour group in InDesign (latest version) which contain regular colours I use. I would like to move this group/folder to the top of the list of swatches. So I would like move my 'Primary colours' and 'Secondary colours' folder above the general swatches listed there in my attahed screen grab. Any ideas why this can't be done if at all? 

I have a 14” MacBook Pro M1 Max with 32 gigs of ram. Running Tahoe 26.3.1If I have to use my MacBook Pro screen with Indesigne, and this has been happening for a while now, I would say at least last 2 versions before current version. If I leave indesign open with a document open and close my MacBook Pro and plug into my external 27” 5K Samsung display via that usb-c / thunderbolt port the document window is the colour of the artborad and I cannot see the open document no matter what I do. Zooming out. command 0, etc. It can be in windowed mode or frameless mode. Screen shot above shows the document open but the artboard only being seen.  Anyone else have this issue and found a solution for it? Keep hoping an update will fix it but it never does. 

I got a new computer and installed InDesign. I have a document that I design in color and then export to pdf in black and white for printing.  I used to have a preset which is gone now. I can re-create it but I have no black and white options in the color destination option that I can see.  

I recently joined a new company and their onboarding paperwork stipulates that I need to download InDesign v.19.5.1 in order to compatible with the rest of the team. However, when I go to download older versions of the app the drop down list only goes to v.20, is it possible to find v. 19.5 somewhere and I’m just not looking hard enough? Thanks in advance!

Hallo, liebes Community, ich habe ein Problem beim Einfügen der Tabellenzeile nach unten (das gleiche wie oben auf dem Screenshot). Es funktioniert leider nicht. Die Ebene, in der auch die Tabellenlinien ist, lässt nicht aktivieren und ist auch nicht geschlossen. Liegt es an der Musterseite? Wenn ja, was muss ich da machen/ändern? Danke vorab für Eure Unterstützung. Liebe Grüße,Christine

I have a document that will be exported as web viewed PDF, I’ve set up the glossary with hyperlinked text anchors. But I’d like to include another link to jump back to the text so that readers aren’t ‘stranded’ in the glossary. Is there an easy or automated way to do? Or do I have to set up text anchors that move in the opposite direction (from definition to text).

I’m having trouble opening older InDesign-files. Files from 2023 won’t open anymore in InDesign2026. I get an error like on the screenshot. But it will never repair the files. The older files do open in Indesign2024 … 

I’ve asked about this issue with duplicate entries in the table of contents before.I figured out the cause: it’s because the table “doesn’t span pages or columns,” but the “Skip header row” setting is enabled.As a result, duplicate entries appear in the table of contents.Yes, if you just disable “Skip header row,” this problem won’t occur.But in real-world work, layouts are constantly changing, and there are many tables—you can’t keep adjusting the settings over and over.I wonder if the new 2026 version has fixed this bug.Or if there’s a permanent solution.Thanks

I was forced to update to InDesign 2026. (Mac Mini, Ventura OS) It’s being extremely buggy. I’m now having issues where I’ll open a doc from the Book panel and the doc opens but a modal box stays up saying “Open 1 documents” and typically hangs showing the name of a placed image. Of course, as with everything CC, the “Cancel” button never actually cancels. I can’t do anything but Force Quit and then the fun of having InDesign say files may be damaged.I’m in the middle of a colossal project and basically have to be prepared for a hard crash every moment and don’t dare leave any files open. The Book features is super buggy, but these inherited files were set up this way (due to somebody not understanding text variables for RH, so every chapter is a new volume with 6 master pages, thanks).Has anyone experienced this and figured it out? I now do keep updating InDesign, hoping this is addressed.I’m syncing on DropBox, I’ve selected “Make Available Offline” to hundreds of GB of files so they

Hello, why can't I upload files to Indd when it worked fine for years. Most graphic designers and studios work with NAS devices. I can't save anything, I have to make copies and restore files. Can something be done about it? Thank you very much rh     <Title renamed by MOD>

I have created a book and at the back is a bibliography which is just a list of titles and authors. In the print version, the title and the author are separated by a leading row of dots which looks very smart with the titles up against the left margin and the authors up against the right margin.. However, when I try to convert it to an e-book and look at it with Kindle Previewer, the dots have disappeared. Can anyone suggest how I can achieve leading dots with a list in an ePub? I have already asked the question to an AI source and received many many CSS solutions, none of which has resulted in the dots showing in the Kindle previewer.

Hello. Brand new laptop (HP Zbook with touchscreen, Windows 10), just installed InDesign and open for the first time, I get this unfriendly "touch" screen (see screenshot) but cannot click (or touch) anything, or press any keyboard shortcut. I also tried what's described here without success (this is the first time I open InDesign on this computer). I'm running out of ideas, please help, thanks!   <Title renamed by moderator>

Hi,I'm experiencing frequent crashes in Adobe InDesign 2026 (version 21.0.0, build 192) on Windows 11. The crash always shows an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xC0000005) error, and the faulting module is CoolType.dll. According to the crash report, the error occurs during drawing/rendering operations (CShape::ProcessDrawShape and related UI functions).It seems to happen when opening or working with certain documents.Additionally, I need to open a .indd or .idml file that was created in Adobe InDesign 2025. Could that be related to the issue?Any idea how to fix this or what might be causing it?Thanks!

I have the changed the language to English, I set the Preference to Create AI Alt text when placing, I am logged in to my account (with many AI credits) but  no Alt text is generated, No blue icon is shown (not even the preference for it) and when I go to Object Export options, under Custom the button to generate AI Alt text is greyed out.Why is this funcyion disabled? (No enterprise or whatever, just 'normal' version 21.3 US English.

Hallo,wir haben ein - zugegebenermaßen uraltes - Indesign CS3, das bisher auf einem Win10-Rechner problemlos lief.Jetzt sind wir gezwungen, das Programm unter Win11 zu nutzen. Installation lief problemlos, und auch der eigentliche Betrieb funktioniert(e).Jetzt ist der Testzeitraum abgelaufen, aber das Programm läßt sich nicht mehr aktivieren, das es die Aktivierungsserver nicht mehr gibt.Wie bekommt man das Programm wieder zum laufen? (Wurde schließlich legal erworben. Alle Lizenzschlüssel sind vorhanden.)

I’ve been having major issues with InDesign locking up ever since this update. It doesn’t crash so it doesn’t send a report either. At least two times every day, I need to either force quit the app or restart. It is very frustrating!

"Hi everyone,I recently switched to a new MacBook and I am trying to set up my workflow. I have several ongoing projects that were created using InDesign 2024 (version 19.x).To ensure the layout and formatting of these existing files remain perfectly intact, I do not want to convert them to the latest version of InDesign at this stage. I specifically need to install the 2024 version on my new machine to continue working on these files.However, when I check the 'Other Versions' section in the Creative Cloud Desktop app, the 2024 version is not listed or available for download. I have searched through various Adobe help pages but haven't found a direct download link or a way to make it appear in the app.Could someone please guide me on how to access and install InDesign 2024 on a new macOS system?Thank you in advance for your help!"

I created a PDF on 18 March of a complex file, saved locally. Yesterday, the only file available to me was dated 15 March and was not the final file I had saved. How is this possible? I have searched high and low both on my pc and also the Adobe cloud (which I do not use), but it did not save. I’m finding ID to be extremely unstable at the moment. 2026 is impossible to use due to constant hanging, so I reverted to 2025 for this file. The only thing I changed was ‘reset preferences on exit’, because even that keeps hanging when opening paragraph styles. After that, of course, my ‘recent files’ were not available. Now, when I open the 15 March file, I’m being prompted to replace fonts I already have installed and available. There was another file I was working on, which I used to create images for the main file, and that’s also reverted to 15th March. I’ve tried the local data recovery, but they aren’t in there. What’s going on here!? I can’t believe this is possible. 

Does “parentTextFrames” refer to the immediate parent or the outermost level?Is it possible to check whether a text frame exists at the outermost level, regardless of the currently selected layer?I’m currently using the method below to check, but it feels a bit clunky—sometimes I need multiple parents.Is there a simpler way to do this?Also, how can I distinguish between images and rectangular frames?Often, they’re both called “Rectangle.”Should I check for the presence of an “image” property?Thanks.Some thing like this:var doc = app.activeDocument;var item = doc.selection[0]; var items = doc.selection;//outside     if (        (gra && 'Spread' == item.parent.constructor.name)        && ('Rectangle' == item.constructor.name)    ) {        sel = items;do….        }        exit();    }