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This has been a problem for years. Text in any of my documents will sometimes appear like this. I have to change the view in some way (pan, zoom, etc.) to get it to go away. Anyone know why this happens or how to fix?

For example, my group name is: myGroupIt contains the paragraph style: myparHow should I write this?app.selection[0].texts[0].appliedParagraphStyle = mypar;Thank you. 

My javascripting has come on a long way recently, creating buttons, adding images etc, but I am totally stumped.I have been trying for a while to create a script to add a bookmark to every page within an Indesign document to use in go to destination buttons. I can create these manually, but that is not time efficient when you have to 100+. I haver found script that add to paragraph etc. but not the page. I am totally stumped, I planned to place the add bookmark script within a loop like this:var myDoc = app.activeDocument;var myDocL = myDoc.pages.length;for (i=0; i<myDocL; i++){}Any help would be greatly appreciated

I inherited a file which I made edits to in indd. I deleted a few pages, moved a few pages, added 3 hyperlinks, and edited the TOC. I have saved the file, exited and reopened indd but when I look at the epub after exporting it as an epub, it is the old version without the current changes. I have clicked on to "show hidden spreads" and nothing shows up in pages. Thanks!

I want to delete a bunch of GREP queries from my Find/Change list. But when I select a GREP item and click on the 'garbage' icon nothing happens. I often use GREP queries to clean up Word files before making them into books. I've had no problem until I upgraded to version 20.2.  Now, searching all the Adobe folders on my HD, I can't find one containing the old 'Q' queries. 

Hello everyone,I'm currently exploring the InDesign SDK and I would like to create a custom menu that appears next to a button when clicked. Can you tell me how to do it?

I am not very clear about the current selection object and its hierarchical relationships, especially the representation of the parent level. Could someone clarify these relationships?For example:Situation 1: When the cursor is outside the table    A. When the cursor is in a paragraph with no selection, sel[j] is the entire paragraph.    B. If part of the text is selected, sel[j] is the selected text. (This includes selecting all text within the text box.)    C. If the text box is selected, sel[j] is all content within the text box (including images, text, and tables). Situation 2: When the cursor is inside a table   D. If the cursor is within a cell, sel[j] is the current cell.   E. If multiple cells are selected via drag, sel[j] is the selected cells.   F. If the entire table is selected, sel[j] is the entire table. Thank you very much.

Hi, I have several key words to add to an index. These key words appear on every single page of the document. That's an unavoidable issue. However, can I filter in some way so that the H3 headers with these key words are the only instances to appear in the Index?   

 For example, clicking this @ button will pop up a menu next to it.

Stroke alignment appears to be opposite for the interior of compound pathsStroke aligned centerStroke aligned inside (which is actually aligned "outside" of the interior shape)Stroke aligned outside (which is actually aligned "inside" the interior shape)This is mainly an issue when outlining text that includes an aligned stroke. Is there a way to fix this without stacking shapes?

There are two scripts that I am in dire need of for my current project in ID 2025.Both are from very professional script writers (they are commercial), and they say that their scripts have been tested on many machines and systems with no trouble. But when I run them, they crash ID and have to exit via task manager.Is there some way to debug these scripts on my machine to grasp which part of the code is causing the issues?Very frustrated.....Thank you, and have a good day!Susan Flamingo

My code.:var sel = app.documents[0].selection; pp = sel[j].parentPage;Now there are three conditions that can identify left and right pages, as well as single pagespp.side == PageSideOptions.RIGHT_HAND pp.side == PageSideOptions.SINGLE_SIDED pp.side == PageSideOptions.LEFT_HANDI now want to handle the first and last pages separately. It would be helpful if I could determine whether the current page is a spread.

Does one need to package a book first before it may be exported for print?Don't remember what I did but I was able to export one time and with file open, Export available. Next time, "Export" was greyed out and not availble. Second time I think I right clicked (don't remember) on the three dots at the top right of the Book Panel and the drop down said package for print, so I did. Both worked out but the second one did not produce a window whereby I could check all that I wanted, such as bleed, margins, make sure RGB changed to CMYK,, use document settings and so on. Is it possible (I'm guessing it is), there is more than one way to go about this. Trying to remember just one seems to be slippery for me.Thanks ahead of time.

I've been fighting the Book Page Numbering in trying to get a Table of Contents to work across 35+ chapters.  Reading every reference I can find on the forums and general internet searches. Nothing is seems to match what I'm seeing.I'm on CC2017 InDesign... Windows 10.I have yet to see an example that doesn't show the pages number incrementing in the Book Panel out to the right of each chapter. In my case, I've never seen anything other than the number of pages in each chapter shown to the right of the Chapter (Document) within the Book.The screen capture below shows the current number of pages in each document/chapter. In ALL examples I see, it would be Chapter 01 would be 1-4, Chapter 02 would be 5-8, Chapter 03 would be 9-11, etc.I've checked and re-checked "Numbering & Section Options" and synchronization and everything I can find over and over... and can't get it to change.We are running into some deadline issues, and it's starting to look a little bleak. After pushing to

It says "an error has occurred. Please try again sometime."  I do notice that it shows that it is activated. However, I am not sure that it is registered. I am posting to see if there is someone has advice. It would be appreciated. Thank you.

Where would I find the Pantone library files??

I have a document with paragraph (section) headings like "2.1 Fun With Numbers" that I want to be picked up by the running header so that while you're reading section 2.1 Fun With Numbers, that is indicated at the top of the page. When I use numbering in the paragraph style to automate the numbers in the headings like 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and so on, the running header doesn't pick up the number "2.1" but only picks up the text after it "Fun With Numbers." But, the TOC picks up the entirety, number and text. How do I get a running header or similar tool to show the number and following text at the top of the page? Thanks in advance!

Dear community,I have this problem for a while now: When working on academic books, the authors often number their chapters and I use a paragraph style with automatic numbering for the headlines of the chapter.I then create master pages with a running header which refers to that paragraph style. But the running header cuts off the numbering of the chapters, so e.g. "1. Introduction" appears on the master page only as "Introduction".I am using Adobe CC 2020. Any ideas (beside using the plug-in "Power Headers" which seems to not work under CC 2020)?

I used zoom and FitOptions multiple times.Then I ended up with a messed-up frame with some stuff on the sides.I had to manually cut the frame out.This doesn't seem to be the “restore zoom percentage” issue.Can I use a script to clear it?

I've got an indesign document with 131 pages (front side of postcards). I need to add the back side of the postcard (Master) to every other page. I don't want to manually do this due to the time and that I will need to do this again and again. Does anyone have a script that will allow for an insertion of even blank pages on the even number pages and then I can apply the master page to all blank pages?  Anything will help. Thank you!!

Unfortunately, I have three problems with InDesign Publish Online and am hoping for some help.1.I have an InDesign file that contains a video. Everything works fine in the Publish Online view.However, I would like to allow users to download it as a PDF. Unfortunately, instead of the video or a still image, there's just an empty frame in this PDF. I would like to have a specific image instead of the video in the PDF. Or, if necessary, an interactive PDF where the video works.2.Also, the page transitions don't work at all. I've tried so many things, but it never works. I want a page-turning effect.3.I would prefer to download it as HTML5 and host it on our server so I can set my own link. Do I have any control over the view?> The pages are stuck in the top corner of the browser, on a white background, and there's no menu bar, so there's no PDF download option. (A view like the Publish Online view would be great.)Many thanks in advance!

I want to reuse the rwJSON() function, but I don't know how to pass the name to "myJSON. n = v";For example, I want to write data with a field (name is myParStn, value is 20) to my.json, but I found that rwJSON(myPar, v) cannot be implemented. Here, n cannot be used as a parameter.It can be used as a field name on its own. rwJSON(myparStn,r); function rwJSON(n,v) { // read the json file's contents var myJSON = readFile(pathToMyJSONFile); if (!myJSON) return alert('Could not read JSON file.'); // parse as json myJSON = JSON.parse(myJSON); // input text; myJSON.n = v; var f = writeFile(pathToMyJSONFile, JSON.stringify(myJSON, undefined, '\t')); } 

Hi , our libraries are not available to us anymore. We work on virtual desktops under citrix. Has anyone a solution for us?Thanks! Frank

I frequently need to relink multiple images in my InDesign documents. usually when updating product visuals. Is there a script or recommended method to batch relink images to a new folder without doing it manually one by one? I’d appreciate any suggestions or links to existing scripts that could help speed up this process. Thanks!   

Hi I have created a reflowable epub in InDesign. I have applied styles throughout. In screenshot 1 below, you will see two paras with my indent para style applied. But on export, a space appears between the two paras. Screenshot 2 is the Thorium reader view where you will see the space. .It happens here and there throughout the document. This is the first time this has happened to me and I can’t find any logic to it.  In the para style, there is no space before or space after. I show hidden characters in screenshot 1, which is the same hidden character I see for the other indent paras that export fine. When I try to fix the problem eg make the 2 paras one para, new spaces appear between other unrelated paras throughout the document. I have been exporting epubs for months without this happening and have not changed the export settings so that can’t be a factor.  It is also nothing to do with reflowability as I have not had this problem before in months with my reflow