InDesign

Not that fixing a glaring defect should be a “feature request,” but you can’t even do that:And I love how InDesign isn’t even shown as a product.

Hi! When I publish my project (pitch deck) online, most of my gifs will not work at all. They don’t play. I’ve placed a bunch of them in smaller frames for layout purposes and I understand this may cause a problem but the layout has to be what it has to be. I have the most recent version of InDesign, I’ve tried most troubleshooting options, but I’m looking for something to help me.  To Adobe: it is disgusting that an industry standard software is so grossly incapable of handling this. I’ve worked around the clock for days to get this presentation to my client and I now have to consider upending everything and moving to a different software because the publish online feature is simply not built to handle tough things. I paid so much money for your service and feel disheartened that all my work has gone down the drain. 

Every reference I can find says you disconnect text frames by double-clicking one of their I/O ports.This produces baffling behavior.In my whole document, I have only two pages that are connected. If I double-click the connecting port on either page, content moves around but then the frames are reconnected. I have no idea what this thing is doing: 

• See Screenshot 01: I have an object box showing a partial floor plan- it is sent to Back. I also have a text box - It is sent to Front.• See Screenshot 02: The text does not show when I move it onto the plan - I can see the edges and handles of the box but not the text. Neither box has text wrap turned on.• See Screenshot 03: In Object Styles the Graphic Box has a + sign appended (I do not know what this means)I have applied text on top of an object box numerous times this way but never had this result - what is happening ? 

I want to be able to reset scaling values on objects in InDesign, without changing their size. I found the following script snippet online, that does the job:app.selection[0].redefineScaling();But it only works on one object at the the time, even if I select multiple ones. Is there a way to make it work on multiple objects? Keep in mind that I know next to nothing about scripting 😅

Hello, I would like to know how to put a ruler in the exact middle of the page. Is there any "easy" way?The aim is to print a small book for my daughter, but I need to be sure that the middle is in the real middle, so that no page would be cut nor “flood” other page. It is my first time using InDesign, so I’m really groping in the dark. 

Please advice how to solve a poor quality problem (Artefact) when placing a pdf files (with contents graphics) in InDesign, even the Adjust Scalling Percentage was unchecked, display Enable Anti Aliasing was checked, Display Performance all Higher.I attached the screenshot.Result by InDesign ver 21.2Result by another apps:Result by another appsGeneral SettingDisplay PerformanceOriginal PDF source Please advice how to resolve it. Thank you in advance.

I added page numbers to parent page/spread, but they’re not showing on the document pages. As you can see from the screenshots, pages show A-Parent is applied, and A-Parent has dotted text frame set up as current page number. Layers of document pages show they are not hiding behind the background, they just aren’t there. What I’ve tried already:Closed file and InDesign, restarted & reopenedApplied A-Parent againChecked layers panel for page numbers behind backgroundClearing overrides (weren’t any)Checked that A-Parent layer is set to show and printMade copy of parent and applied thatMade/opened copy of INDD fileExported/opened as IMDL file I’ve done this before, and can’t figure out what is wrong. What am I missing? What else can I try? Thanks for any help!   

Hi,Getting an issue with indesign and not recognising the calibri system font installed. From what I can see, there’s a new version of calibri with a latest windows update. V6.26 > V6.27.   Myself and colleagues are effected, and this is spanning across a lot of our documents. Replacing the font does not fully solve the issue as any forms text fields will not update to the font box.  I’ve seen a similar post regarding this with the same issue on times new roman which is marked as resolved but it most certainly not.  FYI, installing calibri via adobe fonts does not work, we are getting a conflict likely due to it already being a system font. We also running the latest version of indesign. Any help on this?

I canceled a month-to-month plan within 14 days… shouldn’t I have received a refund? Do I need to request it?

I’m following up on an email I sent about a week ago regarding ongoing InDesign crashes.I’m having difficulty accessing the existing support threads you referenced previously. When I click any of the links in your emails, I’m redirected to a generic home page rather than the relevant discussion, which makes it impossible to review or continue the troubleshooting steps.Unfortunately, the core issue remains unresolved. InDesign is still crashing while editing text, even when using the latest pre-release versions. At this point the problem has caused me to miss a publishing deadline, which is extremely frustrating and has had a real impact on my work.I need this issue properly addressed as a matter of urgency. Could you please:Provide direct, working links to the relevant support threads, orEscalate this case so we can move toward a definitive fix rather than further testing cyclesI’m happy to provide logs, files, or any additional information required, but I do need a clear path forward.

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!

Hey guys, I know this isn’t the Acrobat forum, but I know you and you know me so I figured I ask here as wellAcrobat X pro was running just fine until about 20 minutes ago. I downloaded, read, and cloed a PDF, and that was it. Next download wouldn’t open -- application failed to launch (or more likely quit before it finished loading).I uninstalled and reinstalled, and now I get about 30 seconds before it quits.Cross-posted at I suspect it’s trying to verify some license component -- InDesign did that a couple weeks ago -- but I can’t find anywhere to deal with it.Any ideas?

Hi everyone,I’m working on a multi-page document in InDesign and recently changed the page margins. After adjusting them, I noticed that my text started reflowing unexpectedly, causing overset text and layout misalignment across several pages. Some paragraphs shifted to the next page, and spacing looks inconsistent. I’m using paragraph styles and linked text frames. What’s the best way to fix text reflow issues after changing margins without manually adjusting every page?

Using object styles erases custom image descriptions. I think this is new behaviour, although I am not certain. If I apply an object style to an image, it sets the alt text to custom and populates the image description field with whatever was there when the style was created. Object Styles should not inherit alt text, just in case that needs to be said out loud. Is this a bug? 

I’m experiencing two ongoing issues with InDesign’s Review feature that have been consistently reproducible for the past three months. Issue 1: Review links fail to update on larger documents When uploading a publication for review, I can no longer update the existing review link. A persistent error appears stating: “There was a problem updating the artefact.” This workflow functioned reliably until approximately three months ago. To rule out local issues, I tested the same document and process on a second machine, with identical results. Through testing, I’ve found that if I halve the document size (testing both the first 30 pages and the last 30 pages independently to rule out a problematic element), the review link does update successfully. This suggests the issue is related to document scale rather than specific assets. The publications I work on are graphically intensive magazines, typically around 2.5GB in total size. Images are linked, not embedded, with many PSD files used thro

Is it a bug in the latest ID version?  Thank you

I have a series of text boxes which are threaded. I would like to be able to include (automatically) an indicator that this item continues on page X or on items that are continued that this item was continued from page Y  - like they do in newspapers or other publications,  How can this be done?

I’m trying to use Position Images 1.043 in InDesign 2026, and I feel like its behavior has changed since the last update. It’s hard to describe what exactly is happening because it feels inconsistent, but I’m constantly running into “Error: This value would cause one or more objects to leave the pasteboard” when trying to do “move image only” operations. This is especially problematic for me because I’m trying to position images so that three sides of the image are outside of bleed. My best guess is that something happened with how it’s finding the 0, 0 point or reference point.Is anyone else having problems with Position Images 1.043 in InDesign 2026? Did 2026 change anything that would cause this?

I need to basically tag some text, to associate it with a particular issue. I want to change its color, and that’s all. I can find no method to mark text in a searchable way without overriding all of its characteristics.We don’t use character styles anywhere in our documents, so this would be a safe way to do so. But how do you clear any characteristic from a character style that you don’t want to set?

Is there a way in InDesign to convert all text to outline? I would prefer not to go to every single page and click on the text block then convert to outline. I tried to find a way to do it in Find/Change... but nothing.A bit of what the file is, I am sending addresses to be printed on envelopes. InDesign is the best option with using Data Merge from a .csv file but it would be nice to convert all text without having to convert everying in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Please don't respond with I shouldn't be converting to outlines.

I have a top of the line machine. i9-14900k, Radeon 9070XT, 64gb DDR5 RAM, and a fast NVME drive.InDesign lags more than any adobe program, because of the AI Generated Alt Text, which is enabled by default and I cannot disable it, as I have a pro plan.Every time I drag an image onto a file, it lags for a good 5 seconds while the AI generated text does its thing. I want to disable this feature fully. I do not use any AI in InDesign.Please recommend a way to permanently disable this feature, as it nearly doubles my working time on any document, lagging with every adjustment. If I have to edit something in the registry to do so, or block something on a firewall, so be it. Please release me from this torture