InDesign

Modifier keys suddenly stop working in InDesign. Shift, space, control, option, command lose their functionality. For example, option-dragging an element moves it instead of copying it, despite the double arrow cursor being displayed.This issue appears exclusively in InDesign. All other programs (including Adope apps) are unaffected. Only a reboot temporarily fixes it. After a while, the issue reappears. I have no software that changes keyboard behaviour. No Webroot installed either. Downgrading to an older InDesign version does not solve it. The issue appears irrespective of what files are open.MacOS 26.7 InDesign 21.5.1Having to reboot multiple times a day just to keep InDesign working is incredibly frustrating. Is there a fix to this issue?

Mac Mini Display Issues, White Flashes, and Lags. Adobe InDesign Version 21.5.1. // Mac Mini 2024 (M4) mac OS Tahoe 26.6.2A Mac Mini set up completely from scratch, with no data transferred from old devices. I open InDesign documents that were created last week on the old computer (there were no issues there). When I open the file (I’ve also tried other files, including newly created ones), I sometimes experience white flashes when zooming or moving placed objects; sometimes entire text frames disappear when zooming, or the zoom takes about 2 seconds. These errors occur regardless of whether GPU performance is enabled or disabled.Various monitors have already been connected and tested, as well as different ports (HDMI or DisplayPort).InDesign's display performance has already been tested using the “Typical,” “Fast,” and “High Quality” settings. In addition, the monitors' color profiles were adjusted, and different variations were tested. The ruler in InDesign was also turned off. Dynam

Hello everyone.I need to distinguish whether I am currently using the 'selection tool' or the 'direct selection tool'.Is there any way to implement it using scripts?Or, how to distinguish which tool I am currently using to select "object", "path", or content.Both of the following are true.alert(item.constructor.name == 'Rectangle');alert(item.parent.constructor.name == 'Spread');It seems like there's nothing I can do.Thank you very much.

When having a file open in InDesign 2024 on my Macbook Pro (Sonoma 14.2.1 OS), close the lid, plug into my LG UltraFine external monitor and wake the computer up, the InDesign window is still open and all the tool bars are visible and working, but the area where the artwork is becomes black/blank and I can't see the work. I can see the bounding boxes if I select all, but no image or text. The window is entirely blank. The same thing happens if I'm working on my LG monitor, unplug the display and then open the Macbook to work. I always have my Macbook closed when plugged into the LG display and use both an external keyboard and trackpad. The solution is to always save, quit InDesign and reopen. If I go through that it works again. Is it a bug with Apple? Is it a bug with Adobe? My LG firmware, OS and Adobe InDesign are all updated to the latest versions.

I set up a document with DATE>TAB>HOLIDAY and when I copied it into a new document it became HOLIDAY>TAB>DATE.  Is there a setting to prevent this from happening?

502 Bad Gateway For all of my Published Online documents! Even one-pagers. Just updated InDesign (v. 21.6, Windows software) and tried again with one page, also gives Bad Gateway. All of my client products are in InDesign Publish Online..

Can someone point me to a tutorial on How to create a table of contents that has pages numbered with Roman numerals and regular numbers such as:Preface .....…         ..... iAcknowledgements ....iiAuthor....…          .......iiiFrank Blank ..........1John Doe..............5Jim Swim.............10Joe Schmo..........13Thanks,Joe

This new udpate gives me a contstant spinning wheel almost after each action I try to make. Select an item, move an item, open a panel, open a menu, anything really—each interactions causes the wheel to appear for 1-2sec. My productivity has been completely obliterated. Anyone else having this issue?   MacBook Pro 2023 M2 Max 32 GB  Sequoia 15.0.1     <Title renamed by MOD>

The last couple months I’ve been experiencing what I can only describe like lag issues in redrawing my layout. Reminds me using Quark a million years ago.If I change a font size, the layout doesn’t show the change unless I click off the text box.When scrolling or moving the page I get large grey geometric shapes or blank spaces or colorful glitchy lines.I’ve turned off GPU performance but it doesn’t matter.Anyone else seeing this?MacBook Pro M4Max 48GB RAM

I have all updates for the apps installed. When using indesign--where i constantly use the libraries--it freezes constantly and I have to quit indd & restart it for it to come back. all other parts of the program work fine. it's only the libraries that freezes. 

Many publications include the section number in their page-number formats. This appears to be impossible in InDesign in 2026.The result is that we must manually edit the TOC-entry styles in every document. And then, if we sync our book without remembering to disable TOC-style syncing, every TOC in the book is now wrong and we have to manually go through dozens of documents and fix every TOC style by hand.Has anyone devised a workaround? 

I have Creative Suite Pro. For some reason I purchased a license for InDesign as well, which I obviously don’t need since it’s part of the suite. If I drop the InDesign license, is it going to mess with the projects we have in progress? Before I remove it, I want to make sure otherwise my designer will end me.

Please use the direct selection tool to select the innermost image.The code is invalid for the blue image in the middle. Effective on the right side.The reason for this may be that I held down "Ctrl+Shift+left mouse button" and dragged the innermost "image".var d = app.activeDocument;var item = d.selection[0];//alert(item.constructor.name);//alert(item.parent.parent.constructor.name);// direct selection toolif (item.constructor.name == "Image") { //alert('000') contentFitToFrame(item.parent.parent)}function contentFitToFrame(s) { //alert('001') s.frameFittingOptions.fittingAlignment = AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR; s.fit(FitOptions.FILL_PROPORTIONALLY);} 

HiEach time I import an image into Indesign, the image loads okay, but I get the blue swirling ‘loading’ icon that never stops. I can save my document, and the menus still work but I can’t work on the actual page, and the only way I can clear it it to Force quit Indesign using Task Manager. This started about 2 weeks ago, and was fine before and I haven’t made any changes to my PC. I thought maybe it started after an update of Indesign, so I tried reverting to an older version, but still had the same problem.I have tried re-installing Indesign. (version21.3)  I use Windows 11.I really hope you can help please?Thanks Chris

Hello again.I’m working on getting back to the other questions I’ve started, but meanwhile I’m also trying to get this ebook out on Draft 2 Digital.The ebook cover looked fine when I uploaded it to Amazon, but now that I’ve got it on Draft 2 Digtial it is scaled wrong.  Google says the original image is 600 x1004 pixels and that that is the problem. Is there a way to upscale it using InDesign? I’ve adjusted the layout to be 1600 x2560 which is the dimensions I want, but when I place the image and fit it to the frame it appears I’m stretching it instead of upscaling it. Is there a way to fix this? 

InDesign 21.6 - Windows 11 - Local.When images are imported in Ai or PDF formats, the Alt Text does not appear as a tooltip on the accessible PDF while it is present for JPG imports.The control on Acrobat mentions the presence of the Alt Text for Ai or PDF imports but does not display the tooltip.Is it a technical constraint, a forgotten step or a lack to be corrected on the app? In the case of constraints, it seems tedious to me to have to transpose all the Ai or PDF imports into JPG.Thank you for your feedback.

When I have a multi-page Parent page, I will want to adjust the size of 1 single page. I click on a page but it will select all three instead of 1. It only does this sometimes. At times I can click to the desktop and then back on the desired page a few times and it will work properly. Sometimes not. Any opinions?

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>

Windows 11 - My screen is going completely black from the bottom whenever I drag an object. I can still see my object, but from the object bottom to the taskbar at the bottom it turns completely black. The black adjusts according to where i drag the object. The laptop is a 17” HP Envy.

Hey everyone, my command+Z shortcut for »Undo« doesn't work in Indesign, and I can't find the source of error. The problem is Indesign-specific, because the rest of the Adobe programs work with command+Z, as do all other programs on my laptop. I already re-downloaded Indesign, set it up again, checked for missing links and am now at the end of my wits. Can somebody help me? :=) xx, clara