InDesign

I just had a scary incident where I imported native InDesign pages into a file for imposing the pages 2-up. The original files were created by me and modified by another designer who preferred Palatino for her font rather than the Adobe Caslon Pro that I had used. The ligatures in question were the “ffi” and “ff” ligatures in Palatino—both regular and italic. Both appeared correctly on screen and when sent for proof in a pdf but disappeared when output to my HP5000 laser printer. Very frustrating after printing 125 12-page booklets that had to be fixed and reprinted: all under deadline, of course. Her Palatino was a 2006 truetype © Apple which seems to line up with what I have installed in my system (MacBook Pro 2018 running OS 15.7.9 and InDesign 21.6). I replaced the Palatino with the original font I had selected—Adobe Caslon Pro—and everything worked fine. Might be time for me to retire… Any solutions or explanations?

Hi everyone, I'm using the last version of inDesign 2020 on a Windows 10 machine and until recently I hadn't any problems, but in the last couple of weeks I'm experiencing huge lags using the Text Tool every time that more than a single document is opened. I searched the old posts and tried to delete the preferences folder with the software closed, but it doesn't solve the problem for me. Any suggestions?

For example, my story has 4 text boxes, each with 2 columns.When I select some of the text in columns 2-4, I want to use a script to select all the text in columns 2-4.The green color in the sample represents the selected text

In this example, the intention is for the newly added text attribute, `kBscTAAttrBoss`, to be saved into the IDML file. While the relevant script methods appear to have been implemented, the value corresponding to `kBscTAAttrBoss` is not actually being saved to the IDML file. Is this a bug in the sample code?Thank you. 

How can I iterate through the mathematical expressions in a text flow and retrieve their MathML in the latest InDesign C++ SDK?

I work with Bengali educational materials in InDesign and would like to use automatic numbering with Bengali letters (ক, খ, গ, ঘ...) and Bengali numerals (১, ২, ৩...). It would also be useful to support Hindi/Devanagari letters (क, ख, ग, घ...) and numerals (१, २, ३...).Currently, the available numbering formats don't seem to support these sequences. A custom numbering option for non-Latin scripts would make typesetting much easier and reduce the need for manual numbering or font-based workarounds.It would be great if InDesign could support custom, Unicode-based numbering sequences through Paragraph Styles, including multilevel lists.

I'm not completely opposed to generative AI (won't get into my opinion on it personally), but Adobe really needs to stop shoving these half-baked features in our faces. Why on earth, while editing a text document on InDesign, would I need to see a pop-up suggesting "text-to-image" AI features? It's literally blocking what I'm working on and I have to close the dialogue.

Not long after compiling 47 chapters into one file, I noticed the following unwanted behavior after going back and inserting an additional page spread in the middle:1. A few items newly placed on the pasteboard in subsequent chapters  are now one spread off in sequence. 2. Running chapter footers (intended to appear after the initial spread of each ch., so I simply cover them with a white box on the first spread of each ch.) are also now visible, perhaps due to this sort of recollating. 3. On the page spread just before the newly inserted one, a pic with a bounding box set to 1 cm text wrap now pushes or covers the footer when moved close to it . Items with text wrap do not do this to running footers anywhere else in the doc.It may already be clear what's happening but this also might be related: on the pages panel, there's a new blue line or box showing up on the spread preceding the newly added spread:Thank you

Hi team, I need a help to import a batch of names in Indesign List items to create a dropdown for interactive PDF. I need a support in indesign. For now i can see the only way to add List Items manually one by one. is there any way add the bundle of list items in single shot. I have 900 names to add.Please support with any possible ways or any indesign script;Thanks in Advance.Nousheeth

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>

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!

Moin zusammen,ich habe auf meinem neuen MacBook Pro (32GB, M5) ein InDesign Problem, das ich vorher so nie hatte.Folgende Situation:Bisher habe ich immer ohne Probleme mit der Anzeigeleistung "Anzeige mit hoher Qualtät" gearbeitet. Nun erhalte ich die verschiedensten Meldungen, die ich vorher noch nie auf irgendeinem Gerät hatte Ich habe es deinstalliert und nochmal probiert, das schließen musste ich mehrfach erzwingen weil nichts anklickbar ist (siehe Bild 1)Das komischte ist, wenn ich die Anzeigeleistung "Normale Anzeige" wähle, tauchen die Bilder wieder auf - zwar pixelig aber sie sind immerhin dargestellt.Sobald ich mir eine Grafik aus Illustrator rüberkopiere, hängt er sich jedes Mal kurz auf und scheint Probleme zu haben. Bei normalen JPGs oder PNGs ebenfalls, allerdings nicht immer bei allen im generellen, manche zeigt er an, manche nicht (siehe Bild 2)Ich habe selbst schon etwas in den Voreinstellungen rum probiert, hat sich bisher aber nichts getan. Kennt jemand das Problem?Da

Hello all,I downloaded the Karmina font family from Adobe Fonts months ago. As far as I can tell, it installed just fine back then, although all of this is nowadays automated and the user doesn’t have much to do, which makes it difficult to make sure everything went well. Anyway, I began using the font in InDesign without any problem, and the font was also available in Photoshop, as well as in non-Adobe programs on my PC, such as Word.Today, as I launch my book project in InDesign, I see an ominous “fonts missing” warning and all the instances where I used Karmina in my book have been changed. The font doesn’t appear in the listing any more, nor does it in Photoshop or Word. However, when I log into Adobe Fonts and look up Karmina, the option the site suggests is to “Delete” it, which seems to indicate that I still/already have it…Puzzled (that’s an understatement), I did delete the font family in Adobe Font, then downloaded it again, with no discernible change. Karmina still isn’t lis

I am always excited when a new release of InDesign comes out. I have no pressing deadlines so I can explore to my heart's content. The first thing I noticed Is that the icons for InDesign on my Windows 11 Taskbar and desktop were blank. I threw them in the Recycle Bin. and then dragged the InDesign 2026/21.0 icon from the Start Menu to the desktop. I then renamed the desktop icon from "Adobe InDesign 2026" which is more information than I need to "InDesign" as I have done with many different versions when updated. Then, I started InDesign and noted that the Taskbar icon, though it showed InDesign as the program when I hovered the mouse over it, it was entirely blank: a blank area on my Taskbar. It worked to start InDesign, so I thought I would go with the flow and leave it that way. I then spent a considerable amount of time to get my Windows 11 TaskBar Jumplist for InDesign configured the way I like it for easy access to my ongoing big project: InDesign > File > Open &

Hello, is there someone using the plugin ID2Office 2.0 to convert a InDesign document to a PowerPoint. I have to produce often PowerPoint but I'm a graphic Designer so it is better for me to work in ID. I used to export as PDF and than convert my PDF in PowerPoint but I wonder if it is worth it, or have a better result to use this plugin.

Quite often on Indesign the top bar of the application page is hidden at the top. And i cant move it down, as the function is at top right. Its a pity there isnt a hotspot for this at the bottom or side, so you can drag the page down more centered onto the screen. Yes I do have two screens, but when it happens i have to unplug the screen then readjust and then plug back in. Much easier if there was a hotspot!

I work on Windows. InDesign is very slow during any operation. Sometimes, when I close the program via Task Manager because it won't close otherwise, sometimes it even seems InDesign is running double. Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it?

I have been using InDesign for nearly 30 years, and the app is just getting worse to work with! Full of bugs! So this is a suggestion to the developers -STOP using all your energy on fancy new AI features and make the app more stabil for daily work! I’m growing tired of conferencing with AI all the time to solve all the bugs. Such as - the marker becomes a spinning wheel - the app freezes and I must force it to stop - my personal work space is always putting in windows I have removed a billions of times! The view is not currently updating. Etc etc….Please make the app reliable again - PLEASE!!!!

Hi all, I've been trying for days to solve an issue with publishing online links from INDD files. Every time the export reaches 100%, I'm presented with a pop-up that states 'An error occured while uploading your document. Please try again. ERROR #18' I understand that ERROR #18 refers to a failure to connect with the internet network, but I am 100% connected to the internet - it's just that Indesign fails to export the file. The file is not corrupt, and my INDD app is running smoothly otherwise. I've already tried:- changing internet networks- uninstalling INDD- installing previous versions of INDD and trying to export- uninstalling/re-installing entire Adobe CC system- Using the Adobe Clean tool to clean INDD + other CC apps- checking if the file is corrupt/saving copies of my INDD file to external hardrives- restarting my laptop I'm desperate to get this working as it's part of my job, so any help would be greatly recommended. I'm running macOS Monterey 12.1

Hi, can someone please explain to me why my png images import in my fie with white backround instead of it being transparent , i have checked the swatches panel , everything but it still wont import without a backround.I have looked everywhere no one seems to know why it does that