Yeh the day I realised I could unselect the files and run the command was a really interesting one for me. I had a lot of documents in the book panel and selecting them all was not a lot of work, but added a layer that wasn't necessary in the end. It's a real odd feature - I'm not sure why the document has to be selected/unselected to get to work - weird there isn't just a Package All Documents.    Or something like that. ... View more

Try the Quick Apply - on the top right of the UI there's a lightening bolt symbol. Type in Recompose All Stories  And run it.    See if that helps. ... View more

Indeed @Manan Joshi - either select them all or select none by ctrl/cmd click on the document to unhighlight them.    ... View more

Yeh sorry meant to test this but you're right, I forgot about this part - it has to be touching the page.  ... View more

Did you sync the parent pages? It's a long time since I used the book feature. But I recall specifically having separate parent pages for non-running head pages to avoid this issue.  ... View more

It would sync the parent pages so if you're parent pages have running heads so do the synced pages.  you'd have to have  a separate parent page for pages with no running heads instead of overriding parent page items to remove them.  ... View more

BTW, InDesign always uses registration for crop and bleed marks so that will certainly generate all plates. By @BobLevine   I've always had an ick and about this. The Registration colour should only use the colours used in the artwork. It shouldn't include CMY if it's not used the layout.    I know that's how it works - I'm just saying it shouldn't, technically. ... View more

What are your PDF settings for export?  ... View more

Try moving the pages to a new document.  Create a new doc with the same margins etc.  Then with both open, old and new. Choose the troubled old doc and select all the pages in the pages panel- in the panel menu you can the Move Pages and select the new doc as the destination.      ... View more

Totally get that you’re on a tight deadline we’ve all been there but I also hear that you really want to get to the bottom of this issue.   It might sound like “messing around”, but something as quick as Packaging or exporting to IDML and reopening the file might resolve the glitch. It usually takes under a minute and can clear up all sorts of weird link behaviour.   Also, it’s absolutely worth double-checking that all instances of the image are pulling from the exact same file path. Even one located copy with a different path (or if one was pasted from another doc) can break the grouping in the Links panel.   Might be faster than replacing them all manually and could save you time on future projects too.   If you end up replacing all the images anyway, you might try the Links panel dropdown > Relink to Folder feature. If the filenames are identical, it'll relink all instances in one go much quicker than manual replacement.   ... View more

What do you mean by neat?    Can you show before and after mockups?  ... View more

The GREP style using .{10}$ applies a No Break character style to the last 10 characters of a paragraph, regardless of what they are.   This means: If the final line of the paragraph is shorter than or exactly 10 characters, the No Break is applied to everything so it forces those words to stick together, often resulting in a visibly shorter final line.   If the final line is longer than 10 characters, the No Break is only applied to the last 10 characters but if those characters don't include a space, or if the word before that is too long to fit, the effect can be subtle or invisible.   No Break is applied every time, but it only has a noticeable impact when the line is short enough for the effect to kick in. Otherwise, InDesign just flows the text as best it can, and that sometimes leads to visually uneven final lines.   Are you looking to have to end of all paragraphs be the same length visually?  ... View more

Yes if you can share the file it would be helpful, otherwise we're only throwing out guesses for this scenario. ... View more

What do the Keep Options look like?    It's hard to know from the videos as it only demonstrates the issue you described.  Best to attache the IDML here instead of a video so we can take a look at the structure.    It could be anything, it could be in a table and there's not enough space within the table. Or other reasons. It's really guess work to solve it.   A file would be appreciated. ... View more

I've found that sometimes people put an invisible or white frame on the top of the frame and put a text wrap on them to push the text down. It drives me mad when I find little frames around the page designed to manipulate the layout.    Check the layers for locked items or hidden items. ... View more

I don't know why your files are so large, 350mb+ is quite unusual, are you embedding your images or something?  I do have some files that size due to images being embedded but these are only a few pages (don't ask).    And @leo.r  makes a good point about the position in the final PDF - is it really moving in InDesign or just a glitch? I get that you then waiting to make a PDF to see if it's actually moved- you don't want to see things move in the layout before exporting.   And another good point from @leo.r about an object style. I'm wondering if there is not an object style perhaps creating a style that has the X Y coordinates would be more beneficial?    And how are the images placed there - are they anchored or floating on the page? ... View more

Noticed there's a small lag in 20.4 and then I updated to the 20.4.1 and it's the same lag.  I reverted to 20.4 and it's slightly lagging selecting objects, compared to 2023 version of Indesign. ... View more

Oh and as it's a large book - maybe it's time to split into a few files and use the InDesign Book feature. Keeping file sizes down for large books could help with stability. ... View more

It's certainly not usual.    What version of Indesign? What is your version of OS?    Do you use 3rd party plugins or any other 3rd party software, vpn, magnet or anything else that might cause issues (known to cause issues in the past).    For one as it's a large book the saving is really reimportant, do you just hit Save or do you use File>Save As and create a new version from time to time.    It's alsow worth noting as well as Save As - it can sometimes help when you notice things going strange is to use File>Export and choose IDML.  Open that and see if the issue persists.    Other things like resetting your indesign preferences can also help with oddities.    And last resort is a complete reinstall with Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool.      ... View more

Try turning off the GPU Performance in the InDesign settings. ... View more

It’s really tough to help without a few more details. Try checking and sharing the following: What version of InDesign are you using? (e.g. 2025, 2024, 2023, etc.) Specific version number Is it crashing during specific actions (e.g. exporting, opening files, etc.) - steps to reproduce? Any crash report or error message? Even a screenshot helps. Are your files stored locally or on a network/cloud drive?   What operating system are you on? (e.g. Windows 11, macOS etc) And what version of the opearting system you are running  System specs, especially RAM, processor, and available disk space.   Are your InDesign files large or have many linked assets/fonts? Any third-party plugins installed?   Has it started recently maybe after a system update or software change? Have you tried resetting InDesign preferences? (Sometimes helps with weird issues.) Have you tried exporting problem files to IDML to see if the issue clears up.   With some of that info, people here can offer more targeted help or workarounds.   All else fails - you don't have to use the latest version of InDesign - you can install and use the previous version.    I am using 2023, and I have 2024 and 2025 installed. But primarly work in 2023.    I'll move to 2024 after testing the software and files to ensure no weird issues. But for now I work in 2023 unless otherwise required.  ... View more

Really glad it helped getting you to where you needed. Best of luck. ... View more

Sorry, you'd have to make it a 2 column table with 1 row.   It's only an option and probably not practical if you're using split columns for various reasons. ... View more

Never said it was better.    It would work though.  ... View more

I'll see if I can adjust it.   Can attach a sample idml file to test on so I'm working with similar setup as you.    Should be do able.  ... View more