Hi Jay:   20.01 is an early release of InDesign 2025. Can you update to 20.1 and see if it does the same thing? That's what I was using for testing.   ~Barb ... View more

I did it both ways, couldn't replicate it.  But that it happened to multiple students could point to a bug.   What InDesign version and OS?   ~Barb ... View more

Hi @default9r4wwlq692cy:   Welcome to the Community forums. I like the idea of using a table, as previously suggested. Perhaps something like this?     You can learn more about how to use tables in InDesign here: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-tables.html. Note the additional links in the left column.    ~Barb ... View more

Thanks, Jay:   The issue I showed was caused by absolute numbering enabled in preferences. I've tried every combination I can think of and I cannot re-create what you are showing us.   My only other idea is just to take a quick look at your section and remembering properties dialog box. If you double click the little triangle above page 2 in the Page panel, it will open up. Can you share that screenshot? And please share the InDesign version and OS version. Actually, if you make a new file, does it happen again?   If the answer isn't obvious after that, then either there's corruption (unlikely in a new file) or somebody else needs to step in and continue the troubleshooting because I'm out of ideas. There are a bunch of us here, and all the Adobe Community Experts are very knowledgeable. One of them will recognize what I must be overlooking.    ~Barb ... View more

These badges are only visible on the parent pages and distinguish regular frames (left) from primary frames (right). No, we can't turn them off (they offer valuable info at a glance) but I'm curious why so many of you are bothered by them. How much time do you spend working with parent page content? I'm typically on the parent pages long enough to add the running heads and repeating graphics, and then spend the rest of the time on my body pages, where they aren't visible.   ~Barb ... View more

The opposite of this, right? Can you share a similar screen shot?   ~Barb   ... View more

Happens to me all the time!!! LOL ... View more

Hi @SuzzyFlamingo:   InDesign doesn't have macros/actions that you can record and assign to a hot key as you are describing. Someone with scripting knowledge can help with a script that will do this and I'll add the scripting tag to get their attention.    In the meantime, without outside help (and a potential fee for development—it depends on who responds and the complexity of the job), you can create an object style for your text frame with your prefered settings. This will allow you to draw a text frame, drag to anchor it and then assign the object style (that can be assigned a keyboard shortuct!) with your frame presets.   See https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/object-styles.html.    ~Barb ... View more

Hi @Roman22840239vayf:   Are you exporting a spread because you want people to see the left and right facing pages?   If yes, you can export as Pages and then set the view in Adobe Acrobat.    If that works, you can set this as the initial view settings on export so that the file always open the way that that you want people to see it.    Then the page numbers behave as expected.   ~Barb ... View more

Hi @JH-Wendy:   Perhaps I made a leap here—so please correct me if I'm wrong—but I'm assuming you want to print the print version, and view the interactive version online? And are looking for a way to manage both versions with minimal stress?   If yes, then in addition to what I already mentioned, if you use alternate layouts, you can print the print alternate layout, and export the digital alternate layout to PDF or Publish Online. They are just page ranges within the same file.  Again, if you have any questions, @JH-Wendy , just ask!   ~Barb ... View more

Hi @JH-Wendy:   Working within InDesign's feature set, no, you can't anchor between layers. If you have an image on one layer and anchor it to text on another layer, the image will jump itself to the text layer.    But you are trying to create a multi-version document and there are a few ways to approach it that stay within the feature set: layers, conditional text and alternative layouts.   So layers are out, obviously. Conditonal text doesn't seem like the best approach (see the bottom of this page: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/editing-text.html). It involves setting up version tags and hiding/showing them. You could certainly play with it, but I'd lean towards an Alternate Layout. (See the bottom of this page: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/alternate-layouts-liquid-layouts.html). An alternate layout creates a different version of a document, within the same file. You can link them together so that they start out the same, but then you can add your interactive features to the digital version. They are both in one file so fairly easy to manage. For example,     I'd start there and then come back if you have additional questions. We are always happy to help.   ~Barb ... View more

Yes, the controls are in the ME version—you can see them on the page I linked to in my first reply. At that point, I was still trying to figure out the situation.   Now, I think this can happen in a file that originated in an ME version too. I don't see any way it could toggle on otherwise. Nor have I seen reports of it.  ~Barb ... View more

Glad you were able to get this worked out, @Kelli Jae Baeli.    To be clear, the Story panel controls the threading order (which was visible in your screen shot), which is separate from the language order. Not clear why InDesign decided to switch the story direction on you without ME influence, but since you have it worked out, we can move along. I'll mark your last answer as correct.   ~Barb ... View more

Hi Melissa:   I understand your frustration. Can you please share your Operating System (Mac or Windows + version number) and your InDesign version?    Preferences can become corrupt after an update, and can be rebuilt. But the Windows 24H2 has been causing issues with InDesign—if you are on 24H2, you may need to roll back your operating system. (And disable automatic updates in Windows.)   ~Barb ... View more

Oh boy. This would be expected when using a R to L language like Hebrew and Arabic. English is L to R (Left to Right).   So the why first: are you using an ME (Middle East) version of InDesign? Or did the file you are working on begin on someone's installation of an ME Version of InDesign? In either case, you should be able to change the story direction in Type > Story (see https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/arabic-hebrew.html) but will likely need to reflow it one more time.    ~Barb ... View more

Since you are using a script, I'd reach out to the script developer to see what they recommend.   ~Barb ... View more

Hi Alexy:   Yes. How often you do this depends on how much risk you are willing to take—a few hours, a day? And I'll add that you will want to back up those versions to another drive too because if your drive fails, you will lose all versions (current and past).     ~Barb ... View more

Hi @OnTheRoad41:   This, right? The words [Placeholder Text] are on the A-3 Column Layout parent pages. If you change them on the parent page, they update throughout the document. If you Ctrl+Sh click on the text frames on body pages, you will override the parent page items and edit the content only on pages 2-3 and not pages 1, 4-12.   This is a 30-second snippet of how I teach this:   ~Barb ... View more

Alexy: pages 278-290 look completely blank. Can you undo? Revert to an earlier version?   If not, these are the recommended steps to follow in the case of file corruption: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/troubleshoot-file-issues.html   This is not a good time for this reminder, but it's really important – we need to back up our content daily and frequently multiple times daily. Incremental backups are really important because any file can become corrupt at any time. Saving to a cloud server like dropbox does this for you, so you can always get back to earlier versions.   ~Barb ... View more

Hi @magnificent_cause16B8:   Or, could you share the same screenshot with View > Screen mode set to Normal and View > Extras > Show Text Frames and View > Extras > Show Text Threads and Type > Show Hidden characters enabled?   The view you shared is hiding all all of the clues to how you set this up.   ~Barb ... View more

Great idea—you might want to post it on Tracker: https://tracker.adobe.com/#/home.   This is a user-to-user forum and any of us with any knowledge of what may be included in a future version of FrameMaker are under NDA.   ~Barb ... View more

Hi @Alex25077296wbvx:   I think you have your scripting answer, so just here to add that you can also handle this with a GREP style.   ~Barb   ... View more

Hi @curious_architect and welcome to the InDesign forum.   Yes, you can as long as you are using a book (and not working within a single InDesign file).  In that environment, create a separate file for the book TOC, and then add the mini-TOCs in the individual chapters. (Note that the mini-TOC needs to be its own story and not threaded in with the chapter story.    ~Barb ... View more

Hi @inesdocarmo:   Are you using an ME version of InDesign? Or did the file originate in an ME version of InDesign? Is it all files or just the one file?   ~Barb ... View more

Hi Susan:   Love it when things are so easy to fix.    ~Barb ... View more

Hi @reinoud:   Windows can update in the background unless you have updates disabled. Could you please check your version? Press Windows key + R (win + R), and type winver, and then share a screenshot? We are looking to see if you have the Win 11 24H2 update,   ~Barb ... View more

Hi Susan:   There is a checkbox at the bottom of the Place dialog box that is on as a default, telling InDesign to Replace Selected Item. Did yours get inadvertently deselected?   ~Barb   ... View more

Hi Fabio:   Also try opening https://fonts.adobe.com/ and make sure you are signed in there.   As per @Bill Silbert, signing out and back in resolves a lot of issues, as does restarting your computer if it's been a while.    ~Barb ... View more