
Steve Werner
Community Expert
Steve Werner
Community Expert
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an hour ago
My favorite is when InDesign crashes repeatedly and forces you to endure the same Tours and Tips over and over and over and over and over. Stop asking me to invite people to my library. Stop asking me to share my work. Stop dangling new features in front of my workspace, disrupting my workflow. Most people have a specific goal in mind every time they open these applications - interruptions are just an annoying obstacle to overcome before achieving that goal, closing the software for the day, and getting on with life. Stop advertising your products to people who are already paying to use them. Give us an opt out. And while I'm at it - can you please stop telling me via popup that I can "update my profile" every time I interact with the Adobe Community? We know how web forums work. Believe it or not, we use digital products regularly!
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4 hours ago
From the source page, choose File > Copy. On the destination page choose File > Paste in Place. If you have facing pages, it will be on the same side on the spread.
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5 hours ago
Hi @rob day , it looks like the link you shared is no longer valid. Could you please let me know where I can find that script? Many thanks!
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‎Mar 25, 2025
04:59 AM
I have had the same issue, and altogether weird: It only happens on the Parent Page templates It only happens on the folios for the recto pages it only happens on the last figure of a three figure number - this reverts to a lining style figure from the non-lining style intended I have tried setting up both Paragraph and Character styles to use Open Type 'Proportional Oldstyle' feature The font I have been using is Sabon LT Std - and - LO & BEHOLD! On Adobe Community I have found that the LT Std font has been superseded by a Sabon Pro - and I suspect that's the issue, as when I changed the font on the folios the problem disappeared So it's most likely an issue with old fonts... That's Goodbye from Me, Folks!
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‎Mar 24, 2025
05:55 PM
It is just located in a really inconvienient place!!! Is there a way to move the tool to the bottom of the layout so I don't keep accidentaly selecting it while I am rushing thru deadline.
If i could just hide it or move it to the bottom that would be so helpful
By @AshleygraphicsCA
Can you post some screenshots?
And are you talking about DESKTOP version of InDesign - or Adobe Express?
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‎Mar 24, 2025
02:46 PM
1 Upvote
Oh thank goodness there's a way to do this! Thank you Steve! After I Ctrl + Shift select a text frame with the direct selection tool, I need to switch over to the text tool to paste in my Word Doc text. Is that right? Is there a faster way to select the text frame and paste in the text? All that switching between tools seems cumbersome when you've got lots of text frames to paste different text into. Like today, I have 75 text frames I'm pasting 2-3 sentences into! Is there a way to streamline this process? It seems like duplicating my parent page 5 times and pasting directly into each parent page would be faster, but that seems like a clunky workaround.
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‎Mar 23, 2025
12:41 PM
@content1971
Have you checked your PDF before sending it to your customers - by trying to fill it with some dummy data?
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‎Mar 21, 2025
12:23 PM
I did this recently and used tables to have each interactive checkbox align with text to the right -- 2 columns, first with interactive checkbox and other for text for each box, then separate rows for each item.
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‎Mar 21, 2025
11:53 AM
Slack was my issue. Any way to get around? I need Slack on.
By @Sara_K
Does Slack have some kind of setting that affects this behavior? If not, then the only solution is to report this bug to Slack.
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‎Mar 20, 2025
07:35 AM
Dear Sheena, Is there any other solution for organisations where designer could share confidential docs via Publish online without forcing them to create Adobe ID?
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‎Mar 20, 2025
04:13 AM
Hi, I'm experiencing the same issue all day. All other apps are working fine, but Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign won’t launch.
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‎Mar 18, 2025
12:47 AM
Hey @otissssss,
We are sorry to hear you're having trouble publishing the link. Error 18 generally occurs when the connection is lost while publishing. Would you mind checking your network connection and try again?
You may also try switching to a different network and let us know if that helps.
We will be happy to assist you further.
Thanks,
Harshika
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‎Mar 17, 2025
12:18 PM
Hi @DianneK,
Sorry for the delay! Are you still facing the issue, or has it been resolved? If not, could you confirm which version the file was originally created in? Also, have you tried opening it in the latest InDesign 20.2 version? Moreover, if it's stored on a network or external drive, move it locally and try again. Looking forward to your response.
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Abhishek
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‎Mar 17, 2025
10:34 AM
I think the problem in my case was the cache, cause after I deleted the cache and preferences the problem was solved and I was able to restore my old preferences without a problem.
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‎Mar 17, 2025
07:28 AM
Hi @Derek Holiman,
Apologies for the delayed response, and thank you for your patience. I tried replicating the issue with the Application Frame disabled on both a 4K and 1080p monitor, but I couldn’t reproduce the shrinking window behavior you described.
Could you please share a sample file that you used in the screen recording? The product team has requested a reproducible file and reproducible detailed steps to help log this as a bug and investigate further.
Looking forward to your response.
Best,
Anshul Saini
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‎Mar 17, 2025
05:34 AM
diwani all fonts not working photoshop version 2025
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‎Mar 15, 2025
11:20 AM
1 Upvote
@petitchoufleur, @Claire39005769fhuq
What platform, OS and InDesign versions?
If you're on a Mac - and you use Typeface font manager app - turn off activations.
By @Robert at ID-Tasker
But it's MUCH more fun to guess!
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‎Mar 13, 2025
02:08 PM
Hello Everybody ,If you encountered the same issue please try to go to WINDOW>Check the Application Frame and drag your indesign window to your second monitor. This works for me, Hope this helps. Yes, I am using a second monitor.
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‎Mar 12, 2025
07:51 AM
Working fine!!! Thanks.
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‎Mar 09, 2025
12:15 PM
This was discussed/resolved a few years ago.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/hand-tool-and-space-bar-hand-tool-stuck-space-not-working-monterey-and-creative-cloud-indesign/m-p/15193973#M614396
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‎Mar 09, 2025
04:00 AM
I can't agree more with all the user comments. At bare minimum there should at least be an option in InDesign that allows the choice whether or not to animate the first page or not. There's a whole realm of graphic design work out here that uses presentations for their employer that goes out to employers or prospective clients as an independently standing presentation, with a direct and personal invitation for viewing. The experts comment is that many people don't like animation, is truly relative. I can understand blocking that feature if it was like a cold call situation, but again, there's a whole realm of private presentations going on either in-house or to personal clients with a direct invitation. So there should be an autoplay on first page. It's ironic because that's really the most important page where most presentations would actually have an animation. Two years in a row I have used a start now button which really hurts the design aesthetic. That one extra step at the very beginning could be really be an issue of whether or not the viewer would even click on it and continue into the presentation.
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‎Mar 08, 2025
04:46 AM
OH SWEET JESUS! SOLVED...THANK YOU!!
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‎Mar 07, 2025
09:57 AM
Hello Everyone! Oh my goodness I really LOVE the AI generator tool, I use it in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator!! It is such a fun tool to use! I have generated some very unique illustrations and images to use in this past year. The comments I have seen on this topic so far share some Great Tips on how to remove those "ghost links" that the AI generated function leaves behind after deleting/removing the unwanted (or not used) in your IDD files. I thought I would share how I use this tool in hopes it could helps others. It is a few extra steps, I admit... But, I prefer this method when packaging the final layouts to collaborate with my editorial team. Six Steps I Use: Step 1: Open/create a new IDD doc size to specs/size needed from your "working document" layout . Step 2: Browse using the AI Tool for the desired image/illustration. Step 3: Export new AI generated graphic/s as file type needed. (jpg/png/pdf etc) Step 5: Delete all AI generated images/graphics you did not use/want from the Text to Image panel. Step 5: Save/Package your AI generated IDD file. Step 6: Open original IDD "working document" and Import the new AI graphic file into layout. Step 7: Save "working document" and continue designing! To sum things up, I will open/create a new IDD layout (sized to the specs my layouts require)-- Use the text to image AI Generator-- browse generated AI graphics-- pick out the one/s I prefer-- export as a jpg (or correct file extension needed depending on the medium type)-- drop it in my working IDD layout and save! Easy Peasy! I hope this helps someone while using this amazing tool to avoid those darned missing links when reopening files! Happy Designing Everyone! *Live-Laugh-Design-Repeat*
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‎Mar 06, 2025
09:59 PM
but InDesign greyed out with this message of not being supported but you can place them any how it's svg files with _ in the names
By @MariahMR
is this relevant:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/svg-files-from-cc-libraries-no-longer-supported-in-indesign/m-p/14954907/page/2
also, do they become enabled if you remove _?
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‎Mar 05, 2025
01:43 PM
this worked!!!!!!!!!
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‎Mar 04, 2025
03:23 AM
Thanks man, this worked. I know! how stupid.
For Everyone figuring out- (On Adobe Indesign 2025)- Click on Range- Click on All pages in dropdown- This 'All pages' is a typable field. Delete the text and type in your page numbers in this way (if you want to export from pages 1 to 5): +1-+5
By @shreyas_5026
I don't have this problem - if I DON'T use "alternate layouts".
If I HAVE "alternate layouts" - there is a clear message:
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‎Mar 03, 2025
05:20 PM
Solved. Thanks!
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‎Mar 03, 2025
07:04 AM
Hi again After resetting preferences, the issue settled considerably, but not totally. Seems to me that legacy documents still cause the problem. Just fyi. Thanks again.
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‎Feb 28, 2025
09:13 AM
I'm wondering if this is still NOT available in InDesign. This post is 6+ years old. It'd be great if variable width profiles for strokes were available in InDesign now. Can anyone confirm one way or another? Maybe it could be accomplished with a plugin?
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‎Feb 27, 2025
07:18 AM
Weirdly enough, randomly see this happening in Indesign 2023 on Windows as well
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