Hi @AidanCable , there is a way to do that by ExtendScript scripting.   In 2018 Loic Aigon posted some code in the InDesign Scripting forum (later it that forum was merged to what you see now as InDesign User Forum ). That script, so I remember, does exactly what you want. It looked up texts like you wrote with contents <<fieldname>> where fieldname is the name of a datamerge field. Loic's script finally added datamerge text placeholders according to the field name.   Well, but I think that this thread is not available anymore. At least I cannot find it…   As @Robert at ID-Tasker already said: There is a method add() with object dataMergeTextPlaceholders: https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#DataMergeTextPlaceholders.html#d1e73552__d1e73601   It needs three parameters: parentStory storyOffset field   Important notes: In case the datamerge text placeholder should be added to text in a table text cell, be careful what you do with parameter parentStory. My guess is, that you need parent.texts[0] in case of a table text cell. And not the usual property parentStory. Had no time to do further testing…   BTW: storyOffset in fact is actually a insertionPoint. The documentation I linked to is a bit misleading or hard to understand in this regards.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @scottc21012333 , I'm not sure what happened, but as far as I can imagine the InDesign document was packaged ( File > Package) that created a Document fonts folder that holds all used font files that Adobe allows to copy. See: https://www.adobe.com/de/learn/indesign/web/save-share-projects?locale=de&learnIn=1   Assumptions: Then all installed Karla styles were removed from the system and instead the Karla font family was activated from the Adobe Fonts service.   Abi.holcombe then, so I also assume, decided to delete the Karla font files from the Document fonts folder of the packaged InDesign document.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert )       ... View more

@leo.r said: "… Reinstalling is, in most cases, pointless. Please follow the steps from my previous post."   Hi together, well, recently I had the case where replacing preferences and cache did not help with a specific bug with my InDesign 2025 version 20.2.0 where clicking the View menu suddenly crashed InDesign.   What I did to resolve the problem was a clean install of InDesign 2025. If other versions of InDesign were installed just like in my case that means to hide any version of InDesign cache and preference folders. I even moved all previous version folders of InDesign out of the application folder.   And then I installed InDesign 2025 again.   Without migrating preferences (there is a checkbox to uncheck when you trigger the installation process from the Creative Cloud Desktop App) and without removing older versions of InDesign (another checkbox to uncheck).   That process finally removed the bug. Of course I had to setup my menus and other things like workspaces anew.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

I said: "FWIW: Currently I also have a problem with constantly crashing with that version. Every time I click the View menu InDesign 2025 is crashing; without any error message."   I resolved the issue with a clean install of InDesign 2025 version 20.2. Means: I hid every preference or cache folders of previous versions. Also the installation folders of previous versions of InDesign before installing. That worked so far. The crucial part was, so I think, not to migrate previous preferences.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

FWIW: Well, the Folder object bug should be fixed with InDesign 2025 version 20.2.0.36.   Had no chance to test it, because my InDesign 2025 is constantly crashing when I click the View menu in the GUI. ( with or without a document open )   Will try a new, clean install.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

To all: regarding scripting and there the Folder object with InDesign 2025 version 20.1 (perhaps also above) there is a bug that could hurt. Read this article by Marc Autret:   The Great Folder Fiasco: A Tale of InDesign 20.1 and macOS Marc Autret, January 31, 2025 | Snippets | en https://indiscripts.com/post/2025/01/the-great-folder-fiasco   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @PLBCreative , the only workflow that I know of where changes of a placed and linked Word file could be updated without wrecking formatting on the InDesign side requires a 3rd-party plug-in that is not for free, but has a free test mode for 30 days:   WordsFlow Pro by EM Software https://emsoftware.com/products/wordsflow/#try   So in the end, my answer is "no", there is no way for tracking changes in your case.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

@Robert at ID-Tasker said: "here is 20.3 update."   Hi Robert, don't think so. The latest what I can see in the Creative Cloud Desktop App is InDesign version 20.2. FWIW: Currently I also have a problem with constantly crashing with that version. Every time I click the View menu InDesign 2025 is crashing; without any error message. Resetting cache and preferences did not help for now, because when I remove the folders for cache and preferences with every restart of InDesign 2025 is not starting up with fresh preferences , but copies the preferences from my InDesign 2024.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @giovanni_4827 , without testing anything: Within a table cell you will not be able to use parentStory, because this is a refference to the story that holds the table and not the text inside a specific table cell.   What instead should work is: var sto = tp.parent.texts[0];   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Just another remark on the strings used with appliedLanguage: "Polish" or "Spanish" for example will not work with my German InDesign.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @betsyl1670440 , well yes, Peter Kahrel's script is jsxbin format. Nevertheless you can download the script file and move it to your personal Scripts User folder and start it from there.   Note: I would recommend Peter Kahrel's scripts as "trusted sources".   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @dtp_1544 , just a remark on the value that you need for property appliedLanguage in Robert's script: Best use a representation that will work in every localisation of InDesign, not only in the English one. With Spanish in mind you can test this string: "$ID/Spanish"   So with Robert's code it would be: for (var a = app.activeDocument.allParagraphStyles.length - 1; a > 1; a--) { app.activeDocument.allParagraphStyles[a].appliedLanguage = "$ID/Spanish"; }  Just tested this with my German InDesign 2025.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert )   ... View more

Hi @.random.. , you could try to disable the background task altogether and use the legacy export process in "foreground". Details here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/long-standing-pdf-export-bug-background-tasks-panel/td-p/15198338   Not as a solution but as a workaround to get jobs done.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @giovanni_4827 , please show your code when you try to add a new one. Plus attach a sample InDesign test document using the forum's editor so that we can test something. ( Do not try to attach the document when answering by mail. That will not work. You have to use the forum editor. )   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @rickwtexas , look into this script by Peter Kahrel:   Batch-process (convert/export/import) documents by Peter Kahrel, latest version from 21 Jan. 2025 https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/indesign/batch_convert.html   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @Sanyam Talwar , already tested the German version of InDesign 2024 19.5.3.144. The bug is fixed   Thanks, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi @HD Schellnack , also look into Ariel Walden's InDesign script Translate that is working with DeepL. Currently I'm testing it:   Translate One-click translation of your InDesign document! Id-Extra’s Translate add-on for InDesign uses the power of DeepL™ (and/or Google™ Translate) to change your document’s language while retaining the document’s look, layout, and formatting!   December 2022 update: We have switched to DeepL.com as our main machine-translating provider. (However, the old Google Translate add-on is included in the download package as well.)   https://www.id-extras.com/products/translate/     Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

For now I umarked my answer as the correct one. Instead I marked your answer as the correct one.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

@John Beeckaert said: "I wouldn't call it the easiest solution really. I had this document at the time, and I really have lost 30 minutes (!) before I could even relink. "   Hi John, well, I have to agree. Recently came accross a document where a couple of EPS files, that were placed about 10 times gave me some headache. So I also agree to revert to InDesign 2024 version 19.5.1 until the bug will be fixed. But I doubt, that will happen soon or ever … ( sigh! )   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

@HD Schellnack said: "… what would actually make sense, e.g.editing and correcting text with ChatGPT …"   Hi @HD Schellnack , look into Roland Dreger's work as scripter: OpenAI for Adobe InDesign https://github.com/RolandDreger/indesign-openai   For further applications of his scripts look into Project Octopus: https://www.project-octopus.net/en/   Or see into Eugen Pfüger's MATE for InDesign:   MATE for InDesign: Once Upon a Time in the Revolution! Marc Autret, February 03, 2025 | Extras | en https://indiscripts.com/post/2025/02/mate-for-indesign-once-upon-a-time-in-the-revolution   MATE AI Assistant for Creatives by Eugen Pflüger Experimental plugins that help you with your daily tasks, creating scripts, and translating texts. https://www.omata.io/mate https://www.omata.io/mate/indesign   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi Mark, just to let you know:   Your old version of the script is running without any flaw on: macOS Monterey 12.7.1 InDesign 2023 version 18.5.4.138   On the same machine and macOS it will not run with InDesign 2024 or InDesign 2025. I assume to the switch to POSIX path definitions that came with InDesign 2024.   Your new version of the script is running successfully without error on: macOS Monterey 12.7.1 InDesign 2024 version 19.5.2.129 InDesign 2025 version 20.1.0.71   It throws an error with: InDesign 2023 version 18.5.4.138     Thanks, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert )     ... View more

@aniri5j9ox8tw2ln said: " … I get an error message".   Hi @aniri5j9ox8tw2ln , what does that message say? Well, and did you update your macOS recently? What version are you running? Perhaps something on the AppleScript side of coding changed?   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

@BrantlyGoodwin said: " … When I click the the options dropdown I see no option to 'release'. Is there some other way to get to the release option?"   Hi @BrantlyGoodwin , what always is working: [1] Select the anchored object [2] Zoom to e.g. 200 % to center the selected object in the layout window [3] Cut the selected object to the clipboard ( Cmd + x / Ctrl + x ) [4] Paste ( Cmd + v / Ctrl + v )   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

@dublove asked: " How to get the version number of the current open. And the year in “Adobe InDesign 2024” or “Adobe InDesign 2025”. "   Hi @dublove , like I said in 2020 above, you get the version with app.version. And, at least with the recent InDesign versions the year is part of the name of the application.   var appVers = app.version; var appName = unescape( File( app.fullName ).name ); alert ( "Version: " + appVers +"\r" + appName );   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert )   ... View more

@Mateomono , to attach a file to an answer, visit this thread, work the Answer button and attach the file through the blue link below the edit field. From my German Firefox:     Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

@Sara_Macho8506 said: "¿Alguien me puede ayudar?" ( "Can anyone help me?")   Hi @Sara_Macho8506 , hm, without having access to your documents I don't think so. Perhaps someone could chime in and is willing to inspect your files and special case. It's not me this time, I'm too busy this week.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

Hi together, the easiest solution or workaround is to relink all problem EPS files from the Links panel. Just did that to resolve my personal issues with that bug.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

@Mateomono said: "… Attached the file."   Hi @Mateomono , sorry, but the AI file is not attached. To attach a file to a reply here in the forum you have to use the forum's editor. Sending an attament when answering by mail is not possible.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more

@leo.r said: "… Frankly, I'm not a big expert on TOC and index, but I don't think you need Interactive PDF for them to be clickable. They should work in the regular (print) PDF as well. "   Hi together, PDF Print will work with hyperlinks when the option for hyperlinks is enabled. So bookmarking the TOC is therefore possible.   Regards, Uwe Laubender ( Adobe Community Expert ) ... View more