Questions tagged [adobe-indesign]
Questions about InDesign, Adobe's page layout application for professional print and electronic design. Ask anything related to designing projects in InDesign.
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‘Save as optimized PDF’ in Acrobat breaks hyperlinks created in InDesign
I'm creating a portfolio PDF in InDesign; the InDesign file contains some hyperlinks (some web links and a couple of email addresses, plus some text anchors for in-document navigation). The best ...
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Indesign - list of figures out of order in table
I wonder if you can help....
I have an InDesign document. A fairly regular document, some text with lots of images.
This is how I want it to appear.
I created this document and then added a list of ...
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InDesign Source file access
My manager wants to give our account managers access to my InDesign source files to make last-minute text changes to client brochures. I have been asked to create a 2nd source file and save the file ...
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How to update all objects if I change one of them
I use InDesign to print labels with it. The manufacturer of the labels offers templates for InDesign with the dimensions already drawn in.
Currently I proceed as follows:
I create the label
group all ...
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InDesign: Section/Chapter Navigation Panel (extension workaround?)
Can I name chapters/sections of pages in InDesign - as well as navigate them through a panel?
Yes, I've seen the [a,b,c]-[i,ii,iii]-[1,2,3]-solution suggested on this platform. I also know I can color-...
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INDESIGN: How to align text vertically to the top of a tall line
Please see attached image. I have notes that are numbered, some include images.
Notes 14 and 15 are sitting at the bottom of the line, How do I get them to sit at the top like 16 and 17?
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Indesign true Superscript/Subscript Opentype
Is there a way in indesign to automatically apply the true opentype superscript and subscript characters, if they are available (and use the regular scaling if not), when the superscript/subscript ...
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How to keep text formatting when updating 'Linked' txt files in InDesign?
With the option of 'Create Links When Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files' enabled in InDesign, is it possible having a txt file (plain text) that is continuously updated outside InDesign to keep the ...
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Is there a way to create relative links to an InDesign template file?
Just like the title says, I'm trying to create relative paths to an Illustrator file and Excel file in my template file. I'm using data merge to create a bunch of files from the template and when I ...
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Faster way to edit link action to a page in Adobe Acrobat
I create a manual multiple times a week where I have to add external pages to the end of the PDF I create. I then update the ToC so they link to the pages that were added to the PDF in Adobe Acrobat. ...
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how to export a pdf without color profiles or color management for print?
First time posting here after reading a lot. I have to send my design to the printer for vinyl artwork. Now the printer specs read:
"Color room is CMYK and / or spot colors, without color ...
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Using scripting to open InDesign file and update table data from an Excel document that is located in the folder
My company makes data reports that are often replicated a couple of hundred times. I've created a document that has table data attached to an Excel file and can be updated through the links panel. My ...
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How to correctly set up left and right page numbering?
I am having trouble understanding how to set up alternating paging (left and right) for InDesign.
I know how to do it for facing pages. The problem is, with facing pages, that if I need to add a page ...
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How can I keep text identical across several text boxes in InDesign CS6?
I have a layout with many (2x2) postcard-size cards on an A4 page, which are going to be cut into individual pieces after print. The postcards should remain identical. Each has multiple text fields. I ...
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Indesign: Reshuffling page spreads after creating new page
In Adobe InDesign, I have an 80+ page document using broken apart spreads in the pages window. I want to add a new page after page 13. Once I create the new page, every page after that is no longer on ...
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How to get two text fields in interactive PDF to show same entered text - Indesign?
I am creating an Interactive PDF from InDesign and I need to link the contents of two text fields: I need one interactive text field to be able to accept a typed value, then a second field that is in ...
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Can I use Unicode digits for automatic page numbers in InDesign?
In an InDesign 2019 document, on my master page, I went to Type/Insert Special Character/Markers and selected Current Page. This gives me automatic page numbers but in Western numbers when the ...
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How do you place a multi-page PDF into only 1 page in 1 spread InDesign?
I'm trying to place a 90 page pdf (document size is 40x40mm) onto 1 sheet (1 page). Should look like a grid. Is there any way to do this? a script maybe?
Thanks.
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Objects in InDesign not changing opacity
I have been working in the same document the past few days with no issues. even this morning everything was working normally. I was using a few objects with lighter opacity applied to them.
All of a ...
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Colour profiles and printing (digital, offset and office)
I've recently (2 years ago) started studying and doing graphic design work, and I've only adjudicated work with print shops in stationery (calendars, envelopes, notepads) for the company I work for.
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How to thread an anchored text frame in Indesign cs6
Like in the image attached below, I have original text on the left and translated text on the right. The translations need to be horizontally parallel to the original verses. I have anchored the ...
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Script in InDesign to separate document into individual files with naming capabilities [closed]
I'm looking for a script that can separate a document into individual InDesign files that, upon extraction, allows for some naming capabilities for each page such as either:
adding a suffix (page ...
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InDesign Space Before and After not working for paragraph style
Newbie here!
I am creating a family cookbook and using the opportunity to learn InDesign. With Paragraph Styles, my most recent pain-point has been adding "space before" and "space ...
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How can I export my print booklet design to Interactive PDF without spine margins?
What I'm trying to achieve
I'm designing a book that will need to be printed and also exported to Interactive PDF for viewing on the web. Ultimately, I want to be able to use the same InDesign file to ...
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Can I adjust leading for 2 lines of text I highlighted?
I am trying to adjust the leading of text. There are all different type sizes in the same text frame. I highlighted the two lines that I wanted to adjust the leading of but nothing changed. It seems ...
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How do I correct the user Interface font rendering pixels-per-inch (PPI) setting in Indesign to match my target device?
I have a document set up for intent "Mobile" with resolution of 1125px 2436px, iPhone X.
I'm using an eBook template I downloaded from Adobe Stock.
At 14 points, the font is rendering to the ...
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Gradient transparency along stroke won't work properly
First of all sorry for the title, I can't manage to resume my issue more precisely.
I have added a gradient along this line. I wonder if I can remove the black thin line. Of course, it still appears ...
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Indesign GREP - find lines before a string but exclude string
I am struggling to find some GREP to find lines before a string when I need to exclude the string itself from the selection.
In this example, I need to find the 2 lines before "Fox", but ...
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Text not wrapping around anchored image InDesign CC
I am wanting title and description of burger to sit alongside the burger image. The first burger image uses the wrap around bounding box option.
I want the following burger image and text to behave ...
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Why can't InDesign create this small label?
I am trying to design a small return address label following the printer's guidelines:
However, InDesign isn't letting me create a label this size:
I really just want to set a size and start ...
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InDesign : Lock/unlock every layer of a document at once
Is there a way to lock or unlock every layer not of page, but of the entire document?
CTRL + A and CTRL + L on every page is quite tedious.
With a script I guess?
Thanks,
Julien
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InDesign: Create a flipbook-style effect with a custom image on each page using parent pages?
I'd like to 'animate' an image at the bottom of the page of an existing book, so people can flip through and see the image change.
I could probably do this to a new document with data-merge, but I ...
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InDesign - Hide things outside the artboard (no preview mode)
How do I hide all things which are going out of my inDesign pages while still maintaining grids etc (no preview mode)?
I know, I can adjust the bounding boxes, but that takes more time
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InDesign zero inner bleed not possible
I am new to making a InDesign document print ready (magazine) and I am facing a problem that I could not find the answer to from other threads.
What I have:
InDesign double page spread
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Copy grid and margins to a master page in InDesign
I am wanting to copy a pages grid layout and margins to my A-Parent (master) page. So far I have tried to drag the whole page in the pages panel to A-Parent but then it has made two new parent pages.
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How to hide ONLY column guides in indesign?
Is there a way to hide ONLY the column guides in inDesign, leaving the ruler guides and margins visible?
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Is there a way to mass delete text without deleting the text frames in Indesign?
I'm trying to delete text in non-linked text frames without having to individually click inside each one, select all, and delete.
Is there a faster way of doing this?
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Inserting a two-page spread into Indesign
I have a document with three two-page spreads.
I want to add another two-page spread between pages 1-2 and 3-4, so I chose Layout > Pages > Insert Pages to add 2 pages after page 2.
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Adobe InDesign: Avoiding first line indent of the first paragraph (via Paragraph Style)
In InDesign, is it possible to create a Paragraph Style that indents the first line starting with the second paragraph instead of the first paragraph? In other words, I would like to create a ...
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Why are object effects in my Illustrator file disappearing when I place the file in InDesign?
I'm trying to place an .ai file into my InDesign file, but for some reason it seems like the 3d effects and drop shadow aren't showing up in my InDesign file.
Here's a pic of my artboard in ...
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Rounding numbers automatically in indesign
In indesign is it possible to automatically round numbers to x decimal places within a table?
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InDesign: numbered list, add banner in background of each number
I’m new to InDesign. I know how to make a numbered list in InDesign and also how to style the numbers (font, colors). But I want behind each number to be a banner I have made in Illustrator. I need ...
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Is there a way to make my files editable for a client without InDesign?
A client needs me to design a brochure for her. The problem is that she wants to edit and change the text and maybe also change some of the pictures herself.
However, she doesn't have any of the ...
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How to show an object that is outside of the artboard on the master page on all created pages? *INDESIGN
I'm trying to add a group of graphic elements next to the artboard (page) that would be used on each created page. I tried to place the group next to the artboard on the master page, but it doesn't ...
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Inset spacing default setting for text frame InDesign CC
Whenever I create a new text frame it creates inset spacing as a default and I have to keep removing it. I am not sure why, I have made some text boxes within the document have inset spacing and maybe ...
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How to change the name of a color in Adobe Acrobat DC?
I want to change the name of a color in my PDF file. Is this possible in Adobe Acrobat DC?
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Evenly distribute spacing between 3 text frames
I have three frames, which are labeled "A", "B" and "C" in the screenshot below. I want all of the following to be equal:
Distance from left edge of page to A
Distance ...
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Affinity Publisher vs InDesign?
I'm hearing alot of things about Affinity Publisher lately. First client today explicitly mentioning they would rather have their stuff done in AP instead of ID.
Asking from a long-term, well ...
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Export from InDesign - Preserve effects (do not flatten transparency)
Alex here with a question, hoping the creative minds here can help with. Thank you in advance!
I design a few icons in Adobe InDesign in the interest of time for a publication, but now I was asked to ...
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Replicating margins. columns and grid of an existing design layout InDesign CC
If I find a layout example that I like and want to imitate the grid layout whats the easiest way to go about it? Right now I have the example on a layer and just putting ruler guides on it to figure ...
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