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1. variable text date +1

   Allow for text variable dates to have a condition add one to the date.

   Monthly publication layout is usually done in the month prior to publication. The current options for text variable dating do not have an option to take the current month and add one to it for the date that appears.

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2. Dragon by Nuance to dictate directly into InDesign

   This is an ADA accessibility issue.

   Allow Dragon by Nuance to dictate text directly into InDesign. (Mac, Dragon 6.0.7).

   This is been a constant problem with compatibility between Dragon and InDesign. I've spoken with both companies help departments about this and each blames the other for not being compatible.

   That is where things stood until for different problem I had to have Adobe help via remote access login as root and remove all Adobe installations and files.

   After complete reinstall of Adobe products in design accepted dictation from Dragon for about three days. This to me indicates it is a problem on InDesign side, and that is something that should be easily fixable.

   This is an ADA accessibility issue.

   Allow Dragon by Nuance to dictate text directly into InDesign. (Mac, Dragon 6.0.7).

   This is been a constant problem with compatibility between Dragon and InDesign. I've spoken with both companies help departments about this and each blames the other for not being compatible.

   That is where things stood until for different problem I had to have Adobe help via remote access login as root and remove all Adobe installations and files.

   After complete reinstall of Adobe products in design accepted dictation from Dragon for about three days. This to me indicates it is a… more

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3. Make Table preview faster

   Complex tables are REALLY low to preview in InDesign. I have a table 45 rows by 7 columns, and if I nudge it, it takes 5 seconds to preview. Then I nudge again... another 5 seconds. This SLOW table preview has been happening on all kinds of documents, for years. Please speed it up.

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4. Tabbing Order when creating a new document

   When tabbing on NEW DOCUMENT, the tab order goes from Width - Units - Height. It should go from Width - Height - Units. Illustrator does this correctly, Indesign has them in different (and distracting) order. Consistent between apps would be helpful!

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   Available in Prerelease Builds  ·  Anonymous responded

   Thanks for making this feature suggestion. This is something that we had already started work on. Its currently in the Beta builds. I would highly encourage you all to try it out. You can follow the below link to join InDesign Pre-Release program, where the Beta builds are available for download.

   https://www.adobeprerelease.com/beta/C6DFA254-C40C-4EEB-8F6D-F4AEDA2E6171/participate/F2ECD64C-FC6A-411F-B75E-B662ADCDDEA8

   Thanks

5. When copy and pasting objects from multiple layers, I wish they STAY ON THE SAME ORIGINAL LAYERS
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6. Provide 'Indent to here' (~/^i) as a 'Text After' option in the Bullets and Numbering dialog

   The ability to add 'Indent to here' as an option in 'Text After' bullets or numbering in the dialog box would be a time-saver so it's automatically inserted after them, rather than having to Grep it or do it to the necessary lines, individually.

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7. Scheduled Export & Scheduled Export Queue

   Sometimes with larger documents, Exporting can slow down Indesign, or can even render my computer useless at this time.

   It would be a great option to be able to schedule the Export option for a time of my choice (at night when I know I wont be using my computer for example) as to not slow the computer down when I need to use it most. I envision the file still needing to be left open in Indesign for it to schedule and export correctly... But what I imagine is you would still choose all your options and everything as per normal, and only right at the end you select a 'Schedule Export', with a calendar like function, (Potentially limiting the user to schedule within 24 hours perhaps?).
   I can see this helping someone like myself, where an export can render my Graphic Design abilities useless for an hour or more as my computer has limited capacity and tends to chug when a large export is in progress. A Schedule function would mean I could leave the exporting until say... Lunch Break and when I get back, the exports could be completed by then.

   A STEP FURTHER would be Scheduled Export Queue, with a dialog box panel of Queued Exports, and the ability to rearrange the order of documents, and even a button to 'Export Now', when you are suddenly needing that exported document straight away (would be completed after a 'in-progress' export has completed)

   Hope this makes sense.

   Thanks,

   Tom

   Sometimes with larger documents, Exporting can slow down Indesign, or can even render my computer useless at this time.

   It would be a great option to be able to schedule the Export option for a time of my choice (at night when I know I wont be using my computer for example) as to not slow the computer down when I need to use it most. I envision the file still needing to be left open in Indesign for it to schedule and export correctly... But what I imagine is you would still choose all your options and everything as… more

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8. I'd like a feature like the Format Painter in MS Word.

   I inherited a ton of files from someone who apparently did not like to set up styles. If an edit comes in, and, for example, I have to add a new subhead, I have to go back and look at all the formatting of the subheads to create a new one, then make all those same choices, since there's no style sheet created. Would be great to just click on one of the existing subheads, click on a format painter icon, and click on the new type for the new type to take on the format of the existing type. I'm not a power INDD user, and I understand the value of styles, but sometimes a Format Painter option would be super useful.

   I inherited a ton of files from someone who apparently did not like to set up styles. If an edit comes in, and, for example, I have to add a new subhead, I have to go back and look at all the formatting of the subheads to create a new one, then make all those same choices, since there's no style sheet created. Would be great to just click on one of the existing subheads, click on a format painter icon, and click on the new type for the new type to take on the format of the existing type.… more

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9. Resize Document including Content

   I know Liquid Layout, but I would love to have something simpler:
   If I resize a document, I would like to have the option to have the content be resized by the same percentages.

   We often have to change the measurement of documents to accommodate different printing requirement. What we do now, is export a pdf and import it to a new document with a script. PDF ist resized proportionally on placement.

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10. Variables in formatting

    Instead of using absolute values in formatting dialogues, let us define and use variables.

    I often work in long documents and have dozens of styles. Using the leading for my body copy as a reference many other formatting options will use the same value or fractions or multiples of that value. Body copy might use 14 point leading with 7 points of space between paragraphs. Subheads might have an extra 7 points above. Main heads might use 21 point or 28 point leading. Bullets might use 14 points for the indent. If I need to change my leading I need to change many of those options, too.

    Experimenting with different point size/leading options is complicated, discouraging tweaking and fine-tuning.

    But if I could set a variable called, say “Pb” to 14 points then I could use that for leading, .5Pb for paragraph spacing, etc. Global changes to leading by changing the variable would propagate to all the other formatting options. What a time saver.

    Instead of using absolute values in formatting dialogues, let us define and use variables.

    I often work in long documents and have dozens of styles. Using the leading for my body copy as a reference many other formatting options will use the same value or fractions or multiples of that value. Body copy might use 14 point leading with 7 points of space between paragraphs. Subheads might have an extra 7 points above. Main heads might use 21 point or 28 point leading. Bullets might use 14 points for the indent. If I need to change my leading I need… more

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11. Faster way of following hyperlinks

    Make it so Ctrl-clicking a hyperlink (or cross-reference) takes you to the destination instead of having to clumsily open a dialog box, find the link, and push the corresponding button. (Didn't Pagemaker do this long ago?)

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12. Graphic and text in same cell(s) or table

    I can't see how to do it presently but it would be great to be able to put both a graphic and text placed over it in the same cell, or a number of cells or the entire table. RIght now it appears to be an either/or choice. I have anchored an image to a table so that it overprints the cell or table but that is rather clunky.

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13. Integrate a Content :before and :after to Styles as it is possible in CSS

    In the character and paragraph styles definition: Give us the opportunity of automatically add content before and after the text (give the opportunity to style this additionally with a character style), to which the style is applied. Currently a conent:before is only possible with using a paragraph style a trick (see image, sorry for the German ...).

    Working with XML data or other equivalent text sources you can add media related text, that doesn't alter the content. This is quite important, if the content should be exported after production.

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14. freeze hyphenation, like XPress earlier

    10 Years ago. with Xpress 4.0, there was the option to freeze hyphenation.
    After you send a Version to the client, you can freeze the hyphenation and after that, only manually hyphenation and line breaks are common.
    Reason: Client wants other hyphenations or line breaks, after he becomes the next version, there are more new hyphenations followed by the next correction. And finaly, you have broken every line manually.

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15. Improving Effects and Gradients for Objects

    1) Making Effects easier to copy/paste blending options like in Photoshop layers between several objects (similar to pasting blending to several objects)

    2) Also, improving precision and granularity of the rather smallish and sensitive gradient feather bar using mouse. When re-applying a gradient, it is difficult to slide existing gradient points without adversely affecting applied gradient to object, sometimes its easier to just restart a new one.

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16. Allow Custom Cell Padding on Imported Spreadsheets

    When importing excel or spreadsheets (.xls), Indesign CC automatically sets the cell padding on top/bottom as 0.0556" (or equivalent). There is currently no way to set default cell padding when Indesign is open without any publications/files open, nor is there an option when importing a document/spreadsheet.

    Either allow for imported cell padding to be listed within the 'Show More Options" within the import screen, or allow for a global default cell padding to be entered into Indesign.

    When publishing files that pull or link cell data from excel, each time the excel file is updated, it is a VERY manual process to individually update the cell padding in each table within a file.

    For example, one catalog I produce takes ~15-20 minutes of time just to update the cell padding to 0"/0"/0"/0" from the default 0.0556"/0.0556"/0"/0".

    When certain revisions are made frequently, it can mean several hours per catalog of manual switching that could be done with a single batch/cell style default cell padding.

    When importing excel or spreadsheets (.xls), Indesign CC automatically sets the cell padding on top/bottom as 0.0556" (or equivalent). There is currently no way to set default cell padding when Indesign is open without any publications/files open, nor is there an option when importing a document/spreadsheet.

    Either allow for imported cell padding to be listed within the 'Show More Options" within the import screen, or allow for a global default cell padding to be entered into Indesign.

    When publishing files that pull or link cell data from excel, each time the excel file is updated, it is a VERY manual… more

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17. A cross paragraph word count

    A system by which one could simply and easily find out the total number of words in the document.

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18. Print page

    Please consider changing the default setting on the Print Page setting from "Print All" to "Range". No one wants to Print All the pages every time you go to print pages. I cannot tell you how many times i hit print, thinking i am printing one page in the document and then realize i did not toggle "Range" and wind up running to the printer to cancel a file that is going to waste 25 sheets of paper. Please, please please change this default setting. Since i found this feature request site, I will now continue to send this request until its fixed. thank you for your consideration.

    Please consider changing the default setting on the Print Page setting from "Print All" to "Range". No one wants to Print All the pages every time you go to print pages. I cannot tell you how many times i hit print, thinking i am printing one page in the document and then realize i did not toggle "Range" and wind up running to the printer to cancel a file that is going to waste 25 sheets of paper. Please, please please change this default setting. Since i found this feature request site, I will now continue to send this request… more

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19. [Scripting] Edit QR Code

    It would be good if we could read the contents of an Indesign-generated QR Code via script.

    Currently it is possible to read the contents by exporting the QRCode graphic as a snippet and reading the XML. We see this:

    
    <PlainTextQRCode Self="ueb" PlainText="https://adobe.com">
        <Properties>
            <QrCodeSwatch type="string">Black</QrCodeSwatch>
        </Properties>
    </PlainTextQRCode>
    
    

    but this is an obscure and time consuming approach and it would be sensible to be able to derive the "https://adobe.com" value directly via the scripting API, and ideally change it—causing the QR Code to regenerate.

    I'm not sure how best to implement... maybe a new method: Graphic.getQRCodePlainTextContents() and Graphic.setQRCodePlainTextContents(myString) etc.

    It would be good if we could read the contents of an Indesign-generated QR Code via script.

    Currently it is possible to read the contents by exporting the QRCode graphic as a snippet and reading the XML. We see this:

    
    <PlainTextQRCode Self="ueb" PlainText="https://adobe.com">
        <Properties>
            <QrCodeSwatch type="string">Black</QrCodeSwatch>
        </Properties>
    </PlainTextQRCode>
    
    

    but this is an obscure and time consuming approach and it would be sensible to be able to derive the "https://adobe.com" value directly via the scripting API, and ideally change it—causing the QR Code to regenerate.

    I'm not sure how best to implement... maybe a new method: Graphic.getQRCodePlainTextContents() and Graphic.setQRCodePlainTextContents(myString)… more

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20. A preference option to skip all tours

    Tour popups about History Panel and Hide Spreads fonction appears about once a day. This seems like a small detail but no, it is annoying. Thank you.

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