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  1. Convert pdf to editable indesign file ( support Arabic language )

    We want a feature that convert pdf file ( Arabic language ) ( right to left direction ) to an editable indesign file

    I attached an example for what we want to

    Please make concern with this feature

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  2. PDF export function with the selection of which metadata or whether general metadata of pictures should be exported.

    Many companies and also designers are not aware that they share sensitive content on their websites via the metadata for expamle in pictures, if these were uploaded directly after the InDesign PDF Export.

    Many PDFs created with InDesign that you can find online from large companies contain very accurate, detailed information such as mails/phone numbers/patient information/non-public addresses/etc (for example Metadatas from Images embedded wihtin the exported PDF). This is a privacy conflict and in some countries a violation of existing laws.

    Photoshop/Lightroom/Premiere, for example, use a check box/features to control the metadata that is exported. In InDesign this feature is…

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  3. Let me export page ranges to separate PDFs

    I typed in page ranges to export (i.e. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6) and was just stuck with each page in a separate PDF. Was surprised that exporting page ranges to separate PDFs was not already functional using this method.

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  4. Add preflight correction options like converting text to paths from Acrobat to the PDF export dialogue.

    I often have to open documents in Acrobat just to convert the text into paths. Doing it in InDesign is not an option for me as it I often need the text to be editable in the InDesign file after exporting.

    This could be either a single checkbox called convert text to paths or even a new Tab called PDF Corrections beneath Advanced, Security, Summary, etc where all the pdf correction options from Acrobats preflight menu are.

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  5. More features in buttons and forms

    InDesign needs to add color/format options to the buttons and forms, specifically the fillable forms part so when you export, the form can be more than just black.

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  7. Add Javascript for creating interactive Documents

    So I had the nice task of creating an interactive PDF document. It needed a bit more logic than Indesign had to offer, so I was forced to use Javascript.

    Because Indesign can't add Javascript, the design file and the logic file were separated. I was forced to manually connect the two every time I needed to make a change in Indesign, adding nearly 40 hours to my workload and completely destroying my workflow.

    Just being able to add the scripts to the elements would have saved so much time.

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  8. Page jump links

    Hi! Just finished a document for a client. I had to export it to pdf and create all the page jump links in Acrobat. InDesign wouldn't let me keep the links I created when exporting to pdf. Hyperlinks, yes they work great. Page jump links for documents? We NEED this for client brochures, flipping books etc. I will be giving this artwork to the InHouse team so it's very clunky to have to give them the Packaged InDesign file and a pdf that contains all the selected areas that link to page jumps. I beg of you please for the…

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  9. preset in InDesign with page panel and page visible in the pdf

    Would love to be able to edit the PDF preset in InDesign for High Quality Print.
    I would love to have the option of having the page panel and page visible in the pdf

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  10. Options to enter #firstpage #lastpage in PDF filename

    It would be great if you could add the option to add #firstpage and #lastpage to PDF filename. Lots of typographers require that in order to keep publications in order.
    I work for a monthly magazine and in our workflow we create single articles that we gather into an InDesign Book. This would avoid the need of renumbering ALL the publication filenames – in case something changes in the articles order of appearance – and rebuild the Book before the PDF creation (I do this via a script by Peter Kahrel that exports the Book as single documents)

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  11. crop marks length

    Option to adjust the length of crop marks. We need to cut a lot of crop marks manually so longer crop marks would help to follow the line without cutting them off. At the moment we make the line a bit longer with a pen …

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  12. Keep range highlighted in pdf window so you don't have to highlight it by hand

    When selecting a pdf preset, it opens the window to name the pdf, then opens the pdf window. In InDesign 5, you were able, at that pdf window, to just type the page number of the page you wanted to create a pdf of. The range option was already highlighted automatically. This was really easy and fast when creating multiple (especially 100 or more) pdfs of single pages of your document, for example: for a magazine or booklet that has to be sent to a printer. In the new InDesign, when you get to that pdf window, you have to…

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  13. Password Protect PDF Properly

    I spoke to the support people who seemed to believe that it ok that locked pdf can be edited by third party software just not adobe software. If it is editable by anything it isnt protected. There should be something that allows you change the way it locked a little with each update. Make the the people who ***** them open work atleast a little...

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  14. Allow Interactive text fields to have longer names. Field names are limited to 100 characters currently. This limits use of names values.

    Allow Interactive text fields to have longer names. Field names are limited to 100 characters currently. This limits use of names values in other products like Adobe Sign.

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  15. Retain hyperlinks within imported PDF files and export PDF file from InDesign

    With many publications hosted online, we receive a lot of adverts containing hyperlinks as advertisers embrace the fact that specific web pages, websites, YouTube videos, Podcasts, email, social media and more can be embedded. Unfortunately, InDesign only see PDF files as image objects; therefore, hyperlinks are lost when the artwork is exported as a new PDF.

    We currently patch transparent objects over the artwork, select text, then copy and paste to apply links to ensure all are seen after the PDF has been exported from our InDesign file.

    To retain imported links with PDF files would be a huge time-saver.…

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  16. Add all DC Pro Roles to inDesign Export Mapping

    Currently, the export mapping for styles in inDesign is limited and does not include all the tags that are available in DC Pro. Some important tags that are missing are BlockQuote, Note, and Caption. This creates a lot of accessibility remediation on the pdf side because of role mapping is incorrect. If I have s style in inDesign called Caption then I should be able to use the export mapping features of that style to assign it to the reserved word Caption in DC Pro. This would eliminate unnecessary work and replace/find searches in the pdf when remediating for 508…

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  17. Export multiple joboptions with the same name as in the Indesign-menu

    When saving joboptions, you are only allowed to save 1 joboption at a time. For someone who wants to hand over his joboptions to another person, this means you have to export every joboption bit by bit. That can last a long time!

    Please allow to export ("save") multiple joboptions via the Pdf-Presets-Menu and include that the export saves the names of the joboptions!

    ((When exporting /saving one joboption, Indesign does not remember the name of it which is very annoying. Please change that!))

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  18. PDF readable and indexable by Googlebots

    Please make clear that for PDF to be readable and indexed by Googlebots must have "Create Tagged PDF" checked.

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  19. Link to a Specific Page in external PDF File

    I am building a 700-page pdf manual in InDesign. I can program a link to open a specific external pdf but I would like to be able to control what page in the pdf it opens to.

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  20. Changes to the tab order interface - make it work like layers pallet

    It would be great if the tab order box that allows you to reorder their order could function like the layer pallet - allowing you to simply drag the order up and down as required while the document remains active.

    This would allow complex interactive pdfs to have fields added and reordered with ease.

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