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  1. Stop exporting <Sect> tags

    Please make InDesign stop exporting <Sect> tags for every text frame. We don't need these tags, and they interfere with accessibility.

    We need more control over how our content exports to the tag tree. We only need to see our content under the articles <Art> tag.

    We have to remove every single <Sect> tag to make our PDFs truly accessible.

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  2. Export Selected Objects to PDF.

    Hello. I need to export selected objects to PDF in Indesign as we do for PNG. This is possible in Illustrator but not in Indesign. It would be good if it could work with object styles. Export all objects in a style to PDF one by one.

    I am working for education technology. I am writing content in Indesign and after using this content to prepare different books. So I need to split each question or content.

    2 votes

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  3. Flat PDF made of JPGs

    It would be useful to have an option to export PDF in which every page is an image file (JPG or Tiff or...). I would appreciate this because I usually send some draft to my customers and they simply open the file with some PDF editor (or Illustrator) and make changes by themselves.
    To prevent this, I just export in JPG format (instead of PDF) from Indesign and then I drop the images into Acrobat and send the PDF as a draft.

    We could bypass this step having this option as "Flat PDF export".

    Thanks.

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  4. Put the Overset text warning directly at the beginning of the export file process

    When I want to export a PDF, InDesign kindly reminds me of overset text or missing links. However, I do not understand why this warning appears at the very end, after I have gone through the file location selection and PDF export settings. Obviously, I want to correct this error in 95% of cases. Instead, I have to cancel the export, then go through the entire process again. The file location, file name, and any PDF export settings I might have changed are lost, and I have to start all over again.

    5 votes

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  5. Include a rollover reveal of the hyperlinks in place.

    Checking hyperlinks (i.e. where a button takes you to another page in the document) is time consuming. A rollover reveal of where the hyperlink goes would save an enormous amount of time.
    This could also be an Acrobat feature - i.e. once you have exported as an interactive PDF - you can rollover and check there.

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  6. Paragraph Style Options: Export Tagging: PDF: Tag

    In latest version of InDesign styleExportTagMaps-->exportTag only have these tags available [P, H,H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,H6] manually or by script.

    Please provide option to add additional exportTags tags in upcoming /recent version.

    Screen shot attached for supported tag, require user can add more tag so complete accessibility PDF can be generated directly from InDesign.

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  7. Add Haitian Creole as an option in the list of languages when creating 508 compliant PDFs. Our business markets to that community.

    Our company markets to South Florida communities that speak Haitian Creole. Having that language as an option when creating 508-compliant PDFs would be extremely beneficial.

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  8. Ability to save Interactive PDF settings as Preset

    EITHER (or both!)
    -- Include the ability to create a custom preset when exporting as an interactive PDF, OR
    -- Include "Use Structure for Tab Order" in dialog box when exporting through Adobe PDF Presets

    2 votes

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  9. PDF Password Print (BUG and New Feature)

    As suggested by @Abhishek Rao on Adobe community
    I report here the problem and the new functionality...

    PDF Password (BUG and New Feature)

    When I export a document to PDF from Indesign (or illustrator), I would need to password protect the Copy/Modification of the elements in my PDF, at the same time allow READING and PRINTING of that PDF document.

    All this is currently ALLOWED BY "INDESIGN"! in PDF export.
    When I create a PDF with these limitations, I open it in ACROBAT and I can SEE and PRINT IT.
    When I try to MODIFY IT, Acrobat asks me for…

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  10. Upsample Images on PDF Export

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    Indesign could offer the option of upsampling images to a specified PPI on PDF export. Rather than requiring the user to find each under-res image and manually destructively upsample each with a round-trip through Photoshop.

    Optimally, there could be a threshold setting below which an image resolution is too low. This could be either "effective" resolution PPI number threshold ("Upsample images with an effective placed resolution above 120ppi"), or a max scale percentage that would be needed to get the image up to the set output resolution ("Upsample images within 40% of target resolution." or "Upsample images by no…

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  11. Please add a "Delete All" for notifications of pdf exports

    Please add a "Delete All" for notifications of pdf exports. Right now each notification can only be deleted individually

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  12. PDF to InDesign - Preserve Editing Capabilities

    In Illustrator, you have an option for saving to PDF to "Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities" so that you can open the file in Illustrator again and have the whole file including the layers, effects, guides, etc. Can we have this for InDesign as well?
    I work with some people that I know use InDesign and export the PDF from there, but don't share the InDesign file so when changes need to be made, it gets a bit more complicated than necessary.

    2 votes

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  13. Mark layers as visible in the exported PDF but non-printing from within InDesign export settings

    PDFs have the ability to mark layers as non-printing, so that they appear visible on the screen but don't print to hard copy. I'm using this capability to add a light raster background to all pages of a workbook for students, which adds a bit of warm color to the on-screen viewing experience, but I don't want this background to use up all their toner if they decide to print the pages. Similarly, the entire workbook has page numbers, but the worksheets should print without the page numbers, because they're not relevant outside the context of the book.

    I found…

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  14. Add the following features to Buttons and Forms menu.

    Add the following features to Buttons and Forms Format menu.
    Options: Alignment - Left, Right, Center, and Default Value.
    Format: Number, Percentage, Date, Time and Special - Zip Code, Phone Number..
    I create a LOT of fillable PDFs and it would save HOURS of time if I could format the fields in InDesign.

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  15. Store Export settings along with PDF and update PDF with the same settings

    I find it hard to impossible to tell the export settings of a PDF file just from the file. Am I missing where to look? I would like to have

    • Write settings as human readable text into the metadata of PDF Files, when they are exported
    • Export settings as Export preset, stored along with PDF (as metadata within the file)
    • Import the Export Presets by pointing at an existing PDF File (with this metadata available)
    • Update any PDF File (given the export settings-metadata are available) with the same settings by pointing to the the File that is to be updated
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  16. Export Adobe PDF > Create separate pdf > Suffixes options (looking for Page Master suffix)

    Exporting pages as separate PDFs, I want to ad the Masterpage-names in the PDF-file-name as an Suffix. (Perhaps followed by the pagenumber if necessary.)

    Example:
    Making single-page flyers, I've got Masterpages (Which contains a footer.) for different languages.
    I make the same flyer on p1: UK, p2: FR, p3 DE, ...

    When exporting all pages to a separate PDF I would like to ad the Master-page-name (or prefix) as a Suffix to the filenames like:
    FlyerUK
    Flyer
    FR
    Flyer_DE

    Or if the Master-page is used on multiple pages:
    FlyerUK-p1
    Flyer
    UK-p2
    FlyerFR
    Flyer
    DE

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  17. Export document with specific pages in multiple color spaces

    I do medical journals, and I frequently have clients who request their document in 2 versions: a full color version for online, and a version where some, but not all of the pages are in grayscale for the printer, to save on printing cost.

    It is yes possible to export an entire document converted to a grayscale color space, with some admittedly janky workarounds which it would also be nice to see streamlined.

    But at the moment, what I do for my needs is I have to export a full color version, a separate grayscale version, and then manually collate…

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  18. Improve performace

    It would be great to be able to utilize multiple processor cores and GPU for PDF export. InDesign versions have been stagnant in terms of export speed for a few releases. I think it's time to improve this and move towards a more modern architecture.

    4 votes

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  19. Make the Japanese crop marks a option when outputting a .pdf from indesign

    Make the Japanese crop marks a option when outputting a .pdf from indesign. makes cutting eaiser

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  20. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG ) 2.1

    Improve InDesign's accessible PDF creation workflow to make it easier to generate WCAG 2.1 compliant PDFs, in line with EU legislation.

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