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  1. Preflight. Hidden pages

    It would be great if we had the option to add hidden pages to the preflight.

    When working with long documents, if your pages panel is small it might be difficult to see a hidden page.

    For translation projects, it might be essential that only text that is going to be visible in the final pdf is actually present in the indd /idml file so hidden pages should be identified and deleted.

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  2. Chance to see export estimated file size in Indesign

    I think it would be great if Indesign provided estimated size information before exporting to PDF or another format. Just like doing JPEG in Photoshop. Don't you think it's a good idea?

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  3. Ability to scroll pages behind export windows

    When dealing with longer documents, it would be nice to be able to scroll either the pages in the background or (even better) the pages window/tab to look at a range (e.g. when a document is at the end or if there are filler pages that don't need exporting/checking at this stage). People have been requesting this for years.

    3 votes

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  4. Update only some pages of an earlier exported PDF

    When Exporting a big document, sometimes after a change it would be nice to update only the changed page in the exported file.
    - it would save time as the export would complete faster
    - no need to have all the linked files of the whole document locally just to update one page
    - it would save me exporting one one some pages and then opening the old PDF file in Acrobat and replacing the updated page manually.

    1 vote

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  5. Script that exports mail data merge into separate pdfs based on tray number in endorsement line

    Script that exports mail data merge into separate pdfs based on mail tray number in endorsement line

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  6. Enhanced Rendering Intent Options

    Currently, InDesign allows us to set rendering intents for pixel-based images. However, it would be extremely beneficial if this functionality could be extended to vector objects and objects that have a LAB color space.

    Here are the specific enhancements I’m proposing:

    Vector Objects: Provide options to set rendering intents for individual vector objects. This would give users more flexibility in managing the color output of vector graphics within their designs.

    LAB Color Space: Allow users to define rendering intents for objects that have a LAB color space. Given the wide gamut of the LAB color space, this would help ensure…

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  7. Export interactive elements from placed/nested indd files

    Interactive pdf elements are currently ignored if indd file is placed within another indd file for export.

    Ideal behaviour would be that the parent indd would "inherit" or "compile" the interacctive elements of the linked file at export.

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  8. Playing GIFs in InDesign, improve export to PDF

    Currently there is no way to add a GIF image to the indesign file. In my case I would like to place a GIF image into my portfolio with ability to export it into PDF keeping the play function of the image. Neither in InDesign nor PDFs support this feature and the only way is to present it is to export into EPUB which is useless for the sake of the portfolio sharing as if it limits how file could be reviewed. Please, look at the problem and add interactive feature as if it will be helpful for presentations of…

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  9. Why not add File Suffixes functionality for all export types? (PDF etc...)

    It's just what the tagline suggests. Seems simple to complete.

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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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