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1. 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.

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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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

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5. PDF Password Print (BUG and New Feature)

   As suggested by @Abhishek Rao on Adobe community
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   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 a PASSWORD.
   ALL RIGHT.

   THE PROBLEM: Since most designers use PDFs to create not only digital products to download, view and print at home, but very often use PDFs to send their PDFs to external printing services (Digital printing or Typography).

   The problem is that these Services often use INDESIGN/ILLUSTRATOR to layout and imposition documents (with a few pages), or more sophisticated Imposition Software.
   This problem occurs when the PDF is imported into INDESIGN/ILLUSTRATOR for layout, the PDF is not imported if the password is not entered.
   Given that the PDF has been inserted with the possibility of Viewing and Printing only, why is a simple import (from a linked PDF) not allowed???

   The password function at this point becomes useless for this purpose. I would like to protect the documents from being able to prevent the printers from "reusing" my contents (it often happens, bypassing the author of the creative content), but at the same time allow them to Print my document, since that is their job.

   How to solve it? Is it possible to change this procedure? Or put a password only for printing and importing ??

   It seems stupid, but in practice believe me this is the real useful function for that password.

   Then if in other ways, software or things of various kinds it would be possible to bypass the password by decrypting it, (I don't know how it's done, but they tell me it would be possible), well that's another matter that doesn't apply to this request, but it's certainly something not for the common user, but for programmers who are experts in decryption.

   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… more

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6. 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 more than 250%.")

   Export dialog could offer different options for dealing with grossly undre-res images or a global "low-resolution" preferences could be set to throw an error at the initial export command similarly to how it deals with missing or modified links.

   I understand that the Preflight panel is already designed to manage resolution issues. But I'm suggesting the option of a workflow where image upsampling happens only for a specific individual PDF output rather than permanently modifying linked source images.

   REASON:

   1. It can be time-consuming to review and override each error that a slightly under-resolution image will throw with modern highly-automated print workflows. (I mean, come on, can anyone see the difference between 280 and 300 ppi once printed? Of course not, but the press doesn't want the liability so throws automated errors if any image is even just 1% under the target resolution.)

   2. Sometimes it's necessary to use images that are not available at any additional resolution and require resampling to choose softness over pixelation. But it can be a nuisance to manage the multiple up-sampled assets hanging around after various uses ("Oh look! Here's a higher resolution version! Dangit, nope, it's just another upsample.") A source image would preferably remain at the actual original resolution since in most cases an upsampled image is made for a specific output.

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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… more

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7. 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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8. 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.

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9. 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 a solution thanks to helpful advice on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/indesign/comments/191ojvr/creating_a_pdf_with_visible_objects_that_do_not/), but the solution requires changing settings in the PDF after the export, which means that you have to redo it every time. It might be preferable to have an option on the layer options within InDesign, or a set of options in the export dialogue that can be saved as part of the preset. Not only would this make for a more comfortable user experience, but it would also save a lot of hassle figuring out how to do this in the first place, because it's not obvious that there wouldn't be a way to do it in InDesign and many things look like they would work until you try them.

   I've included an excerpt from the PDF to show how the result works and to better communicate how such a feature would be useful.

   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.

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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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
    FlyerFR
    Flyer_DE

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

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13. 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 these together in Acrobat to get the desired PDF. Being able to do this in one step exporting from InDesign would be great. Especially for those of us where manually creating a separate InDesign document devoid of color in some places, when there are sometimes hundreds of figure images, would be very time consuming.

    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… more

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14. 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.

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15. 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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16. 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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17. Share for Review should be Save To Adobe PDF Documents as PDF

    So I really like the idea of Share for Review but it can be very buggy sometimes and I feel like a lot of the missing or requested features can be found in Adobe Acrobat Online Documents. So instead of having the two seperate systems why not have Share for Review simple be export a PDF directly to the Document Cloud and eliminate the extra step of having to save as a PDF and then upload and or share to get it online for review as a PDF.

    The PDF would use whatever quality settings the user chooses and can then be commented directly and downloaded if needed.

    I think with the fact that Acrobat is widely available in the browser these days it would work since the only real benefit Review has is that Acrobat is not needed but who doesn't have some version of a PDF file reader.

    From a Adobe business side - they would save on maintaining two different systems - more if you count the fact that Illustrators version of share for review seems to work differently then InDesigns - Share for Review would work basically the same across Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop - People would get more exposure to Acrobat and may be seeing how useful it is would invest in Acrobat Pro.

    THe only main issue would be versions - does the system save a new PDF everytime - does it auto version it somehow if the name isn't changed - can comments from PDF review A be auto imported into PDF review B if the name is kept the same? Some kind of setup like that would also solve the missing feature of version control.

    It just feels like a waste to have two Systems that can do the same thing especially when one is still fairly new and not 100% there as far as features.

    So I really like the idea of Share for Review but it can be very buggy sometimes and I feel like a lot of the missing or requested features can be found in Adobe Acrobat Online Documents. So instead of having the two seperate systems why not have Share for Review simple be export a PDF directly to the Document Cloud and eliminate the extra step of having to save as a PDF and then upload and or share to get it online for review as a PDF.

    The PDF would use whatever quality settings the user chooses and can… more

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18. Exporting PDF Security Settings (Bug)

    When exporting documents to PDF where there are multiple layouts, there is a bug that happens when adding a Security Password to the PDF, where it will revert back to the original layout/all pages if you do not check it.

    So in essence if I only want to export layout 2, it will revert back and export all pages in the document after I input the Security details.

    A way around this issue is to make sure you put in the Security details and password first then go back to the General tab and input your settings. If you do the Security details last (which is usually the workflow since it is lower in the side menu) it will erase the General tab info.

    This is another step to remember to do if you are trying to export quickly which I think could easily be fixed.

    E.g to recreate the issue
    1. General tab - set range to export alt "layout 2"
    2. Go to Security and add in password
    3. Asks to re-put in password
    4. Go back to General and the alt layout will be back on layout 1/all pages

    When exporting documents to PDF where there are multiple layouts, there is a bug that happens when adding a Security Password to the PDF, where it will revert back to the original layout/all pages if you do not check it.

    So in essence if I only want to export layout 2, it will revert back and export all pages in the document after I input the Security details.

    A way around this issue is to make sure you put in the Security details and password first then go back to the General tab and input your settings. If you do… more

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19. Option to export PDF without creating a new folder.

    Ability to save a page as a PDF within an existing folder to make it easier to track versions I am sending to a client. It would let me keep my organization consistent with other Adobe products- where I track changes in the same folder with updated file names. The folders seems to be a recent feature that I do not have the ability to turn off and would like to see that as an option. Thanks!

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20. 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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