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1. Gutter control on spreads for facing-pages layout that require bleed on the inside edges

   There are several requests for this that don't use correct terminology, so I'm going to add this one to hopefully consolidate votes on this long overdue feature. When working on facing-page projects that are not bound with glue, it is imperative that graphics and color that goes to the inside edge have bleed into the gutter. There is no gutter bleed support for parent pages in InDesign, requiring us to create two spreads with bleed across the gutter from either side to support pages that need that gutter bleed on export. Then we have to separate the pages in the layout so that the gutter is accessible on every page that has graphics or color to the inside edge. This is a massive amount of work for something that should be build into the spreads. We should be able to create facing page spreads with a gutter that we can then bleed our design into. Please, please, please add this! I'm so tired of the workarounds, which require twice as many parent spreads and the constant shuffling of pages to keep track of necessary gutter bleed. I've been using ID since version 1.

   There are several requests for this that don't use correct terminology, so I'm going to add this one to hopefully consolidate votes on this long overdue feature. When working on facing-page projects that are not bound with glue, it is imperative that graphics and color that goes to the inside edge have bleed into the gutter. There is no gutter bleed support for parent pages in InDesign, requiring us to create two spreads with bleed across the gutter from either side to support pages that need that gutter bleed on export. Then we have to separate the pages in the… more

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2. Regarding the InDesign file font pointing confusion: Wish Adobe would provide 3 options.

   Regarding the InDesign file font pointing confusion:
   Wish Adobe would provide 3 options.
   I receive InDesign files from a lot of different people when I'm actually working.
   Although they are all packaged and given to me later, they also copy all the fonts into the Documents Fonts directory.
   However, when I open them, some of the fonts in the files do not point to Documents Fonts, but to the “C:windows\fonts” directory, and the fonts have changed and become different from the previous one, and sometimes they are not even prompted.

   Some of the fonts I have on my computer may have the same name, but the versions may be different, and they may even be very different.

   This is quite dangerous.

   I very much hope, InDesign will have such a font management feature:
   1. intelligent selection (suitable for the same computer to deal with their own packaged files), requiring the first point to documents, missing fonts and then point to C:\windows\fonts
   2. forced to point to C:\windows\fonts directory (suitable for their own A and B between the two computers, dealing with their own files)
   2. forced to point to the Document fonts directory (suitable for handling other people's packaged files)

   The current version of Indesign, using the first program, often appear to point to the wrong, even if the same computer, when you install a new version of the font, or the same file, you copy to the B computer, and then copied back to the initial A computer, there may be a lack of fonts.

   Regarding the InDesign file font pointing confusion:
   Wish Adobe would provide 3 options.
   I receive InDesign files from a lot of different people when I'm actually working.
   Although they are all packaged and given to me later, they also copy all the fonts into the Documents Fonts directory.
   However, when I open them, some of the fonts in the files do not point to Documents Fonts, but to the “C:windows\fonts” directory, and the fonts have changed and become different from the previous one, and sometimes they are not even prompted.

   Some of the fonts I have on my computer may… more

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3. Copy-Paste between Illustrator and InDesign

   Unfortunately, it is no longer possible since version 2024. Copy and paste vector files from Illustrator into InDesign as vector files and continue editing there. This is very bad for a smooth workflow. It would be good that in the future this would be possible again simply via copy and paste.

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4. Make it possible to (gradually) lock pages in the pages panel

   That is a nice way to disinguish pages that are finished and pages that need work. An, off course, to prevent pages from changing.

   I understand there are some challenges, like multipage stories and master items, but maybe the lock function should take that into account, a dialog that gives the user the choice: 'The pages you are going to lock contain parts of stories that are connected to unlocked pages. Do you want InDesign to split those stories? Or do you want a 'soft lock' that locks all positions, but allows text to reflow?'

   And then: a fully locked page will have a black padlock icon, and a smart / soft locked page may have a gray padlock. Or something.

   That is a nice way to disinguish pages that are finished and pages that need work. An, off course, to prevent pages from changing.

   I understand there are some challenges, like multipage stories and master items, but maybe the lock function should take that into account, a dialog that gives the user the choice: 'The pages you are going to lock contain parts of stories that are connected to unlocked pages. Do you want InDesign to split those stories? Or do you want a 'soft lock' that locks all positions, but allows text to reflow?'

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5. "automatic image connection refresh" routine in connection tab

   Searching for several failing image connection to get all connections actual is time consuming.

   By pointing to an entire volume - the herewith proposed idea of an "automatic image connection refresh" routine should be able to search an entire volume for "exact" hits - and refreshing them.

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6. Online games recommendations

   Hello everyone! Wanna ask you about good games to play online. Do you have some recommendations?

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7. Non-Linear History and Undos - By page

   Much like paste, paste into, paste in place, undos should be able to have some added features. Photoshop has non-linear history, which feels confusing to undo a brush from 10 steps ago. However, InDesign would greatly benefit from current page specific history, undos, searching, text, edits etc.

   An example, my workflow for placing graphics and prepping captions in a document, is to do one task at a time page by page. I also use transform again individually to apply things like rotation to existing graphics, or frame fitting if I'm placing a graphic somewhere. When placing a graphic into an existing frame, I may advance to the next several pages to place the rest before reformatting everything. In order to review that I made the appropriate changes, I may need to undo 20 steps to see what happened, jumping around in the document as I undo.

   If each page were able to keep it's own history, each would function like a single document and be easy to see changes all at once. Search, edit locking(disabling keystrokes on non active pages), would also benefit from modifying InDesign documents incorrectly. Of course, if you did this I'm going to ask for artboard specific history as well, but In my mind, both would be accessible, similar to paste vs paste in place.

   Much like paste, paste into, paste in place, undos should be able to have some added features. Photoshop has non-linear history, which feels confusing to undo a brush from 10 steps ago. However, InDesign would greatly benefit from current page specific history, undos, searching, text, edits etc.

   An example, my workflow for placing graphics and prepping captions in a document, is to do one task at a time page by page. I also use transform again individually to apply things like rotation to existing graphics, or frame fitting if I'm placing a graphic somewhere. When placing a graphic into an… more

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8. InDesign Parent Pages panel. Ordering Parent page designs by dragging them up or down. Needs an insert indicator to verify placement.

   I have encountered this issue frequently. When I need to reorder a Parent design to change its list order it is imprecise as to whether I am placing the item (over or under) another Parent design or (on top of.) In many cases you only need to reorder an item, without inadvertently embedding one Parent on another. There should be an indication such as a placement line or arrow to confirm a safe repositioning of the item.

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10. Update Hyperlinks after destination file rename

    Hi there and thanks for this wonderful tool!

    Usually I always find a way to do what I want thanks to ExtendScript which is just amazing.

    However in this case it seems that it's not possible (https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/target-the-source-hyperlink-destination-document-of-an-hyperlinks/m-p/11498930)

    I am now working on a very long document that we split in three .indd files and have dozens of hyperlinks in each file to jump from one file to another.

    Let's say they are called:

    P_EN_v1.0.indd
    Q_EN_v1.0.indd
    R_EN_v1.0.indd
    

    If we find things to update in those files then we would like to share new versions with attendants to our event as new set of files that are named differently from the previous ones. So we would call them for instance:

    P_EN_v2.0.indd
    Q_EN_v2.0.indd
    R_EN_v2.0.indd
    

    However, as soon as files are renamed, all the hyperlinks are broken and need to be redefined by hand one by one. The error shown after renaming is:

    Hyperlink destination document not found. Please verify the
    document's location in the Hyperlinks panel before choosing
    this hyperlink.
    

    Not only the destination file path is lost, but also the name of the "Hyperlink Destination", so one needs to be very careful to re-link every single Hyperlink to its proper destination, and given we have dozens and dozens this can be very error prone.

    It would be very useful if there was a way to say that file P_EN_v1.0.indd was renamed as P_EN_v2.0.indd, and therefore update all Hyperlinks that are pointing to v1.0 to point to v2.0 in a single operation.

    According to the forum discussion linked above it is not possible to achieve this through scripting, but only through exporting as IDML, doing a find&replace and exporting again as INDD.

    However it seems to me that this should be supported by InDesign itself, since renaming files should be a harmless enough thing to do. Otherwise as soon as I start linking I am actually deadlocking myself to forever use the file names as they are or have to relink everything.

    And in case of an event like us where every day we update the file and have a new set with v1.0, v1.1, v1.2, v2.0, and so on, and each file has dozens of links, that would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you so much for reading this far,

    Have a great day!

    Hi there and thanks for this wonderful tool!

    Usually I always find a way to do what I want thanks to ExtendScript which is just amazing.

    However in this case it seems that it's not possible (https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/target-the-source-hyperlink-destination-document-of-an-hyperlinks/m-p/11498930)

    I am now working on a very long document that we split in three .indd files and have dozens of hyperlinks in each file to jump from one file to another.

    Let's say they are called:

    P_EN_v1.0.indd
    Q_EN_v1.0.indd
    R_EN_v1.0.indd
    

    If we find things to update in those files then we would like to share new versions with attendants to our event… more

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11. Move page and articles between documents (accessibility)

    If I design a page of my document seperately, I want to be able to move the severed page into my document, and also import the articles included in that document.
    It should be optional, like the option to keep layers intact when copying objects between documents - maybe with a setting that allows me to say "copy articles" and a checkmark I can set.

    For expample:
    Right now, if I design a complex starting page for a long document seperate from the rest of the document (for example if a colleague creates the document), I have to re-do the articles after inserting the page into the other document.

    If I design a page of my document seperately, I want to be able to move the severed page into my document, and also import the articles included in that document.
    It should be optional, like the option to keep layers intact when copying objects between documents - maybe with a setting that allows me to say "copy articles" and a checkmark I can set.

    For expample:
    Right now, if I design a complex starting page for a long document seperate from the rest of the document (for example if a colleague creates the document), I have to re-do the… more

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12. Paste where you click

    When you copy an element and paste it with the shortcut Cmd+V, the paste is randomized.
    Would it be possible for this Cmd+V function to take into account the location of the last click on the work plan with the selection tool?
    For example, I want to place an existing circle that I want to copy to several locations. I could click exactly where I want to place it, do a Cmd+V, and it would be placed exactly where I clicked.
    This saves having to place it every time, especially if I have 20, 30 or even more circles to place on a page.

    When you copy an element and paste it with the shortcut Cmd+V, the paste is randomized.
    Would it be possible for this Cmd+V function to take into account the location of the last click on the work plan with the selection tool?
    For example, I want to place an existing circle that I want to copy to several locations. I could click exactly where I want to place it, do a Cmd+V, and it would be placed exactly where I clicked.
    This saves having to place it every time, especially if I have 20, 30 or even more circles to… more

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13. idml with preview pictures required

    I am not sure, couldn't find a solution - so i think its not possible yet.
    Please add function to embedd preview pictures to the idml-file.

    Our need: For distribution to an translation office, we send the idml-file PLUS an PDF to show what the the idml is showing.
    I know - with every more picture info the size is increasing, but with an option to choose "show preview picture in idml" it would be phenomenal.
    All info text+pic in one file would help the recipient to the see the same as you.

    Pictures are mandatory for translation office, as they need to see what you are describing.

    I am not sure, couldn't find a solution - so i think its not possible yet.
    Please add function to embedd preview pictures to the idml-file.

    Our need: For distribution to an translation office, we send the idml-file PLUS an PDF to show what the the idml is showing.
    I know - with every more picture info the size is increasing, but with an option to choose "show preview picture in idml" it would be phenomenal.
    All info text+pic in one file would help the recipient to the see the same as you.

    Pictures are mandatory for translation office, as… more

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14. Delete unused Parent Pages

    In complex documents some Parent pages can end up childless.
    It would be nice to let InDesign automatically detect those, and delete 'm in one go.

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15. Adjust pagenumbers if sheets are hidden

    It's a great feature to be able to hide sheets. But, if we do so, the automatic pagenumbers should adjust to the shown pages, not counting the hidden pages as well.

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16. Add additional alternate layouts to document

    The idea would require InDesign treats alternate layouts like normal Pages in a document so when I duplicate the page it creates all the additional alternate layouts for the new page.

    The links for the new Alternate pages would not link to the original page it was copied from, but the links across the new alternate page will still be linked.

    It would also allow you to move the pages up and down the document and keep all the alternate layouts together.

    This would make alternate layouts much more usable.

    I currently have a template setup with a range of alternate layouts for different social media platforms, however I can't duplicate the pages with alternate layouts already setup, I either have to start from scratch each alternate layout, Create a document with excess pages linked to alternate layout that I can be deleted if not required, or have multiple individual documents for one project for different mock-ups

    The idea would require InDesign treats alternate layouts like normal Pages in a document so when I duplicate the page it creates all the additional alternate layouts for the new page.

    The links for the new Alternate pages would not link to the original page it was copied from, but the links across the new alternate page will still be linked.

    It would also allow you to move the pages up and down the document and keep all the alternate layouts together.

    This would make alternate layouts much more usable.

    I currently have a template setup with a range of… more

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17. New “Hide Spread/Show Spread” feature: automatic page number adjustment

    I was excited to discover the new 'Hide Spread/Show Spread' feature in InDesign. Page numbers on visible spreads don’t adjust automatically when other spreads are hidden in the document. Thus the feature becomes useless for any document that uses page numbers – at least within my workflow.

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18. Improve Conversion of Adobe Illustrator Documents Into InDesign Documents

    It is a sad, sad day when you realize you built an entire library of corporate charts in the wrong Adobe app. And an even sadder day when you realize that converting Adobe Illustrator files into Adobe InDesign files is not straightforward. You will now spend hours creating text boxes, with copy-pasta-weary fingers... If only converting illustrator text to indesign text were easier... Alas, my fate is bound. Woe is me. I shall make a weak cry out for help to Adobe developers before I continue my trudging along in my pitiful sorrow.

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    I am trying to convert Illustrator files that are 1-2 US Letter 8.5x11" pages with Text and .svg graphics into Indesign. When I paste the content in, I get an error that says the data will be placed as EPS in order to avoid degraded performance. But I need the text to be editable because our translation service will only provide translations for indesign documents. I end up building it from scratch.

    Why its valuable:
    A way to assign incoming text boxes, lines, shapes, from Illustrator when pasted into InDesign would save me a lot of time. I need to do this for 48 documents.

    It is a sad, sad day when you realize you built an entire library of corporate charts in the wrong Adobe app. And an even sadder day when you realize that converting Adobe Illustrator files into Adobe InDesign files is not straightforward. You will now spend hours creating text boxes, with copy-pasta-weary fingers... If only converting illustrator text to indesign text were easier... Alas, my fate is bound. Woe is me. I shall make a weak cry out for help to Adobe developers before I continue my trudging along in my pitiful sorrow.

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    I am trying to convert Illustrator… more

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19. Please add new options in table/document for changing decimal and thousand separators globally

    Add some features in InDesign for changing the decimal and thousand separator globally. This will be very useful who work on multiple languages.

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20. 508 compliance PDF

    Add in “Preflight Profiles” for 508c Color Contrast Analyzer (CCA) error check mark.

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