Adobe InDesign: Feature Requests
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Layers Panel: be able to Group two Objects that are already in a Group with more than two objects
I am creating flowcharts within InDesign as it seems to work better for me than in Illustrator. The Layers Panel allows me to do this. But I really, really wish I didn't have to do this workaround. These are my personal notes for future reference:
Grouping for complex assemblages of objects: creating a new group
This is needed because the Layers Panel won't allow you to group items deep in the Layers Panel, only if they're at the top level; you can't create a "Group within a Group."
- Use Layers Panel
- Keep two objects (doesn't matter what) off…2 votes -
Online publishing and interactivity needs importvments
1- make it responsive so it will fill in the screen
2- add navigation (TOC) on the side
3- better way to mange multiple publications, possibly folders..
4- Adding custom URL, for example: Comapnyname.com/issue 01
5- Allow publishing from another adobe ID, this would be great for teams so the publication isn't tied to one person. Maybe the publishing can be directly in the dashboard, for example: user login into the dash board, select new publication or exciting one, the click publish to get indesign file to be uploaded or opened on the computer and automatically published. this way we…2 votes -
Allow table row height of zero
Support hiding rows where all variables have blank results (like 6th row in a month calendar that is filled in with data merge from a txt file). That will allow the row to persist from year to year with the correct variables inserted into the right place, but allow manually hiding them (setting empty row height to zero) when the row appears empty (because the merged values are all blank)
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Things on the artboard moves when adding pages
I work on long documents and sometimes I have notes/objects/revisions for my team about the page to the side in the artboard. But adding pages moves the artboard and it's object away from the page and sometimes I don't notice for a while. I recognize there is a notes feature, but sometimes it's alternate versions of a table or object that need to be reviewed before implementation or are on hold. It would be a really useful toggle option.
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Include parent (master) page assignments in styles
When designing a book, every time I make a substantial amount of edits or add photos, it shifts all pages after it through smart reflow (which is great); HOWEVER, once the edits are done, part of my proofreading workflow is to then to manually. reassign CO master pages to chapter openings, "blank" to any blank verso pages preceding them, and Text to the pages that were shifted to the blank- and CO-assigned pages.
This happens EVERY TIME I make edits, and adds a SUBSTANTIAL amount of time to my workflow--unnecessarily, I believe.
I put this request on the InDesign forum…
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Data Merge for double-sided prints
Description
Allow Data Merge to generate fronts and backs across facing pages (e.g., page 1 fronts, page 2 backs) for multiple records.Why valuable?
It would eliminate manual workarounds when producing double-sided personalized items like event badges, saving time and reducing errors.Why is this valuable for me?:
I want to create double-sided badges for participants of an event.
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Vertical Type
Please add a Vertical Type tool like the one that is in Illustrator and Photoshop. The method of typing each letter on a line and returning after each is fine, but more time-consuming than it needs to be. The other method, using Type on a Path with a straight line and the stair step effect, does not produce aligned text.
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Make new features available in all language versions of InDesign.
So, today InDesign 20.3 was released, including among other things the feature of converting PDF files to InDesign files, a feature that has previously been available in beta versions.
Now, for some unknown reason the feature is available only in English language versions of InDesign, which follows previous examples, where things as Style packs also doesn't seem to make it into other language versions.
My simple feature request is to stop this discrimination and make these features available across the board. There can be no logical reason why things as PDF conversion should be available only in English versions.
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Add AI-Powered Natural Language Processing (NLP) Engine for InDesign with Full Persian Language Support
InDesign is a powerful tool for multilingual publishing, but it still lacks smart support for right-to-left languages like Persian (Farsi).
We propose integrating an AI-powered Natural Language Processing (NLP) engine—especially with Persian language capabilities—to help automate and enhance the typesetting process.
🔍 Key Features this engine could offer:
Automatic detection and correction of text language (Arabic → Persian).
Intelligent number conversion (Arabic, Persian, or Latin based on text context).
Auto-insertion of half-spaces (نیمفاصله) where appropriate.
Smart paragraph and character styling suggestions based on content type.
AI-based proofreading and grammar suggestions.
Content-aware layout and reflow recommendations.
Summarization and auto-captioning tools.
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Add a note for paragraph and character styles
Add a text field (doesn't need to be really long, maybe 255 characters?) to allow users to make notes about their styles!
3 votes -
convert metadata description to alt text
It would be so helpful if there was an option for image metadata like "description" or "keywords" could be imported as the alt text. Right now we need to go click on every picture to type it in for every document that image is used in and it is time consuming. If I could just add a description in the image in bridge/photoshop and then have that imported as alt text, it would save so much time trying to reprocess all our documents to be accessible.
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numbering and sections export without prefix
Very often I include several different documents in one Indesign file, and then export by sections. The downside is that exporting by section includes the prefix in the PDF page numbers, and I have to manually remove the prefix in acrobat. It would be awesome if that feature could be optiona, similar to how it's optional to "include the prefix when numbering pages" which prevents the text variables page numbers from including the preflix.
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Change Image and Text when I publish project with text anchor
I need to be able to have the first page of the project as an image and also write in my own text in the Text Anchor when publishing online. I need to present this via email and whatsapp.
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Incorporate a feature in the view dropdown that lists all the languages used within a document
I work with documents from an international company and even though the document looks like English it can use several different languages. I need to identify those languages and change them to English USA. A dropdown option that lists all the languages used within the same document would be incredibly helpful. As of now I have to use the find / replace tool to guess what languages may be used and replace them. Sometimes it can be upwards of five different languages.
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Allow InDesign files on Adobe Cloud Services accessible to InDesign Cross-Referencing feature
InDesign doesn't allow InDesign files stored on Adobe's cloud system to utilize its powerful cross-reference feature. All the files must be kept on the local drive in order to utilize cross referencing. Adobe is encouraging us to store all our files in their cloud system (formerly CC), but doing so removes the possibility from cross-referencing information or even cross-referencing page numbers in a table of contents in Long Document multi file projects like books.
Adobe support says "I would like to inform you that you may not cross references with the other InDesign cloud document , how ever we are…
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Please create an option in Layout > Table of Contents to "Clear Character Styles" for the "Styles in Table of Contents."
Currently (v19.5 in 2024), any Paragraph Styles used in the "Styles in Table of Contents" carries over any associated Character Styles, which makes a real mess of the ToC Entries. We can manually reapply the ToC style to the entries after updating it, but there should be an option to automatically clear character styles from the Paragraph Styles added to the ToC.
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insert "current date" like MS Word does.
insert "current date" like MS Word does.
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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.
4 votes -
Default Sync of All Settings Across CC Applications
Could you please enable the option to save all presets, windows, keyboard shortcuts, and all personalized settings, including Photoshop actions, brushes, and similar configurations, under the CC account? Ideally, this should be the default setting, so that after every installation, all settings for all applications, including color profiles and similar configurations, are fully copied. It's unbelievable that this hasn’t been working this way for a long time.
It would also be great if there was an option to export settings or share them across different accounts.
5 votes
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