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  1. why can I not snap InDesign using MacOS window snapping features?

    I am unable to snap two adobe products side by side using the new MacOS Sequoia update. I can snap every app on my Macbook except adobe products. as you can see in the screenshot I have snapped my music app window to the right but adobe indesign is unable to snap. Please can you fix this annoying bug?

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  2. 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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  3. Make break line possible to numbering

    When creating a numbered list, I would be able to force a break line after the numbering, as we are able to put tab or spacings

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  4. New Project Window, please sync with Main Window

    1. I create a New Window for the project I'm working on, and place it on a second monitor. I do this to see the presentation mode while I edit. But when I move to new pages/spreads on the Main Window, this is not reflected in the New Window. That's not a big problem if I've moved one or two spreads. But if I have moved by a hundred pages on the Main Window, it takes a long time to move the New Window these 100 pages too.

    2. It would be a really nice feature if InDesign had a Presentation Mode…

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  5. Allow data merge placeholders to be used directly in QR Code URL & Text

    Data merge placeholders like <<Sample URL>> do not work when used in QR Codes.

    That would be cleaner and easier to use than the current data merge which requires the syntax described on https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/data-merge.html

    The Edit QR Code dialog should be improved to support these placeholder values.

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  6. 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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  7. Add Options to remove bleeds and cropmarks while Import PDF comments

    Sometimes I get PDF files with corrections to be applied to the next printing addition.
    Usually publishers apply such corrections to the production PDF, with format cropmarks .
    InDesign can import the PDF without bleeds and crop marks (as you turn on the import options), But.... unfortunately PDF Comments, there is no such option that you can opt out of crop marks and bleeds, etc.

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  8. "indent to here" to have a choice for how many lines to indent

    "indent to here" to have a choice for how many lines to indent

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  9. Add option to open current working folder when using "relink" option

    Hello,

    can we please have an option to open/search in current working folder (where the .indd is saved) when using relink function, rather than opening previously used links folder.

    make it a toggle option for users that prefer its current state

    Peter

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  10. By clicking in a file that does not exists anymore, it vanishes from recent items.

    It would be perfect if the Indesign home interface behaved like Photoshop's: by clicking on a file that does not exist anymore, it just vanishes from recent items, helping to keep less cluttered.

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  11. Examine an Existing PDF and Use Its Exporting Settings

    Add the ability for Indesign (and other PDF-creating CSS apps) to read the settings used to create an existing PDF.

    I understand that this would require new PDF format feature: the ability to store the PDF creation settings in a PDF file directly. (I've added that suggestion as "Include PDF Export Settings in PDF Files" under the Acrobat feature request section.)

    The goal is for a user to be able to easily export a new PDF with the same export settings as those of an existing PDF—something which is currently frustratingly difficult to do.

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  12. Can InDesign assign attributes automatically in the XML while exporting it for translation purposes to identify new and translated content.

    InDesign shoudl assign unique attributes automatically in the XML while exporting it for translation purposes to diffentiate the new and already translated content in the file.

    When there is an update to an already translated file, and when we need to extract and resend the XML file which contains both the new content and the already translated content, the XML should contain unique attributes for the body content or must atleast have an option to tag the translated content with one specific attribute and the new content with a different one so that the translation team can identify the differences…

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  13. Dark Theme: more contrast for sliders

    For the darkest InDesign theme (which I love and use all the time) increase the contrast between the slider and the slider tray. I always have a hard time finding the slider. This is not so much a problem on the monitor in my office, but traveling with a laptop in different lighting conditions it's sometimes impossible to find the slider.

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  14. Restore several links to a Library

    Create a function to update the links in the Libraries in the same way as for a local folder.
    I had to move my libraries to a new Cloud following a change of plan. All the links no longer work. Even if I give the path to a link, INDD isn't able to restore the other links in the same library as it can in a local folder. I have thousands of links to restore manually!

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  15. Allow Text to Image to create non-standard image sizes, regardless of aspect ratio (i.e. make “frame dimensions” actually work for any size)

    Being able to use Text to Image to actually create a graphic that honors the “frame size” option would be a game changer. Often when laying out copy I have incidental space left over that would be perfect for a graphic, but does not conform to standard aspect ratios. Especially for long, thin areas such as header or footer images, cropping produces an “unreadable” image, and no amount of fiddling will change that.

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  16. 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…

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  17. Image to Text - Save images

    Currently there is no direct way to download and save an image created by using the AI "Image to Text" tool. The document has to be packaged and then the images used will be saved in that package. However, it would be great if there was a "download or save" option in the drop-down menu of each image you've chosen to use - this way you can name it and save it directly to a suitable folder for later use.

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  18. Article panel should help in showing items as ‘marked’

    Like there is an option for xml structure to show colors of marked frames there should be a similar option for frames and stories that are already present in the article panel.
    If MadeToTag can do it, Adobe should be able too.

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  19. Specify Column Widths (and More) in Table Style

    It would be very helpful to be able to specify column widths in the table style, i.e., in situations where there are multiple tables with the same headers.

    I have a document with c.60 tables with the same headers and column widths. I have to individually set the width of all eight, in my case, columns in each table. It would be so much easier if I could set up a table style with each column width specified, i.e., column 1: 14mm, column 2: 33mm, column 3… you get the idea.

    That's roughly 480 times I have to enter a…

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  20. "Create Outlines" should automatically "convert bullets and numbering to text" first.

    Currently you have to remember to select "Convert bullets and numbering to text" before you also select "Create Outlines." This should not be a two part process as there would never be a time when a designer would suddenly want the bullets and numbers to disappear when making outlined text for a printer.

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