Adobe InDesign: Feature Requests
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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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A better, user friendly, way to create fractions
There should be an easier way to create a fraction beyond changing to an open type font that supports fractions. Something similar to what QuarkXpress does with its Make Fraction feature that can be applied to any font type at any font size.
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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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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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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.
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Support for conversion or migration of legacy Adobe pagemaker files
It would be nice if Adobe InDesign allows opening or showing conversion options for legacy Adobe Pagemaker PMD files
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New features for XML automation
Being able to insert instructions in an XML text to apply styles (object, paragraph, text) to the InDesign document or its parts when the XML file is loaded.
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Auto-size new option
It would also be useful for an anchored object to be able to set Auto-size to the width of the container object (e.g., in percentage), in a way similar to what is possible with CSS.
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Text Frame new options
It would be interesting if, in the Text Frame Options, there were an option to set a maximum size for both height and width. Thanks
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Merge paragraph styles to be able to use the functions of two styles at the same time
create a way that the attributes of one paragraph style can be applied to another paragraph style, so that a style that has certain attributes can be used in conjunction with other styles, thus avoiding the creation of multiple 'equal' paragraph styles just because at a certain point in the publication it has to have some difference.
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Display effective ppi and actual ppi of selected image at the Control panel
I'd like to see the effective ppi and actual ppi of an image displayed at the Control panel for easy of use. It's a very important information for me as I routinelly place several images on our publications and it's really cumbersome to have to open the Links panel or the Info panel just to check an image resolution while there's plentiful of unused space at the Control panel where this information could sit.
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LINKED TEXT BOXES - SEPARATE CONTENT FROM STYLES FORMATTING
CONTENT NEEDS TO FLOW THROUGH LINKED TEXT BOXES AS THE BOXES ARE RESIZED, OR CONTENT IS EDITED. EACH LINKED TEXT BOX SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A STYLE APPLIED TO THE BOX. RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO SELECT THE TEXT AND APPLY FORMATTING. BUT IF THE CONTENT FLOWS DIFFERENTLY, THIS HAS TO BE RE-DONE. PLEASE MAKE IT SO THAT WE CAN CLICK ON A TEXT BOX AND CHANGE THE STYLE JUST FOR THE TEXT BOX, AND WHATEVER CONTENT HAPPENS TO FLOW INTO IT. CASES WHERE THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE: YOU MIGHT HAVE CONTENT FLOWING ONTO DIFFERENT COLORED BACKGROUNDS…
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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…
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Include bit depth (8/16/32 bits per channel) as an item to be included in the Links panel (or at least in the Info panel).
I know that bit depth is included in XMP File Info but as this panel is modal (and overly high) it is tedious to fetch this information from there. It would be convenient to have both in Links and Info panels. Possibly these panels could be updated with other useful data, too,. This is useful as HDR is becoming increasingly popular, and while PDFs can include 32-bit images, I'd imagine they are problematic in press.
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Import images linked locally to creative cloud library from within any CC app
Currently if I want to use a new asset that I've downloaded or saved to desktop the process looks like this:
- Navigate to CC desktop app
- Navigate to existing CC library or create a new one
- Drag and drop assets from desktop into library
- Go to InDesign (or whichever app)
- Navigate to appropriate library
- Drag asset from library to working document
What I'd like is:
- Place item from desktop in document
- Select the asset in the Links panel
- Click "import to current library"
- Asset is imported directly to the library and the link is automatically updated to the library version…
1 vote
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