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  1. Displaying docs side by side; use the whole screen

    I have two docs to either compare or take details from etc, I need them side by side, so I use the Window > Arrange option and have them in whatever config I need. They then resize to ⅔ the screen size next to each other. Then grabbing a corner to resize the window makes them jump all over the place. It works perfectly fine when I split a window (Window > Arrange > Split Window), it keeps the doc full size of the screen, so why not when tiling?

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  2. We need text variables whose values can change PER SECTION.

    I'm mystified that there's no way to (for example) specify a name for a section in a document. "Section marker" is not a solution, because you frequently need to use that to display a section NUMBER (which should also be a built-in marker).

    So I created a text variable called "section name," but found it was useless because there's no way to set a variable's value per section. Don't most document sections have names?

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  3. We need text variables whose values can change PER SECTION.

    I'm mystified that there's no way to (for example) specify a name for a section in a document. "Section marker" is not a solution, because you frequently need to use that to display a section NUMBER (which should also be a built-in marker).

    So I created a text variable called "section name," but found it was useless because there's no way to set a variable's value per section. Don't most document sections have names?

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  4. Scrollytelling! (InDesign Publish Online update request)

    It would be amazing if you added "scrollytelling" capabilities to Publish Online!

    Scrollytelling is the interactive, scrolling interactive online media that the NY Times and other sites use to craft stories in an engaging way. See Shorthand.com or Vev.design for examples. It seems like adding this functionality would bring life and added engagement to a piece of InDesign that I feel has been underserved for a while. How feasible is it to add Scrollytelling? Let's make it happen!

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  5. Add Native Slug Area and Mechanical Dimensioning Tools (Inspired by Mechanical Cubed + Illustrator's Dimensions Tool)

    As a freelance Production Designer and Creative with a fine arts background, I work across pharma, retail, and packaging—where detailed mechanicals, slug data, and precise dimension callouts are a daily necessity. One of the most essential—but frustratingly missing—features in InDesign is the ability to efficiently manage mechanical specs and slug information natively.

    To bridge this gap, many of us rely on plug-ins like Mechanical Cubed and Slug Cubed from Triple Triangle Inc. These tools automate the placement and consistency of critical production data—such as trim, bleed, dimensions, and job metadata—directly into the slug area.

    Interestingly, Adobe Illustrator already includes a…

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  6. Automatic French Punctuation Spacing Based on Language Settings

    In French typography, it is standard practice to insert a narrow non-breaking space before certain punctuation marks such as colons, semicolons, exclamation marks, and question marks. While InDesign correctly applies French hyphenation and dictionary rules when the language is set to French, it does not automatically handle these essential spacing conventions. This omission often leads to typographic issues such as widowed punctuation at the end of lines, especially in justified text. Currently, users must manually apply non-breaking spaces or rely on GREP styles and Find/Change routines to correct these. It would greatly enhance multilingual typesetting workflows if InDesign automatically inserted…

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  7. bigger preview for bullet thumbnail

    a button or option to have bigger thumbnail preview for bullets.

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  8. Besides entering coordinate values, does InDesign have a function to align two path points?

    For aligning one or two points, the best way is probably to enter coordinate values, but can it be a bit slow sometimes.

    Wouldn't it be cool to have this feature in the alignment panel.

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  9. Export from InDesign to Adobe Express with frames & keep the frames as frames not as shapes that can't be filled with photos or color.

    Export documents containing frames from InDesign to Adobe Express & keep the frames as frames not converting them to shapes that cannot be filled with photos or color.
    I'm working on a project with a document created in Adobe InDesign, which may have photos, fill colors, or be blank to fill in Adobe Express. When I export to Adobe Express, the frames convert into elements/shapes, preventing me from placing photos or changing the fill color. This limits my ability to design efficiently and uniformly. Recreating in Express or using new boxes and masking doesn't solve the issue, especially for custom…

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  10. Provide Options for Export to Express

    Please provide choices when using the export to Adobe Express function. Right now there are none, and I cannot directly export a high resolution, letter-sized, print-ready document into Express without dimension downsizing and image resolution loss.

    Having these options via a direct transfer into Express is critical to being able to quickly transfer current Indesign documents into correctly-sized, print-ready, editable templates for use bt non-design users at my organization.

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  11. It's not scientific, you can't set the units of the stroke by right clicking on the ruler?

    It's not scientific, you can't set the units of the stroke by right clicking on the ruler?

    It is highly recommended to add a stroke unit toggle on the right click of the ruler.

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  12. Numbering positions

    I'd like to be able to place numbering AFTER text, such as "Recommendation 1.2" and be able to cross-reference that in the appendix as "1.2", but all of the work-arounds I've seen are very clunky and prone to issues with long report documents.

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  13. Share for Review - needs added feature

    It would be extremely useful to be able to stop specific reviewers from commenting at a certain point - allowing others to continue. This would allow the wider group in an org. to comment - but then have the ringleader sort through their internal comments, accept them or remove them - then provide me (the designer) with a draft to make my edits from. Right now, people can still comment way after they have been told the commenting time is over.

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  14. What You Need to Know About the Qatar Airways Sylhet Office

    The Qatar Airways Sylhet Office provides customer support, ticketing, and reservation services for travelers in the region. Located conveniently in Sylhet, the office assists with flight bookings, travel queries, and loyalty programs. It connects passengers to Qatar Airways’ global network, ensuring a seamless and premium travel experience.
    Visit us : https://www.airlineofficefinder.com/qatar-airways/qatar-airways-office-in-sylhet/

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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. Data Merge for double-sided prints

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    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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  18. find pasted graphics

    Have a way to search for pasted graphics and to export them to be able to link them. I would like preflight to identify and let me know if the document contains pasted graphics. And, it would be great to export the graphic and link it.

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  19. 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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  20. It would be fantastic to have an AI agent built into InDesign which would check spelling, grammar and fact check text data.

    It would be fantastic to have an AI agent built into InDesign to check spelling, grammar and fact-check text data such as name spelling, dates etc. This would be a huge improvement.

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