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  1. SVG import

    Ability to import .svg files just like any other vector format (.ai, .pdf, .eps, etc.)

    251 votes

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    46 comments  ·  Layout/Graphics etc  ·  Admin →
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  2. 'Apply Similar Filter' character addition

    As already used in Photoshop and Illustrator, the 'Apply Similar Filter' to text and character seems like a logical step, given that InDesign is a primarily text heavy application, being able to select similar fonts would be a must in my books.

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    2 comments  ·  Text and Type  ·  Admin →
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  3. Preserve filename on PDF export

    This is a common issue having looked around the internet for a solution...

    PDF export uses the name of the file up until the point where a user changes the name of the PDF before export, then saves the file after the export is done. That changed name is then written into the file and used as this is the expected behaviour.

    However, this becomes an issue if you are repurposing the same artwork at different sizes (for example) where you have to manually override the filename on each export.

    It would be great if a future InDesign build had…

    65 votes

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    24 comments  ·  PDF Export  ·  Admin →
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    Completed  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

    The feature to “Preserve Filename on PDF Export” was introduced in InDesign 2019 in the PDF Export dialog.
    The option is called “Use InDesign Document Name as the Output Filename”.

    Marking this Feature Request as Completed.

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    Adobe InDesign team

  4. Allow Data Merge to use .csv with semicolon separated text

    Currently one has to use tab separated text (.txt) or comma separeted text (.csv). When using the .csv-export from Excel, it generates semicolons as separators, which is helpful because there may be a comma inside a table cell. So it would be helpful to use this text directly in InDesign.
    This might be an issue only in the German version of Excel/InDesign, but it causes a lot of trouble.

    8 votes

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    1 comment  ·  Long Document Features  ·  Admin →
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  5. Vertical lines between text frame columns

    Add an option to add vertical lines between text frame columns (with, of course, options to choose line weight, color, etc).

    143 votes

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  6. Dynamic endnotes

    Please add dynamic endnotes, and the ability to import them form MS Word as a dynamic not static endnotes.

    32 votes

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    15 comments  ·  Text and Type  ·  Admin →
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    Completed  ·  Anonymous responded

    This is now available in the latest version of InDesign.

  7. PLEASE!!!! The most powerful design app in the world, and after all these years STILL no HSB in the color picker.

    Hue, saturation and value are by far the best ways to create and use color, in nearly anything. All of the other color selections/spaces (CMYK, RGB, LAB, etc) should flow from there, secondarily. Illustrator and Photoshop have always supported HSB(V), and yet as amazing a design tool as InDesign is – it still doesn't. Many of us have been asking for years, and I'm surprised that there aren't more requests ... I think many of us have given up. You can do it, Adobe! You would make a lot of designers very happy, and add a very powerful missing feature…

    149 votes

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    23 comments  ·  Colors/Swatches  ·  Admin →
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    Completed  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

    HSB option has been added to Color Picker and other panels for better experience.
    Please try out InDesign’s latest update Id 16.0.

    Let us know your feedback in the comments.

    Regards,
    Abhinav Kaushik (AK)

  8. Create a more functional font menu please!

    Make the fonts menu more functional.

    Show larger font samples
    Let user see selected text or custom text as sample text (instead of just using "sample")
    Ability to sort between serif, san-serif, decorative, handwritten, etc. Even if this means user needs to create "tags" to organize their own font libraries.

    See the typekit website or any website that sells fonts. Do it like that.

    12 votes

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    Completed  ·  Anonymous responded

    The above functionality apart from having a different Sample text for font is now available in the latest version of InDesign i.e. InDesign CC 2018

  9. Verlaufsfelder lassen sich nicht gruppieren. (Gradients cannot be grouped)

    Make a folder for gradients like you can do for colors.

    5 votes

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