Adobe InDesign: Feature Requests
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Paragraph Rules/Underline Skip Ink
Can Paragraph Rules/Underlines be updated to have a 'skip ink' feature, similar to how figma works.
For example, if I wanted to add a rule/underline below the word "example", I could choose for the line to go through the letter p or to skip any descenders adding in a gap to the line.
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Text variables with autosize frame
Please add a feature to InDesign so that text frames with auto-size enabled will function properly when text variables are inserted into them. This would eliminate the need to convert the displayed text variable to regular text, while still allowing the frame to auto-size normally.
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Ignore hidden pages when creating Share for Review link
I occasionally keep different versions of a given page hidden in my document in case I need them later. However, when creating a Share for Review link, I have to make sure I delete the hidden pages each time otherwise they will export in the Share for Review preview and confuse my reviewer.
Can you please add functionality into Share for Review so it will not export any pages that are hidden when creating a share link?
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Allow Alternate Layouts to map onto existing styles and to be applied to new pages
I frequently produce publications that require several very different sizes with the same content, it makes sense for our workflow to keep every size in a single file using Alternate Layouts, with the content linked so a change made once can be carried through. Creating an Alternate Layout already takes a set of pages and uses liquid page rules to adapt them to a new size and margins, which works, but I'd like to request two extensions to that feature.
First, when creating an Alternate Layout, give the option of letting the styles be mapped onto an existing set of…
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1 vote
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multi monator setup the share for review pannel never appears for
With a multi monitor setup the share for review comments panel never appears on the same screen as the InDesign window.
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Spread View Lock to keep it from shifting all the time.
Need to stop the spreads from moving and zooming on their own. When working on two-page spreads on a large monitor, we don't need Adobe to keep moving our spreads around creating more work. Dragging a photo from a second monitor will automatically scoot the spread over for no reason. Also hyperlinking to new page will center that page recentering the spread for no reason. Mouse scroll wheel will often accidentally scoot the spread unintentionally and would be great to lock the spread view.
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Add "2" pages as default option to Add Pages rather than "1".
1 page as the default adds no value when writing hundred page books. Need to add "2" pages 99% of the time and have to take our hands off the mouse each time to add pages. Either all the default to be changed or add a "page up" button to change the page count without having to take your hand off the mouse to use the keyboard. Adding 2 pages is a new spread, adding 1 page just shuffles all the pages in the document.
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[ID-4284726] Add a German native-speaker & InDesign power user to your team to make proper and consistent translations
There were many small and big issues with incorrect translations within InDesign in the past.
Three examples:
– »tracking« was (correctly) translated to Laufweite at one occasion in InDesign but (totally wrong) to Verfolgung at a different place.
– »KI-generierte Inhalte« (wroing) and »Beschreibung von KI generiert« (correct)
– epub:type was translated to epub:Schrift instead of epub:TypPlus: German text is mostly longer than english, so it sometimes does not fit into the UI.
Consulting a German native-speaker who is also a InDesign power user would be great to make a better InDesign for the big number of German speaking…
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Option to set triple click to select the line WITHOUT selecting the new paragraph symbol
Sometimes you just want to copy the line without having to delete the new paragraph start ever time you paste.
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ID Plugin App for ChatGPT
I am an independent author and publisher using Adobe InDesign to prepare books for print and digital publication.
I strongly encourage Adobe to prioritize an official InDesign integration with ChatGPT. I need a conversational interface that can work directly with an InDesign document, inspect the full layout, adjust paragraph and character styles, manage parent pages, preserve Hebrew and right-to-left text, identify overset text and page-flow problems, update the table of contents, run preflight checks, and help export a print-ready PDF.
The current InDesign interface has a difficult learning curve for independent writers who need professional book production but are not…
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Can a PDF Be Converted Back to an INDD File?
Hi!
I only have a PDF, not the original InDesign file. Is there a reliable way to convert it back to an editable .INDD document survival race ?
Has anyone tried a tool that works well? I'd love to hear your recommendations!
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Add Navigator to inDesign, exactly like the one in Photoshop (Window>Navigator). Thanks.
Navigator in inDesign, please, like Photoshop or Illustrator.
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Add "First Paragraph Options" within Paragraph Styles
Feature Request:
Introduce a new section within Paragraph Style Options called "First Paragraph Options" (similar to how "Drop Caps and Nested Styles" works). This would allow users to define specific formatting rules that apply only to the very first paragraph in a consecutive sequence of paragraphs sharing the exact same style.The Problem:
Currently, when a style is applied to multiple consecutive paragraphs, any formatting specific to the opening paragraph requires creating a separate, dedicated paragraph style.A classic example is book typesetting:
- The first paragraph of a chapter or section should not have a first-line indent, while all subsequent…
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Support Multiple PDF Preset Exports During File Packaging
The Problem:
Currently, when finalizing a project, designers must manually run multiple export cycles. We have to export a clean "Proof" PDF (no crops/bleeds) for client approval, and then a "Print" PDF (with crops/bleeds) for the press vendor. Doing this separately for every single job adds unnecessary clicks, wastes time, and introduces the risk of human error (e.g., forgetting to update one of the PDFs after a last-minute edit).
The Requested Feature:
Expand the "Package" dialog box settings to allow users to select multiple PDF Output Presets simultaneously via checkboxes.
When the user hits "Package," InDesign should automatically generate all…
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Make Swatch Groups moveable in the swatches panel
Swatch groups are currently always at the bottom of the swatches panel and can't be moved around. Loose, single swatches are sometimes less important than the ones in groups. So being able to have a group at the top of the panel would be beneficial in situations where the swatches panel is small.
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Request for Native HEX Color Support in Adobe InDesign for Modern Digital Workflows
I would really like the ability to use HEX color values directly in InDesign. I understand that InDesign is primarily designed with print workflows in mind, where CMYK and spot colors are the standard, but more and more of us are working in hybrid or fully digital environments.
As teams continue to move their entire design workflows into Adobe Creative Cloud, having better support for digital-first color systems would make a big difference. Being able to input HEX codes natively would help bridge the gap between design tools and web or UI workflows, where HEX is the standard.
It would…
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Feature Request: Use Alternate Layout Name as Export File Name When exporting documents from InDesign (especially to JPG, PNG, PDF, or othe
Feature Request: Use Alternate Layout Name as Export File Name
When exporting documents from InDesign (especially to JPG, PNG, PDF, or other formats), it would be extremely useful to have an option to automatically use the Alternate Layout name as the exported file name.
Many designers use Alternate Layouts to manage different languages, formats, or versions within a single document. Currently, although each layout has a name, that information is not available during export, forcing users to rename files manually or rely on scripts.
Suggested option:
Add a checkbox in the Export dialog:
Use Alternate Layout name as file name…1 vote -
Urdu and Arabic users migrating from InPage to Adobe InDesign face a major usability issue with RTL cursor navigation. Currently, in RTL te
Urdu and Arabic users migrating from InPage to Adobe InDesign face a major usability issue with RTL cursor navigation.
Currently, in RTL text:
- Right Arrow moves cursor visually left
- Left Arrow moves cursor visually rightWhile technically correct under Unicode bidi logic, this behavior is unintuitive for many professional Urdu newspaper designers who are accustomed to InPage-style visual cursor navigation.
Request:
Please add an optional preference:"Visual RTL Cursor Navigation"
so users can choose:
1. Logical movement (current behavior)
2. Visual movement (InPage-style)This would greatly improve Urdu, Arabic, and Persian publishing workflows.
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Restore color books
For some reason, I am not able to add one of the preset colourbooks to my files. I had help from an Adobe employee and finally he reached the conclusion individual colours needed to be added one by one. This is insane. I want to be able to access these colour books! Please restore so they can be added to the Swatches window!
2 votes
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