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1. Cross-reference dialog: sortable picker / resizable window

   Every time I place a new cross-ref or edit a broken one, it opens that "Edit cross-ref" window, which is not resizable, where a lot of space is wasted and where the most import part, the list of headlines to pick from, is not the biggest part. Then I would select a paragraph style from that very small list on the left where some style names may even be wider than the list field. And when picking from the list on the right, it is not sorted aphabetically by default. Please put something we can click to sort. Imagine you have a list of 100+ entries there - it can take a while to find the one you want. This is a base feature lacking since many ID versions.

   Every time I place a new cross-ref or edit a broken one, it opens that "Edit cross-ref" window, which is not resizable, where a lot of space is wasted and where the most import part, the list of headlines to pick from, is not the biggest part. Then I would select a paragraph style from that very small list on the left where some style names may even be wider than the list field. And when picking from the list on the right, it is not sorted aphabetically by default. Please put something we can click to sort. Imagine you… more

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2. Layer palette extra option

   Some option where the palette could/would autoshow the active layer - specifically when you have a lot of layers. Currently have docs with 100+ layers.

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3. Open multiple files from the 'Open Recent' thumbnails page would really help speed up getting back into work flow

   From the 'Open Recent' screen, the ability to open multiple documents without having to go into the open dialogue would be great.

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4. beeing able to save document bounds (document preferences)

   I have this problem, that my workspace layout has pallettes docked to the right screenside. With multiple document windows set to non tabbed (see screenshot; red area), the initial opened window will extend under my pallettes (green area), making it impossible to see the scroll bar. Also the document page isnt centered (blue area), and objects on the pasteboard are dissapearing out of sight under my palettes (yellow area).

   I have this covered by a start-up script with an event-listener 'afterOpen': app.layoutWindows[0].bounds = [81, 40, 1357, 1762];

   But i'd like to see this as an option. Maybe in the document preferences.
   Quark had this by default, but that wasn a good idea, because document windows got completly out of sight, if you open a Quark-doc on a machine with different double-monitor layout.

   I have this problem, that my workspace layout has pallettes docked to the right screenside. With multiple document windows set to non tabbed (see screenshot; red area), the initial opened window will extend under my pallettes (green area), making it impossible to see the scroll bar. Also the document page isnt centered (blue area), and objects on the pasteboard are dissapearing out of sight under my palettes (yellow area).

   I have this covered by a start-up script with an event-listener 'afterOpen': app.layoutWindows[0].bounds = [81, 40, 1357, 1762];

   But i'd like to see this as an option.… more

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5. Put the Tab panel in the Text and Table section of the Window menu

   The good old Tabs are still standing strong, and they can still do stuff Tables and Character or Paragraph settings can't, like tab leader dots, align on specific characters, fill to right tabs, etc.

   But users are always looking for it under the Text and Table section in the Windows menu. I know, it might technically not behave completely like a regular window/panel. But it looks like a window, it moves like a window, so to most people it's a window...

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6. Glyphs panel

   Is there a way to fix the font selection drop down menu in InDesign so that it does not scroll out of the InDesign UI? I have limited room on my desk to set up my laptop with the second monitor so my laptop is setup in front of the second monitor instead of side-by-side. Unfortunately, this makes it difficult to use the glyphs panel. It scrolls off of the second monitor onto my laptop screen and keeps on going off of my laptop screen. I've attached a screenshot to show what I am referring to.

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7. Option to turn off Export your document to Adobe Express using the option under File > Export to Adobe Express.

   I would like to be able to turn off the Blue Popup Boxes that appear when I export pdf files. I have no use for Adobe Express, so telling me about it every time is distracting. Having a checkbox to disable these messages would be handy, or an option in preferences either.

   Option to turn off Export your document to Adobe Express using the option under File > Export to Adobe Express.

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8. Preserve the Book panel position on reopening

   When reopening a Book, the position and size of the corresponding panel is reset to default.

   I would like it would reopen with the same position and size that it had when closing it.

   Having to rearrange and reposition it each time is really stressful.

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9. When using Find/Replace, show how many instances were found.

   If I'm trying to find something in a document to modify it slightly, I'll use Find to find it. If there's only two instances of the thing occurring, than I can just quickly manually fix it. If there's 200 instances though, then I know I either need to be more specific in my search or start writing some GREP. The problem is that I have no way of knowing how many times the thing I'm looking for occurs, and if it's a lot I would have to click through "Find Next" an unknown number of times. When replacing items, there is a pop-up that tells me how many items were changed, but it would nice to know that number before I hit "Replace."

   This is also useful in catching mistakes, especially in cases where I made the change in all open documents, realize that my find+replace should not have caused 2,000 replacements, and now have to go into each document and ctrl+z.

   If I have a similar issue in Microsoft Word and use Find, Word shows me in a side panel how many times the thing I searched for occurs in the document, and then I can make decisions on how best to proceed.

   I don't think an entire side panel is necessary, but could you just add a line in the Find+Replace window or a pop-up that says "found 80 times" or whatever? Find+Replace has a pop-up that says how many items were replaced, but it would be helpful if I could know how many things I'm changing before I actually change it. If you think the pop-up would be annoying for every Find, maybe it could be an additional button next to "Find Next", like "Find How Many"? It would also be helpful if this highlighted every instance of the search in the document, but I'd settle for just a "found x times" message.

   If I'm trying to find something in a document to modify it slightly, I'll use Find to find it. If there's only two instances of the thing occurring, than I can just quickly manually fix it. If there's 200 instances though, then I know I either need to be more specific in my search or start writing some GREP. The problem is that I have no way of knowing how many times the thing I'm looking for occurs, and if it's a lot I would have to click through "Find Next" an unknown number of times. When replacing items, there… more

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10. See Page Content Order and Structure Types (as in Acrobat) in InDesign

    The InDesign/Acrobat accessible PDF workflow is a nightmare. Fixing reading order and tags in Acrobat is one particularly frustrating aspect of that nightmare.

    It would be very helpful – and a major time-saver because of these issues in Acrobat – to be able to see Page Content Order and Structure Types, as displayed in Acrobat when the Reading Order tool is active, in InDesign so that issues can be resolved BEFORE export to interactive PDF.

    A much more productive solution would be to have live updates in Acrobat as changes are made in InDesign. I'd be seriously impressed if you could get that to work. Forget rubbish AI-generated cartoons and concentrate on more practical issues, please. Improvements in the InDesign/Acrobat accessible PDF workflow are long, long, long overdue.

    The InDesign/Acrobat accessible PDF workflow is a nightmare. Fixing reading order and tags in Acrobat is one particularly frustrating aspect of that nightmare.

    It would be very helpful – and a major time-saver because of these issues in Acrobat – to be able to see Page Content Order and Structure Types, as displayed in Acrobat when the Reading Order tool is active, in InDesign so that issues can be resolved BEFORE export to interactive PDF.

    A much more productive solution would be to have live updates in Acrobat as changes are made in InDesign. I'd be seriously impressed if you… more

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11. Option to nuke the Share button from space

    Can you just get it done?

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12. Add context tool bar to normal workspace / change/fix position

    At the moment, the context tool bar can only be fixed in its position WITHIN the document window. So it always overlaps the page I am currently working on. That annoys me.

    In Photoshop, you can fix its position above the document window, within the normal toolbar.
    I would love to see this position ability in Indesign, too. And to be able to save that as a workspace option.

    Another issue is that if I switch Indesign to another screen (I am working with two monitors) while working, the context toolbar stays in the screen I used when starting Indesign. I have to close Indesign, open it again to be able to change the position of the context toolbar.

    And i would love a possibility to integrate the context toolbar within the normal toolbar. or maybe integrate it in the "Flash"-Menu (See last screenshot)

    At the moment, the context tool bar can only be fixed in its position WITHIN the document window. So it always overlaps the page I am currently working on. That annoys me.

    In Photoshop, you can fix its position above the document window, within the normal toolbar.
    I would love to see this position ability in Indesign, too. And to be able to save that as a workspace option.

    Another issue is that if I switch Indesign to another screen (I am working with two monitors) while working, the context toolbar stays in the screen I used when starting Indesign.… more

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13. Bookmarking files on home screen

    I'm often working on 10+ projects and probably 20+ files in Indesign at a time. Whenever I restart the computer or switch between projects, it takes time to navigate to the folder where I've saved the project and look at various collateral involved with the project as well as open the Indesign file.
    It would be great to have another section on the home screen under the Recent files to have Bookmark files. The logical place to put the bookmark function would be in the Files menu when you have the file open, but you can also put a shortcut in right clicking the document tab and putting bookmark there or having a little toggle star icon on the document tab itself.
    And it would be amazing if both the home screen bookmark section and home screen recent files section have the option to right click on the thumbnail and open in Explorer or Bridge so I can find my folders quickly without searching for them in Explorer.

    I'm often working on 10+ projects and probably 20+ files in Indesign at a time. Whenever I restart the computer or switch between projects, it takes time to navigate to the folder where I've saved the project and look at various collateral involved with the project as well as open the Indesign file.
    It would be great to have another section on the home screen under the Recent files to have Bookmark files. The logical place to put the bookmark function would be in the Files menu when you have the file open, but you can also put a shortcut… more

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14. Make Paste Remembers Layers the Default

    Make 'Paste Remembers Layers' the default. By default this is an option that must be selected, but this should be the default behavior. You will note the number of suggestions on this very forum for this feature that already exists. There is never going to be an occasion under which I do not want to paste to the original layer, and I often want to copy and paste multiple objects on different layers. However, this feature is well hidden in the layers panel menu options, disabled by default. Moreover 'Paste in Place' should likewise be the default. When would it ever be useful to randomly paste an object just somewhere on the page? It may not always be necessary to paste in place, but it will be the desired behavior more often than not. These should be default behaviors, optional to the user, but enabled by default.

    Make 'Paste Remembers Layers' the default. By default this is an option that must be selected, but this should be the default behavior. You will note the number of suggestions on this very forum for this feature that already exists. There is never going to be an occasion under which I do not want to paste to the original layer, and I often want to copy and paste multiple objects on different layers. However, this feature is well hidden in the layers panel menu options, disabled by default. Moreover 'Paste in Place' should likewise be the default. When would it… more

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15. Direct Select Tool select control points regardless of active object

    The direct selection tool should behave like a direct selection tool regardless of whether the object is currently selected. Currently, InDesign will treat the direct selection tool like the regular selection tool if an object is currently selected. This is broken UI. This is counterintuitive. The 'direct' selection tool should select control points regardless of whether the object is already selected. It should just grab control points or lines directly as indicated in the name of the tool. There are about a decade's worth of community posts about this issue, so maybe Adobe should fix it, now? What do you think? Do you think a direct selection tool should select control points directly in all situations? I sure do. Please, and thanks.

    The direct selection tool should behave like a direct selection tool regardless of whether the object is currently selected. Currently, InDesign will treat the direct selection tool like the regular selection tool if an object is currently selected. This is broken UI. This is counterintuitive. The 'direct' selection tool should select control points regardless of whether the object is already selected. It should just grab control points or lines directly as indicated in the name of the tool. There are about a decade's worth of community posts about this issue, so maybe Adobe should fix it, now? What do you… more

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16. Save state of checkbox "Preview" in dialogs, which since ages does resets after every maj/min-update – in contrast to the Preferences 😭

    A crazy idea, to not have the user do settings AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN!

    You cant tell me, there is noone angry with this behaviour. Or everybody has resignated after years, and has accepted this extremly bad UX, which you cant be proud of.

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17. 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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18. Remove the floating "help with a feature items"

    I wanted to share some feedback regarding a recent usability issue I’ve experienced across several Creative Cloud applications, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat.

    In recent updates, each of these programs has introduced tool-specific pop-up panels or hints that appear when a tool is selected. While I understand the intent is to offer helpful tips or highlight features, these pop-ups are consistently disruptive to my workflow. They frequently appear directly over the content I'm working on and are difficult to reposition. Even when I move them off the canvas, they often reset to their original (obstructive) location whenever I switch tools—requiring repeated effort to move them out of the way.

    The attached screenshot shows an example from this morning—I've had to move the pop-up off-canvas at least ten times in a single session, only to have it return again and again.

    Rather than floating over the workspace, a less intrusive solution might be to dock or slide these panels out from the tool selector on the left-hand side of the screen. That way, users can reference them when needed without them interfering with active work.

    While I appreciate feature enhancements, this particular change has negatively impacted my efficiency, and I’d love to see an option to reposition them more permanently.

    I wanted to share some feedback regarding a recent usability issue I’ve experienced across several Creative Cloud applications, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat.

    In recent updates, each of these programs has introduced tool-specific pop-up panels or hints that appear when a tool is selected. While I understand the intent is to offer helpful tips or highlight features, these pop-ups are consistently disruptive to my workflow. They frequently appear directly over the content I'm working on and are difficult to reposition. Even when I move them off the canvas, they often reset to their original (obstructive) location whenever I switch… more

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19. Enhancements Needed for InDesign's Font and Shortcut Menus

    1. Search Functionality in Keyboard Shortcut Settings

    In Photoshop, the keyboard shortcut settings include a search function that facilitates quick navigation through extensive menus. Implementing a similar feature in InDesign would streamline workflow efficiency.

    1. Improved Font Menu Navigation

    The current font dropdown menu displays a limited number of typefaces, necessitating extensive scrolling. Expanding the dropdown to utilize the full screen height would allow more fonts to be visible simultaneously, reducing the need for excessive scrolling.

    Additionally, when searching for a font, the cursor defaults to the top of the menu, highlighting the last used font. Positioning the cursor directly at the searched font would enhance usability, especially when frequently switching between similar font families.

    Implementing these enhancements would significantly improve the user experience in InDesign.

    1. Search Functionality in Keyboard Shortcut Settings

    In Photoshop, the keyboard shortcut settings include a search function that facilitates quick navigation through extensive menus. Implementing a similar feature in InDesign would streamline workflow efficiency.

    1. Improved Font Menu Navigation

    The current font dropdown menu displays a limited number of typefaces, necessitating extensive scrolling. Expanding the dropdown to utilize the full screen height would allow more fonts to be visible simultaneously, reducing the need for excessive scrolling.

    Additionally, when searching for a font, the cursor defaults to the top of the menu, highlighting the last used font. Positioning the cursor directly at the… more

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20. Add book level option to Find/Replace

    Add the option to search all documents within a book file when using find/replace. Currently, to find/replace in multiple files at once, you have to have them all open. This is inefficient if you have a huge number of files and need to make a change in all of them.

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