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1. Allow importing/copying gradients between InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

   It should be possible to import gradients swatches from Photoshop and Illustrator into InDesign, and vice versa. Whether by finally being able to have a gradient saved in CC Libraries or being able to copy+paste an object with the gradient applied between programs.

   I can't tell you how many times I've finally gotten a perfect gradient in Photoshop, only to then realize I need it in InDesign and my only options are to 1) painstakingly make it again in InDesign, 2) design InDesign things in Photoshop with the existing gradient, or 3) Export a gradient from Photoshop as a jpeg and import that into InDesign to use in a clipping mask. This should be as simple as clicking Export/Import Swatch or copying and pasting an object from one program to another.

   It should be possible to import gradients swatches from Photoshop and Illustrator into InDesign, and vice versa. Whether by finally being able to have a gradient saved in CC Libraries or being able to copy+paste an object with the gradient applied between programs.

   I can't tell you how many times I've finally gotten a perfect gradient in Photoshop, only to then realize I need it in InDesign and my only options are to 1) painstakingly make it again in InDesign, 2) design InDesign things in Photoshop with the existing gradient, or 3) Export a gradient from Photoshop as a jpeg… more

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2. Text Variables: option to replace Tabs

   Currently, a tab in a paragraph (heading) carries into a text variable that is sourced from that paragraph style, causing major spacing headaches. There should be an option in Edit Text Variable window to replace tab with a user-defined number of spaces (or any other characters, while you're at it).

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3. Feature Request: InPage-Style Urdu Nastaliq Kerning, Positioning, and Composition Engine for Adobe InDesign Dear Adobe InDesign Team, I wo

   Feature Request: InPage-Style Urdu Nastaliq Kerning, Positioning, and Composition Engine for Adobe InDesign

   Dear Adobe InDesign Team,

   I would like to request major improvements to Urdu Nastaliq publishing support in Adobe InDesign.

   Although InDesign supports right-to-left languages, it still lacks many professional Urdu composition features that are available in InPage and are essential for newspapers, magazines, books, and educational publishing.

   The most important request is the introduction of an InPage-style Urdu Nastaliq Composition Engine.

   Requested Features:

   1. InPage-style Urdu Kerning Engine

   • Automatic contextual kerning between Urdu characters.
   • Ligature-aware spacing adjustments.
   • Removal of excessive gaps between words and letters.

   • Font-specific optimization for:

     • Jameel Noori Nastaleeq
     • Nafees Nastaleeq
     • Mehr Nastaliq
     • Faiz Nastaliq

   1. InPage-style Kashida Justification

   • Intelligent Kashida insertion.
   • Balanced line composition.
   • Reduced dependency on word spacing expansion.

   1. Urdu Nastaliq Composer

   • Dedicated composer specifically designed for Urdu Nastaliq.
   • Better handling of multi-line Nastaliq text flow.

   1. Word and Character Position Controls (Similar to InPage)

   • Move selected word or character Left.
   • Move selected word or character Right.
   • Move selected word or character Up.
   • Move selected word or character Down.
   • Fine positioning controls using keyboard shortcuts.
   • Visual nudging tools for precise Nastaliq adjustments.
   • Support for adjusting individual ligatures without affecting surrounding text.

   1. Improved Baseline Management

   • Automatic baseline correction for Nastaliq fonts.
   • Better alignment of words across multiple lines.

   1. Improved Ligature Handling

   • Context-sensitive Urdu ligatures.
   • Better OpenType feature utilization.
   • Enhanced glyph substitution and positioning.

   1. Nuqta and Aerab Optimization

   • Better placement of dots (Nuqta).
   • Improved positioning of diacritics (Aerab).
   • Collision detection and avoidance.

   1. Urdu Publishing Tools

   • Newspaper composition presets.
   • Book publishing presets.
   • Urdu typography presets.
   • Nastaliq-specific paragraph settings.

   1. Urdu Keyboard and Editing Enhancements

   • Better Urdu text editing experience.
   • Improved cursor behavior in Nastaliq text.
   • Advanced Urdu proofreading and composition tools.

   Many Urdu publishers continue to rely on InPage because of its superior Nastaliq composition quality and precise word-positioning controls. Bringing these capabilities into Adobe InDesign would greatly benefit the Urdu publishing industry and help professional publishers adopt InDesign as their primary layout and publishing platform.

   Thank you for your consideration.

   Feature Request: InPage-Style Urdu Nastaliq Kerning, Positioning, and Composition Engine for Adobe InDesign

   Dear Adobe InDesign Team,

   I would like to request major improvements to Urdu Nastaliq publishing support in Adobe InDesign.

   Although InDesign supports right-to-left languages, it still lacks many professional Urdu composition features that are available in InPage and are essential for newspapers, magazines, books, and educational publishing.

   The most important request is the introduction of an InPage-style Urdu Nastaliq Composition Engine.

   Requested Features:

   1. InPage-style Urdu Kerning Engine

   • Automatic contextual kerning between Urdu characters.
   • Ligature-aware spacing adjustments.
   • Removal of excessive gaps between words and letters.

   • Font-specific optimization for:

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4. InCopy on the web to all language versions

   Can you please stop with making features available in English version only. Those of us who work in an international environment or organization needs feature parity, and in this day and age, where AI takes care of 99% of translation and testing it cant't be that hard.

   We pay for InDesign and expect to not be discriminated.

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5. Streamlining adding new pages of different sizes

   I often work with files with multiple sized pages in them. I want the print specific features of indesign, however adding different size pages to a document is a clunky and confusing process. Instead of having to 'create alternate layout' could you not just modify the 'edit page size' menu to have a 'add different size page' option.

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6. Recadrage PDF Importés (avec du texte non vectorisé) et Export / Framing of Imported PDF (with not vectorised fonts) & Export

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   When you crop a placed PDF in Adobe InDesign that contains live (non-outlined) text, the exported PDF still keeps all text data located outside the cropped frame. As a result, PDF text search can still find and highlight invisible text that is hidden outside the visible cropped area.

   This behavior makes little sense from a user perspective: if a PDF element is cropped in InDesign, the expectation is that everything outside the cropped frame should be removed from the exported PDF — or at least excluded from text search and selection.

   Currently, InDesign only masks the content visually. The hidden text remains embedded in the exported PDF, even though it is no longer visible. This creates several problems:

   • PDF searches return results in invisible areas
   • Copy/paste may include hidden text
   • Accessibility/readability can become inconsistent
   • Sensitive or unwanted text may remain inside the final exported document
   • File content does not match the visible layout

   This issue especially affects workflows involving imported PDFs containing OCR text or non-vectorized text layers.

   Expected behavior:
   When exporting a PDF from InDesign, any content outside the cropped frame of a placed PDF should either:

   • be truly clipped/destructively removed from the exported PDF structure, or
   • at minimum, be excluded from searchable/selectable text content.

   At the moment, the crop behaves only as a visual mask, not as an actual content clipping operation.

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   Faire en sorte que sur InDesign quand on recadre un PDF (avec du texte non vectorisé) et qu’on exporte ce PDF cela n’affiche plus le texte en dehors de la zone recadree.

   Car actuellement quand on recadre ce genre de PDF, et qu’on exporte le PDF, et qu’on fait une recherche de texte sur ce PDF cela recherche et affiche des résultats même dans le texte invisible masqué en dehors du cadre.

   Quand on recadre sur InDesign un bloc d’un PDF importé qui contient du texte non vectoriel je ne vois vraiment pas pour quelle bonne raison le PDF continue d’afficher toute la police qui est en dehors de cette zone recadrée, ça n’a aucun sens ni aucune utilité car par définition quand on recadre un bloc, c’est qu’on veut pas ce qu’il y a autour…

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   When you crop a placed PDF in Adobe InDesign that contains live (non-outlined) text, the exported PDF still keeps all text data located outside the cropped frame. As a result, PDF text search can still find and highlight invisible text that is hidden outside the visible cropped area.

   This behavior makes little sense from a user perspective: if a PDF element is cropped in InDesign, the expectation is that everything outside the cropped frame should be removed from the exported PDF — or at least excluded from text search and selection.

   Currently, InDesign only masks the content visually. The… more

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7. Native PDF/UA-compliant export in Adobe InDesign (European Accessibility Act)

   With the entry into force on June 28, 2025 of European Directive 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act, EAA), the production of accessible digital documents has become a legal obligation for a wide range of public and private operators working in the European market. The regulation requires that electronic documents — including PDFs — conform to the PDF/UA standard (ISO 14289-1) and the technical standard EN 301 549.
   At present, Adobe InDesign is not capable of natively exporting PDFs that are PDF/UA compliant and verifiable with third-party tools such as PAC. This limitation forces professionals to rely on third-party plugins or manual corrections in Acrobat Pro after every export — resulting in additional costs, operational inefficiencies, and the risk of errors in every production cycle.
   Bringing InDesign into compliance with these requirements is today a legal necessity for thousands of European professionals who use the software daily to produce institutional communications, reports, publications, and technical documents subject to EAA obligations. It would also demonstrate Adobe's genuine commitment to the values of inclusivity and accessibility.
   The native implementation of these features would eliminate dependency on third-party tools, reduce production costs, and ensure that Adobe InDesign maintains a competitive position aligned with the current European regulatory landscape.
   Supporting accessibility is not merely an ethical choice — it is today a concrete responsibility toward the millions of users with disabilities and toward the professionals who produce content for them every day.

   Thank you for your attention.

   With the entry into force on June 28, 2025 of European Directive 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act, EAA), the production of accessible digital documents has become a legal obligation for a wide range of public and private operators working in the European market. The regulation requires that electronic documents — including PDFs — conform to the PDF/UA standard (ISO 14289-1) and the technical standard EN 301 549.
   At present, Adobe InDesign is not capable of natively exporting PDFs that are PDF/UA compliant and verifiable with third-party tools such as PAC. This limitation forces professionals to rely on third-party plugins or manual… more

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8. Native PDF/UA-compliant export (European Accessibility Act)

   With the entry into force on June 28, 2025 of European Directive 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act, EAA), the production of accessible digital documents has become a legal obligation for a wide range of public and private operators working in the European market. The regulation requires that electronic documents — including PDFs — conform to the PDF/UA standard (ISO 14289-1) and the technical standard EN 301 549.

   At present, Adobe InDesign is not capable of natively exporting PDFs that are PDF/UA compliant and verifiable with third-party tools such as PAC. This limitation forces professionals to rely on third-party plugins or manual corrections in Acrobat Pro after every export — resulting in additional costs, operational inefficiencies, and the risk of errors in every production cycle.

   Bringing InDesign into compliance with these requirements is today a legal necessity for thousands of European professionals who use the software daily to produce institutional communications, reports, publications, and technical documents subject to EAA obligations. It would also demonstrate Adobe's genuine commitment to the values of inclusivity and accessibility.

   The native implementation of these features would eliminate dependency on third-party tools, reduce production costs, and ensure that Adobe InDesign maintains a competitive position aligned with the current European regulatory landscape.

   Supporting accessibility is not merely an ethical choice — it is today a concrete responsibility toward the millions of users with disabilities and toward the professionals who produce content for them every day.

   Thank you for your attention.

   With the entry into force on June 28, 2025 of European Directive 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act, EAA), the production of accessible digital documents has become a legal obligation for a wide range of public and private operators working in the European market. The regulation requires that electronic documents — including PDFs — conform to the PDF/UA standard (ISO 14289-1) and the technical standard EN 301 549.

   At present, Adobe InDesign is not capable of natively exporting PDFs that are PDF/UA compliant and verifiable with third-party tools such as PAC. This limitation forces professionals to rely on third-party plugins or manual… more

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9. Add an option to disable the downloading or saving of embedded videos

   Please include an option to disable the downloading or saving of embedded videos in Adobe InDesign documents. This feature would be extremely useful for designers, publishers, and businesses that distribute interactive PDFs or digital publications containing licensed or proprietary video content. Currently, users who receive these documents may be able to extract or save embedded media files, which can create copyright, security, and content protection concerns.

   Adding a setting that allows creators to restrict video downloading while still permitting playback inside the document would help protect intellectual property and give publishers more control over how their media is shared. It would also improve confidence for companies and educators who rely on InDesign for interactive presentations, training materials, magazines, and marketing content.

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   Please include an option to disable the downloading or saving of embedded videos in Adobe InDesign documents. This feature would be extremely useful for designers, publishers, and businesses that distribute interactive PDFs or digital publications containing licensed or proprietary video content. Currently, users who receive these documents may be able to extract or save embedded media files, which can create copyright, security, and content protection concerns.

   Adding a setting that allows creators to restrict video downloading while still permitting playback inside the document would help protect intellectual property and give publishers more control over how their media is shared. It… more

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10. Feature Request: Language-Aware Punctuation Correction in "Refine Your Text" (Generate Panel)

    Hi Adobe InDesign Team,

    I would like to request an enhancement to the "Refine Your Text" option available under the Generate panel (similar to the Rewrite feature).

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    Feature Request: Automatic Punctuation Correction Based on Script/Language

    What I need:
    When a paragraph is selected, I would like an option under "Refine Your Text" that:
    1. First reads and analyzes the selected paragraph
    2. Then intelligently applies correct punctuation — but based on the language/script of the text, not a universal rule

    The core problem:
    Currently, punctuation correction tools apply English/Latin punctuation rules universally. This breaks Urdu, Arabic, and Persian text because these languages have their own distinct punctuation systems.

    For example:
    - English uses: , . ! ? " " ( )
    - Urdu uses: ، ۔ ؟ — (Urdu comma ، Urdu full stop ۔, Urdu question mark ؟)
    - Arabic uses: ، ؟ ؛ — (Arabic-specific punctuation marks)
    - Persian/Farsi follows similar RTL punctuation conventions

    Expected Behavior:
    - If the selected text is in English → apply English punctuation rules
    - If the selected text is in Urdu → apply Urdu punctuation (rumooz-o-auqaf / رموز و اوقاف)
    - If the selected text is in Arabic → apply Arabic punctuation
    - If the selected text is in Persian → apply Persian/Farsi punctuation
    - Mixed-language paragraphs → detect per sentence or per segment and apply accordingly

    Why this matters — A Global Need:
    This is not just a niche request. InDesign is used worldwide by publishers, journalists, and designers working in dozens of non-Latin scripts — Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Hindi, and more. Millions of InDesign users across South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia deal with this problem daily.

    Incorrect punctuation (e.g., using a Latin comma , instead of Urdu comma ، ) is a critical typographic error in professional publishing. Right now, users have to:
    1. Copy the text from InDesign
    2. Paste it into an external AI tool (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)
    3. Ask it to fix the punctuation
    4. Copy the corrected text back into InDesign
    5. Reformat and recheck the layout

    This is a slow, repetitive, and error-prone workflow that breaks the entire design process. If Adobe builds this directly into InDesign's Generate panel, it will eliminate this friction entirely — and it will be a major reason for non-Latin publishers worldwide to upgrade to and stay on Creative Cloud.

    A smart, language-aware punctuation refinement tool would dramatically speed up the work of millions of users who currently feel underserved by InDesign's AI features.

    Proposed Workflow:
    1. User selects a paragraph
    2. Clicks: Generate → Refine Your Text → Fix Punctuation
    3. AI detects the language/script of the selection
    4. Applies the correct punctuation standard for that language
    5. Shows a before/after preview for user approval

    This feature would make InDesign's AI tools genuinely useful for non-Latin script publishing — a massive, underserved global market.

    Thank you for considering this request.

    Best regards

    Hi Adobe InDesign Team,

    I would like to request an enhancement to the "Refine Your Text" option available under the Generate panel (similar to the Rewrite feature).

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    Feature Request: Automatic Punctuation Correction Based on Script/Language

    What I need:
    When a paragraph is selected, I would like an option under "Refine Your Text" that:
    1. First reads and analyzes the selected paragraph
    2. Then intelligently applies correct punctuation — but based on the language/script of the text, not a universal rule

    The core problem:
    Currently, punctuation correction tools apply English/Latin punctuation rules universally. This breaks Urdu, Arabic, and Persian text because… more

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11. Add feature: 'open in new window' for creating hyperlinks within InDesign Document and exporting to interactive PDF.

    Working on creative cloud Adobe InDesign 2026

    Add feature: 'open in new window' for hyperlinks within InDesign document, so that you don't navigate away from interactive PDF when you click on hyperlinks within the document.

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12. How Can I Preserve Image Quality When Converting Slides to PDF?

    I’m having trouble keeping image quality high when converting my presentation slides to PDF. Every time I export or print to PDF, the images become blurry or grainy. I already tried using the survival race “Print to PDF” option, but the resolution still drops noticeably.

    Does anyone know the best settings or tools to preserve image quality in PDFs?

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13. InDesign Import and Export

    It would be most helpful to me since I design books, tear-sheets, posters, newsletter that are made fore print and are shown on the web too. Import - When we have a form in PDF format that is asked to be shown, instead of placing it directly into InDesign file it doesn't work, we need to place JPGS instead. Exporting these products that are for print as web format SVG is impossible! Web service requires SVG for catalogue, everything I make can be deigned in Illustrator but arranged in InDesign, but if I export as EPS then open it into illustrator it rasterizes everything, Poor quality defeating the purpose!!! I need it to stay clean, both PRNT & Web is DESPERENTLY needed!!!

    It would be most helpful to me since I design books, tear-sheets, posters, newsletter that are made fore print and are shown on the web too. Import - When we have a form in PDF format that is asked to be shown, instead of placing it directly into InDesign file it doesn't work, we need to place JPGS instead. Exporting these products that are for print as web format SVG is impossible! Web service requires SVG for catalogue, everything I make can be deigned in Illustrator but arranged in InDesign, but if I export as EPS then open it into… more

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14. Layer configuration export

    Title: Option to Disable Specific Layers During PDF Export (Without Changing Document Visibility)

    Description:

    In many editorial workflows, especially in educational publishing, we work with layered documents that contain both student and teacher content within the same InDesign file.

    A common use case is:

    • A "Student Version" (without answers)
    • A "Teacher Version" (with answers)

    Currently, to export the student version, users must manually open each document and disable the "Answers" (or similar) layer before exporting. This becomes extremely time-consuming and error-prone when dealing with dozens or hundreds of files.

    Feature Request:

    Add an option in the PDF export settings that allows users to:

    • Select specific layers to include or exclude during export
    • Override current layer visibility temporarily (without modifying the document itself)

    Suggested UI Behavior:

    • A panel within the Export PDF dialog showing all document layers
    • Checkboxes to include/exclude layers
    • Option to save this configuration within PDF export presets

    Benefits:

    • Eliminates repetitive manual work
    • Reduces risk of human error (e.g., accidentally exporting answers in student materials)
    • Improves workflow efficiency for publishers and educators
    • Aligns with real-world editorial production needs

    Additional Notes:
    This feature would be especially valuable for batch exports and automated workflows, where scripts are currently required as a workaround.

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    Thank you for considering this improvement!

    Title: Option to Disable Specific Layers During PDF Export (Without Changing Document Visibility)

    Description:

    In many editorial workflows, especially in educational publishing, we work with layered documents that contain both student and teacher content within the same InDesign file.

    A common use case is:

    • A "Student Version" (without answers)
    • A "Teacher Version" (with answers)

    Currently, to export the student version, users must manually open each document and disable the "Answers" (or similar) layer before exporting. This becomes extremely time-consuming and error-prone when dealing with dozens or hundreds of files.

    Feature Request:

    Add an option in the PDF export settings that… more

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15. Allow text to show outside of the text frame when the last item in a Flex Layout

    When a text box is used in a Flex Layout in a vertical orientation and is the last item, any letters that render below the base line (aka descenders -> y, j, p, q), the flex box trims the text making these letters unreadable. The only workaround is manually extending the text box height to include the descender. However, when done, this affects the spacing of the Flex Layout.

    In a situation where you have individual items (example- a list of events) you want a uniform spacing between the event title, date, time, and location replicated across multiple events. For organization, you would have a parent flex layout (all events) and children flex layouts (individual events). Adjusting the size of the last text box to make the descenders visible affects the spacing of this event, in turn, affecting the spacing between all of the events in the list.

    Currently, the Flex Layout seems to work best for a) non-text items, or b) text items with a non-text item at the end for vertically oriented layout. I don't see a situation where trimming text in InDesign is ever useful.

    According to InDesign support, this is functioning as designed. I would believe this is a bug but posting to Feature Requests.

    When a text box is used in a Flex Layout in a vertical orientation and is the last item, any letters that render below the base line (aka descenders -> y, j, p, q), the flex box trims the text making these letters unreadable. The only workaround is manually extending the text box height to include the descender. However, when done, this affects the spacing of the Flex Layout.

    In a situation where you have individual items (example- a list of events) you want a uniform spacing between the event title, date, time, and location replicated across multiple events. For… more

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16. Share for Review Custom Settings

    I haven't used this feature long, but it seems to be lacking features that designers use throughout the review process.

    1. There's no option to use custom PDF settings.
       When my clients are reviewing PDFs, they are expecting to see something that is print or screen ready. They expect the images to look sharp and the colors to be correct. I've developed a number of custom PDF export settings. Everything from including crop marks, how many and which pages to export, export pages as spreads or single pages, include slug to show notes I may have made, customize the amount of image compression, resolution, and how color exports. Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to customize the Share for Review settings so I will probably abandon it's use.

    2. The only way that I've found to export new/updated comps without overwriting the previous version is to save the InDesign file with a new name and export it as a new file.

    3. There's no way to just upload a PDF to the Share for Review section in the Adobe Files. I had to post it to another area and share the link.

    I haven't used this feature long, but it seems to be lacking features that designers use throughout the review process.

    1. There's no option to use custom PDF settings.
       When my clients are reviewing PDFs, they are expecting to see something that is print or screen ready. They expect the images to look sharp and the colors to be correct. I've developed a number of custom PDF export settings. Everything from including crop marks, how many and which pages to export, export pages as spreads or single pages, include slug to show notes I may have made, customize the amount of… more

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17. in InDesign, is it possible to add a date and time field type to buttons and forms?

    Hello, in InDesign, is it possible to add a date and time field type to buttons and forms?

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18. Custom shaped, multi-colored bullets

    I would like to be able to very easily create custom shaped, multi-colored bullets within InDesign by grabbing an element and copying and pasting it.

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19. Make custom interactive elements keep their shape when exported to Interactive PDF

    If you have a custom interactive element (in the shape of a letter, a circle, triangle, etc.) and export it to an interactive PDF, it converts the custom shape into a square or rectangle every time. Make it so that whatever shape you set in your indesign document is properly mapped and retained in an exported interactive PDF. It would make a good interactive photo mask. I use circles as interactive elements in Indesign directly but it doesn't work when exported. Would be a great feature to have!

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20. Turn off the "Free Transform Tool"

    We should be able to turn off the "Free Transform Tool" so that the "Selection Tool" is the only one used. InDesign auto selects "Free Transform Tool" when I just want the "Selection Tool"!

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