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  1. Change the format from JPEG to PNG after using Remove background directly in Adobe InDesign, so the final PNGs are usable without background

    Change the format from JPEG to PNG after using Remove background directly in Adobe InDesign, so the final PNGs are usable without backgrounds. There is no use of removing backgrounds of JPEGs in big files when you cannot use them without the backgrounds. When one is working on a big catalogue filled with 1500 jpegs, one cannot change them into PNGs in InDesign. This feature would help a lot of graphic designers, I am sure of it. The solution would be simple for you – add menu for picking the format before applying of removing the background.

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  2. Pie charts and other charts

    Why are tables the limit for charts in indesign?

    I know we can make them in illustrator and copy them over/import them, but come on, this program should have this basic feature already.

    This is getting ridiculous, Indesign has been out since 1999 and that isn't counting the pagemaker predecessor from 1985....

    And y'all are focusing on ai slop instead. Please add more advance charts; etc. Get it together.

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  3. New Window directly from Page/Spread

    I'd like to have the option to create a new window/tab/view into a file from a specific page/spread. I keep my Pages panel open, so I'd want to be able to right click a page and open a new window (that I can place on another screen as a reference).

    My workaround would be to export as a PDF and open the relevant page in Acrobat on my second screen, or manually create a new window and then navigate to the relevant page.

    Being able to do this in a single step saves a small amount of time, but convenience…

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  4. Allow for Wider PDF Export

    Illustrator updated the maximum width years ago, can indesign please update this too.

    Sometimes when exporting large pdfs like banners, we need to export spreads up to 10 meters+, please allow this to be a feature, so it's easier to show a proof to a client .

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  5. Please create the SHARE FOR REVIEW link updateable as a standalone and not linked to just one indesign file.

    Here is what’s happening in my workflow.

    I create an indesign file (file_260729.ind) and share a link to clients for checking.

    Once the client adds their comments, i revise the indesign file and save it as (file_260730.ind) now I NEED to create a new share for review link for clients which makes it confusing for clients to follow especially if you're dealing with a number of clients, each commenting at their own pace.

    I have tried creating just one indesign MASTER file for client to check and just create an indesign copy for myself as archive BUT once i try…

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. [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:Typ

    Plus: 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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