Adobe InDesign: Feature Requests
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Allow users to move the colours and colour groups up and down the list under the drop-down menu at the top of the page
Hi there,
Please could anyone tell me if there is a way to (or why we cannot) reorder the colours in the drop-down colour palette…?
I have created several colour groups and swatches (lower down the list than shown in the image below), but there doesn’t seem any easy way to simply reorder it so the colours and groups I use most are on the top… It would be so much easier if I could just move my favourite / regular colours by clicking on the line and moving it up or down the list. This would seem an easy thing to implement, but no-one seems to know why the functionality is not already there.
What am I missing, and can anyone help?
I note there is not even an “Adobe Indesign” category in the drop-down list for Feature Requests, so I’d like to know where I’m supposed to be sending this… ?
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Hi there,
Please could anyone tell me if there is a way to (or why we cannot) reorder the colours in the drop-down colour palette…?
I have created several colour groups and swatches (lower down the list than shown in the image below), but there doesn’t seem any easy way to simply reorder it so the colours and groups I use most are on the top… It would be so much easier if I could just move my favourite / regular colours by clicking on the line and moving it up or down the list. This would seem an easy…
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Avoid repeated line beginnings and endings in Paragraph Composer
Avoid repeated line beginnings and endings in Paragraph Composer
In professional book typesetting, repeated beginnings or endings on consecutive lines can create distracting visual patterns. For example, several consecutive lines may begin with the same short word (“de”, “the”, “of”, etc.) or end with the same letters, syllables, words, or word endings.
There are third-party tools that can detect some of these repetitions after the text has already been composed, but correcting them manually is extremely time-consuming. Fixing one occurrence may also recompose the paragraph and create another repetition a few lines later.
InDesign already evaluates alternative line breaks, hyphenation and spacing when composing paragraphs. It would therefore be extremely useful if Adobe Paragraph Composer could also take repeated line beginnings and endings into account when choosing the best composition.
I am not suggesting that repeated endings or beginnings should be absolutely prohibited. Instead, they could be treated as an additional composition penalty: if two possible paragraph compositions are typographically acceptable, InDesign could prefer the one that avoids an obvious repetition.
Ideally, this could be configurable in Paragraph Style / Hyphenation or Justification options, for example:
— Avoid repeated line endings
— Avoid repeated line beginnings
— Minimum number of matching characters: 2 / 3 / 4 / whole word
— Number of consecutive lines to consider
— Adjustable priority or penaltyThe feature should only alter the composition when an acceptable alternative exists within the paragraph's existing hyphenation and justification settings. It should not create poor spacing merely to avoid a repetition.
This would be particularly valuable for books, novels and other long-form editorial work. In documents containing hundreds of pages, manually finding and correcting these visual repetitions can require many hours of typesetting work.
InDesign's Paragraph Composer already considers the paragraph as a whole rather than composing every line independently. Adding repeated line beginnings and endings as another typographic factor in that calculation would make it an even more powerful tool for professional book composition.
Avoid repeated line beginnings and endings in Paragraph Composer
In professional book typesetting, repeated beginnings or endings on consecutive lines can create distracting visual patterns. For example, several consecutive lines may begin with the same short word (“de”, “the”, “of”, etc.) or end with the same letters, syllables, words, or word endings.
There are third-party tools that can detect some of these repetitions after the text has already been composed, but correcting them manually is extremely time-consuming. Fixing one occurrence may also recompose the paragraph and create another repetition a few lines later.
InDesign already evaluates alternative line breaks, hyphenation…
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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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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 is the grease that keeps our cogs turning instead of grinding, and minimizing frustrating tedium is a value all its own.
I can see 3 entry points for this.
1. from the right click menu on a page/spread within the Pages panel
2. from context menu on a specific page canvas directly (kind of negates the benefit, but we don't have a duplicate view/new window already available there)
3. as a drag operation, possibly with a modifier key, if you were to drag a page/spread out of the Pages panel, simulating the physical action of opening that page in a new tab/window.Why is it valuable? It saves several seconds of needless scrolling per session, per file. For folks work on much larger documents, it would naturally add up quickly (time saved).
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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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 to update the link, THE LINK ALWAYS END UP with ERRORS and refuses to update. (ARTIFACTS ERROR) it feels like it cannot handle heavy picture laden layouts.
please create a fix for this. It’s a disruption to the client-creative process. 😓
TLDR: too many links. just one link is buggy!
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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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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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 styles, not only copied into a new group. "Copy Text Styles to New Style Group" is great when there's no existing set to map to, but once I've made all the alternates for a book, I could make that a template. Then when I make the next book, those target styles already exist and I want the new pages to adopt them. The Content Conveyor can already map onto existing styles when placing content; Alternate Layouts should be able to do the same.
Second, and this is the main thing, let the process be run more than once within the same file. At the moment an alternate layout is generated only once from its source. If I later add pages to a layout, there's no way to take those specific pages and send them into the alternate layouts I've already created. I'd like to select the new pages and apply the same conversion I used before, i.e. the same liquid page rules and the same style mapping – so they're added and linked to each existing alternate layout consistently, without rebuilding anything by hand.
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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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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[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 users.
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 full-time graphic designers. A ChatGPT connection or simplified AI dashboard would allow authors to explain what they need in ordinary language while retaining InDesign’s professional layout engine.
This is important to my decision about continuing my Adobe subscription. If Adobe does not provide a practical conversational workflow within the next one to two years, and ChatGPT or another company offers a simpler standalone publishing application, I would seriously consider moving away from InDesign.
Please treat this as both a feature request and subscription-retention feedback. I would prefer to remain with Adobe, but the workflow must become considerably easier and more accessible for independent authors. Thank you for your attention.
I can be reached at sales@smbpublishing.org
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…
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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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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 also reduce friction when collaborating across disciplines, since designers wouldn’t need to constantly convert between color formats or rely on external tools just to match brand colors accurately. Even a simple HEX input field or picker option would make InDesign significantly more flexible for modern digital production.
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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
When exporting multiple Alternate Layouts, automatically generate one file per layout using its corresponding name.
This behavior should be available for all export formats, including JPG, PNG, PDF, and other supported outputs.This small improvement would save time, reduce manual errors, and streamline workflows for designers managing multilingual or multi-format projects.
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:
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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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Pages Menu
I need to see pages reliably. The InDesign Pages menu pop-out fails. It will reappear and work properly when re-opened. It is not showing in an unexpexted place that I've found. It occurs sometime while working but I haven't identified what brings it to fail. Attachment named InDesignMenuFail-2026-06-26.jpg shows the icon is activated, but not visible as it is in the InDesignMenuOK-2026-06-26.jpg image.
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