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1. Locate where a specific colour is used in your document

   It would be really useful to be able to find exactly where a colour is used in a document. When you get a document from a third party and there are extra colours in it that you are trying to eliminate it is sometimes very difficult to track them down.

   You can convert the colour to a spot colour then turn on separations and do a visual check but, apart from being time consuming and relying on it being large enough to be easily spotted, it won't help if the colour has been defined as part of a style.

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   Completed  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

   The ability to find colors in documents in now available in InDesign’s latest release 16.0.

   It can be found in a new tab of Find/Change dialog – Color.
   Please let us know your feedback in comments.

   Regards,
   Abhinav Kaushik (AK)

2. option to have PDF Export to output PDF using page number as prefix

   Printer needs files with prefix page number. The export make no sense with it being at the end when you have different file names and won't allow the combining of multiple files with different names that I use to proof my magazines. By the way, scripts are not working using Monterey OS any more. What a disappointment.

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3. Forms!

   Please make a form options in Publish.

   And a cool thing would be if you could see the "data" of the form under the Analytics tab.

   No more sending out pdf forms, that would defiantly be nice :)

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4. Add ability to convert a cross-document shared destination hyperlink to a regular URL without losing/re-entering the link

   FEATURE REQUEST

   In order to help avoid broken and/or inadvertent cross-document shared links, please:

   1. Add a function to the Edit Hyperlink dialog to CONVERT a hyperlink url currently shared from another document into a normal self-sufficient url unlinked from the source document. (Currently, making this change to a hyperlink requires the user to change the selection in the "Link To:" dropdown menu from "Shared Destination" to "URL" which clears the previous the URL, and then hunt down the source URL and manually re-input it.)

   2. Add the ability to apply this conversion to multiple selected hyperlinks at one time from the Hyperlinks panel.

   3. When PASTING content with shared hyperlinks from one doc to another, add a dialog step noting that the user is pasting a hyperlink shared from another doc, with the option to convert this pasted shared hyperlink to become self-sufficient (not linking to the source document).

   4. When packaging an Indesign doc, in the "Package" dialog, add the option of converting all links shared from other documents into self-sufficient links.

   5. While you're at it, please allow users to DESELECT "Shared Hyperlink Destination" by default when creating a new hyperlink, to help avoid the cross-document linking mess in the first place.

   EXPLANATION

   Shared Destination Hyperlink is a powerful feature that can be extremely frustrating when unintentionally applied across multiple documents. If the source document is ever moved or renamed, any shared destination hyperlink from that document in any OTHER document will break. And fixing the mess is a ridiculously arduous manual process. It's currently WAY too easy to unnecessarily create and propagate unintentionally shared-source links across multiple documents. Users would appreciate a little help recovering from or avoiding unintended cross-document links and the inevitable mess that results.

   FEATURE REQUEST

   In order to help avoid broken and/or inadvertent cross-document shared links, please:

   1. Add a function to the Edit Hyperlink dialog to CONVERT a hyperlink url currently shared from another document into a normal self-sufficient url unlinked from the source document. (Currently, making this change to a hyperlink requires the user to change the selection in the "Link To:" dropdown menu from "Shared Destination" to "URL" which clears the previous the URL, and then hunt down the source URL and manually re-input it.)

   2. Add the ability to apply this conversion to multiple selected hyperlinks at one time from the… more

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5. I would like to know if Adobe thinks of optimizing the management of tables in InDesign for the accessibility of PDF files

   When will the automatic markup of tables (gender in table styles) like we do for paragraph styles (H1, H2, H3, BlockQuotes, List)?
   <TR> row
   <TH> header
   <TD> data
   Example when you end up with one or more vertical TH "headers" so you don't have to manage that in the PDF

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6. table accessibility

   InDesign to PDF - Table Accessibility. Please add a way to scope and add an ID to table heading cells. Add a way to then associate table headers to data cells. Ensure that the table elements are properly exported to PDF tags. No table tags are available to be mapped to any InDesign style using Export Tags.

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7. Share for Review - Include option to share a "book"

   Please include the option to share a pdf from a "Book" for review

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8. Add PDF Downloads to Publish Online Dashboard Analytics

   It would be really useful if PDF downloads was a statistic added to the Analytics in the Publish Online dashboard.

   Our company, as I am sure many others are, is strattling the line trying to figure out what documents are still necessary to print and what documents can exist solely as digital documents, and it would be really helpful to know how many people are still going out there and downloading a copy. This would require some inference on our end, but we could then determine how many people want their own copy of a document and how many are possibly printing this document for themselves if they have the capability.

   It wouldn't paint the full picture for us, but knowing the statistics for this already existing feature would allow us to share with our executive team and board members some data that would allow for a more educated decision when it comes to printing documents such as our product catalog.

   Such decisions are a matter of money and user satisfaction, so I think this would be a very helpful statistic to include in the Analytics. I appreciate your help! Thanks!

   It would be really useful if PDF downloads was a statistic added to the Analytics in the Publish Online dashboard.

   Our company, as I am sure many others are, is strattling the line trying to figure out what documents are still necessary to print and what documents can exist solely as digital documents, and it would be really helpful to know how many people are still going out there and downloading a copy. This would require some inference on our end, but we could then determine how many people want their own copy of a document and how many are… more

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9. 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… more

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10. PDF export function with the selection of which metadata or whether general metadata of pictures should be exported.

    Many companies and also designers are not aware that they share sensitive content on their websites via the metadata for expamle in pictures, if these were uploaded directly after the InDesign PDF Export.

    Many PDFs created with InDesign that you can find online from large companies contain very accurate, detailed information such as mails/phone numbers/patient information/non-public addresses/etc (for example Metadatas from Images embedded wihtin the exported PDF). This is a privacy conflict and in some countries a violation of existing laws.

    Photoshop/Lightroom/Premiere, for example, use a check box/features to control the metadata that is exported. In InDesign this feature is missing.

    Background:
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/export-without-metadata-in-pictures-security-gap/m-p/13913390#M532518

    Many companies and also designers are not aware that they share sensitive content on their websites via the metadata for expamle in pictures, if these were uploaded directly after the InDesign PDF Export.

    Many PDFs created with InDesign that you can find online from large companies contain very accurate, detailed information such as mails/phone numbers/patient information/non-public addresses/etc (for example Metadatas from Images embedded wihtin the exported PDF). This is a privacy conflict and in some countries a violation of existing laws.

    Photoshop/Lightroom/Premiere, for example, use a check box/features to control the metadata that is exported. In InDesign this… more

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11. Convert Footnotes to Endnotes Feature

    1. please to remember my last selection. (Document or selection)
    2. please cancel one of the two 'ok' \ 'Done' windows after the replacement.

    thank you!

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12. Seamless editing between applications.

    I want to be able to place a creative asset inside InDesign, then right click and choose "edit in Photoshop" or "edit in Illustrator", and any saved changes would reflect in the original InDesign document.

    For example, I inserted an old PDF file into InDesign because it contains a logo which I do not have the vector file anymore then resized the image block to only show the logo and not the rest of the document. Now I want to create a new vector file of the logo in Illustrator, and it would save a lot of time and effort if I could simply right click on the logo and click "open in Illustrator"; convert it into a vector image and fix niggles; save the image; and have the 'new' vector image replace the old PDF file.

    I want to be able to place a creative asset inside InDesign, then right click and choose "edit in Photoshop" or "edit in Illustrator", and any saved changes would reflect in the original InDesign document.

    For example, I inserted an old PDF file into InDesign because it contains a logo which I do not have the vector file anymore then resized the image block to only show the logo and not the rest of the document. Now I want to create a new vector file of the logo in Illustrator, and it would save a lot of time and effort… more

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13. Support for Multicores Performance

    The most of us have powerful mutlicore computers. I think for sure indesign coult have a huge performance boost with Multicore support.

    Until now only powerful 3D programs or video software uses that power. I think in addition of GPU Support it would be a significant performance boost with multi core support.

    For an Example: i got a i7 Quad Core Mac. While writing a big PDF, indesign just uses 1 core.

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14. Accessibility—Artifact tables for layout, but keep their content

    Sometimes designers use a table for layout purposes, not for a traditional spreadsheet-like matrix data in columns and rows.

    Example: A table that creates a complex, multi-celled form. For layout, it's easier to create rows and columns to hold the form labels and form control fields.

    However, when the form is exported to PDF, the table structure itself is not needed and often gets in the way of many assistive technologies.

    Need a way to artifact the table structure itself, but retain the content within the table as live text and form fields. And of course, have it correctly tagged and in the correct reading orders in the PDF.

    Some sample forms are attached.

    Sometimes designers use a table for layout purposes, not for a traditional spreadsheet-like matrix data in columns and rows.

    Example: A table that creates a complex, multi-celled form. For layout, it's easier to create rows and columns to hold the form labels and form control fields.

    However, when the form is exported to PDF, the table structure itself is not needed and often gets in the way of many assistive technologies.

    Need a way to artifact the table structure itself, but retain the content within the table as live text and form fields. And of course, have it correctly… more

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15. Illustrator's color blindness proof setups available also in InDesign

    t would be a big help for those of us who have to create accessible documents to have Illustrator's color blindness proof setups available also in InDesign.

    Pushing a PDF to Illustrator to check this is an awkward workaround.

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16. Create PDFs from Share for Review link

    I am on InDesign 2023
    My co-workers and I would love to have an option to create a pdf directly from the review. Sometimes they want to print out the version, and we have to create a pdf for them, so it's twice the work. This is the main reason why some of my co-workers don't like this feature, and it may end up being a reason our MarCom dept. refuses to adopt it as a way to share comments.

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17. Auto anchor table cells in forms to export correctly to tag trees in PDF

    Clients frequently want accessible forms made in table format. Please set the cell fields (graphic cells) to auto-anchor and correctly export to the tag tree in PDFs. Currently, the exports do not work well with assistive devices and require much remediation--sometimes more time to remediate than actually designing the file correctly. Note that all USA Federal Government publications, forms, etc., MUST meet Federal law regarding accessibility. Remediation in exported PDFs needs to be minimal. Thank you.

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18. Add additional interactive options to the buttons and forms panel

    The buttons and forms panel (used for making interactive form elements for PDF) is missing several options that are available in Acrobat such as:
    * insert image button
    * insert date button
    * insert barcode button

    There was a request to do this but it was marked FIXED and (in my humble opinion) is far from fixed - https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/20482882-more-options-when-creating-forms-via-indesign

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19. Windows File Explorer Preview

    A feature that shows a preview of an .indd document in the Windows File Explorer preview pane. Other file formats such as PDF, EPS, Excel, Word, AI, etc. will show the file in the preview pane.

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20. Live Preflight reporting a false error with OpenType Type 1 fonts

    InDesign's Live Preflight will wrongly flag an OpenType Type 1 (PostScript flavored) font as invalid when the font appears in a linked graphic.

    To recreate:
    1. Create an InDesign Preflight Profile
    2. Set it to flag Type 1 fonts as Font Type Not allowed.
    3. Create a new InDesign document.
    4. Add text using an OpenType Type 1 font.
    5. Turn on the preflight.
    The preflight will not signal an error. This is expected and correct.
    6. Now export a PDF of the document created.
    7. Create a new InDesign document.
    8. Place the PDF as a linked graphic into the new document.
    9. Turn on the preflight.
    The preflight will flag any OpenType Type 1 font as "Font not allowed". This is incorrect. The expectation is for it to signal no error.

    Details:
    InDesign 14.0.2
    Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6

    InDesign's Live Preflight will wrongly flag an OpenType Type 1 (PostScript flavored) font as invalid when the font appears in a linked graphic.

    To recreate:
    1. Create an InDesign Preflight Profile
    2. Set it to flag Type 1 fonts as Font Type Not allowed.
    3. Create a new InDesign document.
    4. Add text using an OpenType Type 1 font.
    5. Turn on the preflight.
    The preflight will not signal an error. This is expected and correct.
    6. Now export a PDF of the document created.
    7. Create a new InDesign document.
    8. Place the PDF as a linked graphic into… more

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    Under Review  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

    Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
    We are currently reviewing it.
    InDesign Team