Adobe InDesign: Feature Requests
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Cross Reference feature - Relink selection to a different Indesign document
I need assistance to add a feature to the cross references panel. Right now you cannot batch relink cross references to a different indesign document. I need a feature added to this such as relink selected, locate different document, select and relink. Right now the only way to do this is to individually relink each cross-reference. For example if I have a book file and the glossary with 250 entries in it and I change some of the content from one document to another and move the text anchors with it, I have to individually relink each cross reference. Could you please add a feature to relink batches of cross references?
I need assistance to add a feature to the cross references panel. Right now you cannot batch relink cross references to a different indesign document. I need a feature added to this such as relink selected, locate different document, select and relink. Right now the only way to do this is to individually relink each cross-reference. For example if I have a book file and the glossary with 250 entries in it and I change some of the content from one document to another and move the text anchors with it, I have to individually relink each cross reference. Could…
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let users change app language dynamically, without re-installing the app.
Users can't but reinstall apps in order to change language(e.g. Korean -> English).
I want it to be more simple.
Mandatory reinstallation just for changing language is overkill.12 votes -
Eliminate document size limits
It would be great if there weren't size limit on documents. I am currently working on a very large design for a trade show booth. And I have to do it in Photoshop due to the size limits of InDesign. It is taking so much longer than it needs to because every time I try to transform or resize something, it takes 20 minutes to complete a small task Doing this in InDesign would be way better.
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select page on PDF place with drag and drop
When I drag & drop a multipage PDF it place ever the first page. It could be useful a shortcut to select the other page
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I have problems copying illustrations from illustrator into documents InDesign.
I have problems copying illustrations from illustrator into documents InDesign.
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Allow alternating row fills AND column fills in table styles
Currently, there is no automatic way to have a table with alternating row fills AND alternating column fills; the table settings will only allow you to set one or the other, and you must manually change the colors of the rows (if you set columns to alternate in the style) or columns (if you set rows to alternate in the style) from there.
It would be nice if we could set BOTH columns and rows to have alternate fills. For example:
You have a table with five columns, ten rows. You tell every other column to be 100% Magenta. You then set every other row to alternate as well between 100% tint and 50% tint, using the column color by default.
Now you have a table where every other column is magenta, and the rows alternate between 100% magenta and 50% magenta.
Currently, there is no automatic way to have a table with alternating row fills AND alternating column fills; the table settings will only allow you to set one or the other, and you must manually change the colors of the rows (if you set columns to alternate in the style) or columns (if you set rows to alternate in the style) from there.
It would be nice if we could set BOTH columns and rows to have alternate fills. For example:
You have a table with five columns, ten rows. You tell every other column to be 100% Magenta. You…
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Animation Effects
It would be great if the animation effects of the Online Publish function could be made more sophisticated.
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STYLE support for run-in (aka in-line) headings
Currently there is no Style setting that can produce a run-in heading. This is a very widely used style in documents using more than 2-3 heading levels, and I have needed it for years now.
NOTE: Using Nested Styles does not fulfill the need for run-in headings. Using a nested style is a work-around based on character styles, and this technique does not allow a heading to be "promoted" or redesigned!
A quick solution:
Create a new Style setting checkbox to be used by the run-in heading style: "Run-in". When checked, the paragraph is given 0 leading, and its total length from the left margin is saved globally as "lastLineLength" or some such. The user can append a fixed-space character to the end of the heading text to control the spacing before the next paragraph's text begins.
Create a new Style setting checkbox to be used by Body styles: "Allow run-in heads". When checked, the first line indent setting is ignored, and the effective first line indent is set to the global lastLineLength value.
The type size and Space Before of the heading would also automatically override the settings of the following paragraph.
When a run-in heading is actually a real heading, then the user can promote this heading to one that is formatted differently. With nested styles, that can't be done because the heading text is embedded in a paragraph of some other style.
Please bring InDesign up to date by implementing real run-in Paragraph Styles. Numerous professional style guides will finally be much easier to support.
Currently there is no Style setting that can produce a run-in heading. This is a very widely used style in documents using more than 2-3 heading levels, and I have needed it for years now.
NOTE: Using Nested Styles does not fulfill the need for run-in headings. Using a nested style is a work-around based on character styles, and this technique does not allow a heading to be "promoted" or redesigned!
A quick solution:
Create a new Style setting checkbox to be used by the run-in heading style: "Run-in". When checked, the paragraph is given 0 leading, and its total…
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More than 10 page spreads.
Allow the user to connect much more than 10 pages together in InDesign. I would like this so I can organize a large document with many pages. I am creating a digital book about plant taxonomy and would like to organize the pages this ways so that I can easily navigate this large document taxonomically while in the program. The pages will be printed individually so the layout in the document is not for the printing process but for organization.
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Add features to draft legal briefs
Legal filings are just complicated, cross-linked books.
Lawyers have to follow court rules when typesetting appellate briefs.
See e.g., http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/clerk/case_filing/rules/rules_home.html
https://www.supremecourt.gov/filingandrules/rules_guidance.aspxWordPerfect has a few useful features: see "Legal Toolbar" https://www.wordperfect.com/en/product/professional-edition/#features
You should add a feature to create a Table of Authorities (ToA). The ToA lists each authority cited along with every page on which it is cited. The ToA has different sections for different kinds of authorities, e.g., cases, statutes, etc.
The best way would be to have InDesign identify authorities/citations. Most lawyers follow the Bluebook. https://www.legalbluebook.com/default.aspx
Others follow the RedBook or the MaroonBook.Make selecting, dragging, and dropping text visually similar to Microsoft Word.
Add a global word count feature. See https://www.scotxblog.com/writing/worried-about-word-counts-your-choice-of-word-processor-matters-a-great-deal/
Make creating hierarchical headings easier.
Add an option to import text and formatting from a pdf.
Consider restoring Ctrl+I for italics, Ctrl+B for bold, etc.
Adding code that helps us follow the grammar and spelling guidelines in Garner's legal writing book would be loads of icing on the proverbial cake. https://smile.amazon.com/Legal-Writing-Plain-English-Second/dp/0226283933
Thanks,
Legal filings are just complicated, cross-linked books.
Lawyers have to follow court rules when typesetting appellate briefs.
See e.g., http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/clerk/case_filing/rules/rules_home.html
https://www.supremecourt.gov/filingandrules/rules_guidance.aspxWordPerfect has a few useful features: see "Legal Toolbar" https://www.wordperfect.com/en/product/professional-edition/#features
You should add a feature to create a Table of Authorities (ToA). The ToA lists each authority cited along with every page on which it is cited. The ToA has different sections for different kinds of authorities, e.g., cases, statutes, etc.
The best way would be to have InDesign identify authorities/citations. Most lawyers follow the Bluebook. https://www.legalbluebook.com/default.aspx
Others follow the RedBook or the MaroonBook.Make selecting, dragging, and dropping…
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Ability to define a swatch that has a transparent gradient.
I want to create a swatch in the swatches palette that goes from X% color to no color. The same end result as applying a gradient feather effect but in a swatch so if I apply that swatch to an underline option in a text frame that is sitting above a non-solid color/image, the fade goes transparent and we don't see it fade to white.
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PDF Export Dialog
I still don't get the reason why you need to separate between Print and Interactive on PDF export at first stage where you choose your file format.
Please put make these options selectable in the PDF preset dialog insted.
It happens too oft to me that i don't look at the little format field at the bottom and just take attention to where i want to export my filesttoo and then am presented to the wrong dialog forcing me to abort the procedure to start over again.Thank you!
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East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, etc.) support for English and/or other Western languages UI
Pls make East Asian language setting available for English and/or other Western languages UI.
Sometime I work for East Asian customer and need to deal with East Asian language, but I still need English UI.
Now I have to install and uninstall East Asian Version of ID when I want to use this feature.
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Make the document in online publishing searchable.
Make the document in online publishing searchable by using Control F
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PageMaker 6.5 plug in
There should be an optional plug in for importing PageMaker files into newer (than CS6) versions.
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Make "Paste without formatting" work for any type of text in clipboard
If I want to paste text into InDesign and use the destination formatting rather than whatever the source is, I'm hard-wired to use "ctrl + shift + V". However it appears that if the contents of the clipboard are plain text, this command isn't available, presumably because InDesign thinks it's not necessary.
This means that the interface is inconsistent, because sometimes you need ctrl + V and sometimes you need ctrl + shift + V, depending on what's on the clipboard.
The option should always be available so that if you want plain text you can use the ctrl + shift + V shortcut, regardless of whether it's technically necessary.
If I want to paste text into InDesign and use the destination formatting rather than whatever the source is, I'm hard-wired to use "ctrl + shift + V". However it appears that if the contents of the clipboard are plain text, this command isn't available, presumably because InDesign thinks it's not necessary.
This means that the interface is inconsistent, because sometimes you need ctrl + V and sometimes you need ctrl + shift + V, depending on what's on the clipboard.
The option should always be available so that if you want plain text you can use the ctrl +…
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Tables & Graphs
I would love to have a new tab added in InDesign where you sort of had pre-made templates for graphs and tables and then could modify as needed once inserted into the document. I create many documents that often call for tables and graphs and have to start from scratch and spend sometimes hours perfecting it. It would save so much time to not only have pre-made templates, but also templates we could create ourselves and save and re-insert and populate with new data. And I'd like to have pie charts and other graphs in a similar fashion as well.
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Password protect PDF export presets
Please allow users to password protect PDF-export settings, preventing unauthorized changes. Read/View only acces should be possible
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It happens to have a color in the color palette that we do not know where it is placed in the document. It would be useful for InDesign to s
It happens to have a color in the color palette that we do not know where it is placed in the document because it's not visible. It would be useful for InDesign to select it and show you where it is.
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Desaturate-filter / Black&White adjustment-layer on photos/graphics
A simple and proper way to desaturate photos/graphics to greyscale using pure black.
Also, a Black&White adjustment-layer on photos/graphics to output greyscale using rich black.
12 votes
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