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1. A simple quick command for flipping and rotating objects

   I use the flip and rotate tool quick commands within illustrator all the time and am frustrated by all the clicking I have to do in indesign to do the same thing.

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2. Equation Editor for Mac OS version

   It is very sad that Adobe relies so heavily on third party developer to fix issues for services that we CC subscribers pay for already. It is very dissapppointing that I have to search the internet for an app or plugin to do something that should be built into a product such as Indesign. I should not have to purchase anything that creates a function that this software should provide based on the context of what it is supposed to do. Indesign is in all forms a layout and typeset application that for the steep cost should provide the ability to layout any sort of information, even something like creating a manual that contains math equations. I should not have to purchase anything else in order to be able to put this into my publication. Again this is sad that we even have to request this function in a tool that anyone with any common sense would think would already be built into this program... please keep up with your products and what they do and the functions they should provide, especially since you want me to pay monthly.

   It is very sad that Adobe relies so heavily on third party developer to fix issues for services that we CC subscribers pay for already. It is very dissapppointing that I have to search the internet for an app or plugin to do something that should be built into a product such as Indesign. I should not have to purchase anything that creates a function that this software should provide based on the context of what it is supposed to do. Indesign is in all forms a layout and typeset application that for the steep cost should provide the ability… more

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3. A preference choice to disable the application of local formatting.

   A preference choice to disable the application of local formatting. This setting would have fine tune control (similar to the eye dropper tool) to allow some local formatting, such as kerning.
   This feature would be ideal for templates as well as team based workflow.

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4. Update Hyperlinks after destination file rename

   Hi there and thanks for this wonderful tool!

   Usually I always find a way to do what I want thanks to ExtendScript which is just amazing.

   However in this case it seems that it's not possible (https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/target-the-source-hyperlink-destination-document-of-an-hyperlinks/m-p/11498930)

   I am now working on a very long document that we split in three .indd files and have dozens of hyperlinks in each file to jump from one file to another.

   Let's say they are called:

   P_EN_v1.0.indd
   Q_EN_v1.0.indd
   R_EN_v1.0.indd
   

   If we find things to update in those files then we would like to share new versions with attendants to our event as new set of files that are named differently from the previous ones. So we would call them for instance:

   P_EN_v2.0.indd
   Q_EN_v2.0.indd
   R_EN_v2.0.indd
   

   However, as soon as files are renamed, all the hyperlinks are broken and need to be redefined by hand one by one. The error shown after renaming is:

   Hyperlink destination document not found. Please verify the
   document's location in the Hyperlinks panel before choosing
   this hyperlink.
   

   Not only the destination file path is lost, but also the name of the "Hyperlink Destination", so one needs to be very careful to re-link every single Hyperlink to its proper destination, and given we have dozens and dozens this can be very error prone.

   It would be very useful if there was a way to say that file P_EN_v1.0.indd was renamed as P_EN_v2.0.indd, and therefore update all Hyperlinks that are pointing to v1.0 to point to v2.0 in a single operation.

   According to the forum discussion linked above it is not possible to achieve this through scripting, but only through exporting as IDML, doing a find&replace and exporting again as INDD.

   However it seems to me that this should be supported by InDesign itself, since renaming files should be a harmless enough thing to do. Otherwise as soon as I start linking I am actually deadlocking myself to forever use the file names as they are or have to relink everything.

   And in case of an event like us where every day we update the file and have a new set with v1.0, v1.1, v1.2, v2.0, and so on, and each file has dozens of links, that would be greatly appreciated.

   Thank you so much for reading this far,

   Have a great day!

   Hi there and thanks for this wonderful tool!

   Usually I always find a way to do what I want thanks to ExtendScript which is just amazing.

   However in this case it seems that it's not possible (https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/target-the-source-hyperlink-destination-document-of-an-hyperlinks/m-p/11498930)

   I am now working on a very long document that we split in three .indd files and have dozens of hyperlinks in each file to jump from one file to another.

   Let's say they are called:

   P_EN_v1.0.indd
   Q_EN_v1.0.indd
   R_EN_v1.0.indd
   

   If we find things to update in those files then we would like to share new versions with attendants to our event… more

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5. Show error when paragraph composer cannot render lines

   All too often, I run into text that doesn't render because of some feature of the text (unsure of all cases, but examples are words that exceed the line length, common in some languages and in URLs). I have a stable of techniques for dealing with these issues, but most usually I'm poking around in the dark: the lines I'm trying to fix are not visible in InDesign; I don't know what exactly is offensive (e.g., Chinese lines were usually things work, but sometimes they don't); and the offending text might have gremlins from the source text that are not rendered in InDesign even when I can see them.

   It would get great if InDesign had an option to 1) show the error/reason that the line couldn't be rendered, and 2) to force render the line so that users are not guessing at fixes, or what I often do, throwing text into a basic text editor to attempt to clean the source text (which is a 50-50 or worse solution).

   FWIW, I see these errors most commonly in Chinese text, and perhaps most issues could be solved with a default Chinese dictionary. How I solve these Chinese issues can be bizarre, however: technique #1, adding spaces between words, then kerning out the spaces; technique #2, adding tab characters at the end of the paragraph (not even sure how I figured out that one!)

   One thought here would be to provide an option to render overset type within the Normal screen mode. Or to add a more specific error to the Preflight panel (e.g., sure its overset, but not because the frame isn't big enough, so what is the problem?)

   All too often, I run into text that doesn't render because of some feature of the text (unsure of all cases, but examples are words that exceed the line length, common in some languages and in URLs). I have a stable of techniques for dealing with these issues, but most usually I'm poking around in the dark: the lines I'm trying to fix are not visible in InDesign; I don't know what exactly is offensive (e.g., Chinese lines were usually things work, but sometimes they don't); and the offending text might have gremlins from the source text that are not… more

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6. 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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7. Waaay back in the mists of time, when using QuarkXPress, I could copy a style to another paragraph with a key command. This saved a step ove

   Keyboard shortcut for adopting paragraph style

   I see on this forum that at one time InDesign offered this shortcut:
   1. Using the text tool, click in a paragraph.
   2. Hold Option & Shift, then click a Style Sheet formatted paragraph
   3. The paragraph that had the text tool in it is now formatted to the [Option/Shift] clicked paragraph's Style Sheet.

   I just tried it in ID CC 2017 with no luck. Now the Notes palette opens.

   Please bring it back. It was one of QkXP's best features, a major time saver. Way faster than opening the Styles palette and clicking on a choice.

   Keyboard shortcut for adopting paragraph style

   I see on this forum that at one time InDesign offered this shortcut:
   1. Using the text tool, click in a paragraph.
   2. Hold Option & Shift, then click a Style Sheet formatted paragraph
   3. The paragraph that had the text tool in it is now formatted to the [Option/Shift] clicked paragraph's Style Sheet.

   I just tried it in ID CC 2017 with no luck. Now the Notes palette opens.

   Please bring it back. It was one of QkXP's best features, a major time saver. Way faster than opening the Styles palette and clicking… more

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8. Select all the text box in all the file to change the idiom and can use the verify correction.

   To create a tool that is possible to select all of text box of all document to change the idiom. Now, I need to select word by word using 3-clicks in the individual text box in individual page to change the idiom.

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9. Toolbar

   My toolbar is located on the right because I'm righthanded and placing it on the right means shorter distances when using the mouse. This means less stress on shoulders and arms.

   I have an idea to choose a tool even faster, while creating more workspace and less use of the mouse.

   What about a specific key (combination) useable for your non mouse hand (eg.ctrl+shift), to make the toolbar appear directly under the cursor. When you use the same key (combination) again or after you have chosen a tool, the toolbar closes.

   This way you will create more space in your workfield and you will minimize the need of using the mouse to get to the toolbar.

   My toolbar is located on the right because I'm righthanded and placing it on the right means shorter distances when using the mouse. This means less stress on shoulders and arms.

   I have an idea to choose a tool even faster, while creating more workspace and less use of the mouse.

   What about a specific key (combination) useable for your non mouse hand (eg.ctrl+shift), to make the toolbar appear directly under the cursor. When you use the same key (combination) again or after you have chosen a tool, the toolbar closes.

   This way you will create more space in your… more

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10. Text Wrap path Selection

    If we lock the Text Layer if it’s above the Objects’ Layer that has graphic elements on it, and we want to “Wrap” an object from that layer, we can see the Wrap Path which is Editable by Pen Tool & Direct Selection Tool,
    When Wrap Path is active and then we want to select just an anchor point by making a marquee selection from outside (like Illustrator) to select a single anchor point the path disappears and we see disappeared path even mouse click button is pressed, every time we will have to click on the anchor point to select it which is difficult and wastage of time.

    If we lock the Text Layer if it’s above the Objects’ Layer that has graphic elements on it, and we want to “Wrap” an object from that layer, we can see the Wrap Path which is Editable by Pen Tool & Direct Selection Tool,
    When Wrap Path is active and then we want to select just an anchor point by making a marquee selection from outside (like Illustrator) to select a single anchor point the path disappears and we see disappeared path even mouse click button is pressed, every time we will have to click on the anchor point to… more

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11. Live preview when transforming elements

    In Illustrator, I am used to having a constant preview when moving and transforming objects instead of just overlays and boxes. Please integrate this too in InDesign as this is a de-facto standard in any modern graphics tool. It makes doing adjustments so much easier.

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12. Scale stroke proportionaly in object-based rule il liquid layout

    The stroke doesn't scale when changing page size either manually or with the page tool in object-based rule in the liquid layout. It does work in scale rule. It would be great if there was an option to choose between scaling the stroke or not.

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13. Master Pages need to have one more control

    Designing a brochure, at times i need the footer and header design etc. Master page is a huge tool was a huge help but i think it need one more feature. Master page should have the power to bring forward or entirely back of any design in layer.

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14. Ability to adjust opacity of guides - rows and columns

    Users should be able to adjust the opacity of guides, enabling greater emphasis to be given to chosen elements. For example a rectangle frame tool can stand out more than the rows and columns used, otherwise it is very messy and impossible to sometimes use both at the same time.

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15. Fix the display of "selected" pages in the Pages pane

    When the editing pane has focus, the "selected" page in the thumbnails should be the one where the insertion point is sitting (unless there's a selection that crosses the page boundary). Currently, the Pages panel inexplicably selects TWO pages whenever the insertion point is placed on a page (when using spreads). This creates problems when the user is working on the right page, and performs certain actions like starting a new section.

    Currently, that section will start on the wrong page; because the Pages pane has selected the left page as well as the right, the new section will start at the left page, instead of where the user actually invoked the command (on the right page).

    Auto-selecting the one page where the user places the insertion point would not preclude anyone from clicking on multiple thumbnails in the Pages tab and performing actions as they do now. When the user clicks back in the editing area, the pages pane would return to highlighting the page containing the insertion point as the selected one. This behavior already exists, but it's just erroneous and absurdly inconsistent: If you select three page thumbnails, and then click back in the editing area, the selected page thumbnails will indeed change... oh, but only if you happen to click on a page outside of the selected collection. Otherwise, nothing happens.

    And there's another problem, AKA another selection: There may be yet another selection highlight, on a parent page... which has nothing to do with either the editing pane or the page thumbnail that's also highlighted. That should never happen. With both child and parent pages shown as selected, what will the next user action apply to? He doesn't know.

    In summary, it's a very simple fix: When the user places the insertion point on a page in the editor (or the editor regains focus), select that ONE page in the Pages pane.

    When the editing pane has focus, the "selected" page in the thumbnails should be the one where the insertion point is sitting (unless there's a selection that crosses the page boundary). Currently, the Pages panel inexplicably selects TWO pages whenever the insertion point is placed on a page (when using spreads). This creates problems when the user is working on the right page, and performs certain actions like starting a new section.

    Currently, that section will start on the wrong page; because the Pages pane has selected the left page as well as the right, the new section will start… more

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16. Change page size not only centered, but for example add 2 cm to the right side only

    It would be super handy if the size could be changed at any direction as easily as with the anchors in "Canvas size" in Photoshop. I know it is possible with the Page Tool, but I would love for it to be "in the right place", i.e. in the Page setup window.

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17. Image inside workspace moves while corners of the window are dragged. Please provide option to keep contents within window from moving.

    Create an option to keep screen image from shifting within the workspace window when the corners of the window are dragged, so that when one resizes the window, the contents stays still. That way, the user won't have to use the hand tool to get back to what they were looking at on the page before they dragged a corner of the screen.

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18. Scroll bar visibility

    The scroll bar, especially at the bottom of the screen, is very hard to distinguish from the black frame. If the scroll bar color could be customized or at least offer some control of its contrast, it would be so much easier to use. I do use the zoom and hand tool, but sometimes just need a quick scroll up/down or left/right.

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19. Copy Artboard Size across CC apps

    I do this a lot: I have a diecut in Illustrator and need to create the layout in InDesign. I have a little OCD (like most DTP/Artworkers :)) ) so I create the diecut in Illustrator and then fit the artboard size to the whole art. When I start creating the layout in InDesign, I create the document using the same page size as the Illustrator file. And I do this several times a day. :)

    It would be great to have an option/button in Artboard Tool (Illustrator) / Page Tool (InDesign) to copy the size and be able to create a document with the same page size in the other program. I'm thinking something similar (not the same) to the Photoshop default option of creating a new file with the same size as a printscreen/copied image.

    I do this a lot: I have a diecut in Illustrator and need to create the layout in InDesign. I have a little OCD (like most DTP/Artworkers :)) ) so I create the diecut in Illustrator and then fit the artboard size to the whole art. When I start creating the layout in InDesign, I create the document using the same page size as the Illustrator file. And I do this several times a day. :)

    It would be great to have an option/button in Artboard Tool (Illustrator) / Page Tool (InDesign) to copy the size and be able to… more

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20. Show Page Dimensions permanently in Document Window

    With more than one tool to change general/individual page sizes, keeping an eye on these numbers is crucial.

    Please make page dimensions visible at all time – e.g. in the slug/pasteboard area next to every page or in the Pages thumbnails, at least as some kind of tooltip or popup info. This behavior could be activated with a preferences checkbox. Thanks.

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