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  1. InDesign User Guide
  2. Get to know InDesign
    1. Introduction to InDesign
      1. What's New in InDesign
      2. What's New in InDesign (Beta)
      3. Adobe InDesign desktop release notes
      4. System requirements
      5. Common questions
      6. Use Creative Cloud libraries
      7. GPU performance
    2. Workspace
      1. Workspace basics
      2. Templates
      3. Projects
      4. Contextual task bar
      5. Customize your workspace in InDesign
      6. Toolbox
      7. Set preferences
      8. Properties panel
      9. Touch workspace
      10. Default keyboard shortcuts
      11. Undo edits and manage History panel
      12. Document recovery and undo
    3. Generative AI (Not available in mainland China)
      1. Text to Image
      2. Generative Expand
      3. Generative Fill (beta)
      4. Generative AI FAQ
  3. Create and layout documents
    1. Documents and pages
      1. Create documents
      2. Work with parent pages
      3. Work with document pages
      4. Set page size, margins, and bleed
      5. Work with files and templates
      6. Convert PDFs to InDesign Documents
      7. Create book files
      8. Add basic page numbering
      9. Number pages, chapters, and sections
      10. Convert QuarkXPress and PageMaker documents
      11. Share content
      12. Understand a basic managed-file workflow
      13. Save documents
    2. Grids
      1. Grids
      2. Format grids
    3. Flex Layout
      1. Work with Flex Layout
      2. Flex Layout panel overview
      3. Create a team page using Flex Layout
      4. Apply Flex Layout properties using object style
      5. Apply Flex Layout in an existing document
      6. Auto-detect Flex Layout in InDesign
      7. Manage Flex Layout conflicts
    4. Layout aids
      1. Rulers
      2. Align and distribute objects using rulers
      3. Measure objects using the Measure tool
  4. Add content
    1. Text
      1. Add text to frames
      2. Threading text
      3. South-East Asian Scripts
      4. Arabic and Hebrew features in InDesign
      5. Create type on a path
      6. Bullets and numbering
      7. Create math expressions
      8. Glyphs and special characters
      9. Text composition
      10. Composing CJK characters
      11. Text variables
      12. Generate QR codes
      13. Edit text
      14. Align text
      15. Wrap text around objects
      16. Anchored objects
      17. Linked content
      18. Format paragraphs
      19. Format characters
    2. Typography
      1. Using fonts in InDesign
      2. Kerning and tracking
      3. Scale and skew type
      4. Apply color effects to type
    3. Format text
      1. Format text
      2. Auto Style text
      3. Work with Style Packs
      4. Tabs and indents
    4. Review text
      1. Track and review changes
      2. Add editorial notes in InDesign
      3. Import PDF comments
    5. Spell check and language dictionaries
      1. Check spelling, autocorrect, and dynamic spelling
      2. Create, add, and manage dictionaries and words
      3. Change dictionary preferences
      4. Duden dictionary
    6. Add references
      1. Create a table of contents
      2. Footnotes
      3. Create an index
      4. Endnotes
      5. Captions
    7. Styles
      1. Paragraph and character styles
      2. Map, export, and manage styles
      3. Object styles
      4. Drop caps and nested styles
      5. Work with styles
      6. Leading
    8. Tables
      1. Format tables
      2. Create tables
      3. Table and Cell styles
      4. Select and edit tables
      5. Table strokes and fills
    9. Interactivity
      1. Hyperlinks
      2. Dynamic PDF documents
      3. Bookmarks
      4. Buttons
      5. Forms
      6. Animation
      7. Cross-references
      8. Structure PDFs
      9. Page transitions
      10. Movies and sounds
    10. Graphics
      1. Understand paths and shapes
      2. Draw with the Pencil tool
      3. Draw with the Pen tool
      4. Apply line (stroke) settings 
      5. Compound paths and shapes
      6. Edit paths
      7. Clipping paths
      8. Change corner appearance
      9. Frames and objects
      10. Align and distribute objects
      11. Linked and embedded graphics
      12. Integrate AEM assets
    11. Color and transparency
      1. Apply color
      2. Use colors from imported graphics
      3. Work with swatches
      4. Mix inks
      5. Tints
      6. Understand spot and process colors
      7. Blend colors
      8. Gradients
      9. Flatten transparent artwork
      10. Add transparency effects
  5. Find and replace
    1. Find and replace text
    2. Find and replace fonts
    3. Find and replace glyphs
    4. Find and replace using GREP expressions and queries
    5. Find and replace objects
    6. Find and replace colors
    7. Search options to find and replace
  6. Share
    1. Save and access cloud documents
    2. Organize, manage, and share cloud documents
    3. View and manage versions in cloud documents
    4. Common questions about InDesign cloud documents
    5. InCopy on the web (beta)
    6. Share and collaborate        
    7. Share for Review
    8. Review a shared InDesign document
    9. Manage feedback
    10. Invite to edit
  7. Export, import, and publish
    1. Place, export, and publish
      1. Publish online
      2. Publish online dashboard
      3. Place Firefly assets
      4. Copy, insert graphics
      5. Export to Adobe Express
      6. Export content for EPUB
      7. Adobe PDF options
      8. Export to HTML5
      9. Export content to HTML (Legacy)
      10. Export to Adobe PDF
      11. Export to JPEG or PNG format
      12. Import SVG files
      13. Supported File Formats
      14. Export and import User Settings
    2. Printing
      1. Print booklets
      2. Printer's marks and bleeds
      3. Print documents
      4. Inks, separation, and screen frequency
      5. Overprinting
      6. Create PostScript and EPS files
      7. Preflight files before handoff
      8. Print thumbnails and oversized documents
      9. Prepare PDFs for service providers
      10. Prepare to print separations
  8. Extend InDesign
    1. Automation
      1. Data merge
      2. Plug-ins
      3. Capture extension in InDesign
      4. Scripting
  9. Troubleshooting
    1. Fixed issues
    2. Known issues
    3. Crash on launch
    4. Improve InDesign performance
    5. Preference folder read-only issue
    6. Troubleshoot file issues
    7. Unable to export InDesign file to PDF
    8. InDesign document recovery

Effortlessly edit any text in an InDesign document via the browser.

With live browser-based editing, InCopy on the web (beta) bridges the gap between designers and writers by streamlining collaboration.

Note

Share your InDesign document for text editing

  1. Create or open any InDesign document.

  2. Select Share in the top-right corner.

  3. Select Share for text editing and save the file in the new co-editable format (INDDL) to Creative Cloud under Your Files section. Once saved, add collaborator email addresses.

  4. Select Invite to edit copy. Your collaborators receive an email with a link to start editing in their browser.

    Tip
    • You can also share your document by navigating to File > Share for Text Editing (beta).
    • You can use Copy link and share the link with your collaborators.

Real-time sync in desktop app and web

  • The desktop app and web remain aligned with each other through real-time sync.
  • Frame locking prevents two users from editing the same text frame at once.
  • Locked frames display the collaborator’s avatar, name, and color highlight. 
  • InDesign users see collaborator presence and get an alert if they try to edit a locked frame.

Effortless text editing on the web

  1. Open the shared document in Google Chrome.

  2. Hover over a text frame. The cursor changes, indicating the frame is ready for editing.

  3. Click inside the frame to begin typing. You can use the bold  icon and italics  icon to format the text. 

    InDesign on the web interface showing text editing, pages panel, collaboration, and focus mode options.

    A. Cloud sync status B. Threaded text C. Collaborators present on the document D. Pages panel E. Overset text F. Focus Mode G. Italics text format H. Bold text format I. Locked frame as the collaborator is working on it 

    Threaded frames show how text flows across multiple containers. If text exceeds the available space, an overset   icon appears on the frame. 

  4. Select the Focus Mode   icon to switch into a clean, distraction-free writing space. A progress counter shows how much of the text frame is filled. At 100%, the frame is full; beyond 100%, the counter turns red, and markers indicate overset content.

    A progress counter showing how much of the space is filled while working in focus mode
    Check the progress counter to keep track of the space filled.

  5. Make the necessary changes and select the Go Back   icon to return to the layout view. The updates are automatically synced with the InDesign document.

Cloud sync status

   Shows that the desktop app and web are in sync.

   Shows that the changes made in the InDesign desktop app have not synced with the web. You need to reload the document.

Note

We would love your feedback, as it helps us improve. To send your feedback, select Help   icon > Submit Feedback in the browser.

Font Support in InCopy on the web (beta)

InCopy web provides comprehensive support for all the fonts available in Adobe fonts. When a document containing Adobe fonts is opened in the web application, these fonts are automatically downloaded during document loading, ensuring pixel-perfect rendering matches the desktop experience. Text formatting, such as italic and bold styles, is properly applied using the corresponding style variants within the same font family. In cases where fonts are unavailable or missing from the system, InCopy on the web automatically substitutes them with appropriate default fonts to maintain document readability and layout integrity.

Limitations

Here are some known limitations, and we're actively working to resolve these in future updates:

  • Certain file formats, such as BMP, SVG, GIF, PDF, JPG with special effects, and MP4 assets, may not render properly in Chrome.
  • Only supported on Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers.
  • If you are using previously shared documents as part of ID beta releases, you need to reshare the document.
  • If the INDDL file is saved in Projects, it will always open in the web version. To open it in InDesign, right-click on the file, select Move > Your Files.

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