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  1. InDesign User Guide
  2. Get to know InDesign
    1. Introduction to InDesign
      1. What's New in InDesign
      2. System requirements
      3. Common questions
      4. Use Creative Cloud libraries
    2. Workspace
      1. Workspace basics
      2. Contextual task bar
      3. Customize your workspace in InDesign
      4. Toolbox
      5. Set preferences
      6. Properties panel
      7. Touch workspace
      8. Default keyboard shortcuts
      9. Undo edits and manage History panel
      10. Document recovery and undo
    3. Generative AI (Not available in mainland China)
      1. Text to Image
      2. Generative Expand
      3. Generate Effect in InDesign (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 files in InDesign (Beta)
      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. 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. Insert MathML to create math expressions
      8. Glyphs and special characters
      9. Text composition
      10. Text variables
      11. Generate QR codes
      12. Edit text
      13. Align text
      14. Wrap text around objects
      15. Anchored objects
      16. Linked content
      17. Format paragraphs
      18. 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. Copy, insert graphics
      4. Export to Adobe Express
      5. Export content for EPUB
      6. Adobe PDF options
      7. Export to HTML5
      8. Export content to HTML (Legacy)
      9. Export to Adobe PDF
      10. Export to JPEG or PNG format
      11. Import SVG files
      12. Supported File Formats
      13. 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. Preference folder read-only issue
    5. Troubleshoot file issues
    6. Unable to export InDesign file to PDF
    7. InDesign document recovery

View and manage your published documents with the Publish Online dashboard.

You can see your published files and analytics information of your online documents in the Publish Online Dashboard. Select File > Publish Online Dashboard, for Documents and Analytics (if enabled).

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Documents

In the Documents tab, you'll view the list of published documents, their Name, Measurement ID, Sharing settings, and the Date Modified information. You can sort your documents by their Name or Date Modified.

Overview of the documents in Publish Online dashboard
Documents in Publish Online dashboard

    Sort icon

Sorts your documents by Name, Modified, or Reverse Order.

    Thumbnail/List View icon

Toggles between Thumbnail View and List View.

   Measurement ID icon

Opens analytics.google.com.

Sharing 
  •   Public_Link: This shows that anyone with the link can access the document.
  •   Protected_Link: This shows that the document is password-protected. You need a password to access it.

    Share icon

Opens the Share Publication dialog with options to copy the URL or share the document on Facebook, Twitter, or email.

    View Analytics icon

Opens the integrated analytics dialog in the Publish Online dashboard with the data for the last 30 days. You can change the time period to 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, 6 months, 1 year, or Since published from the dropdown.

    More options icon

Provides Embed and Delete options.

  • Embed: Opens the Embed on your site dialog. Copy the code from the Embed code section to embed a document on your site.
  • Delete: Deletes the document. Hover on any document to see a check box on the left side. You can check multiple documents for bulk deletion.

Limitation:

When you embed a password-protected document with multiple pages, you'll need to re-enter the password each time you switch pages using the dropdown menu.

Analytics

Integrate Google Analytics

Note:

Documents published from InDesign 19.0 onwards will no longer support integrated analytics from the dashboard. You can integrate Google Analytics to track insights into your documents.

Analytics for documents published from the previous versions of InDesign will continue to be collected until November 30, 2024, after which no new analytics will be collected.

You can download historical analytics data collected in InDesign 19.0 or earlier from the Publish Online dashboard.

All historical analytics data will be removed from the dashboard on January 1, 2025.

The earlier plan to stop analytics for documents published from previous versions of InDesign (before 19.0) was October 15, 2024. This plan was deferred to ensure a stable transition for users dependent on the feature. If you have more questions, please feel free to reach out to us at sharewithID@adobe.com.

Screenshot showing the Analytics tab highlighting the Measurement ID field, Enable cookie banner on my document checkbox, and the field to eneter the message for the cookie banner.
Enter the Measurement ID to integrate Google Analytics for a document you publish online.

Starting with InDesign 19.0, you can integrate Google Analytics with your published document.

  1. Open an InDesign document, and select File > Publish Online.

  2. Select the Analytics tab and enter the Measurement ID.

    You must generate a Measurement ID in Google Analytics to add it to the published document.

    Adobe does not receive any access or data from your Google Analytics account.

  3. You may optionally check the Enable cookie banner on my document to add a cookie banner. You can enter the text you want to display on your cookie banner. This text should vary depending on your cookie notice requirements. If enabled, your cookie banner will allow users to accept or reject the analytics collection associated with this document.

    Image showing the a published document with the Cookie banner.
    Enable the Cookie banner and add the text you want to display with the Cookie banner on the document.

    Note:

    Analytics will be collected only if the visitor provides consent. Analytics displayed in the Google Tag Manager will reflect information from users who accepted the notice provided in the cookie banner.  

    When enabled, your cookie banner will only appear on your published document. After the banner is cleared, it will not reappear for one year.

    Cookie notice requirements vary by region, and you may optionally elect to include this depending on your data protection obligations.

  4. Select Publish.

    You can select Cancel Upload to stop the upload process or Close to minimize the dialog and continue working on other InDesign documents.

  5. Open Google Analytics to view the insights for your published documents.

View analytics in Publish Online dashboard

Note:

The Analytics tab of the Publish Online dashboard displays the data for the documents published without the Google Measurement ID only.

If you've published your document using the Measurement ID, open Google Analytics for the insights.

All historical analytics data will be removed from the dashboard on January 1, 2025.

View the number of published documents and insights in the Analytics tab of the Publish Online Dashboard.

Image showing analytics tab in Publish Online dashboard and highlighting the Download Analytics Report button.
View and download analytics data of your published documents.

You can select the Download Analytics Report button to download the data for a specific document.

  • Views: Number of times your published documents have been viewed.
  • Visitors: Number of users who have viewed your published documents.
  • Avg. Read Time: Average time users interact with your published document per view.
  • Total Read Time: Total time spent by all the users while actively viewing your published documents.
  • Views on Devices: Distribution of total views across desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.

By default, you can view the data for the last 30 days. However, you can select from the drop-down to view the data for the last 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, 6 months, 1 year, or Since published.

Questions? We have answers

How do I integrate Google Analytics into my documents?

You can set up a free Analytics account at analytics.google.com and then add your Measurement ID in the Analytics tab while publishing the InDesign document.

What happens to analytics for previously published documents?

Analytics will continue to be collected for published documents until October 15, 2024. Existing analytics collected for previously published documents will remain available on the dashboard.  
You can also download the integrated analytics collected.

What happens when I publish new documents from InDesign version before 19.0?

For any new documents or updates published through InDesign versions before 19.0, analytics will continue to be collected and available on the dashboard till October 15, 2024.

After October 15, 2024, Analytics will not be collected for these documents. To ensure a continuous collection of analytics, you must integrate Google Analytics into your Publish Online documents.

Is there any impact to the InDesign files?

No. There is no impact on your InDesign files.

Unable to capture analytics in a cross-domain environment?

Set up cross-domain measurement via Admin to configure your measurement ID.

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