Need Help with InDesign?

Something not working? Here’s help—organized by urgency—from quick fixes to friendly chats with other InDesigners. Here’s where to start, whether you need help right now, today, or in the next few days.

ChatGPT – Visit chatgpt.com. At the prompt, describe your problem (or ask your question) as if you were taking to a person. If it misunderstands, say that and try again. While answers are generally correct, the AI tool is not infallible.
Adobe Support (U.S.) — Call 800-833-6687 for direct help with crashes, installs, or login issues.
Adobe Live Chat — Visit helpx.adobe.com/contact.html for one-on-one assistance.
Creative Cloud Status — Check status.adobe.com for any current service issues.

InDesign Secrets Facebook Group — facebook.com/groups/indesignsecrets: over 25,000 members offering quick, real-world help.
IDUG Video Archive — Past meeting recordings and demo sessions from real users.
r/AdobeInDesign on Reddit — reddit.com/r/AdobeInDesign: active community for troubleshooting and design feedback.
YouTube — Narrow your problem to a searchable question (for example, “InDesign text frame won’t expand”) and find quick video answers.
Adobe InDesign Facebook Page — facebook.com/AdobeInDesign: official news, tips, and livestreams.
Adobe Creative Cloud Facebook Group — facebook.com/groups/adobeccusers: quick answers and cross-app advice.

Adobe Community Forum — community.adobe.com/t5/indesign: official support with responses from Adobe staff and experts.
InDesign Secrets Website — indesignsecrets.com: tutorials, scripts, plug-in reviews, and archived Q&A.
LinkedIn Learning — Complete video courses for all experience levels at linkedin.com/learning/topics/indesign.

X (Twitter) — @InDesignSecrets and @AdobeInDesign for news, updates, and quick advice.
LinkedIn — Join the Adobe InDesign User Group Network for professional discussion.
Discord — The unofficial Adobe Design Servers for real-time chat and workflow talk.
Bluesky — Follow @indesignsecrets.bsky.social for posts and community tips.

IDUG Pre-Meeting Chats — Informal monthly Zoom meetups for Q&A and show-and-tell with other InDesigners.
Monthly IDUG Meetings — Broader sessions on layout, typography, and publishing workflows — and a great place to bring your general questions, design challenges, and plug-in issues.