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Adjust Layout - Off by default please.

Finding the new Adjust Layout in InDesign 2019 a bit of a liability as is turned ON by default.

Can you please add a setting to turn off globally and turn on only when needed? Currently doesn't seem possible.

Thanks

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FIXED  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded  · 

The fix for this issue is now available in the latest update (14.0.2) of InDesign 2019.

If you are unable to see the update notification, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right of Creative Cloud desktop application and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.
Once the update button is shown against InDesign, click on the button to update to Id 14.0.2.

If you face any problems with the new update, do let us know in the comments.

The list of fixed issues can be found at: helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html

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Adobe InDesign team

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  • gregdot commented  ·   ·  Report

    I can't figure out how to adjust an existing document's dimensions without Indesign stretching elements across the pages and losing all the spatial relationships.
    Workaround is to adjust *page* dimensions with Page Tool in toolbar (Shift+P), also available in Properties panel's Edit Page button.
    This adjust's page size without touching any elements on the page.
    Then, update *document* dimensions to reflect the new page size.
    As this is an individual page change, try applying it to your parent pages for multi-page documents.

  • George Salnik commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please do new standalone group Adobe InDesign: Feature Requests fixed and move all fixed thing as this thread there!

  • erni commented  ·   ·  Report

    It's not working. In InDesign 14.0.2 Layoyt adjustment can not be turned off. it's very annoying.

  • Uwe Laubender commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi David,
    that recently changed with InDesign CC 2019 version 14.0.2.324.

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( ACP )

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I've downloaded the latest update and every time I try to print a page, InDesign crashes. Can you please fix this?

  • Jon commented  ·   ·  Report

    I hate when new features become the defaults. The new "Adjust Layout" checkbox in InDesign is annoying. Nothing more obnoxious than indesign scaling your images without giving you a notice, or considering the native resolution...

  • David commented  ·   ·  Report

    Make the "Adjust Layout" option in adjust margins and columns window NOT the default. It breaks your layouts, overflows text boxes, and it is super annoying to have to uncheck it every single time. It's an extra un-necessary click, and something easy to miss when working quickly.

  • Uwe Laubender commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi Ravi,
    just tested build 14.0.2.321 from Prerelease.
    The issue is fixed. "Adjust Layout" in menu "Margins and Columns…" is turned off by default.

    Thanks,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( ACP )

  • Phantom Steve commented  ·   ·  Report

    GReg - read the comment above - download 14.0.2.315.
    it has been fixed.

  • GReg commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm in 14.01 and this is still pushing my layouts around without my permission.

    Please remove this intrusive and un-asked for time-waster and quality risk.

  • Phantom Steve commented  ·   ·  Report

    Valerie - see the note above from Ravi - it has been fixed.

  • Valerie Spencer commented  ·   ·  Report

    The adjust layout default is killing us. PAIN!!! Okay, slight exaggeration, but it is extremely inconvenient when proofs go jumping around unexpectedly if you happen to forget to unclick the default. Make that problem go away, please.

  • Phantom Steve commented  ·   ·  Report

    Thanks Ravi, this works as expected.
    Happiness returns. ;o)

  • AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) commented  ·   ·  Report

    With this build (14.0.2.315), you will see the following:
    For a newly created document in new build: Adjust Layout is OFF (with clean/old application preferences)
    For an existing document created from either 14.0/14.0.1, where Adjust Layout was ON, it is ON in new build.

    Please trash your earlier app preferences to see the change in Adjust Layout (it should now be OFF by default).

    Adobe InDesign team

  • Uwe Laubender commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi Toby,
    I cannot see this with 14.0.2 on Windows 10.
    Not if I select pages in the Pages panel, not if I select pages with the Page tool.

    What's your operating system?

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( ACP )

  • Toby Nelson commented  ·   ·  Report

    I've just downloaded the 14.0.2 update patch for this and 'Adjust Layout' in margins is STILL on by default.

  • Phill commented  ·   ·  Report

    Fix ASAP. Causing headaches. More thought should be given to consequences before adding "undocumented features", aka bugs.

  • Kristin commented  ·   ·  Report

    Any updates from Adobe when this disaster-of-a-"feature" will be fixed? It's killing my production team.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Totally agree – as a finished artist, this is a REAL nightmare, and I'm having to triple check files. Am going back to older version of InDesign to avoid it.

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