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1. Stop hiding the known issues, and release notes for each release

   Where's the link that leads to the latest releases known issues list? It's hard enough to find the release notes for the newest version release.

   It should be a simple link right under the is this compatible with your computer info in The creative cloud desktop app.

   I need the list of known issues with the latest release to determine whether or not I'm going to upgrade to it or wait until a critical issue is resolved.

   Sometimes an issue will not be in the feature I use so I will update other times it is something that will majorly break my workflow. I should not have to come to the bugs forum to find the known issues, and the bugs form is unreliable because it doesn't tell me if it's a universal issue or user level issue.

   I need to be able to judge that before installing the update. Stop hiding the known issues, and release notes for each release and keep them up-to-date.

   Where's the link that leads to the latest releases known issues list? It's hard enough to find the release notes for the newest version release.

   It should be a simple link right under the is this compatible with your computer info in The creative cloud desktop app.

   I need the list of known issues with the latest release to determine whether or not I'm going to upgrade to it or wait until a critical issue is resolved.

   Sometimes an issue will not be in the feature I use so I will update other times it is something that will majorly… more

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2. Tighter integration of TypeKit

   It seems silly that when you open an InDesign document and it uses TypeKit fonts that aren't available, there is no direct link to take you to the website and fix this.

   Firstly, it should just automatically activate the fonts if they're in TypeKit and you haven't already hit your limit.

   Secondly, if for some reason this behaviour is undesirable, you should be able to activate them from within InDesign. The process for new/occasional users is actually quite hard: a vague mention of the Creative Cloud app is all you get. Many users don't know what that is. Then you have to know to go to the "Assets" tab, then the "Fonts" tab, then press "Manage fonts", which takes you to a website, where most of the time I find you're not signed in, so you have to sign in, and THEN you're shown a list of the fonts you have synced... by now, assuming they have managed to wend their way through that, my users are saying "now what do I do?"

   How about in the "Find Fonts" dialog there is a button marked "TypeKit". In that it displays a list of all fonts available in TypeKit with a checkbox next to each. Sort of like the old ATM Deluxe or Suitcase.

   It seems silly that when you open an InDesign document and it uses TypeKit fonts that aren't available, there is no direct link to take you to the website and fix this.

   Firstly, it should just automatically activate the fonts if they're in TypeKit and you haven't already hit your limit.

   Secondly, if for some reason this behaviour is undesirable, you should be able to activate them from within InDesign. The process for new/occasional users is actually quite hard: a vague mention of the Creative Cloud app is all you get. Many users don't know what that is. Then you… more

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3. Font paths

   In the Links pallet, I can see the path to a link; EVEN if it's missing I can see where it was linked from. I would like the same thing for Fonts. In Find/Replace fonts I can only see a path to fonts that are found. I would like a path for Missing fonts, so I know--- were the activated through the Cloud? Or from someone's Font folder (and not properly Packaged). If I know, I can either Activate the fonts from Adobe, or retrieve the fonts from their local hiding place. It would remove the risk of activating an incorrect version of the font.
   You can show me a path to Missing graphics. Why not a path to Missing fonts?

   In the Links pallet, I can see the path to a link; EVEN if it's missing I can see where it was linked from. I would like the same thing for Fonts. In Find/Replace fonts I can only see a path to fonts that are found. I would like a path for Missing fonts, so I know--- were the activated through the Cloud? Or from someone's Font folder (and not properly Packaged). If I know, I can either Activate the fonts from Adobe, or retrieve the fonts from their local hiding place. It would remove the risk of activating… more

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4. Font Paths

   In the Links pallet, I can see the path to a link; EVEN if it's missing I can see where it was linked from. I would like the same thing for Fonts. In Find/Replace fonts I can only see a path to fonts that are found. I would like a path for Missing fonts, so I know--- were the activated through the Cloud? Or from someone's Font folder (and not properly Packaged). If I know, I can either Activate the fonts from Adobe, or retrieve the fonts from their local hiding place. It would remove the risk of activating an incorrect version of the font.
   You can show me a path to Missing graphics. Why not a path to Missing fonts?

   In the Links pallet, I can see the path to a link; EVEN if it's missing I can see where it was linked from. I would like the same thing for Fonts. In Find/Replace fonts I can only see a path to fonts that are found. I would like a path for Missing fonts, so I know--- were the activated through the Cloud? Or from someone's Font folder (and not properly Packaged). If I know, I can either Activate the fonts from Adobe, or retrieve the fonts from their local hiding place. It would remove the risk of activating… more

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5. Backup the user-defined Document Presets in a different file than Preferences

   At the moment, if a user creates several "New Document" Presets in the "New Document" window, they will be deleted if the User has to reset their InDesign preferences.

   It would make more sense if the hard work that is put into creating New Document Presets was saved in a different system file (or clouded) so that
   1-they don't get lost if resetting InDesign Preferences and
   2-the Presets could be shared with other team members easily

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6. External (Global) Styles — (Paragraph, Character, Table, etc) to sync and apply to multiple documents

   It is constantly frustrating that every year Adobe fails to update InDesign with external Style functionality.

   It should be easy to define a set of Paragraph Styles and apply that as "Global Style" which can then be used
   across multiple InDesign files. Updating a "Global Style" would then apply those Style changes to all affected documents.

   This should apply to all things that can have styles applied, Table, Object, Paragraph, Character, etc. Any of these different styles should be able to be saved to an External Global Style — that can be then saved externally locally — or saved to the Cloud and applied that way.

   Currently this is not really possible and it's deeply annoying. I should be able to easily create a style that can be applied to any document I wish, and have any adjustments I make to that style automatically apply to all documents using it.

   Obviously there could be a simple dialog box that prompts when opening a document using a global Style that has been updated. The user is then given a choice to update the document so that it is in-sync with the style updates, or create a new style from the previous state, or keep all the current settings and not update the documentand keep the older style settings without overriding them with the new updates from the external Style.

   COME ON ADOBE. IT IS 2020.
   GLOBAL STYLES. Without them updating documents in the same sort of style language is a massive pain, because any evolutions or changes to a style in one document immediately makes all other documents out of sync — this is a very common use-case problem deisgner run into, and the fix to it is very strightforward.

   It is constantly frustrating that every year Adobe fails to update InDesign with external Style functionality.

   It should be easy to define a set of Paragraph Styles and apply that as "Global Style" which can then be used
   across multiple InDesign files. Updating a "Global Style" would then apply those Style changes to all affected documents.

   This should apply to all things that can have styles applied, Table, Object, Paragraph, Character, etc. Any of these different styles should be able to be saved to an External Global Style — that can be then saved externally locally — or saved to the … more

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7. Espacio de trabajo universal y personalizado entre apps de Adobe

   Hola Adobe 👋
   Soy diseñadora gráfica y trabajo con Illustrator, Photoshop e InDesign a diario. Estas aplicaciones comparten muchos paneles (Capas, Alinear, Color, Transformar, etc.), por lo que me gustaría poder crear un espacio de trabajo personalizado y universal, que se sincronice entre las apps de Creative Cloud.
   La idea es simple: si un panel existe en esa app, que se muestre en el lugar donde lo puse; si no, que lo ignore. Pero que respete mi estructura visual y estilo de trabajo, sin tener que volver a crear manualmente el espacio de trabajo en cada aplicación.
   Además, cada vez que hay una gran actualización, mis espacios personalizados desaparecen, y tengo que recrearlos desde cero. Sería ideal que pudiera guardar un único espacio de trabajo sincronizado en la nube, visible desde todas las apps compatibles.
   ¡Gracias por considerar esta idea! Haría mucho más fluido el trabajo entre herramientas y mejoraría la experiencia de quienes usamos varias apps a diario.

   Hola Adobe 👋
   Soy diseñadora gráfica y trabajo con Illustrator, Photoshop e InDesign a diario. Estas aplicaciones comparten muchos paneles (Capas, Alinear, Color, Transformar, etc.), por lo que me gustaría poder crear un espacio de trabajo personalizado y universal, que se sincronice entre las apps de Creative Cloud.
   La idea es simple: si un panel existe en esa app, que se muestre en el lugar donde lo puse; si no, que lo ignore. Pero que respete mi estructura visual y estilo de trabajo, sin tener que volver a crear manualmente el espacio de trabajo en cada aplicación.
   Además, cada… more

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8. Integrate Adobe Express/Canva-like features into Indesign

   So Adobe Indesign has some BASIC animations and I feel this is a completely missed opportunity on Adobe's behalf. Apps like Canva have been spreading like wildfire for years and while Adobe has released Express it is a poor cousin. The idea behind Express/Canva is to have an easy-to-create, templated video/animated solution for social media (which let's face it, is mostly video now), yet as a very heavy InDesign user I should be able to animate and export these animations while also taking advantage of the powerful mail merge (text, images, and it really needs to also have swatches), bulk relinking, dynamically updating files features that we all know and love within the adobe suite.

   What I would love to see included in Indesign

   1/ export of animation in mp4 and gif (including transparency) formats.

   2/ Improved Animation (on a page and page transitions)

   3/ Additionally, the use of MOGRTs or being able to make your own custom animations with placeholders would be amazing.

   Why Adobe Express doesn't work

   • Creative Cloud Library files are not dynamic, which means having to upload every single element you want to use (for me that's around about 50 every month - same templated files, different theming).

   • These files are already on my computer and such a waste of time and resources to upload and replace each image when it's already on my computer. I may as well use Canva which has much more variety.

   • Also limited in animations

   Why Photoshop/After Effects/Premiere doesn't work

   • it lacks the ease to mailmerge multiple items so relinking is arduous

   Why in5 doesn't work

   • it's limited (gifs are created by screen recording in your browser so it cannot do transparent gifs)
   • it's expensive and limited

   I know a lot of people think that animation and InDesign are in the past, but if you look at businesses that have basically made a multimillion-dollar business out of that base premise I guarantee you will see they have a bright future together.

   So Adobe Indesign has some BASIC animations and I feel this is a completely missed opportunity on Adobe's behalf. Apps like Canva have been spreading like wildfire for years and while Adobe has released Express it is a poor cousin. The idea behind Express/Canva is to have an easy-to-create, templated video/animated solution for social media (which let's face it, is mostly video now), yet as a very heavy InDesign user I should be able to animate and export these animations while also taking advantage of the powerful mail merge (text, images, and it really needs to also have swatches), bulk… more

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9. Share for Review should be Save To Adobe PDF Documents as PDF

   So I really like the idea of Share for Review but it can be very buggy sometimes and I feel like a lot of the missing or requested features can be found in Adobe Acrobat Online Documents. So instead of having the two seperate systems why not have Share for Review simple be export a PDF directly to the Document Cloud and eliminate the extra step of having to save as a PDF and then upload and or share to get it online for review as a PDF.

   The PDF would use whatever quality settings the user chooses and can then be commented directly and downloaded if needed.

   I think with the fact that Acrobat is widely available in the browser these days it would work since the only real benefit Review has is that Acrobat is not needed but who doesn't have some version of a PDF file reader.

   From a Adobe business side - they would save on maintaining two different systems - more if you count the fact that Illustrators version of share for review seems to work differently then InDesigns - Share for Review would work basically the same across Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop - People would get more exposure to Acrobat and may be seeing how useful it is would invest in Acrobat Pro.

   THe only main issue would be versions - does the system save a new PDF everytime - does it auto version it somehow if the name isn't changed - can comments from PDF review A be auto imported into PDF review B if the name is kept the same? Some kind of setup like that would also solve the missing feature of version control.

   It just feels like a waste to have two Systems that can do the same thing especially when one is still fairly new and not 100% there as far as features.

   So I really like the idea of Share for Review but it can be very buggy sometimes and I feel like a lot of the missing or requested features can be found in Adobe Acrobat Online Documents. So instead of having the two seperate systems why not have Share for Review simple be export a PDF directly to the Document Cloud and eliminate the extra step of having to save as a PDF and then upload and or share to get it online for review as a PDF.

   The PDF would use whatever quality settings the user chooses and can… more

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10. CS6 future use

    32-bit CS6 InDesign works with High Sierra, though with some minor irritations. It will not work at all once Mac goes over solely to 64-bit. It is disgraceful that Adobe tries to make one go over to subscription-only CC. I for one, and I am sure I am not the only one, want nothing to do with a cloud-based subscription, with which you lose access to your own work if you stop paying the sub. For this reason, in preparation for the future, I have just bought 64-bit non-subscription QuarkXpress, at a roughly half-price offer for such as InDesign users (I think the offer may have just expired – not sure). Although Quark will obviously take some time to get used to after years with InDesign, at first glance, whatever Quark was in the past, it now looks good and relatively intuitive. Personally, I think there is cause for a class action against Adobe for the way they are holding InDesigners to ransom. I urge Adobe to make it possible for work done with CS6 to be able to be opened in the future, for example when Mac goes over to 64-bit only. Thank you

    32-bit CS6 InDesign works with High Sierra, though with some minor irritations. It will not work at all once Mac goes over solely to 64-bit. It is disgraceful that Adobe tries to make one go over to subscription-only CC. I for one, and I am sure I am not the only one, want nothing to do with a cloud-based subscription, with which you lose access to your own work if you stop paying the sub. For this reason, in preparation for the future, I have just bought 64-bit non-subscription QuarkXpress, at a roughly half-price offer for such as InDesign… more

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11. Remove the floating "help with a feature items"

    I wanted to share some feedback regarding a recent usability issue I’ve experienced across several Creative Cloud applications, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat.

    In recent updates, each of these programs has introduced tool-specific pop-up panels or hints that appear when a tool is selected. While I understand the intent is to offer helpful tips or highlight features, these pop-ups are consistently disruptive to my workflow. They frequently appear directly over the content I'm working on and are difficult to reposition. Even when I move them off the canvas, they often reset to their original (obstructive) location whenever I switch tools—requiring repeated effort to move them out of the way.

    The attached screenshot shows an example from this morning—I've had to move the pop-up off-canvas at least ten times in a single session, only to have it return again and again.

    Rather than floating over the workspace, a less intrusive solution might be to dock or slide these panels out from the tool selector on the left-hand side of the screen. That way, users can reference them when needed without them interfering with active work.

    While I appreciate feature enhancements, this particular change has negatively impacted my efficiency, and I’d love to see an option to reposition them more permanently.

    I wanted to share some feedback regarding a recent usability issue I’ve experienced across several Creative Cloud applications, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat.

    In recent updates, each of these programs has introduced tool-specific pop-up panels or hints that appear when a tool is selected. While I understand the intent is to offer helpful tips or highlight features, these pop-ups are consistently disruptive to my workflow. They frequently appear directly over the content I'm working on and are difficult to reposition. Even when I move them off the canvas, they often reset to their original (obstructive) location whenever I switch… more

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12. 6 simple updates to make 'Publish Online' better

    An open request to Adobe to address at the following:

    1. Customisable links, based off user profile and document title. The current lengthy lines of jumbled letters do not look professional when sending to clients.

    2. Password protected links. Since we're forced to publish on Adobe's cloud, at least give the ability to encrypt the link so it can't be forwarded on. Extra feature here (like frame.io) would be to require the viewers email to view so the author can get data and verify who is viewing the document.

    3. Make it possible to preview a gif loop while designing instead of the current need to publish and wait and republish each time a gif sequence needs to be reviewed.

    4. Make it possible to choose the gif thumbnail that becomes the still image when a client decides to download an offline version.

    5. Make it easy, and elegant to embed and play audio. If it's possible to embed gifs it's strange to me that an audio file of a similar size cannot be inserted and played directly off the document. The player is clumsy and dated, the "play triangle" icon is also old and limiting.

    6. Full screen on mobile - there's no way to look at the full pdf without the URL bar hovering on top, taking up a lot of screen space. Please fix.

    • Why are these valuable to me? For the past 3 years I have moved all my presentations to 'publish online' and it has become the industry standard (tv commercial pitches). In these 3 years I've seen no updates or improvements, and the requests above are quite basic (security, customisability, functionality). It feels a lot like this product has been overlooked or abandoned!

    An open request to Adobe to address at the following:

    1. Customisable links, based off user profile and document title. The current lengthy lines of jumbled letters do not look professional when sending to clients.

    2. Password protected links. Since we're forced to publish on Adobe's cloud, at least give the ability to encrypt the link so it can't be forwarded on. Extra feature here (like frame.io) would be to require the viewers email to view so the author can get data and verify who is viewing the document.

    3. Make it possible to preview a gif loop while designing instead of… more

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13. User Interface Ideas for newbies

    hello
    I think a good change for newer users is to make it to where the user interface is more user-friendly. I don't mean the whole app I just mean certain things. For example, one thing would be, is to make the options panels easier to stick. I didn't know that you had to drag the box to one side of the screen to get it to stick to the app. It took me the whole day to figure this out, otherwise, when you move the InDesign app to another screen those panels get left behind. So either have a little help box when moving the tabs called "sticking problem?" and have a small explanation or have the light blue sticking indicator be triggered inches before you reach the edge of the screen and obviously, you'll have to test it out though.

    Put the "paragraph style" tab default on the paragraph tab. It's not there when I installed it, so I had to highlight something and in the properties and then I had to click the down arrow and click manage styles and poof there it was.

    Another fix is to keep the options bar at the top when under the essential workspace. I would watch tutorials where they had this at the top and would this couldn't figure out how to make it work. An hour later I found a video that told me how to fix it. I'm new to this app but it would make sense that the essential workspace having it and the classic essentials would not but they are a switch. just add the option to the essential workspace that would be my fix. I'm sure there are more improvements but I haven't run into them yet
    finally put on all your app, an ok box when either user first installs an or get an updated, stating that there's help for the user. And it would say instead of going to google or youtube that there are adobe cloud tutorials ready to go just for the user. :D. I didn't know this until I called customer support to help me with an issue.
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    hello
    I think a good change for newer users is to make it to where the user interface is more user-friendly. I don't mean the whole app I just mean certain things. For example, one thing would be, is to make the options panels easier to stick. I didn't know that you had to drag the box to one side of the screen to get it to stick to the app. It took me the whole day to figure this out, otherwise, when you move the InDesign app to another screen those panels get left behind. So either have a… more

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14. Add macOS Core Image Filters as Native Object Effects in InDesign (e.g., Vibrancy, Gaussian Blur, Glass Distortion)

    Please add support for macOS Core Image filters (e.g., CIGaussianBlur, CIVibrancy, CIBloom, CIGlassDistortion) as native, real-time object effects within InDesign. These filters are already GPU-accelerated and supported natively by macOS. Tapping into this framework would allow InDesign to offer real-time visual effects like frosted glass, material-style blurs, and ambient glow — without the need to pre-render images in Photoshop.

    For designers: Effects like vibrancy, translucency, blur, and light diffusion are increasingly common in modern design — not just in UI/UX, but in packaging, promotional layouts, and publication work. These are time-consuming to fake using raster-based workarounds. Having real-time effects within InDesign (or even Photoshop & Illustrator) frames or shapes would be a massive quality-of-life improvement.

    For Mac users: Apple has long provided a robust framework (Core Image + Metal rendering) for these effects. Designers on macOS could benefit from faster rendering, live previews, and native integration — leveraging Apple's hardware acceleration and aesthetic standard directly.

    For Adobe: Rather than custom-building each new visual effect, Adobe could hook into macOS’s Core Image pipeline. That means:
    • Faster development cycle for new effects.
    • Free, ongoing updates as Apple adds new filters (via OS updates).
    • Exclusive or enhanced functionality for Creative Cloud Mac users — strengthening Adobe’s value proposition on macOS hardware.

    This could work by including a new "macOS Core Effects" section in the Object Effects dialog.
    Only visible when running InDesign (or illustrator/photoshop) on macOS (gracefully hidden or disabled on Windows).
    Non-destructive, toggleable effects (like Drop Shadow or Inner Glow).
    Optionally rasterized on export or flattening for cross-platform compatibility.

    This would create parity with Photoshop’s Smart Filters and Illustrator’s Appearance Panel but inside InDesign, and could expand the offerings within those other apps as well.
    Supports modern visual aesthetics like glassmorphism and dynamic lighting.
    Offers Mac-based design professionals more power, speed, and consistency without disrupting automation-heavy workflows (e.g., EasyCatalog, print pipelines).

    This feature would modernize InDesign’s effects toolkit, provide Adobe a scalable way to deliver more effects over time, and strengthen Adobe's integration with Apple’s hardware and OS capabilities. It’s a small change with high-impact potential.

    Thank you for your consideration!

    Please add support for macOS Core Image filters (e.g., CIGaussianBlur, CIVibrancy, CIBloom, CIGlassDistortion) as native, real-time object effects within InDesign. These filters are already GPU-accelerated and supported natively by macOS. Tapping into this framework would allow InDesign to offer real-time visual effects like frosted glass, material-style blurs, and ambient glow — without the need to pre-render images in Photoshop.

    For designers: Effects like vibrancy, translucency, blur, and light diffusion are increasingly common in modern design — not just in UI/UX, but in packaging, promotional layouts, and publication work. These are time-consuming to fake using raster-based workarounds. Having real-time effects within… more

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