Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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412 results found
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cc library save does not retain edits
CC Library items: Before I could open a CC library item, make edits, and save. The edits would be retained. Lately when trying to do this the edits have not been retained. When reopening in the CC library it opens the reverted document. Was this potentially fixed in the recent upgrade to 20.1?
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Want to be able to anchor an object to the text it belongs with AND have the text wrap around it
Because of the way text anchors work in Indesign, I always have to anchor objects that require text wrap to something ABOVE the actual text I want the image to stay with. Why does Indesign work this way - i.e., not allowing text to wrap before the anchor? This is a problem the image will now be separated from it's text when the text breaks a page, defeating the whole purpose of anchoring. Is this really so hard to fix?
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.svg library assets are not supported anymore at version 19.3
Elements from the library with the .svg file format are no longer supported in version 19.3. In Illustrator the assates still works.
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Data Merge window "white box" covering data
InDesign 20. Just upgraded and now all my data merge documents are not showing the data in the window. There is a white box over that pallette window. I tried dragging the window out but it still persists. I opened all my merge documents and they are all showing the same white box over the data fields. I contacted support via chat and they advised me to install an older version of InDesign. That solves the problem but I cannot upgrade to the new InDesign.
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Embedded graphics from Word-doc have comma-extension instead of dot-extension in Links-list
On a Mac: when I place a Word-file with embedded graphics, they all appear in the links panel as embedded graphics. But they have a file extension with a comma. So image, jpg instead of image.jpg. The same goes for other extensions. When you need to unembed them in order to improve the image, the comma is preventing my computer from opening the file. When I change it to a dot, then I can open the image. But then InDesign has lost track of the image and I need to re-link it.
Iit doesn't occur when I change InDesign to…1 vote -
Indesign 20.0.1: Imported ai files suddenly have a white background
I want to put a logo on a photo and Indesign automatically fills the background of the object frame with white. The imported logo (in .ai format) is not isolated and you cannot change the background color of the box. The error only occurs in Indesign 20.0.1. I reinstalled version 20.0 and the problem is gone.
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images move
I have a large InDesign file for a product catalogue, and when opening it yesterday, for the first time ever since I started working on it many years ago, I realized that some images have shifted position. It almost seems like the kind of problems we get in Microsoft Word when moving images.
My images are anchored objects in text. They should not be moving position randomly. They should stay at the place I have assigned to them, even with text reflowing following text changes.
Why does it do this?
Windows, InDesign 20.0.1 x64.
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Links Not Auto Updating when Modified in InDesign 2025
My workflow typically involves opening links from the InDesign document to edit by selecting the link from the Links panel and choosing Edit Original. In InDesign 2025, however, I've noticed that links are no longer updating whether it's a PSD or AI file and I assume other file types. This has never been the case before.
I tried a test with a new file and placed two assets to the file. One was a PSD and the other was an AI. I then opened the links from InDesign, made an edit to each (one at a time), saved, closed, and…
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Basic question re the difference between indesign and illustrator
I subscribed to indesign to view and be able to manipulate work done by a designer. He sent me his .ai - .psd files done with illustrator.
Everything, including .jpg are un openable.
Is it normal I can't open his drawings?1 vote -
.ai background not transparant
Illustrators imports in InDesign are always transparent, ever since i started with it back in the last century. I have tried making it .eps and Tiff without result. What's going on? Can anybody help me?
Illustrator 28.7.2
Mac OS Big Sur 11.7.10
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)1 vote -
Scaling image and frame using cmd/shift (mac) not working when signed in to Microsoft word
I teach in a mac classroom. Scaling image and frame using cmd/shift (mac) is not working in InDesign 20.0 for any students who are signed in to Microsoft word. It works fine once they log out of word.
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Keyboard shortcuts to resize assets suddenly stop working
InDesign V19.5 on MacOS Sequoia 15.0.1.
Keyboard shortcuts to resize assets on a spread stop working once a document has been open for a while. Shortcuts such as CMD+ALT+Click to resize container box and the asset within, while maintaining proportions, CMD+click to resize container, while maintaining proportions, don't work.
The only fix I've found is to restart my Mac. Closing and reopening InDesign doesn't fix the issue.
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"Failed to place PDF" with a PDF file created in Canva
Trying to import a client supplied PDF, created in the paid version of Canva and saved as a CMYK print quality PDF (not flattened). Will not place into InDesign. I've tried various and no import options and it does not work. I have placed this PDF into Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Publisher 2 without issue.
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Missing library links cause repeating error message
When links are in an inaccessible CC Library, instead of "Missing" (red dot in status column) the links are "Waiting" (stopwatch icon in status column).
This also causes repeated errors "This file is already open by another user or another application. This file may be stored on a network server and cannot be opened until the user closes it."
So far, the only path forward is to repeatedly dismiss the error and try to relink the artwork before the error re-appears. This has to be done for each "missing" link.4 votes -
Placed image is partially outside frame
When I place an image and drag a custom size for the placed image, the image is outside of the frame.
Note that this doesn't happen if you simply click when placing, but does happen if you click and drag when placing.
This has just started happening. Usually the image is within the frame.
Video attached.
InDesign version 19..4
Macbook Pro M2 Pro 2023
macOS Sonoma 14.4.12 votes -
cc library
CC library graphics aren't updating in InDesign document after having being edited and saved in Illustrator.
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PROBLEM NEEDS FIXING: InDesign Puts little faces in photos of my ORIGINAL ART
Version 19.5 x64
Indesign puts numerous little faces in my original artwork!
Steps to reproduce:
1: Hand draw some artwork
2: Photograph the artwork and save to hard drive
3: Use the "place" feature in InDesign to place the artwork into an INDD file
4: Adjust size via Fit commands
5. Find numerous tiny faces, both apparently drawn and photos e.g. black and white photos of faces, have suddenly appeared in the artwork.
Screenshot is attached with only the most obvious faces circled in green. There are many more.1 vote -
Library thumbnail not showing
When modifying or creating an object in library, the existing or new thumbnail is not showing. Instead, it is showing only the CC icon.
I am using 19.5 x64 on Windows 10 Enterprise OS.
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Image selection triggers frozen Adobe Help video pop up , makes me lose any shortcut
Whenever I click an image; what seems to be a still from a video ( looks like a help video from Adobe ) comes into the left corner, disabling any other shortcut. Can't seem to disable these videos anywhere and it just pops up.
Especially the undo is utmost anoying.1 vote -
Modifier l'original
Je cherche à modifier dans Indesign, l'application qui s'ouvre par défaut lorsque je veux modifier une photo.
Je veux que Photoshop s’ouvre et non Aperçu quand je clique sur « Modifier l’original »…
Et éviter de passer par "Modifier avec…" qui est beaucoup trop long pour 500 photos ! Avez-vous une solution ? Merci d'avance.1 vote
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