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  1. Overset text

    Hi team, I am having issues with overset text. When I drag my text frame outside of the bleed line into the workspace the icon doesn't appear. As soon as I drag it onto my page the icon shows and if I increase the text frame additional text space appears above the word. There is no text wrap on the text frame and is on a completely different layer so arrangement isn't an issue. Can you please help me fix this issue.

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  2. open type numbers

    in a workaround for another bug in Indesign (Bug: mixed open type numbers) I use a character style for the optentype numbers variety porportional medaevial. Sometimes (!) applying the style to two numbers does not have any effect, it is necessary to apply to a character before and after the numbers to change the style of the numbers.

    Indesign 20.0.1, Windows

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  3. small caps hyphenation bug

    small caps in a hyphenated text sometimes(!) change the first letter before the hyphen to a normal minuscle. See image.

    As shown in the image: "zwi-schen" is correct, "Tradi-tion" (Times New Roman) resp. "Tra-dition" (Ten Oldstyle) shows the bug.

    InDeisgn 20.0.1, Windows

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  4. [ID-4245219]Second letter disappears after applying dropcap in PDF export using ID Eng Hebrew version

    Issue: [Break in ID 19.0] Second letter disappears after applying dropcap in PDF export using ID Eng Hebrew version

    Under certain conditions, the second letter after the opening letter in a word vanishes. This issue affects the appearance and natural flow of the text.

    Note: Creating this thread to track the third point mentioned in the thread: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/48955319-hebrew-text-bugs-in-indesign-2025

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    Fix for this issue is now available in the latest InDesign Release version 20.1 (Build 20.1.0.71), available via Creative Cloud Desktop application.

    Please update your InDesign application to this latest version to get the fix.

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    Adobe InDesign team

  5. 縦書きテキストの縦横独立変倍による挙動がおかしい

    複数行ある縦書きのテキストを、フレームごと例えば横方向だけ50%縮小したとしたら、最後の行だけ縦方向に50%縮小される。逆に縦に50%縮小したら最後の行は横に50%される。

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  6. Indesign Beta 2025 Importing a PDF - baseline shift is off

    Opening up a PDF (which was orgincailly created in Indesign) in Indesign seemed to shift baseline shifts of body text to -4pt and then the super/sub/ scripts to -7.32pt?

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  7. Place excel file, formatted table

    I'm trying to place an excel file as a Formatted Table.
    It's not working.
    I can select Unformatted Table and it works, but I need Formatted Table.
    I'm on version 20.0.

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  8. text selection not fully possible and strange copy result

    Text selection not fully possible and strange copy result, both at pagina on master pages (see screenshots).
    Indesign 20.0 on MacPowerBook 16", 2021, with MacOS 14.7.1.

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  9. [ID-4258070]Disappearing Punctuation Marks in Hebrew RTL Justified Text in Exported PDF

    Severity Level: Critical
    Impact: Severe disruption to Hebrew text layout workflow and document integrity

    Bug Description

    Punctuation marks are randomly disappearing in justified Hebrew text blocks (RTL direction), specifically at:
    - Paragraph endings
    - Forced line breaks
    - Last lines of justified paragraphs

    Technical Context

    • Text Direction: Right-to-Left (RTL)
    • Language: Hebrew
    • Text Alignment: Justified

    Affected Punctuation Marks

    • Periods (.)
    • Semicolons (;)
    • Commas (,)
    • Colons (:)

    Specific Behavior in RTL Context

    1. When Hebrew text is set to justified alignment, punctuation marks vanish:
      • At the end of paragraphs
      • Before forced line breaks
    2. Exception: Punctuation marks remain visible if the last line is…
    412 votes

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    The fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2025(v20.3.1.073). We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.

    If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application click on the context menu on the top right, and click on Check for App Updates.

    Adobe InDesign Team

  10. In Arabic OpenType-SVG fonts, glyphs shift seemingly randomly in all directions

    In Arabic fonts with SVG table, glyphs move up, down, left, and right seemingly randomly, and typing more text or adding vowel marks change how the glyphs are shifted.

    If the fonts are processed to remove the SVG table, they work fine (but color glyphs are not colored, obviously).

    Illustrator and Photoshop do not have this issue, and the font with SVG table works normally.

    I tested this with https://github.com/aliftype/raqq/blob/main/fonts/Raqq.ttf as well as https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Reem+Kufi+Ink.

    Text used in the screenshot:

    خط كوفي ا أ إ ب ت ث ج ح خ

    خَطٌ كُوفِي أ إ بَ

    This is InDesign 20.0,…

    2 votes

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  11. InDesign 20.0 Dictionary defaults to Croatian and not English

    When spell checking a document the dictionary catches every word because it's defaulting to Croatian and not English. all other settings and preferences within InDesign are specified as English.

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  12. InDesign 2025 / v20.0: Glyphs panel is empty

    Working with InDesign 2025 (v20.0) the Glyphs panel is not showing anything at all.

    Mac
    Sonoma 14.7
    M3 chip

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  13. Selecting text on black background doesn't highlight selection

    Version: Adobe Indesign 2025 (20.0)
    The probled occured in a file that works perfectly in Indesign 19.5. However, when I open the same file in 20.0, the error occurs.

    Problem: When I try to edit text on a black background, the selected words aren't highlighted. It happens on some pages but not all. The layers aren't locked.

    How to reproduce:
    - create a master page with a black background
    - create several pages
    - add text boxes with white text in it
    - try to select the text inside the box

    Expected result:
    - selected text is highlighted in white

    1 vote

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  14. Searching for fonts by Japanese name in the context taskbar is not reflected.

    Windows 10/11
    InDesign Ver. 20.0

    This is a trouble when searching for a font by keyboard input of the font name on the context taskbar and selecting from those listed.
    When searching by Kanji, Japanese, etc., the search is not reflected as a search list and returns to the font before the search was entered.
    If the font name is alphanumeric, it is normal, but if the font name is not alphanumeric, it cannot be searched.

    Original text (Japanese):

    コンテキストタスクバーでフォント名をキーボード入力して検索し、リストアップされるものから選ぶ場合のトラブルです。
    漢字や日本語などで検索をかけると、検索一覧として反映できず、検索入力する前のフォントに戻ります。
    英数字名のフォントであれば正常ですが、英数字名以外のフォント名が検索できない、という状態になっています。

    7 votes

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  15. [ID-4246352]NIKKUD (accents/diacritics) selection has become invisible

    InDesign version: v20 (both Mac & PC)

    Hebrew letters can use NIKKUD - vocalization diacritical marks (function like Vowels) under/above the letter.

    • In previous versions (-2023) it was possible to select only the NIKKUD (attached image) of the letter. (in order to specify the position of the NIKKUD using the Diacritic Positioning panel or to change color, etc.)
    • In the current version (2024-2025) the selection is on the entire letter, and there is no visual indication whether the letter or the NIKKUD is selected (attached image).

    Note: Sometimes there are two NIKKUD characters and even in such a case in…

    223 votes

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  16. [ID-4243320] Incorrect cursor movement in RTL text when Harfbuzz text shaping is used.

    InDesign version: v20 (both Mac & PC)

    In right-to-left languages ​​(Hebrew & Arabic) the cursor movement went crazy:
    - Left key - goes up
    - Right key - jumps to the end of the line...
    We can't work that way

    Note: both (23\25 indd) set to 'Visual' in preferences > right-to-left > cursor movement (of course, changing the setting to 'logical' doesn’t solve it)

    189 votes

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  17. Hebrew Text Bugs in InDesign 2025

    1. Incorrect cursor movement with arrow keys in Visual movement mode: When working with Hebrew text in Visual movement mode, the arrow keys do not move the cursor in the expected or desired direction. This issue disrupts editing and text arrangement in Hebrew.
      Tracked via https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/48967859-cursor-movement-wrong

    2. Disappearance of punctuation marks and letters in exported PDFs: In various situations when working with Hebrew text, certain punctuation marks (e.g., periods, commas, etc.) and individual letters disappear in the final exported PDF file.
      Tracked via https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/49051367--id-4245219-disappearing-punctuation-marks-in-hebr

    3. Second letter disappears after an opening letter: Under certain conditions, the second letter after the opening letter in…

    352 votes

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  18. 2 votes

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  19. Footnotes do not honor "keep" settings

    Title says it all. If a footnote paragraph style contains "keep" settings and split footnotes are enabled, footnotes ignore the keep settings. It should be possible to (a) allow split footnotes, and (b) stipulate that at least two lines must be carried over to the second page, but this is not possible. Keeps are ignored.

    3 votes

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  20. BUG: Word import: Styles

    InDesign 19.5 x64 (Win) 2024

    When importing Word files wrong styles are applied:

    1. with no frame selected a style is chosen (p.a. Style-A)
    2. click in a frame, selected Style is different (p.e. Style-B)
    3. Word is imported (formatting removed, local overrides kept) -> Text (even if cursor is within text formatted in Style-B) is formatted in Style-A

    This is bad p.e. when italics is needed as local override, and the wrong style is italics too (then evereything is italcs ...).

    1 vote

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