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  1. app window resize from maximize

    indesign v. 18.0
    when app launches in max window and resized. it resizes off my 4k monitor

    3 votes

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  2. Ventura Indesign file not found

    I have a number of files when I double click them to open, I get an error saying "<file name> not found. If I make a copy of the file, I can then open it. I don't know it that's an InDesign issue or a Ventura issue.

    Running an Apple M1 Max, with Ventura 13.2.1, and Indesign 18.1

    1 vote

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  3. InDesign 18.0 (2023): still having issue where certain weights of fonts won't load/work (other weights/styles in the family do work).

    The only way I've been able to solve this is to revert to version 17.1 (had same issue with 17.2).

    4 votes

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  4. "Paste into" not working in Layout Split View

    When the layout view is split and you copy something and try to "Paste into", the option doesn't appear. You have to exit split view and toggle it again so it works.

    1 vote

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  5. Opening a file with missing fonts freezes InDesign

    Opening a file that has missing fonts freezes InDesign for a minute or so. Every document with missing fonts does this. If I manually activate the font and then try opening the same document again, there is no freeze.

    InDesign 17.2.1, macOS Monterey (latest)
    My coworker is on Catalina and has the same freeze too.

    9 votes

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    Fix for this issue is now available in the latest release of InDesign 2022 - that is, InDesign 17.4 version.

    Please update to this version to get the fix.

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    Adobe InDesign team

  6. Incorrect cursor movement when selecting text

    There is an annoying bug when selecting the text: extending the selection is working incorrectly.
    To reproduce:
    1. Select a word with the mouse. Make sure the word is in the middle of the text. Select the characters from left to right
    2. Now Shift+Left Arrow modifies the BEGINNING of the text, instead of the END.
    Why is this a bug?
    Open any other text editing software and see the difference: when selecting text with the mouse, the cursor is placed where the mouse button is released. If selecting from left to right, then pressing Shift+Arrow keys, will shrink/grow the…

    3 votes

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  7. Indesign GPU enablement on Windows

    InDesign 17.4 x64

    It would be nice and desirable if there was also GPU support in Indesign and Windows 11 Pro like Photoshop and Illustrator.

    3 votes

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  8. Can't Copy Paste Textblocks from v2022 to v2023

    InDesign 2023 - and 2022
    Copy textblock in Version 2022 - paste into 2023
    Expected result: Normal Textblock
    Actual result: Not a normal Textblock, but some kind of grafic text in a Textblock

    2 votes

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  9. Buttons do not work in Indesign

    Certain buttons aren't working in Indesign. E.g. I can't click into the preflight panel, or the pop-up comes up for a millisecond, too fast for me to click into it. This is happening with the Preflight panel, the 'align to' button in the Alignment panel, and other toggles like it. Incredibly frustrating. I've tried restarting but the issue persists.

    1 vote

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  10. 1 vote

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  11. .idlk files not recognized/ignored when .indd files are in a Dropbox directory

    InDesign 2023 v18.00
    .idlk files are not recognized when working from a shared Dropbox folder. This issue appears to be very extensive and well documented. While I understand the many different use cases (synced/not synced, not connected to the internet, etc..) It would just make sense for InDesign to check for .idlk files within Dropbox directories and let Dropbox/Users figure out the potenetial for syncing errors and find a solution when those issues arise.

    This causes very frustrating issues for collaborative teams.

    3 votes

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  12. InDesign 2023 18.0 x64 with too much CPU in idle

    InDesign 2023 18.0 x64 is consuming too much CPU in idle, without any file open.

    System: Windows 10 Pro 2H22 x64, SO 19045.2130, Workstation Dell Precision Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2603 v2 @ 1.80GHz, 16 GB RAM.

    2 votes

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  13. Can't dismiss preferences if app is hidden. Mac m1 pro

    As in the title, Bug: Open preferences. Hide indesign. Can't dismiss preferences. This is reproducible.
    Solution: allow preferences to be dismissed (even) if app is hidden.

    1 vote

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  14. Activated Fonts aren't showing in the font drop down

    The activated fonts aren't showing in the font drop down. They are showing under the Type menu at the top though. Nothing that I can't work with, Just very inconvenient

    3 votes

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  15. hand tool stuck after sleep

    Almost always after computer screen sleep, InDesign is stuck with hand tool selected. Switching tool appears to work (changing in the panel), but cursor is still showing (and working) as the hand tool. Works after restarting Indesign. Sometimes it also resolves itself after a while, if I go working in other apps.
    The problem has been present for several versions of both InDesign and macOS, so it's not a recently appeared problem.
    Data: MacOS Ventura 13.0.1, iMac 5K 2017 4.2GHz QuadCore i7 + 27' Apple Studio Display

    2 votes

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  16. text wrap panel grayed out

    I do not have access to any functions of text wrap panel in Indesign 2022. Please see attached image. I really need this to work as I use text wrap often!

    7 votes

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  17. v. 18.1 Right click not working

    18.1
    menu drop nows not working at all
    right click not working at all
    uninstalled and reinstalled, restarted after reinstall

    1 vote

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  18. Selection extends in wrong direction - all other thext editors are doing well, except InDesign

    There is a very annoying behavior in InDesign - when using the Shift+Arrow keys to extend the selection, the selection grows in a wrong direction.
    To reproduce:
    1. Click and drag the text cursor to select text.
    2. Shift + Arrow left to make the selection smaller.
    Bug: the selection starts to grow/shrink AT THE BEGINNING OF SELECTION, not at the end of the selection.
    Why is this a problem?
    When selecting text, the cursor must be left where the mouse button is released. If selecting from left to right, the cursor must be left at the end of the…

    1 vote

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  19. Page(s) in InDesign moving back and forth; Pasteboard not accessible

    InDesign 2023 v 18.0 Page(s) in a document will move back and forth, especially after CTRL Zero short cut key stroke is used. The movement is constant and doesn’t stop without changing the zoom percentage each time.
    In addition, InDesign is not allowing me to view work on something on the pasteboard. It moves the document back over and I can’t access the elements I was working on, on the pasteboard. I can change the View to “Entire Pasteboard”, but if I zoom in too far InDesign does the same thing… moves the document back over and I can’t access…

    2 votes

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  20. text lag is severe in 17.3 compared to slight lag in 17.2

    Mac OS 12.5, Indesign 17.3

    anything that makes text reflow: Text edits, style changes, text wrap around an object lag severely in 17.3. The more text the longer the lag. Can be multiple seconds on a single page doc up to just crashing on an edit to a 50+ page doc when reflowing text.

    I have reverted to 17.2 their is still a little lag but only a second or 2.

    The forum interfacer won't let me upload indesign format files so I cannot provide test files. Email me if you need them.

    3 votes

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