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  1. When moving files from one folder to another a message says "Preparing to move"

    Indesign 20.1, MacOS 15.3, M4 Pro.
    The message persists for about 1 minute and then the file successfully moves. This only happens with Indesign files. I've tested with files from version 20.1 and version 19.5. Both of these produce the issue. My older files created in version 18 work fine. I can move them with no problem.

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  2. Cursor clicking and dragging when only clicking.

    When just clicking somewhere on-screen (e.g. clicking a different swatch colour or clicking on a text box), sometimes the cursor will click and drag the item as well. I have tried multiple mice (3) and still have the same issue with each one, making me assume it may be a software issue.

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  3. data merge indesign 19

    Indesign 19 will not find paths to files in data merge, but Indesign 18 works fine.
    Same data merge txt. file, but a no-go in InD 19.

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  4. provide tool to manage external cross-references

    I am responsible for maintaining and updating a long manual with many cross-references. Most of these cross-references are internal to the book collection, but a significant minority reference specific sections in other books that make up the manual or specific sections in other reference documents external to my organization. The ability to use the cross-reference tools to manage internal cross-references is a godsend. Manually tracking external cross-references, however, is extremely tedious and mistake-prone. Obviously it would not be possible to provide hyperlinks or automatic updating for external cross-references. However, I would still like a way to keep track of them…

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  5. data merge images

    InDesign 20.0.1 on MaxOS 15.1.1 (24B91), the Data merge for images does not work. There are no errors or warmings, but upon previewing, exporting or merging the images to not populate. The same data file and downsaved indd file (ver 19) works.

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  6. Index type range bugs

    I specifically have my problems with "To Next Use Of Style" and "For Next # Of Paragraphs"

    1. To Next Use Of Style
      The adobe guide specifically says that the range is until the NEXT use of the specific para style but if the paragraph that contains the index marker is the same as the intended end of range, it only recognizes the first page. It counts the current para style aswell.
      So if I want to i.e. make an index marker on a bridgehead with a range until the next bridgehead, I have to put the marker to the beginning…

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  7. Indesign 2024 keeps opening!

    I use both Indesign 2023 and Indesign 2024 on MacOS Monterey. I already changed the Indesign files option to "open with Indesign 2023". But whenever I try to open an Indesign file both Indesign 2023 and 2024 open. I want to open the file with Indesign 2023. Even if 2023 is already opened it still opens Indesign cc2024 too. How do I stop 2024 doing that?

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  8. Les chiffres monétaire en millier d'Excel sont réduit sur InDesign

    Lorsque j'importe une base de donnée (xlsx) sur InDesign(v20.0.1), les chiffres monétaire en millier sont réduit à leur unité de millier.

    Par exemple, si j'importe 1000€ depuis Excel, ca devient 1 sur InDesign. Pour 2000€, 2.

    Sur les versions précédente de 2020 je n'avais pas ce bug.

    J'utilise la version 20.0.1 d'InDesign et le version d'Excel 16.91

    J'ai également essayé de changer les paramètres de séparateur de millier d'Excel, sans succès.

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  9. Data Merge to PDF ignoring text variables in tag line

    First encountered issue: https://community.adobe.com/t5/InDesign/Data-Merge-to-PDF-ignoring-text-variables-in-tag-line/td-p/10606867

    Data Merge to PDF ignoring text variables in tag line

    I posted the previous in Communities over 5 years ago on Sep 13, 2019 and it still hasn't been addressed.

    Is there any reason that a file merged directly to a PDF (rather than to an Indesign file, then saved as a PDF) would refuse to parse text variables set in InDesign?

    Document has text variables selected so that final will have a tag line with date and page count.

    When I merge my data to an InDesign file, then save as PDF, the tag line…

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  10. Minor issues under 20.0.X

    Minor issues with Indesign 20.0
    Problems I am experiencing are linking two text frames, when clicking on a frame to select, it shifts position, it is very difficult to change the colors via the color swatches tab, read as if I do not want to select them, after repeated clicking it sometimes works. .
    When entering a new document, entering dimensions, they jump back before I have been able to confirm and everything has to be entered again, etc...
    Update to 20.0.1 does not help everything under iOS 15.1.1 on MacBook Pro, but also on 14.X on iMac, same problems…

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  11. Home Screen Displays Incorrect Last-Opened Dates

    1. v20.0
    2. During the beginning of a new month, navigate to the Home Screen where it will display thumbnail previews of recent projects with approximated last-opened dates.
    3. The approximated last-opened dates should match when the file was last accessed, regardless of the calendar date.
    4. That number is incorrectly showing all of my projects opened just days ago as showing "1 month ago," likely owing to it being a new month.

    This issue is also present in Photoshop and I suspect all other Adobe apps.

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  12. [InDesign 2025, 20.0.1][Win11 23H2]Installed ICC Color Profiles Sometimes Become Unavailable After System Shutdown

    My Win11 has fast boot disabled, so it gets completely shut down rather than just hibernated.

    Once I shut down the computer and start it again, sometimes all installed ICC profiles disappear from View > Proof Setup > Custom... > Device to Simulate

    They reappear after deleting the following files:

    1) C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Adobe\Color\ACECache11.lst

    2) C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Color\ACEConfigCache2.lst

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  13. Bug - Overprint not working correctly

    I have noticed colours not displaying correctly when overprinting. It is happening on images, blocks of colour, everything.

    It seems that Cyan won't overprint Cyan. Magenta won't overprint Magenta. Yellow won't overprint yellow.

    I've tried all the colour profiles but that doesn't help. I have created a pdf from InDesign to illustrate the issue. The stars point to the incorrect overprints.

    I believe it is also happening in Illustrator.

    I updated my apps hoping that might help but I have the same problem on the latest versions.

    I've working in printing for a long time and this seems like it…

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  14. Drag and Drop from MacOS Preview App

    I would love to be able to drag and drop images from the macOS Preview app instead of having to drag and drop images from finder. When the images imported aren't named properly it can be annoying to find the right one. Usually I have images opened in the Preview app and would love to just be able to drag and drop them from there.

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  15. Applying the Brush to the Arc Only

    When we apply a brush, it applies it to the entire angled circle. When we draw an angular circle, can we add the option to apply brushes only to the arc? The color of the straight lines should be "none" so that the circle is not distorted.

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  16. Image Path Data Merge Is Ignored

    InDesign 19.4 for Mac (Sonoma 14.5)

    After the latest update, the data merge is not longer working properly for image files. While, in some cases, the paths to the images is correctly resolved and the images are embedded, the same data file that has worked earlier this year now creates an issue, so that images are not shown after data merge.

    Instead of using the path given in the data file, InDesign now searches for the images in the folder where the data file is, ignoring the path name in the data file.

    Moving the images into this folder works…

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  17. indesign reverting unit selection

    Each time I set up a new document in InDesign (and only in indesign this happens), it defaults to Pica measurement (my preference is set to mm) and when I change it and begin to fill out the measurements, it reverts back to pica 2-3 times before it'll stay on mm.

    I've tried:
    -re installing
    -changing/checking preferences
    -resettting preferences

    Unsure if a bug or something I've missed.

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  18. FINESTRA COLLEGAMENTI

    Nella finestra collegamenti, la sezione "informazioni collegamento" appare trasparente, impossibile utilizzare. Imac Pro Radeon Pro Vega 56 8 GB. Sonoma Versione 14.6.1 (23G93).

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  19. Unable to update a merged file. Error message

    Hello, updating the contents of the fields of an already merged file does not work. Error message from InDesign that cannot open a file. An error message appears and all pages already generated are destroyed.

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  20. Workspace grays out when active files are left open and computer goes to sleep

    When I leave files open and come back to them after some time, the workspace is completely greyed out. I can select objects but cannot see any of them. This was happening in the prior version of InDesign as well.

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