Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Save As, Export and import file locations not behaving after Mac OS Tahoe update
Previously for many older versions of Indesign, Indesign will remember your document, PDF export and import locations.
Save As would always take you to where your current document is, PDF export would take you to your last PDF export location for that particular document, and Import would take you to your last import location.
Since upgrading to Mac OS Tahoe - all of this has gone haywire. Save As will sometimes take me to the last location of the PDF export, PDF export will sometimes take me to where the document is located. And import is the same. I am…
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検索と置換でヒットした文字列の一部分だけスタイル変更したい
正規表現による検索と置換で、検索文字列の一部だけスタイルを変更したい。
<例>
検索:…西暦2025年10月9日…
置換:(.?西暦)(\d+)(年)(\d+)(月)(\d+)(日.?)/$2$4$6
で「/」以降に指定した文字列に対しスタイルを充てる。1 vote -
Fashion Designing Colleges and Courses in Delhi NCR
Delhi is home to some of India’s most prestigious fashion designing colleges, attracting aspiring designers from across the country. Institutions like the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Pearl Academy, and JD Institute of Fashion Technology provide world-class training in design, textiles, and styling. These colleges not only focus on creativity and innovation but also prepare students with industry knowledge, modern technology, and global fashion trends. With opportunities for internships, workshops, and exposure to top designers, studying fashion design in Delhi helps students build strong careers in the fashion industry, making the city a hub for design education. Know more…
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When copying text between InDesign documents, the Word order changes
When copying text between InDesign documents, the Word order changes
I have a textlbox with this content:
"22. DEZ - 03. JAN Weihnachtsferien Ende"I copy this block of text to the clipboard. Then I switch to another InDesign document and paste the text from the clipboard into it. In the target document, however, InDesign changes the order of the text components into a completely meaningless sequence
"JAN Weihnachtsferien Ende .03 - DEZ .22"I made another attempt with this text:
"Eins 6 Zwei 5 Drei 4 Vier 3 Fünf 2 Sechs 1"In the target document, InDesign turns it…
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stroke window - drop down menu options
Indesign 20.5
In the stroke window there is functionality issue in the drop down menus - 'type' and 'start/end' for arrows etc. The drop down menu does not stay open to select an option. Very annoying and can't add arrows to lines. Also noticing the issue is in the toolbar as well for strokes.1 vote -
The cancel button to unsubscribe from my free trial is broken and I CANNOT FIND ANY OTHER WAY TO REPORT THE BUG.
The cancel button to unsubscribe from my free trial is broken and I CANNOT FIND ANY OTHER WAY TO REPORT THE BUG.
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macOS - Corrupt file when saving
Sometimes saving a indd file gets corrupted on macOS when running on apps on Apple's FileProvider.
Version of Adobe InDesign: Any version of InDesign above v19.5.4
Steps to reproduce the issues:
* Have a file on the cloud based on Apple's FileProvider;
* Open an InDesign file;
* Make some changes and save;Expected result: File is saved, not corrupted and uploaded to cloud;
Actual result: File sometimes is corruptThe error we receive is in attachment screenshot:
"Cannot open "18AnalysisNexusAlaskaLPGPDynamicJun25.indd".
The file "18AnalysisNexusAlaskaLPGPDynamicJun25.indd" is
damaged (Error code: 4)."There are no crashes on InDesign
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Change Format selection for "Change Case" disappears after altering Find Format
Indesign 2025
When searching for a style for which I want to perform a change case operation, it works fine. If I then want to change the style that I'm searching for, when I confirm that change and return to the main window of find/replace, the parameters for the "change format" window get wiped out...I believe this only happens with change case. I tested this by changing the case in the Basic formats to "all caps". I found that if I used any other parameter, or any other parameter in conjunction with the new "change case"...the "Change Format" parameters remained...but…1 vote -
URGENT: Add an "Empty Output" Option for Text Variables
Currently, InDesign text variables (e.g., Running Headers) always display the last non-empty value when the source is empty. While this behavior can be useful in some workflows, it causes major problems in others. In publishing and educational workflows, having an “empty” variable output display the previous value is unacceptable.
We urgently need a way to explicitly tell InDesign: “If the source is empty, display nothing (truly empty).”
Proposed Solutions:
- Introduce a new special character (e.g., “Null Variable Marker”) that, when placed in the source text, forces the variable to render as empty.
- Alternatively, provide an option in the…1 vote -
Critical Request: Disable Mandatory “Save As New Document” Behavior in Latest InDesign Versions
Dear Adobe InDesign Team,
Since the introduction of the most recent InDesign update (version 19.x and onward), our team has experienced a disruptive new behavior: InDesign frequently requires us to save working documents under a new name, even when opening files that have not changed location, permissions, or ownership.
This behavior appears arbitrary and is not user-configurable. It breaks a long-standing professional workflow and creates significant confusion due to the unnecessary proliferation of duplicate file versions. As a result, our team faces increased risk of:
• Publishing or sending incorrect versions of documents to clients
• Compromising file version control…1 vote -
Aparece que acedi a ficheiros que não acedi
Aparece que acedi a ficheiros que não acedi. Segue prints
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dialogs dont appear infront of main app window - appear behind it would seem
The dialog boxes don't appear when expected, (I think they are behind the main viewing window of the app) until i do a 'mission control' on the trackpad and then release it - then the dialog box appears. It's not handy at all and I only found out by accident as the box can sometimes appear on the laptop screen and not the secondary bigger screen i use.
indesign 20.4.1
24th July 25happens when saving or adjusting, any time a dialog box should appear - including looking at the 'about indesign...' info!
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Button Action 'Go back to previous VIEW' not working
I use Adobe InDesign 20.3x64 2025 version
I tried creating the interactive button in the Parent, in the normal pages, did all the troubleshoot tips I found, i.e. view the PDF file in Acrobat, ensured there is no special character in the file name, that I export correctly, deleted InDesign preferences.... I can't make the button work.
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1%20Go%20to%20Previous%20View%20Button%20not%20working.indd 7070 KB -
4%20Resulting%20Interactive%20PDF.pdf 418 KB -
6%20following%20page%20navigated%20to.jpg 87 KB -
7%20page%20showing%20when%20button%20clicked.jpg 80 KB -
5%20initially%20viewed%20page%20in%20PDF.jpg 103 KB -
3%20Export%20to%20Interactive%20PDF%20set%20up.jpg 144 KB -
2%20Button%20set%20up%20in%20InDesign.jpg 128 KB
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panels
For the past few days, the InDesign panel frame has been showing up but the content is empty. Only certain panels (alignment) are not visible. It doesn't show up even if I reset it.
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Find/Change | Glyph | Failure to find characters with applied character styles
Version: Adobe InDesign 19.5.4 and 20.3.1
I cannot post a .zip here apparently, so I've put my InDesign file.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Make a character style that ONLY sets the font to bold.
2. put down a glyph twice, I used the AE glyph (GID/CID 138).
3. For one, apply bold manually.
4. For the other, apply the bold character style.
5. Open the Find/Change Glyph menu and enter the GID/CID used, along with the font and bold style.Expected Result:
Both of the glyphs would be foundActual Result:
Only the glyph without the character style applied will…2 votes -
OR Operator with Anchors Behaves Incorrectly
InDesign GREP Bug Report: OR Operator with Anchors Behaves Incorrectly
Summary
InDesign's GREP engine does not handle the OR operator (|) correctly when used with anchors (^ and $). This behavior differs significantly from standard regex engines and produces unexpected, inconsistent results.Problem Description
When using the OR operator with anchors in InDesign GREP, the anchors are interpreted with incorrect precedence, causing the pattern to behave differently than expected. This issue has been confirmed as a bug by Peter Kahrel, author of "GREP in InDesign."Test Cases and Results
Test Case 1: ^ab|c
Text: ab ac bc Expected (standard regex):…8 votes -
Show Hyperlinks
I'm having a problem displaying hyperlinks. Absolutely nothing happens when I enable "Show Hyperlinks" in the menu. I need to highlight my hyperlinks, but the option isn't working.
In View > Extras > Show Hyperlinks
InDesign 20.4.1 French version
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InDesign Color Settings Are Overwritten by Other Versions
Summary:
InDesign is unable to maintain separate color settings for each version. Whenever a different version is activated, the color settings are forcibly overwritten by the last activated version.Steps to Reproduce:
Launch InDesign 2025 and set the color settings to “Preset A” (e.g., a print vendor’s recommended settings).
Launch and activate InDesign 2024.
Without any warning, InDesign 2024 will adopt the same Preset A color settings.
This also occurs in the opposite direction: activating either version will overwrite the other’s previously configured color settings.Expected Behavior:
Like Photoshop and Illustrator, InDesign should maintain independent color settings for each version.…
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InDesign version 20.4.1: The Y coordinates for lines are the same with the top edge and the bottom.
See attached video. I'm also having trouble updating Creative Cloud despite following every recommended fix, including repair. It won't let me delete it unless I also delete every Adobe product. VERY frustrating.
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Eyedropper tool should not copy content fill by default.
I don't think I have ever needed to copy the content fill settings from one image frame to another, but by default the eyedropper tool copies how the photo fills the frame, which is pretty annoying.
Requested Feature: Please add a checkbox specifically for content fill. Please have it unchecked by default.
Right now you can only disable content fill from being apply by unchecking "color and tint," which doesn't make sense and is not intuitive.
Expectation 1: eyedrop a frame to copy it's color/stoke/ other attributes, but not content fill which changes the size/position of the image within the…
2 votes
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