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  1. InDesign crashing while saving the document to GoogleDrive

    Crashes when saving to google drive.

    Not only crash the program, but the whole laptop. Running MBP 2017.

    File was lost and corrupted the original file.

    Lost hours of work.

    2 votes

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  2. Index entry crash 2021

    Adding index entries is crashing the program. I've also had issue copying and pasting and dragging copies on certain pages that I have had to rebuild instead. Really disappointing and driving me crazy with a deadline looming

    1 vote

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  3. When will Indesign (and the whole adobe package) work with properly with Catalina?

    Indesign keeps crashing, version 2021, and earlier versions - tried this. Illustrator and photoshop, acrobat too. Very frustrating, luckily been able to work on my laptop instead. But as a good customer I am paying for software that isn't compatible with the platform that it is used with constantly? The update panel forces one to upgrade the OS and then it crashes. Pleaaaase fix this. 2020 is sad enough already

    1 vote

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  4. Updating Excel file causes crash

    InDesign 2021 on Mac 10.14.6
    Clicking link to update file causes immediate crash.
    A quick internet search finds that his been a long ongoing issue. (Maybe fixed at times? I'm not seeing posts for 2021 version.)

    2 votes

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  5. newest indesign quits upon trying to save

    newest indesign quits upon trying to save, or it just freezes and I have to force quit.
    running mac big sur

    1 vote

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  6. minion pro black

    Whenever I open a document that contains the missing typeface Minion Pro Black, Indesign crashes on mac. Over and over...
    It does not crash when opened on PC.

    1 vote

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  7. switching between documents in just upgraded (16.0.1) takes around one minute

    both documents are similar, 20 pages, Indesign has 1GB RAM occupied.

    2 votes

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  8. Hello, I am using online document sharing to retrieve comments directly into inDesign. Unfortunately, the name of the correctors are display

    Hello,
    I am using online document sharing to retrieve comments directly into inDesign.
    Unfortunately, the name of the correctors are displayed but their comments are invisible (text crossed out, underlined or added text).
    A small blue wheel spins next to the filters icon.
    Moreover, since this document sharing online, InDesign crashes every open.
    Thanks for your help

    3 votes

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  9. Indd freezes, then crashes, when opening linked (placed) indd files from an indd file

    Indd 16.0 x64, and the previous version. Windows 10. Create a document with test and also linked Indesign "sub-documents" in it. Run spell-check or find & replace, set to check all open documents. Indd opens the linked document, then freezes. You cannot save, quit, or anything. I have submitted numerous crash reports. See https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/indesign-2020-crashes-while-using-spell-check-with-linked-indesign-files-on-windows-10/m-p/11608010?page=1#M404257 for details.

    My documents are typically books with 10-20 indesign files in each book. Some of the indesign files have placed (linked) indesign files, typically standard "boilerplate" that must be the same everywhere. When I run a spell check across all of the open docs in…

    1 vote

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  10. InDesign and Publish, Document, Online using MacBookPro upgrade

    Upgraded MacBook to OS Big Sur v.11.0.1 and now the Adobe InDesign > Publish, Document, Online does NOT work. It does work for a NEW single page doc. MacBook CRASHES when InDesign SPREAD publish online feature is attempted. PLEASE HELP!!! All of my Adobe InDesign docs are SPREADS and I love the online feature.

    1 vote

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  11. 2 votes

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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

    Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
    • Video recording of the crash?
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)


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  12. balance columns + Span Columns = freeze

    Version: Indesign 2021; 16.0

    In a 2-column text box with "Balance columns" on, I applied "Span Columns: All" to a line of text. If I hit "OK" or turn on the preview, then Indesign freezes until I Force-Quit.

    3 votes

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  13. Paste without formatting crash !

    InDesign 15.1.3 crashes when using Paste Without Formatting.
    I can reproduce the crash.
    Running macOS Catalina 10.15.7 in French language.

    2 votes

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  14. ID 16.0 – Crashing in Split Layout View When Cutting and Pasting Text

    InDesign crashes when doing the following:

    1. Open or Create a document.
    2. Enable split layout view
    3. Create a text frame in each view
    4. Fill one of the text frames with type
    5. Cut some of the type into the other frame
    6. Cut some more of the type from the filled frame
    7. Copy the text in the other frame
    8. Undo the cutting of the text
    9. Re-cut the text
    10. Paste the text into the other frame
    11. CRASH

    Video of the bug: https://youtu.be/ex7BsXfeSUA

    This is present in both ID 15.X and ID 16.0 and crashes with documents created in both new and old versions of…

    2 votes

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  15. 1 vote

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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

    Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
    • Video recording of the crash?
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)


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  16. Indesign 16.0 crashes when copying text with anchored object

    ID crashes every time I try to copy text that includes an anchored object. As soon as I hit CMD+C, it crashes. I can copy the anchor object separately, but trying to grab it inline with text does not work. I've tried it with multiple different areas of text/objects. This has happened over the last two days, repeatedly, after multiple re-starts and prefs updates. ID 16.0 on MacBook Pro running Catalina 10.15.7.
    EDIT: It seems to be an issue with one specific object. I can't seem to even copy that one by itself without crashing. I'll keep playing around to…

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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

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  17. InDesign 2021 goes into non-responding state when trying to close the application

    Version of Adobe InDesign: 16.0
    Steps to reproduce the issues: Unable to quit normally since 16.0 install
    Expected result: Quit normally
    Actual result: App hangs

    6 votes

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    The fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – version 16.0.1.

    Please update to this version to get the fix.


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  18. Absturz InDesign 2021

    Bei Eingabe in InDesign 2021 Absturz: 'Union'-W (hängt mit dem einfachen Schlusszeichen und dem Bindestrich zusammen.

    Ausrichten von Objekten: Unterkante Objekt an Oberkante nächstes Objekt. Also nicht nur mit Abstand "0"

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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

    Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

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    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
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