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  1. 2 votes

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    Please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :

    Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign the issue occurred?
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    • 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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  2. Indesign crashes when trying to remove the chaining between Textblocks.

    1. Indesign 16.4
    2. a: Chain two Textblocks with the chaining tool b: Try to remove the chain with the unchaining tool
    3. Textchain is removed
    4. Indesign crashes
    1 vote

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  3. Using Text Wrap around objects causes InDesign to crash!

    When I apply a text wrap but only around an object, the program crashes and closes. The other text wrapping tools work fine.

    I noticed a blue cercle on the icon of text wrap around an object (see the screenshot joined). I'm not sure this is normal... maybe it would help you solve the problem...

    When I click on this tool, a windows opens (see second screenshot) and then Indesign crashes and closes.

    You can note that I am using the latest version of Indesign (16.4).

    Thank you very much for your help.

    1 vote

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  4. Using Text Wrap around objects causes InDesign to crash!

    When I apply a text wrap but only around an object, the program crashes and closes. The other text wrapping tools work fine.

    I noticed a blue cercle on the icon of text wrap around an object (see the screenshot joined). I'm not sure this is normal... maybe it would help you solve the problem...

    When I click on this tool, a windows opens (see second screenshot) and then Indesign crashes and closes.

    You can note that I am using the latest version of Indesign (16.4).

    Thank you very much for your help.

    1 vote

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  5. InDesign freezes while working with "Scale Tool"

    When using the "Scale Tool", every 4 or 5 times or so the app freezes at the dialog box and there's no way to exit. You have to force quit the app and hope that your work is autosaved. Unacceptable and only started happening recently.

    InDesign 15.1.1 on macOS Mojave 10.14.6

    HELP!

    16 votes

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  6. idml import

    When I open a specific IDML file Indesign crash and stop it all.
    InDesign 16.2.1 x64

    2 votes

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  7. Import SVG, crashing indesign

    I'm on MAC and I'm using the latest versin of Indesign 16.2.1 and when i import an svg (who come Adobe XD), indesign do not respond and crash.

    1 vote

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  8. InDesign crashes when deleting a page that contains a tagged and locked graphic frame.

    Environment: InDesign 2020 or 2021 (16.3.2 or 15.1.3 Japanese version) + macOS 11.5.2

    These are the steps:
    1) Create a new document, create a graphic frame on the first page, and place an image on the frame.
    2) Add a tag to the graphic frame. (For example, "root")
    3) Lock the graphic frame.
    4) Add one page.
    5) InDesign crashes when you delete a page with a graphic frame.

    Here is a file that can be reproduced.
    https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/e107f135-8305-49bf-7c71-9e62466d1bea

    1 vote

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  9. Freeze When Typing Page # in Status Bar

    When entering a page number into the status bar to go to a particular page, InDesign freezes and becomes unresponsive. I then have to force quit and relaunch InDesign

    InDesign 16.3.2
    macOS Catalina 10.15.7

    1 vote

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  10. tools

    The tools are blocked on the Type again! I can't get all the tools. It's happened before and after update this problem has been settled. But now the problem come back. What can I do? now the app is up to date 16.2 and it's still stuck.

    2 votes

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  11. voice dictation

    Macos Big sur 11.1: when using voice dictation in combination with Indesign, in a new simple document, nothing else open in ID: when starting voice dictation , text cursor blinking and already inputting text, after a few words ID crashes. Tried it 3 times, ID crashes each time.

    4 votes

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  12. 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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  13. Crash when selecting bullet paragraph style

    I'm trying to select Bullets and Numbering under Paragraph Style Options, and every time I do, InDesign crashes.

    2 votes

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  14. CC library freezes during work and crashes Indesign 16.2.1 if buying Stock-Pictures

    MAC OS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H1217)
    iMac Pro (2017)
    3.2 GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon W
    32 GB 2666 MHz DDR4
    Radeon Pro Vega 56 8 GB
    Indesign 16.2.1

    CC Library freezes and only a program restart helps temporarily ... until next time

    This bug existed before in Indesign and Illustrator was fixed in the meantime and was now apparently reissued! I love traditions!

    A bug evergreen CC Libraray
    If buying AdobeStock-Pictures via CC Library-Window in Indesign
    will shut down Indesign directly in 9 of 10 cases
    (This is a "Bugevergreen!")

    1 vote

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  15. Indesign crashes when there is a footnote conflict (imported document)

    Beim Importieren eines Word-Dokumentes mit einer Fussnote die über eine Seite lang ist kommt es zu einem fehlerhaften Import wenn die Einstellung des Indesigndokumentes auf "Fussnoten nicht teilen" steht.
    Ab der langen Fussnote wird kein importierter Text mehr dargestellt, jedoch trotz genügen Leerseiten ein Übersatz angezeigt.

    Beim Versuch einer Synchronisation innerhalb eines Buchdokumentes stürzt Indesign ohne Fehlermeldung ab.
    Dies gilt ebenso bei nachfolgenden Buchdokumenten

    1 vote

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  16. Chrash when opening tab menue

    ID 16.2.1
    Crashing when ever I try to open the tab menue. After restart the button menue I never use is shown

    Using 16.1. with the same documents works fine

    1 vote

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  17. Applying character or paragraph style causes eventual crash

    I make extensive use of the command-RETURN keyboard shortcut to apply character and paragraph styles. It seems that if I use this shortcut enough times, InDesign will crash. This happens several times a day, forcing me to reopen all my files and try to remember where I was.

    1 vote

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  18. The character sequence -xx'-x crashes InDesign 2021 (v 16.0) on Mac

    The sequence of letters -xx'-x crashes InDesign 2021 (v 16.0) as soon as you write this sequence yourself, copy or mark a letter from it (e.g. to change the text size) or do a search for this string, in a normal text field.

    To reproduce the issue, simply write -xx'-x into a text field in InDesign 2021 or copy it into the text field. The X'x can be replaced here by other normal letters, upper and lower case doesn't seem to matter. The crash seems not to happen if the last X is a special character like ";" or "!…

    4 votes

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  19. Files open small and display in the top left only - scrolling goes hay wire

    the program seems to be functioning, but will only open and create new files in the top left hand corner of the screen. If I zoom in, it will zoom, but only in that small space. If I scroll, it goes hay wore showing only grey and clipping lines like it can't process what its viewing.

    Help, I can't use Indesign at all with it like this.

    1 vote

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  20. Type library is not automatically created by CC2020 installation. Error 104705: Unable to load Adobe InDesign Type Library (Version 1.0)

    Extensions and scripts halting or crashing after installing CC2020, due to a missing type library.
    Our customers report errors after updating to CC2020, and I got the same error when I tried. Our script make a halt at a DoScript call, with this error: 104705: Unable to load Adobe InDesign Type Library (Version 1.0)
    After starting InDesign CC2020 "AS ADMINISTRATOR", a missing type library is obviously created: the message and error disappears after doing that once.
    It was not enough for my user just to have administrator privileges on my computer and in the domain, I had to explicitly start…

    8 votes

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