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  1. slow reaction

    20.3.1 the version I just updated too (my bad! I should know by now not to update anything). Now, it takes a few seconds to recognize I've clicked on anything. I expect it would immediately acknowledge the click as it did before the update.

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  2. selecting text boxes

    InDesign 20.2 Mac M1 Sequoia 15.4.1. When I click a text box to select it, nothing happens until I jiggle the mouse. When this happens the corner boxes appear. However, many times when I click, nothing appears selected. This bug is unsettling. This is why I prefer to use InDesign 19 for important jobs. The text block in the attached screen shot has been single clicked.

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  3. Bug: Size of pages in INDD changes when placing the INDD in another INDD

    Indesign 20.2, Windows 11
    Not sure if this can be reproduced, but here is what I did:
    1. Created an INDD with two pages with size 180x264, no margins
    2. At the bottom of the second page placed a text frame with some text, so its bottom-left corner is at X=0 and Y=264
    3. Saved the INDD and placed it another INDD
    4. When applying "Fit frame to content" on the placed object, the displayed size changed to 180 mm x 260.2 mm

    It turns out that the text frame at the bottom of the second page has a different…

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  4. Paragraph shading disappears randomly when working in Indesign

    Expected result: the shading is displayed as it is applied in the settings, also when making an adjustment.

    Actual result: When opening the Indesign file, the shading is displayed correctly. But when a change is made in the area with paragraph shading, the shading randomly disappears in some places and the edges of the shading are not displayed correctly, which makes it impossible to make accurate changes in the shading. In the pdf, the shading is displayed correctly, as it is applied in the settings. So no problem there. It is merely when working in Indesign that the display of…

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  5. Paragraph shading randomly disappears in some places when working in Indesign

    Expected result: the shading is always displayed as it is applied in the settings.

    Actual result: after making an adjustment, the shading disappears in some places and the shading edges that are displayed are not the actual edges, which makes it impossible to make accurate changes in the shading. When a pdf is made, the shading looks how it should look, so no issues there. It is merely when working in Indesign that the display of the shading is faulty. At first, when opening the Indesign file, the shading is displayed correctly, but when a change is made in the…

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  6. Inset spacing no longer working after re-installing InDesign 2025

    I re-installed InDesign 2025 because some windows were blank ('Text Wrap', 'Paragraph' & 'Colour'). It solved that issue but developed a new issue - it wouldn't save. So I re-installed again without keeping any settings/preferences, this time it developed a new issue - Inset spacing no longer works.
    What is going on?

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  7. Linhas

    Gostaria que o indesign pudesse numerar linhas/paragrafos através da janela de estilos assim como tem os marcadores, e podendo definir de quantas em quantas linhas ele vá numerar, Acho que não seria algo difícil de fazer.

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  8. InDesign windows do not allow resizing from top to bottom

    InDesign windows do not allow resizing from top to bottom. Typically, the mouse pointer should change to a drag icon to indicate this functionality, but this does not happen with InDesign, while it works normally with other applications.

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  9. InDesign windows never allows resizing from top to bottom.

    InDesign windows do not allow resizing from top to bottom. Typically, the mouse pointer should change to a drag icon to indicate this functionality, but this does not happen with InDesign, while it works normally with other applications.

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  10. [ID-3806494] Text Wrap Woes: v20.2 Update Fails to Resolve Text Wrapped Object Error Spacing Issue in Adobe InDesign

    This is a follow-up on the original bug report [ID-4257733], which addresses the issue of the "Text Wrapped Object" spacing error. The problem remains unresolved in Adobe InDesign version 2025 v20.2. Please find attached a PNG image illustrating the persisting issue

    Version of Adobe InDesign: 2025 v20.2, Mac OS 15.3.1

    Steps to Reproduce the Issue:

    1. Insert an image or free-flowing table into the text.
    2. Anchor the image or table in-line or custom to maintain spatial proximity with other images on the same page and ensure it remains adjacent to specific text .

    Expected Result: The ability to freely move or…

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  11. Adobe InDesign, 29.2: Last three spaces on justified page are blank and then the first three spaces on the next lone

    Adobe InDesign, 29.2: Last three spaces on justified page are blank and then the first three spaces on the next line on the next page. Should I take out full justification and then restore afterwards? It's a 200 page book of prose.

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  12. Indesign 20.1 There is a delay in moving picture/text box

    Clicking on a text box takes about 5/6 seconds before it selects it to move it.

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    We have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with performance and stability fixes. We recommend you upgrade to the latest version (if you’re not already on it) as it is more robust.

    If you still face this issue even after updating, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :

    a. Please share your OS version and machine configuration

    • To save your Mac's system configuration, open the "About This Mac" window, select "System Report," and then choose "File" > "Save" to export a detailed system information file that captures your current settings; you can name and save it to a location on your Mac for future reference. 

    b. Steps to Collect Windows System Information

    • Type System Information in the search bar.
    • Double-click the System Information app.
    • Click File. Click Save.
    • Name the file. Save the file to the Downloads folder. Click Save.

    c. Reproducible Steps – What workflow are you experiencing performance issues in?

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  13. 1:1 print size zoom scale please !

    Please add a feature to select/setup a 1:1 screen to print scale, so that the 100% zoom can display the document at "real life" output size. (both on computer and monitor, hence the need for a personalized setup for different monitors)
    This could ideally be saved, the same way worskpaces can be saved.
    Thank you !

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  14. Cannot move spreads

    InDesign has started glitching; not allowing me to shuffle pages, and whilst attempting to move objects – they jump un-aligned to the cursor.

    I have tried simply re-starting the machine, and I have uninstalled and re-installed the program, but the issue is persisting. Do you know if there is something else that I could attempt to try and fix the issue please?

    2 votes

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  15. Rounded corners on rectangle get rounder every time the rectangle is clicked into

    Sometimes when I click into and out of a rectangle, or click and move the rectangle, the rounded corner value goes up from 0.0625 to .1667. I am using about 30 identically sized rectangles on the page, and I would like them to have identically rounded corners.

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  16. bug déplacement des objets dans In Design version 20.1

    Je ne peux plus déplacer aucun bloc avec la souris ou le trackpad., qu'ils soient graphic ou texte.

    Ni la fleche noir ni la fleche blanche, seulement avec les fleches du clavier

    J'ai désactivé le "contenu vérouiller ajustement" dans le menu fichier et j'ai réinitaliser les préférences In Design mais cela ne marche pas mieux pour autant.

    J'ai essayer dans Photoshop et je peux déplacer mes objets normalement

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  17. Alignment Options Removed from Floating Panel in Latest InDesign

    Is it possible that the latest version of InDesign removed the option to choose whether to align to objects or to the page from the floating Alignment panel? It was great that we could align via the top toolbar with page alignment selected while keeping object alignment in the floating panel, so we didn’t have to constantly switch between the two modes.

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  18. adobe communicating across screen withs images

    For some reason whnever indesign opens it opens super huge (I have 3 screens) and across all the screens and I always try and make it smaller but I cant even reach the bottom and its super frustrating because for some reason it communicates across my screens so when I move an image IN INDESIGN it moves it onto the desktop of the screen over? I think its got something to do with how big indesign always opens but like how does it even do that??

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  19. Inversed Rounded Corners Don't Match on All Sides

    When using the Inverse Rounded Corners in Corner Options, the corner shape doesn't match another box right next to it with the same settings when side by side. So when 2 boxes with the same corner options are next to each other it doesn't make a circle in the empty space but rather an angled rounded rectangle. It seems the top left and bottom right are one way and the top right and bottom left are another. It doesn't matter if the boxes are the same size or different. This issue was present in both InDesign 2020 and 2024 versions…

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  20. If the two text boxes are connected, how does the footnote restart from ①

    I have a book that needs to be typeset that is single-column and contains footnotes, but the footnotes start at ① for each article.

    I don't want to go through and break up each article. I'd like to typeset it in just one text box, but it seems like the footnotes can only be connected.

    Is there any solution to this?

    It would be nice if it could be split by "page breaks(~P)" or "frame breaks(~R)" or "column breaks(~M)".

    You can get the ID file here
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/if-the-two-text-boxes-are-connected-how-does-the-footnote-restart-from/m-p/14789289#M584214

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