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  1. InDesing 2026 - Document assembly issue

    When I try to assemble my InDesign document, an error message appears stating that it is impossible to package the document or link the necessary files. However, no links are broken and the path to the company server is working. This is very problematic when I have a multi-page document…

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  2. InDesign does not respect the selected color space

    InDesign does not respect the selected color space.

    Bad current state: I have the Fogra 39 profile selected in Color Settings, but InDesign still assigns the U.S. Web Coat (SWOP) v2 profile to all newly created documents. It continues to treat this unwanted profile as Working CMYK.

    Required fix: InDesign should assign the correct color profile set in Color Settings to newly created documents and also use this profile as Working CMYK in Proof Setup and Export dialog.

    This confusion with profiles regularly returns with each new major InDesign update. I have reported it here in the past.

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  3. Installing InDesign 20.5.2 caused the system to make it the default version, replacing 21.2.0 as the default app for opening InDesign files

    When I double-click the file I have been working on, I get an error message that says it couldn't be opened because it was created by a newer version of InDesign. It calls out 21.2 as the offender. If I look at the recent updates for Creative Cloud, it looks like 21.2 was updated 19 days ago, and 20.5.2 was updated 13 days ago. It looks like the association for which app to open .indd files was changed with the 20.5.2 update, and it no longer opens the latest version of the product. I can open 21.2 manually, but I…

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    Workaround1: Set Default Version to 21.2.0

    1. Right-click any .indd file
    2. Select Open with → Choose another app
    3. Click More apps
    4. Select Adobe InDesign 21.2.0
    5. Check “Always use this app to open .indd files”
    6. Click OK

    Workaround2: Uninstall 21.2.0 and reinstall it to correct the default application.

    Adobe InDesign Team


  4. Unable to select multiple objects

    Yesterday InDesign 21.0 was forced upon me and it is nothing but issues.
    This very annoying issue is that I can't select multiple objects. I click one, I hold shift to select another one - and it deselects the first one. I have tried every possible combination of keys, and multiple restarts. I can only select multiple objects by dragging across them, which does not work for all layouts, or by using CMD-A.

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  5. InCopy is creating "phantom hyperlinks" in InDesign

    Our InCopy editors are adding hyperlinks but they aren't showing up in InDesign. To make things worse, you can no longer add a hyperlink to the text. I discovered that InCopy is leaving phantom hyperlinks and it seems to be a bug, or at least has caused us considerable consternation. (I'm using InDesign 2026 v21.0.2 and InCopy 2026 v21.3).

    Okay, I’ve gone deep into the rabbit hole and I think I’ve figured out the problem with hyperlinks not showing up, or text you can’t add a hyperlink to. It’s a lengthy, complex explanation so I’ll start with the all too…

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  6. Cannot make swatches permanent in InDesign now

    We have a very efficient brand template with swatch libraries created as .ai and .ase files. In InDesign and Illustrator we right-click on the swatch library and click on "Persistent". Today (April 29, w2026) my swatches libraries are missing. I've rebuilt my preferences. I've re-loaded the swatches and the option to make them persistent isn't there any more.

    I read that now swatch libraries are document specific, or to make them in a template, or to use Adobe CC libraries to make our swatches. We don't choose to use CC libraries.

    None of these are efficient workflows for us. Please…

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  7. make guides

    I want to make angled guides but I can't find a solution? The only thing I could find online isn't available for some reason even though I have the most updated version of Indesign. The solution people posted was to right click and there should be an option to 'make guides' out of a shape but that option does not exist. super frustrating and this always seems to happen where there is this made up easy fix that I apparently don't have access to.

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  8. FlexObject Items Invisible in Preview Mode (possible culprit: IDML Roundtrip)

    Bug Report: FlexObject Items Invisible in Preview Mode (probably bugged after IDML Roundtrip)

    Product: Adobe InDesign 2025 (v20.x)
    Feature: Flex Layout / FlexObject (new in InDesign 2025)
    Severity: Major — affects preview mode of the new flex objects
    Date: February 20, 2026


    Summary

    FlexObject containers and their child items become invisible in Preview screen mode (but remain visible in Normal mode and Overprint Preview) after a document has undergone an IDML export/import roundtrip. The issue also propagates to any copies made from affected objects — even copies placed outside the FlexObject container.

    The root cause was identified as a missing…

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

    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when the issue occurred?
    • Video recording of the issue
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide us with the document(s)/asset(s)? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)

    Also provide answers to follow queries

    1. During IDML workflow , are you opening the indd containing flex in version 20.0-20.5 or you are opening the IDML in version 21.0 onwards?

    2. What type of objects / images you are using?

    3. are you grouping the items or creating nested flex frames?

    4. You are only using object style to flex items or through any other menu?

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  10. Change to Text Conditions show/print status not saved

    Text Conditions are not saved, unless you do some other changes to the document.

    1. Change the show/print status to the text conditions in the relevant palette.
    2. Save the document.

    The status of text conditions is not saved.

    If you do some other changes afterward, it is saved.

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  11. [ID-4274715] Missing anchoredObjectSettings for FlexObject in DOM

    The anchoredObjectSettings for FlexObject is missing in DOM.
    So it’s impossible to manipulate the anchor properties of a Flex Layout inside a text frame.

    Please, fix it and expose the anchoredObjectSettings of a flex layout object.

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  12. Create Alternate Layout is buggy

    I wanted to create one alternative Layout so that I can export my DIN A3 file also as DIN A4 sized file.

    I created an alternate Layout as usual.
    I expected having all 12 pages twice in 2 different Sizes, (one in A3 and one in A4)
    What InDesign did was it created 4 different Alternate Layouts and distributed the 12 pages among the 4 layouts.
    Meaning I have 2 Layout I did not create and I cannot move the pages back to the original layout.
    Also it did not resize the design, styles and texts as usual, instead they…

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  13. Disable auto-scroll (hover scroll) during drag & drop

    While working in InDesign with large catalogs (200+ images), there is a major usability issue during drag & drop.

    When dragging images into the document, the canvas automatically shifts horizontally as the cursor approaches the window edge (auto-scroll / hover scroll behavior).

    This results in:

    the layout “drifting” sideways after multiple placements
    the need to constantly reposition the view (similar to a typewriter carriage shift)
    significant slowdown in production workflow

    Expected behavior:

    Option to completely disable auto-scroll
    Or disable it specifically during drag & drop operations

    Current limitation:
    There is no setting in Preferences to control or disable this behavior.

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  14. InDesign 21.3 is not autofilling the file name on Adobe PDF Preset export even though the checkbox for that is auto-selected. The save As fi

    InDesign 21.3 is not autofilling the file name on Adobe PDF Preset export even though the checkbox for that is auto-selected. The save As field also cannot be pasted into. I must type text into the field to export a PDF from that File menu item. I am working Mac OS Tahoe 26.4.1. Please fix this bug in the next update.

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  15. won't place images mac os tahoe

    Mac OS Tahoe, INDD version 21.2 and can't place a jpg. That simple. Seems silly report. Files open, anc can't be modified, error here, error trying to close. But main problem, can't place a jpg.

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  16. Opens in old version after the latest automatic upgrade

    When I double click on an InDesign file in a folder, why are my files trying to open in an older version of InDesign (2025), when I have the latest version installed? It wasn't happening before the latest version of InDesign 2026 was updated today, and I can't work out how to stop it happening in future, so that any file I click on opens in the latest version of InDesign, not an old one. I have specified that any *.indd file should open in the latest version, but that doesn't resolve the problem.

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  19. page number cropped off

    The Page palette crops off the last row of page numbers. This has been broken for years.

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  20. PDF Export results in deleting a page from the InDesign Document!

    I have a 330 page book PDF. After exporting my ID design as a PDF, it destroyed my Table of Contents page by leaving it clear and adding another clear page to the spread.
    Every time I try to fix it by deleting the clear spread and adding a new page to start all over again, it tells me "Requested operation would cause one or more objects to be too small.
    Please check whether the stroke weight is too large."
    For some unknown reason I have lost my Table of Contents page and can't add even a new page to…

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