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1. PDF export bug – Unicode character "ł" (U+0142) corrupts text encoding of the entire PDF

   I have found a reproducible issue in Adobe InDesign affecting PDF export.

   Environment
   Adobe InDesign 2026
   Mac OS Tahoe 26.1
   Font: Univers Next Pro Condensed (locally installed, licensed version)

   Description
   When exporting a PDF from InDesign, the presence of a single Polish lowercase letter ł (Unicode U+0142) causes the text encoding of the entire PDF to become corrupted.

   The document displays and prints correctly, but copying text from the exported PDF no longer works correctly:

   accented characters such as é, è, à, ê, ç, etc. are copied as periods (".") or incorrect characters;
   the problem affects the entire PDF, not only the word containing ł.

   Steps to reproduce
   Create a new InDesign document.
   Use Univers Next Pro Condensed.
   Type the following text:
   Libellułe
   aeiéàè
   Export the document as a PDF using the standard PDF export settings.
   Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
   Copy and paste the text into a text editor.

   Expected result
   The copied text should exactly match the original text, including all accented characters and the Polish character ł.

   Actual result
   The presence of the single character ł causes the PDF text encoding to become corrupted. Accented characters throughout the PDF are no longer copied correctly and are replaced by periods or incorrect characters.

   I have found a reproducible issue in Adobe InDesign affecting PDF export.

   Environment
   Adobe InDesign 2026
   Mac OS Tahoe 26.1
   Font: Univers Next Pro Condensed (locally installed, licensed version)

   Description
   When exporting a PDF from InDesign, the presence of a single Polish lowercase letter ł (Unicode U+0142) causes the text encoding of the entire PDF to become corrupted.

   The document displays and prints correctly, but copying text from the exported PDF no longer works correctly:

   accented characters such as é, è, à, ê, ç, etc. are copied as periods (".") or incorrect characters;
   the problem affects the entire PDF, not… more

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2. Microsoft Surface Laptop vergrößert alle Bedienelemente von InDesign weil InDesign denkt, es wäre ein Tablet (wegen dem Touch Panel)

   Ich benutze ein Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 mit Qualcomm Plus ARM-Prozessor und die BETA-Version von InDesign. Beim Starten geht InDesign sofort in eine Touch-Oberfläche, weil es das Surface Laptop, das auch ein Touch-Display hat, fälschlicherweise als Tablet interpretiert. Dadurch sind alle Elemente um den Faktor ca. 500 vergrößert, so dass man keine Bedienelemente mehr erreichen kann und das lässt sich auch nicht abschalten. Ich habe eine KI gefragt, wie man das lösen könnte, aber alle Versuche scheiterten leider. Aus diesem Grund kann ich InDesign auf meinem neuen Surface Laptop nicht nutzen, obwohl ich es mir genau dafür für unterwegs gekauft hatte.
   Könnten Sie bitte die Beta-Version von Indesign auch an das Surface Laptop von Microsoft anpassen, so dass es damit als ganz normales Laptop per Maus nutzbar ist?
   Am besten wäre noch, wenn aus der Beta-version eine richtige Version für ARM-Prozessoren werden könnte.

   Vielen Dank und viele Grüße

   Ich benutze ein Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 mit Qualcomm Plus ARM-Prozessor und die BETA-Version von InDesign. Beim Starten geht InDesign sofort in eine Touch-Oberfläche, weil es das Surface Laptop, das auch ein Touch-Display hat, fälschlicherweise als Tablet interpretiert. Dadurch sind alle Elemente um den Faktor ca. 500 vergrößert, so dass man keine Bedienelemente mehr erreichen kann und das lässt sich auch nicht abschalten. Ich habe eine KI gefragt, wie man das lösen könnte, aber alle Versuche scheiterten leider. Aus diesem Grund kann ich InDesign auf meinem neuen Surface Laptop nicht nutzen, obwohl ich es mir genau dafür für unterwegs gekauft… more

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3. Problème d'assemblage de polices : police National 2 + Monotype Connect

   Problème d'assemblage sous Windows 11 : police National 2 + Monotype Connect
   Configuration informatique (système et logiciels) :

   • InDesign 2026 v21.4.1
   • Windows 11 24h2 Entreprise
   • Monotype Connect 28.1.4

   Reproduction du problème :

   1 fichier InDesign utilisant des polices de la collection National 2 activées avec Monotype Connect, sous Windows.
   Pas de problème sous macOS.

   Description du problème :

   Quand on lance un assemblage en demandant la copie des polices, InDesign signale que les polices National 2 sont "incomplètes" et ne les regroupe pas dans l'assemblage final.

   Le problème ne se produit que dans ces conditions :

   • Pour l'assemblage InDesign uniquement. Sinon il n'y a aucun problème avec les autres fonctions d'InDesign (imprimer, générer un PDF ou exporter en général).
   • Activation de la police National 2 avec Monotype Connect.
   • Sous Windows uniquement.

   Notes :

   Si les polices sont activées sans Monotype Connect - installées sur le système ou placées dans un dossier "Document fonts" dans le même dossier que le fichier InDesign - aucun problème à l'assemblage.
   Illustrator rencontre le même problème.
   J'ai longuement dialogué avec le support Monotype. Nous avons fait plusieurs tests. Comme le problème ne concerne que l'assemblage d'InDesign et qu'il ne se produit que sous Windows, pour eux le problème ne vient pas de Connect mais de la version Windows d'InDesign.

   Je joins un fichier InDesign mais je ne peux déposer des fichiers zip ou des polices.

   Problème d'assemblage sous Windows 11 : police National 2 + Monotype Connect
   Configuration informatique (système et logiciels) :

   • InDesign 2026 v21.4.1
   • Windows 11 24h2 Entreprise
   • Monotype Connect 28.1.4

   Reproduction du problème :

   1 fichier InDesign utilisant des polices de la collection National 2 activées avec Monotype Connect, sous Windows.
   Pas de problème sous macOS.

   Description du problème :

   Quand on lance un assemblage en demandant la copie des polices, InDesign signale que les polices National 2 sont "incomplètes" et ne les regroupe pas dans l'assemblage final.

   Le problème ne se produit que dans ces conditions :

   • Pour l'assemblage InDesign uniquement.… more
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4. Export to interactive pdf option to view pdf greyed out in mac

   I noticed yesterday 7/8/26 that the menu for export to interactive pdf has "view pdf after export" greyed out. It does work when I switch to the print pdf menu, so it's not a problem with acrobat or my Finder trying to use preview instead of acrobat.

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5. ‘Rows and Columns’ function still not included under ‘Cell styles’

   Why is the ‘Rows and Columns’ function still not included under ‘Cell styles’? You cannot set the cell height and have to enter it manually for each individual cell.

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6. Linear B

   Character “Linear B Syllable B008 A” (Unicode U+10000) doesn’t display properly, no matter which font is used.

   I have tried using Noto Sans Linear B, Code 2001, and a few of the Kurinto fonts. Either nothing is displayed, or there is a rectangle meaning the glyph is not available. However, the glyph displays properly in the font list, but not in a text box.

   Attached are two screenshots, one from InDesign where the glyph doesn’t display properly, and one from Illustrator where it does work fine.

   I do realize I’m probably the only person using these glyphs! LOL!

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7. Pasteboard color

   Since the last update 2026, all documents with custom preview pasteboard colour (I prefer a dark gray) revert to the standard light gray pasteboard colour.

   Also: when changing the custom pasteboard colour I get a long list of standard colors with the custom colour on the bottom of the list, why such a long list and why not put custom on top in pop-up menu?

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8. "Repair file" Pops up when trying to 'Save' a file... InDesign closes without saving

   When opening an InDesing file with the new 2026 version, the file opens without any issues at all.
   No missing links, no missing fonts. Opens OK.

   When trying to save that file, which was created by previous InDesign version (2025), InDesign encounters an issue while saving. A pop-up asks if I want to "Repair the file". I hit the "Repair" button. InDesign app closes abruptly.

   So, I used another way to save the file without 'Saving As', nor replacing the file.

   I opened the exact same file made with a previous version of InDesign, hit 'Save as', select IDML, and the app didn't crash. I close the InDesing file. I erase the InDesign file from my folder.

   Then:

   Opened the IDML file, hit 'Save As > InDesign 2026'.
   The file saves as InDesign.
   No pop-up.

   I close the IDML file.
   Open the recently saved InDesign (2026).

   No more issues.

   When opening an InDesing file with the new 2026 version, the file opens without any issues at all.
   No missing links, no missing fonts. Opens OK.

   When trying to save that file, which was created by previous InDesign version (2025), InDesign encounters an issue while saving. A pop-up asks if I want to "Repair the file". I hit the "Repair" button. InDesign app closes abruptly.

   So, I used another way to save the file without 'Saving As', nor replacing the file.

   I opened the exact same file made with a previous version of InDesign, hit 'Save as', select IDML, and… more

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9. Ongoing performance issues with large InDesign files

   We’re running into frequent slowdowns and crashes when working with large InDesign documents (lots of pages, linked assets, complex styles, long text flows). It’s happening across multiple machines, not just one setup.
   At Tech Formation, we support teams that depend on InDesign for real production work, and these issues are starting to affect delivery timelines and workflows.
   It would be great to know whether this is a known issue and whether there’s any workaround or logging we can enable to help diagnose it.

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10. Data Merge randomly exports identical vector document 10x larger (Content Streams duplicated)

    I believe I have found a reproducible bug in the InDesign PDF export engine.

    Environment

    InDesign 21.4.1
    PDF Compatibility: Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4)
    Data Merge document
    Approximately 200 records (400 pages)

    Expected behaviour

    Exporting the same document repeatedly should always generate a PDF of approximately the same size.

    Actual behaviour

    The same document, exported multiple times using exactly the same PDF preset, randomly produces either:

    a normal PDF (around 3–5 MB), or
    a much larger PDF (30–50 MB).

    No document changes are made between exports.

    Important observations

    Both PDFs are fully vector.
    No images are rasterized.
    Acrobat PDF Optimizer reports that almost all additional size comes from Content Streams.
    Fonts contribute almost nothing.
    Images contribute almost nothing.
    Metadata is negligible.

    Already tested

    Linked Illustrator artwork replaced with linked PDF.
    Artwork simplified.
    No transparency.
    No text stroke.
    No appearance effects.
    Saved as IDML and rebuilt.
    New document created from IDML.
    Same Data Merge source.
    Same PDF preset.

    The behaviour remains random.

    Additional information

    I have other Data Merge jobs with 1000 records that consistently export to 3–5 MB.

    This specific job, with only 200 records, randomly exports between 5 MB and 47 MB.

    I can provide:

    INDD
    IDML
    source artwork
    good PDF
    bad PDF

    generated from the same document.

    I believe I have found a reproducible bug in the InDesign PDF export engine.

    Environment

    InDesign 21.4.1
    PDF Compatibility: Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4)
    Data Merge document
    Approximately 200 records (400 pages)

    Expected behaviour

    Exporting the same document repeatedly should always generate a PDF of approximately the same size.

    Actual behaviour

    The same document, exported multiple times using exactly the same PDF preset, randomly produces either:

    a normal PDF (around 3–5 MB), or
    a much larger PDF (30–50 MB).

    No document changes are made between exports.

    Important observations

    Both PDFs are fully vector.
    No images are rasterized.
    Acrobat PDF Optimizer reports… more

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11. Flex Layout is unusable

    Flex Layout feature is unusable. Not once did it work like intended. Just as an example. I just tried it again with 40 images that were dropped arranged in a grid with the intent of just standardizing the gutters quickly. But it just scrambled the order randomly. It is mind bugling. This should be feature number one. Figma Auto Layout is way better.

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12. Flex Layout structure in anchored object lost on IDML/ICML round-trip

    1. Version
       Adobe InDesign 21.4.1, macOS 26.5.1

    2. Steps to reproduce
       Create a Flex Layout in InDesign.
       Anchor the Flex Layout to text as an anchored object.
       Save the document as IDML, or export the story containing the Flex Layout as ICML.
       Either reopen the saved IDML file, place the exported ICML file into a new InDesign document, or edit the ICML file in InCopy and refresh the link in InDesign.

    3. Expected result
       The Flex Layout should appear identical to the original document.

    4. Actual result
       The Flex Layout structure is lost entirely. The contents of text frames that were part of the Flex Layout is merged and appended at the end of the text.

    1. Version
       Adobe InDesign 21.4.1, macOS 26.5.1

    2. Steps to reproduce
       Create a Flex Layout in InDesign.
       Anchor the Flex Layout to text as an anchored object.
       Save the document as IDML, or export the story containing the Flex Layout as ICML.
       Either reopen the saved IDML file, place the exported ICML file into a new InDesign document, or edit the ICML file in InCopy and refresh the link in InDesign.

    3. Expected result
       The Flex Layout should appear identical to the original document.

    4. Actual result
       The Flex Layout structure is lost entirely. The contents of text frames that were part of the… more

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13. Big size linked pictures

    The new versions of InDesign (21.3–21.4.1) cannot export files if a linked image is large (more than 1 GB). When exporting to PDF, only a gray square appears, and the JPG export is empty. The last working version is 21.2.

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14. Big size pictures

    The new versions of InDesign (21.3–21.4.1) cannot export files if a linked image is large (more than 1 GB). When exporting to PDF, only a gray square appears, and the JPG export is empty. The last working version is 21.2.

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15. Severe image rendering corruption in InDesign on MacBook Pro M4 after macOS update

    Description:

    I am experiencing intermittent but repeatable image rendering corruption in Adobe InDesign on a brand-new 14-inch MacBook Pro (M4).

    Symptoms:

    Linked raster images (JPEG/PNG/PSD) initially display correctly.
    After a short period of working, the images become corrupted on screen.
    The corruption appears as vertical coloured lines, stretched pixels and black areas replacing the image content.
    Vector objects and text remain unaffected.
    The corruption affects multiple placed images within the document.
    Relinking the affected image restores it temporarily, but the corruption returns.
    The issue occurs across multiple InDesign documents.

    Additional observations:

    Photoshop has also displayed occasional graphical glitches.
    The issue started after installing the latest macOS update.
    GPU Performance has been disabled in InDesign with no improvement.
    Adobe Creative Cloud, InDesign and Photoshop are fully up to date.
    Files are stored on the internal SSD (not an external drive or cloud storage).
    Projects are packaged with local linked assets.
    Exported PDFs appear normal

    Hardware:

    MacBook Pro 14-inch M4
    Apple silicon
    Latest version of macOS

    Diagnostics already completed:

    Apple Mac Resource Inspector — Passed
    Apple Display Anomalies — Passed
    No hardware faults detected.

    Request:
    Could you advise whether this is a known compatibility issue between the latest version of macOS and InDesign, or if there are additional graphics-related settings or patches I should apply?

    Description:

    I am experiencing intermittent but repeatable image rendering corruption in Adobe InDesign on a brand-new 14-inch MacBook Pro (M4).

    Symptoms:

    Linked raster images (JPEG/PNG/PSD) initially display correctly.
    After a short period of working, the images become corrupted on screen.
    The corruption appears as vertical coloured lines, stretched pixels and black areas replacing the image content.
    Vector objects and text remain unaffected.
    The corruption affects multiple placed images within the document.
    Relinking the affected image restores it temporarily, but the corruption returns.
    The issue occurs across multiple InDesign documents.

    Additional observations:

    Photoshop has also displayed occasional graphical glitches.
    The issue… more

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16. Severe InDesign Performance Issues

    I’m reporting severe and ongoing performance problems with InDesign that are significantly affecting day-to-day work.

    The application has become consistently slow and laggy during normal use — including delays when clicking, saving, zooming, switching pages, placing assets, and general UI responsiveness. At times, even simple actions take several seconds and the software feels almost unusable.

    While performance is worse when working from Dropbox-synced folders, the same lag and delays also occur when working with files stored fully locally. This suggests the issue is not limited to cloud storage and may be a broader performance problem within InDesign itself.

    This behavior is happening across regular production files and is causing major productivity loss for our workflow.

    Please investigate and prioritize improvements to overall performance and stability. InDesign is currently much slower than other Adobe applications and has become difficult to use efficiently.

    Thank you for your assistance.
    Nechama

    I’m reporting severe and ongoing performance problems with InDesign that are significantly affecting day-to-day work.

    The application has become consistently slow and laggy during normal use — including delays when clicking, saving, zooming, switching pages, placing assets, and general UI responsiveness. At times, even simple actions take several seconds and the software feels almost unusable.

    While performance is worse when working from Dropbox-synced folders, the same lag and delays also occur when working with files stored fully locally. This suggests the issue is not limited to cloud storage and may be a broader performance problem within InDesign itself.

    This behavior… more

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17. Hyphenation zone settings override discretionary hyphen exclusivity

    Adobe InDesign Hyphenation Bug Report

    Summary

    Conflict between discretionary hyphen behavior and "After First / Before Last" hyphenation zone settings, where InDesign ignores discretionary hyphens that fall within the prohibited hyphenation zone.

    Product Information

    • Product: Adobe InDesign
    • Component: Text Composition / Hyphenation Engine
    • Feature Area: Automatic Hyphenation and Discretionary Hyphens

    Problem Description

    Expected Behavior

    According to Adobe's documentation, discretionary hyphens should have absolute priority over automatic hyphenation rules. Specifically:

    "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

    When a word contains a discretionary hyphen that falls within the "After First X Letters" or "Before Last X Letters" prohibited zone, InDesign should:
    1. Respect the discretionary hyphen's exclusivity (only break where discretionary hyphen appears)
    2. Refuse to break the word at all since the only allowed break point falls within the prohibited zone
    3. Not apply automatic hyphenation anywhere else in the word

    Actual Behavior

    InDesign ignores the discretionary hyphen when it falls within the prohibited hyphenation zone and applies automatic hyphenation rules instead, breaking the word at algorithmically-determined positions that fall outside the prohibited zone.

    Conflicting Features

    Feature 1: Document Hyphenation Preferences

    • Location: Paragraph Panel Menu > Hyphenation Settings
    • Setting: "After First [X] Letters / Before Last [X] Letters"
    • Purpose: Defines minimum character zones at word beginnings/endings where hyphenation should not occur
    • Example: With "After First 3 Letters / Before Last 3 Letters", the word "aromatic" may hyphenate as "aro-matic" but not "ar-omatic" or "aromat-ic"

    Feature 2: Discretionary Hyphens

    • Location: Type > Insert Special Character > Hyphens And Dashes > Discretionary Hyphen
    • Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+- (Windows) or Command+Shift+- (macOS)
    • Purpose: Manually specify the only allowable break point in a word
    • Expected Behavior: Word can only break at the discretionary hyphen location, regardless of other settings

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Create a new InDesign document
    2. Set up hyphenation preferences:
       • Go to Paragraph Panel Menu > Hyphenation Settings
       • Enable "Hyphenate"
       • Set "After First [3] Letters"
       • Set "Before Last [3] Letters"
    3. Create a text frame with justified text
    4. Insert a word where a discretionary hyphen would fall within the 3-letter prohibited zones
       • Example: Insert discretionary hyphen in "example" as "ex•ample" (where • represents the discretionary hyphen)
       • This discretionary hyphen falls in the "Before Last 3 Letters" zone
    5. Force line break to require hyphenation of this word

    Expected Result

    Word should not hyphenate at all, since the only allowed break point (discretionary hyphen) falls within the prohibited zone.

    Actual Result

    InDesign ignores the discretionary hyphen and hyphenates the word using automatic rules at a different location (e.g., "exam-ple").

    Impact

    Severity: Medium to High

    • Typography Quality: Undermines precise typographic control
    • Workflow Disruption: Manual intervention required to fix each occurrence
    • Consistency Issues: Unpredictable behavior between discretionary and automatic hyphenation
    • Professional Publishing: Affects quality of professional publications where precise hyphenation control is critical

    User Groups Affected

    • Professional typesetters and designers
    • Book and magazine publishers
    • Technical documentation teams
    • Any users requiring precise hyphenation control

    Technical Analysis

    Root Cause

    The hyphenation engine appears to process the "After/Before Letters" rules after or independently of discretionary hyphen evaluation, rather than respecting the documented hierarchy where discretionary hyphens should override all other hyphenation rules.

    Proposed Solution

    Modify the hyphenation algorithm to:
    1. First check for discretionary hyphens in the word
    2. If discretionary hyphen found: Evaluate if it falls within prohibited zones
    3. If in prohibited zone: Do not hyphenate the word at all
    4. If outside prohibited zone: Use only the discretionary hyphen break point
    5. Only if no discretionary hyphen: Apply automatic hyphenation rules with zone restrictions

    Workarounds

    Current Workarounds (Inefficient)

    1. Manual intervention: Individually edit each problematic word break inserting discretiona hyphen at start of word to prevent it from breaking.
    2. Character Style with No Break: Apply No Break character formatting to words with problematic discretionary hyphens
    3. Adjust zone settings: Reduce "After/Before Letters" values (compromises typography for other words)
    4. Remove discretionary hyphens: Use only automatic hyphenation (loses manual control)

    Limitation of Workarounds

    All workarounds require manual identification and correction of each instance, making them impractical for large documents or automated workflows.

    Documentation References

    Adobe InDesign Help: Text Composition

    • URL: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/text-composition.html
    • Relevant Quote: "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

    Hyphenation Settings Documentation

    • After First / Before Last Letters: "Specify the minimum number of characters at the beginning or end of a word that can be broken by a hyphen."

    Additional Information

    Related Features That Work Correctly

    • Discretionary hyphens function properly when they fall outside the prohibited zones
    • "After/Before Letters" settings work correctly with automatic hyphenation
    • No Break character formatting consistently prevents hyphenation

    Test Case Suggestions

    Adobe should test various combinations of:
    - Different "After/Before Letters" values (2, 3, 4, 5 characters)
    - Discretionary hyphens at different positions within words
    - Various word lengths and compositions
    - Different paragraph composers (Adobe Paragraph Composer vs. Single-line Composer)

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    Request: Please prioritize this bug fix as it affects fundamental typographic control and contradicts documented behavior. The fix should ensure discretionary hyphens always take absolute precedence over automatic hyphenation rules, including zone restrictions.

    Adobe InDesign Hyphenation Bug Report

    Summary

    Conflict between discretionary hyphen behavior and "After First / Before Last" hyphenation zone settings, where InDesign ignores discretionary hyphens that fall within the prohibited hyphenation zone.

    Product Information

    • Product: Adobe InDesign
    • Component: Text Composition / Hyphenation Engine
    • Feature Area: Automatic Hyphenation and Discretionary Hyphens

    Problem Description

    Expected Behavior

    According to Adobe's documentation, discretionary hyphens should have absolute priority over automatic hyphenation rules. Specifically:

    "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

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    I used Gemini to generate an image using a separate device, then imported it to InDesign then Indesign reacted weird. The new Alt Text recognized the image was Gemini and there was a weird link icon and then an Alt Design icon and a 1" hourglass appeared and I could not do anything. Now my whole file is gone and wont open.

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19. Dotted lines are not exported correctly

    Dotted lines are not exported correctly. Corners on a path is ignored. End parts of straight lines are ignored too.

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20. Reading order of tagged PDF elements is unstable and resets when new elements are added

    Description:
    Summary

    When creating an accessible tagged PDF from InDesign, the reading order of elements in the exported PDF becomes unstable and incorrect whenever new elements are added to an existing document. The only reliable workaround is to rebuild the document from scratch with elements placed in the correct reading order from the beginning.

    Steps to reproduce

    1. Create an InDesign document with interactive form fields (text inputs and checkboxes).
    2. Set the reading order using the Articles panel ("Use for PDF tagging order").
    3. Export to tagged PDF and verify reading order with a screen reader — order is correct.
    4. Add new elements (e.g. additional checkboxes or text frames) to the existing document.
    5. Export again and test with a screen reader.

    Expected behavior

    The reading order should remain consistent and follow the Articles panel order, even after new elements are added.
    Actual behavior

    InDesign appears to apply a mix of element creation order, Articles panel order, and Tab order (keyboard navigation), producing an unpredictable result in the exported PDF. In our case, the screen reader jumped from form fields to the logo and protocol number before returning to the correct sequence.

    Workaround

    Create a new blank InDesign document and paste all elements in the correct reading order. This produces a correct result, but the fix must be reapplied every time structural changes are made to the document.
    Environment

    Version Adobe InDesign: 2026
    Verified with: screen reader testing conducted with a blind user using JAWS and NVDA; also verified via Adobe Acrobat accessibility checker and keyboard navigation (Tab key).

    Impact

    This issue significantly affects accessible PDF production workflows. Any document update requires a full rebuild of element order, which is not sustainable for documents that undergo frequent revisions.

    Description:
    Summary

    When creating an accessible tagged PDF from InDesign, the reading order of elements in the exported PDF becomes unstable and incorrect whenever new elements are added to an existing document. The only reliable workaround is to rebuild the document from scratch with elements placed in the correct reading order from the beginning.

    Steps to reproduce

    1. Create an InDesign document with interactive form fields (text inputs and checkboxes).
    2. Set the reading order using the Articles panel ("Use for PDF tagging order").
    3. Export to tagged PDF and verify reading order with a screen reader — order is correct.
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