Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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- Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
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automatic page numbering broken
Indesign 2025 update has broken automatic page numbering?
When I open one of my indb's the chapters page panels have the folios correct BUT the actual page section start at 1.
I am having to use "start page numbering". This is yet another task introduced by a feature broken on an InDesign update!
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links not clickable on publish online link
When I publish my document online, Hyperlinks are not clickable. When the document is viewed as a PDF, links ARE clickable. All text is ungrouped and on the top layer. All hyperlinks are properly embedded (again, they work in the PDF and this is purely an issue with the Publish Online link). Running the latest Indesign 20.2 on Mac Sonoma 14.7
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publish online errors
Publish Online buttons are not working correctly now.
Exporting as HTML, PDF or ePub has them working but online version most of the buttons show content from all buttons at once!?https://indd.adobe.com/view/cce76158-1844-44f7-82f8-27c0b08f5026
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InDesign 20.2
20.2 has broken my Ad Import plugin. The defaults that worked 2 weeks ago don't work.
The label is not transparent. The box that the ad is in is transparent — it should be white. If I use the Object Style, the ad doesn't resize to fit content to the box.
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Indesign opens on wrong screen with multiple monitors (Mac OS)
This issue has been going on for years now. I recently updated to inDesign 2025, but it's still not solved for me:
Expected result: I've assigned InDesign to open on my external monitor, just like all my other Adobe apps.
Actual result: It completely ignores this, and just opens on my Macbook screen. The window resize buttons will be hidden behind my menu bar, so I have to alt+drag the window to make the buttons appear again. Then I can drag inDesign to my external monitor.
I've seen posts going back to 2019 about this issueI'm on Mac OS…
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Opening older INDB files breaks Automatic Page Numbering
I often have to prepare materials for reprints, and our book files are set up as multiple chapter INDDs within an INDB.
Starting with Version 20.0, opening an INDB from a previous version of InDesign maintains the correct pagination in the Book window, but opening the INDD files through the INDB shows the page numbers have reset their numbering to 1 with each chapter. Preflight does not flag this issue, and the numbers are not recalculated by default in preparation for exporting. Instead, Update All Numbers must be manually run on the book, after which the counts are again correct.…
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recent files
InDesign v20.2 x64
Recent files is not working properly. I work on files stored on a network server. Recent files, both on home screen and file dropdown only show files that are stored locally on my computer. Files that I have recently accessed from the network don't show up. They show up briefly, but I think get forgotten when I disconnect from the network and reconnect. This is one of the main way's I open files because the network paths are long, and is a major inconvenience!
Thanks,
Olena1 vote -
Version 20.2: Swatch menu tint slider bar doesn't work — when you click it — it disappears.
I just updated to InDesign 20.2.
Two things happen:
When I open the swatch menu and try to use the TINT slider bar the menu disappears. I can only change the percentage by typing it in. I can get it to work only when I pull the swatch menu out out of the menu side bar and it free floating.
The same true for all the menu I items I have in my work space side bar. If I open "Paragraph" it closes every time I click in to text.
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after cmd+D manually drawn frame does not match the placed image
If I place an image with cmd+D and then draw the frame manually with the mouse, the frame always has the same aspect ratio (3 to 4 landscape) and if I want to place an image in portrait format, the frame does not match the content. So far, this has always been the case without any extra setting or key combination. But now since a few days I can't achieve this again with any setting.
ChatGPT advises me to select ‘Fit frame to content’ in the frame fitting options or in the presettings, but this is no longer available for…
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Adobe Indesign 2024 - frequent "Hang" issues & "error report" messages.
We recently purchased Adobe Indesign 2024 and we are frequently facing "hang" issues where the screen gets stuck on opening an indesign file or while adding few lines of texts while editing a file. we are neither able to perform any further action nor close the indesign program. Only if we end the task we are able to exit.
We have also been getting error report frequently and the working indesign file gets closed.
In addition to that for the past 2 days, we are getting a pop-up message showing "do you want automatic recovery?" message, clicking yes on which…
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SAVE
I’m using version 20.2 in English. I open a document, make changes and save. The SAVE AS window opens and tries to save without success. I need to save in another location and replace from the desktop. The translated window is this:
Unable to save the document. The document may be open in other applications. Close any other applications and try again, or use Save As to save it as a new document.1 vote -
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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share for review
Why are all Sides are visible in Share 4 review, if them invisible in indesign?
https://assets.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:3c56a8fa-d8c9-4370-a349-00cc9bc32f04?view=published1 vote -
Urgent Bug Report – Inability to Set Save Location for AI-Generated Images
Dear Adobe InDesign Team,
I am writing to report a critical flaw in InDesign’s AI-generated text-to-image functionality that severely disrupts workflow, particularly in collaborative environments.
Currently, InDesign automatically saves AI-generated images to a local drive without giving users the ability to specify a save location. This is completely inconsistent with InDesign’s core functionality, which relies on linked assets rather than embedded files. When working in a team—especially in networked environments where assets are stored on a NAS or shared drive—this oversight makes it impossible to maintain proper file linking. As a result, when multiple designers are collaborating on a document,…
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Overrides are not preserved when importing and overwriting object style
version 19.3.0.58
But it happens in everything after CC2018When I update object styles on import or book sync, size and position options do not retain overrides. What is currently known is Width, Height, X, Y in Size and Position Options.
Reproduction steps
- Create a document
- Create object style
- Set Width, Height, X, Y of Size and Position Options as desired.
- Save document
- Open the document that duplicated 4.
- Create an object and apply the object style from 2.
- Change to any position and size (override)
- Import and update the object style in 2. from the document in 1.
- The…
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Section Symbol only displays SS
I have a series of sections defined in my document. When I insert a type --> special character --> symbol --> Section Marker, the result is only the "SS" symbol regardless of what section it is in or what modifiers I put on it to assign it a value (i.e. 1, 2, A, B, etc). I see that this was a bug back in 2020 but I'm running current build as of 3/13/25. Please advise if this is a user error or a continuous bug/how to correct. thank you
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[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:
- Insert an image or free-flowing table into the text.
- 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…
1 voteHi,
Thank you for reporting the issue. It is currently under investigation.
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Hidden Object creates Link in PDF
InDesign 20.0
DO:
- paste a pdf with hyperlink in an indesign document (I used an existing document as template, but ultimately only used the cut marks of that pdf)
- crop the pdf so that the link is invisible/only a part of the pdf is shown
- create an other link on the same spot where the template pdf has its link (but since it is cropped we don't see this link anymore)
- export pdfHAPPEN
- PDF gets false (hidden) link if that layer/element is visible during PDF export
- PDF doesn't get false link if you…1 vote -
IDML file exported from InDesign CC 2025 moves objects randomly
A file exported from InDesign CC 2025 and imported to CC 2024 is corrupted. Some objects (page numbers on parent pages) are randomly relocated. This is pathetic.
2 votesWe would require more information on this.
Is this happening with all files or some specific files?
Are only page numbers getting relocated or other elements as well?
Is this happening with only parent page objects or with objects on normal pages as well?
An screenshot of indd and idml would also help.
Please share your OS version.
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Window Management Not Apple/MacOS Standard
The window management across all adobe apps but most of all inDesign is buggy and not the correct apple standard. You can see its not inline with other apps and the native resizing tools by looking at the edges of the application and the rounded corners.
Window management tools do not work with inDesign as it resizes it self. Grabbing edges is extremely difficult and usability is bad. Traffic lights tend to move down to about 3/4 into the document or disappear all together.
1 vote
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