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  1. creator

    InDesign version 16.2.1
    File > File Info > IPTC
    It says "Creator^}s" instead of "Creator's"

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  2. The UI is not scaling correctly on Windows 4k screens - UI too small

    Hi, I am having problems with the UI Scaling on InDesign on my 4k laptop. I am using the recommended system scaling of 250% which works well with other apps except for Adobe, most noticeably InDesign. I pay a premium price for Adobe CC which should be reflected in their products. The UI is way too small on InDesign compared to Illustrator and Photoshop.

    I also have problems in all adobe apps when using an external monitor to expand my screen size. Dragging the apps from one monitor to the other does all sorts of weird things.

    I have attached…

    3 votes

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  3. scale tool freeze

    I am using the latest InDesign CC 2021 and my operating system is: MacOS Catalina version:10.15.4. I can't use the scale tool very often. It happens to any file, not limited to a specific file. What happens is if I use scale tool for more than 3-4 times, the software will freeze. So in the dialogue box, I am not able to click into and enter any number, it is just frozen. I can't even right-click at the app icon to select "quit", I can only force quit through Apple command.
    Guess what! I just create a new Indesign file,…

    3 votes

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  4. Underline with variable font

    When the underline of a variable font is activated, the underline takes the whole height of the page. (Indesign 15.1.2)

    7 votes

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  5. Share for Review SYNC Broken

    I use "Share" > "Share for Review" on a Program for review by multiple departments for edits. I received notifications of over 200 edits, but upon opening the InDesign file to begin changes, the "Window" > "Comments" > "Review" Panel data is empty and again says "Create Review".

    So the connection from my online review and the source InDesign is broken. Additionally, there is no option to save that online version as a pdf to import the comments via that option in "Window" > "Comments" > "PDF Comments"

    12 votes

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    We’ve released an update to InDesign – 15.1.2

    Please update to this latest version and see if the issues you were facing earlier have got resolved.

    Remember to check how you are signed into your CC account and if need be, sign out and sign in again. Since Share for Review is a service and dependent on your login to your Adobe ID account, it is important that CCD app is working well with your credentials.


    Adobe InDesign team

  6. 1 vote

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    0 comments  ·  PDF Export  ·  Admin →
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  7. toolbar missing

    The toolbar is unable to be reached. I cannot drag the application window into complete view. I can see that it is there (2nd pic), but I am unable to move the whole window.

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  8. toolbar missing

    The toolbar is unable to be reached. I cannot drag the application window into complete view. I can see that it is there (2nd pic), but I am unable to move the whole window.

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  9. toolbar missing

    The toolbar is unable to be reached. I cannot drag the application window into complete view. I can see that it is there (2nd pic), but I am unable to move the whole window.

    1 vote

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  10. Icon doesn't show

    File doesn't show InDesign icon - InDesign 2021 - 16.0 + WIN 10

    7 votes

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  11. Textbox not showing after exporting

    After exporting my work in pdf form I observed that many of the text boxes in the document did not appear. I tried saving the work in IDML form and resaving but that did not work too. Please can someone help me?

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  12. Media panel gone HUGE

    So, after running in a while on the new Adobe 2020 app, I noticed that the Media panel started to grow in size each time I opened the tab. Before I could notice, the Media panel was absolutely huge.

    I tried to:

    • Reset the workplace

    • Reset the UI scalling

    • Uninstall and Install again InDesign 2020 (While removing UI Preferences)

    • Restart PC

    Nothing has worked.

    The only solution that seems to work as of right now is to downgrade to 2019.

    47 votes

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    The issue has been fixed in the latest release of InDesign – InDesign 2021.
    Please update to this new version of InDesign to get the fix.


    Adobe InDesign team

  13. Relink window too small!

    When I go to relink, which is all the time, I have to resize the window as it defaults to a really small size, and it doesn't remember it so I have to do every. Single. Time.

    4 votes

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  14. missing simple guillemets German version

    When selecting in "Wörterbuch" the alternative German quotation mark - the reversed guillemets (».«) I can't select the simple version (›.‹).
    Only the French version is selectable (‹.›) …
    No other DTP software, like Quark XPress, Framemaker or ViaDesigner, has this bug, it's only Indesign …
    Sure, I can use the shortcut …

    1 vote

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  15. InDesign 2021 v16.2.1: Glitchy preview on opening

    InDesign 2021 v16.2.1: I have been experiencing viewing issues with the latest update. Whenever I open a file the preview is either blank (grey) or doesn't show correctly/looks glitchy. This happens on all documents that were previously fine. The preview glitch appears periodically when I'm working on the document as well as first open so I have to either close the document and reopen or, strangely, turn on/off the rulers? I haven't seen this before – any help appreciated! I have attached an initial open and after I turn on rulers screenshots to demonstrate. Please can you help?

    1 vote

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  16. PDF comment zoom changes

    Steps to reproduce: .When clicking through the list of PDF comments and a new entry is called there is a chance that the zoom level of the Indesign view is being changed from its original setting. Expected result: the zoom level should be kept in line with the users setting. The focus should jump to the position even when a marked area might not be visible in full in that zoom level. Actual result: Zoom level changes, sometimes even when only a full stop has been marked in the PDF comment to e.g. full page view zoom which is time…

    3 votes

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  17. script panel blank

    Nenhum Script aparece no painel. Todos sumiram, e todos os scripts estão na pasta do ID.

    2 votes

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  18. Copy and Paste - Adobe InDesign 2021 v 16.1.0.20

    I am using Adobe InDesign 2021 v16.1.0.20. Every time I try to copy and paste the app completely crashes. Then when I try to restore the file I was working on, as InDesign prompts, it completely crashes again. I am using a MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) macOS Big Sur 11.2.3.

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  19. text wrap

    InDesign 16.1v64
    Text Wrap controls behave different with transformed objects.
    At first I was going to report this as a bug and saw one other post where they were having the same issue but then I realized what is really going on so I'm making a suggestion.
    Look at the Text Wrap for an Image object with the controls unlinked.
    I was seeing the bottom control affecting the right side. And the Right side control affecting another side.
    After some research I realized this was only happening on the images I'd imported and rotated 90 degrees.
    Say there are two…

    2 votes

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  20. InDesign 2021 slow when Macbook connected to network

    InDesign 2021 (16.0.1) runs totally slow when the computer is connected to our local network. Even when I work locally the coloured ball is spinning every 15 seconds.

    3 votes

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