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  1. No preset options showing in InDesign when trying to output high res pdf

    Yes, I'm trying to output a high res pdf for print and I'm attempting to apply the usual Colour conversion / Destination and only offered either CMYK or RGB as an option.
    No other presets. E.G Working CMYK- Coated FOGRA39 etc.
    Any suggestions anyone.. on How I can fix? I have already Uninstalled InDesign 16.1 and then reinstalled. I tried outputting to pdf in Photoshop it seems fine - all options showing.
    I looked in Library in Presets and there only seems to be a in Alias see attached

    2 votes

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  2. Color picker HSB interface not working correctly

    Indesign 2021 v16.1

    While using the new HSB interface in the Color Picker, when any of the the "HSB" radials are selected, the chosen color values change to something completely different. Please see the uploaded pictures for an example.

    When the cursor is dropped into the any of the CMYK value entires, the color changes back to what was intended.

    If the selected object still has a color thats chosen in HSB is sampled and applied to another object. the new object's color will show up in the color picker as the intended color but with a in-gamut color option…

    2 votes

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  3. 行スタイルのバグ?

    -環境-
    InDesign 2020(バージョン問わず発生)
    MacOS X Mojave 10.14.6
    MacPro6,1

    カレンダーの作成時に行スタイルを使って、日曜日を赤色にする文字スタイルを設定しています。1[強制改行] 2[強制改行]…のようにテキストを作成し、行スタイルで…

    [なし] 対象6行
    赤文字 対象1行
    [繰り返し]対象2行

    と日曜日を自動的に赤色の文字スタイルを適応させます。

    その後、手動で祝日に文字スタイルを適応する際に「繰り返しをまたいで文字スタイルを2つ適応すると、2つ目が適切に適応できません」。

    例えば2月のカレンダーを作成する際に、11日と24日が祝日なので赤色にする文字スタイルを設定します。11日の文字スタイルは問題ありませんが、24日に文字スタイルを適応させると23日にも赤色の文字スタイルが適応されます。
    そして23日は文字スタイル「なし」を適応させても赤文字のスタイルが解除されません。

    テキストをコピー・アンド・ペーストすると元に戻りますが、保存して再度開くと同じ現象が発生する事があります。
    設定ミスなのか、バグかハッキリしなかったので投稿しました。ニッチな事案ですが皆様のご意見をぜひお願いします。

    3 votes

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  4. sharing

    keep the option to remove the share button as long as it not working.
    It is the 4th major update it it still does not work at all!!!!!

    you also removed the option to remove the button

    also, the window pops up with black screen creating hangs to Indesign

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    0 comments  ·  Share for Review  ·  Admin →
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  5. sharing

    keep the option to remove the share button as long as it not working.
    It is the 4th major update it it still does not work at all!!!!!

    you also removed the option to remove the button

    also, the window pops up with black screen creating hangs to Indesign

    1 vote

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  6. "Share for Review" lost for documents accessed via UNC paths

    Indesign 16.2.1 won't maintain the link between the indesign document (on a server) and the "Shared for Review" online file if the Indesign document was opened via a UNC path when you make the "share for review" link.

    (Windows 10 - Indesign 16.2.1 x64)

    2 votes

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  7. Can't change the names of Object States

    In InDesign 16.1, the entry box for changing the names of Object States flashes open and closed in a fraction of a second—too fast for entering a new name. This was not a problem in previous versions of InDesign.

    3 votes

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    The fix for this issue is available in InDesign v. 17.1

    Please NOTE that this fix also requires you to update to Mac OS Monterey version 12.1

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    Adobe InDesign team

  8. InDesign does not handle a nukta with Tamil script

    The Tamil Unicode block does not contain a nukta, for languages written in Tamil script that need a nukta there are two characters in the Grantha block that can (possibly) be used.

    U+1133B COMBINING BINDU BELOW
    U+1133C GRANTHA SIGN NUKTA

    Dotted circles are shown, and left vowels are not always re-ordered.
    This is with InDesign 16.1 on Windows 10 Dev channel of Insider Preview

    Edition Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview
    Version Dev
    Installed on ‎2021-‎03-‎30
    OS build 21343.1000
    Experience Windows 10 Feature Experience Pack 321.7401.0.3

    The files withharfbuzz.png (HarfBuzz enabled https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/script-for-enabling-harfbuzz-workflow-in-indesign/m-p/11319835) and worldready.png (Lipika) show how InDesign…

    2 votes

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  9. Images not importing within frame

    Indesign has started randomly importing images incorrectly - sometimes with the frame much larger than the image, sometimes with the image out of the frame bounds, forcing me to resize each frame to fit the image. Very frustrating.

    See screenshot of image as it should import on the left, and on the right how it actually imports.

    2 votes

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  10. Footnotes Still Disappearing: Please Update Your Customers

    Adobe: The bug described in "[Performance] Footnote disappears" back in October 2019 is still plaguing users.

    https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/38832532--performance-footnote-disappears#

    You can see from the comments that this issue is causing massive headaches for publishing teams.

    The last update from Adobe is from March 2020 and claims that this bug is under review.

    Your customers deserve a response and desperately need a fix.

    8 votes

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  11. Spacebar/shiftkey issue after some time of using InDesign

    If I want to use the spacebar to navigate through my documents, or if I want to zoom in/out with cmd+spacebar, I'm unable to use that function. Also the shiftkey doesn't work, after some time of using InDesign.

    This problem is solved when I restart my Mac.

    Is there any solution for this? I think this problem exists since the update to the silicon version of InDesign. I'm using a Mac mini with M1-chip.

    Thanks for you help, Bastian

    1 vote

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  12. Hyphenation at page break while option »Hyphenate Across Column« is not selected

    InDesign 16.0.2
    InDesign 13.1.1

    The option not to "Hyphenate Across Column" in hyphenation settings does not seem to work reliably. Not in InDesign CC 2018 and not in InDesign CC 2021.
    Sometimes it is ignored and sometimes it is taken into account. See the appended screenshots.
    With each recomposing of the text/stories, the behaviour can change: sometimes this way and sometimes that way.
    Please make the behaviour computable.

    Kind regards
    Martin Fischer

    5 votes

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  13. InDesign 2021 goes into non-responding state when trying to close the application

    Version of Adobe InDesign: 16.0
    Steps to reproduce the issues: Unable to quit normally since 16.0 install
    Expected result: Quit normally
    Actual result: App hangs

    6 votes

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    The fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – version 16.0.1.

    Please update to this version to get the fix.


    Adobe InDesign team

  14. InDesign is not correctly role mapping all paragraph styles to tags, when creating an accessible tagged interactive PDF

    I am using InDesign 15.1.1 to create several accessible, tagged PDFs.
     
    I have tagged every paragraph style correctly under the export tags for PDF (Edit all export tags > show: PDF), and I have left any list items and table of contents items with the default ‘Automatic’ tag.
     
    I am exporting as an interactive PDF with ‘Create tagged PDF’ checked. 
     
    Then when viewing the PDF in Acrobat Pro DC, in the Tags pane I have selected ‘Apply role mapping to tags’. This should ensure that in the tags pane in Acrobat, all my original paragraph style names…

    17 votes

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  16. Publish online doesn't work properly in chrome browser on new mobile devices (android)

    Hi there,

    We have published an interactive document with Indesign "publish online" feature. It works flawlessly in every browser, except in Chrome on some new mobiles phones with Android (not possible to go back or forward through pages or zoom). On the contrary, Interactivity and videos work properly.

    We have the last indesign version (2021. Creative suite)

    What's the problem?
    Thanks in advance

    8 votes

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  17. New Bug Indesign 16.2.1 | Contours conversion error (inside/outside aligned)

    This bug seems to only affect older InDesign documents and graphic elements from them that were created before the update to 16.2.1. The bug can NOT be reproduced in completely new 16.2.1 documents with newly created elements!

    What happens:
    For example, if you create a circle with the dimensions 200X200mm and a 10mm thick outline, this results in a circle with the dimensions
    210X210mm

    But if you now change the contour orientation from center to inside, the dimensions change unproportionally in height:

    Instead of 200 x 200 mm the circle becomes quasi
    an "egg" 200 x 199.999 mm

    If you…

    2 votes

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  18. It takes forever to update the link for review.

    When I go the Share for Review menu and try to update the link, it starts to "think" and nothing else happens. It lasts for more than 10 minutes and I just give up. Indesign version 16.1

    3 votes

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  19. export review comments

    I previously used Adobe DC to send design proofs for review. I LOVE THE NEW InDesign option. Of course, it has a few bugs, but overall I love the UI right in Indesign.

    However, I would like to export comments for my records and documentation. In case there is a discrepancy in a final product, I prefer to keep an archive of comments related to a project. I do not see a simple way to do this.

    1 vote

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  20. Problem with locally overrided paragraph with Nested Style

    There is still a problem with pasting new plain text to locally overrided paragraph with Nested Style. It's shown in the attachment.
    Indesign 16.3, but this bug lingers on Indesign 16.0.1.

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