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  1. Text lag/slow when Documents Folder is present (package)

    Since 15.03 there is a Text lag after opening documents that are in a folder that has a Documents folder. This delay has gotten worse in 15.1. If you're working from packaged InDesign folder, try deleting the document fonts folder inside it. Lagging was caused because of a double up in fonts on my computer. This took a month of testing by myelf and IT team to finally figure out!

    4 votes

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  2. InDesign and Publish, Document, Online using MacBookPro upgrade

    Upgraded MacBook to OS Big Sur v.11.0.1 and now the Adobe InDesign > Publish, Document, Online does NOT work. It does work for a NEW single page doc. MacBook CRASHES when InDesign SPREAD publish online feature is attempted. PLEASE HELP!!! All of my Adobe InDesign docs are SPREADS and I love the online feature.

    1 vote

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  3. sort register

    The index does not sort alphabetically
    example:

    EPH98002xx ..... 237
    EPH99001xx ...... 237
    EPH0100121 ...... 223
    EPH0100123 223
    EPH0100161 223

    EPH99001xx should be after EPH0100121
    Please fix

    Thank you Paul

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  4. 'Reveal in CC Libraries' Doesn't Work

    Selecting a link and clicking 'Reveal in CC Libraries' opens the Libraries panel but doesn't actually find or reveal the asset, which is the functionality I would expect from such a button.

    InDesign version 15.1.2 on MacOS High Sierra

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  5. insert break character

    InDesign 16.0
    Insert Break Character in paragraph text inserts a Paragraph Break instead.

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  6. Use Auto-Sizing and Text Wrap Frame on causes application crash

    Environment: InDesign 2020 (15.0.2 Japanese version) + macOS (confirmed with 10.15.3 and 10.14.6)

    • create and connect two text frames
    • set Auto-Sizing "Height and Width" on Text Frame Options
    • Insert text into two frames full
    • overlay graphic frames with Text Wrap settings ON
    • move the graphic frame appropriately (drawing is not normal at this point)
    • close documents with Command + W

    During this operation, you will usually be asked to confirm the save, but suddenly InDesign will end and the application will crash.
    Also, if you try while overwriting with Command + S without Command + W, you may not be…

    10 votes

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    CLOSED  ·  amaarora responded

    Hi
    Based on internal investigation and customer comments, we have concluded that the issue got fixed in InDesign 15.0.2 and that issue happens with InDesign 15.0.1 version only.

    Please start a new thread in case you see the issue happen with InDesign 15.0.2

    Thanks

  7. keyboard shortcut "duplicate" not working

    keyboard shortcut "duplicate" not working

    4 votes

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  8. zoom scroll pan

    Make it so Windows version of Adobe programs are capable of all gestures such as zoom and pan/scroll. This works perfectly fine on my MacBook, but on Windows I'm only able to chose if I can scroll/pan or zoom, but cannot zoom and pan. This makes working with the program extremely difficult and infuriating when it's such a simple feature that works in every other basic program.

    2 votes

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  9. Crash when placing DOCX with character styles

    Steps:
    1. Attempt to place place Word.docx in an InDesign 2020 document.
    2. InDesign spends a long time parsing character styles.
    3. Resaved Word file as .doc file and was able to import it. I don't know what information (if any) in the Word file was lost. This is not an ideal solution.

    Link above "How to Submit Crash Report" is dead. I have previously submitted several crash reports through the InDD/system interface.

    1 vote

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    We have released InDesign 2021(v16.0.0.77) with a lot of stability fixes. We recommend you upgrade to the latest version (if you’re not already on it) as it is more robust.

    If you still face this issue even after updating, please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

    Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
    • Video recording of the crash?
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)


    Adobe InDesign Team

  10. When I share to review, weird things happen

    I have InDesign 15.1.1 and I've been using the new Share to Review feature often. I've noticed that my text and tables would completely disappear on random pages and the Table of Contents became messed up as well. To make the text reappear, I had to adjust the size of the frame by a pixel or two then it would return. It didn't matter if I made the frame bigger or smaller.

    3 votes

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  11. Danish translation in 'EPUB Export Options' is wrong

    In the EPUB Export Options window - Metadata - two fields are translated into Danish. But this is not done correctly.
    Re: field 3 "Created by" and 7 "Rights".

    This Text: > should be translated into this

      Oprettet af: > Forfatter:
    
      Højre: > Copyright:
    

    (because 'Forfatter' means 'Author' and this metadata information is requied in EPUBs.. and 'Højre' means the opposite of left ... so this is NOT the case here ;)

    1 vote

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  12. bad hyphenations in english

    InDesign CC2021 (16.0) is making very bad hyphenations in English: Great Britain. Some examples in the Screenshot. Thanks for solving.

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  13. Cross references rendered to big/wrong line break

    Text with cross references isn't rendered correctly. The line break is triggered far to early (see IDML and PNG) image. This affects probably all InDesign Version but was reproduced with CC 2020 and CC 2021

    The line break works with the Adobe World-Ready Composers but not with the Classic Composers.

    I cannot use the World-Ready Composers because of the justified nonbreaking space see https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/41793187-bug-since-cs6-nonbreaking-space-s-issue-wit

    Please fix both bugs!

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  14. Slow InDesign

    This latest update for late August/September is really really really slow. It lags crazy. It's not efficient to work in. Even with small documents.
    It's the most unpleasant InDesign experience ever!

    32 votes

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  15. Share for Review (15.1, ie. June 2020) color shift due to corrupt blend mode overlays

    I feel like we've seen these kinds of issues before. But I noticed in the new "Share for Review" (InDesign 15.1) colors in a test document are shifting. A quick comparison shows that blend modes aren't been exported properly when sending a document up for "Share for Review."

    In the screen shot, you can see what I mean: Top is the Review version as viewed in browser, bottom is the correct version as seen in InDesign. Some of the modes seem ok (Multiply, Normal opacity adjustments). But most blending modes aren’t rendering correctly (Hard and Soft Light look identical; Difference…

    4 votes

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  16. Duplicating pages moves content

    It seems duplicating pages in Indesign 2019 or 2020 moves content around the page. This is the first time I have experienced this after opening an old file, saving it as a new file and then trying to duplicate a page. The fix I found for this is to UNTICK 'Adjust layout' in the 'Layout/Margins and Columns' dialogue box and then try duplicating the page again. This time the content should not move. Definitely an adjust layout bug.

    12 votes

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  17. find/change formatted text error

    using cc2021
    when trying find/change text with sencences with paragraph style (bold), some characters become regular.
    if i change 'Apple' with whole bold to Pineapple, it turns like Pin(bold)e(regular)a(bold)p(regular)pl(bold)e(regular)

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  18. COMMENT BUBBLE WILL NOT DISAPEAR IN INDESIGN DOCUMENT AFTER CORRECTIONS MADE

    COMMENT BUBBLE WILL NOT GO AWAY, EVEN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DELETE AFTER CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.

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  19. Clipped items lose their clip when printed

    InDesign files with clipped images saved as a PDF look fine in Acrobat. Clip is lost when sending file to the rip. This causes items to overlap

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  20. Type shortcut key (t) flips back to previous tool after a second

    In InDesign 2021 (16.0) when I press t to get my text tool, the cursor changes to the text tool for about 1 second, then flips back to the previous tool it was on.
    This seems to be only with the text tool (t); I can change to other tools without a problem

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