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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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.

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  5. 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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  6. crash

    InDesign version info attached (Mac OS 10.15.7).

    I've been dealing with persistent crashing while trying to open ID files. For certain files, the beach ball of death appears for an extended (and sometimes endless) period, at which point I force-quit and open the file again. On the second attempt, the file always opens properly. This happens with most, not all, ID files — so I literally have to restart ID 30+ times a day. No fun.

    I've reset preferences and even reinstalled ID from scratch, but no luck. One thing I noticed is that if I move the ID file…

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  7. InDesign Buttons and Forms NEEDS an "image field"

    InDesign Buttons and Forms NEEDS an "image field" due to ease of ADA Accessibility logical reading order ease. Adding image form fields in Acrobat is fine but obviously more tedious work is required to order properly. This is a much needed feature in todays ADA demanding environment

    5 votes

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  8. Working Together with Other Designers

    I work in a team of 4 designers, and on occasion we have to cover for each other and finish/amend something someone else has started. We can share for review with other departments to add their amendments fine, however if someone else opens the .indd file on our shared server they can't see the comments. Is there not a way to make the comments save to the document itself instead of the account?

    2 votes

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  9. hand tool

    Since one week my hand-tool doesn't work anymore. After restarting my computer it works for one or maybe two minutes. Then again no hand tool with the space-bar. This is a problem Indesign has for almost 10 years now. Please help

    3 votes

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  10. share for review

    The bug people uploaded time and time again is not fixed
    I have ID 16.3.2 mac and it was buggy since v16 came out

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  11. Object States panel - Renaming is not working

    InDesign isn't allowing me to rename the different states in "object layer states". I have looked this up and there are a couple of other people who have posted about the same thing. I am running InDesign 16.0.2 and its on a MacBook Pro running the OS BIg Sur.

    3 votes

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    The fix for this issue is now available in the latest update to InDesign - InDesign 17.1 available through CCD app.

    Please note that you would need to update to the latest macOS Monterey 12.1 also to see this working correctly.

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    Adobe InDesign team

  12. Big problems with Illustrator files in InDesign

    When I change something in a linked Illustrator file it doesn't update the image on the page in InDesign even though it's refreshed in the link tab.
    And today I saw that a part of an image was missing (a little bit was outside the image frame) in a pdf file. So I looked at the InDesign file, but it looked ok. Then I changed the image to show in high resolution and all of a sudden the page refreshed and the linked file was updated and was now showing the same error as in the pdf.
    So it seems…

    8 votes

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  13. 2 votes

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  14. Best update in years...Thank you!

    For years, Adobe has added cloud features, glitches, ignored issues, and created a more bloated and buggy program. This is the first update in years that has improved things people including myself have been asking for a long time (some since the birth of CC).

    Thank you! I hope this is a shift in direction as there is more to be fixed (mainly resource utilization efficiency and long requested productivity features for professionals.)

    Keep up this great work!

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  15. File viewing corrupt

    After a file has been open for a while, the image becomes distorted and gets worse as you scroll

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  16. Glitching

    Been experiencing heavy glitching on a few occasions, especially when sharing to another screen via HDMI

    2 votes

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  17. Unable to drag & drop images into Indesign 2021 Open File

    • Set-up a new document
    • Have added text and images as normal.
    • Command + D is successful when placing an image, however, drag & drop does nothing. No image shows in the thumbnail near the cursor either.

    This is an issue as it is much quicker to drag & drop than placing the images from different locations.

    8 votes

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  18. JPG PNG export zero byte files

    I can't export JPGs oder PNGs anymore.

    Indesign version 16.0.1
    MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H114)

    I always get 0 byte files when I try to export on a shared network drive. Exporting to the local hard disk works fine.

    4 votes

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  19. Can't place an image from a shortcut created on a server ?

    Why can't we import an image from a shortcut folder on a server ?

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  20. Edge smoothing in Indesign 16.3.2 creates lines where there should be none!

    Something that is extremely annoying and obstructive when designing. This was once different and better!

    No matter if e.g. black or dark frames with white "narrow - narrow" outline or areas that cover others, hairlines appear everywhere where there shouldn't be any.

    I don't know with which update this has crept in. But it nevt infinitely and it was no improvement.

    The only way to get rid of these lines is to disable edge smoothing completely. But then you have a pixelated view with the charm of the 80s. So this is not an alternative either!

    1 vote

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