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  1. Spellcheck Bug

    Spellcheck/User Dictionary keeps defaulting to random languages and cannot not be changed. I've changed my preferences to English (US) several times manually and it will not fix the problem. Please fix this bug.
    Using InDesign 16.1 on macOS Big Sur 11.2.2

    2 votes

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  2. Interactive "Go to Page" destinations don't update when pages are added or removed from document.

    One of the possible interactive actions in a document is "Go to Page." I can have a button jump the Publish Online view to a different page in the document. Unlike EVERY other page-related function in InDesign, the page number designated doesn't update if a page is added or removed between the button and the target page.

    Example:

    I set a button on page 3, that when clicked jumps the view to page 10. If, later in the document creation/editing process, a page is deleted between these pages, the view still jumps to page 10, not page 9 which is…

    1 vote

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  3. publish online doesn't respect layout

    I can't drop screenshots for confidentiality reasons, but the proportions of objects in the exported 'Publish online' site don't match proportions in the inDesign document.

    -images are strangely blurry even though they have more than enough resolution
    -online objects not aligning with where they appear to on page in working doc, and scaling/cropping within their boxes differently too.

    1 vote

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  4. InDesign stalls with with new MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

    InDesign is stalling (pausing for up to 30 second) regularly on my new MacBook Air with the Silicon M1 chip. I know it is an Intel Based program but I don't think the emulator is working. Shouldn't Rosetta 2 download automatically when I use InDesign? I presume you (the good folks at Adobe) are working to make it native to the new chip. Happy Holidays. Seth

    3 votes

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  5. sbcglobal net email settings ipad

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  6. View window only to the right

    Hi

    When viewing a document in 100%, it is not possible to move the page view to the left.

    Torbjørn

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  7. Spell check does not work

    When I open the dialog, it already says "Spell Check Complete" at the top. I changed what to search, to get it to say "Ready to Check Spelling" then clicked "Start", but nothing happens—just goes back to saying "Spell Check Complete".

    InDesign Beta (16.3) running on M1 MacBook Pro.

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  8. InDesign very slow after update to 16.0 (x64), especially data merge

    Opening the app takes well over half a minute, used to be within 5 sec. Closing with save can take over a minute for a single master page with three variable placeholders. The app feels sluggish to use and there is a visible delay after performing any action, ranging between a fraction of a second and a few seconds.

    This last one has always been the case, but after update it is even worse: exporting a PDF using data merge renders the machine unusable. Mouse cursor moves with visible skips and lengthy delay between those skips, regardless of complexity of…

    4 votes

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  9. NEW DOCUMENT DOES NOT APPEAR AFTER LEAVING DOCUMENT SETUP

    WHEN CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT VIA THE UPDATED DOCUMENT SETUP DIALOG, NO DOCUMENT APPEARS AFTER CONFIRMING CHOICES. PRESSING COMMAND-N TO CREATE A SECOND DOCUMENT MAKES THE FIRST DOCUMENT WINDOW APPEAR UNDER THE NEWLY OPENED DOCUMENT SETUP DIALOG.

    2 votes

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  10. shift to constrain and option-drag to copy only working intermittently now

    1. InDesign 16.1
    2. In a document, select an object. Then hold shift and scale the object. Or hold option and drag to copy the object.
    3. When holding shift, I expect constrained proportions. When holding Option, I expect a copy.
    4. Both key modifiers work perfectly in Illustrator, so it's not my keyboard nor my Mac. What I get when holding shift is the same as not holding shift - unconstrained proportions. What I get when holding option is the same as with not holding option - the object is just moved, not copied.
    5. I can't show a test because I can't show…
    2 votes

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  11. Tint slider disappears/doesn't work in 16.1

    The tint slider in the swatches window in the newest update for the Mac version of InDesign (16.1) on Big Sur appears for a fraction of a second and then disappears. You can type in the tint % box, but the slider is inoperable.

    1 vote

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    1 comment  ·  Colors/Swatches  ·  Admin →
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  12. windows moving out of sight

    I work with 2 screens. After a timeout (screen wakes up from afterdark), the floting tool windows jumped back to the main screen, partly out of sight. I can't use them anymore because the upper handle jumped above the workfield.
    The problem is not solved with returning to my saved workspace.
    I can only choose a standard wordspace, and have to order my tools again as prefered. (Quit anoying).
    I solution could be, that you can pick up a window also at its bottom. (Is now only at the top).

    3 votes

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  13. (Read-only) files cannot be saved since the latest update

    Im working towards a server and after the latest update i only get (Read-only) files. And have errors where indesign crashes several times.

    No issues when I work and save Ai, Psd och Ae files.

    4 votes

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  14. Indesign 16.0, Windows 10, Minion Pro Medium Caption. Text disappears.

    Make a text box. Type in any text. Select Minion Pro as typeface. Then select Medium Caption. Text disappears.

    5 votes

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  15. PDF issue with WorkSans variable font

    I'm getting a strange issue with the WorkSans static variable font when exporting a PDF. The font is from Google Fonts -- https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Work+Sans. The weight in the attached example is WorkSans Black. A strange overlap issue is happening in the crossbar of the A. The issue only seems to be occurring in that letterform. The only way I can seem to resolve this is by converting the font to outlines in InDesign, which is not ideal.

    5 votes

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    Under Review  ·  amaarora responded

    Thanks for reporting. We will review the issue shortly.

    -InDesign Team

  16. Duplicating Page with Alt + Drag Not Working Anymore

    I cant duplicate pages anymore using alt + dragging.

    Alt dragging the page to the side still works (so that the newly duplicated page appears at the end).
    But when I try to duplicate it to a specific location it just moves the page and does not duplicate it.

    This is really annoying....

    2 votes

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  17. share for review

    pins, highlights, strikethroughs all not showing up on web or program. the comment associated is showing, but annotation is not on the pages.

    2 votes

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  18. CC Libraries panel gets stuck a lot!

    When I reboot Indesign it comes back to life but after a short time gets stuck again. Sometimes it just stops responding and sometimes the panel is also enlarged and cropped like the screenshot attached.

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  19. Opening new document and no access to most menu items

    v. 16.1

    1. open existing document
    2. most menu options greyed out, not available even by shortcuts
    3. i should be able to open a document and print or copy something or paste into... no functions are available!
    4. at some point, the functions come back, but i'm not sure when or how.
    1 vote

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  20. Keyboard shortcuts do not work at startup

    All keyboard shortcuts — including cmd-K for Preferences and cmd-N for New Document no longer work at program startup. They become functional again after a document is created or opened. Please restore this functionality.

    3 votes

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