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  1. InDesignで日本語入力時、1文字目が勝手に確定される不具合

    iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020(macOS 15.4.1)にて、InDesign 19.5.3を含む複数バージョンで、日本語入力時の1文字目が自動的に確定されてしまう不具合が発生しています。

    例えば「りんご」と入力しようとすると、「rいんご」や「り」だけが確定されるなど、意図しない文字入力結果になります。

    macOS標準の日本語入力(日本語 - ローマ字)を使用した場合にのみ発生し、Google日本語入力では再現しません。また、IllustratorやTextEditなど他のアプリケーションでは同様の不具合は確認できません。InDesignに特有の問題のようです。

    InDesignおよびmacOSの複数のバージョンの組み合わせで検証しましたが、常に同じ現象が再現されます。

    日本語入力は日常業務で欠かせない基本機能であり、この不具合によってInDesignでの作業が大きく妨げられています。早急な修正対応をお願いいたします。

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  2. Adobe Fonts not accessible in interactive PDFs

    Bug: Adobe Fonts are corrupting when using the Acrobat accessibility tools.

    I am making interactive PDFs from an InDesign document and Adobe Fonts corrupt upon opening in Acrobat, but just for the accessible features. (e.g., screeenreaders). I have tried clearing the cache, re-installing apps, Adobe customer support reps, etc and no one can fix the issue. I suspect it is due to licensing restrictions on editing font files - something is sending the signal that the Adobe Font is being edited when Accessibility Tools are used in Acrobat, but this should be allowed when the intention is to make the…

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  3. Text formatting is lost when copy and paste a text box on the same page or to another page in the same document

    Copy an paste text box, the text formatting is lost in the pasted text box. Reverts to Forte font. Also, cannot change the font in the pasted text box. The font reader will say it is the new chosen font, but the visual of the text is not reflecting the actual font chosen. Have to redraw and rewrite text every time to have the font and formatting desired.

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  4. Keyboard shortcuts not working

    My keyboard shortcuts frequently quit working. InDesign 2025. If I close the document and re-open it they start working again. Seems like a bug to me.

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  5. InDesign changes my page size

    Whenever I set up a new document, say 11" X 8.5", auto-select landscape of course applies itself, and I move past that point in the New Document dialog box, InDesign changes my set document specs to whatever was previously selected for the last document size. Why?

    I then have to go back into the page size settings after opening the new document and correct it.

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  6. File dobe Illustrator is not recognised, the layout and transparency, a white background is created along the perimeter of the layout.

    File dobe Illustrator is not recognised, the layout and transparency, a white background is created along the perimeter of the layout. Even with high-definition display and PDF export, the problem persists.

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  7. [ID-4256404]InDesign crashes consistently on book pdf export

    InDesign 20, Mac Ventura 13.7. iMac 27in, 2017.
    Every time I try to export a Book to PDF InDesign crashes. Crash occurs even with just one idd doc in the book (with nothing in the doc besides a single page with one rectangle shape).

    5 votes

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    The fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2025(v20.0.1.032). We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.

    If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application click on the context menu on the top right, and click on Check for App Updates.

    Adobe InDesign Team

  8. Type contextual control interferes with type input

    When the option in Preferences > Advanced Type for “Type Contextual Controls > Show for Character Alternates, Fractions, Ordinals and Ligatures” is active you have to hit a key twice to replace a selected glyph if alternates are shown. Please see attached screen capture.

    To get rid of this behavior you have to disable the option in the Preferences.

    InDesign 2025 (20.1.0.71)

    4 votes

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  9. InDesign exports out incorrect pdf document when another InDesign file is open and detached from main panel

    This is a weird bug that I just found. I'm using a Mac and have 3 monitors. The OS and all Adobe products are up to date. I am not using InDesign Beta. I have two separate InDesign files open and the second one is detached from the primary InDesign panel and on the other monitor. I have the primary document selected and go to File > Adobe PDF Presets > Press Quality and somehow InDesign will export out the other document that is not selected and on the other screen. I have recreated this twice with the same result.…

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  10. pdf to indd conversion has no opt out

    INDD version 20.3
    Mac OS 15.4.1
    Hardware: M1 Pro 32GB RAM

    The beta feature that allows InDesign to convert PDFs does not belong in the core application. I've accidentally clicked on a PDF once or twice when trying to open my INDD doc and it takes forever for this thing to do the unwanted conversion. The cancel button does not work. I suspect it's communicating with the cloud to perform this operation, so the question is: Why is it built into Indesign? Can it not be placed in Express or Creative Cloud or somewhere else where it doesn't disrupt a…

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  11. Icon not showing in Windows File Explorer

    InDesign v20.3 shows blank square in Windows File Explorer, instead of INDD Icon. Opens as expected in InDesign 2025.

    I have already done icon cache rebuild, repair install, and reset file associations.

    BTW The reason why it's important: InDesign icon isn't just cosmetic. It’s a visual anchor that helps you quickly pick .indd files out from folders full of images, PDFs, and links. Losing that icon seriously hurts workflow — especially in design-heavy environments with lots of asset types.

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  12. Reapply the master without losing information in text frames from the master

    This is complicated to describe, so I'm going to use a not-so-great example. In PowerPoint you can put "placeholders" on the master pages. If you make a change to the position of the placeholder and update the slide everything moves into the correct position.

    I'd like to be able to do something like that with text frames on the master in InDesign. The problem I'm having is that because I can't have two "primary text frames" on the master, I have to command-shift click to get the second text frame to be active. Once I do that, however, I can…

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  13. InDesign 2025 / v20.0: »background task« tries to activate font all the time

    Working with the font Minion Pro InDesign 2025 wants to activate the font in the background (shown in the background tasks panel) although it IS activated.

    Closing the document does not bother InDesign. It still wants to activate the font (see screenshot 2).

    Quit & Restart helps, but it should work correctly without it.

    Mac
    Sonoma 14.7
    M3 processor

    6 votes

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  14. [ID-4245219]Second letter disappears after applying dropcap in PDF export using ID Eng Hebrew version

    Issue: [Break in ID 19.0] Second letter disappears after applying dropcap in PDF export using ID Eng Hebrew version

    Under certain conditions, the second letter after the opening letter in a word vanishes. This issue affects the appearance and natural flow of the text.

    Note: Creating this thread to track the third point mentioned in the thread: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/48955319-hebrew-text-bugs-in-indesign-2025

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    Fix for this issue is now available in the latest InDesign Release version 20.1 (Build 20.1.0.71), available via Creative Cloud Desktop application.

    Please update your InDesign application to this latest version to get the fix.

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    Adobe InDesign team

  15. Find/Replace text (date) after using Convert Date to Text function

    I am trying to replace text in multiple stories throughout the document. Each story is formatted with text and tabs (not a table). The find/change uses the FIND/CHANGE>TEXT option. I am searching for "28 May 2025" to change it to "2 July 2025". When I search, find, find/change, and change all, the results append the page number in triplicate in front of the leading date digit. For example, page 9 (attached) is "0909092 July 2025" and page 42 is "4242422 July 2025". When I copied the text to include in this report (see attached), only date date is captured in…

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  16. No me permite ver la previsualizacion al crear un nuevo lienzo.

    Quiero crear un nuevo proyecto y al configurar tamaños, márgenes, etc, acepto ver la previsualización y no me la muestra.
    Además, al terminar de crear la configuración del proyecto, me quedo esperando a que aparezca el lienzo para trabajar, y nunca aparece. No entiendo que pasa.

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  18. Still getting blank screen after sleep on MacOS Apple Silicon

    ID 20.4.1. Been getting this issue on and off, by far OFF, for over a year now. After sleep with app open, returning to current work renders a blank screen, AND no green yellow red window icons which happens less often but has been happening for years and years.

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  19. In InDesign 2020, we were able to disable this default setting successfully — the checkbox remained unchecked even after relaunching the app

    In InDesign 2020, we were able to disable this default setting successfully — the checkbox remained unchecked even after relaunching the application.

    However, in InDesign 2024, the checkbox automatically re-enables itself after each relaunch, even if we manually uncheck it.

    We would like this checkbox to remain unchecked by default, even after restarting the software

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  20. InDesign version 20.4.1: The Y coordinates for lines are the same with the top edge and the bottom.

    See attached video. I'm also having trouble updating Creative Cloud despite following every recommended fix, including repair. It won't let me delete it unless I also delete every Adobe product. VERY frustrating.

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