Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Multi-Lingual Data Handling
This is a suggestion for a new feature for people using InDesign for multilingual purposes.
In India, we may need to use 3 languages at the same time, for example, in addition to English, we may need to use the national language Hindi and the regional language Malayalam, Tamil or some other language. In other countries, sometimes even more.
When we try to make changes to a paragraph or chapter using different fonts in different languages, we often have to select and change even one letter to change the font in each language. This greatly reduces the joy of using…
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It's not possible to look for tables using the GREP tab
In the Text tab you can look for <0017> and find the tables in the active document (or selected story).
But it's not possible to look for tables using the GREP tab. Looking for \x{0017} or \x17 doesn't match anything.
Step to reproduce:
1. Create a new document, place a text frame, and add a table.
2. Open the Find/Change window, activate the GREP tab.
3. Run this GREP query: \x{0017}
4. Then try this one: \x17Expected result: both queries found the table.
Actual result: InDesign reports that nothing was found.
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The GREP character . (dot) does not match after footnote markers
The GREP character . (dot) does not match after footnote markers. In this text (where [1] is a footnote marker):
Footnotes are so called[1] because they are at the foot of the page.
The GREP expression to match a whole paragraph matches up to and including the footnote marker, but not after.
Steps to reproduce:
- Run this GREP query (I can't attach .indd, .idml, or .zip files, so you'll have to create your own document):
^.+
Actual result:
The fragment "Footnotes are so called[1]" is matched.
Expected result:
The whole paragraph should be matched.
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[ID-4256174]InDesign crashes while searching any font/word, etc., which is in overset text.
We have simple scripts that operate on script labels to Find and Replace Text, adjust Text Size, things like that. We've been using them for three years with no problems prior to v2025. They crash and bring up the option to send an error report. We're rolling back to 2024 now, we can't operate efficiently without these scripts.
2 votesThe 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.
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Error en la herramienta Cuentagotas
No funciona bien la herramienta, cada vez que intento cargar algún objeto o texto para aplicar color, trazo o fuente, no aplica lo seleccionado, sino un trazo, tamaño y color diferente (siempre el mismo)
InDesign 2025 20.1
Mac Studio Mac OS 15.3 (24D60)1 vote -
Creative clouds library syncing issues
Indesign 20.1
When you try to create a snippet from a groupped objects it shows up in cclibrary side panel but stays inactive. You can see the name artwor1 and can be renamed but it will not be uploaded to the cloud.
CC desktop app says something went wrong...
Restarting the PC solves the problem. After that you can upload twenty-something snippet again. Then restart the PC....1 vote -
Grep function for deleting trailing whitespace deletes a paragraph mark before a table
A paragraph mark before a table should not be considered trailing whitespace. Not sure what else to say. Maybe it's an easy fix?
2 votesThis issue is under review.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Guides aligned with cursor and not object
Just updated to InDesign 2025 (v 20.0) and had to switch back to the previous version due to the smart guides functioning strangely. The guides should show up in the center or edge of the object so that I can align it properly on the page and in relation to other objects. Instead, it's producing the guidelines from wherever my cursor is when I click and drag the object. This has made it much more difficult to do simple things like center objects, since it's just centering my cursor instead. I've never had any desire to align things based on…
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App window resizes after presentation mode
InDesign 2025 (v 20.0) on Mac OS 14.6.1
When opening presentation mode (Shift + W or View > Screen Mode > Presentation …) and going back to default/preview mode the application window resizes.
When having the app window to its full size after presentation mode it changes back to its smaller size that you can toggle by using the green plus icon on the top left (Mac Version).When setting both window states manually to full size and toggling between the two (without effective size change) once it works afterwards the window stays in the same size when escaping presentation…
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Export to HTML5 - options cannot be accessed
In the new Indesign there is this HTML5 export advertised. So I gave a try. But it is quite unfinished. I attached a screenshot - a dialog appears on the top of the export options panel, due to this the export options cannot be accessed. Closing the top dialog automatically starts the export process. Clicking "Cancel" cancels the main dialog as well.
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Save "share for review" comments in an offline pdf
I would love the ability to save these comments in an offline pdf.
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Layers Panel Active Layer not active and not scrolled to in the panel when switching back to a document
In Adobe InDesign, when switching between open documents, the Layers Panel Active Layer is not active (highlighted) and not on screen (due to the layers list scrolling all the way to the top) for my document which has many layers.
Every time I switch back to the document (with many layers) I have to use the Layers Panel scroll bar to try and find the active layer again. This is very tedious.1 vote -
V 20.0 Bugs
Text box content disappearing. Only will reappear after box is moved or typed in. Some content may appear and some will not be visible until box is moved again. This happens often when typing or deleting text.
Also, now I only have 2 undos. History only shows two items.
Just updated to 20.0 and these issues occurred right after. Please fix!2 votesWe will need more info on this, is this happening with all documents or with some specfic documents.
Does this happen after creating or opening documents or both?
What are the steps you have performed which are not there in History?
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1 vote
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Improvement suggestion
When we insert the date in a text, there is no way to specify that that part is a date and when we use the screen reader, it reads the date numbers one by one, taking away the meaning of the date, for example: cycle 2020-2025. It would be interesting if we could mark the section as a date.
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Mauvais format de page
Quand le format de page sera respecté ?
Lorsque tu crées une page, le format n'est pas respecté.
Par exemple :
Si je créée une page au format 480 x 60 (par exemple…c'est la même chose avec un autre format), Indesign affiche une page au format A4.
C'est à chaque fois la même chose lorsque l'on crée un format spécifique !!!1 vote -
Paragraph style not applying when selecting the wanted style
Indesign version 20.0.1
When highlighting the desired text that I wish to apply the paragraph style to and clicking on the preferred paragraph style. The click animation attempts to very briefly 'grab' the style rather than select it. This works on any paragraph style I try.
I have a similar issue when selecting a colour swatch to apply, the only option is to grab and drag the desired swatch to where it is needed.
I also cannot change the font when selecting the text I wish to change and selecting a font from the drop down.
This is only a…
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color menu at the top of the window doesn't stick
When I try and click the colour selector at the top of the screen it doesn't do anything, or the palette flashes for a second and then disappears. InDesign version 20.1, MacOS Sonoma 14.7.2. Sometimes when I click it the computer jumps to a different app. Once or twice the app has crashed.
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hairlines randomly appearing and lines in gradient
Having hairlines randomly appearing as well, and whenever I use a gradient I get these lines in the fade area - same thing with drop shadows. If I look at a PDF of the same art in Acrobat they are not there
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Crashing on Windows 11 when putting laptop into Tablet Mode
When InDesign is open with the laptop in desktop mode it works fine. As I have a 2 in 1, I put it into tablet mode but this leads to InDesign to crash, this works vice versa if you boot it up in tablet mode and go to desktop mode.. This is really easy to replicate and all that is required is a 2in1 laptop on Windows 11.
- Open InDesign
- Flip the Screen over to force laptop into tablet mode
- Crash box appears
1 voteWe have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with many 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 us with the document(s)/asset(s)? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)
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