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1. [ID-4261684] Hang when "How likely are you to recommend INDESIGN" dialog appears at startup

   Twice now, I have started InDesign, opened a book, opened a file from the book, and pressed command-F to open the Find dialog. The Find dialog opens, and I begin to type. Then, the "How likely are you to recommend INDESIGN" dialog appears over it, and the cursor (and my typing) goes to that dialog instead. The spinning beach-ball appears, and InDesign is unresponsive; to recover, I have to force-quit the application.
   InDesign 20.2
   macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 (23H222)
   Apple M1 Ultra

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   Under Review  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

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   Thank you for reporting the issue. We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation. 

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2. Outer Edge Bleed Option for Facing Pages

   Description:
   InDesign currently applies identical bleed settings to all four edges of each page, even in facing-page layouts.
   For publications such as magazines, catalogs, and books, the inner (spine) edge bleed between facing pages is unnecessary and can cause issues in visualization, export, and imposition.

   Feature Request:
   Add an option in the Document Setup and Export Settings to enable Outer Edge Bleed mode.

   In this mode, bleed is applied only to the top, bottom, and outer edges of each spread.
   The inner edge between facing pages would have no bleed, resulting in a cleaner, more accurate PDF output that reflects the final printed result.

   Benefits:
   • Reduces unnecessary bleed on inner edges.
   • Produces more accurate PDF previews for client review.
   • Minimizes manual adjustments in master pages or export settings.

   Description:
   InDesign currently applies identical bleed settings to all four edges of each page, even in facing-page layouts.
   For publications such as magazines, catalogs, and books, the inner (spine) edge bleed between facing pages is unnecessary and can cause issues in visualization, export, and imposition.

   Feature Request:
   Add an option in the Document Setup and Export Settings to enable Outer Edge Bleed mode.

   In this mode, bleed is applied only to the top, bottom, and outer edges of each spread.
   The inner edge between facing pages would have no bleed, resulting in a cleaner, more accurate PDF output that reflects… more

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3. Accessible alt text for hyperlinks needs to be supported by scripting

   With InDesign scripting, it's possible to search for "searchTerms" from one column of a tab-delimited file, then set corresponding hyperlinks from another column. This means I can set hundreds of hyperlinks in just a few minutes. However, it remains impossible to set the hyperlink's alt text with a script — that function isn't scriptable. So either I ignore this important accessibility requirement (not an option), or I still have to manually edit each hyperlink, one at a time, wasting many hours and introducing the possibility of errors on each one.

   For example, a document contains hundreds of product numbers or reference numbers, and each one needs to link to a URL. The numbers themselves aren't sufficient to describe what the links lead to; they need alt text. I have a spreadsheet that lists these numbers, their corresponding URLs and their alt text descriptions. I can set the hyperlinks using a script and the spreadsheet, but I can't set the alt text.

   With InDesign scripting, it's possible to search for "searchTerms" from one column of a tab-delimited file, then set corresponding hyperlinks from another column. This means I can set hundreds of hyperlinks in just a few minutes. However, it remains impossible to set the hyperlink's alt text with a script — that function isn't scriptable. So either I ignore this important accessibility requirement (not an option), or I still have to manually edit each hyperlink, one at a time, wasting many hours and introducing the possibility of errors on each one.

   For example, a document contains hundreds of product numbers or… more

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4. Can't move objects properly, they jump out of the frame InDesign V20.1

   When I want to move the frame around the page, the object jumps randomly on the side of the screen. Does not fallow the mouse. Cannot do precise layout.

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5. Application Window resizes to bottom half of screen after waking Mac from sleep

   Despite this long-standing issue being declared "fixed" in InDesign 2024 19.2, it's still happening. It's also happening with Illustrator and Photoshop.

   MacStudio, macOS 15.5, all Adobe apps up to date as of date of posting.

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6. Indesign 2025 M4 silicon mac, often when I save & close, background hangs activating fonts(?)until I force quit InDesign

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7. 레이아웃 조정 버그

   레이아웃 조정 시 글꼴 크기 조정 옵션을 선택했는데도 불구하고 페이지 크기에 맞추어 글꼴 크기가 조정되지 않습니다.

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8. Adobe InDesign 2024 and 2025 crash when pasting certain string into text box with particular font

   Hi, I’m a type designer and font delveloper (for more than 20 years) and have made a custom font (Latin) that makes extensive use of the Contextual Alternates feature (calt). Let's call the font FontXyz, it’s an OpenType CFF font (.otf).

   These are the steps that always cause InDesign to crash
   1: Text cursor is in an empty text box where my FontXyz is already set
   2: Pasting the string “1234,-”
   3: Crash

   I can prevent the crash by:
   a: Putting my cursor in between two spaces and then pasting the string “1234,-”
   b: Pasting the string without the “-”, thus pasting “1234,”

   The font has passed various validation tests (Fontbakery (even the “check-adobefonts” one), FontGoggles, Font Validator) and works without any issues in other MacOS apps (such as Microsoft Word, Pages, Figma and browsers).

   The crash occurs in Adobe CC InDesign 2024 and 2025
   I'm running MacOS 15.5

   (Why is the button to submit this bug report called “Post idea”, it really should be “Post bug”)

   Hi, I’m a type designer and font delveloper (for more than 20 years) and have made a custom font (Latin) that makes extensive use of the Contextual Alternates feature (calt). Let's call the font FontXyz, it’s an OpenType CFF font (.otf).

   These are the steps that always cause InDesign to crash
   1: Text cursor is in an empty text box where my FontXyz is already set
   2: Pasting the string “1234,-”
   3: Crash

   I can prevent the crash by:
   a: Putting my cursor in between two spaces and then pasting the string “1234,-”
   b: Pasting the string without the “-”,… more

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9. Cant move objects on second monitor

   Cant move objects on second monitor
   So i use a laptop usually and things are normally fine. however for some reason now all objects on my second monitor is not moveable. i can click on the object and when i attempt to move it theres a red circle icon. if i move the indesign window to my main screen everything is moveable and the problem only happens on the 2nd monitor. I've tried reseting preferences, nothing is locked.
   I am using the latest version of indesgn

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10. transparency .ai

    I work with the latest illustrator (29.5. 1) and InDesign (20.3. 1). Since the last updates an .ai imported in InDesign is no longer transparent. If I save it as .eps in Ai, then yes. Please solve otherwise I would have to convert all my previously made .ai files.

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11. Critical Request: Disable Mandatory “Save As New Document” Behavior in Latest InDesign Versions

    Dear Adobe InDesign Team,

    Since the introduction of the most recent InDesign update (version 19.x and onward), our team has experienced a disruptive new behavior: InDesign frequently requires us to save working documents under a new name, even when opening files that have not changed location, permissions, or ownership.

    This behavior appears arbitrary and is not user-configurable. It breaks a long-standing professional workflow and creates significant confusion due to the unnecessary proliferation of duplicate file versions. As a result, our team faces increased risk of:
    • Publishing or sending incorrect versions of documents to clients
    • Compromising file version control and internal quality checks
    • Reputation damage and even liability exposure due to avoidable errors

    We must emphasize that this behavior was not present in earlier versions of InDesign, and there has never been a need to “Save As” files repeatedly for the exact same document on the same workstation by the same user. While we understand that metadata integrity or compatibility might be the intended reason, Adobe must allow professionals to disable this mechanism.

    Please provide an option in Preferences that gives users control over whether InDesign enforces this “Save As New” behavior. This should be a user-side decision — not a forced system behavior.

    Until then, this issue undermines our ability to deliver reliable, efficient, and professional publishing services.

    Sincerely,

    Dear Adobe InDesign Team,

    Since the introduction of the most recent InDesign update (version 19.x and onward), our team has experienced a disruptive new behavior: InDesign frequently requires us to save working documents under a new name, even when opening files that have not changed location, permissions, or ownership.

    This behavior appears arbitrary and is not user-configurable. It breaks a long-standing professional workflow and creates significant confusion due to the unnecessary proliferation of duplicate file versions. As a result, our team faces increased risk of:
    • Publishing or sending incorrect versions of documents to clients
    • Compromising file version control… more

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12. Footnotes display spanning columns correctly, don't print across both columns

    First time I've had to use the footnote options in InDesign. I have several pages with footnotes which occur at the bottom of each page in each associated text block. Span across columns is checked in both the Footnote Style I created, as well as in the Layout options. The footnotes display correctly on screen as intended. (See second screenshot)

    When I print spreads from InDesign to an Epson P5000, the footnotes only print the text that is under the lefthand column. All of the footnote text on the right disappears. (See first screenshot)

    Exporting the pages to a PDF generates the file as it shows on screen, and the resulting file prints to the same printer as expected. The footnotes are reproduced properly from the PDF file. I used a PDF X/1a file as that is what the printer needs.

    This appears to be a bug in InDesign's printing capabilities.

    See the two screen shots to see the problem.

    I checked for updated drivers for the Epson P5000, and updated the driver the current file 13.26. Restarted Mac, tried printing the file again. Same result. Display is correct, print output is missing footnotes spanning the second column.
    I checked for updated firmware, and updated it the N027N2. Restarted Mac, tried printing the file again. Same result. Display is correct, print output is missing footnotes spanning the second column.

    InDesign 20.3.1
    Mac Sonoma 14.6.1

    This bug was corroborated by another user in the community forums as repeatable.

    On first post, the server rejected my post. I deleted the screen shots.

    First time I've had to use the footnote options in InDesign. I have several pages with footnotes which occur at the bottom of each page in each associated text block. Span across columns is checked in both the Footnote Style I created, as well as in the Layout options. The footnotes display correctly on screen as intended. (See second screenshot)

    When I print spreads from InDesign to an Epson P5000, the footnotes only print the text that is under the lefthand column. All of the footnote text on the right disappears. (See first screenshot)

    Exporting the pages to a PDF… more

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13. Horizontal scrollbar in Adobe Preview is hard to find.

    My clients are complaining that when they enlarge the page view in Adobe Preview, they can't see half the page and don't see a way to scroll to it. The problem is the slider at the bottom of the browser window doesn't appear until you hover over it with the cursor - and once you do, it is very shallow and hard to click on, especially for older clients with less than perfect vision.
    Could this not be made visible once the view is enlarged, and make it a bit thicker so less nimble hands can click on it?

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14. Aparece que acedi a ficheiros que não acedi

    Aparece que acedi a ficheiros que não acedi. Segue prints

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15. dialogs dont appear infront of main app window - appear behind it would seem

    The dialog boxes don't appear when expected, (I think they are behind the main viewing window of the app) until i do a 'mission control' on the trackpad and then release it - then the dialog box appears. It's not handy at all and I only found out by accident as the box can sometimes appear on the laptop screen and not the secondary bigger screen i use.

    indesign 20.4.1
    24th July 25

    happens when saving or adjusting, any time a dialog box should appear - including looking at the 'about indesign...' info!

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16. Issue during Adobe InDesign Installation-Color management software Missing:

    During the installation process, I received an error message stating that some color management software is missing and that I should uninstall and reinstall the application. I have tried multiple times since i couldn't fix the issue. I requested the help from adobe support team, still the issue is not fixed.
    I am bring it to Adobe team fix the issue and update it for further installation process.
    Thank you

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17. main artboard disappears when plugging in or unplug display (GPU Viewing Problem)

    I work with switching setups on my macbook, sometimes without an external screen, sometimes i move to my home office and plug in a bigger display.

    When indesign is opened and a file is opened, you cant do that without having to save and reopen the document. Because whenever you attach or detach a display - the main artboard / window with pages turns completely grey / invisble and you cant see anything anymore, but you can hover the elements.

    Switching to "Overprint Preview" brings back the visibility, switching it off makes the pages invisible again. Same with "Preview on CPU".
    So this seems to be a problem with the GPU Viewing.

    I use InDesign 20.4.1 but i have this happen since 1-2 years now. Before there was never a problem when switching displays / setups....

    Macbook Pro M1 16" 2021
    External Display: Alienware AW3423DWF 3440x1440

    Please check and fix - thank you very much!

    I work with switching setups on my macbook, sometimes without an external screen, sometimes i move to my home office and plug in a bigger display.

    When indesign is opened and a file is opened, you cant do that without having to save and reopen the document. Because whenever you attach or detach a display - the main artboard / window with pages turns completely grey / invisble and you cant see anything anymore, but you can hover the elements.

    Switching to "Overprint Preview" brings back the visibility, switching it off makes the pages invisible again. Same with "Preview on… more

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18. Indesign 2025 slowness

    This InDesign 2025 version is ridiculously slow. Change of Type tool to Selection tools it is taking 5 seconds or any other tool. Any single letter for correction 5 seconds. Selection of any item, 5 seconds. Anything one does is not less than 5-7 seconds in all. This is nonsense problems. The cursor should move FREELY and instantly.

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19. object anchored in text frame disappears after editing the original text file

    object anchored in text frame disappears after editing the original text file

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    Need More Info  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

    We have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with many bug 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 send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :

    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when the issue occurred?
    • Video recording of the issue?
    • 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…)

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20. Error on app start: files required for color management missing

    1. InDesign (Beta) 20.3 x64 (Mainline CI #4bdfb98)
    2. Start the app
    3. App should start without error message.
    4. An error message pops up during start up (see screenshot). Have to click "OK" to continue.

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