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  1. bug

    "In the 'Advanced' workspace ('Geavanceerd'), the 'Swatches' panel ('Stalen') does not open; instead, the 'Links' panel ('Koppelingen') always opens. In the 'Essentials Classic' workspace ('Essentiële werkruimte – Klassiek') it works correctly. This issue occurs in the Dutch-language version of InDesign and seems to be a bug in the workspace configuration."

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    0 comments  ·  Colors/Swatches  ·  Admin →
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  3. [ID-4263586] Adobe InDesign 2025 text justify buttons issue

    In the latest update of InDesign 2025 (as of writing this), there is a problem with the text justification buttons in the toolbar.

    Previously, you could click these buttons and then just keep typing into your currently active text frame, which is what one would expect from previous versions of InDesign.

    With the latest update, keyboard focus instead shifts over to these buttons, taking focus away from the text frame and your current text cursor position.
    This is completely useless, and makes it more difficult than it should be to, say, change the justification at a certain line of text…

    2 votes

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  4. InDesign v 20.4.1 Schriftdarstellung auf Bild unter Kontur 0,0 Stärke fehlerhaft

    InDesign v 20.4.1 zeigt Texte mit Konturstärke 0,0 in leicht defekter Struktur an. Mit Änderung der Konturstärke auf 0,01 oder mehr wird dieser Struktur nicht mehr gezeigt. Textfehler in beigefügter Indd Datei in gelber Schrift Krieg im Nahen Osten-was sagt die Bibel?

    1 vote

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  5. Width mismatch in Indesign

    I have a mismatch between my frame and my page width in InDesign

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  6. Constantly forgetting Workspace setting

    InDesign 20.1, as well as pretty much every version since 2019 continually forget my WorkSpace setting, so that when I boot ID, it randomly thinks I'm new, and so it loads the annoying popups and product tours and the almost ubiquitous blue alert at the bottom helping me with saving my settings.

    Fix this.

    5 votes

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  7. Eyedropper tool should not copy content fill by default.

    I don't think I have ever needed to copy the content fill settings from one image frame to another, but by default the eyedropper tool copies how the photo fills the frame, which is pretty annoying.

    Requested Feature: Please add a checkbox specifically for content fill. Please have it unchecked by default.

    Right now you can only disable content fill from being apply by unchecking "color and tint," which doesn't make sense and is not intuitive.

    Expectation 1: eyedrop a frame to copy it's color/stoke/ other attributes, but not content fill which changes the size/position of the image within the…

    2 votes

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  8. Alt Text (Accessibility) not exported to ePub

    1. ID, Version 20.4.1.
    2. Steps: Layout ID document with images. Add Alt Text to images under IPTC Core/Alt Text (Accessibility) in Bridge. Place images in ID. Check for Alt Text under Object/Object Export Options/Alt Text. Alt Text is there under From XCP: Alt Text (Accessibility). Export document to reflowable ePub.
    3. Expected result: Check html. Alt Text appears in the alt tags (alt="").
    4. Actual result: alt tags are empty.
    1 vote

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  9. Błąd koloru tekstu po eksporcie do PDF

    Adobe InDesign 19.5.4 x64 (18.5.4 x64, 20.5.4 x64)

    Podczas eksportu pliku do formatu PDF występuje problem z kolorem tekstu.
    Jeśli plik zawiera grafiki w formacie PNG lub elementy z przezroczystością, czarny tekst po eksporcie ma kolor zielony.

    2 votes

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  10. Błąd koloru tekstu po eksporcie do PDF

    Adobe InDesign 19.5.4 x64 (18.5.4 x64, 20.5.4 x64)

    Podczas eksportu pliku do formatu PDF występuje problem z kolorem tekstu.
    Jeśli plik zawiera grafiki w formacie PNG lub elementy z przezroczystością, czarny tekst po eksporcie ma kolor zielony.

    2 votes

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  11. Paragraph shading disappears randomly when working in Indesign

    Expected result: the shading is displayed as it is applied in the settings, also when making an adjustment.

    Actual result: When opening the Indesign file, the shading is displayed correctly. But when a change is made in the area with paragraph shading, the shading randomly disappears in some places and the edges of the shading are not displayed correctly, which makes it impossible to make accurate changes in the shading. In the pdf, the shading is displayed correctly, as it is applied in the settings. So no problem there. It is merely when working in Indesign that the display of…

    4 votes

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  12. CRASH

    I downloaded the last version of adobe indesign. I also updated my Mac software. when I open indesign it opens normally, I can see the home page and even try opening a new file, choosing sizes and stuff. Once I click on create a little bar appears (its a floating bar that's always there when a file is open) but the rest of the page looks like the menu still. Im 100 sure its only indesign because illustrator works well

    1 vote

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  13. slow reaction

    20.3.1 the version I just updated too (my bad! I should know by now not to update anything). Now, it takes a few seconds to recognize I've clicked on anything. I expect it would immediately acknowledge the click as it did before the update.

    2 votes

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  14. Reveal in Bridge not works

    In the image context menu, bridge preview does not work if the image name contains apostrophe characters.
    Bridge will not show a file with this name: abc '123' name.jpg
    and if there are no apostrophe characters it works (abc 123 name.jpg)

    [picture context menu] Graphics > Reveal in Bridge

    Indesign ver. 20.4 x64 (polish language)

    This bug has been present since version CS6

    2 votes

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  15. Data merge not working for absolute paths on macOS

    With the latest update of 19.4, image paths no longer work for merge documents. I installed the latest update, which went back to 19.3, and have had no issues; therefore, I have isolated the issue with the update. I currently usean Excell file with an image field and the path to the image associated with each record. I have not changed anything in the file but with the new update I get the error message indicating the file is missing.

    18 votes

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    The fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2024(v19.5.0.084). We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.

    Kindly update the data source file with the POSIX style path in Macintosh to work with data merge functionality smoothly. Please refer to the helpx https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/using/data-merge.html to know more about the difference between HFS and Posix style paths.

    You can get the actual POSIX path of a file by right-click it in the Finder while holding Option (or right-click, then press Option) > Copy as pathname menu. This can help you explore the correct POSIX paths to ensure you're using them correctly.

    Note: Relative path as such /<foldername>/<filename> is no longer supported after the fix, as it considers the starting “/” as an absolute path. Instead, the recommendation is to omit the starting “/” and use <foldername>/<filename> instead or any of the other existing ways to access the…

  16. Some Cyrillic RTF files exported from Indesign are broken if a non-breakable space was used

    Indesign 20.3.1 x64 release.

    Attached is the Indesign file. Both frames are identical, except for the topmost has one non-breaking space and the bottommost has a regular space instead. The export from the top frame produces the buggy RTF (a screenshot of the glitch location is attached), while the bottom one is ok. If we put any non-breaking space there - it will fail as well.
    The bug was reported as font-dependent as well, i.e. the text set in Arial may have the bug while the text set in Minion Pro may not have it.

    3 votes

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  17. [ID-4257731]No Redraws on Object Highlight

    Prerequisites

    • macOS version only
    • version 18 (2023) and later
    • Screen Mode: Normal
    • GPU Performance OFF (CPU Preview)

    This issue occurs 100% of the time under these conditions. Note that Overprint Preview forces CPU Preview, causing the issue even in Overprint Preview mode with GPU Performance ON. It persists across macOS versions and Intel/Apple Silicon platforms.

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Prepare an InDesign document with multiple pages.
    2. Place any object on the page.
    3. Switch to the Text tool.
    4. Hover the mouse over the object (MouseEnter), without selecting it.
    5. Press the Cmd key while the mouse is over the object.
    6. The object is…
    37 votes

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  18. Pasting from Illustrator hang

    Pasting from Illustrator into Indesign results in a forever-spinning beach ball...

    InDesign 20.4
    Illustrator 29.6
    MacOS 15.5

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  19. [ID-4263516] InDesign shows any graphic card in case machine has more than 1 graphic card

    Video card not recognized
    I have an RTX a1000 video card, and InDesign does not recognize it, even though it is supposed to support the new InDesign GPU according to the data

    2 votes

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  20. InDesign Strips Formatting When Pasting Text from Google Docs

    Description:
    When copying formatted text from Google Docs and pasting it directly into Adobe InDesign, all formatting (such as bold, italics, font size, and links) is lost. However, if the same text is first pasted into Microsoft Word or TextEdit, the formatting is preserved and can then be successfully pasted into InDesign. This suggests the issue is specific to InDesign’s handling of clipboard data from Google Docs. As a workaround, I currently have to use an intermediate application like Word, which slows down my workflow.

    Steps to Reproduce:

    • Copy any formatted text from Google Docs (e.g., bold, italic, links).

    • Paste…

    2 votes

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