Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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- Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
- Steps to reproduce the issues
- Expected result
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7467 results found
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Crop marks encroach inside bleed zone
I work in a print shop. Bleed and crop marks should NEVER, NOT EVER, encroach into the bleed zone. InDesign should be set up to default the crop mark offset to automatically match the specified bleed, so that the crop marks in a PDF appear OUTSIDE of the bleed zone.
4 votes -
Test internal page hyperlinks in presentation mode
I don't know if this can even be possible, but it would be great to be able to test internal page hyperlinks in presentation mode (command + W), so that I don't have to export the PDF every time to test them. It will be especially useful for interactive PDFs with 100+ pages.
Thank you!
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Blue banner
Blue "Save and Revert to your custom workspace..." blocks bottom of screen and I can't find a way to get rid of it.
1 vote -
InDesign 2024 19.4 crashes if you apply a Style Pack to multiple selected unthreaded text frames. In previous versions this worked just fine
InDesign 2024 19.4 (Mac M2 Max chip, macOS Ventura 13.6.7) crashes if you apply a Style Pack to multiple selected unthreaded text frames. In previous versions this worked just fine.
2 votesThe 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.
If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application and 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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Ordinals do not work
The OpenType function „ordinals“ does not function correctly.
When I type English ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on), the option „ordinals“ should move the text characters to the top. When the number is at the beginning of a line, it works. But if there’s another word before the number, it puts only the first character to the top and leaves the second on line. I tried with different fonts, and only with one of the fonts it works as expected. What’s wrong???1 vote -
新規ドキュメントの作成画面で時々フリーズする(Sometimes it freezes on the new document creation screen)
上記に書いたとおりです。頻度は時々ですが、たまに「新規」→「ドキュメント」のダイアログで、フリーズすることがあります。
As I wrote above. The frequency is sometimes, but sometimes it freezes in the "New" → "Document" dialog.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 using it) as it is more robust.
If you are still facing this issue even after updating it, 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 froze?
- Video recording of the issue
- 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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Adobe InDesign Team
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Recent files pulling in recently placed files instead of recent INDDs
When right-clicking the Indesign icon in the taskbar, the recent files shown are all files I recently placed in docs, instead of indesign files I was actually working on. I definitely did not open these in indesign.
See screenshot.
Indesign 19.5
Windows Build 22631.38801 vote -
cursor stuck on hand
My system has just updated InDesign to 19.1 (08/01/24) and I now have a grabber hand cursor appearing every time I try and click on anything in my file.
This also happens if I have another tool selected such as text box. The tool icon appears but if I click on a text box the hand comes back. It's rendered doing anything in InDesign files useless. I can't find a setting for it and I have tried resetting preferences but it is still happening. My computer system is running Ventura 13.6.
Does anyone have a work around?
4 votes -
critical display problems! please fix it!
New version from 19.0–19.3 causes terrible display/view problems! See the attached screenshot (actions: opened an indd file, zoom in, zoom out...).
Fix it please, it's unusable in this state!
Older version 18.5.2 works normally on the same machine!Indesign (19.0—)19.3
Apple Mac Mini M1 16GB
OSX Sonoma 14.42 votes -
JPG and PDF export only exports part of file
I have a huge document (164 x 44 in) that has a number of imported InDesign documents as well as multiple PDFs for a museum exhibit. When I export to PDF and JPG, only parts of it come through. Luckily, I only needed to export the components for print – the 164 x 44 doc was only used as a layout tool for the wall. But I wanted to report this bug. It exported fine until the central mural image was scaled up to size and converted to CMYK, so it may be an issue with memory, though I think…
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Version 19.4 Persistent error dialog "RM: error creating temporary record definition sheet"
On iOS 13.6.6. Problem began after updating to 19.4.
As soon as I create a new document or open an existing doc, the error dialog above appears, and reappears immediately when dismissed, preventing any further work.
Version 18.5.2 on same machine still functions as normal, but is not not an acceptable long term workaround due to lack of current plugins.
I've already tried deleting /Users/{me}/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/Version 19.0 folder. Folder was recreated at application launch, as expected, but did not resolve the error.
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Almost all my settings get lost when ID updates or crashes
Almost all my personal settings get lost when ID updates or crashes - settings just get changed to default - it's really annoying!
1 vote -
pdf comments not showing
- version 19.5.0.84 mac
- import pdf comments
- to show everything marked on the pdf
- some random edits are not shown, but they do appear in the pdf comments window, it happens mostly with highlights and insert text
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On the start page, the recent items are showing up with multiple file names displaying over the top of one another
When I open InDesign and the Start page appears, the first line of recent items show the image of the file but the description underneath shows several layers of file names on top of each other.
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Fix the touchpad
Just fix the touchpad please. I've already discussed it In detail on the Adobe community (https://shorturl.at/hAPZ8), but the touchpad is not working well at all. Now it's just less worse than 19.0 but still not working properly. You can't pinch to zoom, unlike Illustrator for example, and in general, it's not smooth at all. Trying to scroll through a project is a challenge; it scrolls in jumps with almost zero control over it. Centering the project on the PC is impossible without control 0.
Win11 23H2 22635.2915
Here's the full URL if you don't trust the shortened one: …
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Find/change
Find/Change is really slow to search when i add a Find Format style [None] in the search.
The search works fine in my document if I just search on a text word or other styles but when I add [None] to ensure it doesn't change other character formats applied it then takes forever to find it.
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If the two text boxes are connected, how does the footnote restart from ①
I have a book that needs to be typeset that is single-column and contains footnotes, but the footnotes start at ① for each article.
I don't want to go through and break up each article. I'd like to typeset it in just one text box, but it seems like the footnotes can only be connected.
Is there any solution to this?
It would be nice if it could be split by "page breaks(~P)" or "frame breaks(~R)" or "column breaks(~M)".
You can get the ID file here
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/if-the-two-text-boxes-are-connected-how-does-the-footnote-restart-from/m-p/14789289#M5842141 vote -
export PDF "hyphenation problem"
When the line thickness of the text is given at the specified settings, the hyphens appear in the program, but when the pdf is saved, the hyphens disappear.
1 vote -
create new rectangle frame or any new content in new versions of indesign
create new rectangle frame or any new content in new versions of indesign - I can copy and paste and manipulate boxes and pasted content but not make anything new. I have old version on MacBook Pro and works fine, newer iMac does not work at all!
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icon
.indd files are not showing up with icons in File Explorer. We have tried verifying default program for file extension, icon file path in the properties, updating graphics drivers, verifying the registry values, Revo uninstalling and then reinstalling, clearing Windows shortcut cache, but nothing is making the .indd files appear with the correct icon. We are using InDesign 2024 installed through Creative Cloud on Windows 11.
1 vote
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