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  1. Adobe InDesign 2026 doesn't play well with 2025

    It's absolutely ridiculous to me that the 2025 version and 2026 version are incompatible with each other. I can't open old files easily with the new software. I can't drag and drop items from an older file to a new file. The functionality is absolutely awful. Do better.

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  2. Review links broke after InDesign updated to version 21

    After sending an InDesign document out for review and others made comments, InDesign updated to version 21. Now the links are broke and the comments in the review are inaccessible.

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  3. Can no longer expand palettes to full window screen height

    After upgrading to ID 2026, I can no longer expand my palettes to the full height of my screen. In the attached screen shot, the palette is as tall as I can make it. This seems to be the case for all palettes, not just layers. My screen resolution is 2560 x 1440.

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  4. loads of bugs when scrolling

    how is one supposed to do any kind of precise work in these conditions?

    pc specs:
    indesign ver. 21.1

    Windows 11 Pro ver. 23H2

    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz

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  5. Can't Resize Vertical or Horizontal Line If Width Is Zero. Angled Lines with Zero Width Can Be Resized

    This happens when I create a horizontal or vertical line using the "shift" key, then try to resize the line using the selection tool and mouse.

    This issue is present on InDesign 21.1 x64. My operating system is Windows 11. I have no InDesign Plugins installed.

    I have experienced this issue on two different computers. The problem is not present on older versions of InDesign.

    PROBLEM: When resizing a horizontal or vertical line, such as is created when holding down the 'shift' key, and that line has zero width, the line visually appears to change, then snaps back to its…

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  6. unable to share indesign file via InCopy beta for editing.

    Unable to share an indesign file via InCopy beta for editing. User has created a free adobe account. This feature was recently demonstrated at the Creative Pro InDesign online conference and touted as being available for non-paid adobe account holders (you just need to create a free account to use) but this does not appear to be true at all. User created a free account but cannot access the InCopy document without doing a trial (resulting in paying for InCopy).

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  7. “Fit frame to content” no longer works in InDesign 21.1

    Version:
    Adobe InDesign 21.1 (macOS)

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. Open any document in InDesign 21.1
    2. Select a text frame or an image frame
    3. Press Option + Command + C (Fit Frame to Content)

    Expected result:
    The selected frame resizes to fit its content.

    Actual result:
    Nothing happens. The shortcut does not execute.
    The command is still listed in Keyboard Shortcuts and cannot be removed.
    Double-clicking the bottom-center resize handle still works.

    Notes:
    This is a regression from previous InDesign versions.
    The issue affects both text frames and image frames.

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  9. IDML export breaks structure when there is a tagged single row table at the start of a story

    When exporting an InDesign document to IDML and re-opening it, a specific set of conditions causes the tag applied to a table to be incorrectly reordered in the XML structure, and an extraneous <Table> tag to be inserted.

    This issue occurs when the table is a single-row table and is the very first element in the story (no preceding text or content). This bug disrupts the intended tag hierarchy, breaking workflows that depend on accurate XML structure.

    Steps to Reproduce:

    1. Create a new InDesign document.
    2. Create a text frame on the page.
    3. Within the text frame, insert a table.
    4. a.…
    11 votes

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  10. Text Frame Autosize

    Hello,
    I tried to update a Text Frame Object style to have the Text Frame Autosize Height and Width but it squishes the text box as thin and possible. But it repects the existing text without squishing when it's only Autosize Width. I've noticed it before but it's an interesting bug. I did play around with the placement reference point but it all stayed squished. Not a major bug and it could be user error on my part if there is a setting elsewhere I need to click to get it to just resize the text box to fit the…

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  11. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OJRbaztUsQm_L05_QGI4I6efQZlmuIng/view?usp=sharing

    Thank you for the video.

    The Align/Paragraph alignment action only forces a screen redraw.
    It does not solve the root problem.

    The issue is that text randomly disappears from the layout view while still existing in the Story Editor.

    Forcing redraw via Align, Preview toggle, zoom or Story Editor proves this is a rendering bug, not a workflow issue.

    This makes real-world editorial layout (magazines, multi-frame text) unreliable.

    Please escalate this to the InDesign engineering team as a rendering / text redraw defect on Windows 11.

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  12. InDesign 2026 doesn’t remember “Show Import Options” checkbox (Mac)

    In the new InDesign 2026, this issue still persists — it’s been present at least since version 2025.

    When importing graphics, the Finder window opens, but InDesign no longer remembers the “Show Import Options” checkbox state. In previous versions, this preference stayed active even after restarting the application.

    Now I have to check it again every time I open InDesign.

    2 votes

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  13. publish online

    Last night I received an update to version 21.0 of Indesign 2026. Since then, Publish Online has a glitch where it shows certain file types (pngs, jpgs) as gray boxes, even when they are displaying correctly in InDesign. Illustrator, eps, and pdf files seem to work fine. I also notice that previously published documents seem to be fine still. Do I really need to go save all my images as these other file types and replace them, or is a fix coming soon for this?

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  14. Text to image missing from Menu Customisation

    I wanted to colour the Text to Image Menu item.
    But it is missing from the choices in the Menu Customisation panel.
    Can you please add it?

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  15. When importing tables through tagged text, formatting inexplicably and erratically lost; extra hard returns inserted

    1. Adobe InDesign 20.5
    2. Flow the attached .txt files (tagged text) into an InDesign file. you'll need paragraph styles "TABC", "TABH1", "TABTX", and "TAB" (the paragraph for the table). You'll also need table style "TAB" and a cell style "tabtx".
    3. The last cell in table 19.2 should be empty—no hard return. The the text in row 2, column 3 of table 19.4, "katab" should be italic.
    4. There's a hard return in the last cell of table 19.2; any text in cell R2C3 in table 19.4 is not ital (but note that the text in table 19.2 at…
    2 votes

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  16. rendering not as per illustrator

    1. Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
      Adobe InDesign 21.1

    2. Steps to reproduce the issues
      When placing an artwork (from Illustrator via AI file) into InDesign, artwork appears to be distorted and different from the actual artwork. All settings are in place, same as before, InDesign is the latest version. Yet regardless what I do, the artwork is either

    3. Distorted

    4. Include multiple layers of the old, WIP and new, all in 1 view

    5. When exported, the render does not resolve itself, resulting in an incorrect artwork in the PDF

    6. Expected result
      Artwork placed is rendered as per the artwork.

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  17. Panel Sliders Close Panel

    Indesign v21.1 Mac
    Hello, When I pop open a panel and then try to adjust a slider within the panel, the panel closes when I click on the slider to adjust + or -.
    See the attached video.

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  18. Error message is seen while opening InDesign after Photoshop 26.5 update

    Problem Description

    After the PhotoShop 26.5 update this morning, when opening InDesign, I got an error popup regarding a missing startup script in PhotoShop. The same thing does not happen in other CC apps.

    Workaround 1:

    1. Uninstall Photoshop 26.5 (make sure to remove preferences).
    2. Reinstall Photoshop 26.5. This will install the correct “photoshop_v2025.jsx”.

    Workaround 2:

    1. Open jsx, which is available at "/Library/application support/Adobe/Startup Scripts CC/Adobe Photoshop/" mentioned in the alert in the Text Editor
    2. Add } in the last line
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    Hi,

    As confirmed by the user, the issue is due to the latest Photoshop update, and the workaround below would resolve the issue.

    Workaround 1:

    1. Uninstall Photoshop 26.5 (make sure to remove preferences).

    2. Reinstall Photoshop 26.5. This will install the correct “photoshop_v2025.jsx”.

    Workaround 2:

    1. Open jsx, which is available at "/Library/application support/Adobe/Startup Scripts CC/Adobe Photoshop/" mentioned in the alert in the Text Editor 

    2. Add } in the last line

    Adobe InDesign Team

  19. InDesign "Dynamic Spelling" is no good in Turkish

    I've been using InDesign for like a decade. In all that time "Dynamic Spelling" function has always been terrible for Turkish language. It underlines some words which are correct in every way bu then again skips some words which are totally wrong. Besides, it makes horrible suggestions for underlined words.

    Take a look at the screenshot, for example. The word "kuruyemiş" is a combined word which is written without a space. However, it not only underlines the word but also suggest a list of variations which are ALL WRONG.

    It seems like all the misspelled versions of this word has…

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  20. There was an error updating the artifact

    Adobe Indesign 2026 V21.1

    i was trying to update a filed shared for review but it keep saying "There was an error updating the artifact" i've tried to update the indesign but as same.

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