Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Drag/Drop Link Causes Loading (Spinny) Wheel - Must Force Quit InDesign and Restart on Windows
Occasionally, mostly when placing photos of PDF's via drag/drop, and at other random times, InDesign will be stuck, and the mouse cursor will be stuck on the loading/spinning wheel. I will have to open the Task Manager, force quit InDesign, and re-open. When I re-open, it will typically load the document exactly where I left off. Sometimes it's saved my work and other times it had not.
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Getting More Out of Your 3.0 TDI Without Compromising Reliability
Owning a 3.0 TDI is about more than fuel economy. These engines are known for their strong torque and relaxed performance, making them enjoyable on daily commutes and longer journeys. Still, many owners eventually wonder whether a few carefully chosen upgrades could make their cars even better. The smartest approach is to start with proper maintenance, check the condition of key components, and identify what you want to improve. For drivers exploring platform-specific solutions, https://sustdi.com/ focuses on developing new parts for 3.0 TDI platforms, offering an interesting starting point for further research. Before purchasing anything, check compatibility, installation requirements, and…
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utf8
The 21.5 patch that allows Data Merge to read UTF8 encoding is welcome, but seems to have created a problem with directional single/double quotation marks from non-UTF CSVs. After merge, these appear as missing characters. The issue seems to be that ID is reading the ASCII code as a Unicode decimal code: the missing characters are Unicode decimal 145/146/147/148 - but these are the ASCII codes for the relevant characters, not Unicode.
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The nonbreaking hyphen is missing in InDesign after flowing the DOCX file
Hi All,
In my input Word (DOCX) file, several nonbreaking hyphens are used. However, when I flow the DOCX file into InDesign 2026, all nonbreaking hyphens are dropped.
This issue has been reported to Adobe by several users over the years, but there has been no fix or response from Adobe so far.
Regards,
Manidurai1 vote -
InDesign 21.6 crashes whenever I add a text box or attempt to edit a previous text box
Unable to edit or create new text in my document. Every time I add a text box, the system crashes. It's so very frustrating.
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Table des matières impossible d'insérer des espaces entre les points de conduite et le numéro de page
Les options d'insertion de caractère d'espacement avant et après les points de conduite des titres de la table des matières ne sont pas pris en compte, il y a un bug. Les points de conduites sont collés au texte et au numéro de page. Ce n'est pas normal.
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PNG exports - angled lines appearing on gradient fills and low resolution imported logos
PNG exports - angled lines appearing on gradient fills and low resolution imported logos
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Everything on my screen goes invisible
When working in a document, everything on my screen goes invisible. It's all still there because I can select it and get the selection boxes but can't see it. This happens sporadically and there does not seem to be a certain thing that triggers it.
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Incopy crashes, when moving a placed image with the arrow keys
When in InCopy, and you want to move a placed image with the arrow keys it immediately crashes.
When the mouse is used, all works perfectly. but as soon you use the arrow keys, it crashes. this also occures when moving the imagebox.
Using Version 21.6 as well as 21.4.
MacOS: 26.6.2Thanks for resolving the crashes.
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Losing the ability to use 'undo' [Command-Z] function.
I'm frequently losing the ability to use 'undo' [Command-Z] function. It's not all the time, but when it happens I can't undo anything. I have to quit InDesign and re open it to fix it. A few hours later it strikes again. There doesn't seem to be anything obvious triggering this. It's not crashing, it's just not functioning.
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Itálicos, bolds, sublinhados que estão nos comentários do PDF não aparecem no InDesign quando os comentários são importados
Itálicos, bolds, sublinhados que estão nos comentários do PDF não aparecem no InDesign quando os comentários são importados. Isso dificulta a automação, fazendo com que tenhamos que acompanhar os ajustes com o PDF aberto na tela ao lado.
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Problème d'affichage des images
Bonjour,
je rencontre un problème d'affichage de mes images dans Indesign malgré des liens valides, les images sont soit grisées, soit hachurées ou les deux dans le mode de travail et dans l'affichage.
J'ai beau les réimporter le problème réapparait à chaque ouverture du ficher.
Les liens sont bien présents dans mon panneau liens, dans mon dossier d'assemblage et il ne s'agit pas d'un problème de performance d'affichage.
Je précise que sur un autre ordinateur les images apparaissent correctement.
Merci pour votre aide1 vote -
InDesign 21.6 Bug: When place a (Interactive-) PDF in a InDesign document, transparencies are wrong visible, when View → Display Performance
InDesign 21.6 Bug: When place a (Interactive-) PDF in a InDesign document, transparencies are wrong visible, when View → Display Performance → High Quality
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Best free tool I've found for accurate translations lately
Been dealing with a lot of translation work recently and wanted to share something that's actually been really helpful. I tried a bunch of different tools before landing on https://www.deepl.com/uk/translator , the accuracy is honestly way better than most alternatives I've used, especially with context and tone. It's free to use for basic translations too. Anyone else here have tools they swear by for this kind of thing? Always curious what's working for other people.
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Pathfinder issues
Pathfinder actions are not working in InDesign like they used to. If I subtract two shapes, it was sometimes adding in extra points rather than truly subtracting the shape.
And when I do get it to work properly, it is still one uneditable shape rather than multiple pieces that I can adjust, change color, etc. If I bring it into Illustrator, then I can ungroup the shapes and tweak individually as needed.1 vote -
InDesign freezing
My InDesign is constantly freezing and becoming unresponsive, making it impossible to work properly. The application frequently stops responding to commands, and I have to wait for it to recover or force it to close. This issue is happening repeatedly and is significantly affecting my workflow and productivity. I would like Adobe to investigate the cause of these crashes/freezes and provide a solution.
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multiple files not placing correctly when placing multi-page pdf into frames
I found this error posted as a bug; since that post was from 2022 with a version of inDesign well past I'm making a new post.
Adobe InDesign version 21.4.1
I need to impose several 2 sided cards for printing.
File>Place... Select multiple pdfs - Open
Place PDF - Choose All under Pages - Repeat for all placed items (doing 4 in my example)OK so in recording for this post I figured out that if I place on to blank pages, this didn't happen -- all pages of all 4 pdfs placed for 8 total. If I do my…
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InDesign Save, Save As and Close become disabled on macOS 27 beta while document remains modified; false background-task lock and data-loss
Product information
- Product: Adobe InDesign
- Primary affected version: InDesign 2026 21.4.1
- Other affected versions: [add versions tested]
- Operating system: macOS 27 beta [exact version/build]
- Platform: Apple silicon
- Severity: Critical / potential data loss
- Reproducibility: Frequent but intermittent
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Problem description
InDesign repeatedly enters a save-locked state during ordinary editing on the macOS 27 beta.
After several successful saves, an open and modified .indd document suddenly can no longer be saved. The document tab continues to display the modified-document asterisk, but the following commands are disabled:
- Save
- Save As
- Save a Copy
- Revert
Closing the document is also unavailable or…
1 voteHello Alberto,
Thank you for the detailed report of the issue you are facing. We would like to investigate this further.
To help us do that, please put all the test files, screenshots, etc. in a folder and put it in a shareable location (like Dropbox, WeTransfer, etc.) and share the link with us.
Looking forward to hearing back from you soon.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Variable fonts are clipped during instancing
When exporting a document containing a variable font to a PDF, larger styles are clipped in some environments, and by some printers.
Version: Adobe InDesign 21.2 v64
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 25H2
Example PDF environment: Canon iR-ADV C5860 printer, UFRII_v10.19.21 driverReproducing:
1. Create an empty document
2. Select a variable font (e.g. the OFL Noto Sans VF, https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Sans)
3. Select a heavier or wider style than the default (clipping.indd)
4. Export to PDF, with default settings (clipping.pdf)Expected: Text is as seen prior to exporting (expected.png)
Actual: Text is clipped and illegible in some environments (simulated in…7 votes
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