Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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7296 results found
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Pasteboard issues
Pasting things sometimes changes the size of the pasteboard drastically. Pasteboard margins changes to 10 mm and 10 mm when I paste into the document and it only happens on one page, even if I have multiple pages in the document. This is happening since I updated Indesign from 2025 to 2026 on Windows 11. This causes me to fix the pasteboard size many times throughout the day over and over again.
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Unable to get rid of history and style pack icons on my workspace
The History and Style pack icons keep appearing on my InDesign workspace panels. I have tried creating several new workspaces, each time without these icons. However, they reappear each time I open a new document.
InDesign v21.0 on Windows 111 vote -
Outlining Texts when grouped
For exporting print PDFs i often have to convert all texts into paths. That does not work if a Text is grouped with any objekt.
I hope for an option to convert all texts into paths, even if they are grouped with other objects.1 vote -
Holding Alt to zoom causes menu issues
I'm surprised this hasn't been fixed since it's been an issue for an incredibly long time on Windows machines. Please add an option to zoom when scrolling without the need to hold the alt key. It causes navigation issues with the InDesign menu making navigation extremely clunky.
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QR-code color does not get updated with changed color swatch
If I change a colour in the Swatches Panel that has been used in a QR-Code, the QR code does not automatically update. I have to open the “Edit QR-Code” options dialogue to validate the colour (select it again). As you can see in the screenshot, the changed colour is selected but not reflected in the QR-Code that it has been applied to.
The expected result would be that that the QR-code color updates as soon as the color swatch has been changed.
InDesign 2025 (20.1.0.71)
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Unable to Stretch InDesign Across Two Monitors After Update
Environment:
OS: Windows (PC)
InDesign Version: 21.0 x64
Hardware: Dual-monitor setupIssue:
After the latest major update, InDesign no longer supports spanning the application window across two monitors. When attempting to resize the window to cover both screens, the UI automatically snaps back to a single-monitor configuration.
Expected Behavior:
The application should allow the window to extend across multiple monitors, as was possible in previous versions.
Observed Behavior:InDesign reverts to one monitor when stretched across two.
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop continue to support multi-monitor spanning without issue.Question:
Has there been a change in multi-monitor support or window management…1 vote -
Font causing crash
I used these Google icon ttf fonts in InDesign 2025, but they keep seeming to crash InDesign 2026
https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/tree/master/variablefont1 vote -
パッケージの際、日本語フォントや合成フォントもパッケージされる
macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 InDesign 20.5です。
日本語フォントはダイナフォント、フォントワークス、イワタ、リョービ諸々パッケージされます。
合成フォントもパッケージされて、ドキュメントを開く際、「フォントが見つかりません」と騒いで、非常に鬱陶しいです。
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Error message when trying to open InDesign file
I get an error message that InDesign cannot open a file because it was created in a newer version and I am told I need to update. My updates are automatic and InDesign is actually up to date. The problem occurs when I double click a file in a folder, expecting InDesign to automatically open, with the file visible. InDesign does, in fact, open automatically - but it opens an older version, which should not be there! I have tried changing the app in which *.indd files should open, but it makes no difference.
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Error message when trying to open InDesign file
I get an error message that InDesign cannot open a file because it was created in a newer version and I am told I need to update. My updates are automatic and InDesign is actually up to date. The problem occurs when I double click a file in a folder, expecting InDesign to automatically open, with the file visible. InDesign does, in fact, open automatically - but it opens an older version, which should not be there! I have tried changing the app in which *.indd files should open, but it makes no difference.
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Can't apply colour swatches in swatches pallette
Indesign version 20.0.1
Mac OS Sequoia 15.1.1Steps:
1. Create or open a document
2. Create or select any text box or picture box
3. Select any colour in the Swatches panel
4. The colour swatch will hilite for a second when clicked, but then deselects and the colour is NOT applied to the object
5. Same is true for text: Cannot apply any colour to text using the Swatches panel.
6. Using the "Color" panel however does allow you to apply colours using CMYK or other spaces.Additional Notes:
- Already tried manually deleting caches and preference files from…8 votes -
Cannot see text
When using the Text tool, text is only visible when typing and disappears afterwards. I only know text is present through highlighting the text, however still the text is not visible (and I can only highlight text when it is off of the page). I checked layers and updated the application. All fonts are updated. I tried to change the font size, colour and checked through the effects.
Error states: Overset text (1), although I already tried to adjust the size of the box and text as well as create a new text box.
Edit: I can't see imported material…
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Indesign-Dateien die älter als 2 Jahre sind lassen sich nicht von einem externen Server öffnen
Indesign-Dateien die älter als 2 Jahre sind lassen sich nicht direkt von einem externen Firmen-Server öffnen. Sie müssen immer erst vom Firmen-Server auf die lokale Festplatte kopiert werden, von dort geöffnet und dann auf dem Firmen-Server überspeichert werden. Ein nerviger Workaround.
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Printing doubled sided without computer settings being changed
Mac computer using InDesign 2024 version 19.5.5 has select documents print double sided when single sided is preferred. Computer settings for single sided printing was check and was set for single sided. Printer was serviced to make sure it was not a driver issue and driver was up to date and printing correctly on other jobs.
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placing illustrator images
One of my students was having an issue when placing a native AI file inside InDesign 21.0 that the graphics became distorted. His image was not very complex. He had a some columns and rows of circles that display and print in a totally different way then they are in the Illustrator file, and some white shapes he had on top of a solid color area disappeared. Everything is fine in Indesign when it is first placed, but if he goes back into Illustrator makes a change and then updates the modified link, that is when the change occurs. The…
1 votePlease send the following information to sharewithID@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 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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imported mp4 showing as lines and not allowing poster frame
When importing an MP4 the frame no longer shows the first frame image, it shows diagonal blue lines. A poster frame can also no longer be set.
I've tried opening an old Indesign file that had an MP4 with a poster frame set and reimport the exact same MP4 next to it and it seems that the original MP4 works as expected, however the newly imported version of the same file doesn't show an image of the video and a poster frame cannot be set.
Please find an example screenshot of this uploaded, showing the original MP4 working as expected…
1 votePlease send the following information to sharewithID@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 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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Cannot open InDesign files from Windows Explorer. InDesign version 2026. Double click and it kicks up an error. The files open fine if open
Cannot open InDesign files from Windows Explorer. InDesign version 2026. Double click and it kicks up an error. The files open fine if opening in InDesign.
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Clicking icons (sometimes) does not open the palette
Version: Indesign 21.0
Expected result: clicking the icon opens the palette
Actual result: the palette does not open, even though the icon has a "clicked" appearance
Steps to reproduce: I haven't figured out, it seems to happen randomly... but restarting the program fixes itNote:
The problem affects the entire column of icons shown in the screenshot, not just the clicked one.1 vote -
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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Bizarre issue: footnote appearing in middle of text frame
Never seen this one before! Changing some text to a style that uses split columns caused one of the footnotes in the text frame to jump to ABOVE the styled text. I can't even understand how this is possible given the logic of the software. See screenshot. I would like my footnotes to stay at the foot of the frame, please.
3 votes
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