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  1. Menu bar gets stuck - Indesign on M1 Pro mac

    On a regular basis the pull down menus in Indesign will stop reacting properly: Clicking menu item will select the topic (screenshot 1), but not pull down the menu. A second click AND hold will pull down the menu, but all the sub-menus remain unavailable, they will not pull out. The issue is persisent: Restarting Indesign does not fix it once it starts occuring, but restarting the computer will fix it. The issue may be OS related, but it only occurs in Indesign, and only on my M1 Pro computer, not my older Intel mac.

    The issue usually occurs after…

    12 votes

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  2. Spinning Beach Ball appears every time I try to highlight text

    1. InDesign 18.0
    2. Seems just clicking with the Text Tool gets a spinning ball. Even worse if I try to highlight after clicking. 30-60 second wait. 3, Expect to highlight text as in the past.
    3. Once the ball stops spinning, maybe one character has been highlighted.

    Troubleshooting steps:

    Tried resetting preferences. No change.
    Checked for corrupted fonts and removed. No change. (I'm using fonts from TypeKit, which don't appear to be installed in FontBook.)
    Uninstalled InDesign. Shut down computer. Reinstalled InDesign.
    Checked for corrupted file. (Saved copy. No change. Saved to imdl. No change.)
    Tried opening file on different computer. Same…

    2 votes

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  3. Cannot place .xlsx spreasheet

    InDesign 18.2.1
    MacOS Ventura 13.2.1

    Attempting to place an .xlsx spreadsheet goes no where - freezes about 3/4 of the way through process.
    (left for longer than 10 minutes, nothing changed, still stuck at same point).

    If I export the .xlsx from Numbers it won't place at all (get the error 'Cannot place this file') (original file was made with Microsoft and supplied to me).

    I have 'Create Links When Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files' enabled, as well as 'Show import options'.
    I have tried disabling both - same thing happens.

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  4. Variable type not working correctly in EPUB Interactivity Preview

    Using Source Sans Pro, my type renders correctly in the EPUB Interactivity Preview panel. But using Source Sans Variable it does not render correctly (weight and spacing off).

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  5. template design can not be previewed

    All of the template designs are coming up blank even when selecting preview. I am new to InDesign and this simple thing is disappointing

    2 votes

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  6. Paragraph panel very slow to open

    InDesign v. 18.0 / working on Macbook Pro, macOS Ventura 13.0.1

    Help! When I click on the Paragraph tools panel, it takes about 3 seconds for it to open. Other panels (characters, styles, swatches, etc.) open immediately.

    This is a new issue with this version of InDesign. Is there something I can do to fix this?

    2 votes

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  7. matchPreviewBackgroundToThemeColor resets pasteboardMargins to [0,0]

    In a script, app.activeDocument.pasteboardPreferences.matchPreviewBackgroundToThemeColor to 1 causes app.activeDocument.pasteboardPreferences.pasteboardMargins to reset to [0,0].

    Furthermore, setting the pasteboardMargins doesn't work after setting app.activeDocument.pasteboardPreferences.matchPreviewBackgroundToThemeColor to 1.

    (While matchPreviewBackgroundToThemeColor is set to 0 everything works fine.)

    2 votes

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  8. Numeric pad Key "3" not working when specific char style is present

    I have the same issue with Num pad Key "3" and I have narrowed it down to one specific character style. When this style is present in a document, then Num pad 3 is not working. I have an indesign file with nothing else inside other than this character style but it is not accepted for upload.

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  9. 한글 입력 모드 인지, 영어 입력 모드인지, 알려주는 부분이 필요합니다.

    인디자인 프로그램 사용할 때,

    현재 한글 입력 모드인지, 영어 입력 모드

    알려주는 표시가 안보이는 것으로 보아서,

    이런 기능이 없는 것으로 생각하고 있습니다.

    인디자인에서 글자를 입력할 때,

    한글 모드 인지, 영어 모드 인지 표시가 항상 있어서,

    글자를 입력할 때,

    사전에

    어느 입력 모드 상태인지

    인식을 한 상태에서

    한글이나 영어를 정확하게 입력이 될 수 있도록

    이 기능이 보완이 되면 좋겠습니다.

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  10. Opening documents as tabs cannot be deactivated

    Always open documents as tabs even if you have not selected this in the settings under User interface -> Open documents as tabs. I need different window sizes and find tabs impractical.

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  11. Text mode always open in a tab

    Text mode CMD-Y always opens in a tab and thus reduces the size of all other open windows. Text mode becomes almost unusable.

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  12. Problema con tipografia al exportar a pdf

    Al exportar un documento de Indesign con la tipografía Chaparral Pro Light, se produce un fallo que hace que la letra "f" seguida de la "i", genere un carácter comilla " ´ ".
    Version de Indesign 18.2.1
    Sistema Operativo Mac OS Monterrey 12.6.1

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  13. Menu et fonctions invisibles

    Lorsque je clique sur les fonctions d'InDesign dans le menu, les panneaux sont invisibles. Je ne les vois pas mais quand je clique plus bas, ça clique sur les options du panneaux.
    Même problème pour le click droit, rien ne s'affiche mais quand je descend et clique là où devrait apparaitre le menu, ça clique sur les fonctions.

    C'est très handicapant, je ne peux pas travailler.

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  14. EPUB Export with JPG images causes a validation error for the cover image due to an **already identified** InDesign bug

    When you Export an EPUB with JPG images, it always causes a file type validation error for the cover image.

    I have already identified the bug in InDesign. Instead of turning the cover art into an actual .jpg format, InDesign instead just rasterizes the first page of the book as a .png and changes the extension name of a .png file to .jpg without actually being the correct file format.

    Please fix this.

    2 votes

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  15. No ligature in Adode Devanagari font

    We wright sanskrit text in Adobe Devanagari font, but no ligatures appears in Indesign (last version at 21/03/2023 : 18.2.1).
    Do you have any solution ?

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  16. InDesign window defaults fullscreen after escaping presentation mode

    When entering presentation mode (shift+w), and then escape, InDesign windows becomes fullscreen.

    When I come out of presentation view the window size gets forgotten and automatically becomes the size of my entire screen (very annoying to keep having to resize the window all the time, completely disrupts my work flow) It even cuts off the bottom tool bar, which I use a lot.

    I have an M1 Macbook, Indeisgn 17.4

    I have previously posted this and told that the issue was fixed. I followed all instructions and the issue is still there.

    4 votes

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  17. libraries

    I like working with libraries. which are anchored to the side. sometimes when i open indesign, the libraries are gone or messy on my screens.
    it is always difficult to find them again, to place them in the quietest. it is an unnecessary waste of time for me and I have to reorient myself again.
    i had this problem with all indesign versions so far i haven't complained.

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  18. InDesign 2023 18.0 /Users/user/Library/Application Support/Adobe InDesign/Version 18.0/en_US/InDesign Recovery/ filling up with DBTmp files

    We have an automated process using InDesign to export the XML out of a .indd files. We are experiencing a scenario where InDesign is leaving behind numerous DBTmp files in /Users/user/Library/Application Support/Adobe InDesign/Version 18.0/en_US/InDesign Recovery/ to the point that our Mac is filling up a 500 Gig SSD. These files do not clean up after Quitting InDesign, a Reboot, attempting the Reset InDesign Preferences Shift-Control-Option-Command startup of InDesign. These files are also locked. In our scenario, we hit 119,000 files or so and InDesign just quit working due to the drive being full. I have attached a list of the…

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  19. won't shut down

    InDesign 18.0 will not shut down without force quitting.

    3 votes

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  20. Type 1 font warning for no reason

    I am getting a warning that my document contains type 1 fonts (10 of them) when they do not (contains 4 OTF fonts).

    As far as I know, I have never used a type one font in any document on my current computer which is only a few weeks old ... Mac mini with t1 chip.

    InDesign version 17.0.1

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    The fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2023(v18.2.1.455). 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.

    Adobe InDesign Team

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