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1. InDesign 21.4 – Multiple selection and Align functions broken for placed images on macOS

   After updating to InDesign 21.4 on macOS, I started experiencing issues with placed images that were not present in previous versions.

   Issue 1: Multiple object selection
   I can select multiple placed images.
   However, when I click and drag to move the selected objects, the multiple selection is lost.
   Only the object directly under the cursor moves, while the other selected objects become deselected.

   Issue 2: Align panel
   Align commands do not work correctly when multiple placed images are selected.
   The same align commands work normally with native InDesign objects such as text frames and shapes.
   The problem appears to affect placed image frames specifically.

   Troubleshooting performed

   Reset InDesign preferences.
   Tested after restarting the application.
   Problem remained.

   Resolution:
   Installed the previous InDesign version (21.3 / previous release).
   All functionality immediately returned to normal.

   This appears to be a regression introduced in InDesign 21.4.

   Platform:
   macOS
   InDesign 21.4

   Can anyone else reproduce this issue with placed images?

   The issue affects existing production workflows and was introduced immediately after updating to 21.4.

   After updating to InDesign 21.4 on macOS, I started experiencing issues with placed images that were not present in previous versions.

   Issue 1: Multiple object selection
   I can select multiple placed images.
   However, when I click and drag to move the selected objects, the multiple selection is lost.
   Only the object directly under the cursor moves, while the other selected objects become deselected.

   Issue 2: Align panel
   Align commands do not work correctly when multiple placed images are selected.
   The same align commands work normally with native InDesign objects such as text frames and shapes.
   The problem appears to affect… more

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2. Type Pipette

   Type Pipette does not work. No specific steps necessary to reproduce. When using it tints the text in a random color instead of applying font styles such as size, leading and color. I am using a MacBook Pro, 2023 MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1, Indesign 21.3. Already tried to de- and re-install. Shut down computer and even deleting settings manually form Library. Then in worked for like a day and after stopped working again.

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3. Varningsruta

   Får en varningsruta så fort jag ska använda InDesign, kommer upp ofta.
   Version 21.4 x64
   Fungerade bra innan uppgraderingen.

   Vad kan ha hänt?

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4. Image containers deselects everything else

   The usual workflow is to select multiple assets and move them across the page with one click and drag. In this case I have 3 elements—a graphic container that has a photo pasted inside; beneath it a shape and a text box on top.
   The bug is that when I have all three selected and I click on the image container, everything else gets deselected and only the image container remains selected (as if I clicked on it for the first time).
   The workaround is to select all 3 elements and click on the text box or the shape in order to move them all.

   The same happens when I want to align elements to graphic containers—I can select 2+ elements but as soon as I select the graphic container to be the parent to which the other graphics should align to, everything gets deselected. Doesn't happen with shapes and text boxes.

   Using Adobe InDesign 21.4 on MacOS Tahoe 26.5.1.

   This happened after the latest InDesign update.

   The usual workflow is to select multiple assets and move them across the page with one click and drag. In this case I have 3 elements—a graphic container that has a photo pasted inside; beneath it a shape and a text box on top.
   The bug is that when I have all three selected and I click on the image container, everything else gets deselected and only the image container remains selected (as if I clicked on it for the first time).
   The workaround is to select all 3 elements and click on the text box or the shape in… more

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5. Bug report (regression) — InDesign 2026: Fixed-Layout EPUB export freezes (Error -29) on a large image + a vector shape

   zip for the repro: https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZ5IUrZxTfA7wbGXB0km8sFyaLVLHI9lbdX

   Environment

   • Adobe InDesign 2026, version 21.0.0.192
   • macOS (Darwin 25.5)
   • Regression: the same document exports correctly in InDesign 2025 and earlier.

   Summary

   Exporting a page to Fixed-Layout EPUB fails with an uncatchable Error -29 "Uncaught exception" when
   the page contains a large placed raster image together with a vector shape from an
   Illustrator-style drawn illustration. The minimal reproducer is just two objects: one large image
   plus any single one of those illustration shapes (even a simple 4-point polygon). Removing the image,
   or removing the vector shape, makes it export. The error aborts the scripting engine (not catchable with
   try/catch); from a panel, the export call never returns.

   Steps to reproduce

   1. Open min_test.indd (one page: a large image + one vector shape). Or build it: place a large image (~5300×7900 px) on a page and add a vector shape that came from a drawn/imported illustration.
   2. Export to Fixed-Layout EPUB (File > Export… → EPUB (Fixed Layout), or doc.exportFile(ExportFormat.FIXED_LAYOUT_EPUB, file, false)).

   Expected result

   The EPUB is produced, as in InDesign 2025 and earlier.

   Actual result

   Export fails with Error Number: -29, "Uncaught exception."

   What was ruled out (controlled, single-variable tests)

   • The image: any large image works (56 MP alone exports fine); the specific file/metadata is irrelevant (pixel data byte-identical, metadata kept or stripped — still fine alone).
   • Cumulative load: 8 images totalling 133 MP, or a big image + up to 400 generated shapes, export fine.
   • Transparency, strokes, compound paths, bezier curves, rich-CMYK fills: a big image + generated shapes carrying any/all of these export fine (9 separate fabrication attempts).
   • Document context / page count / fonts: the page reproduces it alone as a one-page document with the document fonts substituted; other pages and text are not involved.
   • Shape complexity / count: a single simple real shape reproduces it just as a complex one does.

   => The trigger is the large image + a single real vector shape whose internal path representation
   (from an Illustrator-style illustration) cannot be reproduced by scripted/generated geometry. It is
   not size, color, transparency, complexity, count, fonts, or document context.

   Reproducer

   min_test.indd (attached) — a one-page document with a large image + one real vector shape — reproduces
   on export. Package it (File > Package) so the linked image travels.

   Workaround

   Downsample the placed image (changes the image enough to clear the export), or remove/relocate the
   vector illustration from the page.

   <!-- History: earlier drafts blamed image pixel size, a specific vector property, transparency, and a
   cumulative whole-page/whole-document cost. All disproven by controlled tests (several were artifacts
   of the original file drifting under the threshold during a long edit session - a fresh copy always
   reproduces). The minimal, reliable trigger is: a large image + one real illustration vector shape. -->

   zip for the repro: https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZ5IUrZxTfA7wbGXB0km8sFyaLVLHI9lbdX

   Environment

   • Adobe InDesign 2026, version 21.0.0.192
   • macOS (Darwin 25.5)
   • Regression: the same document exports correctly in InDesign 2025 and earlier.

   Summary

   Exporting a page to Fixed-Layout EPUB fails with an uncatchable Error -29 "Uncaught exception" when
   the page contains a large placed raster image together with a vector shape from an
   Illustrator-style drawn illustration. The minimal reproducer is just two objects: one large image
   plus any single one of those illustration shapes (even a simple 4-point polygon). Removing the image,
   or removing the vector shape, makes it export. The error aborts the scripting… more

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6. Multi-object selection drops when dragging to move objects

   Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
   Adobe InDesign v21.4 running on macOS Sequoia 15.7.7

   Steps to reproduce the issues

   Create 3 or 4 separate shape frames on a document page (leave them un-grouped).

   Select the Selection Tool (V).

   Click and drag a marquee selection box over all the shapes to select them all simultaneously. (Confirm all objects correctly display their active selection handles).

   Place the cursor over one of the highlighted shapes, then click and immediately drag to move the collective selection.

   Expected result
   The entire active selection of multiple objects should move together as a single unit.

   Actual result
   The multi-object selection instantly breaks upon clicking. InDesign drops the selection for all other objects and only moves the single frame that was directly clicked on.

   Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
   Adobe InDesign v21.4 running on macOS Sequoia 15.7.7

   Steps to reproduce the issues

   Create 3 or 4 separate shape frames on a document page (leave them un-grouped).

   Select the Selection Tool (V).

   Click and drag a marquee selection box over all the shapes to select them all simultaneously. (Confirm all objects correctly display their active selection handles).

   Place the cursor over one of the highlighted shapes, then click and immediately drag to move the collective selection.

   Expected result
   The entire active selection of multiple objects should move together as a single unit.

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7. The assignments panel is not showing in the editorial menu.

   I've already tried to reset the preferences, but no luck with that. It's just not there.

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8. Telugu text rendering issues.. Rendering Sunna (O) with wrong spacing in InDesign

   Telugu text rendering issues.. Rendering Sunna (O) with wrong spacing in InDesign. Same text using same font Illustrator is rendering correctly. Here are the samples.

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9. Setting key object

   If I have a graphic frame with an image and a text frame selected, I can only set the text frame as the selection key object. If I click on the graphic frame, the selectiong changes to it (de-selecting the text frame).

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10. align tool and moving groups

    Mac OS 26.5
    Indesign 21.4
    Something has gone wrong with the align to object tool. It has stopped working. If I select a group of objects, then try to select the 'align to' object, nothing happens. It's as if the feature isn't there.
    Also selecting multiple objects and dragging an image box de-selects them all. If I drag a text box, this seems to work.

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11. [ID-4281542]Unable to move multiple objects when selecting image frames

    With the latest version of Indesign (21.4) I can't move multiple image frames any more unless I group them. This also applies when selecting an image frame and graphic elements such as rectangles or text frames, everything else deselects and stays put with the image moving. Except when I click and drag on the non image frame of the selection, then everything works as it should. Can you please fix this as it is highly annoying.

    Mac OS 26.5, Indesign 21.4

    Workaround:

    • Holding the Shift key while dragging allows the entire selection to move correctly.
    • Rolling back from InDesign 21.4 to InDesign 21.3 resolves the issue.

    With the latest version of Indesign (21.4) I can't move multiple image frames any more unless I group them. This also applies when selecting an image frame and graphic elements such as rectangles or text frames, everything else deselects and stays put with the image moving. Except when I click and drag on the non image frame of the selection, then everything works as it should. Can you please fix this as it is highly annoying.

    Mac OS 26.5, Indesign 21.4

    Workaround:

    • Holding the Shift key while dragging allows the entire selection to move correctly.
    • Rolling back from InDesign 21.4… more

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    Fix in Progress  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

    The team is working on a fix. We plan to make the fix available to all users soon.

    
    

    Thank you for your patience & support.

    
    

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12. InDesign v21.4 crashing every 5 minutes

    Since my update to v21.4 today, InDesign 2026 has been crashing on me every 5 minutes - once was under a minute of opening, while I was reading about a missing font.
    I want to roll back to previous version

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    Need More Info  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit a crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

    Also, please send the following information to sharewithID@adobe.com :

    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
    • Video recording of the crash
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)

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13. Bug in paragraph style options Indesign 21.3

    The full list of options not showing in paragraph styles in version 21.3 In particular in wasn't showing Grep style options. I uninstalled 21.3 and reinstalled version 21 and it worked fine.

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14. lines in pictures

    I have a problem with the application. When I open it, all my pictures have lines. Can someone help me?

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15. export failed background task

    I've got an error message when I try to export a PDF. What can I do??

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16. Add feature: 'oepn in new window' for creating hyperlinks within InDesign Document and exporting to interactive PDF.

    Working on creative cloud Adobe InDesign 2026

    Add feature: 'open in new window' for hyperlinks within InDesign document, so that you don't navigate away from interactive PDF when you click on hyperlinks within the document.

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17. PDF export

    Error when exporting to PDF file - shadow on the bottom and right side of the image (there should be none because the shadow is outside the page).

    Adobe InDesign CC 2026 ver. 21.3 (Windows 11)

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18. Indesign: In the "Align" window, Distribute Spacing disappears

    Indesign: In the "Align" window, Distribute Spacing disappears

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19. Cursor Disappearing when placing images or resizing bounding box

    Cursor is disappearing when placing images and resizing bounding box. It's extremely annoying.

    InDesgin 21.3

    OS Tahoe 26.4.1

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20. Export to Flat psd --- not flat

    Export As..., option 'Flat image' does not result in an actual flat image. the result is a layer in Photoshop, instead of a Background / flat image.
    Why is this important? Because in InDesign, only really flat grayscales can be given a color. Unfortunately, the result of the Ai export has to be flattened in Photoshop before it can be used to color it in InDesign.

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