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1. exporting to JPG

   Since the latest InDesign update, there is a critical bug when exporting to JPG. Regardless of whether I select "All Pages" or specify a page range, the software only exports the first two pages. In a production environment, this is completely unacceptable.

   It is outrageous that such an untested, broken release was pushed out to paying users. This is a paid professional tool that currently fails to deliver its core functionality and disrupts my workflow.

   I expect an urgent fix for this issue, as well as a partial refund on my subscription to compensate for the period during which the software has been unusable.

   Since the latest InDesign update, there is a critical bug when exporting to JPG. Regardless of whether I select "All Pages" or specify a page range, the software only exports the first two pages. In a production environment, this is completely unacceptable.

   It is outrageous that such an untested, broken release was pushed out to paying users. This is a paid professional tool that currently fails to deliver its core functionality and disrupts my workflow.

   I expect an urgent fix for this issue, as well as a partial refund on my subscription to compensate for the period during which the… more

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2. indesign Undo action hangs / freezes when I've dropped an image onto a page and then tried to Uundo it

   This issue has not been fixed with the latest update... I am running 22.0 and every time I Undo an image placement I get the blue circle of death and the software won't let me access any other image frames or drop any more images onto the page. An annoying side-effect is that if I drop an image anywhere near a frame (even a text frame), it wants to put the image inside the frame, how do I stop this happening?

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3. Paste in the same place shortcut broken

   Adobe InDesign 22.0
   When I copy a text box/object and use the keyboard shortcut Cmd+Option+Shift+V, it pastes it in the center of the document. However, the option works correctly when accessed via the menu. Only the keyboard shortcut—which we use to speed up our workflow—is broken.

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4. [Regression] Japanese Vertical Text (Tategumi) completely breaks upon HTML Export in InDesign 2026 & 2027 (Worked fine in 2025)

   ■ Summary
   In InDesign 2026 (v21.x) and InDesign 2027 (v22.x), exporting a document containing Japanese vertical text (Tategumi) to HTML completely breaks the text layout. This is a critical regression bug, as the exact same document exported cleanly in InDesign 2025 (v20.x).

   ■ Environment
   - App Versions affected: Adobe InDesign 2026 (21.0+) and InDesign 2027 (22.x)
   - Last working version: Adobe InDesign 2025 (20.x)
   - OS: macOS

   ■ Steps to Reproduce
   1. Create a new document in InDesign 2026 or 2027.
   2. Place both Horizontal text frames (Yokogumi) and Vertical text frames (Tategumi) with Japanese text (including Tate-chu-yoko numbers).
   3. Go to File > Export > select "HTML" and export the document.
   4. Open the exported "index.html" in a web browser.

   ■ Actual Result (See attached Image 2)
   - Horizontal text (top half) exports and renders properly.
   - Vertical text (bottom half) is completely broken: all characters collapse and overlap into a single line/spot at the top edge, and Tate-chu-yoko numbers / trailing characters detach, rotate, and scatter toward the bottom of the page.
   - This occurs regardless of frame type (both standard Text Frames and Frame Grids are affected) or Mojikumi settings (both "No Mojikumi" and "Punctuation width half / 1-em indent" are affected).
   (Note: The vertical labels next to the broken text in the screenshot were converted to outlines for reference, which is why they display normally.)

   ■ Expected Result (See attached Image 1)
   Japanese vertical text frames and frame grids should maintain their proper vertical layout, character spacing, and Tate-chu-yoko formatting when exported to HTML, just as they did in InDesign 2025.

   ■ Business Impact
   HTML export of vertical Japanese text is essential for Japanese publishing, e-book, and web workflows. Because this bug remains unfixed in InDesign 2027, we are forced to stay on InDesign 2025. Please prioritize fixing this regression.

   ■ Summary
   In InDesign 2026 (v21.x) and InDesign 2027 (v22.x), exporting a document containing Japanese vertical text (Tategumi) to HTML completely breaks the text layout. This is a critical regression bug, as the exact same document exported cleanly in InDesign 2025 (v20.x).

   ■ Environment
   - App Versions affected: Adobe InDesign 2026 (21.0+) and InDesign 2027 (22.x)
   - Last working version: Adobe InDesign 2025 (20.x)
   - OS: macOS

   ■ Steps to Reproduce
   1. Create a new document in InDesign 2026 or 2027.
   2. Place both Horizontal text frames (Yokogumi) and Vertical text frames (Tategumi) with Japanese text (including Tate-chu-yoko numbers).
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5. Extra hard return added

   When I copy text-only text and past it into a new text box in InDesign, it is adding an extra hard return after every correct one. I have double-checked and there are no double returns in the original.

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6. InDesign 22.0: WinSoft Hungarian hyphenation and spelling provider missing after upgrade from 21.6

   After upgrading Adobe InDesign from version 21.6 (2026) to 22.0 (2027) on Windows 11, the WinSoft Hungarian hyphenation and spelling provider is no longer available.

   Documents created in InDesign 21.6 using WinSoft (Hungarian) display the following warning when opened in InDesign 22.0:

   "Hyphenation and spelling changes may affect line breaks when editing the document. The following hyphenation services are not installed on this system: WinSoft (Hungarian)."

   Steps to reproduce:

   1. Open InDesign 21.6 and select Hungarian under Preferences > Dictionary.
   2. Confirm that WinSoft is available as a hyphenation and spelling provider.
   3. Open a document using WinSoft (Hungarian) in InDesign 22.0.
   4. Observe the warning about the missing WinSoft hyphenation service.
   5. Navigate to Preferences > Dictionary and select Hungarian.
   6. WinSoft appears as "(WinSoft)" in the existing document, indicating that the provider is unavailable.
   7. Create a new document in InDesign 22.0 and check the dictionary settings. WinSoft is no longer listed as an available provider.

   Additional findings:

   Both InDesign versions are installed side by side on the same Windows 11 computer.

   The Hungarian dictionary files are still present in both installations, under:

   Resources\Dictionaries\LILO\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\WRLiloPlugin1.3

   Specifically:

   • HUNGARIAN.HYP – 34 KB in both versions
   • HUNGARIAN.SPL – 875 KB in both versions

   However, several DLL files in this directory differ between the two versions.

   Additionally, two manifest files present in the 21.6 installation (plugin.X.manifest and comdll.X.manifest) are absent from the 22.0 installation.

   This suggests a possible plugin loading, registration, or compatibility issue rather than missing Hungarian dictionary data.

   Expected result:

   InDesign 22.0 should continue to support the WinSoft Hungarian hyphenation and spelling provider, or provide a compatibility mechanism that preserves the existing hyphenation and text composition of documents created in previous versions.

   Actual result:

   The WinSoft provider is unavailable in InDesign 22.0, even though the Hungarian dictionary files are present.

   Hunspell is available as an alternative, but changing hyphenation providers may alter line breaks, paragraph composition, text flow, and pagination in existing publications.

   Impact:

   This is a potentially serious backward-compatibility issue for professional publishing workflows involving long, carefully typeset Hungarian-language books and other publications.

   Switching to Hunspell may require extensive manual verification and correction of previously finalized layouts.

   Environment:

   • Operating system: Windows 11 Pro
   • Previous version: Adobe InDesign 21.6 (2026)
   • Current version: Adobe InDesign 22.0 (2027)
   • Language affected: Hungarian
   • Hyphenation/spelling provider: WinSoft

   Questions for Adobe:

   1. Was WinSoft support intentionally removed from InDesign 22.0?
   2. If not, is this a known regression or plugin compatibility issue?
   3. Will WinSoft support be restored in an upcoming update?
   4. Is there an officially supported workaround to preserve existing Hungarian hyphenation and text composition without switching to Hunspell?

   After upgrading Adobe InDesign from version 21.6 (2026) to 22.0 (2027) on Windows 11, the WinSoft Hungarian hyphenation and spelling provider is no longer available.

   Documents created in InDesign 21.6 using WinSoft (Hungarian) display the following warning when opened in InDesign 22.0:

   "Hyphenation and spelling changes may affect line breaks when editing the document. The following hyphenation services are not installed on this system: WinSoft (Hungarian)."

   Steps to reproduce:

   1. Open InDesign 21.6 and select Hungarian under Preferences > Dictionary.
   2. Confirm that WinSoft is available as a hyphenation and spelling provider.
   3. Open a document using WinSoft (Hungarian) in InDesign 22.0.
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7. PDF/X-3 sind nicht X-3-konform

   Mit manchen Pixelformaten wird beim PDF-Export ein fehlerhaftes PDF/X-3 erzeugt. Acrobat Preflight zeigt Fehler an: Triggerwerte, Enthält eine Dateispezifikation: trifft zu.
   Ein platziertes JPG erzeugt den Fehler, auch mit anderem Kompressionsalgorithmus oder als PNG gespeichert, als PSD gespeichert entsteht kein Fehler. Dieser Fehler tritt erst auf ab InDesign 2026 v21.5 und auch mit der neuesten Version 2027 v22.0. Mit der Version 2026 v21.4.1 entsteht der Fehler nicht.

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8. InDesign hangs in Fill with Placeholder Text when baseline-aligned text uses leading equal to the baseline-grid increment in a column-span

   The attached IDML is a standalone, two-page reproduction made from scratch. In desktop InDesign, selecting the test text frame on page 1 and choosing Type > Fill with Placeholder Text hangs the application. Page 2 completes the same operation after reducing only the body paragraph leading by 0.01 pt.

   The document uses only Arial Regular/Bold and Times New Roman Regular. It contains no customer content, linked assets, embedded scripts, REP markup, or third-party document features. No REP server or scripting setup is needed to follow the manual steps below.

   TESTED ENVIRONMENT

   • Windows 11.
   • Adobe InDesign 2026, application version 21.5.1.73

   ATTACHMENTS

   • Baseline-grid-placeholder-hang.idml: editable reproduction, two pages.

   MANUAL STEPS TO REPRODUCE

   Save other work before running the failing case: it can require force-quitting InDesign. Run the control first.

   Control – page 2

   1. Open Baseline-grid-placeholder-hang.idml in desktop InDesign.
   2. Navigate to page 2, labelled “B - Leading 0.01 pt below baseline grid”.
   3. Press Esc if necessary, then V to activate the Selection tool.
   4. Click the border of the two-column text frame containing paragraphs A, B, C, and D. Do not select either instructions frame.
   5. Choose Type > Fill with Placeholder Text.
   6. Observe that the operation returns promptly and adds placeholder text.
   7. Close the document without saving, then reopen the original IDML to run the failing case from its initial state.

   Failing case – page 1 8. Navigate to page 1, labelled “A - Leading equals baseline grid”. 9. With the Selection tool, select the border of its A/B/C/D text frame. 10. Choose Type > Fill with Placeholder Text. 11. Observe that InDesign stops responding. In the verified desktop test, the command did not return and the process remained busy/unresponsive for over 30 seconds; the disposable test process was then force-closed.

   EXPECTED RESULT

   Placeholder text should be generated and the command should return promptly on both pages. Baseline alignment, column spanning, or equal numeric values for leading and grid spacing should not cause the application to hang.

   ACTUAL RESULT

   Page 1 hangs in the native Fill with Placeholder Text operation. Page 2 completes the same menu command. Both pages open, compose, and export normally before running the command; opening the IDML alone does not reproduce the hang.

   WORKAROUND

   In this document, reduce the body paragraph style’s leading from 10 pt to 9.99 pt. Keep the baseline grid at 10 pt and leave baseline alignment and column spanning enabled. Page 2 demonstrates that workaround.

   The attached IDML is a standalone, two-page reproduction made from scratch. In desktop InDesign, selecting the test text frame on page 1 and choosing Type > Fill with Placeholder Text hangs the application. Page 2 completes the same operation after reducing only the body paragraph leading by 0.01 pt.

   The document uses only Arial Regular/Bold and Times New Roman Regular. It contains no customer content, linked assets, embedded scripts, REP markup, or third-party document features. No REP server or scripting setup is needed to follow the manual steps below.

   TESTED ENVIRONMENT

   • Windows 11.
   • Adobe InDesign 2026, application version 21.5.1.73

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9. crash when convert text to table

   Indesign 27 v22.0, Mac OS 27.0.1

   When I paste text into a text box then select "convert text to table" will cause Indesign to crash

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10. when typing a tint percentage number in the swatches panel it doesn't register the first number sometimes

    Indesign 2027, v22.0. Mac OS 27.0.1
    When adjusting the tint of a swatch in the tints panel the first number is not registered, for example you want to type 24% and it only registers the 4 so it makes the tint 4%. the only way around it is to notice it is doing it and type the first number twice so it registers then you can type the second number. So to make the tint 24% you would type 224

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11. pdf converting in middle east version

    I’d like to submit a feature request to make “Open PDF” available in the Middle Eastern version of InDesign that supports Arabic.

    As a graphic designer working with both Arabic and English, I need this feature while retaining full Arabic and right-to-left support.

    Could you please forward this request to the InDesign product team and let me know if there is a request number or a page where I can track its status?

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12. InDesign 2027: Symbol indicating the presence of alternative text is missing

    In InDesign 2027, 22.0, the symbol indicating the presence of alternative text is missing for some files.
    It does not depend on the picture – the same picture got in some files the icon, in some not.

    macOS 15.8.2

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13. wrong working cmyk

    InDesign 22.0 on Windows 11 showing wrong Working CMYK.

    My CMS is globally set up to PSO Coated v3, but InDesign showing US Web Coated as working CMYK.

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14. Stop resetting settings with each update

    Every single time there is an update I have to redo keyboard shortcuts, workspace, save settings etc. Same if I need to install it on a new computer. Why is it 2027 and we don't have those settings carry over? It is so frustrating to start your work day and have to start over setting up each program as well as being bombarded with all the new features. Do you really think people have time for that?

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15. search results not highlighted in locked objects

    Find/Change locates text in locked objects when "Include Locked" is enabled, but fails to render the text selection highlight. I keep most objects locked because I have a tremor that tends to move things when i select them. Text is editable, but apparently cannot be highlighted when a search succeeds within text in a locked object. I believe this to be lunacy. I seldom succeed in using your search tool. This is a major issue for me.

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16. Qual é a maneira mais fácil de converter arquivos Pages para PDF?

    Costumo criar documentos no Apple Pages, mas às vezes tenho dificuldade para compartilhá-los com pessoas que utilizam Windows ou outros sistemas operacionais. Por isso, considero o PDF uma opção muito mais prática para enviar arquivos e garantir que todos consigam abri-los. Recentemente, procurando uma solução simples, encontrei [url=https://pdfhouse.com/pt-BR/pages-to-pdf]pdfhouse.com/pt-BR/pages-to-pdf[/url] . Parece uma alternativa interessante para converter documentos sem precisar instalar programas adicionais. Alguém aqui já utilizou esse tipo de ferramenta? Gostaria de saber se a formatação original, as imagens e as fontes são preservadas corretamente.

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17. テキスト変数のターゲット文字が和欧混在している場合、縦組み時に欧文が左にずれる

    確認バージョン：
    version 2023(18.3), 2026(21.6) で確認しました。

    発端となるフォーラムの投稿：
    https://community.adobe.com/%E8%B3%AA%E5%95%8F-243/%E3%83%86%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-1653964

    同様の検証を行った有志のBlog：
    https://bliblibli-fu.hatenablog.com/entry/2015/02/12/222903

    再現手順：
    1 テキスト変数を用意。
    2 テキスト変数の内容となる文字・段落に、和文と欧文を混在させる（“あいうABC” など）。
    3 縦組みのストーリー内にテキスト変数を挿入。文字の塗りカラーをM100に。
    4 次の段落に、同一の文言のテキストを実際に入力。文字の塗りカラーをK100に。
    5 ストーリーの行送り値を0にして、両者の段落を重ねてみる。

    理想の結果：
    M100のテキスト変数はK100のテキストの背面に隠れて見えなくなる。

    実際の結果：
    テキスト変数のうち半角欧文の文字だけ、ベースラインが約14.75%下がる

    400Qの文字サイズで確認したスクリーンショットを添付します。

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18. InDesign Server 2026 crashes merging table cells with the World-Ready Composer

    InDesign Server 2026 crashes merging table cells with the World-Ready Composer

    Versions tested: InDesign Server 2026 21.3.0, 21.5.1 and 21.6.0 on Windows Server 2022.

    To reproduce, run crash_demo.jsx on a freshly started server.

    The script creates a new document with a 2x2 table, puts some text in a cell and sets that text
    to the Adobe World-Ready Paragraph Composer. It then reads story.overflows and merges the two
    cells in the second row.

    Expected: the script finishes.
    Actual: the server process crashes (0xC0000005 in Public.dll).

    The script finishes normally if:
    - worldReady is set to false at the top of the script
    - the story.overflows line is removed
    - it is run in InDesign 2026 desktop (21.6)

    Assigning destinationText on a hyperlink text destination in the same cell crashes the same way.

    This stops us rendering documents in languages that need the World-Ready Composer.

    -- crash_demo.jsx:

    // Crashes InDesign Server 2026 (21.3). Set worldReady to false and it runs fine.
    var worldReady = true;

    var doc = app.documents.add();
    var page = doc.pages[0];
    var frame = page.textFrames.add();
    frame.geometricBounds = page.bounds;
    var story = frame.parentStory;

    var table = story.insertionPoints[-1].tables.add({ bodyRowCount: 2, columnCount: 2 });
    var cell = table.rows[0].cells[0];
    cell.contents = "Some text";
    if (worldReady) {
    cell.texts[0].composer = "$ID/HL Composer Optyca";
    }

    // Reading this composes the story
    var overflows = story.overflows;

    // The server crashes here
    table.rows[1].cells[0].merge(table.rows[1].cells[1]);

    doc.close(SaveOptions.NO);
    "No crash";

    --crashdemodestination.jsx:

    // Crashes InDesign Server 2026 (21.3). Set worldReady to false and it runs fine.
    var worldReady = true;

    var doc = app.documents.add();
    var page = doc.pages[0];
    var frame = page.textFrames.add();
    frame.geometricBounds = page.bounds;
    var story = frame.parentStory;

    var table = story.insertionPoints[-1].tables.add({ bodyRowCount: 2, columnCount: 2 });
    var cell = table.rows[0].cells[0];
    cell.contents = "Some text";
    if (worldReady) {
    cell.texts[0].composer = "$ID/HL Composer Optyca";
    }

    var destination = doc.hyperlinkTextDestinations.add(cell.insertionPoints[-1]);

    // Reading this composes the story
    var overflows = story.overflows;

    // The server crashes here, even though this assigns the value it already has
    destination.destinationText = destination.destinationText;

    doc.close(SaveOptions.NO);
    "No crash";

    InDesign Server 2026 crashes merging table cells with the World-Ready Composer

    Versions tested: InDesign Server 2026 21.3.0, 21.5.1 and 21.6.0 on Windows Server 2022.

    To reproduce, run crash_demo.jsx on a freshly started server.

    The script creates a new document with a 2x2 table, puts some text in a cell and sets that text
    to the Adobe World-Ready Paragraph Composer. It then reads story.overflows and merges the two
    cells in the second row.

    Expected: the script finishes.
    Actual: the server process crashes (0xC0000005 in Public.dll).

    The script finishes normally if:
    - worldReady is set to false at the top of the… more

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19. PDF Export

    Adobe InDesign - Enough Is Enough! Fix Your Software Before Adding More Features!

    I am so incredibly frustrated and angry with Adobe right now that I simply have to speak up!

    I have been working with Adobe InDesign professionally for many years. But what has been happening with this software over the past two years is becoming absolutely unacceptable.

    With every new version, things seem to get worse, especially when it comes to PDF export.

    InDesign keeps crashing, and the worst part is that there is not even an error message! The program simply closes. No warning, no explanation, no indication of what went wrong.

    And this does not happen just once. It happens over and over and over again!

    I have a newspaper printing deadline tomorrow morning!

    I am under enormous pressure to finish the pages and deliver the print-ready PDF files on time. Instead, I am sitting here fighting with software that I can no longer rely on.

    To be perfectly honest, I am absolutely sick and tired of this!

    Adobe, before you keep introducing new AI features, effects, and whatever else you are working on, perhaps you should first make sure that your existing software actually works properly!

    What is the point of adding new features when I cannot even export a PDF file without the program crashing?

    I do not need more AI effects. I do not need more unnecessary features.

    I NEED STABLE, RELIABLE, PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE THAT ACTUALLY WORKS!

    I pay for professional software, and I expect professional quality in return.

    I have been an Adobe customer for many years. InDesign used to be software I could depend on. But over the past two years, I have increasingly felt that something is going seriously wrong.

    The problems started gradually, but today has been an absolute nightmare.

    Constant crashes. No error messages. No explanation. The application simply disappears!

    Do you have any idea what this means for professionals who work under strict deadlines every single day?

    Do you understand how much time, energy, productivity, and peace of mind these problems cost us?

    I am not a casual user. I work professionally with InDesign, and my job depends on having reliable software.

    In newspaper production, printing deadlines are not optional. They are absolute deadlines that must be met!

    And when your software repeatedly crashes during something as fundamental as exporting a PDF, it puts our entire production process at risk.

    MY MESSAGE TO ADOBE IS SIMPLE:

    Stop focusing so much on constantly adding new features and start taking care of the basics!

    STABILITY, RELIABILITY, AND A FUNCTIONING PDF EXPORT MUST BE YOUR TOP PRIORITIES!

    I am not asking for miracles. I am simply asking for professional software that can reliably perform its most basic functions.

    After all these years as a loyal Adobe customer, I am now deeply disappointed, extremely frustrated, and genuinely angry.

    ADOBE, PLEASE GET YOUR SOFTWARE UNDER CONTROL!

    ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THIS CANNOT CONTINUE!

    Adobe InDesign - Enough Is Enough! Fix Your Software Before Adding More Features!

    I am so incredibly frustrated and angry with Adobe right now that I simply have to speak up!

    I have been working with Adobe InDesign professionally for many years. But what has been happening with this software over the past two years is becoming absolutely unacceptable.

    With every new version, things seem to get worse, especially when it comes to PDF export.

    InDesign keeps crashing, and the worst part is that there is not even an error message! The program simply closes. No warning, no explanation, no… more

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20. InDesign Crash/Loading issues

    I've used InDesign for 13 years, and this has to be the worst version! The program will randomly crash. It doesn't load correctly at least 80% of the time. When the program is first launched, it loads the first screen, then it moves to a small box in the top-left corner. I try to maximize the program, and it minimizes to the taskbar. I have to open it again and manually resize it just to open the program. Then, if I don't wait long enough, the cursor gets stuck in the load cycle, and I can't use the program! It also does this in the middle of working! It's so frustrating that the program used to be better and now, thanks to DEI, we have ****! I've used this program for so many years for work, very successfully, but now, now it doesn't work at least 40% of the time, the program will freeze almost every time I use it. I've done everything on my end to ensure that it isn't my PC that is affecting the program. I've had computer techs look at things on my PC and have had no luck. It's the InDesign program that is causing all kinds of problems. The AI that is integrated now is also an issue. It's slowing everything down. There should be an option to deactivate the AI function! Just make a program that works, as it used to!

    I've used InDesign for 13 years, and this has to be the worst version! The program will randomly crash. It doesn't load correctly at least 80% of the time. When the program is first launched, it loads the first screen, then it moves to a small box in the top-left corner. I try to maximize the program, and it minimizes to the taskbar. I have to open it again and manually resize it just to open the program. Then, if I don't wait long enough, the cursor gets stuck in the load cycle, and I can't use the program! It… more

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