7436 results found

1. FlexObject Items Invisible in Preview Mode (possible culprit: IDML Roundtrip)

   Bug Report: FlexObject Items Invisible in Preview Mode (probably bugged after IDML Roundtrip)

   Product: Adobe InDesign 2025 (v20.x)
   Feature: Flex Layout / FlexObject (new in InDesign 2025)
   Severity: Major — affects preview mode of the new flex objects
   Date: February 20, 2026

   ---

   Summary

   FlexObject containers and their child items become invisible in Preview screen mode (but remain visible in Normal mode and Overprint Preview) after a document has undergone an IDML export/import roundtrip. The issue also propagates to any copies made from affected objects — even copies placed outside the FlexObject container.

   The root cause was identified as a missing registration of these page items in the internal spread-level page item collection. Items exist in page.allPageItems but are absent from spread.allPageItems, which Preview mode apparently relies on for rendering.

   ---

   Suspected Trigger

   The affected document had previously undergone an IDML roundtrip (export as .idml, then reopen). The document contains FlexObject containers (the new Flex Layout feature introduced in InDesign 2025). The hypothesis is that the IDML reconstruction does not fully re-register FlexObject items in the spread's internal page item hierarchy. Since FlexObjects are a very new feature, it is plausible that the IDML serialization/deserialization path does not yet handle them with full fidelity.

   ---

   Steps to Reproduce

   1. Create a new InDesign document.
   2. Add a Flex Layout container (FlexObject) with several child items (e.g., image frames with the object style "Album in REZI KURZ").
   3. Save and export the document as IDML (.idml).
   4. Close the document and reopen the exported .idml file.
   5. Save as .indd.
   6. Switch from Normal screen mode to Preview screen mode (View → Screen Mode → Preview, or press W).

   Expected: All items remain visible.
   Actual: The FlexObject and all its children disappear entirely.

   Additional observation: Copying an affected item out of the FlexObject and pasting it elsewhere on the page does not fix the issue — the copy inherits the "unregistered" state. Even extracting just the placed image (graphic content) from a frame and pasting it into the document independently produces a new frame that is also invisible in Preview mode.

   ---

   Systematic Exclusion of Common Causes

   The following properties were checked programmatically (via ExtendScript) on all affected objects and confirmed to be not the cause:

   | Property / Setting | Value Found | Would Cause Invisibility? |
   |---|---|---|
   | item.nonprinting | false on all items | No — correctly set |
   | item.visible | true on all items | No — correctly set |
   | item.itemLayer.visible | true | No — layer is visible |
   | item.itemLayer.printable | true | No — layer is set to print |
   | item.transparencySettings.blendingSettings.opacity | 100 on all items | No — fully opaque |
   | Object Style .nonprinting | false on all relevant styles | No — styles do not suppress printing |
   | item.fillColor | "None" (frames are graphic frames) | Not relevant |
   | Geometric bounds vs. page bounds | All items within page boundaries | No — not on pasteboard |
   | Link status of placed images | NORMAL on all images | No — links are intact |
   | Content type of frames | GRAPHIC_TYPE | Correct |

   Key distinction: Items are visible in Overprint Preview (View → Overprint Preview) but invisible in Preview screen mode (the mode that hides guides and pasteboard). This rules out any rendering/transparency issue and points to a metadata/registration problem specific to Preview mode's rendering path.

   ---

   Diagnostic Finding: Missing Spread Registration

   Using ExtendScript, the following discrepancy was discovered:

   // On an affected document:
   spread.allPageItems.length;  // → 0  (WRONG — should contain items)
   page.allPageItems.length;    // → 21 (correct — all items present)
   
   // After creating a NEW rectangle via script on the same page:
   spread.allPageItems.length;  // → 1  (new item registers correctly)
   page.allPageItems.length;    // → 22
   

   All 21 page items (1 FlexObject + 9 Rectangles inside it + 10 Images + 2 loose Rectangle copies) were found via page.allPageItems but none appeared in spread.allPageItems.

   A freshly created Rectangle (via page.rectangles.add()) registered in spread.allPageItems immediately, confirming that the spread collection mechanism itself works — it is specifically the IDML-reconstructed FlexObject items that fail to register.

   This strongly suggests that Preview mode uses the spread.allPageItems collection (or an equivalent internal list) to determine which items to render, while Normal mode and Overprint Preview use a different rendering path that includes all items regardless of spread registration.

   ---

   Workaround

   A manual workaround was discovered and automated via ExtendScript:

   1. Cut the affected top-level item.
   2. Create a temporary Rectangle on the page.
   3. Paste Into the temporary Rectangle (Edit → Paste Into).
   4. Select the pasted item inside the container and Cut it back out.
   5. Remove the temporary Rectangle.
   6. Paste the item back onto the page.
   7. Restore the original geometric bounds.

   This paste-into/cut-out cycle forces InDesign to re-register the item in the spread's internal collection. After this procedure, the item (including FlexObjects with all their children) appears correctly in Preview mode.

   An automated repair script was developed that:
   - Detects all top-level items present in page.allPageItems but absent from spread.allPageItems
   - Applies the paste-into workaround to each affected item
   - Verifies successful re-registration afterward
   - Groups the entire operation under a single Undo step

   ---

   Impact

   • Print production: Items invisible in Preview mode may also be missing from PDF export or print output (not yet verified but likely given the correlation between Preview mode and print rendering).
   • User confusion: Designers may not notice the issue until final proofing, as items appear normal in the default working view.
   • Propagation: The issue spreads to any copies made from affected objects, making it difficult to isolate without programmatic diagnosis.
   • Magazine production affected: The issue was discovered during production of a print magazine (folker magazine, issue 25-4), where FlexObject layouts are used for album review image grids.

   ---

   Requested Fix

   1. Ensure that IDML import fully registers all reconstructed page items — including FlexObject containers and their children — in the spread's internal page item collection.
   2. Consider adding a document integrity check that detects and repairs unregistered page items on document open or IDML import.
   3. Verify that other new object types introduced alongside Flex Layout are also correctly handled during IDML roundtrips.

   ---

   Environment

   • InDesign version: 2025 (v20.x, latest available as of February 2026)
   • OS: Windows
   • Flex Layout feature: Enabled, actively used
   • Document history: Created in InDesign → exported as IDML → reopened → saved as .indd
   • Diagnosis performed with: ExtendScript via JSX execution (InDesign DOM scripting)

   Bug Report: FlexObject Items Invisible in Preview Mode (probably bugged after IDML Roundtrip)

   Product: Adobe InDesign 2025 (v20.x)
   Feature: Flex Layout / FlexObject (new in InDesign 2025)
   Severity: Major — affects preview mode of the new flex objects
   Date: February 20, 2026

   ---

   Summary

   FlexObject containers and their child items become invisible in Preview screen mode (but remain visible in Normal mode and Overprint Preview) after a document has undergone an IDML export/import roundtrip. The issue also propagates to any copies made from affected objects — even copies placed outside the FlexObject container.

   The root cause was identified as a missing… more

   1 vote

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   1 comment  ·  IDML Export  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

2. InDesign 21.1 x64 on PC: panels not expanding when clicking on the icon

   Panels sometimes do not expand when clicking on an icon in the right-hand column of panels. It seems random. Sometimes the panel you choose expands when you click on the icon (as it should), but sometimes you have to click the two little chevrons pointing leftward at the top of the column of icons, which makes them all expand and it's a mess to work with. Only the one you click on should expand, but sometimes it doesn't.

   This isn't a new bug. There were previous submissions about this and the issue was supposedly resolved, but it is NOT. The comments are closed, so I couldn't comment on there that the issue is not resolved. This has been happening ever since the first upgrade at the beginning of the year. I'm on the latest update and still having this issue.

   Panels sometimes do not expand when clicking on an icon in the right-hand column of panels. It seems random. Sometimes the panel you choose expands when you click on the icon (as it should), but sometimes you have to click the two little chevrons pointing leftward at the top of the column of icons, which makes them all expand and it's a mess to work with. Only the one you click on should expand, but sometimes it doesn't.

   This isn't a new bug. There were previous submissions about this and the issue was supposedly resolved, but it is NOT. The… more

   •  

   •  

   •  

   •  

   2 votes

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   0 comments  ·  UI/UI Scaling  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

3. pdf

   Many occasions over the last couple of weeks when I try to export a PDF, it just blocks, wheel turning in the top right corner, and nothing happens until I forcibly close the program through Task Manager. On may occasions the completed PDF then appears in the folder.

   1 vote

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   0 comments  ·  Performance/Usability  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

4. Linked image within illustrator file not appearing when placed in indesign

   Using:
   InDesign 21.1
   Link created in Illustrator 30.2.1

   I have a map created in Illustrator with a background (flattened) tiff which displays fine in Illustrator. Once placed into InDD, the tiff won't appear (layer is ON and printing) and doesn't get included in exports (thus eliminating a rendering issue of any kind).
   This has happened on 2 separate files but is fine in others with the same set-up.
   On occasion the tiff will reappear...
   This is a recent 'development' in past 2 weeks.

   •  

   •  

   1 vote

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   0 comments  ·  Graphics/Images/Assets  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

5. "continue on next odd page numbering" does not work

   InDesign 2019-2026 latest version: Automatic book page numbering does not work when using "continue on next odd page numbering". It continue with even number unless a blank page inserted. It should continued with odd number without insert a blank page. PLEASE CHECK!!!

   1 vote

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   0 comments  ·  Book/TOC  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

6. Pages invisible

   Pages are not visible. This started after Mac OS upgrade to 26.3 (25D125). I have to shut down InDesign to make pages visible, then if I zoom in or oiut pages disappear.

   1 vote

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   0 comments  ·  Document/Pages  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

7. hyperlinks to internal page in a document created by an older version of InDesign will crash the current version, 21.2.

   hyperlinks to an internal page in a document created by an older version of InDesign crashes the current version, 21.2.

   1 vote

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   0 comments  ·  Crash/Freeze/Hang  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

8. Create Alternate Layout is buggy

   I wanted to create one alternative Layout so that I can export my DIN A3 file also as DIN A4 sized file.

   I created an alternate Layout as usual.
   I expected having all 12 pages twice in 2 different Sizes, (one in A3 and one in A4)
   What InDesign did was it created 4 different Alternate Layouts and distributed the 12 pages among the 4 layouts.
   Meaning I have 2 Layout I did not create and I cannot move the pages back to the original layout.
   Also it did not resize the design, styles and texts as usual, instead they are cut off.

   Since the "Undo / Redo" functionality is currently also deactivated or broken I cannot undo that step and my file is toast now.

   Indesign Version 21.2., Mac OS, English

   I wanted to create one alternative Layout so that I can export my DIN A3 file also as DIN A4 sized file.

   I created an alternate Layout as usual.
   I expected having all 12 pages twice in 2 different Sizes, (one in A3 and one in A4)
   What InDesign did was it created 4 different Alternate Layouts and distributed the 12 pages among the 4 layouts.
   Meaning I have 2 Layout I did not create and I cannot move the pages back to the original layout.
   Also it did not resize the design, styles and texts as usual, instead they… more

   •  

   1 vote

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   1 comment  ·  Adjust Layout  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

9. Bug: Object effects are rendered in wrong position in PNG output

   In the attached document, the drop shadow behind the photo is rendered in the wrong place (about 30px lower) in the PNG output (compare to the PDF which is correct).

   This also causes the gold background colour to render in the wrong place as well (also 30px lower) as it's applied as a transparency effect, so I guess the effect of the shadow is stacking with the colour and they are both being rendered lower down the image than intended.

   • 

   •  

   • 

   1 vote

   Vote Vote Vote

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Vote

   We’ll send you updates on this idea

   0 comments  ·  PNG/JPEG/EPS Export  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
   How important is this to you?

   Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

   We're glad you're here

   Please sign in to leave feedback

   Signed in as (Sign out)

   Close

   Close

   Submit Rating

10. Calibri missing font keeps InDesign from generating PDF

    1. 21.2 x 64
    2. This morning, Windows installed a major update (including firmware). My system is now running on Windows 11 Pro, Version 25H2, OS build 26200.7840 and has Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.291.0. When I tried to open InDesign, it wouldn't open. I followed the instructions from this post (https://community.adobe.com/questions-671/indesign-v21-not-starting-after-update-win-11-897997) and uninstalled all of my Microsoft Visual C Redistributable Packages and reinstalled them from the link posted by Anubhav M 3 months ago.

    That (seemingly) solved the problem, but when I opened an existing InDesign file, I got an error message telling me that all of my fonts were missing. It listed the missing font as Calibri (OTF). I updated the font to the version of Calibri that was extant on my computer, and that seemed to solve the missing fonts problem.

    However, I just tried exporting my InDesign file to a PDF, and in Background Tasks it has been stuck on Adding Font--trying to add Calibri Italic, Calibri Bold and Calibri Regular for at least 45 minutes now. The Export to PDF function is queued behind the adding font function, so essentially I am unable to export a PDF.

    1. I expected that when I opened an InDesign document that was working last Friday, I would not receive a missing font message. And once I received a missing font message and changed fonts, I expected that the program would be able to create a PDF as usual.

    2. See above

    3. I have attached a screenshot of the background tasks window. I can upload a copy of the file if you would like to troubleshoot it.

    1. 21.2 x 64
    2. This morning, Windows installed a major update (including firmware). My system is now running on Windows 11 Pro, Version 25H2, OS build 26200.7840 and has Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.291.0. When I tried to open InDesign, it wouldn't open. I followed the instructions from this post (https://community.adobe.com/questions-671/indesign-v21-not-starting-after-update-win-11-897997) and uninstalled all of my Microsoft Visual C Redistributable Packages and reinstalled them from the link posted by Anubhav M 3 months ago.

    That (seemingly) solved the problem, but when I opened an existing InDesign file, I got an error message telling me that all of my fonts… more

    •  

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  PDF Export  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

11. Deleted text reappears when another object is selected

    I copied a set of blocks and replaced the text in them. However, when I select other objects with the cursor, the deleted text reappears in the window where I replaced the text, and disappears when I release the mouse button.

    • 

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  Text/Story/Table  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

12. PDF fails, no alert in Background Tasks

    Indesign 21.2
    Exporting a 30 page complex file, the sort which occasionally give us problems. The export ends with no crash, and no alert in Background Tasks, but a zero K PDF file.
    In previous versions Indesign would crash. Which was only better in that you knew immediately there was a problem.
    The complexity in our file is that it is a summary with many other indesign files placed into it.
    Our workaround (exporting single pages then compiling) usually works if it is done in 2 or 3 chunks.

    •  

    •  

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  PDF Export  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

13. Indesign with overprint exporting as blank PDF

    I've got a bunch of InDesign files from different artists that all have overprinted objects. I then place all of these into a master InDesign file and arrange them. However when exporting the PDF is blank.

    If I place PDF's instead of InDesign files though, the final PDF will export fine. Any one know why this is?

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  PDF Export  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

14. Arabic Diacritic Stacking Broken in v21.2 – Kasra Always Attaches Under Shadda When Ligatures Enabled

    Severity: Critical
    InDesign Version: 21.2 x64
    Language: Arabic (RTL)

    Bug Summary

    Incorrect positioning of Arabic diacritics (Kasra + Shadda) when ligatures are enabled.
    Input order of combining marks is ignored, breaking previous behavior (pre-v17).

    Environment

    Text Direction: RTL

    Language: Arabic

    Font: KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh

    Composer: World-Ready Composer

    Ligatures: Enabled

    Diacritic Positioning panel tested (no effect)

    Description

    In versions up to 17, manual input order of Arabic diacritics controlled stacking:

    Kasra (U+0650) then Shadda (U+0651) → Kasra under base letter

    Shadda then Kasra → Kasra under Shadda

    In version 21.2 x64, InDesign enforces mark-to-mark positioning strictly.
    Kasra always attaches under Shadda, regardless of input order.

    This removes manual typographic control required in professional Arabic publishing.

    Not a Font Issue

    Font tested: KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh

    Works correctly in Microsoft Word

    Word respects input order

    Therefore issue originates from InDesign shaping engine, not the font

    Workarounds Tested
    1. Disable Ligatures

    Result: Kasra appears under base letter (correct)
    Problem: Not viable for production — breaks Arabic typography and workflow in large documents (800+ pages)

    1. Diacritic Positioning Panel

    No effect on stacking behavior

    1. GREP + Baseline Shift

    Only visual workaround — not a shaping fix

    Additional Observation

    If entering:
    Kasra + Shadda + Kasra

    The Kasra appears under the base letter (duplicated), indicating partial internal support for alternate stacking.

    Steps to Reproduce

    Set paragraph direction to RTL

    Use font: KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh

    Enable Ligatures

    Type a letter + Kasra + Shadda

    Observe: Kasra appears under Shadda

    Disable Ligatures

    Observe: Kasra appears under base letter

    Impact

    Breaks classical Arabic typography control

    Affects religious and academic publishing

    Removes backward compatibility with previous versions

    Forces manual verification in large documents

    Request

    Please investigate:

    Interaction between ligatures and mark-to-mark positioning

    Changes introduced after v17

    Possibility of restoring manual diacritic stacking behavior

    Or adding an option such as:
    “Respect input order for Arabic diacritics”

    Immediate attention requested due to impact on professional Arabic publishing workflows

    Severity: Critical
    InDesign Version: 21.2 x64
    Language: Arabic (RTL)

    Bug Summary

    Incorrect positioning of Arabic diacritics (Kasra + Shadda) when ligatures are enabled.
    Input order of combining marks is ignored, breaking previous behavior (pre-v17).

    Environment

    Text Direction: RTL

    Language: Arabic

    Font: KFGQPC Uthman Taha Naskh

    Composer: World-Ready Composer

    Ligatures: Enabled

    Diacritic Positioning panel tested (no effect)

    Description

    In versions up to 17, manual input order of Arabic diacritics controlled stacking:

    Kasra (U+0650) then Shadda (U+0651) → Kasra under base letter

    Shadda then Kasra → Kasra under Shadda

    In version 21.2 x64, InDesign enforces mark-to-mark positioning strictly.
    Kasra always attaches under… more

    •  

    •  

    •  

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  Text/Story/Table  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

15. won't place images mac os tahoe

    Mac OS Tahoe, INDD version 21.2 and can't place a jpg. That simple. Seems silly report. Files open, anc can't be modified, error here, error trying to close. But main problem, can't place a jpg.

    •  

    •  

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  PNG/JPEG/EPS Export  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

16. Sharing for review results in an error. InDesign 21.2

    When sharing for review, when I modify content and it updates, it takes longer than usual and eventually throws an error. This has happened three times already. Then I have to create a new review link. The downside is that if the document already has comments or corrections marked, I have to open the previous link.

    •  

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  Share for Review  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

17. 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 driver

    Reproducing:
    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 actual.png)

    Root cause:
    This happens because the instanced fonts contained in the PDF do not have updated bounds in their glyf table glyph headers (bounds.png). To be OpenType specification compliant, these must instead cover the new outlines with variations applied in full. Without this, some rasterizers will clip to the prior bounds, making text illegible.
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/glyf#glyph-headers

    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 driver

    Reproducing:
    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… more

    • 

    • 

    •  

    •  

    •  

    6 votes

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  PDF Export  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

18. Opens in old version after the latest automatic upgrade

    When I double click on an InDesign file in a folder, why are my files trying to open in an older version of InDesign (2025), when I have the latest version installed? It wasn't happening before the latest version of InDesign 2026 was updated today, and I can't work out how to stop it happening in future, so that any file I click on opens in the latest version of InDesign, not an old one. I have specified that any *.indd file should open in the latest version, but that doesn't resolve the problem.

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    1 comment  ·  Document/Pages  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

19. colour rendition

    The colors in the pages tab reflect those in the jpgs imported into indesign. But these colours are not shown in the main part of the main part of the screen. These latter colours are less saturated and the white balance seems to be off, as if pushed to a cooler palette. The screen shots included below show this effect. When the application is first opened, the colours are OK for about a minute or so, and then they are altered as described.

    This happens with both 2025 & 20236 versions, ie 20.5.2x64 & 21.2x64

    •  

    •  

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  Colors/Swatches  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating

20. Text outside of text frame (top of frame)

    Version 21.2

    I saw this error in earlier versions of InDesign, but it was later fixed. Now it appears to have returned. I copied text into a text frame and the intelligent text flow created additional pages and frames to fit the text. While scrolling through the document, I noticed that the text in some frames (fewer than 5%) is partially positioned above the top of the frame (see image). To fix this, I open the Text Frame Options, change the vertical justification, and then change it back to the original setting (Top). The frame then fits the text correctly.

    •  

    1 vote

    Vote Vote Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Vote

    We’ll send you updates on this idea

    0 comments  ·  Text/Story/Table  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
    How important is this to you?

    Not at all You must login first! Important You must login first! Critical You must login first!

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback

    Signed in as (Sign out)

    Close

    Close

    Submit Rating