Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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7622 results found
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Save As not working again
InDesign Classic 2026 21.4.1 x64 / Win11 Home 24 H2. Good grief. It's happening again!!! ---> To successsfully use "Save As" I must save with slight file name change to get it to save with correct date/time stamp. And yes -- we just had an MS OS update. Why is this still occasionally happening!? When does this problem finally get corrected so that saving a file --- a most critical thing to do --- works properly?
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ID (& DW & AI) do not resize window when dragging top edge
CS4 thru CS6 allowed you to resize the window dragging the top edge.
Win 11 pro (but also earlier versions of Windows)
ID 21.2
When hovering over the window's top edge, the cursor does not change to a double arrow.1 vote -
Display glitch when multiple files open
This has been most noticeable when we have multiple files open simultaneously. We work in a two-screen setup, so each of my team members will have the main INDD window on one screen and a reference INDD file on the second screen. As you're working in the main file, it will glitch at a diagonal to where most of your document is not visible. (see screenshot). This has been happening constantly for at least a month, if not longer. Version 21.4.1
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2 votes
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Alt-Text: incorrect German text
Within the preferences, Adobe tells German users that the text "KI-generierte Inhalte" will be added to the alt-text, if this feature is activated.
But instead "Beschreibung von KI generiert" is added in reality (second screenshot). This is the correct meaning, so please change this in the preferences to "Beschreibung von KI generiert" as well.
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There's no way to save or load custom workspaces from a file.
I have three computers (two Windows and one Mac) that I work on. I've created a custom workspace and saved it, but there's no apparent way to save it to or load it from a drive. So copying the workspace to the other computers is a PITA that involves doing a Web search to find where InDesign squirrels the relevant file(s) away on each platform, finding it on one computer and copying it to a drive, and then dragging & dropping the file into the proper places on the other computers.
How is this considered a production-ready feature? What is…
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Bug Report: High Quality Display shows no improvement over Typical for large images (~45MP+)
Placed raster images above roughly 45-48 megapixels show zero visible difference between Typical and High Quality Display Performance; both render a blocky, low-resolution proxy instead of the full-resolution source. The same content under ~38MP renders correctly with the expected difference.
Steps to reproduce: place an RGB 8-bit image with total pixel count at or above ~45MP (e.g. 6000x8000px) at a large placed size (Effective PPI 700+). Switch between Typical and High Quality Display: no visible change. Reduce the same source to ~36-38MP (e.g. 6000px long side): renders correctly.
Size pattern observed on the same source content: 8000px long side (~48MP),…
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オブジェクト拡大・縮小に応じない いくつかのテキスト属性がある
テキスト属性のいくつかは拡大・縮小に応じません。
すべて日本語版だけの要素なので、日本語で失礼します。発生バージョン:これまでの全てのバージョン
検証手順:
1 さまざまな属性を与えたテキストフレームを用意
2 1をコピー
3 1のテキストフレームをアウトライン作成
4 塗りカラーを変更
5 元の位置にペースト
6 すべてを選択
7 拡大・縮小添付画像A は 5あるいは6の状態、添付画像Bが7の結果です。
これにより、以下の属性が拡大・縮小に応じないことがわかります。
・ルビ文字のオフセット
・圏点のオフセット
・縦中横のオフセット
・割注の行間通常の業務ではこのような作業を行うことはほとんどありませんが、
決して看過してよい仕様ではありません。改善を希望します。2 votes -
Issues with Indesign
I have experienced multiple stability issues with Adobe InDesign 2026.
The most serious issue has happened twice. While working normally on a document, multiple pages suddenly appear completely blank, as though all of their contents have disappeared. The pages become entirely white inside InDesign.
I first noticed the issue while exporting the document to PDF because the exported PDF also contained these blank pages.
I was not performing any unusual operations beforehand. I was simply editing the document, saving frequently, and exporting to PDF.
The linked images and assets were stored locally on my computer and were never moved, renamed,…
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Ctrl+D (replace photo) causes InDesign to get hung every time
Using the simple Ctrl+D shortcut to replace a template photo causes my InDesign to get hung every single time. I have to use Task Manager to exit the program, losing all my previous work on the file. This is only ONE of MANY bugs that currently make InDesign unusable for me. Stop using AI code and fix this software!
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variable devanagari fonts characters not composing correctly
Variable fonts in Devanagari & Gurmukhi no longer compose characters correctly. InDesign 21.3. Mac Sequoia 15.7.1.
They did work previously, and if I open an old file the fonts still appear correctly until I change something.
Font is Anek Devanagari/Gurmukhi, or Noto Sans. Static versions work file.I don't see this bug in the list of things fixed in the latest update, has it been corrected?
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grab transparent frames
Product: Adobe InDesign 21.4.1
Platform: macOSSince updating to InDesign 21.4.1, transparent text frames are no longer draggable from their empty interior.
Steps to reproduce:
Create a new document.
Draw a text frame.
Set the stroke to any visible color and weight.
Set the fill to None.
Try to drag the text frame by clicking anywhere inside the empty area.
Expected result:
The text frame should be selectable and draggable from anywhere inside the frame, as in previous versions of InDesign.
Actual result:
Only the frame border is clickable/draggable. Clicking or dragging inside the transparent area does nothing.
Additional observation:…1 vote -
21.xで縦組みストーリーをHTML5書き出しすると盛大に崩れる
発生バージョン:21.0以降
問題:InDesign 21.0以降で、縦組みのストーリーをHTML5で書き出すと大幅に崩れる。20.x以前は正常に完了する。Occurrence version: 21.0 or later
Issue: In Design 21.0 or later, the results of exporting vertical stories in HTML5 will be significantly disturbed. Completed normally before 20.x.Reference article
https://community.adobe.com/%E8%B3%AA%E5%95%8F-243/indesign%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89html5%E6%9B%B8%E5%87%BA%E3%81%97-1631791?tid=16317915 votes -
PDF export bug – Unicode character "ł" (U+0142) corrupts text encoding of the entire PDF
I have found a reproducible issue in Adobe InDesign affecting PDF export.
Environment
Adobe InDesign 2026
Mac OS Tahoe 26.1
Font: Univers Next Pro Condensed (locally installed, licensed version)Description
When exporting a PDF from InDesign, the presence of a single Polish lowercase letter ł (Unicode U+0142) causes the text encoding of the entire PDF to become corrupted.The document displays and prints correctly, but copying text from the exported PDF no longer works correctly:
accented characters such as é, è, à, ê, ç, etc. are copied as periods (".") or incorrect characters;
the problem affects the entire PDF, not…1 vote -
Microsoft Surface Laptop vergrößert alle Bedienelemente von InDesign weil InDesign denkt, es wäre ein Tablet (wegen dem Touch Panel)
Ich benutze ein Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 mit Qualcomm Plus ARM-Prozessor und die BETA-Version von InDesign. Beim Starten geht InDesign sofort in eine Touch-Oberfläche, weil es das Surface Laptop, das auch ein Touch-Display hat, fälschlicherweise als Tablet interpretiert. Dadurch sind alle Elemente um den Faktor ca. 500 vergrößert, so dass man keine Bedienelemente mehr erreichen kann und das lässt sich auch nicht abschalten. Ich habe eine KI gefragt, wie man das lösen könnte, aber alle Versuche scheiterten leider. Aus diesem Grund kann ich InDesign auf meinem neuen Surface Laptop nicht nutzen, obwohl ich es mir genau dafür für unterwegs gekauft…
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Problème d'assemblage de polices : police National 2 + Monotype Connect
Problème d'assemblage sous Windows 11 : police National 2 + Monotype Connect
Configuration informatique (système et logiciels) :- InDesign 2026 v21.4.1
- Windows 11 24h2 Entreprise
- Monotype Connect 28.1.4
Reproduction du problème :
1 fichier InDesign utilisant des polices de la collection National 2 activées avec Monotype Connect, sous Windows.
Pas de problème sous macOS.Description du problème :
Quand on lance un assemblage en demandant la copie des polices, InDesign signale que les polices National 2 sont "incomplètes" et ne les regroupe pas dans l'assemblage final.
Le problème ne se produit que dans ces conditions :
- Pour l'assemblage InDesign uniquement.…
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Export to interactive pdf option to view pdf greyed out in mac
I noticed yesterday 7/8/26 that the menu for export to interactive pdf has "view pdf after export" greyed out. It does work when I switch to the print pdf menu, so it's not a problem with acrobat or my Finder trying to use preview instead of acrobat.
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InDesign 21.4.1 buffering indefinitely after a few edits and won't save (Windows 11)
I can make a few changes in non-corrupted files which are fine, but then I get the spinning wheel forever. My cursor still moves and can click things, but I can't undo (ctrl+z) or save. Then the app won't close, it has to be force closed through Task Manager. I have closed and reopened the app, checked for updates, updated restarted my computer, tried other files, nothing works. My other apps work fine and I have no other issues with buffering or freezing.
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Bug: Shift + 1 = bold paragraph instead of an exclamation point. So there is no way to type an exclaimation point right now in InDesign
I have InDesign 21.3 x64. Currently, there is no way to type an exclamation point. When you use the Shift key + the number 1, it will bold the paragraph instead of giving you an exclamation point.
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‘Rows and Columns’ function still not included under ‘Cell styles’
Why is the ‘Rows and Columns’ function still not included under ‘Cell styles’? You cannot set the cell height and have to enter it manually for each individual cell.
1 vote
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