Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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- Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
- Steps to reproduce the issues
- Expected result
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Workspace is still resetting every document. Latest Update has not fixed this yet
Workspace is resetting every time I open a new document. I received a notification from Adobe that this has been fixed. I've updated and it is not fixed.
13 votesWe have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with many bug fixes. We recommend you upgrade to the latest version (if you’re not already on it) as it is more robust.
If you still face this issue even after updating, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
- Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when the issue occurred?
- Video recording of the issue?
- 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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Adobe InDesign Team
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Selection Tool Doesn't Allow Dragging to Move After Windows Update
Using InDesign 20.1 x64 on Windows 11. After the recent Windows security update (KB5051987), the Selection Tool no longer allows dragging to move elements on a second monitor. It could be related to the fact the monitors are not the same size and do not have the same UI scaling. It functions properly on my laptop screen but I normally work from my larger 2nd monitor and it is no longer functioning properly there. The Free Transform tool still works.
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Literal ampersand (&) doesn't show in font's OpenType stylistic set menu
Adobe InDesign version: 20.1
Expected Results:
1. Use a font in InDesign that contains an OpenType stylistic set option with a name containing an ampersand (&).
2. Look for that stylistic set in Character > OpenType > Stylistic Sets.
3. The ampersand should be visible in the name of the stylistic set.Actual Results:
The ampersand does not appear in the stylistic set name.2 votes -
InDesign spacebar hand/zoom doesn't work when Brave browser is open on Mac
I couldn't get the spacebar toggle to hand to work in InDesign - rebooted a few times and realized that it works fine as long as Brave browser is not open. Adobe updated a few days ago, and up until now it was working fine with the browser open. Any chance of a fix?
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Palettes not docking in the sidebar
I seem to be having more trouble 'docking' palettes, or dragging them into a group on the sidebar on the right. Wondering if anyone else is experiencing this resistance?
When I drag a floating palette onto a closed group, it highlights blue, but I think it used to disappear and you could decide where in the group you wanted to put it, or even into another group or by itself. Currently, there is a light highlight on the group, but when released, it remains floating. When dragged to an open area, the floating palette dims, and will dock by itself.
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Document dissapearing from view after screenlock
Every time my screen goes to sleep or autolocks, when I open it back up the document I am working on disappears from view. I can see it is still there as there are a few frame outlines visible, and I am able to save it close it and reopen, then all is fine again but it is a very annoying issue as I have to do this multiple times per day.
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Page Tool buggy with Alternate Layouts
Create a new document,
in Pages-panel insert some pages,
in Pages-panel create alternate Layout from Pages.To see bug, select the Page Tool and try to select pages with the Page Tool in the document window. Or scroll around the document and select pages. The problem: it will always jump to first page of the none-alternate layout.
Indesign: latest Version (19.5), Windows, German
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InDeisng 2025 windo resizing while working on project
While working on a project the application window resizes itself automatically multiple times. Using a Macbook Pro M1.
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[ID-4257175]Pages Panel: Buttons are hidden behind page number text when window is thin
When the pages panel is as thin as possible, the buttons such as delete page are behind the text that says the number of pages. It is therefore not possible to click on the buttons. I always use this panel in a thin band, and it is now less practical.
Version: InDesign 20.0.0
32 votesFix for this issue is now available in the latest InDesign Release version 20.1 (Build 20.1.0.71), available via Creative Cloud Desktop application.
Please update your InDesign application to this latest version to get the fix.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Guides aligned with cursor and not object
Just updated to InDesign 2025 (v 20.0) and had to switch back to the previous version due to the smart guides functioning strangely. The guides should show up in the center or edge of the object so that I can align it properly on the page and in relation to other objects. Instead, it's producing the guidelines from wherever my cursor is when I click and drag the object. This has made it much more difficult to do simple things like center objects, since it's just centering my cursor instead. I've never had any desire to align things based on…
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App window resizes after presentation mode
InDesign 2025 (v 20.0) on Mac OS 14.6.1
When opening presentation mode (Shift + W or View > Screen Mode > Presentation …) and going back to default/preview mode the application window resizes.
When having the app window to its full size after presentation mode it changes back to its smaller size that you can toggle by using the green plus icon on the top left (Mac Version).When setting both window states manually to full size and toggling between the two (without effective size change) once it works afterwards the window stays in the same size when escaping presentation…
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UI Interface Overlapping
Adobe Indesign 20.0
Reproduction: Opening InDesign or working on a file with extensive links
Expected Result: UI elements act as intended and do not overlap other portions of the interface, does not interfere with workflow
Actual Result: Portions of the UI are unusable due to overlapping and cannot see the last few links in the Links panel
First noticed this error on 10/16/2024 after updating InDesign the day prior
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Alternate glyphs change order unpredicatably
If I show some alternate glyphs (whether in the tiny popup - can we resize this? - or in the Glyphs panel), when I select one, the order of the other glyphs changes. This is really annoying - can they PLEASE stay in the same order, so I can easily switch between them. The current (wrong) system goes like this:
Type a word
Highlight a character
The miniscule glyphs pop-up pops up
I choose the second (miniscule) glyph in the pop-up
I don't really like it
I choose the third glyph in the pop-up
Hold on - isn't that the…1 vote -
InCopy: Paragraph Panel Bugs When Placed in Top Menu Area
I’ve noticed an issue with the Paragraph panel when it's placed in the top menu area of InCopy. The Space After option disappears and only becomes visible when the panel is pulled out or moved to the right-side menu.
Additionally, the Drop Cap feature behaves oddly in the top menu. It restricts the character selection to a range of 6-150. However, once the panel is pulled out, I can select 1 character as expected.
Please ensure the Paragraph panel functions consistently in all locations, similar to how it works in InDesign, where I haven’t encountered these issues.
Also, I couldn’t…
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Panel UI out of place, some options missing
Some panels UI out of place, some options missing or hidden. This started happening after latest update.
Indesign version 19.5, MacOS version 14.6.1 (23G93)
Restarting application and/or computer not helping.1 vote -
Blue banner
Blue "Save and Revert to your custom workspace..." blocks bottom of screen and I can't find a way to get rid of it.
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Control Bar not usable in an undocked window when using Application Frame
Most of us here are professionals. Professionals use multi-monitor setups. Some (myself included) may even use the Application Frame feature anyway.
When I do, and have multiple documents open, I happen to need to undock one of the documents that is open in Tabs and move it to my second monitor so that I can view them both at the same time.
So I have one document open in the application frame, and on the second monitor I have a floating window of another document.
If I now have the floating window active and I want to resize an object…
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responsive
InDesign is not responsive, when I open it on my Macbook pro, it gets "stuck" and does not adapt to the screen size. Plus when I click on the full screen enlargement icon it doesn't work.
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Paragraph and Table palette contents empty/gone
Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
InDesign 19.0.1Steps to reproduce the issues
Open the Paragraph PaletteExpected result
There is content there, text, fields for adjusting spacing, etc.Actual result
There is no content, no fields to enter or adjust spacing measurementsTest file, screenshot, video or GIF capturing the issue (optional)
p.s. this is fixable by deleting preferences, but I don't want to lose all my preferences. Is there a way to save preferences before deleting them and restore without reintroducing the problem? I will find out.
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Scaling problem multiple monitors
InDesign Version: 19.4
Open InDesign on an external monitor (on Mac OS–Sonoma)Problem:
InDesign is in many cases unusable for me, because the window sometimes just scales itself down to a very tiny size without any reason.
Sometimes it happens when I try to zoom in in a document and in many other situations too.1 vote
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