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  1. .ai background not transparant

    Illustrators imports in InDesign are always transparent, ever since i started with it back in the last century. I have tried making it .eps and Tiff without result. What's going on? Can anybody help me?

    Illustrator 28.7.2
    Mac OS Big Sur 11.7.10
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)

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  2. Scaling image and frame using cmd/shift (mac) not working when signed in to Microsoft word

    I teach in a mac classroom. Scaling image and frame using cmd/shift (mac) is not working in InDesign 20.0 for any students who are signed in to Microsoft word. It works fine once they log out of word.

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  3. selection tool

    Selection tool not working.
    I can select directly, but click+drag to select multiple objects is not working.
    No objects on my spread are locked.

    2 votes

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  4. InDesign 2025 Won't Lock "Constrain Proportions"

    When creating a frame, rectangle, any object, or selecting any other object, InDesign 2025 will not keep Constrain Proportions locked when the lock icon is clicked on the control bar.

    The user now has to click it while they select each object and want to scale an object by scaling either the width or height.

    I didn't notice this at first, but found out from a Reddit post.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/indesign/comments/1g6gjmc/indesign_2025_constrain_proportions_functionality/

    15 votes

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  5. V 20.0 Bugs

    Text box content disappearing. Only will reappear after box is moved or typed in. Some content may appear and some will not be visible until box is moved again. This happens often when typing or deleting text.
    Also, now I only have 2 undos. History only shows two items.
    Just updated to 20.0 and these issues occurred right after. Please fix!

    2 votes

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    We will need more info on this, is this happening with all documents or with some specfic documents.

    Does this happen after creating or opening documents or both?

    What are the steps you have performed which are not there in History?

  6. Data Merge window "white box" covering data

    InDesign 20. Just upgraded and now all my data merge documents are not showing the data in the window. There is a white box over that pallette window. I tried dragging the window out but it still persists. I opened all my merge documents and they are all showing the same white box over the data fields. I contacted support via chat and they advised me to install an older version of InDesign. That solves the problem but I cannot upgrade to the new InDesign.

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  7. Keyboard shortcuts to resize assets suddenly stop working

    InDesign V19.5 on MacOS Sequoia 15.0.1.

    Keyboard shortcuts to resize assets on a spread stop working once a document has been open for a while. Shortcuts such as CMD+ALT+Click to resize container box and the asset within, while maintaining proportions, CMD+click to resize container, while maintaining proportions, don't work.

    The only fix I've found is to restart my Mac. Closing and reopening InDesign doesn't fix the issue.

    1 vote

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  8. "Failed to place PDF" with a PDF file created in Canva

    Trying to import a client supplied PDF, created in the paid version of Canva and saved as a CMYK print quality PDF (not flattened). Will not place into InDesign. I've tried various and no import options and it does not work. I have placed this PDF into Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Publisher 2 without issue.

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  9. cc library

    CC library graphics aren't updating in InDesign document after having being edited and saved in Illustrator.

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  10. PROBLEM NEEDS FIXING: InDesign Puts little faces in photos of my ORIGINAL ART

    Version 19.5 x64
    Indesign puts numerous little faces in my original artwork!
    Steps to reproduce:
    1: Hand draw some artwork
    2: Photograph the artwork and save to hard drive
    3: Use the "place" feature in InDesign to place the artwork into an INDD file
    4: Adjust size via Fit commands
    5. Find numerous tiny faces, both apparently drawn and photos e.g. black and white photos of faces, have suddenly appeared in the artwork.

    Screenshot is attached with only the most obvious faces circled in green. There are many more.

    1 vote

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  11. Image selection triggers frozen Adobe Help video pop up , makes me lose any shortcut

    Whenever I click an image; what seems to be a still from a video ( looks like a help video from Adobe ) comes into the left corner, disabling any other shortcut. Can't seem to disable these videos anywhere and it just pops up.
    Especially the undo is utmost anoying.

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  12. Basic question re the difference between indesign and illustrator

    I subscribed to indesign to view and be able to manipulate work done by a designer. He sent me his .ai - .psd files done with illustrator.

    Everything, including .jpg are un openable.
    Is it normal I can't open his drawings?

    1 vote

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  13. Drawing glitches when placing transparent PNGs in RGB documents on monitors with specific color profiles

    Applicable to Any Version of Mac/InDesign

    When using an EIZO color management monitor with a profile created by ColorNavigator where "Reflect Black Level in Tone Curve" is enabled, placing a transparent PNG into an RGB document causes severe drawing issues, rendering the document almost unusable.

    This issue occurs only when GPU rendering is enabled and does not happen with CPU rendering. Additionally, it does not occur when placing a transparent PNG in a CMYK document.

    Even under the same conditions, this issue does not occur in Photoshop or Illustrator, only in InDesign.

    While creating a profile with "Reflect Black Level…

    9 votes

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  14. Library thumbnail not showing

    When modifying or creating an object in library, the existing or new thumbnail is not showing. Instead, it is showing only the CC icon.

    I am using 19.5 x64 on Windows 10 Enterprise OS.

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  15. Modifier l'original

    Je cherche à modifier dans Indesign, l'application qui s'ouvre par défaut lorsque je veux modifier une photo.
    Je veux que Photoshop s’ouvre et non Aperçu quand je clique sur « Modifier l’original »…
    Et éviter de passer par "Modifier avec…" qui est beaucoup trop long pour 500 photos ! Avez-vous une solution ? Merci d'avance.

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  16. Images or graphics disappear (Mac M1; Sonoma 14.5) (ID V19.4)

    Hi, It
    This Problem happen >> InDesign performance issue: Text disappears while editing <<
    I'm unable to copy images or certain objects.
    Images or graphics disappear, and I can't click or select them, even though they're still visible in the layer panel.
    I've tried using the "Alternate" function, but the image still disappeared.

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  17. InDesign - OneDrive- Sync problems

    I have synchronized a OneDrive image folder without downloading the image files. When I drag an image directly into an InDesign page, the file usually was downloaded automatically. But now I get an error message that the file might be in use and can only be opened after another user has closed it. If I use Ctrl. + D to import the same image, it works. Is InDesign maybe too fast for OneDrive to give access to the file? My collegue doesn't experience this problem but works with the same InDesign version and file directory.

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  18. Linked .Ai path info doesn't match Bridge link info

    Since Uservoice for Bridge was shut down, I'm posting here. My InDesign document (latest update installed) correctly shows the path to a linked Illustrator file. In Bridge (latest update installed), the link references the same file through a OneDrive path that does not exist.

    I would like to report this to the Bridge team, but I'm not sure how. Or perhaps the InDesign team will know what's going wrong. Getting correct link info from Bridge seemed (at first) like vital capability for complex books with nested links to external files.

    1 vote

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  19. Missing library links cause repeating error message

    When links are in an inaccessible CC Library, instead of "Missing" (red dot in status column) the links are "Waiting" (stopwatch icon in status column).
    This also causes repeated errors "This file is already open by another user or another application. This file may be stored on a network server and cannot be opened until the user closes it."
    So far, the only path forward is to repeatedly dismiss the error and try to relink the artwork before the error re-appears. This has to be done for each "missing" link.

    4 votes

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  20. Placed image is partially outside frame

    When I place an image and drag a custom size for the placed image, the image is outside of the frame.

    Note that this doesn't happen if you simply click when placing, but does happen if you click and drag when placing.

    This has just started happening. Usually the image is within the frame.

    Video attached.

    InDesign version 19..4
    Macbook Pro M2 Pro 2023
    macOS Sonoma 14.4.1

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