Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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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…
1 votePlease send the following information to sharewithID@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 us with the document(s)/asset(s)? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)
Also provide answers to follow queries
1. During IDML workflow , are you opening the indd containing flex in version 20.0-20.5 or you are opening the IDML in version 21.0 onwards?
2. What type of objects / images you are using?
3. are you grouping the items or creating nested flex frames?
4. You are only using object style to flex items or through any other menu?
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While Convert to IDML object style Inner glow size value change
Hi Team
InDesign Version 20.5
OS: Windows
Issue: While converting to IDML file, Effects Innerglow size get changed if the size value of inner glow is more than 12p6 while converting to IDML size value change to 0p7.
I attached InDesign file and PDF which has different Innerglow size value from 1p6 to 15p. In IDML file upto 11p6 innerglow size value not changed. after 11p6 value change to 0p7
I can't able to attach IDML file so please convert indd to idml
Thanks
Ganesh.R
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idlm
I worked on a catalogue for a festival and finished my project, then exported a package as requested by the printer.
Of course, the package included fonts, images, and also an IDML file.The problem is that the export to IDML introduced some errors that ended up in the printed version. My original InDesign file looked perfectly fine, but in the IDML, some objects appeared that were not in the InDesign file at all.
This has created a serious issue for me, as it now seems like the mistake is mine. However, I never opened the IDML to double-check everything,…
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".pdf" added to packaged files
Since InDesign 2025 launch, when packaging files InDesign adds ".pdf" file name to created packaged folders. It is annoying and incorrect.
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IDML export breaks structure when there is a tagged single row table at the start of a story
When exporting an InDesign document to IDML and re-opening it, a specific set of conditions causes the tag applied to a table to be incorrectly reordered in the XML structure, and an extraneous <Table> tag to be inserted.
This issue occurs when the table is a single-row table and is the very first element in the story (no preceding text or content). This bug disrupts the intended tag hierarchy, breaking workflows that depend on accurate XML structure.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Create a new InDesign document.
- Create a text frame on the page.
- Within the text frame, insert a table.
- a.…
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Objects getting set to 0% opacity on IDML export
I can’t share an example file because it’s client work, but when I have exported IDML files recently (to fix a problematic/crashy INDD file), they always have 90%+ of the illustrations — including anything that is present on a master page — set to 0% opacity.
Fortunately, using the Find & Replace panel to search for anything with 0% opacity is pretty easy, but … it is a little disconcerting that things have changed at all!
(I’m on a Mac running macOS 15.2 and InDesign 20.1, but I had this issue with the previous version of InDesign as well.)
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IDML file exported from InDesign CC 2025 moves objects randomly
A file exported from InDesign CC 2025 and imported to CC 2024 is corrupted. Some objects (page numbers on parent pages) are randomly relocated. This is pathetic.
2 votesWe would require more information on this.
Is this happening with all files or some specific files?
Are only page numbers getting relocated or other elements as well?
Is this happening with only parent page objects or with objects on normal pages as well?
An screenshot of indd and idml would also help.
Please share your OS version.
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IDML Export and package
- Version: Adobe Indesign 2024 - 19.5
- Export to IDML or package a file
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- Since I've updated to the latest version of Indesign 2024 (19.5), the creation of IDML (export and package) are extremly slow. When I have to assemble a lot of files, I get bogged down in production and lose a lot of time.
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opening an IDML zeroes the pasteboard dimensions
EVERY time when I open the IDMLs (probably from previous version of indesign - now I have 19.4 x64) the pasteboard dimensions are set to zero.
And only with IODML - opening INDD goes normal.I think its a last update issue.
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InDesign won't finish export IMDL file. Hangs at 38% and must force quit program.
I can’t export to a file IMDL. The export process stops at 38% and won't finish. The problem is only with this file. Other InDesign files export to IMDL as expected. I have InDesign installed on 2 computers. One running win11 and one running win10. Same problem occurs on both machines. No errors reported on original file.
I have made a preflight file in other location and still get the same result. Preflight file attached as compressed archive. That can be downloded here https://drive.google.com/file/d/14pEyPRYOFQa20LUdoaqpaApQq1H2bTC_/view?usp=sharingI hav latest update InDesign 19.1
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InD 19.1 export to IDML extends conditional text
- InDesign 19.1
- Create a doc with several paragraphs of text. Apply a condition to, say, the 2nd paragraph. Export to IDML. Open the exported doc.
- The reopened file should look like the original.
- The condition is now applied to additional paragraph(s). However, if the condition is removed from the paragraph marker, the problem disappears. There was a similar problem about 10 years ago saving docs with conditional text. The conditions would exin the same way. This happened just with normal saving, not exporting.
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IDML export = master page items shift
When a file is exported as IDML, master/parent page items have shifted. Happens most consistently on pages that are “based on” other pages. This happens whether an object style with positioning has been used or not, but is generally worse when positioning has been defined.
This has been a persistent issue through the past several versions of ID.
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Indesign FREEZES or GETS STUCK when convertign another "version" file
My Indesign version is CC 2019. 14.0.2 64 bits
I try to convert from version 18.2 and I logged in, as the advertisement said. But when I click "convert" the button turns from blue to grey and unselectable. And the advertisement freezes there. I have to put cancel and the program lets me cancel and the bar above is again functional. But nothing else. The program still doesnt let me convert the file.2 votes -
Conditional texts applied to wrong parts when exported to an idml
- Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server: v17.4.1 x64
2.Steps to reproduce the issues:
Export an Indesign file with conditional text settings as an idml file and open the idml file in the InDesign application.Expected result
Conditional text settings are applied to the same paragraphs and texts as the InDesign file from which the idml was exported.Actual result
Conditional text settings are applied to unexpected paragraphs and texts! Seems like this only happens when one or more of the condition is displayed and does not happens when all the conditions are hidden...
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trados idml version
Hello!
We export the idml file from indesign 2022. We must later open the file in Trados for its translation and it doesn't let us because it identifies it as a cs4 file. With indesign 2021 it also happens, but not with previous versions, with which Trados opens them correctly. Can you help us?1 vote -
Bug report: Incopy idml files does not show up in assignments palette
Indesign - Incopy
I can’t handle multiple idml files in the assignment palette/InDesign.
It could be related to system update installation - the problem appeared right after installing MacOs Ventura.
I can only drag one or two - not three or more - text objects into Incopy assignments in a Indesign document. It produces idml-files, but they are not shown in the assignments palette. Editing ‘Add all stories to assignment’ does not work either.
Does anybody have an idea what I can do to solve it or I have to wait for a bug fix? Screendump example uploaded.
I have…1 vote -
idml letter spacing
Hi Team ID,
We love the IDML export because we can send that to our translation office and get close to final-artwork-files back. But we realized paragraph and character styles which include letter spacing values do not have letter spacing any more after export. Can you fix this please?Thank you
TA
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IDML Saving Stuck at 95% in InDesign 2022 - v 17.0.1x64 - Windows 10 Pro x64
Idml Export Stuck at 95% for Indesign file (604) pages mostly text , i tried many times and resave the file in different indd file name and location, and still stuck in 95% when saving to IDML, even in exporting to IDML or Packaging the Project, the problem is the same
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Regenerate QR-code upon opening IDML
Third party tools are able to edit the content of a QR-code. However, when opening the edited IDML, the QR-code image itself is not being regenerated until the user manually edit's the QR-code en saves it.
I would expect InDesign to regenerate every QR-code upon opening an IDML file.
Use case: translating IDML files using CAT software, where the content of QR-codes needs to be translated (another URL destination per language)
InDesign Version: 17.0.1
Steps to reproduce the issues:
1. Create QR-code in InDesign.
2. Export document as IDML.
3. Edit QR-value directly in the IDML (value for UrlLink attribute…2 votes -
Issue in saving multi-page PDF as IDML
Hi,
I placed multipage PDF in InDesign and embedded the links.
Then I haved the document as IDML, so all the pages are getting replaced with the first page of PDF.
For example I have a PDF (test.pdf) having 4 pages, then links will be : test.pdf, test.pdf:2, test.pdf:3, test.pdf:4
But after saving it to IDML, links are getting converted to test.pdf, test.pdf, test.pdf, test.pdf. Means page number is getting lost from the link.
And all the pages will have content of 1st page only.
1 vote
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