Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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83 results found
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PDF comments UI bug
In the panel for "pdf comments" you can set a filter to show only some types of comments. If you open this panel, all "comment type fields" are unselected – although they can all be seen in the document (screenshot 1). This is a mistake. All the fields should be selected at this point.
If you click on one or more types, only these types will be displayed in the InDesign document. Correct behavior now. (Screenshot 2)
Tested with InDesign 2026 21.1 and 2026 Prerelease 21.2
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PDF conversion
Still does not work with a simple remittance envelope we have - see attached screenshot. After the conversion, the entire document is black and all the fonts are missing. After every update of InDesign we try again and get the same results.
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Error message "Unable to convert pdf file"
InDesign no longer opens any pdf file. I tried plenty of times with various different files (even those that worked just fine a week ago) and nothing. It looks like some update completely messed up this function. I tried changing Acrobat's Enhanced Security and save file again I tried to re-export pdf again - nothing works. Other Adobe programms works just fine, it's just InDesign that suddenly lost its ability to open pdf
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BUG - Text boxes unresponsive after accepting a Comment - it's infuriating PLEASE FIX THIS
This has been going on for years, and I'm seriously at risk of smashing the Mac over this, IT'S DRIVING ME MAD!!
1 - Every version since Commenting started
2 - accept a comment and then try to type in the text box where the comment was placed
3 - to type as normal and respond as expected
4 - nothing. It is completely unresponsive, until you click in and out of the text box multiple times to clear whatever is stopping it from being able to type. I don't have time for this shiiiiiiii GAH!
5 - recording of…1 vote -
pdf comments
Some pdf comments are not correctly imported in indesign. Mostly small remarks like punctuation marks, small text inserts,....
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PDF comments import issues
PDF comments are imported in wrong places in the InDesign. If a text contains more than once in a frame, the comments are imported in improper position in the file. Samples files are uploaded for reference. Can you check and update.
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Po zaimportowaniu komentarza pdf progra
Po zaimportowaniu komentarzy z pliku pdf, program zancząco zwalnia, praca staje się praktycznie niemożliwa. Co zrobić by przyspieszyć pracę
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Checkbox - sample button changes design
Interactive form (made in Indesign, not Acrobat, as I don't wanted to mix!) - I wanted an option box (checkbox) to have a cross instead of a circle. The only option was to take a "sample button" from the menu. I choose the option box with a cross (R10) and integrated it in the form. After exporting to Acrobat, firstly there was a cross when I clicked on the box. But when I was going onto another step (next box, print file, etc.) the cross was changed in a circle again. There was no possibility to keep the cross in…
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Save "share for review" comments in an offline pdf
I would love the ability to save these comments in an offline pdf.
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Inserting PDF-comments removes OpenType superscript formatting of endnote references
When a PDF-comment is accepted and inserted into the text, the formatting of the following endnote reference(s) with OpenType superscript position is removed.
This applies only to numbers with at least two digits and affects only the last digit(s). When another PDF-comment is inserted into the Paragraph, the problem occurs again.
The formatting is applied through a Character Style and while the Character Style remains applied, the formatting of the OpenType superscript position is visually removed.
A workaround is to apply the Character Style to the character(s) following the endnote reference. This is not always possible, so often the thinnest…
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pdf comments missed
When auto-applying pdf comments in InDesign, some corrections are missed, even though they appear correctly in the pdf
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Text not active after clicking on pdf markup comment panel
After clicking on the comment in the pdf comments panel, and applying the comment (or selecting the comment after auto-applying), sometimes I have to click again in the actual text frame to start typing any adjustments i need to make. It would be great if I could just type in the text frame after clicking on the comment, without having to again click in the text frame.
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Wrong position of autocorrect
Sometimes when a pdf markup is for a space between two words, the autocorrect creates the space in the wrong place, one character ahead of where it should be, so for example, if the markup was to the words removespace, the result would be removes pace.
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pdf import corrections
Indesign 19,.5 Imac 2020. When there are many corrections in a file it would be great if after accepting the correction, the correction would be deleted from the list of corrections, because Indesign can become very slow with 700+ corrections. And whats the use of keeping it in the list after accepting the correction.
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InDesign Beta can't open/convert PDF files
- InDesign Beta 19.5 x64.
- Try to open a PDF file.
- I expect PDFs designed in InDesign to be openable.
- When I try to open a PDF file (which has been designed in InDesign), nothing happens. The program acts like I haven't tried to open a file at all. The work area remains empty.
A redditor has the same problem: https://www.reddit.com/r/indesign/comments/1d4o74e/indesign_beta_cant_open_convert_pdf/
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pdf comments not showing
- version 19.5.0.84 mac
- import pdf comments
- to show everything marked on the pdf
- some random edits are not shown, but they do appear in the pdf comments window, it happens mostly with highlights and insert text
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Comment Feature is not working properly
Working with InDesign comments is extremely unsatisfying. The interactions are super slow (this might be because of my file, but still. comments should be displayed quickly as they are not big in file size). The pins are fixed, while text that is about to be changed will change position.
Also, not all comments are displayed or load really late. It's really confusing to figure out where they are and it's not possible to click a pin on the pages to view them.
The feature is really important. InDesign is a proper software with an outdated UI.
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"PDF not Created in InDesign"
A PDF was exported from Adobe InDesign, opened in Abobe Acrobat, annotation tools were used, and the PDF was saved under a new file name. Attempting to open the comments in InDesign with the "Import PDF Comments" tool returns an error stating the PDF was not created in InDesign.... but it was, and only Adobe tools have been used.
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PDF comments imported incorrectly
- Both ID 2024 and 2023 (19.0.1 and 18.5.1)
- A PDF file created with ID 19, and was commented by the client. When I import PDF comments it sometimes crashes, and afterwords ID does import the comments, but most of them are "broken" and appear as "unmapped comments".
- Attached are screenshots from both versions after importing comments from same file. Dark screenshot is from version 19.
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comments
There is an extreme lag when using the Import PDF Comments feature. Sometimes I have to select "Accept" multiple times to activate the comment. And the file is very slow, it can take 20 or 30 seconds for the comment to be applied which is unbearable when working on a large 300+ page book with hundreds of comments. This used to work seamlessly but with the 2024 upgrade it is a total nightmare. I searched the forums and it seems like this has been a problem for some time and has not been fixed—this should be resolved considering this is…
2 votes
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