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  1. I cannot adjust the tracking by increments of one when clicking on the the arrows.

    In Adobe InDesign's Character Pallet, I cannot adjust the tracking by increments of one when clicking on the the arrows. I use to be able to just yesterday and now I can't today. How could that be? Did I click something or accidentally press a hot key?

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  2. Multi-Lingual Data Handling

    This is a suggestion for a new feature for people using InDesign for multilingual purposes.

    In India, we may need to use 3 languages ​​at the same time, for example, in addition to English, we may need to use the national language Hindi and the regional language Malayalam, Tamil or some other language. In other countries, sometimes even more.

    When we try to make changes to a paragraph or chapter using different fonts in different languages, we often have to select and change even one letter to change the font in each language. This greatly reduces the joy of using…

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  3. It's not possible to look for tables using the GREP tab

    In the Text tab you can look for <0017> and find the tables in the active document (or selected story).

    But it's not possible to look for tables using the GREP tab. Looking for \x{0017} or \x17 doesn't match anything.

    Step to reproduce:
    1. Create a new document, place a text frame, and add a table.
    2. Open the Find/Change window, activate the GREP tab.
    3. Run this GREP query: \x{0017}
    4. Then try this one: \x17

    Expected result: both queries found the table.

    Actual result: InDesign reports that nothing was found.

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  4. The GREP character . (dot) does not match after footnote markers

    The GREP character . (dot) does not match after footnote markers. In this text (where [1] is a footnote marker):

    Footnotes are so called[1] because they are at the foot of the page.

    The GREP expression to match a whole paragraph matches up to and including the footnote marker, but not after.

    Steps to reproduce:

    1. Run this GREP query (I can't attach .indd, .idml, or .zip files, so you'll have to create your own document):

    ^.+

    Actual result:

    The fragment "Footnotes are so called[1]" is matched.

    Expected result:

    The whole paragraph should be matched.

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  5. Unable to Move Objects

    After selecting and trying to move any object or text frame, the selected object will jump to the left and down from the cursor; making the usage of InDesign extremely difficult.

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  6. Error en la herramienta Cuentagotas

    No funciona bien la herramienta, cada vez que intento cargar algún objeto o texto para aplicar color, trazo o fuente, no aplica lo seleccionado, sino un trazo, tamaño y color diferente (siempre el mismo)
    InDesign 2025 20.1
    Mac Studio Mac OS 15.3 (24D60)

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  7. Slow When Tabbing Between Different Apps

    When switching between apps back to InDesign – ie: copying text from a browser or word processor and then switching back to InDesign the app takes forever to load. Freezes up, lags, then after a moment works. Using option+tab to flip between windows becomes so clunky. On a fast machine, so this is entirely software related. Very frustrating and interruptive to a workflow.

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  8. Creative clouds library syncing issues

    Indesign 20.1

    When you try to create a snippet from a groupped objects it shows up in cclibrary side panel but stays inactive. You can see the name artwor1 and can be renamed but it will not be uploaded to the cloud.
    CC desktop app says something went wrong...
    Restarting the PC solves the problem. After that you can upload twenty-something snippet again. Then restart the PC....

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  9. Can't move objects properly, they jump out of the frame InDesign V20.1

    When I want to move the frame around the page, the object jumps randomly on the side of the screen. Does not fallow the mouse. Cannot do precise layout.

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  10. 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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  11. damaged file after 'Update table of contents'

    damaged Indesign file after 'Update table of contents'

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  12. Layers Panel Active Layer not active and not scrolled to in the panel when switching back to a document

    In Adobe InDesign, when switching between open documents, the Layers Panel Active Layer is not active (highlighted) and not on screen (due to the layers list scrolling all the way to the top) for my document which has many layers.
    Every time I switch back to the document (with many layers) I have to use the Layers Panel scroll bar to try and find the active layer again. This is very tedious.

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  13. CMYK Black is shifting to gray upon export after updating InDesign 19.5.2

    I'm working on some files that have tone on tone colors, and last night when I exported my PDF everything was fine. Today I updated my software to version 19.5.2 and suddenly my black is shifting to gray upon export. I've checked output, removed everything from the surrounding artboard, removed all RGB colors from the swatches. When I export PNG everything is as it should be, so this is solely a PDF export issue. All other colors seem to be normal as well, only Black is shifting.

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  15. Constantly crashes

    InDesign (20.1) is laggy and constantly crashes at the slightest thing.
    Move a box - crashes
    Edit some text - crashes
    Open two documents - crashes

    It's absolutely shocking!

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  16. Type contextual control interferes with type input

    When the option in Preferences > Advanced Type for “Type Contextual Controls > Show for Character Alternates, Fractions, Ordinals and Ligatures” is active you have to hit a key twice to replace a selected glyph if alternates are shown. Please see attached screen capture.

    To get rid of this behavior you have to disable the option in the Preferences.

    InDesign 2025 (20.1.0.71)

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  17. Improvement suggestion

    When we insert the date in a text, there is no way to specify that that part is a date and when we use the screen reader, it reads the date numbers one by one, taking away the meaning of the date, for example: cycle 2020-2025. It would be interesting if we could mark the section as a date.

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  18. Mauvais format de page

    Quand le format de page sera respecté ?
    Lorsque tu crées une page, le format n'est pas respecté.
    Par exemple :
    Si je créée une page au format 480 x 60 (par exemple…c'est la même chose avec un autre format), Indesign affiche une page au format A4.
    C'est à chaque fois la même chose lorsque l'on crée un format spécifique !!!

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  19. color menu at the top of the window doesn't stick

    When I try and click the colour selector at the top of the screen it doesn't do anything, or the palette flashes for a second and then disappears. InDesign version 20.1, MacOS Sonoma 14.7.2. Sometimes when I click it the computer jumps to a different app. Once or twice the app has crashed.

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  20. QR-code color does not get updated with changed color swatch

    If I change a colour in the Swatches Panel that has been used in a QR-Code, the QR code does not automatically update. I have to open the “Edit QR-Code” options dialogue to validate the colour (select it again). As you can see in the screenshot, the changed colour is selected but not reflected in the QR-Code that it has been applied to.

    The expected result would be that that the QR-code color updates as soon as the color swatch has been changed.

    InDesign 2025 (20.1.0.71)

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