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  1. 82 votes

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    FIXED  ·  amaarora responded

    Fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign 2021 – that is, InDesign 16.2.1

    In the Creative Cloud Desktop application, click on the Updates section on the left. You should be able to see the Update available for InDesign. Please update your InDesign application to this version to try out the fix.

    Let us know in the comments section if you still face this problem.


    Adobe InDesign Team

  2. Pasteboard settings are broken

    Adjusting the pasteboard size between pages is broken - see screenshot, I've set it to zero and still each page is miles apart. Sick and tired of these endless bugs.

    2 votes

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  3. Pasteboard settings are broken

    Adjusting the pasteboard size between pages is broken - see screenshot, I've set it to zero and still each page is miles apart. Sick and tired of these endless bugs.

    2 votes

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  4. Colour Theme Overlay tool - floating palette does not disappear once tool deselected

    The colour theme overlay tool does not disappear once a different tool from the tool palette has been chosen. In addition, the popup to select different perceptual palettes (Bright, Colourful etc) does not always appear or appears erratically.

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  5. Text wrap select subject or user-modified path causes hang ID 16.1

    Using ID v 16.1 on an iMac running Catalina.
    To reproduce: I just have to touch any image that has select subject or user-modified path text wrap applied and attempt to move it or modify it in any way. One image just caused the hang by existing, I couldn't work on the file until I deleted it.
    Expected result: For the text to wrap around the image without causing program to hang.
    Actual result: endless beach ball spinning until I force quit and try again.

    I just spent the entire day trying to work on a large project (200 pages…

    1 vote

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    0 comments  ·  Text/Story/Table  ·  Admin →
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  6. InDesign links and Box Drive

    This appears to be an issue only with InDesign and Box Drive.

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. In InDesign, link to an Illustrator file or PDF with multiple artboards, layers, or pages from the Box Drive folder.
    2. Place the file and select a single artboard or page.
    3. Save, close, and re-open the file.

    Result:
    The linked file will no longer update. Perpetually needs updating even though the file hasn't changed.
    The workaround is to save the linked file to Adobe Libraries.

    Expected:
    The file link should show that it is updated in the links panel.
     
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    3 votes

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  7. Share for Review broken in Chrome for Reviewers InDesign 16.1

    InDesign 16.1
    MacOS BigSur M1 Chip

    share for review worked for me in Chrome from my own account, but when I shared it with another user, the link did not allow them to open the review in their version of Chrome. Firefox and Safari worked fine.

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    0 comments  ·  Share for Review  ·  Admin →
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  8. InDesign Review feature 'Draw' out of alignment in web vs app

    Hello, when i draw an annotation on the InDesign web review feature, it shows up outside of the alignment in the app. This makes the tool unusable for me with clients or as a viable option to suggest to our designers.

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    InDesign 16.1 on MacOS Big Sur 11.2.3 Apple M1 Chip
    create an indesign document
    share it for review
    in the web review tool, use the draw tool to make a large drawing
    try to preview the draw tool annotation in the InDesign app

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  9. Edit -> Duplicate - keyboard shortcut broken

    It has been broken for years actually, you cannot use a keyboard shortcut to duplicate. It's in every version of InDesign for years.

    Easily reproducible - select an object and try to duplicate via keyboard shortcut (command - option - shift - D).

    1 vote

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  10. Style "based on" another doesn't inherit Export Tag settings

    When a paragraph style (or character style) is created that is based on an existing one, Export Tagging attributes should be inherited just like all the other attributes are - that one category of settings seems to have been overlooked in the code. You can see screenshots and my example use case at: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/style-quot-based-on-quot-another-doesn-t-inherit-export-tag-settings/m-p/11981317

    2 votes

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    0 comments  ·  Styles  ·  Admin →
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  11. File Info > Raw Data panel doesn't allow to select text and search

    The File Info > Raw Data panel stopped working as expected:

    -The search field doesn't work
    -It's impossible to even select text in the panel

    I'm pretty sure it worked earlier - so something probably got broken recently.

    InDesign 16.1, macOS 11.2

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  12. Embeded fonts in forms

    When I make forms in Acrobat that use some fonts with licensing restrictions, Acobat show a warning with message.
    In Indesign I think you should make the same.
    Thanks.

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  13. Can't Save a PDF (low res)

    InDesign Beta
    File < Adobe PDF Presets < Low Res
    I then name the file and hit save
    It won't save or only saves 28% and the circle just spins.

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  14. Can't Save a PDF (low res)

    InDesign Beta
    File < Adobe PDF Presets < Low Res
    I then name the file and hit save
    It won't save or only saves 28% and the circle just spins.

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  15. Can't save a PDF (low res)

    I am trying to save a PDF (low res) and it stops and spins at 28% complete. It won't save.

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  16. 1 vote

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  17. PDF comments importation Issue (wrong position)

    1. Indesign 16.1 Windows 10
    2. Create a text with no stroke, duplicate it and add a stroke. Export a pdf, insert comments in adobe acrobat, the import the pdf comments in Indesign.
    3. The PDF comments should be imported a their position.
    4. The PDF comments are not imported on their position on the text with a stroke.

    I have an issue when I import PDF comments :
    The issue is that comments are displaced and not aligned at their correct location in the Indd project doc that make the PDF.

    I spent some times on this, and found the reason :
    If…

    8 votes

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  18. bullet numbering not resetting

    To make numbered lists automatically reset between body copy text, I set body copy to be a numbered list without any numbering at level 1.

    Numbered lists are level 2. With tick box 'reset numbers at this level after Any Previous Level'

    But the numbered list doesn't get reset when there are body copy between.

    It only resets if the level 1 paragraph style is actually numbering.

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  19. turn off Touch workspace!

    Can Adobe PLEASE stop making the Touch workspace compulsory every time the app launches. Not all users want this. We didn't ask Adobe to turn off our usual interface and replace it with a Touch version.

    When we have to go through the mandatory 'hey this is new examples' EVERY TIME just to get into the app, only to have to turn it off by choosing "essentials" (top right) EVERY TIME we launch the app, it becomes a major pain.

    Who on earth at Adobe throught this would be a good idea? Surely this is just a bug? Why isn't…

    3 votes

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  20. spacebar

    spacebar in indesign file doesn't work for typing a space. it works in other programs, and other indesign files. it works in command menus like the find menu. it does not work in this one particular document. I am not able to type a space between words. I have to hit CTRL+space to be able to type a space. this is a really difficult change in flow to get used to. I don't know if a hit a function that accidentally set this to be the norm. please help. I want to be able to type spaces normally...

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