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  1. publish online

    In InDesign 2021, publish online refuses to complete. When we close the dialog box and reopen it later, it refuses to let us do another publish online.

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  2. Alt-PgDn inserts glyph after moving to next spread

    InDesign 16.0 x64

    Normally (and on the MAC), the user can press Alt/Opt+PgDn to center the next spread on the screen.

    This is now broken on Windows. At least on the 2 PC's I use, both of which are up to date on Windows and Creative Cloud.

    What happens now is that when the Alt key is released, a glyph is inserted into the text. And this causes the display to jump back so the insertion point is visible on screen.

    Of course, if I'm not currently editing inside a text frame, the glyph doesn't appear, because there's no place for it…

    2 votes

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  3. Small interface and large cursors with duel monitors on Windows with Indesign 2021

    I am using a 15' Dell laptop with 27' Asus monitor and whenever I move the InDesign window from my laptop to my larger monitor to work on, the interface stays small and pixelated. The cursor is overly large and I am unable to change the UI interface to fix this. The bug has disrupted my workflow and ability to utilize all of InDesign's feature effectively.

    4 votes

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  4. Problems in exporting cropped PDF ( Changed frame size )

    Whenever I'm exporting a cropped PDF in InDesign, I am not able to see the cropped area (Outside the frame) , but I am able to select the text and words of the cropped area (Outside the frame). This is very annoying.

    Whenever I'm exporting a PDF I want to export only the content inside the frame not outside the frame.

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  5. 1 vote

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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

    Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
    • Video recording of the crash?
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)


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  6. Text Boxes Appear Empty

    Just downloaded v16.0. Now text boxes in my existing files, which are filled with paragraph style-d text, appear empty for me. Everyone else on my team is able to open the file and see the text that is there. When you try typing into the boxes, nothing happens and the cursor does not move.

    1 vote

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  7. Baseline of text shifts

    In the last two versions (Am now at latest v16.0) of InDesign this has been happening to me: my fonts baseline shifts mid word, randomly.

    It follows through in exported PDF.

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  8. Endnotes are tagged incorrectly when exporting to Accessible PDF from InDesign 2021

    In InDesign 2021, endnotes are not nested inside of a <Note> tag like they should be. Now only the Endnote number is in a <Note> tag and everything else is in a <P> tag. Normal behavior is to put each Endnote in its entirety within a <Note> tag. In addition, for several versions Endnotes and Footnotes are in a <Note> tag but then there's a <P> tag within the <Note> tag. The <P> tag is unnecessary and causes an error when trying to validate Accessible PDF. Please remove the <P> tag within <Note> tags when exporting to tagged PDF.

    5 votes

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  9. Indesign 16.0, Windows 10, Minion Pro Medium Caption. Text disappears.

    Make a text box. Type in any text. Select Minion Pro as typeface. Then select Medium Caption. Text disappears.

    4 votes

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  10. this update is terribly slow

    this update (16,0 x64) is terribly slow
    (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

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  11. 1 vote

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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

    Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
    • Video recording of the crash?
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)


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  12. After PDF Export: moved frames

    I've got an InDesign-file (InDesign 2020) with moved frames (texts) after PDF Export.
    Attached are Screenshots with Guides:
    – Screenshot-InDesign (View)
    – Screenshot-Export (Window-View) > see “Druck-PDF-1.5.joboptions”
    – Screenshot-PDF (View)
    – Screenshot-PDF-Distiller-PS (generated PDF with PS-Export from InDesign and Acrobat Distiller using the same joboptions “Druck-PDF-1.5.joboptions” >>> this result is correct !!!)

    I tried the workaround with idml-file (no other result) –
    I made a new file and copied the frames in (no other result) –
    I tried the PDF Export from InDesign CS6 (no other result)
    I tried the PDF Export from InDesign 2020 with several settings (no other…

    1 vote

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  13. Filenames and Thumbnails on the Home screen are on top of each other

    Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server: 16.0
    Steps to reproduce the issues: Go to Home Screen
    Expected result: See recent files
    Actual result: I see the recent files but I can't read the filenames properly because they are on top of each other. The thumbnails are not aligned as well. Please see attached screenshot.
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    2 votes

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  14. OPACITY STOPS WORKING InDesign CC 2019

    OPACITY STOPS WORKING InDesign CC 2019
    comes & goes.

    osx 10.14.6 (w/ most recent security supplemental updates that are causing tons of problems)
    indesign cc 2019
    iMac late 2015 27"5K

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  15. TIP HELP BUBBLES SPLASH BOXES ARE BLANK

    TIP BUBBLES ARE BLANK AND GET STUCK, WON'T GO AWAY, cause artifacts at times
    osx 10.14.6 (w/ most recent security supplemental updates that are causing tons of problems) and indesign cc 2019
    iMac late 2015 27"5K

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  16. Upgrade InDesign v 15 to InDesign v 16

    I have an Adobe creative account where I worked on Indesign v 15 a few weeks ago, but for a few weeks now when Indesign v 16 appeared, I can't upgrade to the new version.
    The message is "you do not have a compatible Windows system" although my version of Windows is Windows PRO 10 version 2004.
    Why can't I upgrade?
    I am enclosing the configuration of my computer and the error message that appears to me.

    1 vote

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  17. Remove blank lines not working in 2021

    Since upgrading to 2021, the "Remove blank lines" in the data merge section is no longer working. Please help

    3 votes

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  18. InDesign crashes and content disappears

    InDesign sometimes crashes when saving, packaging, or exporting a file. It then corrupts file, removing content (entire text boxes are now empty). This is destroying files and setting me back hours in my workflow.

    1. Adobe InDesign 16.0
    2. Save/export/package
    3. Should have stable, usable files
    4. InDesign crashes and corrupts my source file
    2 votes

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    Please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )

    Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
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  19. Translation bug : Spread -> Grossi instead of Planche (in french)

    1. Click on publish online button Single Page is well translated as "Un(e) seul(e)" (page) Spread is wrongly translated as "Grossi" Grossi means bigger (or what we had with trapping : spreading inks, so making ink marks bigger) Planche which has been the accepted term in inDesign for ages.

    (also known as 09/01/2017 #ID-4199114)

    11 votes

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    Under Review  ·  amaarora responded

    Thanks for reporting this issue. We will review it

    -InDesign Team

  20. imported PDF version 16

    Screen images show up wrong when PDFs are placed into Indesign 16.

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