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  1. Image Trace

    Hi there,

    I am unable to image trace. All tutorial say image trace is though pressing object first. It doesn't even pop up for me.

    2 votes

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  2. submitting an idea to the this form gives 404 error

    When submitting a post to this forum instead of a confirmation page you see a page saying "page not found". When I check my activity the submission shows up there.

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  3. text lag is severe in 17.3 compared to slight lag in 17.2

    Mac OS 12.5, Indesign 17.3

    anything that makes text reflow: Text edits, style changes, text wrap around an object lag severely in 17.3. The more text the longer the lag. Can be multiple seconds on a single page doc up to just crashing on an edit to a 50+ page doc when reflowing text.

    I have reverted to 17.2 their is still a little lag but only a second or 2.

    The forum interfacer won't let me upload indesign format files so I cannot provide test files. Email me if you need them.

    3 votes

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  4. Dropdown Menu "Type" Text Not Consistent

    Currently using v17.3 and I believe the "Find/Replace Font..." (under "Type" menu bar) should be with initial caps and not what I'm currently seeing. It should be the same style as "Find/Change", right?

    Checked with my fellow InDesign users and seems like it's only me.
    Anybody else has this issue?

    Thanks!

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  5. InDesign Window Moves Slightly Offscreen (So I Can't Adjust Window Size) When Plugged Into External QHD Display

    I'm using a 14" M1 Pro Macbook Pro, and when plugging into an external display (QHD), Indesign's top window moves slightly offscreen (see attached picture). Goes away when I unplug the display, but quite annoying to have to remember to resize the window before plugging it into a display since I can't resize the window another way without that top bar accessible.

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  6. can't resize window on left or right edge

    Can not resize document window from left or right edge when document is maximized. Top, bottom and corner resizing works fine. If I resize from one of those first, all works well and left/right edges can be resized. If I then maximize the window again, left and right edge resize stops working.
    I've had this problem with CC 2021 and 2022.

    2 votes

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  7. "Small cap" with some fonts doesn't works

    Version of Indesign: 17.3

    Steps:
    - write a text in Arial (or Bahnschrift, Calibri, Times new roman)
    - select text and activate "Small caps",
    - go to Preference -> Advanced type -> Character setting,
    - Change "Small cap" value to 40% (from 70%),
    - NOTHING CHANGE!

    Do the same with InDesign 15.3.1 and it works.

    1 vote

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  8. Crash after sleep mode external drive OS X - lost network vonnection (Indesign only!)

    After getting awake from sleep mode Indesign will constantly (and only Indesign!) crash because of a lost network connection!

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  9. Space Bar Shortcut for Hand Tool frequently stops working (MacOS)

    About once a week I find that the hand tool shortcut stops working.
    Restarting InDesign doesn't resolve the issue, however restarting the computer does.

    Space bar continues to work in all other capacities (including as a spacebar, as I'm experiencing the bug right now and yet still able to add spaces into this text box)

    macOS Big Sur 11.6.7
    (Not updating to Monterey due to cloud services bugs in the operating system)

    1 vote

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  10. Paragraph style changing during Data Merge

    Paragraph style changes when data merging if I have the "remove blank lines from empty fields" option turned on. (see attached video)

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  11. Share for Review: 404 Error, I'm the owner but receive no access

    I have hundreds of share for review links that all don't work anymore, neither for me nor externals. They all end up at 404. When I open the indd, I get the message that I'm not permitted to create or update a review link because I'm not the owner — I am. I've tried logging out and back in but that didn't help. My indesign is fully up to date at version 17.3.

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  12. print custom size

    The canvas size doesn't automatically adapt anymore to correct art size when choosing "Custom" in Paper Size, inside the Print > Setup dialog

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  13. Indesign - main navigation menu glitch

    When I hover my mouse over any of the main nav items (file or edit or layout etc.). and click the menu does not appear. When I click a second time it appears but does not allow me to browse down to select any items - them menu items disappear as soon as I move my mouse. This happens on tool menu items too such as the links window menu. It doesn't do it all the time, but say 1 in 4 times I open indesign. Super frustrating - any one else have this bug/ issue?

    2 votes

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  14. Indesign and Illustrator latest version unusable

    I’m very angry because the latest version of indesign (17.3) is virtually unusable. If I select an image or text box on a layout I get a spinning wheel for 10 - 15 seconds. If I try to move something - spinning wheel 10-15 seconds. Even Adobe Illustrator 26.4 behave this way.

    I downgraded to indesign 16.4.2 and Illustrator 25.4.6 because I cannot work this way. Previous versions did not behave this way on this same condition and computer.

    These are the comments to your workarounds:

    1. For many of the users the issue got fixed after updating InDesign to a…
    2 votes

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  15. Actual Size Error

    It shows 20% larger when the actual size is at 100%. When the View Size is at 80%, it gives an image close to 100%. Command + 1 (⌘ + 1) brings the screen to 100%, but the dimensions are wrong.

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  16. Make GIFs great again

    • Allow a preview of a live GIF while designing - currently when it is placed into a deck it is static and only reviewable by publishing online.

    • Allow a choice of the GIF thumbnail that becomes the still image when an offline version is downloaded. Currently I'm at the mercy of whatever the very first frame is in the entire GIF sequence.

    • Better yet, make Adobe Reader able to play gifs so the 'offline' version doesn't have to be a compromise of the original intention.

    2 votes

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  17. Text with multiple tabs set to glyph scaling 95% is warped

    Version: InDesign 17.3

    Steps to reproduce: create a text frame 101*15 mm
    copy/paste the following text "ABCDEFG AT 00:00 | ABCEFG abcdefg of the ABCDEFGH" (note that there are multiple tabs and spaces)
    set the paragraph style as shown in screen-shot "style"
    expected result: text should not be warped
    actual result: text is warped
    note: if the glyph scaling is set to 100% then this issue does not happen

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  18. Zoom Scaling when editing Review Comments

    When trying to edit text that has review comment text attached to it, InDesign will not stay zoomed in, and will automatically revert to 100% scale.

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  19. ⌘O Does not apply

    ⌘O shortcut for opening files is not applied

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  20. The Align tool completely disappeared

    Have restarted several times and the indd is up to date, but when expanded the align tool is still blank

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