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  1. Missing color in PDF from InDesign

    I have an InDesign file with a placed PSD file in it, which contains two spot colors. When I save the file as a PDF out of InDesign, only one of the two spot channels is visible.

    I'm running the latest versions of InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat. To reproduce, open the attached InDesign file and save as a PDF. The resulting PDF should show a yellow and blue spot, but only the blue is visible. (The PDF generated during packaging also exhibits the problem.)

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  3. Text Frame Autosize

    Hello,
    I tried to update a Text Frame Object style to have the Text Frame Autosize Height and Width but it squishes the text box as thin and possible. But it repects the existing text without squishing when it's only Autosize Width. I've noticed it before but it's an interesting bug. I did play around with the placement reference point but it all stayed squished. Not a major bug and it could be user error on my part if there is a setting elsewhere I need to click to get it to just resize the text box to fit the…

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  4. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OJRbaztUsQm_L05_QGI4I6efQZlmuIng/view?usp=sharing

    Thank you for the video.

    The Align/Paragraph alignment action only forces a screen redraw.
    It does not solve the root problem.

    The issue is that text randomly disappears from the layout view while still existing in the Story Editor.

    Forcing redraw via Align, Preview toggle, zoom or Story Editor proves this is a rendering bug, not a workflow issue.

    This makes real-world editorial layout (magazines, multi-frame text) unreliable.

    Please escalate this to the InDesign engineering team as a rendering / text redraw defect on Windows 11.

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  5. rendering not as per illustrator

    1. Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
      Adobe InDesign 21.1

    2. Steps to reproduce the issues
      When placing an artwork (from Illustrator via AI file) into InDesign, artwork appears to be distorted and different from the actual artwork. All settings are in place, same as before, InDesign is the latest version. Yet regardless what I do, the artwork is either

    3. Distorted

    4. Include multiple layers of the old, WIP and new, all in 1 view

    5. When exported, the render does not resolve itself, resulting in an incorrect artwork in the PDF

    6. Expected result
      Artwork placed is rendered as per the artwork.

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  6. Panel Sliders Close Panel

    Indesign v21.1 Mac
    Hello, When I pop open a panel and then try to adjust a slider within the panel, the panel closes when I click on the slider to adjust + or -.
    See the attached video.

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  7. Show Import Options no longer stays checked

    The "show import options" box will not stay checked in the "Place" window. Sometimes it does stay checked for one or two items but if you are importing more than that it will not stay checked.

    Previously it stayed checked until the next time that inDesign was restarted. This may seem minor but is an extreme inconvenience and severely hindering workflow.

    Version: 20.5

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. While working in document, Control+D (or "File>Place")
    2. Sees "Show Import Options" is unchecked, check box
    3. Place object
    4. Control+D to place new object
    5. Sees "Show Import Options" is unchecked AGAIN,…

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  8. InDesign "Dynamic Spelling" is no good in Turkish

    I've been using InDesign for like a decade. In all that time "Dynamic Spelling" function has always been terrible for Turkish language. It underlines some words which are correct in every way bu then again skips some words which are totally wrong. Besides, it makes horrible suggestions for underlined words.

    Take a look at the screenshot, for example. The word "kuruyemiş" is a combined word which is written without a space. However, it not only underlines the word but also suggest a list of variations which are ALL WRONG.

    It seems like all the misspelled versions of this word has…

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  9. There was an error updating the artifact

    Adobe Indesign 2026 V21.1

    i was trying to update a filed shared for review but it keep saying "There was an error updating the artifact" i've tried to update the indesign but as same.

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  10. Please add a “Left and Right Spacing” measurement to the “Underline” box. CC 2026 21.1

    Please add a "Left and Right Spacing" measurement to the "Underline" box. There are issues with hyphens. With unhyphens, pressing the Enter key and spacebar takes a long time. The problem also occurs when making corrections to the text.

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  11. PNG save shadow bug, CC 2026 21.1

    photographers:
    system, indesign screenshot, png saved file

    After saving to PNG format, the drop shadows are excessively large.

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  12. rounded corners missing

    21.1 ID / Win 11

    After update I don't see at this very version yellow square at frames lines to set rounded corners.

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  13. Preflight not showing all results

    I have a custom profile set up for preflight checks and although 614 problems are reported, in 2 categories, I can only see about the first 100 of each category. For example, the color space issues are shown only up to page 15, while my document has 180 pages. I am using InDesign 21.0.2.

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  14. My InDesign is 'behaving'

    My Indesign is "behaving." I don't know if some kind of AI has been installed, but it keeps trying to anticipate what I want it to do rather than doing what I want it to do. And it defaults to other functions when I use a different function (i.e. defaulting to text when I am using move to move a text box). Or it'll expand or contract a box when I select it to manipulate it. How do I make it stop? Or, at the very least, how do I turn off the AI?

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  15. fit spread in window

    I want Fit Spread in Window to work, all the time, every time!!!!!!!!!!!! I am using version 21.0.1 on macOS 26.2. This defect has been around for a long time, and many people have complained about it. My office colleagues all have the same issue. It works today, and then not tomorrow. It works for 5 minutes in one file, and then suddenly stops working. A Page layout program should be able to display pages! I want to use Fit Spread in Window every single day, and I am so disappointed that this defect goes on and on and on…

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  17. Unable to Place Illustrator Files from Adobe Projects

    When using Adobe Projects with Illustrator and Indesign 2026, Indesign does not recognize .AIC files as "compatible" files when attempting to place in an Indesign document. Indesign Version - 21.0.2, Illustrator Version - 30.1.

    Steps to reproduce:

    Create Illustrator document, save as Adobe Cloud Document, or in Adobe Project Folder
    Attempt to place document by Navigating to "File", "Place" or by pressing CMD+D
    Illustrator files will not be listed as available
    Selecting "On Your Computer" and navigating to an Illustrator file will allow it to be placed

    Expected Result:
    Being able to place a file from Adobe Project.

    Actual Result:…

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  18. Data merge icc

    InDesign 21.0.2
    During a data merge I exported to PDF and chose single pages. Associated PDF ICC profile is a v4, so I received this dialog 100 times -- 1 for each individual page. Probably not necessary.

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  19. pannels

    sometimes panels like Links, Layer are not opening by command or clicking in Window menu, then I got a solution for this issue i.e. change the workspace to another and comeback to your old one, it will help you. But it'll be an issue for everyone else. So please solve this issue in next update.

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  20. When opening a new file, I cannot enter custom width and height numbers.

    I'm using Windows 11, version 25H2, and InDesign version 21.0.2.
    I find it very strange and inconvenient that, while I can enter custom width and height in Adobe Illustrator (version 30.0), I can't do so in InDesign.
    My keyboard is working fine.

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