Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Surface Pro 4 And Gestures
I have a new Surface Pro 4. When using Adobe applications, gestures on the touch pad (for example pinching or scrolling) either don't work or are really bugy with little control. I was told by Adobe that this is due to the detachable keyboard on the Surface Pro.
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Multiple Bugs in CC17
Display issue 1
Random lines appeared on my screen. Baseline grid and guides were hidden as I was in Preview Mode, no explanation for these lines.Display issue 2
Text doesn’t display correctly when I apply a different Paragraph Style Sheet. (It displays the text in both the original Paragraph Style and new paragraph style on top of one another, even though the new Paragraph Style is selected). I needed to deselect and reselect another paragraph of text to rectify the issue.Dialogue box issues
Both videos show how I’m unable to select from the drop down menu in InDesign. In the first video I want to select the ‘Photoshop Path’ from the Clipping Path dialogue box, but am unable to do so.
The second video show how I want to create a PDF (via File/Export) but I cannot change the PDF settings from the drop down menu.
Needed to quit the program and restart to rectify the problem.Display issue 1
Random lines appeared on my screen. Baseline grid and guides were hidden as I was in Preview Mode, no explanation for these lines.Display issue 2
Text doesn’t display correctly when I apply a different Paragraph Style Sheet. (It displays the text in both the original Paragraph Style and new paragraph style on top of one another, even though the new Paragraph Style is selected). I needed to deselect and reselect another paragraph of text to rectify the issue.Dialogue box issues
Both videos show how I’m unable to select from the drop down menu in InDesign.…2 votes -
window
Fuck You Adobe
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The lists of entries for a cross reference is not ordered
Some panels with items (e.g. links) can be ordered by clicking the column header. Others cannot. Among these are the lists of references to choose from when inserting a cross-reference. These seem to be totally unordered. As a result, it is a pain to look for the right one (e.g. choose from a few hundred in a large document). I consider this a bug because other panels do have this ordering
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Colour picker turns everything to blank with strokes, applies stroke
Colour picker is broken. Everything is checked, but when I use it, it turns the object picked from into blank with black stroke. When applied, it adds a black stroke. This is true of text, objects, and links. Deleting local settings changed nothing.
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Profiles equal to the Output-Intend get lost on PDF-Export
When exporting a PDF all profiles equal to the Output-Intend (which in my case is the Document-Colorspace PSO Coated V3) get lost when exporting.
I have created a small test-file with an PSO Coated V3 Image and an ISO Coated V2 Image.
When Exporting as PDF X4 with Output-Intend Set to PSO Coated V3 the Image that IS PSO Coated V3 looses its profile and the same for the ISO Coated V2 when the Output-Intend is set to that.
This is horrible for Colormanagement. I've been in contact with "Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG" and they suggested to report this to Adobe as a bug.
They way it is you can not differenciate between images that don't have a profile and images that already have the correct profile. As a result all images get converted again in prepress - even those that already are in the correct profile.
If you have any further questions feel free to ask and i'll help out as good as i can :)
Thanks!
When exporting a PDF all profiles equal to the Output-Intend (which in my case is the Document-Colorspace PSO Coated V3) get lost when exporting.
I have created a small test-file with an PSO Coated V3 Image and an ISO Coated V2 Image.
When Exporting as PDF X4 with Output-Intend Set to PSO Coated V3 the Image that IS PSO Coated V3 looses its profile and the same for the ISO Coated V2 when the Output-Intend is set to that.
This is horrible for Colormanagement. I've been in contact with "Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG" and they suggested to report this to Adobe…
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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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Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color 1. InDesign 21.4 Windows 2. Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the a
Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color
- InDesign 21.4 Windows
- Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the auto spacer. Then select the Color Theme tool (Ctrl+Shift+I), select a color and try to apply it to the TEXT.
- Well, here, it says it will change the text color (via icon over cursor) but it (4.) instead changes the color of the Text BOX. It is not possible to change text color with Color Theme tool even by zooming in. The Color Theme tool is unable to change text color in this context and the icon indication of text while changing the color of the box shows it's a bug.
Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color
- InDesign 21.4 Windows
- Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the auto spacer. Then select the Color Theme tool (Ctrl+Shift+I), select a color and try to apply it to the TEXT.
- Well, here, it says it will change the text color (via icon over cursor) but it (4.) instead changes the color of the Text BOX. It is not possible to change text color with Color Theme tool even by zooming in. The Color Theme tool is unable to change text color in this context…
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Color Theme
Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color
- InDesign 21.4 Windows
- Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the auto spacer. Then select the Color Theme tool (Ctrl+Shift+I), select a color and try to apply it to the TEXT.
- Well, here, it says it will change the text color (via icon over cursor) but it (4.) instead changes the color of the Text BOX. It is not possible to change text color with Color Theme tool even by zooming in. The Color Theme tool is unable to change text color in this context and the icon indication of text while changing the color of the box shows it's a bug.
Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color
- InDesign 21.4 Windows
- Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the auto spacer. Then select the Color Theme tool (Ctrl+Shift+I), select a color and try to apply it to the TEXT.
- Well, here, it says it will change the text color (via icon over cursor) but it (4.) instead changes the color of the Text BOX. It is not possible to change text color with Color Theme tool even by zooming in. The Color Theme tool is unable to change text color in this context…
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Images cannot be used as align to key object
Images cannot be used as align to key object
I am working on Windows 11. Adobe Indesign 21.4
I am trying to use align to key object the old fashioned way by selecting multiple objects and with a single click choose my Key object. This used to work no problem at all.
I select multiple Text boxes and I can align them using one of them as a key object.
I select multiple images and I cannot align them using one of them as key object.
I select different image objects and text objects and I can align them using the Text box as key object.
I select different Image objects and text objects and I cannot align them using the Image as key object.
Same happens with shapes and images.
Conclusion is something is wrong with images or there is a setting I am not aware of that wasn’t present before.
It doesn’t matter what settings I have in the alignment panel under ‘Align to’.
The symptom, is that when trying to use an image as a key object it simply releases the selection when clicking on it.
Additional problem or symptom is that when I select multiple objects that are images and try to move them around they get deselected the moment I want to drag.
If a text box is part of the selection this doesn’t happen.
This makes editing a document very slow please let me know what’s going on or if its a bug, please fix it
Thank you!
Images cannot be used as align to key object
I am working on Windows 11. Adobe Indesign 21.4
I am trying to use align to key object the old fashioned way by selecting multiple objects and with a single click choose my Key object. This used to work no problem at all.
I select multiple Text boxes and I can align them using one of them as a key object.
I select multiple images and I cannot align them using one of them as key object.
I select different image objects and text objects and I can align them using…
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Canvas disappears on monitor setup change
When I'm on my macbook Pro (16" M1 Max 2021), and have a document open, then connect my computer to an external monitor/workstation and make indesign full screen on that monitor, the canvas disappears, and I can only see the grey background until I close the document and reopen it again. This also happens when I disconnect the monitor and scale the indesign app to the macbook monitor size. I'm using indesign 21.4 on Sequoia 15.0
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Przesuwanie kilku obiektów nie działa.
Zaznaczam minimum dwa importowane obiekty i nie mogę ich wszystkich przesunąć. Przesuwa mi się tylko jeden - pozostałe zostają na swoich miejscach. W poprzedniej wersji to działało. Nie da się tak pracować.
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All my coments vanished
I am experiencing a serious issue with InDesign Share for Review and need assistance recovering review comments.
I created an InDesign document and shared it using Share for Review. Around 10 collaborators participated and left more than 200 comments. More than a week later, I reopened the file to apply the feedback, and all comments were loading and working normally.
While working on the document, my internet connection was temporarily interrupted for a few minutes. After the connection was restored, the review stopped working. The comments no longer appear in InDesign, the review seems to have disappeared from my account, and the original review link no longer works for any of the collaborators.
As a result, more than 200 comments from approximately 10 reviewers have become inaccessible.
Could you please investigate whether the review data can be recovered or restored from Adobe's servers? Since the comments were available and functioning normally before the connection issue, I believe the review data may still exist.
I am experiencing a serious issue with InDesign Share for Review and need assistance recovering review comments.
I created an InDesign document and shared it using Share for Review. Around 10 collaborators participated and left more than 200 comments. More than a week later, I reopened the file to apply the feedback, and all comments were loading and working normally.
While working on the document, my internet connection was temporarily interrupted for a few minutes. After the connection was restored, the review stopped working. The comments no longer appear in InDesign, the review seems to have disappeared from my account,…
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Endnote hyperlinks fail to work in exported PDF (InDesign 2025 & 2026)
Version of Adobe InDesign:
Affects both Adobe InDesign 2025 and InDesign 2026 (latest updates).Steps to reproduce the issues:
Create or open a document containing dynamic Endnotes in InDesign 2025 or 2026.
Verify that endnote hyperlinks appear normal, updated, and active inside the InDesign application workspace.
Export the document to PDF using either "Adobe PDF (Interactive)" or "Adobe PDF (Print)" with the "Hyperlinks" checkbox explicitly checked under the General export settings.
Open the generated PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Pro or any browser.
Attempt to click on the endnote numbers in the text to jump to the endnote text.
Expected result:
The endnote numbers should act as active, clickable hyperlinks that navigate directly to the corresponding endnote text at the end of the document/story (and vice versa), just like standard hyperlinks do.Actual result:
All standard hyperlinks in the document work perfectly, but the endnote numbers/links are completely dead, flat, and unclickable in the exported PDF.
(Note: Troubleshooting steps like updating/syncing links, exporting via IDML to clear corruption, and copying content into a brand-new blank document have all been attempted, but none resolved the issue.)
Version of Adobe InDesign:
Affects both Adobe InDesign 2025 and InDesign 2026 (latest updates).Steps to reproduce the issues:
Create or open a document containing dynamic Endnotes in InDesign 2025 or 2026.
Verify that endnote hyperlinks appear normal, updated, and active inside the InDesign application workspace.
Export the document to PDF using either "Adobe PDF (Interactive)" or "Adobe PDF (Print)" with the "Hyperlinks" checkbox explicitly checked under the General export settings.
Open the generated PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Pro or any browser.
Attempt to click on the endnote numbers in the text to jump to the endnote text.
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Grafics .svg in print PDF highlighted in blue
When exporting a print PDF from InDesign 21.2, several graphics were highlighted in blue. The graphics were available in .svg format. In InDesign and in the web PDF, the blue areas are not visible. Other graphics in the same document and also in .svg format were rendered correctly
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swatch expected, but swatch gotten
The following code on a tables cell…
cell.leftEdgeStrokeColor = app.swatches[0];
cell.rightEdgeStrokeColor = app.swatches[0];results in the error "Swatch erwartet aber swatch erhalten" (translation “Swatch expected, but swatch gotten”). That is probably not a helpful error message.
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InDesign 2026 cursor scaling problem
Subject: Cursor remains extremely small on 27-inch 4K monitor despite all available scaling settings
I would like to report a HiDPI scaling issue in Adobe InDesign 2026 that affects usability on professional 4K monitors.
My setup consists of two displays connected to the same Windows PC:
- ASUS ProArt PA279CRV – 27-inch, 3840 × 2160 (4K)
- KOORUI 27-inch – 1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
When InDesign is displayed on the KOORUI Full HD monitor, the text cursor (insertion point) appears at a normal and comfortable size. However, when I move the exact same InDesign window to the ASUS ProArt PA279CRV 4K monitor, the cursor becomes extremely small and difficult to see.
I have already tested all available scaling-related options without success:
- Windows display scaling at multiple values, including 100%, 125%, 150%, 175%, 200%, and higher available settings.
- InDesign Preferences → User Interface Scaling → UI Sizing set to Large.
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Windows Compatibility settings:
- Application
- System
- System (Enhanced)
Restarting InDesign after each change.
None of these settings significantly improve the cursor size on the 4K display.
It is important to note that the Windows cursor itself scales correctly and remains clearly visible throughout the operating system. The issue appears to be specific to InDesign’s text insertion cursor. The behavior can be reproduced instantly by simply moving the InDesign window from the Full HD monitor to the 4K monitor, without changing any other settings. This indicates that the problem is related to how InDesign handles HiDPI scaling on 4K displays.
Because both monitors are 27 inches, the physical size difference is not caused by screen size but by the much higher pixel density of the 4K display. As a result, the insertion cursor becomes disproportionately small compared to the rest of the interface.
I would also like to emphasize that reducing the monitor resolution is not an acceptable workaround. I specifically purchased the ASUS ProArt PA279CRV for professional graphic design, catalog production, image editing, and color-critical work at its native 3840 × 2160 resolution. Lowering the resolution defeats the purpose of using a professional 4K monitor.
I kindly request that Adobe review and improve the scaling behavior of the text insertion cursor in InDesign on HiDPI and 4K displays, or provide a dedicated option to independently adjust cursor thickness and visibility.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Subject: Cursor remains extremely small on 27-inch 4K monitor despite all available scaling settings
I would like to report a HiDPI scaling issue in Adobe InDesign 2026 that affects usability on professional 4K monitors.
My setup consists of two displays connected to the same Windows PC:
- ASUS ProArt PA279CRV – 27-inch, 3840 × 2160 (4K)
- KOORUI 27-inch – 1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
When InDesign is displayed on the KOORUI Full HD monitor, the text cursor (insertion point) appears at a normal and comfortable size. However, when I move the exact same InDesign window to the ASUS ProArt PA279CRV 4K…
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Screen does not refresh in all cases
Every now and then, InDesign shows things in a previous state, which is very confusing.
E..g. when adding a page break, the break is added, but the text remains, until the document is scrolled. The screen does not seem to refresh after this action.I am on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra, InDesign 21.4
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Cursore cambia in clessidra
Versone 21.4 x 64
Il cursore si trasforma in clessidra e resta così per tutto il tempo rendendo impossibile comprendere ad esempio i punti di input del testo.
Ho provato ad installare nuovamente il software ma il problema è sempre lì.
Credo anche che sia correlato alla presenza di immagini nel documento poichè mi pare che a volte inizi da quando si inseriscono immagini.Per favore aiuto perché non si riesce a lavorare così.
Grazie
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HEIC file usability
I just embedded twenty HEIC files in an INDD file and the file rapidly became extremely sluggish. The color wheel of death spun regularly for almost every 5th action step. Even simple adjustments into the file, caused the color wheel to spin. Its time to get this bug fixed from Indesign.
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