Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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InDesign 2020: crashing, undo doesn't work, missing fonts, text wrap is broken, so many bugs
The Undo bug is back. I tried to undo some text (in a table) and it reverted the document back to the previous save and then crashed.
On re-opening, ID complains that it can't find my installed fonts that I used in the document. They show up in the document, it just complains that they are not there. These are fonts that I bought and installed, so I know they are available.
I have also been having problems with text wrap not working half the time. I set a box (I've tried both image and text boxes) to text wrap…
4 votesAs per the customer, the issue got resolved by uninstall and re installation of InDesign 2020.
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Text auf Pfad ist derzeit nicht anwählbar.
Text auf Pfad ist derzeit nicht anwählbar.
Das kleine Dreieck bei Textwerkzeug hat keine Funktion. Das sonst gewohnte Text auf Pfad-Icon erscheint nicht.1 vote -
Import Word file - cannot set 'Import as Static Text' as Default Preset
When I import a Word document I want the option 'Import as Static Text' ticked all the time.
The problem is that if I tick 'Import as Static Text' and make it a new Default Preset, InDesign remembers this until I quit InDesign and then relaunch it. The relaunched InDesign doesn't remember it - it remembers the Preset name, but it doesn't remember to tick 'Import as Static Text'.
This happens in CC2019 and CC2020. Could you please fix it so that the Preset you make remembers to keep 'Import as Static Text' ticked all the…
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Scroll bar disappears in Pages panel, swatches panel,Layers panel and background task panel loses its boxes on the right.
2017.1 Release, 12.1.0.56 x64 build
The pages panel loses its scroll bar and doesn't display all pages. Panel needs to be opened wide to display anything. This cuts off easy access to document's later pages.
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63 votesHello All,
Thank you for your patience all this while. The fix of the issue is now part of InDesign’s latest update, Id 13.1
Update your InDesign through Creative Cloud app to Id 13.1
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Text boxes with rounded or beveled edges should have square (or controllable padding edges)
I want to add text to a text frame with beveled edges without have to worry about the text being pushed by the bevel. Can we fix this?
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anchor point in text breaks column margin
An inline text box anchor immediately before a word makes the text break out of the column margin. It doesn't happen if the anchor is embedded in the word
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Align the Arabic text dots
In Arabic
When more than one line of dots
The text is not aligned correctlyPrevious versions do not have this problem
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Preferences won't fully show text
Preference menu truncates the preferences option so it can not be read. Unable to resize window to see the text.
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Option Type > Fill with Placeholder Text doesn't work
Nothing happens when I click on the menu option "Type > Fill with Placeholder Text". Version: Indesign 17.3 x64, System: Windows 10 Pro.
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Alt text missing on hyperlinks after "Export as Interactive PDF"
I work primarily in InDesign and create accessible PDFs. During the design stage, I always add the alt text when creating hyperlinks or adding images, and export it as an interactive PDF.
As we know, after updating beyond InDesign version 16.1, the hyperlink alt text will not appear on the Link tag, but instead, it appears on the "Link - OBJR" (aka "Annotation") tag within the Link tag.
I work on long reports that usually have hundreds of hyperlinks and this is a big and very time-consuming problem for me, so I reverted back to v 16.1.
I've been ignoring…
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Want to be able to anchor an object to the text it belongs with AND have the text wrap around it
Because of the way text anchors work in Indesign, I always have to anchor objects that require text wrap to something ABOVE the actual text I want the image to stay with. Why does Indesign work this way - i.e., not allowing text to wrap before the anchor? This is a problem the image will now be separated from it's text when the text breaks a page, defeating the whole purpose of anchoring. Is this really so hard to fix?
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black glitch
while I move a photo or any text, a black rectangle is created along the entire screen that prevents me from seeing what I'm doing, and it disappears as soon as I stop doing what I was doing
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Thaana text properly composed in 14.0.3 messed after converting to 15.0
Weird changes in the text after converting file to 15.0. (Upon opening a file with Thaana text) see attached images.
Diacritics completely messed up AFTER recomposing (change alignment or reapply World-Ready composer) See attached images.
Cannot use double/triple-clicking to select text composed in the new composer. (can select paragraphs already composed in the previous version, if no changes are made to that paragraph.)
To see it in a new document: create a new document, copy and paste Thaana text (ex: Dhivehi Wikipedia), apply World-Ready composer.
Sample indd: https://www.dropbox.com/s/imh6najk6nlv39m/Cooperative%20Learning%20Poster.indd?dl=0
Font used: http://www.hassanhameed.com/?page_id=154
3 votesThe fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – that is, InDesign 15.0.2.
Please update your InDesign application to get this fix.
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ID 16.0 – Crashing in Split Layout View When Cutting and Pasting Text
InDesign crashes when doing the following:
- Open or Create a document.
- Enable split layout view
- Create a text frame in each view
- Fill one of the text frames with type
- Cut some of the type into the other frame
- Cut some more of the type from the filled frame
- Copy the text in the other frame
- Undo the cutting of the text
- Re-cut the text
- Paste the text into the other frame
- CRASH
Video of the bug: https://youtu.be/ex7BsXfeSUA
This is present in both ID 15.X and ID 16.0 and crashes with documents created in both new and old versions of…
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eyedropper tool no longer copies text formatting
The eyedropper tool no longer copies text formatting from a selected source and applying to new text. At best, it changes the color, but not the typeface, weight, character attributes. When highlighting the source text, the eyedropper properly changes to loaded with the "T" - but still doesn't apply the text formatting correctly.
No character or paragraph styles have been applied.
Eyedropper settings are set correctly to copy the formatting.Problem persists despite resetting Indesign preferences, rebooting, manually deleting indesign preferences, rebooting, updating to latest version, rebooting.
Very annoying bug that clearly slows down work.
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Fit frame to content creates duplicate text boxes
Indesign 16.4 on Mac 10.15.3
Selecting multiple text boxes and hitting "fit frame to content" causes all text boxes to duplicate.1 vote -
InDesign Strips Formatting When Pasting Text from Google Docs
Description:
When copying formatted text from Google Docs and pasting it directly into Adobe InDesign, all formatting (such as bold, italics, font size, and links) is lost. However, if the same text is first pasted into Microsoft Word or TextEdit, the formatting is preserved and can then be successfully pasted into InDesign. This suggests the issue is specific to InDesign’s handling of clipboard data from Google Docs. As a workaround, I currently have to use an intermediate application like Word, which slows down my workflow.Steps to Reproduce:
Copy any formatted text from Google Docs (e.g., bold, italic, links).
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Selecting text in table inside Story Editor
InDesign 19.0
When I try to select text in a table using Story Editor, the mouse selects text starting one character to the right from where I click. This starts in the 2nd row of text. For each row below that, the selection starts one additional character to the right.
For example, I have a table with 5 rows and each row has the text 'ABCDEFG'. If I try and select the letter 'A' on row 2 by clicking at the start of the text and dragging to the right, the selected text will skip the letter 'A' and…
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Selecting text on black background doesn't highlight selection
Version: Adobe Indesign 2025 (20.0)
The probled occured in a file that works perfectly in Indesign 19.5. However, when I open the same file in 20.0, the error occurs.Problem: When I try to edit text on a black background, the selected words aren't highlighted. It happens on some pages but not all. The layers aren't locked.
How to reproduce:
- create a master page with a black background
- create several pages
- add text boxes with white text in it
- try to select the text inside the boxExpected result:
- selected text is highlighted in white…
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Color Profile Warnings when copying Objects and Text within the same Document
Mismatching color profile warnings are very helpful when copying objects between documents with different profiles, which is why this is an always-on option for me.
However, for some time now, such warnings seem to pop up randomly when I copy text between documents with the same profile settings, and sometimes even when copying text from one text box to another within the same document.
My understanding is that this is a bug, as live text in an INDD cannot have different profiles. Is there a way to avoid these warnings and still get them when they are necessary (copying between…
3 votes
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