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Tab controls are buggy. InDesign CC 2018

When using the Tabs control dialogue box all sorts of problems begin to manifest. First, as you are working with the tabs controls page elements go sideways. Text overlaps, sometimes entire paragraphs preceding the area you are working in.

On occasion, the tabs simply don't line up to where you assign them, even when you do so numerically. (See screenshot)

Settings for paragraph styles take precedence over tabs settings (even though tabs traditionally were the opposite, taking precedence.)

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    2013 indesign's tab control wasn't :-( why?

  • Alexandre Lourdel commented  ·   ·  Report

    Same situation here with InDesign 2019 last version on Mojave 10.14.6. Please look at the demonstration on the video attached. And please solve these tab bugs. I've lost half an hour trying to understand what I was doing wrong before understanding it was a bug. The tab dots line disappears following the 1st line spacing value as you can see on the video.

  • Christopher commented  ·   ·  Report

    Can't set tabs, only move the margin and set the leader. Can't even select L/C/R/. tabs. Only tabs that work are the 1/2" built into the ruler.

  • Sonya Shannon commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm just stuck. Trying to make forms. Tabs completely useless in Paragraph Style dialog box. Please fix promptly, Adobe! Sheesh.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a serious problem--need ability to set tabs for efficient document design. Basic feature and very buggy. I've been using Indesign for 14 years (advanced user) don't send me a "how to set tabs" link, please just post when the issue is corrected.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Cannot adjust tabs once set. Cannot delete them. Relaunch doesn't fix the problem.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Same problem. Infuriating and unworkable. Can't set tabs. Tabs disappear.

  • Iain commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am having the same issue and have been sending crash reports every time it occurs. Crashes if I use the quick keys or the drop down commands. Very frustrating. Frequently need to adjust tabs and currently cannot in latest CC version. Need to go back to older version to set tabs.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Cannot set Tabs - InDesign CC, problem began after I updated to the newest Cloud version recently. Program crashes immediately, with no work around.

  • Birte Sedat commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have the same problem. This is VERY anoying!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm having this same issue -- cannot set tab stops, very buggy

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