[ID-4251249] Exiting Presentation Mode changes Application's Window size at higher UI Scaling when connected to external monitor.
InDesign's Window size set by user prior to entering Presentation mode is not retained upon exiting from Presentation mode when connected to external monitor and with the UI Scaling set to other than Small setting.
InDesign's window becomes fullscreen.
It would be great to get back to same size and position.
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In the latest InDesign Prerelease build (20.2.0.30), available via Creative Cloud Desktop App, this issue has been fixed.
If you are not part of InDesign's Prerelease program and would like to join and try out the latest Prerelease build, please do the following:
* Go to https://www.adobeprerelease.com/
* Sign in with your Adobe ID (the Email ID associated with your Adobe account)
* Select ‘Available Programs’
* Find ‘InDesign Prerelease’ and click ‘Join’
* Once you’ve joined, go to the Creative Cloud Desktop Application on your machine, click on 'Apps' in the section on the left
* Select the 'Pre-release' tab – there you will find the InDesign (Prerelease) build
* To check the Build number of the Prerelease build, hover the cursor over the name – you will see the Build number 'v20.1.0.070'
* Select ‘Install’.
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Mate B commented
Same thing here! Indesign window goes below screen line after exiting fullscreen mode....
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Justin commented
I have a similar issue, except my indesign takes all the screen after quitting the CMD+W view. I'm working on mac sequoia 15.1.1 and indesign 20.1
I have a second monitor connected, but the main indesign window is on the built-in monitor.
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DJ Athleticum commented
Sadly the fix doesn't work for me. Just deinstalled and installed InDesign again, it is updated to 20.1,, but still no change. Same Problem with or without external monitor. I can't even use the workaround, because my window gets to big for my screen so I can't drag it back by the corners.
mac OS Sequoia 15.3
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marsel commented
when i open indesign and then go into and out of fullsrcreen mode, the canvas goes down across my screen. see photo. I have the latest version of indesign (20.1) and have already restarted my computer several times.
MacBook Pro 2023 - M2 max - 32gb ram
thank you very much.
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janne geelen commented
Using the latest 20.1 release. This bug is not fixed. After exiting Presentation mode on an external screen, the size of the Indesign window is bigger.
(When the setting for User Interface Scaling is set to smallest, this bug does NOT happen >> screen shot of the bug setting in attachment)
This still needs a fully working solution.
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J.Gab commented
Same problem here, going to presentation mode (shift+W) and then back to normal, my indesign window shrinks and I have to manually put the window back to full screen, so so sooooo anoying... Please Adobe resolve this issue 🙏
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David Castillo commented
I'm having the same issue with the latest version of Indesign (19.4). So frustrating!
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rg commented
Try changing the user interface settings and restarting ID. Then make sure ID is in fullscreen size (green plus) before you open a new doc. This seems to have fixed it for me.
I have the user interface set to “small” and made it large and then back to small. I had to restart ID a few times.
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rg commented
I have the same issue:
InDesign 19.0
Apple Studio Display
MacBook Pro M1 Max
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B commented
Upon exiting presenter mode (entered by pressing Shift+W, then exited with another press of Shift+W), the InDesign window/interface resizes dramatically and I'm having to resize and enlarge it every time which is really disruptive.
I'm using a late 2015 iMac running Catalina 10.15.7 (recently updated from Sierra), InDesign 18.4.
Have attached screenshots to show the resizing of the window.
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Kalan commented
Presentation Mode RESETS the window dimensions (Adobe 18.4)
Version 17.x was supposed to have a fix for this, but I am on 18.x, just updated to 18.4 and this issue is still on this version. Very annoying.
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Matt Perko commented
InDesign 2023 18.2.1
Monterey 12.1 Apple M1I always work with my InDesign window taking up the full area of my monitor, meaning the window fills the screen.
After viewing a document in Presentation Mode (Shift+w) and exiting, it shrinks the InDesign window and I have to double click the top of the window to max expand it again. This seems to be an apple silicon only bug as I have an intel mac and don't experience this problem.
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frederik commented
Exiting presentation mode on external monitor brings InDesign window to primary monitor. I am working on a macbook laptop with an external apple screen. I work on the external monitor and when i enter presentation mode and exit InDesign is brought down to my laptop screen.
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Sascha Fronczek commented
Hello, there is a annoying bug, that drives me crazy.
If you setup the UI-size to position 1 in the preferences, InDesign can’t remembers the window size correctly (see. video).
When I’m in the presentation mode (shift w) and after I left it, the app window of InDesign is resizing small (or another wrong size).
If you change the UI-size back to position 2 (standard setting) this bug doesn’t happening. I checkt it again and again.And it only happens when the two 27" 4K displays are connected.
I’m working on a MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro in MacOS Ventura.I also cleared the cache and preferences, deleted InDesign and restarted the machine many times.
I attached a short video and screenshots.Best
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Dan Niemi commented
I have a similar issue. I have indesign 18.1 on big sur on my second monitor, and the window reverts back to the screen size of my main display when exiting presentation mode.
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Sofia Aranda commented
When you put the presentation mode and remove it, the screen is automatically minimized and does not allow you to continue in full screen.
Cuando pones el modo presentación y lo quitas se te minimiza la pantalla automáticamente y no te permite seguir en pantalla completa.
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Evgeny Pupkin commented
Exactly the same as with Photoshop in Full-Screen, described here - https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-and-macoshighsierra.html - in Presentation Screen Mode, the InDesign Document does not expand to fill the entire display when the macOS Dock is shown. The problem does not occur if the Dock is set to “Automatically hide and show”