InDesign 2025 Won't Lock "Constrain Proportions"
When creating a frame, rectangle, any object, or selecting any other object, InDesign 2025 will not keep Constrain Proportions locked when the lock icon is clicked on the control bar.
The user now has to click it while they select each object and want to scale an object by scaling either the width or height.
I didn't notice this at first, but found out from a Reddit post.
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Geometric Awesomeness
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This problem is driving me mad. I've been looking but it seems there is no solution anywhere.
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Creative Overlord
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UPDATE: Tried resetting InDesign preferences, logging out of creative cloud and back in, multiple restarts, tried the 20.1 beta update and nothing seems to fix this issue. If I open my older version of InDesign 2024 (v19.5) it's working. I tried exporting user settings from that version then importing to 2025 version but it gives me an error dialogue 'Incompatible locale detected. Please choose a valid file to proceed.' - No solution so far.
So definitely an issue with the 2025 update and clearly not one they plan to resolve fast.
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Creative Overlord
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THIS IS KILLING ME. The Constrain Proportions lock is a vital element of any designers day. We need to be able to lock it and have it stay on then unlock it and have it stay off until reengaged. LIKE IT DID.
I've hunted around the settings to see if it's an option to set it back how it used to be and I can't find anything. Please help this has messed up projects for me about 200 times a day!
Every time you go to resize anything it turns back off again - image, pasted vector, box, doesn't matter what it is. But then very occasionally it will lock for one box but not for any others.
This unlocking every time means extra time/clicks for everything you touch, and you can easily accidentally disproportionately resize something when not using shift and drag method. e.g. I always paste in vector logos instead of linking to the vector which doesn't always clip the frame in tightly/adds time getting the frame right so you can align them. I almost always leave my constrain proportions lock ON. Before, I would just type a width and press enter, or use the up arrow while holding shift on width or height to bump it by 10's. With the lock turning off again all the time, I have to add a step to every single time I resize something and if it's a vector I can't tell if I forgot to click that lock again before doing so. If it's an image, and I forget to re-click lock proportions before typing a new size I can check the percent figures and see if width or height is different. If it's a vector I can't tell unless I really butcher the proportions so its adding a ton of time but also almost guaranteeing human error at some point.
It was SO handy before to turn it off + have it stay off for multiple tasks where you didn't need it locked, then turn it back on and have it stay on.
I assumed this was an error but we're now a week on from the update and it's still not yet fixed. HELP US!
I'm on a Mac Studio M1 Max 64GB Ram on Sequoia 15.0.1 running InDesign 2025 (20.0)