InDesign 21.5.1 – Coloring the File > Export menu command causes all export formats except Adobe PDF (Print) to disappear

Environment

• Adobe InDesign 21.5.1
• macOS Ventura 13.7.8
• Intel iMac
• French version of InDesign

Problem

In InDesign 21.5.1, assigning a color to the **File > Export… command through Edit > Menus… causes the Export dialog to display only Adobe PDF (Print) when the dialog is opened from the File menu.

All other export formats disappear.

However, if I open the same Export dialog using the keyboard shortcut Command + E, all export formats are available normally.

Removing the color assigned to File > Export… immediately restores all export formats when using the File menu.

The problem is therefore specifically related to assigning a color to the Export… menu command.

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch InDesign 21.5.1.
2. Create a new blank document.
3. Choose File > Export….
4. Check the Format menu in the Export dialog.

Result: all normal export formats are available.

1. Cancel the Export dialog.
2. Go to Edit > Menus….
3. Assign any color to File > Export….
4. Confirm the menu customization.
5. Choose File > Export… again.

Result: the Format menu now contains only Adobe PDF (Print).

1. Cancel the dialog.
2. Press Command + E instead.

Result: all export formats are available again, even though the Export menu command is still colored.

1. Go back to Edit > Menus… and remove the color from File > Export….
2. Choose File > Export… again.

Result: all export formats are restored.

Additional tests performed

I performed several tests to isolate the cause.

• The issue occurs with both a temporary menu customization and a saved custom menu set.
• The issue occurs regardless of which color is assigned to Export….
• Coloring another menu command, for example an item in the View menu, does not cause the problem.
• The issue occurs with both Adobe default workspaces and custom workspaces.
• Switching workspaces does not appear to be the actual cause.
• Using the default, unmodified menu always allows access to all export formats.
• Using Command + E always allows access to all export formats, even while the File > Export… menu command is colored.
• Removing the color from Export… immediately restores normal behavior.

I initially suspected corrupted preferences because resetting the InDesign preferences restored all export formats. After progressively restoring my custom settings, however, I was able to isolate the problem specifically to the color assigned to the File > Export… menu command.

Expected behavior

Assigning a color to a menu command should only change its visual appearance.

File > Export… and Command + E should invoke the same Export command and display the same complete list of available export formats.

Actual behavior

When File > Export… is assigned a color:

File > Export… → only Adobe PDF (Print) is available.
Command + E → all export formats are available.

Removing the menu color restores the expected behavior.

This appears to be a reproducible bug in the interaction between menu-item color customization and the Export… command in InDesign 21.5.1.