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  1. PDF Exporting blank Docs - Using Catalina 10.15.7 and Indesign 16.0.1

    Created file like normal. Everything is set like it should be for the printer, CMYK, no missing links etc. Export as a PDF/x-1a. Creates a blank document. I tried to create a pdf with a separate document with just text, still exports blank. Tried it with just a colored box and same issue.Everything is blank! I also tried Saving the file as a JPEG and it too is blank!

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  2. PDF exports spreads when set to single pages

    In ID2021, when I export this document as single pages in interactive mode, it exports as spreads. When I save as IDML and open in 2020, it works.

    (No attachment because I couldn't post with attachment.)

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  3. PDF exports spreads when set to single pages

    In ID2021, when I export this document as single pages in interactive mode, it exports as spreads. When I save as IDML and open in 2020, it works.

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  4. interactive pdf

    I placed a PDF which has hyperlinks as a linked file in an InDesign document. When I exported the InDesign document as an interactive PDF, the hyperlinks in the placed PDF didn't work, but the hyperlinks in the rest of the document did.

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  6. Unknown error while exporting PDF. Indesign v16.0.1, macOS 11.1 when turning on bleeds and flattening transparency.

    My friend on Windows had no problems exporting the same document in the same settings.

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  8. pdf export

    • I have the latest and greatest just installed 2021 version of inDesign 16.0.1 x64 on Windows 10, i7 3.2Ghz with 16GB RAM
    • I have tried exporting to idml and saving again as I have seen suggested elswhere
    • I have tried restarting my computer, and inDesign many, many times.
    • everytime I try to export the file it gets most of the way through, then hangs on the same percentage everytime.
    • Background tasks shows an error / warning, but gives no clues as to what it is.
    • no matter how long I leave it (hours) it will not advance past the stuck…
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  9. export to PDF failed in ID v16 with macOS BigSur

    I'm having problems exporting to PDF since the macOS Big Sur update 11.0.1 (the official one). I also updated to InDesign 2021 (v16.0) and the computer is almost new. It keeps crashing or freezes with the beachball every time I try to export. I have already tried the obvious, changing the preferences at the export panel and deleting the software preferences (with cmd+ctrl+alt+shift). I'm looking for a way to solve this. Please help!

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  10. Exporting documents goes very slow

    1. Version 2021 16.0

    When i need to export a document for print, it takes a very long time. This was not the case with previous versions. Sometimes the system also crashes when exporting.

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  12. variable data

    If you have 2 text fields in variable data, the variable data previews fine in InDesign but on Export to PDF it doesn't work correctly, the 2nd variable data field is missing.

    We use this every week so it's something on this new version. Imac 27" InDesign v16.0 OS 10.15.7

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  13. Exporting Emojis to PDF

    Since the latest update, I'm unable to export emojis to PDF. When I export my document to PDF, all emojis have a black square behind it. Is there a way to work around this issue?

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  14. Interactive pdf export adds %0D to the end of links

    InDesign keeps adding %0D%0D to the end of my hyperlinks. I had searched this topic and found a few other forums with a similar problem. I tried other people's suggestions of making sure no spaces or returns were at the end or adding a / to the end of the link, but still nothing worked. I finally gave up on InDesign and just manually added the links in Acrobat after exporting. But that is not a good solution. Please fix this Adobe. My version is 16.0.

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  15. Adobe PDF presets / exports not working in InDesign CC 2021 (v16.0)

    This seems to be same or similar problem previously reported for CC2020 (v15.0) but reported as fixed in v15.1.3. -- Related bug report is here: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/39026392-pdf-export-in-indesign-cc-2020-15-0-is-broken#{toggle_previous_statuses}

    Adobe PDF Presets initially worked in CC 2021 when first updated. (I don't know what version that was.) And they worked as recently as last week for me. Today however, none of the presets work, whether the original ones or custom presets I created. I went back to v15.1.3 and all the same presets work correctly.

    I don't know if InDesign has had an incremental update, but this started happening after the most recent…

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  16. Quick export as pdf assume the last used options

    When I use quick export I end up having all the same questions and options as going to file > Adobe pdf presets. So it is not much quicker.
    I feel that the quick export should be a function that uses last setings and export immediatelly without further questions rather than the file location.

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  17. Problems in exporting cropped PDF ( Changed frame size )

    Whenever I'm exporting a cropped PDF in InDesign, I am not able to see the cropped area (Outside the frame) , but I am able to select the text and words of the cropped area (Outside the frame). This is very annoying.

    Whenever I'm exporting a PDF I want to export only the content inside the frame not outside the frame.

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  18. After PDF Export: moved frames

    I've got an InDesign-file (InDesign 2020) with moved frames (texts) after PDF Export.
    Attached are Screenshots with Guides:
    – Screenshot-InDesign (View)
    – Screenshot-Export (Window-View) > see “Druck-PDF-1.5.joboptions”
    – Screenshot-PDF (View)
    – Screenshot-PDF-Distiller-PS (generated PDF with PS-Export from InDesign and Acrobat Distiller using the same joboptions “Druck-PDF-1.5.joboptions” >>> this result is correct !!!)

    I tried the workaround with idml-file (no other result) –
    I made a new file and copied the frames in (no other result) –
    I tried the PDF Export from InDesign CS6 (no other result)
    I tried the PDF Export from InDesign 2020 with several settings (no other…

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  19. Trouble Exporting pdf from InDesign

    Trying to export via PDF presents (Like I have done many many times before) Made a few minor changes to the document and now Indesign refuses to export and brings up the following error message (see image.) This is with latest version.

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  20. Stuff missing when writing pdf

    When I try to write a PDF using 2021, I often get a failure, or the PDF writes, but a load of detail is missing from it. The only workaround seems to be to write the PDF from the desktop.

    What's going on?

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