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  1. XMP file info dialog box (for linked images) no longer shows up

    I clicked the flyout menu in the Links panel, and choose to display the XMP file info and the dialog box doesn't show up. It's like it is off screen somewhere, as all the menus are then grayed out. I can hit Escape a few times to get out of it. But sometimes InDesign totally locks up and I have to force quit.

    3 votes

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  2. missing dialog box

    When i clicked on the effect (example; gradient feather) for my image, there is no dialog box popping out. I'm unable to click on other tools and I've to use the escape key to close the 'invisible' dialog box before I can use the other tools. Hence, I'm unable to apply any effect on my image.

    I'm using the Indesign CC (13.0.1) on Windows.

    It feels like it's a programme bug. I've tried to reinstall the programme but it still persists.

    Please assist.

    3 votes

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  3. constrain proportions (& other hold-shift-to-use features) intermittent

    I don't have the Webroot software described in the fix so it must be something else!

    3 votes

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  4. Edit with other - doesn't see Photoshop as an application

    I use the Indesign feature on the links menu to Edit With, either using the default application or another. We just updated to the latest CC (ps, il, in) and the other application isn't the same. For any jpg or pdf, it shows Photoshop or illustrator or Acrobat as available to open the image selected. However, if I select an ai. file, it shows Illustrator as the default, and Preview as another option - no Photoshop. I select Other to add Photoshop, go to the applications folders, click on Photoshop and it's only seeing it as a folder, not as…

    3 votes

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  5. 'Move Pages' causes the position of content to shift to the right on right-side pages, master same for both files

    'Move Pages' causes the position of content to shift to the right on right-side pages, even though the master pages are the same for both files.

    I am trying to take several page sets and combine them in one file, but I have to manually fix them after moving the pages over. Very concerning as I'm not sure if anything else is breaking or getting lost in the move.

    3 votes

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  6. Relink is broken

    Hi, I have an existing linked file (PDF) already contained within a document, for example PDF_a.pdf in the links panel. The original link generates the graphic and displays on the page.

    I want to update that link to now link to PDFb.pdf. I choose the relink button from the links panel, the file name updates in the links panel to display PDFb.pdf, however the graphic displayed on the page remains that of PDF_a.pdf.

    If I save the file, close InDesign and reopen it, the link remains PDFb.pdf, while the graphic shows PDFa.pdf on the page.

    If…

    3 votes

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  7. 3 votes

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  8. BUG Make "Fit Frame to Content" finally work with rotated/skewd content

    1. Version: CS4 and above
    2. Steps: Just rotate/skew a picture within its box and use "FitFrameToContent" and watch the content gets cropped!
    3. Expected Result: The picture frame gets fit…
    4. Actual result: The content gets cropped.
    3 votes

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    Under Review  ·  amaarora responded

    Hi,
    Thanks for reporting the issue.
    We have been able to reproduce it and will consider it for fixing.

    -Aman

  9. InDesign Relink Search do not find files on SMB share

    We're experiencing an issue when attempting to relink missing assets stored on an SMB network share.

    Environment

    Adobe InDesign (Latest Version)

    Files stored on an SMB network share.

    macOS (Fully up to date)

    The Problem

    When a linked file is missing and we choose Relink in InDesign, searching for the filename returns no results, even though the file exists on the SMB share.

    However:

    Finder can locate the file immediately.

    Spotlight also finds the file without any issues.

    Screenshot 1 Attached – InDesign Relink search returns no results

    What We Have Tried

    We found a script that can be run…

    2 votes

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  10. multiple files not placing correctly when placing multi-page pdf into frames

    I found this error posted as a bug; since that post was from 2022 with a version of inDesign well past I'm making a new post.
    Adobe InDesign version 21.4.1
    I need to impose several 2 sided cards for printing.
    File>Place... Select multiple pdfs - Open
    Place PDF - Choose All under Pages - Repeat for all placed items (doing 4 in my example)

    OK so in recording for this post I figured out that if I place on to blank pages, this didn't happen -- all pages of all 4 pdfs placed for 8 total. If I do my

    2 votes

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  11. 2 votes

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  12. InDesing 2026 - Document assembly issue

    When I try to assemble my InDesign document, an error message appears stating that it is impossible to package the document or link the necessary files. However, no links are broken and the path to the company server is working. This is very problematic when I have a multi-page document…

    2 votes

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  13. Linked image within illustrator file not appearing when placed in indesign

    Using:
    InDesign 21.1
    Link created in Illustrator 30.2.1

    I have a map created in Illustrator with a background (flattened) tiff which displays fine in Illustrator. Once placed into InDD, the tiff won't appear (layer is ON and printing) and doesn't get included in exports (thus eliminating a rendering issue of any kind).
    This has happened on 2 separate files but is fine in others with the same set-up.
    On occasion the tiff will reappear...
    This is a recent 'development' in past 2 weeks.

    2 votes

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  14. 2 votes

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  15. copy something with a shadow from one document moves the shadows randomly

    in the version 21.0 of Indesign when you copy something with a shadow from one document into another and moves it the shadows move to random positions. Workaround: You need to select them manually deactivate and activate them to get them back at the right position.

    2 votes

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  16. Reveal in Bridge not works

    In the image context menu, bridge preview does not work if the image name contains apostrophe characters.
    Bridge will not show a file with this name: abc '123' name.jpg
    and if there are no apostrophe characters it works (abc 123 name.jpg)

    [picture context menu] Graphics > Reveal in Bridge

    Indesign ver. 20.4 x64 (polish language)

    This bug has been present since version CS6

    2 votes

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  17. [ID-4263516] InDesign shows any graphic card in case machine has more than 1 graphic card

    Video card not recognized
    I have an RTX a1000 video card, and InDesign does not recognize it, even though it is supposed to support the new InDesign GPU according to the data

    2 votes

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  18. live gaussian blur

    There is a feature that I have been missing in InDesign for years, but which is/was realised in Adobe XD, for example: Live Gaussian Blur (see screenshot). There you could assign this to an object as a property: ‘Blur background’, set parameters and you're done! In InDesign, this can only be achieved by tedious workarounds ...

    2 votes

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  19. Links Not Auto Updating when Modified in InDesign 2025

    My workflow typically involves opening links from the InDesign document to edit by selecting the link from the Links panel and choosing Edit Original. In InDesign 2025, however, I've noticed that links are no longer updating whether it's a PSD or AI file and I assume other file types. This has never been the case before.

    I tried a test with a new file and placed two assets to the file. One was a PSD and the other was an AI. I then opened the links from InDesign, made an edit to each (one at a time), saved, closed, and…

    2 votes

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  20. anchored width and height gets loose

    The anchor between the element width and height in the top menu switches to un-anchored directly after unselecting an element or at selecting another element.

    Indesign version 20.0.1
    Mac OS 14.7

    2 votes

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