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  1. spotcolor name in x-4 exported pdf not a valid utf-8 string

    When creating a PDF using german umlauts using InDesign for OS X and export the file as PDF/X-4, the Umlauts are displayed correctly in Acrobat for OS X, but wrong in Acrobat for Windows (and vice versa).

    Acrobat Preflight flags the spot colors as " not a valid UTF-8 string"

    It looks like the spot colors is generated with the coding of the respective OS, which is not valid by the PDF/X-4 specification

    2 votes

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  2. lexmark printer not printing all elements

    We use Lexmark Laser Printer model CS820
    Windows 10 OS

    We use our indesign file as a template to print custom certificates.
    We change the name on the certificate for each customer.
    The printer will not print all elements of a design: i.e. the images and text are missing.

    And

    Files will often not print immediately but will 'sit' in the printer memory for up to several minutes before printing.

    For a print business this is not acceptable. Please advise with working solutions.

    We have a Lexmark CS827 and this works fine.

    2 votes

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  3. print booklet

    InDesign CS6, ver. 8.1 both skips and reorders booklet pages.
    In a sixteen-page booklet Print Booklet prints only eight pages and those out of order.
    Sheet A ought to print p. 16 and p. 1 on the obverse and p.2 and p. 15 on its reverse.
    Instead it prints p. 3 and p. 1 on the obverse and p. 4 and p. 3 on the reverse.
    Sheet B continues the confusion, printing p. 6 and p. 5 on the obverse and p. 8 and p. 7 on the reverse.
    .Same results whether I choose 2-up saddle stitch or 2-up perfect…

    2 votes

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  4. Package command, distorted vector graphics in pdf

    Indesign 14.0.1. MacOS 10.14.4.

    Using Package command with Include Pdf option outputs linked .AI vector logo low resolution / distorted. No error messages.
    No problems with normal pdf export with same Pdf Preset.

    2 votes

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  5. Cannot package file, missing plugin error

    InDesign CC 2019, MacOS 10.14 Mojave,
    Trying to package a file and this error shows up that plugins needs to be installed - See attached.

    How can I delete or install them?

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  6. Unable to package some InDesign files, error message appears

    Adobe InDesign CC 2017.1 release, 12.1.0.56 x64 build for Windows
    Open an .indd file, press File menu and select package menu item.
    Expected result: the file (catalog) is packaged.
    Actual result: the file (catalog) is NOT packaged. An error occurs about missing plugins: STEP-N-DESIGN.LOGIC.WIN.CC10.PLN EXTENSISFONTMANAGEMENTIDCC2014X64.APLN. (see attachment).
    Additional information: this problem occurs only by some files, not by all of them.

    2 votes

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  7. cannot package files 10.13.6

    InDesign CC 2018/ 10.13.6

    Cannot package files. Ongoing issue.

    2 votes

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  8. Get error message when exporting document to PDF

    InDesign CC2018 (13.1) -- will get an error message when exporting a document to PDF, especially if it is saving over and replacing a previous PDF version. Then both versions disappear from the finder, and then I can sometimes successfully export the document. Usually takes a couple of attempts before it can export a viable PDF. This just started happening.

    2 votes

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  9. 2 votes

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  10. Issues printing with Xerox C75. Duplex printing, save and print features don't work. Doesn't save print settings.

    Issues printing with Xerox C75. Duplex printing, save and print features don't work. Doesn't save print settings. Prints fine with a pdf.

    2 votes

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  11. Bug: Span footnotes across columns does not print correctly via direct printing, only works via PDF export

    InDesign 21.5.1

    INFORME DE ERROR TÉCNICO (BUG REPORT) — ADOBE INDESIGN

    Dirigido a: Adobe Systems Incorporated (InDesign Engineering & Development Team)

    Asunto: Fallo crítico en el renderizado de impresión directa de notas al pie expandidas entre columnas (Span Footnotes Across Columns)

    Estado: Error reproducible en entornos de producción


    1. RESUMEN DEL PROBLEMA (SUMMARY)

    Existe un fallo grave en el motor de impresión directa (Direct Print Engine) de Adobe InDesign al procesar marcos de texto multicolumna con la opción "Expandir notas al pie entre columnas" (Span Footnotes Across Columns) activada.

    Al enviar el documento directamente a una…

    1 vote

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  12. Box with gradient feather printing differently to a box with solid colour

    I have two boxes side-by-side, both the same process colour. When printing, the box with a gradient feather prints a different colour to the solid coloured box. It works on most colours, but if it's a lighter colour it prints incorrectly.
    If I 'Print as image' it works, but that doesn't solve the problem when sending to a commercial printer. This is happening on multiple printers, so not a printer issue. It's how InDesign is handling anything with transparency.

    The colour mix I'm using is C27 M11 Y17 K2

    Windows 11
    InDesign 21.5.1

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  13. Problème d'assemblage de polices : police National 2 + Monotype Connect

    Problème d'assemblage sous Windows 11 : police National 2 + Monotype Connect
    Configuration informatique (système et logiciels) :

    • InDesign 2026 v21.4.1
    • Windows 11 24h2 Entreprise
    • Monotype Connect 28.1.4

    Reproduction du problème :

    1 fichier InDesign utilisant des polices de la collection National 2 activées avec Monotype Connect, sous Windows.
    Pas de problème sous macOS.

    Description du problème :

    Quand on lance un assemblage en demandant la copie des polices, InDesign signale que les polices National 2 sont "incomplètes" et ne les regroupe pas dans l'assemblage final.

    Le problème ne se produit que dans ces conditions :

    • Pour l'assemblage InDesign uniquement.…
    1 vote

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  14. FRONTE E RETRO

    IN FASE DI STAMPA FRONTE E RETRO IL RETRO LO CAPOVOLGE

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  15. Print preview not displaying in Windows 11 25H2

    InDesign Version: 21.2 x64

    When selecting "Print" from the File menu (see Image 1), the print preview cannot be viewed on this initial screen. Because of this, when I click the "Printer..." button at the bottom to open the system print dialog (see Image 2), the print preview fails to display regardless of which printer I select. This appears to be an application-side issue.

    I suspect this problem occurs because the preview format used by Windows differs from the one used by InDesign. Since it is unlikely that Microsoft will adapt to Adobe's specifications, I request that the Adobe development…

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  16. Recursive packaging

    That's a old problem for me : I link Illustrator / Photoshop files in Indesign, and these files can also have various links to various files. When I do a "package" in Indesign, it copies the links but not the links of links, and that often cause problems.
    Can you make all the softwares capable of recursively package sub-links, and also check for doubles (because various links sometimes have links to the same sub-files).

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  18. Footnotes display spanning columns correctly, don't print across both columns

    First time I've had to use the footnote options in InDesign. I have several pages with footnotes which occur at the bottom of each page in each associated text block. Span across columns is checked in both the Footnote Style I created, as well as in the Layout options. The footnotes display correctly on screen as intended. (See second screenshot)

    When I print spreads from InDesign to an Epson P5000, the footnotes only print the text that is under the lefthand column. All of the footnote text on the right disappears. (See first screenshot)

    Exporting the pages to a PDF…

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  19. Extra Print Dialog Box

    I updated my operating system to Window 11 last week. Now, every time I go to print from InDesign, when I hit the setup screen to enter my printer settings, I get an additional dialog box. On the box I have to click the "more settings" link to get to my printer.

    I go to my printer's dialog box, select my settings there, click print, then I have to click print on that new dialog box which takes me back to the original InDesign print dialog box. All of my settings on there for the project that I had selected…

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  20. 재단선 유형

    인쇄용으로 내보낼 때 표시되는 재단선 유형이 기본밖에 없습니다. 다른 유형도 추가해주세요.

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