Adobe InDesign: Bugs
When filing a new bug, please provide:
- Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
- Steps to reproduce the issues
- Expected result
- Actual result
- Test file, screenshot, video or GIF capturing the issue (optional)
396 results found
-
Placing a Word document into Indesign not working
When attempting to load a Microsoft Word document into am Indesign document All I get is the title then 3 blank pages. The word document is 43 pages, A5, long and contains some images. I am using Place and Shift Click to place it into the document. I have attache the word document here.
1 vote -
Wrong alphaphetic order in index
Alphaphetic index order is wrong in Finnish InDesign 19.3.
For example this is the result:
Koivu, Jukka 143, 208, 209
Koivula, Pauli 80
Koivu, Saku 132, 142
Koivusalo, Timo 110, 111
Koivu, Tuire 143
Kolmonen, Jaakko 17, 18Should be this:
Koivu, Jukka 143, 208, 209
Koivu, Saku 132, 142
Koivu, Tuire 143
Koivula, Pauli 80
Koivusalo, Timo 110, 111
Kolmonen, Jaakko 17, 18Also the W-beginnings word should be in own section, not in V-beginnings.
1 vote -
Mac OS. The floating windows for Text Wrap, Paragraph, etc. go blank over time.
Mac OS 14.3.1. InDesign 19.3. The floating windows for Text Wrap, Paragraph, and possibly others go blank over time. The only way to fix it is to quit, and relaunch while deleting preferences. Then preferences have to be redone. This has been happening for several years, over several operating systems, many InDesign versions, and at least two different iMacs.
1 vote -
InDesign 2024 - Home and New Docs Problem
Hi!
I have installed on windows the Adobe InDesign 2024 version. For several days, i've been having trouble opening the program because it doesn't show me the 'home' and doesn't allow me to create new documents, even though i can open documents that are already saved on my PC.What can I do?
Thank you so much!
1 vote -
Shared destination URLs link back to old INDD files and stop working in PDF
INDD 2024 v19.3 Mac
I'm not sure if this is a bug or intentional by design but it has caused us no end of problems
I create 1 working template - often this template is a recycled and updated file from the previous year. When approved by the client I then "Save as" with different names for different regions.
Unfortunately when I do this, the "Shared hyperlink destinations" link back to the original InDesign document. When working with multiple designers across multiple machines, the links cannot be edited by anyone who does not have the original file so every hyperlink…1 vote -
Margins not honored when duplicating pages
When duplicating a page in a document with different Inside/Outside margins, the content of consecutive pages moves out of the margins.
Create/Insert New Page works as expected though.
InDesign 19.2
1 vote -
Color tags for pages in the Pages palette do not shift when page order changes automatically
Color tags for pages in the Pages palette do not shift when the page order is changed due to changes in the text flow. Changes in text flow can add or remove a page automatically. A certain headline, for instance, then can move from page 19 to page 20. I wanted to tag the page that holds this headline. When text flow adds a page, the headline is moved from page 19 to page 20, but the color tag is still shown for page 19. It is not “linked” to the page content.
This behavior is different from adding or…1 vote -
Chapter number variable doesnt change
I tried to make the chapter numbers automatic in each chapter, but it doesn't change; it just says "1" in all chapters.
1 vote -
Unable to Re-Order Master Pages
When dragging Master Pages, you can no longer re-order them. In pervious versions, you used to be able to move Master pages to different spots in the order by dragging them between other pages. This feature no longer works. Please bring it back so we can have documents with some better structure and order.
1 vote -
Can't add a single page to the end of a document with spreads. Pages add at weird locations.
When I try to add single page to the end of a document with spreads, either nothing happens, it adds a spread, the single page adds itself to the second spread instead of at the end, or if I try to delete a page, InDesign crashes. This on top of not being able to save PDF settings, and not being able to rearrange the "parent" pages.
I'm reverting back to 2023. 2024 is nothing but bugs. Had enough.
1 vote -
No Way to Place Files Saved as "Cloud Documents" (.aic, .psdc, etc.)
Why is there no apparent way to place files saved as "Cloud Documents"? Eg. I save an Illustrator file as a cloud document on my account (.aic, no local copy), but then there is no way for InDesign to locate that file and place it as a linked or embedded file.
Illustrator has a button in the file picker window that allows selecting "cloud documents" instead of browsing local files, but there is no such button in the InDesign workflow (as far as I can tell). Photoshop also has a similar button (though only if you choose "Place Embedded", not…
1 vote -
Indesign Version 19 - Still can't reorder parent pages via drag and drop or otherwise
Please fix this bug!! We used to be able to reorder the parent pages and for the last two versions it's impossible to do. This is necessary because parent pages can be used for elements that repeat throughout the document - like Appendixes. It would be nice to have them in order so that other designers will know what they're looking at! Thanks!
FYI - I believe this is only an issue on Mac. A coworker using a PC has no problem.
1 vote -
Page Label Not Inherited from Parent to Document Page
I'm assigning a page label to a parent page using by script like
myParentPage=app.activeDocument.masterSpreads.itemByName("PRD-Products").pages[0];
myParentPage.insertLabel("page", "products");When I insert a new document page based on this parent page, the page label is NOT inherited but just empty.
WIN 11 Pro, ID 19.1
1 vote -
Indesign file shows as modified upon opening a page with placed PNGs
- InDesign 19.0.1
- Steps to reproduce: open an InDesign file with a placed PNG.
- Expected result: file opens, no asterisk appearing next to file name.
- Actual result: file opens, PNG re-renders in high quality, asterisk suddenly appears next to file name.
As of this morning, every time I open a file that has placed PNGs, InDesign flags the document as modified, with the asterisk and asks me if I want to save the document before closing, even I made zero edits. To give even more credence, it only happens when I navigate to a page that has a linked PNG file…
1 vote -
Page tool will not select a single page on a parent spread when Properties panel is open
Create a Document with Spread and go to parent pages.
Open the Properties Panel, select the Page tool and try to select a single page.
Result: All pages are selected.
Override: Close the Properties panel to be able to select a single page
A similar post was reported in User Voice in 2021 it was not investigated and never got fixed.
https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/43850073-3-page-master-page-spread-book-cover-unable-toDiscussion in Adobe Community:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/page-tool-is-unable-to-select-a-single-page-in-a-spread-when-using-a-custom-workspace/m-p/14285496#M5538171 vote -
Scrolling issues
Scrolling up and down in a document and in the pages widow etc stopped working after v 19.0.1 was installed. Same with alt + scroll to zoom in and out. (PC/Windows).
1 vote -
Master page Items on left page missing when overriden on right page's master page when both master pages are based on the same parent
OK, this bug is INCREDIBLY specific, but unfortunately is completely breaking my project. Example PDF below and INDD file in Google Drive folder here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1teEtxzm5lT5PnwsZ6BKToDpSXgAx4D9d?usp=sharingI'm trying to make a multilingual instructions manual (A4, facing pages, 3mm bleed on all sides) with tabs on the page edges for each language. I have one master page "A-Gabarit" which has all the general layout elements and all the language tabs grayed out, and for each language, I have a master page based on A where I override the one tab for that language to color it black (so the EN master page…
1 vote -
Adobe must immediately prioritize the RENDER OF FILE THUMBNAIL PREVIEW of .indd file on Mac Desktop/finder
How can a an application of visual asset creation not render a visual preview thumbnail on Mac OS Finder? This is patently absurd and frustrating beyond comprehension! Please prioritize the RENDERING OF A THUMBNAIL PREVIEW for all INDD Files on Mac OS!!
1 vote -
1 vote
-
Missing feature: Embed INDDs placed in an INDD
So far, you can embed sort of all linked file types in an INDD, but not other INDDs. This should be possible to save a 100% fixed snapshot of a document.
1 vote
- Don't see your idea?