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1. Severe InDesign Performance Issues

   I’m reporting severe and ongoing performance problems with InDesign that are significantly affecting day-to-day work.

   The application has become consistently slow and laggy during normal use — including delays when clicking, saving, zooming, switching pages, placing assets, and general UI responsiveness. At times, even simple actions take several seconds and the software feels almost unusable.

   While performance is worse when working from Dropbox-synced folders, the same lag and delays also occur when working with files stored fully locally. This suggests the issue is not limited to cloud storage and may be a broader performance problem within InDesign itself.

   This behavior is happening across regular production files and is causing major productivity loss for our workflow.

   Please investigate and prioritize improvements to overall performance and stability. InDesign is currently much slower than other Adobe applications and has become difficult to use efficiently.

   Thank you for your assistance.
   Nechama

   I’m reporting severe and ongoing performance problems with InDesign that are significantly affecting day-to-day work.

   The application has become consistently slow and laggy during normal use — including delays when clicking, saving, zooming, switching pages, placing assets, and general UI responsiveness. At times, even simple actions take several seconds and the software feels almost unusable.

   While performance is worse when working from Dropbox-synced folders, the same lag and delays also occur when working with files stored fully locally. This suggests the issue is not limited to cloud storage and may be a broader performance problem within InDesign itself.

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2. resizing

   I'm unfortunately using InDesign 2026.0.2. One of my coworkers had the brilliant idea to update on day 1 ...
   I'm on Apple Silicon M1, with 2 monitors. Now, when I open up any document (I don't use application frame) it opens normal, as in any version before, size of 1 monitor, between upper task bar and macOS (26.1) dock. But as soon as you do anything, including opening a second file, the canvas expands way beyond the lower end and the right side of the monitor, making it impossible to work on the lower part of the last page of a document. The only way to avoid it, is to resize the canvas window as the first step after opening. Still opening a second file ruins that work around.
   It's annoying, as InDesign was actually for me the only Adobe program that was made with usability in mind. Using and loving it (mostly ;)) since version 1.5. And now I'm spending more time closing and opening files than actually working on them.
   Thanks for helping me with the problem.

   I'm unfortunately using InDesign 2026.0.2. One of my coworkers had the brilliant idea to update on day 1 ...
   I'm on Apple Silicon M1, with 2 monitors. Now, when I open up any document (I don't use application frame) it opens normal, as in any version before, size of 1 monitor, between upper task bar and macOS (26.1) dock. But as soon as you do anything, including opening a second file, the canvas expands way beyond the lower end and the right side of the monitor, making it impossible to work on the lower part of the last page of… more

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3. When copying text between InDesign documents, the Word order changes

   When copying text between InDesign documents, the Word order changes

   I have a textlbox with this content:

    "22. DEZ - 03. JAN Weihnachtsferien Ende"
   

   I copy this block of text to the clipboard. Then I switch to another InDesign document and paste the text from the clipboard into it. In the target document, however, InDesign changes the order of the text components into a completely meaningless sequence

    "JAN Weihnachtsferien Ende .03 - DEZ .22"
   

   I made another attempt with this text:

    "Eins 6 Zwei 5 Drei 4 Vier 3 Fünf 2 Sechs 1"
   

   In the target document, InDesign turns it into the following text:

    "1 Sechs 2 Fünf 3 Vier 4 Drei 5 Zwei 6 Eins"
   

   So it seems that the sorting isn't arbitrary, but rather a specific order is being achieved. But what's the point of this nonsense? How can I prevent this nonsensical behavior?

   I use Release 20.5 x64 on Win10

   When copying text between InDesign documents, the Word order changes

   I have a textlbox with this content:

    "22. DEZ - 03. JAN Weihnachtsferien Ende"
   

   I copy this block of text to the clipboard. Then I switch to another InDesign document and paste the text from the clipboard into it. In the target document, however, InDesign changes the order of the text components into a completely meaningless sequence

    "JAN Weihnachtsferien Ende .03 - DEZ .22"
   

   I made another attempt with this text:

    "Eins 6 Zwei 5 Drei 4 Vier 3 Fünf 2 Sechs 1"
   

   In the target document, InDesign turns it… more

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4. Find/Change | Glyph | Failure to find characters with applied character styles

   Version: Adobe InDesign 19.5.4 and 20.3.1

   I cannot post a .zip here apparently, so I've put my InDesign file.

   Steps to reproduce:
   1. Make a character style that ONLY sets the font to bold.
   2. put down a glyph twice, I used the AE glyph (GID/CID 138).
   3. For one, apply bold manually.
   4. For the other, apply the bold character style.
   5. Open the Find/Change Glyph menu and enter the GID/CID used, along with the font and bold style.

   Expected Result:
   Both of the glyphs would be found

   Actual Result:
   Only the glyph without the character style applied will be found.

   As listed in multiple other reports, managing missing glyphs is a major pain point.

   Version: Adobe InDesign 19.5.4 and 20.3.1

   I cannot post a .zip here apparently, so I've put my InDesign file.

   Steps to reproduce:
   1. Make a character style that ONLY sets the font to bold.
   2. put down a glyph twice, I used the AE glyph (GID/CID 138).
   3. For one, apply bold manually.
   4. For the other, apply the bold character style.
   5. Open the Find/Change Glyph menu and enter the GID/CID used, along with the font and bold style.

   Expected Result:
   Both of the glyphs would be found

   Actual Result:
   Only the glyph without the character style applied will… more

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5. Eyedropper tool should not copy content fill by default.

   I don't think I have ever needed to copy the content fill settings from one image frame to another, but by default the eyedropper tool copies how the photo fills the frame, which is pretty annoying.

   Requested Feature: Please add a checkbox specifically for content fill. Please have it unchecked by default.

   Right now you can only disable content fill from being apply by unchecking "color and tint," which doesn't make sense and is not intuitive.

   Expectation 1: eyedrop a frame to copy it's color/stoke/ other attributes, but not content fill which changes the size/position of the image within the frame
   Result 1: eyedrop tool copies content fill, requiring me to reposition the photo again, or manually update other attributes.

   Expectation 2: after learning you could potentially change what attributes the eyedropper changes, I looked for something like "content fill" but found nothing.

   Result 2: By process of elemination, I fouund that "Color and Tint" disabled content fill from being copied.

   I don't think I have ever needed to copy the content fill settings from one image frame to another, but by default the eyedropper tool copies how the photo fills the frame, which is pretty annoying.

   Requested Feature: Please add a checkbox specifically for content fill. Please have it unchecked by default.

   Right now you can only disable content fill from being apply by unchecking "color and tint," which doesn't make sense and is not intuitive.

   Expectation 1: eyedrop a frame to copy it's color/stoke/ other attributes, but not content fill which changes the size/position of the image within the… more

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6. Icon not showing in Windows File Explorer

   InDesign v20.3 shows blank square in Windows File Explorer, instead of INDD Icon. Opens as expected in InDesign 2025.

   I have already done icon cache rebuild, repair install, and reset file associations.

   BTW The reason why it's important: InDesign icon isn't just cosmetic. It’s a visual anchor that helps you quickly pick .indd files out from folders full of images, PDFs, and links. Losing that icon seriously hurts workflow — especially in design-heavy environments with lots of asset types.

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7. In InDesign 2020, we were able to disable this default setting successfully — the checkbox remained unchecked even after relaunching the app

   In InDesign 2020, we were able to disable this default setting successfully — the checkbox remained unchecked even after relaunching the application.

   However, in InDesign 2024, the checkbox automatically re-enables itself after each relaunch, even if we manually uncheck it.

   We would like this checkbox to remain unchecked by default, even after restarting the software

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8. SAVE

   I’m using version 20.2 in English. I open a document, make changes and save. The SAVE AS window opens and tries to save without success. I need to save in another location and replace from the desktop. The translated window is this:
   Unable to save the document. The document may be open in other applications. Close any other applications and try again, or use Save As to save it as a new document.

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9. damaged file after 'Update table of contents'

   damaged Indesign file after 'Update table of contents'

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10. Crash/Error Reporting & (non)Solutions

    I have been using Adobe products since the beginning. After a crash, I have not ever once had the Error Report that 'searches for a solution or workaround' come back with any solution—working or not. Has anyone ever had a useful solution or workaround come back? Just me?? I am guessing it is still valuable to send the reports, although not sure about that either.

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11. Bug: Cannot cancel or requeue background tasks, ID keeps activating fonts for good

    Indesign 2024, Windows 10.
    Problem 1: even with Adobe Fonts being activated, ID 2024 starts to activate fonts it finds in \Fonts folder, doing that for good and the tasks cannot be canceled.
    Problem 2: other tasks, like PDF export, are then queued and cannot be processed at all unless you could move them up the queue, which doesn't work.

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12. "recent" files date modified

    It's January 2 and all my recent files (updated within the last couple weeks or month, meaning December) are showing up as being from "1 year ago" which is not quite true.

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13. Grep function for deleting trailing whitespace deletes a paragraph mark before a table

    A paragraph mark before a table should not be considered trailing whitespace. Not sure what else to say. Maybe it's an easy fix?

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    Under Review  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

    This issue is under review.

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14. indesign reverting unit selection

    Each time I set up a new document in InDesign (and only in indesign this happens), it defaults to Pica measurement (my preference is set to mm) and when I change it and begin to fill out the measurements, it reverts back to pica 2-3 times before it'll stay on mm.

    I've tried:
    -re installing
    -changing/checking preferences
    -resettting preferences

    Unsure if a bug or something I've missed.

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15. Data merge problem - InDesign does not load CSV file with accented symbols

    If in InDesign 19.0 I use the CSV format with the East Europe character set in the data merge, then I can merge data with Czech accents without any problems. However, in Version 19.4 and above, I cannot do this. I have not been able to solve the problem and the data loaded has missing symbols. The only solution I have found so far is to install InDesign version 19.0, where the data merge works correctly.

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16. Export to HTML5 - options cannot be accessed

    In the new Indesign there is this HTML5 export advertised. So I gave a try. But it is quite unfinished. I attached a screenshot - a dialog appears on the top of the export options panel, due to this the export options cannot be accessed. Closing the top dialog automatically starts the export process. Clicking "Cancel" cancels the main dialog as well.

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17. InDesign v19.5: Data Merge Problems with Diacritical

    InDesign v19.5: Data Merge Problems with Diacritical

    I wanted to use "Data Merge" again after a while, but I found that it no longer works as it did in the previous version (v18). In the old version (v18), "Data Merge" worked correctly with diacritics, but in the current version (v19.5), it does not, and it's definitely not a font issue (I’ve tried all of them). The ".csv" file is exactly the same as the one used before, and when I use the old version, everything works as it should. The problem occurs with certain characters, such as "Š", "Č" and "Ř," which are used in my language, Czech. The CSV is exported from Excel (MS Office).

    I have not modified any preferences or settings in InDesign; everything is set to the default.

    InDesign v19.5: Data Merge Problems with Diacritical

    I wanted to use "Data Merge" again after a while, but I found that it no longer works as it did in the previous version (v18). In the old version (v18), "Data Merge" worked correctly with diacritics, but in the current version (v19.5), it does not, and it's definitely not a font issue (I’ve tried all of them). The ".csv" file is exactly the same as the one used before, and when I use the old version, everything works as it should. The problem occurs with certain characters, such as "Š", "Č" and… more

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18. Error with InDesign (Beta): "Some files required for color management are missing"

    Hi, when I start the just-released InDesign (Beta) on Windows ARM, I get the error "Some files required for color management are missing. Please re-install the application to ensure proper functioning".

    I've uninstalled and reinstalled, and have used the Creative Cloud Cleaner, but it doesn't resolve the issue. InDesign seems to be running OK even after getting the error, so it's more of a nuisance than anything. I may run into some issues in future with color management though.

    1. Adobe InDesign (Beta) 19.5 x64 (Mainline CI #09013C9)
    2. Launch InDesign
    3. InDesign should start without any errors.
    4. The error message in the attached screenshot appears.

    Hi, when I start the just-released InDesign (Beta) on Windows ARM, I get the error "Some files required for color management are missing. Please re-install the application to ensure proper functioning".

    I've uninstalled and reinstalled, and have used the Creative Cloud Cleaner, but it doesn't resolve the issue. InDesign seems to be running OK even after getting the error, so it's more of a nuisance than anything. I may run into some issues in future with color management though.

    1. Adobe InDesign (Beta) 19.5 x64 (Mainline CI #09013C9)
    2. Launch InDesign
    3. InDesign should start without any errors.
    4. The error message in the… more

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    Closed: Fixed  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

    InDesign Beta 19.5.0.91 is made live on Win Arm machines for English users. Users having their language as EN, can now install and use InDesign Beta on Windows Arm based machines.

    Please share your AdobeID with us at sharewithid@adobe.com so that we can help you gain exclusive access to the InDesign beta version on a Windows ARM machine if you are unable to access the beta app.

    Refer to the following articles for more information:

    • https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/arm-processors.html
    • https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/windows-arm-support.html

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19. Hebrew Font Issue in inDesign 2024

    I'm having an Issue with inDesign 2024, every single release of this version.
    The issue is a font that I have, squeezing together some letters, this issue doesn't appear in inDesign 2023, as a result I i'm stuck in that version:
    Here's an example of it the first image shows the 2024 version and the second one the 2023

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20. Variable font not working in Indesign.

    Problem:
    Variable font not working in Indesign.
    Main problems with Monotype Helvetica Neue Variable, but sometimes others also cause problems.
    (Note: via my Myfonts I received a new font-file and installed this - same problems - so it is not the font file which is broken…)
    I discovered that the program/software/app Indesign itself is causing this problem - not only the variable function does not work any more - as soon as I try to use the variable function the whole document is not working properly: can't save, can’t undo, etc !!!
    This makes working with a variable font in Indesign very risky (it looks like it is happening with more variable typefaces).

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    Mac OS - Sonoma 14.4.1
    Adobe Indesign 19.3

    Description / Example
    - when resizing size 60pt (display Bold) via the 'Font size panel' to a smaller size 24pt, it doesn’t change to ’Text Bold’ (what it should do) - but changes to another font (Minion Pro) !
    (see screendumps 1 and 2)
    - changing it via the Variable Font slider (any of the 3 sliders) does not work either - and I can’t 'undo’ or ‘save' anymore in the file!! Closing and re-opening the file does not help - I have to restart Insdesign to be able to use the undo and save function.
    (see screendumps 3 and 4)

    Please let me know if there are any solutions!!

    Problem:
    Variable font not working in Indesign.
    Main problems with Monotype Helvetica Neue Variable, but sometimes others also cause problems.
    (Note: via my Myfonts I received a new font-file and installed this - same problems - so it is not the font file which is broken…)
    I discovered that the program/software/app Indesign itself is causing this problem - not only the variable function does not work any more - as soon as I try to use the variable function the whole document is not working properly: can't save, can’t undo, etc !!!
    This makes working with a variable font in… more

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