Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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108 results found
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Reading order of footnotes is incorrect for multi-column layouts
InDesign is not placing footnotes correctly in the reading order when generating accessible PDFs for layouts with more than one column. Instead of placing the footnotes at the bottom of the page's reading order, InDesign is placing them at the end of the first column, interrupting the reading order.
Also, after correcting the reading order by placing the footnote(s) at end, Acrobat reports a 'Tagged Annotations - Failed' error for the footnote or the first footnote in a block of footnotes when it is a hyperlink.
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Article "Use for Tagging Order" not working
ID 2024 19.0 The "Use for Tagging Order in Tagged PDF" no longer works. There are no tags present when I check the PDF. This is a huge accessibility issue!
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Selection tool issue
The selection tool don't allow to move objects but only to select and resize them.
Also, moving a selection of multiple objects, with images in it, with the Direct Selection tool it only move the frames but not the images inside them.
This is a BIG problem, how can i fix it??2 votes -
portrait mode - Whether at 125% or 100% the Indesign Interface scaling option under Preferences does not work.
BUG DETAILS- On a Monitor that is setup in a Portrait configuration, whether at 125% or 100% display scale in Windows Settings, the Indesign Interface scaling option under Preferences does not work.
Adobe is a publishing software, especially InDesign. Book Publishers and their graphic design team need to have the option of working in a monitor setup in a Portrait configuration for the purpose of full vertical page (height) dimensions. I cannot get Indesign to Scale the Interface at all under Preferences when monitors are set in Portrait configuration. This is a bug because the InDesign interface does scale (as…
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.INDD Mac OS Finder Preview STILL not working.
The finder preview does not work and has not worked for some time. I had even updated my os to the latest version and there is still no finder preview?
IND 2023 (18.2.1) Mac OS 13.3.1 (22E261)
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Scrollbar is hidden upon defocusing the InDesign window
Upon defocusing the InDesing window, the scrollbar disappears.
This issue is creating usability problems - working on 2 monitors, clicking on the other monitor to grab some image or text, then trying to return to InDesign by clicking the scrollbar to scroll to the desired position does not work. Instead, randomly clicking the empty scrollbar randomly scrolls to the left or to the right.
Whoever had the idea to hide the scrollbars had a very bad decision. None of known apps are hiding the scrollbar upon defocus, also, hiding the scrollbar has absolutely no benefits, just drawbacks.
Please stop hiding…2 votes -
Half of the Tools Don't Work!!
This issue used to only happen sparingly and now its happens almost every time i try to use InDesign — making a 5 min edit take over an hour!
Here are the common uses I experience...
- I can't click on the bottom that lets you toggle from preview and regular mode, I have to right click it
- Changing a color gets very glitchy, doesn't actually change the color to what I tell it to, just says the same
- Can't click on the toggle to get the shape tool
- When I click export or "save as" literally…2 votes -
Error al abrir archivo
Hola buenos dias, al abrir un archivo en otro servidor me indica este error. Si alguien puede ayudarme.. Gracias!
"No tiene permisos para abrir este archivo"
"Solicite permiso al propietario del archivo o a un administrador"2 votes -
Reveal in finder not working
Reveal in finder not working when right clicking tab at the top of open document. Clicking "reveal in finder" brings all open finder windows to front, but does not reveal the correct file location, nor any files if no existing windows are open.
Indesign 17.2
OSX 10.15.72 votes -
scroll arrows missing
Here is a new bug in InDesign 2022
This bug didn't exist in InDesign 2019
Here isi it :
In OBJECT menu > Object's layers options :
The small window doesn't have scroll arrows anymore. They are very usefull to scroll the list screen per screen.
Now, ther is only a vertical scroll cursor and it isn't precise at all : impossible to use with a list of 40, 50 layers.The window should be resizable too please.
Thank you for reading2 votes -
Estimate booklets: reusable price-table layouts for contractors
Contractors reuse the same estimate layout for every job, rebuilding it from scratch each time.
InDesign could ship an estimate booklet template with price tables, photo slots and a warranty page, ready to fill in. A roofing waukegan estimator producing a clean multi-page estimate — scope, materials, warranty — wins more jobs than a single-page quote.
Reusable styles would keep every estimate from the same company looking consistent.
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Bill and invoice layout templates with RTL support
Freelancers keep rebuilding the same utility-style documents: monthly invoices, statements, payment reminders. A starter template pack - clean tables, totals, due-date blocks, and full right-to-left variants - would save hours per client.
I recently mocked up a statement in the style of a Dubai utility bill to test table direction; for reference I compared figures against dewa bill check while laying it out. InDesign handled the numbers fine but the RTL table direction fought me the whole way - templates that start correct would fix that.
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RTL table direction should follow the story direction automatically
In Arabic documents, tables inserted into a right-to-left story still default to left-to-right column order, so the first column lands on the wrong side and has to be fixed manually every time. Letting a table inherit its direction from the parent story would remove a constant papercut in RTL publishing.
I produce a lot of timetable and tariff tables for print guides; the reference material I adapt usually looks like dubai metro timings — dense time tables where column order really matters in Arabic.
Same request for anchored tables inside RTL text frames: inherit, with an override in Table Options.
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Alt-text issue: InDesign 21.6 is not recognizing metadata fields filled in on Photoshop files
Just with ID 21.6, this stopped working! I have gen AI turned off. I'm importing images from Photoshop. All the metadata is filled in: Author, Description, Keywords, Copyright, etc. Then I Export > Save for Web, all data except camera info. Then Place in InDesign. When I go to set the alt-text in Object Export Options and specify from XMP:Description, ID tells me there is no data there! I know it is there because I just typed it in! This literally worked just last week on this same file, now it's stopped working.
Expected result: that the alt-text I've already…
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copy paste illustrator zu indesign (und andersrum)
Wieso kann nicht einfach, wie von allen anderen Programmen, zwischen Illustrator und Indesign copy/paste verwendet werden (und von Indesign zu Illustrator) ?
Ich will nicht zig mal herumprobieren welche Voreinstellungen jetzt die richtigen sind damit ein Teil des Kopierten ankommt und der Rest nicht oder wieder ein PDF eingefügt wird ohne dass ich weiter am Text arbeiten kann.Und wieso stürzt das neue Indesing so oft ab bei copy/paste?
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Mp4 export – create animated posts for social media directly in Indesign
In Indesign hat man alles um sinnvoll layouten zu können und sogar die Möglichkeit einfache Animationen einzubauen. Wieso wird der professionelle Workflow nicht verbessert und ein Mp4 Export direkt in Indesign integriert?
Wieso soll ich auf Adobe Express oder Canva ausweichen oder Dritthersteller Workaround-Plugins verwenden, um einfache animierte Social Media Posts zu erstelllen. Animate und After Effects sind viel zu kompliziert um z.B. ein Balkendiagramm schnell zu animieren. Indesign kann es ja bereits nur der Export fehlt.1 vote -
Indesign struggling to do anything and lagging
I haven't had a problem with Indesign when I started using it, but the more I use it the more a pain it is being. I am a university student for graphic design and we need to use Indesign to create our portfolios. It started with a little lag when trying to scroll, but now I sruggle to get into the app, it takes hours and when I finally get in the app it takes more hours to open my portfolios. Once I am finally in my portfolio and want to start doing my work, even just moving the mouse…
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InDesign paragraph borders and rules fail PDF/UA-1 accessibility (Unmarked Content Error)
Hello,
I would like to report a persistent PDF/UA compliance bug regarding Paragraph Borders and Paragraph Rules exported from InDesign 21.4.1.
[Description of the issue]
When using the built-in "Paragraph Borders" or "Paragraph Rules" features within Paragraph Styles, InDesign fails to correctly tag or artifact the generated vector lines upon PDF export, even when the export tagging for the style is forced to a specific tag (like H2 or P) and "Create Tagged PDF" is checked.As a result, tools like Adobe Acrobat Preflight (PDF/UA-1 validation profile) and axesCheck return a critical compliance error: "Content neither marked as artifact nor…
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InDesign deletes alt text when updating images - STOP IT
Please stop removing alt text every time an image is updated. I worked for hours on that alt text and it has been completely deleted. More work for me now.
1 vote -
spinning wheel forever...
Observed behavior :
- Switching between tools is very slow (it takes several seconds before the selected tool becomes active).
- The application continuously displays the loading indicator (spinning wheel).
- The slowdowns occur consistently, even during simple actions such as switching tools.
- The application appears to be constantly running a background process and never returns to normal, responsive performance.
1 vote
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