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  1. Multiple Share for Review Issues

    I work with a team of 6 designers and we are all experiencing regular and multiple different issues with Share for Review – we are all using the latest version 2021 and are needing to try multiple things each time with varied results to get Share for Review to work – these include:
    1. Restarting Indesign
    2. Logging and in about of Adobe CC
    3. Trashing preferences
    4. Saving a file Copy

    Ths is extremely frustrating, wasting a lot of time and energy and money – I am sincerely hoping you are aware of all of these issues and are…

    10 votes

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  2. Letter "a" does not appear

    I was configuring Indesign Preferences on a new document. Suddenly, the letter "a" stopped working. I mean, I can't write a single word with the letter "a".
    Tried to open older documents, and the letter appeared when I pressed the button!

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  3. CC Library panel freezes and is unusable until InDesign is re-launched

    In the last update or perhaps the one prior, the CC Library panel freezes and is unusable. You can't select anything, search for anything, or change libraries.

    Closing the panel and opening it again has no affect.

    The only workaround is to quit and re-launch InDesign. The panel will then work for a time but will freeze again at some point.

    This horrendous bug is in addition to a new annoying one where you can't drag and drop a graphic from the document INTO the CC Library panel to add it. You have to select the graphic, then click the…

    1 vote

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  4. Freeze When Typing Page # in Status Bar

    When entering a page number into the status bar to go to a particular page, InDesign freezes and becomes unresponsive. I then have to force quit and relaunch InDesign

    InDesign 16.3.2
    macOS Catalina 10.15.7

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  5. convert footnotes

    Just a small thing..
    When InDesign convert footnotes to endnotes I need to click 'Done' twice. the first window should be closed automatically

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  6. Blank EPUB Interactivity Panel in InDesign 16.3.2 on MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) running OS 10.15.7 Catalina.

    I have uninstalled and reinstalled InDesign. I've installed it again deleting all old prefs. I've restarted reinstalled software and dumped prefs on start up holding down Shift/Ctrl/ALT/Cmd keys, and 'Yes' clicked when asked if I want to delete preferences file. I am at my wits end with this issue.

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  7. [INDD 2020 and 2021] Placed SVG InDesign ignores code dominant-baseline="hanging"

    It seems that the SVG import filter ignores code:
    dominant-baseline="hanging"
    when rendering text in the placed SVG graphic.

    For full details see the following discussion at the Adobe InDesign Forum:

    Error in text when placing SVG file
    henriettel95062788, Aug 01, 2021
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/error-in-text-when-placing-svg-file/td-p/12221523

    SVG graphic is attached to the first post. Or download it directly from the forum:
    https://community.adobe.com/havfw69955/attachments/havfw69955/indesign/439638/2/144781.139522.140088.2.2_FILE.svg

    Needed font Lemon-Regular can be downloaded from Google-Fonts:
    https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lemon

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( ACP )

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  8. sticky rollover state on form checkboxes and radio buttons

    I'm having an issue with checkboxes and radio buttons. I have a normal, off, rollover, and on state. The off state is 70% paper fill, the on and rollover states are slightly larger graphics with 100% fill and drop shadows, and the on state also has a green fill.

    When exported to interactive pdf, the rollover state sticks and stays even after mouse out, causing the off state to rest on top of the rollover state. If I continue to mouse over the element, the drop shadow will get thicker and increasingly darker until black.

    I'm using InDesign 16.2.1 on…

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  9. ID 2021 (16.1) slow performance with all palettes open

    Running ID 2021 (16.1) on MacPro (2019) 3.3 Ghz / 192Gb / AMD Radeon Pro W5700X 16 Gb / MacOS 10.15.7.

    So, I would like to report a bug related to the palettes in ID. I run a 2 monitor setup with my work on one screen and all my ID palettes on on the second screen. I have run this way for 10+ years. This has always been OK until I moved from InDesign 2019 (14.0.3) to ID 2021 (16.1) 2 months ago.

    The performance of ID 16.1 is unacceptably slow. It is as if you have a really…

    2 votes

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  10. 3 votes

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  11. opacity lines bug

    Is this a bug or it's something I messed up? See the image to watch what it's happening when I change oppacity in a graphic. When exported no lines are visible, it's only in the previsualization.

    3 votes

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  12. libraries

    ******* Adobe, I'm still getting this CC libraries pane in InDesign being super zoomed-in... it comes and goes but I always have to restart InDesign to correct it... only to have it return to plague me constantly.

    I've spent over 2 hours with Adobe Support with no solution, and I've uninstalled/reinstalled multiple versions (including the latest) many times.

    Nothing works!

    See attached image to view the problem.

    This has been like this since late 2020! ADOBE CAN YOU PLEASE FIX YOUR SOFTWARE?!?!?!?!?

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  13. Share for review comments in master page

    Currently working on a 36 page magazine and noticed that some 'Share for review' comments end up on the Master Page in InDesign. When I view the comments online, I see them grouped on the right spread, but if I click the comment to see where it actually is pinned, nothing shows on the pages. Guess this is a bug?

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  14. UI gets blurry

    UI gets blurry if my 1440p monitor is the secondary screen.

    3 votes

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  15. Drop shadow in exported PDF is a different size

    Certain drop shadows have a different size when they appear in an exported PDF.

    In the attached example, the black shapes each have a drop shadow effect in yellow. When exported, the shadows appear shorter and narrower. The difference is approximately 20 pt narrower and 1 pt shorter. (Note the difference in proportion of the yellow drop shadow and black shape in the screenshots.) I've also included the drop shadow effect attributes.

    This occurs with multiple PDF export settings including the default [High Quality Print]. I am able to reproduce this behavior in both InDesign versions 15.1.2 and 16.0.

    12 votes

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    Under Review  ·  amaarora responded

    Thanks for reporting. We will review the issue shortly.

    -InDesign Team

  16. Wrong size for A6

    Hi there,

    Under Document Setup, you have the wrong size for the A6. Your size is 74x105mm. Please see attached screenshot.

    I'm running InDesign 16.2.1

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  17. Wrong size for A6

    Hi there,

    Under Document Setup, you have the wrong size for the A6. Your size is 74x105mm. Please see attached screenshot.

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  18. On launching indesign by opening a file, Indesign loses all its tools until 15 seconds after an action

    Recent development in INDD 16.3 (2021)
    INDD opens fine and from the open screen recent files or new files open fine.
    But when launching indesign by clicking on a file, it opens without any tools available.
    tool windows appear, later after something is done like selecting a workspace
    running under win10
    triple 4k monitor setup
    have tried uninstall reinstall - that failed.

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  19. Multi-state objects not working correctly

    I'm having problems with multi state object not working as they should.
    Sometimes its fine others not.
    I've attached a video of the problem.

    It happens when you use buttons to change the state. It works for a while and gradually deteriorates. The state can show then you roll off the button and it reverts. As if a r'roll-off' state is in play. Eventually the multi-state target disappears altogether.

    Its happening in different documents and in Indesign 2020 and 2021.

    Colleagues don't seem to have problem so could need to reinstall. But wondered if you could shed any light on…

    3 votes

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  20. when I hold shift or shift+command and try to scale it doesn't work

    When I try to scale something using shift or command+shift it does not scale proportionately. Unsure what to do.

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