Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Unable to drag & drop one character
This task can only be done by selecting two or more characters.
When I need to drag, e.g. a colon to the next word, it doesn't work!1 vote -
19.2 Arabic version, missing periods in exported PDF
In an exported pdf, periods (or other ending characters) at the end of paragraphs are missing, if the paragraphs were aligned right or justified in the original English version.
The time-consuming work-around option is to make the period LTR char direction.1 vote -
Indesign Auto-Save No Longer Included in App
Adobe InDesign Version 19.2
Using MacBook Pro Max M3 16-Inch, Nov 2023
Running MacOS Sonoma Version 14.3.1Apparently there was previously an option in InDesign which auto-saves your documents as you go (with options in Preferences to specify how often you wished the app to auto-save the active document from 1 to 60 minutes). This feature is similar to what Adobe Premiere Pro app has -- even while saving via the "Save As" feature (which overwrites a previous version with the same file name), the auto-save application feature saves the document as you work with it, so that you can…
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Setting defaults for anchored objects doesn't work
I'd really like to be able to set defaults for how an anchored object attaches to the text when I drag to anchor it. Right now it attaches from the bottom right. I'd like to be able to set that to fit my needs.
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version 19.2 x64. The version update lost my language setting (English-Hebrew).
The English-Hebrew setting was lost during the last few updates, which removed the ability to create bullets with a hanging indent. A minus value in the first line indent always led to an error. It was solved by uninstalling and re-installing, which then gave me the text direction options again. So a workaround is possible, but it must be done every time I update.
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Objects transformed with the Shear-Tool aren't displayed correctly in Review and with Acrobat Extension for Chrome
In my corporate design, I use rectangles with a shear angle of 45°. However, these rectangles are displayed incorrectly in the Review and in the Chrome browser with the Acrobat extension. Such rectangles are then not displayed at an angle, but as a larger rectangle. In the two uploaded images you can see the comparison of how it is designed in Indesign and how it then looks in the Review.
Correcting this display error is very important to me. Of course, I could also draw the slanted rectangle with the path tool. But this is very impractical because I can't…1 vote -
Text frame options (Ctrl B) doesnt open since 3 days
Text frame options (Ctrl B) doesnt open since 3 days. Indesign freeze. And the Windows desktop background dissapears somtimes. I use this funtion for every project. So I don't know what to do now?
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Items jumping to front
My team are currently having a glitch where items that have been sent to back are jumping back to the front even if the item is locked. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to this as this is happening while working elsewhere in the documents and if often only noticed once it has been PDFd. It is effecting images/text boxes and solid shapes.
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Text wrapping Bug Verson 19,2
When I tab a text box, Text wrapping an image doesn't work
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Graphic was exported and printed as gray "fast display" placeholder
I exported a book and checked that with preflight for missing linked images and correct printing resolutions. everything came back ok. however one picture was not correctly linked and exported as the gray placeholder usually seen when "fast display" is enabled.
Apparently, the resolution of the gray placeholder is high enough as not to trigger the "too low res"-preflight setting of the printer. They did flag a different picture, which i replaced, but this square was undetected.
The image was "corrected" by relinking it, even though the linked path was correct and it did not show up in the linkpanel…
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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.
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cant drag object
In the middle of working on a document and suddenly can't drag or duplicate objects (alt - drag).
Indesign is fully up to date. Windows 11.
I am so freaking sick of all of these bugs. I pay enough for these programs to not cause me so much wasted time. I'm so done. Anyone have a good alternative to Adobe that they like?
I see some old posts about people having this issue with Photoshop open. I do not have Photoshop open and haven't used it all day.
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Typing after pasting
When pasting text in a story, the first character typed after pasting doesn’t work. For example, if I paste the character “s” then try to type “port” (so it becomes “sport”), it will only start typing at the “o,” so I will have “sort” instead of “sport.”
I have this problem on my MacBook Air as well as on a Windows machine, so it’s not an OS issue
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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.
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iCloud
When opening files stored on iCloud, most of the time InDesign freezes/crashes (spinning beach ball forever). The file usually opens, but then freezes once you move the cursor around a bit or try clicking a menu, etc. I've tried opening the same files saved to my local drive with no problems. The links in these files also reside on iCloud. If I download the InDesign file first, sometimes it doesn't crash. However, if I have links to update, I have to make sure to update each of them first or InDesign crashes.
InDesign 19.2.0.46
macOS Sonoma 14.3.1
MacBook Pro M3…1 vote -
Not opening
I keep running into a bug where InDesign won't open. I click the application, get the first loading screen, and then it disappears and closes. I've tried restarting my computer but the issue persists. The only way I've found to fix it is uninstalling and reinstalling the program. It's a pain to have to do it everyday though.
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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.
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Arrowhead scaling percentage no longer accurate
I have just realised that the arrowhead scaling percentage no longer works as it should.
Scaling an arrowhead to 50% no longer means that the size is reduced to 50%, it the arrowhead only shrinks to something like 90%.
Similarliy, a 200% size adjustment gives me around 110% the original size. See image.
Not even a 1% setting gives me the 50% size I'm looking for.
I'm on a MBP M3 Max with InDesign 19.1.
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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…
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Hide blue L brackets onscreen in endnotes
Need a way to hide the blue "L" brackets that appear at the beginning and end of endnotes. It's very distracting when looking for details in the text while typesetting. Thanks.
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