Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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InDesign in Windows ALWAYS forgets app size and position!
This has been a persistent pain for many YEARS. Everyone knows that an app should open to the last position and size. That's what the double-box icon is for in the upper right corner of the window border. Every single application in WIndows honors this "requirement" for Windows conformance.
InDesign forces Windows users to reposition and resize the program every single time it is opened. This becomes a tremendous nuisance, and in any other program would be considered incomplete and unprofessional. PLEASE, for all the users who don't know how to report this bug, and for those of us who have manually resized and repositioned the "always full screen" startup settings, IMPLEMENT THIS!
It's not hard, and all the other Adobe apps do it correctly. It makes the InDesign product manager look foolish.
This has been a persistent pain for many YEARS. Everyone knows that an app should open to the last position and size. That's what the double-box icon is for in the upper right corner of the window border. Every single application in WIndows honors this "requirement" for Windows conformance.
InDesign forces Windows users to reposition and resize the program every single time it is opened. This becomes a tremendous nuisance, and in any other program would be considered incomplete and unprofessional. PLEASE, for all the users who don't know how to report this bug, and for those of us who…
21 votesThe fix for this issue is now available in the latest update 14.0.2 of InDesign 2019.
If you are unable to see the update notification yet, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right of Creative Cloud desktop application and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.
Once the update button is shown against InDesign, click on the button to update to Id 14.0.2.If you face any problems with the new update, do let us know in the comments.
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stuck on type tool
I'm stuck on the Type tool. It won't let me select or change my tools at all. I've had to shut down and restart three times now. Whenever I get into the type tool, it stays and I can't get out or click anywhere else. Keyboard shortcuts do not work
21 votesHello All,
Thank you for your patience all this while.
We had launched our investigation into the matter to get to the root cause of the problem. As the part of our investigation, we had reached out to many of you personally over email.
We have concluded our investigation and have come up with few findings.1. For many of the users the issue got fixed after updating InDesign to a newer version.
2. For few, the issue was intermittent and is no longer reproducible.
4. For majority of the users, the underlying cause of the performance issue was identified to be related to switching between tools, or other lagsOver the time this thread has become too generic to serve its purpose effectively. As per your feedback and the outcome of our investigation we have created multiple threads to address each root cause separately and effectively.
If you are facing any slowness in InDesign or seeing any other performance issue, we request you vote for the relevant thread or create a new thread specifying the action/workflow which is slowing you down.
We seek your support in our continuous effort to improve InDesign.
-InDesign Team
Hello All,
Thank you for your patience all this while.
We had launched our investigation into the matter to get to the root cause of the problem. As the part of our investigation, we had reached out to many of you personally over email.
We have concluded our investigation and have come up with few findings.1. For many of the users the issue got fixed after updating InDesign to a newer version.
2. For few, the issue was intermittent and is no longer reproducible.
4. For majority of the users, the underlying cause of the performance issue was identified to be related to switching between tools, or other lagsOver the time this thread has become too generic to serve its purpose effectively. As per your feedback and the outcome of our investigation we have created multiple threads to address each root cause separately and effectively.
If you are…
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InDesign CC (13.0.1.) - Often can't save as InDesign-Document (error code 0)
InDesign often says that it can't save my InDesign-Document, because its damaged (error code 0) . It damage my files, so that i've to save as IDML.
Annoying.
Cant't reproduce the problem.
I work local, so it can't be an connection-problem.21 votesUpdate:
Few of our users have commented that the issue is still not fixed for them. We sincerely regret the trouble caused.
In our attempt to eliminate the problem completely, we could identify few scenarios in the which the problem would manifest. While we acknowledge that the list of scenarios may not be exhaustive, we assure you that we are continuously working towards solving the problem completely.As far this thread is concerned, we are closing it for now. If you continue to face the issue, please reach out directly at sharewithid@adobe.com.
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Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 14.0.3Please upgrade your InDesign application to the latest version to try out the fix.
If you are unable to see the update yet, go to Creative Cloud desktop application, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right corner and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.
If you face any problems with the new update, do let us know in the comments.
You may also follow the below given link for the list of all fixed issues in Id 14.0.3
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.htmlUpdate:
Few of our users have commented that the issue is still not fixed for them. We sincerely regret the trouble caused.
In our attempt to eliminate the problem completely, we could identify few scenarios in the which the problem would manifest. While we acknowledge that the list of scenarios may not be exhaustive, we assure you that we are continuously working towards solving the problem completely.As far this thread is concerned, we are closing it for now. If you continue to face the issue, please reach out directly at sharewithid@adobe.com.
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Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 14.0.3Please upgrade your InDesign application to the latest version to try out the fix.
If you are unable to see the update yet, go to Creative Cloud desktop application, open the menu…
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InDesign palettes/panels do not expand or open when Application frame is Off
These small panels that you can attach to the large panels would not expand now after the update to 13.0.1
I had problems with it already 2 updates back.21 votesHello All,
Thank you for your support. The issue is now fixed in the latest update of InDesign.
Please upgrade to the new InDesign 14.0 from your Creative Cloud Application.If you are unable to see the update yet, click on the menu (three dots) on the top right corner of Creative cloud app and click on “Check for App Updates”.
Let us know your feedback in the comment section.
Thanks,
Abhinav Kaushik
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Endnotes in epub2 don't work when using split document by paragraph style
After exporting to a reflowable epub 2.0.1, endnotes don't work when you have selected to split the epub using paragraph styles based on export label.
Thanks in advance
Gert21 votesThis issue has been fixed in the latest update of InDesign 2022 - version 17.3
Please update to this latest update of InDesign using Creative Cloud Desktop Application to get the fix.
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InDesign team
Adobe
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Find Format and Change Format option unavailable in Find/Change-文字種変換
Version : Adobe InDesign 2021(ver.16.0.1 ja_JP)
OS : macOS10.15.61.Steps to reproduce the issues
1. Open Find/Change Window.
2. Select "文字種変換" and click "Specify attributes to Find" and Select Style button.
3. The selected Style does not shown in "Find Format" area and we can't apply it. However, click the button, we can see selected Style we selected previouse step.
4. The Change Format in "文字種変換" also unavailable.2.Expected result
The selected style is displayed correctly in Find Style area and is correctly apply.
Also, the replacement style is set correctly in Change Style and replaced as well like InDesign 2021.- Actual result We can't set Find Format and Change Format options in "文字種変換" in Find/Change window. Test file, screenshot, video or GIF capturing the issue (optional)
Japanese.
1.問題を再現する手順
1.検索と置換ウィンドウを開きます。
2.「文字種変換」を選択し、「検索形式」をクリックして、「検索する属性を指定」ボタンをクリックします。
3.選択したスタイルが検索形式のエリアに表示されず、適用できません。ただし、再度「検索する属性を指定」ボタンをクリックすると、前の手順で選択したスタイルが表示されます。
4.「置換形式」のスタイルも利用できません。2.期待される結果
InDesign2021と同様に、選択したスタイルが「検索形式」エリアに正しく表示され、検索対象として正しく機能する。また、「置換形式」も同様に設定できて正しく置換が行える。3.実際の結果
「検索と置換」ウィンドウの「文字種変換」で「フォーマットの検索」および「フォーマットの変更」オプションを設定することはできません。Please refer below,
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesignフォーラム/文字種変換で検索形式の指定ができません/m-p/11695809Version : Adobe InDesign 2021(ver.16.0.1 ja_JP)
OS : macOS10.15.61.Steps to reproduce the issues
1. Open Find/Change Window.
2. Select "文字種変換" and click "Specify attributes to Find" and Select Style button.
3. The selected Style does not shown in "Find Format" area and we can't apply it. However, click the button, we can see selected Style we selected previouse step.
4. The Change Format in "文字種変換" also unavailable.2.Expected result
The selected style is displayed correctly in Find Style area and is correctly apply.
Also, the replacement style is set correctly in Change Style and replaced as well like InDesign…20 votesThe fix for this issue is available in the latest InDesign release 16.2.1
Please update to this latest version to get the fix.—
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Exporting to ePub (reflowable) when document has endnotes containing hyperlinks causes InDesign to hang
Version of Adobe InDesign: 15.1.2 / macOS 10.15.6
Steps to reproduce the issues: When exporting a document with endnotes containing hyperlinks to ePub (reflowable), InDesign hangs and needs to be force quit. Have tested removing all hyperlinks to tests, and document exports correctly. Have tested putting hyperlinks outside of endnotes and document exports correctly. The bug is specific to hyperlinks which are part of the endnote text.
Expected result: Successful export with endnotes reciprocally linked to text, and hyperlinks in endnote text active to respective URLs.
Actual result: InDesign hangs and needs to be force quit.
20 votesHi,
We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.—
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InDesign, InCopy: linked copy and image files randomly broken
We are a group of 16 graphic designers working on Macs. Our OS are varied between Sierra, High Sierra and Mojave. We work in InDesign 14.03 and 15.02 (with linked InCopy assets), Bridge 9.1 and 10.03, Photoshop 20.0.8 and 21.1, and Illustrator 23.1.1 and 24.1. We work on Box Drive and store our layout files and absolute-linked image assets there. It is critical that we are able to work on each others’ files in a high-volume, high-production environment. We don’t believe this is an issue related to our connection speeds.
Looking for a resolution to these issues:
InDesign: Not all image and InCopy files are automatically updating / relinking to original assets on Box. This occurs when both original and different users open the InDesign file to edit it.
Box Drive: Writers cannot always see ICML and Assignments files on Box Drive (in the Finder) after an Art Director has exported them for the writer to work on. This typically occurs shortly after exporting the assets.
Bridge: time to load image previews can take up to 15 minutes for some designers.
We are a group of 16 graphic designers working on Macs. Our OS are varied between Sierra, High Sierra and Mojave. We work in InDesign 14.03 and 15.02 (with linked InCopy assets), Bridge 9.1 and 10.03, Photoshop 20.0.8 and 21.1, and Illustrator 23.1.1 and 24.1. We work on Box Drive and store our layout files and absolute-linked image assets there. It is critical that we are able to work on each others’ files in a high-volume, high-production environment. We don’t believe this is an issue related to our connection speeds.
Looking for a resolution to these issues:
InDesign: Not all…
20 votesThanks for reporting. We will review it
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ID 2020 - Indent in combination with wrap text around an image not working
In Indesign 2020, whenever I want to wrap text next to an image, but the text also has an indent the text jumps from the supposed position.
In Indesign 2019 this did not happen. The text was wrapped nicely next to the image, the way you should expect.My guess what happens here, is that the indent specs are applied not the the edge of the frame, but to the edge of the text. Which corrupts the spacing between the image and the text.
I'm working with the latest 2020 version on iMac with Catalina
20 votesThis issue is addressed with a new option "Honor Text Indents in addition to Text Wrap" in Preferences > Composition dialog. This option is ON for new docs created in ID2023 and needs to be turned ON for docs created in older versions of InDesign when opened in ID2023.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Copying animations loses timing panel settings
When copying/duplicating animations (using ANY method), the timing panel settings are completely lost. This is really bad for complicated animations. The timing panel settings should be maintained when animations are copied/pasted or duplicated in any way.
20 votesThanks for reporting this issue. We’re currently reviewing it.
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InDesign makes incorrect QR code words and we can't decode QR codes correctly.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Object->Make QR Code...
2. Input strings "問題は日本語を正常に扱えるかどうか。".
3. Result QR Code is incorrect.Actual Result:
Sometimes, we got the wrong code in Japanese locale.Any Workarounds:
Here is Japanese character strings "問題は日本語を正常に扱えるかどうか。".
This was coded into the InDesign try and get "image1.png".
Then, we try to decode it at ZXING decoder. Here is a decoded result (image2.png)42 1e 59 58 fe 9a 18 ce 38 1a fe 69 7a 5e 69 ca
ce 8a a9 ee 38 29 2e 6a da 3e 5b 8b 8e 38 1a be
68 9b 1 8 0a ce 09 78 c2 17 9c 14 11 81 a7 38 24
63 02 5e 70 10 06 08 00 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11The top has been encoded in the beginning have you because of 8-bit byte mode from the head with a "0x4". Then, the character codes are used here is UTF-8. Until "... 正常に扱" it has been encoded successfully. But it can not be decoded completely normal the next "え"(12th character) or later.
In fact, this string is a mode change in a 35 byte. And, now, the used is "0x8" So KANJI Mode. Subsequent bytes will be the number of characters. "0xa" So 10 characters. And compressed into one character 13bit in this mode. Actual rest of the string is "えるかどうか。" 7 is the letter does not match the number of fundamental places because. The code itself will be inferred from the simple result of decoding.A byte sequence that has been obtained is decoded as SJIS but UTF-8 has over encoded as it is. The character code must perform the encoding by converting to SJIS from KANJI Mode. 7 is why this in a letter 21 bytes because it is each of the three-byte count of and 10 characters to compress the two-byte set to 13bit come out.
A decoder is handled by SJIS because of KANJI Mode. So characters are garbled.KANJI Mode makes incorrect code words in InDesign and why mode change in a 35 byte?
In case of "問題は日本語を正常に扱えるかどうか。" all characters are non-Ascii code range and all characters in SJIS code range. It must be encoded KANJI Mode if using KANJI Mod.
However, I think it is better to encode 8bit byte mode with UTF-8 all characters.Please reference below:
81 28 31 32 a0 29 ae 3a 7f da 3a 82 e0 bb 35 96
85 24 b6 a1 26 0b 48 4a 42 8e 12 40 94 80 08 00
ec 11It is correct code words in KANJI Mode with "問題は日本語を正常に扱えるかどうか。"(image3.png/Made by QR Code Maker Pro in Adobe AddOns)
And below codes encoded in 8bit byte mode with UTF-843 6e 59 58 fe 9a 18 ce 38 1a fe 69 7a 5e 69 ca
ce 8a a9 ee 38 29 2e 6a da 3e 5b 8b 8e 38 1a be
68 9b 1e 38 18 8e 38 28 be 38 18 be 38 1a 9e 38
18 6e 38 18 be 38 08 20 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11
ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11I recommend discarding KANJI MODE. I think all characters to be encoded 8bit byte mode with UTF-8 characters is the better way.
To Adobe, Please check ID-4170816.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Object->Make QR Code...
2. Input strings "問題は日本語を正常に扱えるかどうか。".
3. Result QR Code is incorrect.Actual Result:
Sometimes, we got the wrong code in Japanese locale.Any Workarounds:
Here is Japanese character strings "問題は日本語を正常に扱えるかどうか。".
This was coded into the InDesign try and get "image1.png".
Then, we try to decode it at ZXING decoder. Here is a decoded result (image2.png)42 1e 59 58 fe 9a 18 ce 38 1a fe 69 7a 5e 69 ca
ce 8a a9 ee 38 29 2e 6a da 3e 5b 8b 8e 38 1a be
68 9b 1 8 0a ce 09…20 votesHello All,
Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 14.0.3Please upgrade your InDesign application to the latest version to try out the fix.
If you are unable to see the update yet, go to Creative Cloud desktop application, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right corner and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.
If you face any problems with the new update, do let us know in the comments.
You may also follow the below given link for the list of all fixed issues in Id 14.0.3
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html -
InDesign crashes on launch with Faulty module "PMRuntime" unless launched as Administrator or Creative Cloud Application
Issue: InDesign CC will not open from the Start Menu unless "Run as administrator" is selected. This is not an option for standard users.
It will open OK from the Creative Cloud Desktop App.
Event viewer log is generated showing the following:
Faulting application name: InDesign.exe, version 13.1.0.76
Faulting module name: PMRuntime.dll, version 5.0.0.1911.
Version: InDesign CC 2018, 13.1.076
Also occurs with version 12.1.0.56
Windows OS: Windows 10, version 1803 (Build 17134.165)2.
Select InDesign CC from the start menu. The application does not open and no messages appear. Check Event Viewer > Application to see the error.There appears to be an issue with security permissions or a compatibility issue with the latest Windows 10 build.
Issue: InDesign CC will not open from the Start Menu unless "Run as administrator" is selected. This is not an option for standard users.
It will open OK from the Creative Cloud Desktop App.
Event viewer log is generated showing the following:
Faulting application name: InDesign.exe, version 13.1.0.76
Faulting module name: PMRuntime.dll, version 5.0.0.1911.
Version: InDesign CC 2018, 13.1.076
Also occurs with version 12.1.0.56
Windows OS: Windows 10, version 1803 (Build 17134.165)2.
Select InDesign CC from the start menu. The application does not open and no messages appear. Check Event Viewer > Application to see the error.There…
20 votesHello All,
Thank you for patience while we were investigating into the root cause of the issue.
During our investigation we identified that the issue manifests due to Symentec DLP antivirus software.Please find below steps to whitelist the application:
1. From the Enforce console select System > Agents >Application Monitoring.
2. Select the application to white list. If it is not listed, click on “add application” and provide at least one of the required application binaries.(Refer to Symentec DLP_Console.png for reference)
Note: DLP attempts to validate every field populated. We recommend using as few as fields as needed. If the whitelist seems to fail, try changing which required field is populated or removing one of the other fields.
3. Uncheck all of the detection channels under the “Application Monitoring Configuration.”
4. Click on save and verify the application in the list of monitoring activities is unchecked.
5. After making these changes, test the whitelisted application to see if the issue is resolved.Regards,
InDesign TeamHello All,
Thank you for patience while we were investigating into the root cause of the issue.
During our investigation we identified that the issue manifests due to Symentec DLP antivirus software.Please find below steps to whitelist the application:
1. From the Enforce console select System > Agents >Application Monitoring.
2. Select the application to white list. If it is not listed, click on “add application” and provide at least one of the required application binaries.(Refer to Symentec DLP_Console.png for reference)
Note: DLP attempts to validate every field populated. We recommend using as few as fields as needed. If the whitelist seems to fail, try changing which required field is populated or removing one of the other fields.
3. Uncheck all of the detection channels under the “Application Monitoring Configuration.”
4. Click on save and verify the application in the list of monitoring activities is unchecked.
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Rollover images "stick" in Interactive PDF
Hi, I am working on the document that contains multiple rollovers. All of them "stick" at one point or another, the images will change to "rollover" state but not to the normal state when hovering off. This is very confusing for the end-users. Please see attached pdf. I am using InDesign CC 2018.
20 votesThank you all for reporting the issue to us.
We have concluded our investigation into the issue. As per our findings, the bug belongs to Acrobat and there is little that can be done at InDesign’s end.We have already notified the concerned team, internally and they would be working on the same.
For now we are closing this thread for InDesign.
-InDesign Team
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Blank (Empty) panels in InDesign
Effects panel is blank for the last month or two. Inconvenient.
Indesign 2018, 13.0.1
Mac OS 10.13.120 votesThis issue is no longer reproducible. If you are still facing this issue, you may try to quit the application, trash InDesign Cache and Preferences and check again.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Find/change: Search popup—not all options show
Many times, I have gone to the Find/Change dialog box and not seen any options in the Search popup other than "All Documents or "Document."
"Story," "End of Story," etc. are missing.
20 votesThe options 'Story' and 'End of Story' is shown only when the cursor is inside a text frame. Otherwise, only Document and All Documents options are shown.
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Adobe InDesign team
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RTL in Indesign 2024
I'm from Israel and use Adobe Cloud English supports Hebrew.
In InDesign 2024 (19) I see a bug, that the alignment to RTL does not work correctly. Even documents created properly in 2023 (18) appear distorted. The Hebrew text loses its position in relation to punctuation marks, numbers and foreign letters.19 votes -
InDesign 2023 (18.0) Screen not refreshing
Half the time or more, page down/up and zoom do not refresh the screen. Attempting to select something just draws the rectangle around nothing. Finally through a variety of erratic body movements, thrashing and random gestures, ID wakes up. This is a huge step backward from v17. Productivity severely hampered.
19 votesWe're looking into this issue.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Hyperlink alt text is ignored in the latest version of Indesign
When creating or editing a hyperlink there is an option to add alt text. If you add alt text to your link and export an accessible PDF the alt text is ignored. I have a document with a ton of hyperlinks that all need alt text which we have added but don't come through because of this bug. Now I'm forced to add them again to the PDF.
19 votesAccording to the ISO-32000, the Hyperlinks are NOT supposed to be populated into the Alt-Text field. They should be entered into the Contents Key (see attachment) instead.
InDesign currently does place them in the correct place [see screenshot attached].
While someone using Acrobat can also add them to the Alt-text field, this is technically less correct than entering into the Contents key but either will pass an Accessibility checker.InDesign implemented this correctly based on the above information (provided by Accessibility experts, like Dax Castro, thanks Dax).
Closing this issue.
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Opening Text Wrap panel crashes application
- Indesign 2021
- Place image, open text wrap panel, does not open panel and crashes.
Happens with any image and any document. Panel opens fine if pic box empty.
OsX Mojave.
Gone back to 2020.
19 votesThe fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – version 16.1
Please update to this version to get the fix.—
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Links export to PDF creates "Null Alt Text" attribute in tagged PDF
When an ID 15 file with hyperlinks is exported to Tagged PDF, unless you assign alternative text to the Links in ID, the Link tags will have a "null text" attribute which prevents the content of the Link tag from being read by a screen reader. This is a problem for several reasons. Not everyone chooses to add alternative text to hyperlinks. It's a UA, but not a WCAG 2 requirement. An automated accessibility checker like Acrobat's or even PAC is not going to flag this. Most people do not do a "Jaws check" of the PDF they are remediating and will never know that the links are not "reading."
Also, if you have a Figure which is hyperlinked the proper structure for that in a 508 compliant PDF is to place the Figure tag inside the Link tag and assign alternative text to the Figure tag not the link tag. Now with the null text Link tags, THIS will produce a "nested link" error from the Acrobat Checker. The nested alternative text for the Figure will not be read. Unfortunately, many people attempting to make 508 PDFs are unaware of what "null alt text" is and will have a devil of a time trying to resolve the error.
So, instead of making PDF remediation easier with this new feature in ID you have made things worse!
Ideally if no alternative text is entered in Indesign there should be no Alt text attribute of any kind in the Link Tag in the PDF.
I've attached several files so you can see what this looks like in the Tags panel, but to truly understand it you should try to "read" the attached PDF using a screen reader like Jaws or NVDA.
When an ID 15 file with hyperlinks is exported to Tagged PDF, unless you assign alternative text to the Links in ID, the Link tags will have a "null text" attribute which prevents the content of the Link tag from being read by a screen reader. This is a problem for several reasons. Not everyone chooses to add alternative text to hyperlinks. It's a UA, but not a WCAG 2 requirement. An automated accessibility checker like Acrobat's or even PAC is not going to flag this. Most people do not do a "Jaws check" of the PDF they are remediating…
19 votesThe fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – that is, InDesign 15.0.2.
Please update your InDesign application to get this fix.
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Adobe InDesign team
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