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1. Losing the ability to use 'undo' [Command-Z] function.

   I'm frequently losing the ability to use 'undo' [Command-Z] function. It's not all the time, but when it happens I can't undo anything. I have to quit InDesign and re open it to fix it. A few hours later it strikes again. There doesn't seem to be anything obvious triggering this. It's not crashing, it's just not functioning.

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2. jpeg vs jpg

   1. InDesign (21.2) , Illustrator (30.2.1), Dropbox 243.4.6956, MacOS 15.7.4, M4 Macbook Pro Max
   2. Linked files with JPEG extensions within an Illustrator file (.ai), that are placed into an InDesign Document, initially show up, but then disappear if the Illustrator file is edited after being placed within an InDesign Document. 3/4. Linked JPEG files should appear in the InDesign file, but disappear.
   3. It appears as though saving the JPEG file as a JPG file solves the issue, but this has never been an issue in the past. It's a problem with 100's of legacy InDesign Documents if i need to go back and resave as jpg files.

   1. InDesign (21.2) , Illustrator (30.2.1), Dropbox 243.4.6956, MacOS 15.7.4, M4 Macbook Pro Max
   2. Linked files with JPEG extensions within an Illustrator file (.ai), that are placed into an InDesign Document, initially show up, but then disappear if the Illustrator file is edited after being placed within an InDesign Document. 3/4. Linked JPEG files should appear in the InDesign file, but disappear.
   3. It appears as though saving the JPEG file as a JPG file solves the issue, but this has never been an issue in the past. It's a problem with 100's of legacy InDesign Documents if i need to go… more
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3. AI Generated Alt Text Overriding Manual Alt Text

   I have Generative AI disabled on my Mac and had manually entered alt-text on 2 images. Another user in my organisation, who had not disabled it, made some minor text amends on my file and my atl-text was overwritten.

   I feel that any image that already has alt-text manually added should not be altered by this feature.

   Also it would be good that when the feature is turned on it could have an option to only affect images added to the Articles Panel as that is the most common way of setting the tag order.

   Mac OS 15.7.4 InDesign 21.2

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4. Cropped content inside frames becomes visible on older mobile PDF viewers.

   I found a rendering issue in InDesign 2021 (and potentially newer versions). When an image or PDF is placed inside a frame (cropped), the content outside the frame boundaries is still being rendered on older mobile devices' PDF viewers.

   Steps to reproduce:

   • Place a large PDF/Image inside a smaller InDesign frame.
   • Export as a standard PDF (Interactive or Print - High Quality).
   • View the PDF on an older smartphone (e.g., older Android/iOS built-in viewers).
   • The "hidden" parts outside the frame are visible.

   The content outside the frame should be completely clipped or removed from the render stream to ensure privacy and visual consistency across all devices.

   Exporting as PDF/X-1a:2001 solves the issue because it flattens the transparency/layers.

   I found a rendering issue in InDesign 2021 (and potentially newer versions). When an image or PDF is placed inside a frame (cropped), the content outside the frame boundaries is still being rendered on older mobile devices' PDF viewers.

   Steps to reproduce:

   • Place a large PDF/Image inside a smaller InDesign frame.
   • Export as a standard PDF (Interactive or Print - High Quality).
   • View the PDF on an older smartphone (e.g., older Android/iOS built-in viewers).
   • The "hidden" parts outside the frame are visible.

   The content outside the frame should be completely clipped or removed from the render stream to ensure privacy… more

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5. The software window's focus jumps between multiple desktops.

   When I create multiple desktops on the same monitor, I drag the InDesign window to another desktop for work, and after a few operations within the software, the focus of the screen will immediately jump to the other desktop. System: macOS 26.2
   Software version: 21.2

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6. GPU flickering/blinking

   ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! !
   FIX THE ******* BLINKING OF INDESIGN.
   ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! !

   I've tolerated this for years.

   No one cares if it's a MAC vs ADOBE issue.

   No one cares if it's a GPU vs CPU rendering issue.

   Find the team on the other side and FIX THIS.

   You know what suite never does this? AFFINITY.
   This is NOT acceptable.

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7. InDesign refuses to run if it can't verify our license ONE TIME, wasting a full day of work.

   First off, you're missing a bug category: LICENSING

   Now the real defect: InDesign refuses to launch if it can't contact the license server ONCE. So... if you're on a long-distance flight and have a bunch of work to do, YOU CAN'T. There is no excuse for this. Any competent software will run temporarily in that instance.

   Furthermore, we have a fully-paid license. There is no reason for the software to check its license any more frequently than the billing cycle. At every check, the server should report to the software what the end of the currently-paid period is and the software will run without connection until then. And even then, the software should function for AT LEAST A DAY if it is offline.

   This should NEVER happen to a paying customer.

   First off, you're missing a bug category: LICENSING

   Now the real defect: InDesign refuses to launch if it can't contact the license server ONCE. So... if you're on a long-distance flight and have a bunch of work to do, YOU CAN'T. There is no excuse for this. Any competent software will run temporarily in that instance.

   Furthermore, we have a fully-paid license. There is no reason for the software to check its license any more frequently than the billing cycle. At every check, the server should report to the software what the end of the currently-paid period is and the… more

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8. Remove Forced Line Breaks messes up Page Navigation markers

   When exporting as Reflowable EPUB with Page Navigation turned on, page markers need to be inserted immediately before the first word on the page. Often, this will be inside a paragraph.

   However, in InDesign 21.2, is the "Remove Forced Line Breaks" option is turned on, the markers are only being placed as <div> tags and never as <span> tags. This means that the page break markers are only placed between block elements and never inside them, so they don't accurately reflect where the page breaks occur in the print layout.

   Current export example:
   <p>A full paragraph with a page break inside.</p>
   <div aria-label="2" id="page2" role="doc-pagebreak"/>
   <p>The next paragraph.</p>

   Desired export example:
   <p>A full paragraph with a <span aria-label="2" id="page2" role="doc-pagebreak"/>page break inside.</p>
   <p>The next paragraph.</p>

   To replicate:
   1. Created a new file and fill with enough text for two pages.
   2. Ensure there is a paragraph that breaks from one page to the next.
   3. Export as EPUB (Reflowable) with both Page Navigation and Remove Forced Line Breaks turned on.

   The page marker will be inserted as a <div> between paragraphs. Export with Remove Forced Line Breaks turned off, and the marker will be a <span> in the correct place.

   Sample INDD attached.

   When exporting as Reflowable EPUB with Page Navigation turned on, page markers need to be inserted immediately before the first word on the page. Often, this will be inside a paragraph.

   However, in InDesign 21.2, is the "Remove Forced Line Breaks" option is turned on, the markers are only being placed as <div> tags and never as <span> tags. This means that the page break markers are only placed between block elements and never inside them, so they don't accurately reflect where the page breaks occur in the print layout.

   Current export example:
   <p>A full paragraph with a page break… more

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9. Bug Hyperlink character style applied

   When copy/pasting a text frame, and the text frame contains a hyperlink without a character style applied, in the new pasted frame the hyperlink has the Hyperlink character style applied. Do not change formatting when copy/pasting text frames.

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10. Bug finder items in front of Indesign windows

    When moving the application window, by clicking and dragging the application title bar, background finder items like other applications and finder windows are put in front of the Indesign application window. Please fix this. I'm using Os X 26.2 and Indesign CC2026 (21.0.2)

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11. Content-Aware Fit produces poor crops / bad fit

    In these “AI times,” how can “Content-Aware Fit” be so extremely bad at cropping images like these? It hasn’t improved between CC2019 and CC2026.

    The feature could be very useful and does an okay job on many images, but when the results are this poor, it’s hard to use it at all in automated workflows.

    I often get complaints that images that absolutely don’t need much cropping end up being cropped unnecessarily.

    Is this something Adobe has in their backlog or roadmap to fix?

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12. Textrahmenoptionen

    Was ich in InDesign vermisse: es gibt zwar ein Konturwerkzeug auch für Textfelder, aber keine Möglichkeit, eine Zierlinie am Textfeld unten anzubringen. Ich habe in Handbüchern nichts gefunden. Es geht darum, nicht komplette Umrandungen zu erstellen, sondern eine Zierlinie am unteren Rand. In den beigefügten Dateien sehen Sie ein Beispiel von MS Publisher.

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13. Place and Link

    To the InDesign Product Team,

    I am writing to provide feedback on the Place and Link (Content Collector) workflow. While the ability to sync text content across a document is invaluable, the current implementation of the "Parent-Child" relationship is overly restrictive and creates significant manual rework for designers.

    The Problem: Currently, when a Parent object is updated, the Child object frequently reverts its font size, frame dimensions, and character treatment to match the Parent—even when "Preserve Local Overrides" is enabled. While "Style Mapping" exists as a workaround, it is an overly complex solution for a simple design need: keeping the words synced while keeping the design independent.

    The Proposed Solution: I request a more intuitive "Link Options" toggle that allows a Child object to permanently lock its local formatting. Specifically:

    Content-Only Sync: A high-level checkbox that tells the Child to only accept string (text) updates, ignoring all Parent-side attributes like point size, leading, tracking, and color.
    
    Geometry Independence: An option to decouple the frame's scale and dimensions from the Parent permanently, without needing to dive into complex sub-menus.
    
    One-Click "Stay as I Am": A simplified "Link Options" dialog where "Preserve Local Overrides" actually functions as a master lock for all visual attributes, rather than being overridden by "Update Appearance" or "Update Styles" flags.
    

    The "Place and Link" tool should function as a content-management bridge, not a formatting mirror. Designers need the flexibility to use the same text in a large headline (Parent) and a small sidebar (Child) without the software constantly fighting their layout decisions.

    Thank you for your time and for continuing to improve the industry standard for layout design.

    Best regards,

    To the InDesign Product Team,

    I am writing to provide feedback on the Place and Link (Content Collector) workflow. While the ability to sync text content across a document is invaluable, the current implementation of the "Parent-Child" relationship is overly restrictive and creates significant manual rework for designers.

    The Problem: Currently, when a Parent object is updated, the Child object frequently reverts its font size, frame dimensions, and character treatment to match the Parent—even when "Preserve Local Overrides" is enabled. While "Style Mapping" exists as a workaround, it is an overly complex solution for a simple design need: keeping the… more

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14. Page Information is repositioned and cutoff when document is below a certain Document width

    If a document has a width smaller than a certain size, the Page Information on exported PDFs becomes re-positioned lower and outside the left and right bounds so becomes cut off, as opposed to being within the crop mark area, no matter how long the file name is.

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15. InDesing 2026 - Document assembly issue

    When I try to assemble my InDesign document, an error message appears stating that it is impossible to package the document or link the necessary files. However, no links are broken and the path to the company server is working. This is very problematic when I have a multi-page document…

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16. Unable to copy/past script label text

    With this post I would like to report another bug.

    In Indesign CC2026, it's not possible to copy/past a script label text.

    Please fix this.

    I'm using Os X.

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17. BOM in CSV

    for more than 7 years this problem is known to Adobe. Excel, Open source office suits etc. export CSV with BOM. it's against standard. one can import to textedit and save. Why is adobe not able to clean out that BOM?? I mean 25 years ago I was able to do a data merge. InDesign these days can not handle an excel exported CSV file. Really? Please guys. make the stuff work, that have worked 30 years ago. yes, shame on microsoft. shame on you both. users have to do a research to solve a problem, that has not existed 30 years ago because microsoft had the brilliant idea to once again add something to a standard and by that not sticking to the standard anymore. brilliant. thank you. Please fix microsoft's bug. I know, I ask for much. but it's not that big of a deal to fix that for you and make data merge in InDesign work without us users to need to use a 3rd tool to convert

    for more than 7 years this problem is known to Adobe. Excel, Open source office suits etc. export CSV with BOM. it's against standard. one can import to textedit and save. Why is adobe not able to clean out that BOM?? I mean 25 years ago I was able to do a data merge. InDesign these days can not handle an excel exported CSV file. Really? Please guys. make the stuff work, that have worked 30 years ago. yes, shame on microsoft. shame on you both. users have to do a research to solve a problem, that has not existed… more

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18. FlexObject Items Invisible in Preview Mode (possible culprit: IDML Roundtrip)

    Bug Report: FlexObject Items Invisible in Preview Mode (probably bugged after IDML Roundtrip)

    Product: Adobe InDesign 2025 (v20.x)
    Feature: Flex Layout / FlexObject (new in InDesign 2025)
    Severity: Major — affects preview mode of the new flex objects
    Date: February 20, 2026

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    Summary

    FlexObject containers and their child items become invisible in Preview screen mode (but remain visible in Normal mode and Overprint Preview) after a document has undergone an IDML export/import roundtrip. The issue also propagates to any copies made from affected objects — even copies placed outside the FlexObject container.

    The root cause was identified as a missing registration of these page items in the internal spread-level page item collection. Items exist in page.allPageItems but are absent from spread.allPageItems, which Preview mode apparently relies on for rendering.

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    Suspected Trigger

    The affected document had previously undergone an IDML roundtrip (export as .idml, then reopen). The document contains FlexObject containers (the new Flex Layout feature introduced in InDesign 2025). The hypothesis is that the IDML reconstruction does not fully re-register FlexObject items in the spread's internal page item hierarchy. Since FlexObjects are a very new feature, it is plausible that the IDML serialization/deserialization path does not yet handle them with full fidelity.

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    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Create a new InDesign document.
    2. Add a Flex Layout container (FlexObject) with several child items (e.g., image frames with the object style "Album in REZI KURZ").
    3. Save and export the document as IDML (.idml).
    4. Close the document and reopen the exported .idml file.
    5. Save as .indd.
    6. Switch from Normal screen mode to Preview screen mode (View → Screen Mode → Preview, or press W).

    Expected: All items remain visible.
    Actual: The FlexObject and all its children disappear entirely.

    Additional observation: Copying an affected item out of the FlexObject and pasting it elsewhere on the page does not fix the issue — the copy inherits the "unregistered" state. Even extracting just the placed image (graphic content) from a frame and pasting it into the document independently produces a new frame that is also invisible in Preview mode.

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    Systematic Exclusion of Common Causes

    The following properties were checked programmatically (via ExtendScript) on all affected objects and confirmed to be not the cause:

    | Property / Setting | Value Found | Would Cause Invisibility? |
    |---|---|---|
    | item.nonprinting | false on all items | No — correctly set |
    | item.visible | true on all items | No — correctly set |
    | item.itemLayer.visible | true | No — layer is visible |
    | item.itemLayer.printable | true | No — layer is set to print |
    | item.transparencySettings.blendingSettings.opacity | 100 on all items | No — fully opaque |
    | Object Style .nonprinting | false on all relevant styles | No — styles do not suppress printing |
    | item.fillColor | "None" (frames are graphic frames) | Not relevant |
    | Geometric bounds vs. page bounds | All items within page boundaries | No — not on pasteboard |
    | Link status of placed images | NORMAL on all images | No — links are intact |
    | Content type of frames | GRAPHIC_TYPE | Correct |

    Key distinction: Items are visible in Overprint Preview (View → Overprint Preview) but invisible in Preview screen mode (the mode that hides guides and pasteboard). This rules out any rendering/transparency issue and points to a metadata/registration problem specific to Preview mode's rendering path.

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    Diagnostic Finding: Missing Spread Registration

    Using ExtendScript, the following discrepancy was discovered:

    // On an affected document:
    spread.allPageItems.length;  // → 0  (WRONG — should contain items)
    page.allPageItems.length;    // → 21 (correct — all items present)
    
    // After creating a NEW rectangle via script on the same page:
    spread.allPageItems.length;  // → 1  (new item registers correctly)
    page.allPageItems.length;    // → 22
    

    All 21 page items (1 FlexObject + 9 Rectangles inside it + 10 Images + 2 loose Rectangle copies) were found via page.allPageItems but none appeared in spread.allPageItems.

    A freshly created Rectangle (via page.rectangles.add()) registered in spread.allPageItems immediately, confirming that the spread collection mechanism itself works — it is specifically the IDML-reconstructed FlexObject items that fail to register.

    This strongly suggests that Preview mode uses the spread.allPageItems collection (or an equivalent internal list) to determine which items to render, while Normal mode and Overprint Preview use a different rendering path that includes all items regardless of spread registration.

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    Workaround

    A manual workaround was discovered and automated via ExtendScript:

    1. Cut the affected top-level item.
    2. Create a temporary Rectangle on the page.
    3. Paste Into the temporary Rectangle (Edit → Paste Into).
    4. Select the pasted item inside the container and Cut it back out.
    5. Remove the temporary Rectangle.
    6. Paste the item back onto the page.
    7. Restore the original geometric bounds.

    This paste-into/cut-out cycle forces InDesign to re-register the item in the spread's internal collection. After this procedure, the item (including FlexObjects with all their children) appears correctly in Preview mode.

    An automated repair script was developed that:
    - Detects all top-level items present in page.allPageItems but absent from spread.allPageItems
    - Applies the paste-into workaround to each affected item
    - Verifies successful re-registration afterward
    - Groups the entire operation under a single Undo step

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    Impact

    • Print production: Items invisible in Preview mode may also be missing from PDF export or print output (not yet verified but likely given the correlation between Preview mode and print rendering).
    • User confusion: Designers may not notice the issue until final proofing, as items appear normal in the default working view.
    • Propagation: The issue spreads to any copies made from affected objects, making it difficult to isolate without programmatic diagnosis.
    • Magazine production affected: The issue was discovered during production of a print magazine (folker magazine, issue 25-4), where FlexObject layouts are used for album review image grids.

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    Requested Fix

    1. Ensure that IDML import fully registers all reconstructed page items — including FlexObject containers and their children — in the spread's internal page item collection.
    2. Consider adding a document integrity check that detects and repairs unregistered page items on document open or IDML import.
    3. Verify that other new object types introduced alongside Flex Layout are also correctly handled during IDML roundtrips.

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    Environment

    • InDesign version: 2025 (v20.x, latest available as of February 2026)
    • OS: Windows
    • Flex Layout feature: Enabled, actively used
    • Document history: Created in InDesign → exported as IDML → reopened → saved as .indd
    • Diagnosis performed with: ExtendScript via JSX execution (InDesign DOM scripting)

    Bug Report: FlexObject Items Invisible in Preview Mode (probably bugged after IDML Roundtrip)

    Product: Adobe InDesign 2025 (v20.x)
    Feature: Flex Layout / FlexObject (new in InDesign 2025)
    Severity: Major — affects preview mode of the new flex objects
    Date: February 20, 2026

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    Summary

    FlexObject containers and their child items become invisible in Preview screen mode (but remain visible in Normal mode and Overprint Preview) after a document has undergone an IDML export/import roundtrip. The issue also propagates to any copies made from affected objects — even copies placed outside the FlexObject container.

    The root cause was identified as a missing… more

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    Need More Info  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

    Please send the following information to sharewithID@adobe.com :

    • Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when the issue occurred?
    • Video recording of the issue
    • Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide us with the document(s)/asset(s)? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)

    Also provide answers to follow queries

    1. During IDML workflow , are you opening the indd containing flex in version 20.0-20.5 or you are opening the IDML in version 21.0 onwards?

    2. What type of objects / images you are using?

    3. are you grouping the items or creating nested flex frames?

    4. You are only using object style to flex items or through any other menu?

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    Many occasions over the last couple of weeks when I try to export a PDF, it just blocks, wheel turning in the top right corner, and nothing happens until I forcibly close the program through Task Manager. On may occasions the completed PDF then appears in the folder.

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20. "continue on next odd page numbering" does not work

    InDesign 2019-2026 latest version: Automatic book page numbering does not work when using "continue on next odd page numbering". It continue with even number unless a blank page inserted. It should continued with odd number without insert a blank page. PLEASE CHECK!!!

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