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App window resizes after presentation mode

InDesign 2025 (v 20.0) on Mac OS 14.6.1

When opening presentation mode (Shift + W or View > Screen Mode > Presentation …) and going back to default/preview mode the application window resizes.
When having the app window to its full size after presentation mode it changes back to its smaller size that you can toggle by using the green plus icon on the top left (Mac Version).

When setting both window states manually to full size and toggling between the two (without effective size change) once it works afterwards the window stays in the same size when escaping presentation mode. But this does not work all the time an is a quite annoying work around.

I also got help via the support chat and tried to quit and reopen. This does not help. I reinstalled the previous version (Indesign 2024 v 19.5) and there it works fine.

InDesign 2025 (v 20.0) on Mac OS 14.6.1

When opening presentation mode (Shift + W or View > Screen Mode > Presentation …) and going back to default/preview mode the application window resizes.
When having the app window to its full size after presentation mode it changes back to its smaller size that you can toggle by using the green plus icon on the top left (Mac Version).

When setting both window states manually to full size and toggling between the two (without effective size change) once it works afterwards the window stays in the same size when escaping…
- 02_after-presentation-mode.png 2569 KB
- 01_before-presentation-mode.png 2128 KB
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Display glitch when Placing multiple images

Adobe Indesign 2023 and prior.

When several large images are selected in the 'place' dialog box to place one after another, the first image often does not display the green guide arrows for matching existing object sizes. Subsequent images in that set do, but these often display the preview for the image just placed rather than the image currently loaded.

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Object Layer Options Causing Image to Glitch

When Object Layer Options are used (top image over graphic, bottom image under graphic box, for example), the image will glitch and polarize. When moving around the document or toggling between regular view and preview mode etc, the image will sporadically go back to normal or alter its representation.

Normal behaviour is for the image to show as expected.

Running 16.0.2
- glitch example.mov 5057 KB
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W switch between normal and bleed mode

Pressing W switch between normal and bleed mode and not between normal and preview mode for this specific document.

And sometimes no shortcut is working for this INDD.

It seems I can't upload an INDD (but no rules for uploaded files, why?) so I put the document and a screenshot with the version of InDesign here for 2 weeks: https://we.tl/t-z2fsKnVm8o

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Image not populating in Data Merge

I have a file in which I merge in a PDF of a page, along with some variable text. I was seeing an ongoing issue where, when turning on Preview, the PDF image wouldn't appear, but there would also be no error.

After trying a few things, I realized that placing the pdf I wanted (on the pasteboard) while choosing an appropriate "crop to" setting, then turning Preview off and then on solved the problem.

I often place images with bleed, and the pdf file in question didn't have a bleed box, so I believe it was failing to import because of improper crop settings.

If that is indeed the problem, I think some warning message would be in order -- merge shouldn't fail because of a setting I used previously while editing a different document.

Using InDesign 16.1 x64 on a fully patched Win10 machine.

I have a file in which I merge in a PDF of a page, along with some variable text. I was seeing an ongoing issue where, when turning on Preview, the PDF image wouldn't appear, but there would also be no error.

After trying a few things, I realized that placing the pdf I wanted (on the pasteboard) while choosing an appropriate "crop to" setting, then turning Preview off and then on solved the problem.

I often place images with bleed, and the pdf file in question didn't have a bleed box, so I believe it was failing to…

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Omitted page ranges are affected by sections

Summary:
When describing a page range that omits the first/final page, if there is a starting section in the range, the output results will remain in the page range within the section.

Verification:
Create an 8-page document (Figure 1).
Set the start section on page 5.
Export the PDF (and print as well) and enter “-6” in the page range (Figure 2).

Result:
A PDF of pages 5-6 is exported.
When the PDF is exported again, the page range is set to “5-6” (Figure 3).

Ideal result:
should not be affected by the presence or absence of sections.
A PDF with pages 1-6 is exported.
When the PDF is exported again, the page range is populated with “1-6”.

Note:
In the above verification, the first page was omitted. Similarly, if the last page is omitted, such as “3-”, only the range of 3-4 pages separated by sections will be exported.
There is no mention of such a specification in the user guide.

Verified version and OS:
InDesign 18.3.0.50
macOS 14.7.6

<にほんご>
概要：
先頭ページ/最終ページを省略したページ範囲を記載した際、範囲内に開始セクションがあると出力結果がセクション内のページ範囲にとどまってしまう。

検証：
8ページのドキュメントを作成する（図1）。
5ページ目に開始セクションを設定する。
PDFを書き出し（プリントも同様）でページ範囲に“-6”と入力（図2）。

結果：
5-6ページのPDFが書き出される。
再度PDF書き出しを実行するとページ範囲には“5-6”が入力されている（図3）

理想とする結果：
セクションの有無の影響を受けないこと。
1-6ページのPDFが書き出される。
再度PDF書き出しを実行するとページ範囲には“1-6”が入力されている

記：
上記の検証では先頭ページを省略したが、同様に“3-”のように最終ページを省略した場合もセクションで区切られた範囲3-4ページしか書き出されない。
ユーザーガイドにはこのような仕様についての記載はない。

検証したバージョンとOS：
InDesign 18.3.0.50
macOS 14.7.6

Summary:
When describing a page range that omits the first/final page, if there is a starting section in the range, the output results will remain in the page range within the section.

Verification:
Create an 8-page document (Figure 1).
Set the start section on page 5.
Export the PDF (and print as well) and enter “-6” in the page range (Figure 2).

Result:
A PDF of pages 5-6 is exported.
When the PDF is exported again, the page range is set to “5-6” (Figure 3).

Ideal result:
should not be affected by the presence or absence of sections.
A PDF…
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InDesign CC UI scaling problem on multiple monitors with different resolutions

InDesign Version: Adobe InDesign CC 13.1 x64
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro build 1709.
Monitors: Portrait orientated Dell U2415 24 inch (1200x1920) with 100% windows scale option and Landscape orientated Dell UP3216Q (3840x2160) with 150% (Recommended) scale.

Steps to reproduce the issue:
1. Open InDesign CC on the 32 inch monitor
2. Move all or some of the panels to the 24 inch monitor

Expected result:
Panels in the 24 inch monitor should adapt to the resolution of the monitor the same way Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC does – crisp and nice.

Actual result:
Panels don't adapt to monitor's resolution. If UI Scaling in InDesign preferences is turned ON and option scale to higher (or lower) supported scale factor is turned on, panels are slightly blurry. If UI scaling is turned OFF, then panels are way too small. All of this is due to improper scaling.

Extra notes:
Please see my thread on forum with image previews –
https://forums.adobe.com/message/10305558#

InDesign Version: Adobe InDesign CC 13.1 x64
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro build 1709.
Monitors: Portrait orientated Dell U2415 24 inch (1200x1920) with 100% windows scale option and Landscape orientated Dell UP3216Q (3840x2160) with 150% (Recommended) scale.

Steps to reproduce the issue:
1. Open InDesign CC on the 32 inch monitor
2. Move all or some of the panels to the 24 inch monitor

Expected result:
Panels in the 24 inch monitor should adapt to the resolution of the monitor the same way Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC does – crisp and nice.

Actual result:
Panels don't adapt to monitor's…

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Blank Document/Pasteboard when Display Profile Changes

When the display profile changes, i.e., when using automatic profile switching when room lighting changes (Spyder), document pages and any items on the pasteboard disappear. The rest of the UI remains the same.

The 'fix' suggested elsewhere is to turn GPU preview off. However, when you do that, clicking on the document/pasteboard makes both flash white and can also make the document jump leftward to the edge of the window.

The only real fixes are to close and reopen the document(s) or restart InDesign.

And just in case anyone is tempted to suggest I stop using Spyder or any other display calibrator, please don't.

MacStudio, macOS 13/14, InDesign 23/24

When the display profile changes, i.e., when using automatic profile switching when room lighting changes (Spyder), document pages and any items on the pasteboard disappear. The rest of the UI remains the same.

The 'fix' suggested elsewhere is to turn GPU preview off. However, when you do that, clicking on the document/pasteboard makes both flash white and can also make the document jump leftward to the edge of the window.

The only real fixes are to close and reopen the document(s) or restart InDesign.

And just in case anyone is tempted to suggest I stop using Spyder or any other…

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InDesign changing opacity for an unselected item

I am trying to place a slightly opaque rectangle over an image but when I select to lower the opacity on the rectangle, the image (regardless if it's above or below) changes as well.

What's more odd is when I select that photo after I do the action, the image says it is at 100%. The "change" has not been reflected. I have uploaded a 1-2-3 photo demo. Note the photo's slight change in transparency although set at 100%.

This happens when the photo and rectangle are in separate layers, as well. The two items are not placed within each other. They are also not grouped.

Just updated InDesign today as well -- running InDesign CC 2018.

I am trying to place a slightly opaque rectangle over an image but when I select to lower the opacity on the rectangle, the image (regardless if it's above or below) changes as well.

What's more odd is when I select that photo after I do the action, the image says it is at 100%. The "change" has not been reflected. I have uploaded a 1-2-3 photo demo. Note the photo's slight change in transparency although set at 100%.

This happens when the photo and rectangle are in separate layers, as well. The two items are not placed within each…
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Resolved For User · AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

The magic of InDesign’s effects all happens via Adobe’s transparency technology, which allows us to blend colors and detail from different objects. In order for it to all work there has to be a consistent color space for InDesign to use when it blends colors. This is called the Transparency Blend Space and it’s really important that you understand it in order to get the most out of InDesign’s effects. When we use transparency effects, InDesign compares different objects and combines their colors and detail. In order for objects to be blended, they have to be in the same color space. So when you apply transparency, InDesign converts everything on a spread to the Transparency Blend Space, regardless of whether that object is actually involved in the effect. And it’s important to note that when we say things are converted, we don’t mean that InDesign alters your placed files; they are left completely alone. What we mean is that InDesign is using a different method for interpreting the colors in those files. It simulates as if you change the colors in those documents, just to give itself a reliable method for blending. It’s a totally nondestructive change. See the Transparency Blend Space and check if it is Document CMYK. So now if you apply any transparency on this spread, everything on the spread will be converted to the Document CMYK blend space. You can test this by selecting any object and going to the Effects panel and just changing the Opacity from 100% to 99% and you can see that all the colors shift. That’s really interesting because they’re not even touching. But just because they’re on the same spread, InDesign will convert them to the transparency blend space.

Remember, everything on a spread is converted to the blend space that is selected under the Edit menu. Keep an eye out for color shifts when you apply effects and know what color spaces your document is using. Make sure they are appropriate for your final output. That way you won’t get any unexpected color changes at the end of your workflow.

You can also watch the video : “Assign the Transparency Blend Space” by David Blatner and “Understanding Transparency Blend Space” by Mike Rankin (both on LinkedIn Learning) to learn how this feature works.

Hope it helps.

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Adobe InDesign team
The magic of InDesign’s effects all happens via Adobe’s transparency technology, which allows us to blend colors and detail from different objects. In order for it to all work there has to be a consistent color space for InDesign to use when it blends colors. This is called the Transparency Blend Space and it’s really important that you understand it in order to get the most out of InDesign’s effects. When we use transparency effects, InDesign compares different objects and combines their colors and detail. In order for objects to be blended, they have to be in the same color space. So when you apply transparency, InDesign converts everything on a spread to the Transparency Blend Space, regardless of whether that object is actually involved in the effect. And it’s important to note that when we say things are converted, we don’t mean that InDesign alters your placed files; they…
Edit with other - doesn't see Photoshop as an application

I use the Indesign feature on the links menu to Edit With, either using the default application or another. We just updated to the latest CC (ps, il, in) and the other application isn't the same. For any jpg or pdf, it shows Photoshop or illustrator or Acrobat as available to open the image selected. However, if I select an ai. file, it shows Illustrator as the default, and Preview as another option - no Photoshop. I select Other to add Photoshop, go to the applications folders, click on Photoshop and it's only seeing it as a folder, not as an application.

From a finder window, if I click on an ai. file, choose open with other, go to the applications folders, select Photoshop it does see it as an applications and allows me to open the file.

It was a very useful, speedy way to edit images in either illustrator or photoshop using the Edit With in Indesign.

Why doesn't it work now? Why does Indesign not see Photoshop as application anymore?

I use the Indesign feature on the links menu to Edit With, either using the default application or another. We just updated to the latest CC (ps, il, in) and the other application isn't the same. For any jpg or pdf, it shows Photoshop or illustrator or Acrobat as available to open the image selected. However, if I select an ai. file, it shows Illustrator as the default, and Preview as another option - no Photoshop. I select Other to add Photoshop, go to the applications folders, click on Photoshop and it's only seeing it as a folder, not as…

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embeded Illustrator documents in InDesign looses page information, after being used in library

We have following situation:
InDesign library with an embeded Illustrator document. this document has pages (used for different icons). I have placed page 3 of the Illustrator file in as InDesign document. I place the element in an library in InDesign.
I place the same object from the library in the document. The Element looses the pageinformation. the preview is still correct, but when i export an PDF it collects the information from the illustrator file again and it has an other icon in its place…

So it is a massive problem of missmanaging elements and creates Errors in production! Please fix ASAP!

Setup:
MACOS 14.6.1
INDD 19.5
Illustrator 29.0 (created in an earlier version)

We have following situation:
InDesign library with an embeded Illustrator document. this document has pages (used for different icons). I have placed page 3 of the Illustrator file in as InDesign document. I place the element in an library in InDesign.
I place the same object from the library in the document. The Element looses the pageinformation. the preview is still correct, but when i export an PDF it collects the information from the illustrator file again and it has an other icon in its place…

So it is a massive problem of missmanaging elements and creates Errors in production!…
- Illustrator-Doc-with-pages-gets-wracked.mov 30810 KB
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Hairlines/artifacts randomly appearing on screen

Glitches of bands of light or dark pixels may appear over images, in transparencies and effects. These may come and go depending on resolution preview mode, zoom and/or if overprint preview is rendered. (The lines are similar to tiling lines in PDFx1a in that they are rendering glitches presumably caused by floating point calculations)

See the thread https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/lines-appearing-in-effects-shadow-amp-gradient/m-p/11912229#M419035

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Use Auto-Sizing and Text Wrap Frame on causes application crash
Environment: InDesign 2020 (15.0.2 Japanese version) + macOS (confirmed with 10.15.3 and 10.14.6)

create and connect two text frames

set Auto-Sizing "Height and Width" on Text Frame Options

Insert text into two frames full

overlay graphic frames with Text Wrap settings ON

move the graphic frame appropriately (drawing is not normal at this point)

close documents with Command + W

During this operation, you will usually be asked to confirm the save, but suddenly InDesign will end and the application will crash.
Also, if you try while overwriting with Command + S without Command + W, you may not be able to save eventually.

This problem does not occur on Windows version.
As a comparison, the same operation was performed with the English (North America) edition on macOS, but no problem occurred.
Therefore, it is highly possible that the problem is unique to the Japanese edition.

Original trouble posted Adobe Community.
(There is a other post about User Voice, but this is a different issue.)
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/indesign2020%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%8D%E5%85%B7%E5%90%88%E3%81%A7%E3%81%AF/m-p/10935672

InDesign file is prepared separately.
https://adobe.ly/3agg1u8
Environment: InDesign 2020 (15.0.2 Japanese version) + macOS (confirmed with 10.15.3 and 10.14.6)

create and connect two text frames

set Auto-Sizing "Height and Width" on Text Frame Options

Insert text into two frames full

overlay graphic frames with Text Wrap settings ON

move the graphic frame appropriately (drawing is not normal at this point)

close documents with Command + W

During this operation, you will usually be asked to confirm the save, but suddenly InDesign will end and the application will crash.
Also, if you try while overwriting with Command + S without Command + W, you may not be…
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CLOSED · amaarora responded

Hi
Based on internal investigation and customer comments, we have concluded that the issue got fixed in InDesign 15.0.2 and that issue happens with InDesign 15.0.1 version only.

Please start a new thread in case you see the issue happen with InDesign 15.0.2

Thanks
Endnotes are out of sequence in captions and sidebars

I work on books that often have endnotes in captions or sidebars. The captions/sidebars are always set up as separate frames (and sometimes as anchored objects). Any endnotes in separate frames end up at the end of the endnote list, regardless of where they fall in the page order.

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Data Merge Issue with Chinese Characters in Adobe InDesign 2025

Version of Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign 2017 (English version)
Adobe InDesign 2025 (20.0, Traditional Chinese version)
Steps to Reproduce the Issue

Open Adobe InDesign and create a new document.
Prepare a CSV file with Traditional Chinese text using UTF-8 encoding.
Use the Data Merge feature to import the CSV file into InDesign.
Place the merged data field into the document layout.
Preview or finalize the merge.
Expected Result

The Chinese characters in the CSV file should be displayed correctly in the merged document without any distortion or encoding issues.
Actual Result

The Chinese characters appear as garbled text (random symbols or question marks) during the merge preview and in the final output.
Switching to different fonts (e.g., TrueType, OpenType, or system default fonts) does not resolve the issue.
Attempts with different encoding formats (UTF-8, UTF-16, etc.) and alternative CSV/text file formats (via Google Sheets, TextEdit) also fail.
Upgrading to Adobe InDesign 2025 (20.0) Traditional Chinese version does not fix the issue.

Version of Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign 2017 (English version)
Adobe InDesign 2025 (20.0, Traditional Chinese version)
Steps to Reproduce the Issue

Open Adobe InDesign and create a new document.
Prepare a CSV file with Traditional Chinese text using UTF-8 encoding.
Use the Data Merge feature to import the CSV file into InDesign.
Place the merged data field into the document layout.
Preview or finalize the merge.
Expected Result

The Chinese characters in the CSV file should be displayed correctly in the merged document without any distortion or encoding issues.
Actual Result

The Chinese characters appear as garbled text (random symbols…
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Indesign file shows as modified upon opening a page with placed PNGs
InDesign 19.0.1

Steps to reproduce: open an InDesign file with a placed PNG.

Expected result: file opens, no asterisk appearing next to file name.

Actual result: file opens, PNG re-renders in high quality, asterisk suddenly appears next to file name.

As of this morning, every time I open a file that has placed PNGs, InDesign flags the document as modified, with the asterisk and asks me if I want to save the document before closing, even I made zero edits. To give even more credence, it only happens when I navigate to a page that has a linked PNG file in it. If I open a file and there are no PNGs on the page, no asterisk (JPGs and other placed graphics are just fine). The minute I "page down" and hit a page that has a placed PNG, it "redraws/re-renders" the PNG (I have high quality previews turned on, and when I get to those pages, the PNGs look a little low-res at first; you can see the dark blue progress bar at the bottom appear as it redraws the preview and then the image looks better once the high quality preview is finished drawing) and then, BAM, asterisk appears. Nothing was modified other than InDesign redrawing/updating the preview.

I found some older forum topics and a previous bug report from 2018 (IIRC) in which that very thing was being investigated, which is what led me to figure out if that was the culprit for me, as well. It does appear to be so.
InDesign 19.0.1

Steps to reproduce: open an InDesign file with a placed PNG.

Expected result: file opens, no asterisk appearing next to file name.

Actual result: file opens, PNG re-renders in high quality, asterisk suddenly appears next to file name.

As of this morning, every time I open a file that has placed PNGs, InDesign flags the document as modified, with the asterisk and asks me if I want to save the document before closing, even I made zero edits. To give even more credence, it only happens when I navigate to a page that has a linked PNG file…
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postscript file

Print dialog set to print 3 x 3 thumbnails. I selected Postscript File in the Printer menu, and it blocked the thumbnails options. I saved the .ps file, but it was not usable:

When the file was converted [whether with Acrobat Distiller or Preview], the layout was for a vertical page layout, with the right page of each spread cut off.

Question: How can I create a usable Postscript or PDF file for thumbnails?

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Imported PDF not previewing in high quality

When placing exported PDFs from Adobe XD, High Quality Display previews don't show properly when GPU Performance is selected. You must turn off GPU performance or select Typical Display.

MacOS 10.12.6 mid 2015 MacBook Pro.

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Document slowdown when fonts not activated

When fonts aren't activated in an InDesign document, InDesign CC2019 slows down and is practically unusable unless you activate most or all of the fonts used in the document. This wasn't the case in previous versions of InDesign, when you could deactivate fonts intentionally in order to troubleshoot files. In long form documents that may use multiple fonts, this was an especially useful tool.

As InDesign documents are frequently separated from their fonts, especially when using font managers instead of Document fonts, this slowdown becomes a burden when checking files in larger workflows and inhibits font troubleshooting. Could the behavior in previous versions of InDesign, where the activation of fonts was not a requirement for file responsiveness?

When fonts aren't activated in an InDesign document, InDesign CC2019 slows down and is practically unusable unless you activate most or all of the fonts used in the document. This wasn't the case in previous versions of InDesign, when you could deactivate fonts intentionally in order to troubleshoot files. In long form documents that may use multiple fonts, this was an especially useful tool.

As InDesign documents are frequently separated from their fonts, especially when using font managers instead of Document fonts, this slowdown becomes a burden when checking files in larger workflows and inhibits font troubleshooting. Could the behavior…

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InDesign and Acrobat accessibility conflict
Adobe InDesign version: 2019 CC

We are currently trying to establish the best workflow in creating fully accessible PDF's for screen readers and I believe we have come across a bug in the communication between InDesign and Acrobat.

Quick summary:

H1 elements on multiple lines read as separate elements unless assigned manually in Acrobat
The Structure and Article order does not transfer to the PDF

To explain the issue clearly I have numbered the images in the process order.

Image: 1 InDesign Accessibility setup.png

I have setup ‘paragraph styles’ and used the correct ‘Export Tagging’ tags for each style.

I have added the content I want to be read in Articles and put them in the correct order

I have created tags and assigned all the content correctly

I have reordered the ‘Structure’ to be in the reading order too

Please note - the order of the ‘Structure’ and or ‘Articles’ does not transfer to Acrobat (after selecting the correct export settings.

Image: 2 Interactive PDF with options selected.png
This image shows I have selected Interactive PDF and selected:
‘Create tagged PDF’
‘Use structure for Tab Order’

Image: 3 Initial PDF review - incorrect content order.png
You can see the reading order does not match either the ‘Article’ or ‘Structure’ order from InDesign which I have set up.

You can also see that the elements are ‘Spans’ not H1, H2 and P tags.

Image: 4 Initial PDF review - Tag number ordering incorrect.png
You can see the screen readers reading order by the numbers shown on this image which again does not match the order I set up in InDesign.

5 Initial PDF review - tag h1 splitting.png
The tag order doesn’t match the structure setup in InDesign
Also there is another bug when reading H1 tags on multiple lines.

You can see how the H1 tag is broken by 4 lines. This has been tested and you have to swipe 4 times to listen to the full H1 header.

6 Initial PDF review - tag h1 splitting - fix by order assigning.png In Acrobat I have then gone into the reading order and manually set the main header to a H1 tag. This then groups the text in the tag order window and fixes the issue of it being multilines. You can then also see the tag has changed from Span to H1.

The same thing needs to be done for the other multi layered heading tags.

I hope this is clear enough to understand.
Adobe InDesign version: 2019 CC

We are currently trying to establish the best workflow in creating fully accessible PDF's for screen readers and I believe we have come across a bug in the communication between InDesign and Acrobat.

Quick summary:

H1 elements on multiple lines read as separate elements unless assigned manually in Acrobat
The Structure and Article order does not transfer to the PDF

To explain the issue clearly I have numbered the images in the process order.

Image: 1 InDesign Accessibility setup.png

I have setup ‘paragraph styles’ and used the correct ‘Export Tagging’ tags for each style.

I…
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FIXED · AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

The issue is fixed in the latest release of InDesign – version 16.0

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InDesign crashes/freezes when closing the document

InDesign freezes when you close a document. We cannot open any documents, no action can be performed in InDesign. InDesign cannot be quit, it has to Forced Kill.

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CLOSED · AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

Many internal as well as external factors can cause the InDesign application to crash/freeze/hang. A few workarounds are listed at Fix crash issues with InDesign.
We completed the investigation and came up with the following: Either the issue has been resolved in the most recent release of InDesign (Refer to InDesign Release notes), the issue was intermittent at the time of reporting and is no longer reproducible, or the InDesign version mentioned in the report is no longer covered by Creative Cloud Support Policy.
We would recommend you upgrade to the latest version as it is more robust. If you are still facing this issue even after updating it, either submit the crash report(Refer to Submitting crash reports) to us or Contact Adobe support.
[ID-4222229]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.

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Under Review · AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

Hi,
We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.

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Data Merge function "Remove Blank Lines for Empty Fields" deletes the wrong paragraph

Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server

Adobe InDesign 15.0.1

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

iMac 27 Zoll End 2012

Steps to reproduce the issues

See also attached video

Open Document "02VKLeerzeilenTEMPEnde.indd"
Open Data-Merge Panel
Generate a merged document with click on the button
Uncheck "Remove Blank Lines for Empty Fields" in Content Placement Options
Press [OK]
Repeat Step 3 this time Check "Remove Blank Lines for Empty Fields" in Content Placement Options
Press [OK]
Put the documents side by side
Activate "Show Style override" in the paragraph panel
Jump to page 2
On the left side (Merged Document, Blank line intact) you can see the 2 markers followed by a paragraph symbol
On the right side (Merged Document, Blank line removed) you can see that the 2 markers with paragraph symbol moved 1 line up behind the 7 and the other paragraph symbol is deleted
Everything is o.k. because the paragraph style (07padresse) of the line "Mobile" and the deleted "Blank line" are the same
Jump to page 3
On the left side you can see the 2 markers followed by a paragraph symbol
On the right side (Merged Document, Blank line removed) you can see that the 2 markers with paragraph symbol moved 1 line up and the other paragraph symbol (blue highlighted on the left side) is deleted BUT this time the paragraph style of these 2 paragraph are NOT the same! The result is a bigger gap between the two sentence "Frau Marie…" and Tel: 012…" on the right then it should be as you can see on the left

Expected result
The Blank line (2 markers and paragraph symbol) should be deleted/removed

Actual result
Instead of the Blank line (2 markers and paragraph symbol) the paragraph symbol before that (blue highlighted on the left side) is removed AND the remaining paragraph also picks up the paragraph style from the "Blank line" (if there were text in my example you could see that as well)

Workaround
You can generate a merged document with Blank lines and delete/remove them with Find/Change
Find > (markers) + paragraph symbol = <FEFF><FEFF>^p
Change > to nothing
This way everything stays intact!

Test file, screenshot, video or GIF capturing the issue (optional)
Video and sample files attached

Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server

Adobe InDesign 15.0.1

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

iMac 27 Zoll End 2012

Steps to reproduce the issues

See also attached video

Open Document "02VKLeerzeilenTEMPEnde.indd"
Open Data-Merge Panel
Generate a merged document with click on the button
Uncheck "Remove Blank Lines for Empty Fields" in Content Placement Options
Press [OK]
Repeat Step 3 this time Check "Remove Blank Lines for Empty Fields" in Content Placement Options
Press [OK]
Put the documents side by side
Activate "Show Style override" in the paragraph panel
Jump to page 2
On the left…
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FIXED · AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

This issue has been fixed in the latest update of InDesign 2022 - version 17.3

Please update to this latest version of InDesign using Creative Cloud Desktop Application to get the fix.

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[ID-4216061]Incorrect re-linking of image files with rotation metadata
This bug occurs in all versions of InDesign.

InDesign reflects the EXIF orientation in the transform panel when an image file is placed. However, under the following conditions, the result of relinking will be incorrect.

The image file is rotated 90 degrees with EXIF orientation.

In the transform panel, the vertical and horizontal percentage values are different.

Image files taken with an iPhone often retain the EXIF orientation rotation. If such a file is placed in indd by the client and the vertical and horizontal percentage values are different, there will be a problem that will cause drastic changes in relinking.

The background of this trouble is the specification that Photoshop always saves with EXIF orientation set to 1. This is the correct specification. I think it should be fixed on the InDesign side.

Japanese translation:
「回転メタデータ付き画像ファイルの再リンクが不正確」

この不具合はInDesignの全バージョンで発生します。

InDesignは画像ファイルが配置されると、Exif情報のOrientationを変形パネルに反映します。しかし以下の条件では、再リンクした結果が不正確になってしまいます。

画像ファイルがOrientationで90度回転されている。

変形パネルで縦と横のパーセント値が異なっている。

iPhoneで撮影された画像ファイルは、多くの場合、Exif Orientationの回転を保持します。クライアントがこのようなファイルをinddに配置し、縦と横のパーセント値が異なっていると、再リンクで大きな変化が発生してしまいます。

このトラブルの背景にあるのは、Photoshopが常にEXIF orientationを1にして保存する仕様です。これは正しい仕様です。私はInDesign側で直されるべきだと考えます。
This bug occurs in all versions of InDesign.

InDesign reflects the EXIF orientation in the transform panel when an image file is placed. However, under the following conditions, the result of relinking will be incorrect.

The image file is rotated 90 degrees with EXIF orientation.

In the transform panel, the vertical and horizontal percentage values are different.

Image files taken with an iPhone often retain the EXIF orientation rotation. If such a file is placed in indd by the client and the vertical and horizontal percentage values are different, there will be a problem that will cause drastic changes in…
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Closed: Not Reproducible · AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

To identify the cause of this issue, we started our investigation with the aim to resolve it. You might have also received an email from us seeking more details to help in our investigation.
We’ve concluded our investigation and came up with the following: Either the issue is fixed in the latest release of InDesign or the issue was intermittent at the time of its reporting and is not reproducible now.
We recommend you upgrade to the latest version of InDesign 2025(v20.0.0.095) as it is more robust and contains a lot of bug fixes.
We seek your support in our continual effort to improve InDesign.
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[ID-4214241] Printing Error: The Adobe Print Engine has failed to output your data due to an unknown problem

Since I update indesign to CC 2019 I can't print to booklet all of my .indd files which were overwrited in .indd version CC 2019 (and even the older versions can't be printed to booklet...).
I got the error message : "printing error : The Adobe Print engine has failed to output your data due to an unknow problem"

indesign 14.0.1
Windows 7 version 6.1
printer : Adobe PDF

Here is the error log :

%%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%%
%%[Page: 1]%%

%%[ Error: invalidrestore; OffendingCommand: restore ]%%

Stack:

-save-

%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%

it seems that the log tells the problem is in the page 1 but when delete this page the problem persists with the other pages...

My print settings are in the text file attached to this post

Since I update indesign to CC 2019 I can't print to booklet all of my .indd files which were overwrited in .indd version CC 2019 (and even the older versions can't be printed to booklet...).
I got the error message : "printing error : The Adobe Print engine has failed to output your data due to an unknow problem"

indesign 14.0.1
Windows 7 version 6.1
printer : Adobe PDF

Here is the error log :

%%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%%
%%[Page: 1]%%

%%[ Error: invalidrestore; OffendingCommand: restore ]%%

Stack:

-save-

%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% …
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Under Review · amaarora responded

We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.

Customers facing similar issue, please share the document with santalwa@adobe.com

Regards
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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…
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Closed: Fixed · Abhinav Kaushik responded

The 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.
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html
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
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CLOSED · amaarora responded

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 lags

Over 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 lags

Over 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…
[ID-4216163]Display not properly refreshed

In the latest versions the screen often isn't refreshed properly. Only after rescaling or changing to Preview mode the old data is hidden.
- Schermafbeelding 2020-07-02 om 14.23.12.png 160 KB
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Closed: Not Reproducible · AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

To identify the cause of this issue, we started our investigation with the aim to resolve it. You might have also received an email from us seeking more details to help in our investigation.
We’ve concluded our investigation and came up with the following: Either the issue is fixed in the latest release of InDesign or the issue was intermittent at the time of its reporting and is not reproducible now.
We recommend you upgrade to the latest version of InDesign 2025(v20.0.0.095) as it is more robust and contains a lot of bug fixes.
We seek your support in our continual effort to improve InDesign.
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Error Code 0 - Often can't save as InDesign-Document

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.
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Closed: Fixed · Abhinav Kaushik responded

Update:
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.
-———————————————————————————————-

Hello All,

Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 14.0.3

Please 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
Update:
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.
-———————————————————————————————-

Hello All,

Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 14.0.3

Please 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…
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.
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Closed: Fixed · Abhinav Kaushik responded

Hello 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,
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InDesign Team
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
Gert
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FIXED · AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

This 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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[ID-4256546]Bug when setting an even number as the start page number in a new document.
Bug when setting an even number for the start page number when creating a new document

Version of Adobe InDesign
CC2025 (ver. 20.0) JP

Steps to reproduce the issues
Set any even number for the start page number on the Create New Document screen.

Expected result
An even page number will be displayed in Current Page Number as set.

Actual resul
The value set in the New Document screen will not be reflected, and “Current Page Number” will display “1”.

As shown in the attached figure, when “Current Page Number” is inserted into a new document with the starting page number set to an even number, the document starts with “1”.
(As long as the number set in the new document creation screen is an even number, any value will not be reflected and will become “1”).

This phenomenon can be recovered by temporarily setting a different value in “Number & Section Option”.
However, for users who are not aware of this behavior, it is sure to cause great confusion.
It can also cause significant time loss in finding a solution.
We have not been able to verify whether this bug is specific to the Japanese version, but we recognize that it is a very serious bug.
We sincerely hope that the development team will fix it as soon as possible.

<Japanese Comment>
新規ドキュメント作成で開始ページ番号に偶数番号を設定すると発生する不具合

InDesignのバージョン
CC2025 (ver.20.0) JP

問題の再現手順
新規ドキュメント作成画面で、開始ページ番号に任意の偶数を設定する。

予想される結果
「現在のページ番号」に、設定通りの偶数ページ番号が表示される。

実際の結果
新規ドキュメント画面で設定した値は反映されず、「現在のページ番号」に「1」が表示される。

添付画像のように、開始ページ番号を偶数番号に設定した新規ドキュメントに、「現在のページ番号」を挿入すると「1」から開始されます。
（新規ドキュメント作成画面で設定した番号が偶数である限り、いかなる値であっても反映されず「1」となる）

この現象は「ページ番号とセクションの設定」で、一時的に別の値を設定すれば回復します。
しかしこの挙動を認識していないユーザーにとって、大きな混乱を招く原因となることは間違いありません。
また、解決策を見つけるために大きな時間のロスを生む可能性があります。
この不具合は日本語版固有の問題なのかは検証できていませんが、非常に深刻なバグであると認識しています。
開発チームには早急に改善していただくよう切に希望します。
Bug when setting an even number for the start page number when creating a new document

Version of Adobe InDesign
CC2025 (ver. 20.0) JP

Steps to reproduce the issues
Set any even number for the start page number on the Create New Document screen.

Expected result
An even page number will be displayed in Current Page Number as set.

Actual resul
The value set in the New Document screen will not be reflected, and “Current Page Number” will display “1”.

As shown in the attached figure, when “Current Page Number” is inserted into a new document with the starting page…
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FIXED · AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

Fix for this issue is now available in the latest InDesign Release version 20.1 (Build 20.1.0.71), available via Creative Cloud Desktop application.

Please update your InDesign application to this latest version to get the fix.

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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 : macOS10.15.6

1.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/11695809
Version : Adobe InDesign 2021(ver.16.0.1 ja_JP)
OS : macOS10.15.6

1.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…
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The 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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[ID-4218828]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…

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Under Review · amaarora responded

Thanks 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
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FIXED · AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

This 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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Please change one word in the German Indesign

The German Word "Abstände" is used two times in the paragraph style panel but with two completely different meanings.

First use "Einzüge und Abstände" is in English "Indents and Spacing".

Second use "Abstände" is in English "Justification".

Please change the second one to "Blocksatz" or "Blocksatzeinstellungen" so that the German users will not be confused anymore.

Or contact a German speaking InDesign pro user for a better translation.

Just a small change to make a lot of (German speaking) people happy!
- english.png 744 KB
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FIXED · Abhinav Kaushik responded

Hello All,
Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 15.0

Please upgrade your InDesign application to the latest version to try out the fix.

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 15.0
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html

-InDesign Team
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 11

The 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 11

It 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-8

43 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 11

I 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…
- image2.png 58 KB
- image1.png 12 KB
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Closed: Fixed · Abhinav Kaushik responded

Hello All,

Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 14.0.3

Please 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 5.0.0.191

1.
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 5.0.0.191

1.
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…

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CLOSED · Abhinav Kaushik responded

Hello 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 Team
Hello 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…
mouse lag in indesign when photoshop window open

Experiencing terrible mouse lag in indesign, the cursor flickers constantly and it feels like the mouse is swimming through mud. Nearly enough to make the program unusable. Reinstall fixes the problem temporarily but it returns within 30mins.

I have identified that this only happens when a photoshop window is open behind or next to the indesign window.

Indesign 13.1
Photoshop 19.1.2
Mac os sierra 10.12.6
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CLOSED · AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

We confirmed that the 60Hz version MODEL A2119 EMC 3279 works fine. The offending Apple dongle is MODEL A1621 EMC 2877 which is the obsolete model.

Please upgrade the Apple dongle to overcome the issue.

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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.
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Closed: Different Product · Abhinav Kaushik responded

Thank 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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