Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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pdf export
Can not export as PDF, it simply keeps spinning for hours and nothing happens. Very slow performance compared to earlier versions, nearly unusable.
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[ID-4256174]InDesign crashes while searching any font/word, etc., which is in overset text.
We have simple scripts that operate on script labels to Find and Replace Text, adjust Text Size, things like that. We've been using them for three years with no problems prior to v2025. They crash and bring up the option to send an error report. We're rolling back to 2024 now, we can't operate efficiently without these scripts.
2 votesThe fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2025(v20.0.1.032). We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.
If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application click on the context menu on the top right, and click on Check for App Updates.
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Wrong position of autocorrect
Sometimes when a pdf markup is for a space between two words, the autocorrect creates the space in the wrong place, one character ahead of where it should be, so for example, if the markup was to the words removespace, the result would be removes pace.
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After updating to InDesign v20.0 Apple Emoji characters are NO LONGER SUPPORTED in the names of "Adobe PDF presets"!
THIS BUG IS PRESENT since the update to InDesign v20.0.
Menu: InDesign > File > Adobe PDF PresetsAfter updating to InDesign v20.0 Apple Emoji characters are NO LONGER SUPPORTED in the names of "Adobe PDF presets"!
After many years of functioning perfectly, now with version 20.0 Adobe dropped support of Apple Emoji characters in"PDF presets", resulting, that "PDF presets" can no longer imported to the latest version of InDesign!
Symptome 01: after updating to InDesign 20.0 the existing presets with names containing Apple Emoji symbols are deleted.
Symptome 02: When trying to import previous "PDF-presets" ith names containing Apple Emoji symbols, these DO NOT IMPORT into InDesign 20.0!
Symptome 03: In InDesign 20.0, when creating new "PDF-presets" Apple Emoji characters in the preset name after saving the preset it just disappears without trace!THIS BUG IS PRESENT since the update to InDesign v20.0.
Menu: InDesign > File > Adobe PDF PresetsAfter updating to InDesign v20.0 Apple Emoji characters are NO LONGER SUPPORTED in the names of "Adobe PDF presets"!
After many years of functioning perfectly, now with version 20.0 Adobe dropped support of Apple Emoji characters in"PDF presets", resulting, that "PDF presets" can no longer imported to the latest version of InDesign!
Symptome 01: after updating to InDesign 20.0 the existing presets with names containing Apple Emoji symbols are deleted.
Symptome 02: When trying to import previous "PDF-presets" ith names containing…2 votes -
Export to HTML5 - options cannot be accessed
In the new Indesign there is this HTML5 export advertised. So I gave a try. But it is quite unfinished. I attached a screenshot - a dialog appears on the top of the export options panel, due to this the export options cannot be accessed. Closing the top dialog automatically starts the export process. Clicking "Cancel" cancels the main dialog as well.
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V 20.0 Bugs
Text box content disappearing. Only will reappear after box is moved or typed in. Some content may appear and some will not be visible until box is moved again. This happens often when typing or deleting text.
Also, now I only have 2 undos. History only shows two items.
Just updated to 20.0 and these issues occurred right after. Please fix!2 votesWe will need more info on this, is this happening with all documents or with some specfic documents.
Does this happen after creating or opening documents or both?
What are the steps you have performed which are not there in History?
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IDML file exported from InDesign CC 2025 moves objects randomly
A file exported from InDesign CC 2025 and imported to CC 2024 is corrupted. Some objects (page numbers on parent pages) are randomly relocated. This is pathetic.
2 votesWe would require more information on this.
Is this happening with all files or some specific files?
Are only page numbers getting relocated or other elements as well?
Is this happening with only parent page objects or with objects on normal pages as well?
An screenshot of indd and idml would also help.
Please share your OS version.
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Navigating through pages with keyboard shift page up / page down jumps multiple pages Indesign V19.x and 20.0
Navigating through pages with keyboard shift + page up/down was already flaky in the last couple versions of Indesign jumping two pages at once, especially after opening a document. With version 20.0 it now jumps two and sometimes three pages at once and even back when it should go forward. Sometimes navigating stalls completely and ID is "thinking" for several seconds before it jumps huge amounts 10-20 pages or completely at the end /beginning of the document. This behaviour is not seen when navigating via the pages palette.
The documents in question do not have large media files linked where previews have to be updated, they are mostly text on landscape 16:9 pages (think of presentation slides)
Navigating through pages with keyboard shift + page up/down was already flaky in the last couple versions of Indesign jumping two pages at once, especially after opening a document. With version 20.0 it now jumps two and sometimes three pages at once and even back when it should go forward. Sometimes navigating stalls completely and ID is "thinking" for several seconds before it jumps huge amounts 10-20 pages or completely at the end /beginning of the document. This behaviour is not seen when navigating via the pages palette.
The documents in question do not have large media files linked where…
2 votesWe would need more info on when you are using shift + page up/down key and what is the expectation. Are you using these when in Presentation mode?
Using page up/down key, does not solve the purpose?
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Uso elevado de CPU en InDesign 2025 (v. 20.0)
La última versión del programa (20.0) consume muchísima CPU. Esto no ocurría con la versión previa.
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No funciona Desplegable párrafo / carácter
Cuando abro el desplegable de Párrafo o caracter, salen en blanco
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GREP styles do not work in text variables
The title should say it all. When setting a text variable in a paragraph style that includes GREP styles, the GREP styles are not applied to the text variable. This is a severe limitation of the variable functionality, and is similar to many other reported bugs concerning variables, the upshot of which is that variables need to behave more like ordinary text. This is one more instance in which this is true.
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Screen tearing while scrolling
I'm having issues with screen tearing in InDesign 2023 and 2024. I've tried resizing UI, testing an earlier version of InDesign (hence 2023), making sure my computer was set to best performance over battery saver, etc. Inevitably when I scroll around, lines of text will jump around or break. I'm operating a brand new windows 11 computer with 16gb of RAM, and this is a two page InDesign document with one image, so...
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merged cells cause missing stroke when reopening or importing document
Versions InDesign 2024, InCopy 2024, InCopy 2022, InDesign 2022
Steps to reproduce:
- Open InCopy
- Make a new document
- Insert a 4x4 table
- select table and set all strokes to zero width
- enter text in col2:row3, col2:row4, col4:row3, col4:row4
- make the bottom edge stroke of col2:row3 4 points thick and color black
- make the bottom edge stroke of col4:row3 4 points thick and color 100% cyan
- save and close the document
- open the document and observe strokes are intact
- merge col3:row4 with col4:row4
- set text in last cell of rows 3 and 4 to align right
- save and close document
- reopen document and observe the cyan line is missingThe attached video proves it in InCopy 2022, but the same happens in version 2024.
The CYAN stroke is also missing when the files are brought into InDesign.
The ICML shows the correct BottomEdgeStrokeColor and BottomEdgeStrokeWeight
The attached video shows the steps.
Versions InDesign 2024, InCopy 2024, InCopy 2022, InDesign 2022
Steps to reproduce:
- Open InCopy
- Make a new document
- Insert a 4x4 table
- select table and set all strokes to zero width
- enter text in col2:row3, col2:row4, col4:row3, col4:row4
- make the bottom edge stroke of col2:row3 4 points thick and color black
- make the bottom edge stroke of col4:row3 4 points thick and color 100% cyan
- save and close the document
- open the document and observe strokes are intact
- merge col3:row4 with col4:row4
- set text in last cell of rows…2 votes -
screen redraw
InDesign 18.x through 19.5. Mac, Apple Silicon, M1 Max w/ 96 GB RAM and at least 1 TB free storage, M3 Max w/128 GB Ram and at least 1 TB free storage.
Basically, sometimes the screen becomes “corrupted” and weirdly glitched. Closing the file and reopening fixes it, but that is not acceptable when it is super frequent. Which it is.
This has been a problem for over a year, across multiple full InDesign versions. It happened on my M1 MacBook Pro, and still happening on my M3.
Typically these documents involved a placed PDF page that itself is a scanned document, usually at something like 300 dpi. I am trying to do a typed text block on top of and/or adjacent to it.
(This has been a huge source of grief, makes me think about switching to another app for these kind of layout needs. Given that I have been using InDesign since before it first shipped, that would make me sad.)
InDesign 18.x through 19.5. Mac, Apple Silicon, M1 Max w/ 96 GB RAM and at least 1 TB free storage, M3 Max w/128 GB Ram and at least 1 TB free storage.
Basically, sometimes the screen becomes “corrupted” and weirdly glitched. Closing the file and reopening fixes it, but that is not acceptable when it is super frequent. Which it is.
This has been a problem for over a year, across multiple full InDesign versions. It happened on my M1 MacBook Pro, and still happening on my M3.
Typically these documents involved a placed PDF page that itself is a scanned…
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Certain dialogue boxes appear partially off screen and can't be moved back on screen
Certain dialogue boxes appear partially off screen and can't be moved back on screen. For example, the Find/Change dialogue box and the Export dialogue box [specifically export to PDF (Print)] have both become almost unusable for me because important sections of those two boxes are located off screen. See attached screenshots. Dialogue boxes that allow you to expand them by clicking and dragging the edges/corners of the box are less of an issue - they often appear partially off screen, but once they're expanded at all, the whole dialogue box pops back into view. The Find/Change and Export dialogues do not allow this kind of expansion so that trick does not work for them. I've tried all the fixes that I've seen suggested for this issue online, including restarting my computer and changing the resolution of my displays, but none have worked. I've even updated to Windows 11 and that didn't fix it. I am using InDesign 2024 version 19.5 on Creative Cloud Desktop. There are currently no updates available for InDesign.
Certain dialogue boxes appear partially off screen and can't be moved back on screen. For example, the Find/Change dialogue box and the Export dialogue box [specifically export to PDF (Print)] have both become almost unusable for me because important sections of those two boxes are located off screen. See attached screenshots. Dialogue boxes that allow you to expand them by clicking and dragging the edges/corners of the box are less of an issue - they often appear partially off screen, but once they're expanded at all, the whole dialogue box pops back into view. The Find/Change and Export dialogues do…
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Duplicated characters ONLY IN PDF EXPORT!
The following process creates a bug,
which only appears when exporting to PDF:1) Write a few words (in Hebrew) and add 2 footnotes
2) Set 'No break' to one of the characters between the 2 footnote references
Bingo!
Only it the PDF will the bug appear -
The character (comma\colon\letter) after the first comment - is doubled!!!In InDesign everything looks normal!
You only discover the mistake in the PDF/after printing!!2 votes -
object export options crash
InDesign CC 2024, version 19.5: Trying to open Object Export Options causes program to crash. Tried resetting preferences (edit->preferences->general->reset preferences on quit) and no change.
2 votesWe have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with many stability fixes. We recommend you upgrade to the latest version (if you’re not already on it) as it is more robust.
If you still face this issue even after updating, please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )
Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
- Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
- Video recording of the crash
- 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…)
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Preferences: Type: Use of Typographer’s Quote reset to off
- Adobe InDesign 14.0.3
- Create or open a document with Use of Typographer’s Quote checkbox ticked. Copy/Paste text from a document (Word, TextEdit) into the InDesign document. Note that the resetting of the Preferences doesn't happen all the time, only sometimes and I haven't been able to narrow it down to a certain context.
- The pasted text should use Typographer’s Quote according to the Preferences.
- The quotes from that pasted text use straight quotes instead, and when opening the Preferences, the checkbox is now unticked.
Note: I've encountered this bug in previous versions of InDesign from CS5 up to the current version I'm using (14.x).
- Adobe InDesign 14.0.3
- Create or open a document with Use of Typographer’s Quote checkbox ticked. Copy/Paste text from a document (Word, TextEdit) into the InDesign document. Note that the resetting of the Preferences doesn't happen all the time, only sometimes and I haven't been able to narrow it down to a certain context.
- The pasted text should use Typographer’s Quote according to the Preferences.
- The quotes from that pasted text use straight quotes instead, and when opening the Preferences, the checkbox is now unticked.
Note: I've encountered this bug in previous versions of InDesign from CS5 up to the current…
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OpenType mark positioning messed up when using bidi text with Thaana font
The font uses ccmp feature to build dotted glyph from base glyphs.
When a LTR character comes into question, these glyphs are rendered incorrectly.
See the screenshot.
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Error with InDesign (Beta): "Some files required for color management are missing"
Hi, when I start the just-released InDesign (Beta) on Windows ARM, I get the error "Some files required for color management are missing. Please re-install the application to ensure proper functioning".
I've uninstalled and reinstalled, and have used the Creative Cloud Cleaner, but it doesn't resolve the issue. InDesign seems to be running OK even after getting the error, so it's more of a nuisance than anything. I may run into some issues in future with color management though.
- Adobe InDesign (Beta) 19.5 x64 (Mainline CI #09013C9)
- Launch InDesign
- InDesign should start without any errors.
- The error message in the attached screenshot appears.
Hi, when I start the just-released InDesign (Beta) on Windows ARM, I get the error "Some files required for color management are missing. Please re-install the application to ensure proper functioning".
I've uninstalled and reinstalled, and have used the Creative Cloud Cleaner, but it doesn't resolve the issue. InDesign seems to be running OK even after getting the error, so it's more of a nuisance than anything. I may run into some issues in future with color management though.
- Adobe InDesign (Beta) 19.5 x64 (Mainline CI #09013C9)
- Launch InDesign
- InDesign should start without any errors.
- The error message in the…
2 votesInDesign Beta 19.5.0.91 is made live on Win Arm machines for English users. Users having their language as EN, can now install and use InDesign Beta on Windows Arm based machines.
Please share your AdobeID with us at sharewithid@adobe.com so that we can help you gain exclusive access to the InDesign beta version on a Windows ARM machine if you are unable to access the beta app.
Refer to the following articles for more information:
- https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/arm-processors.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/windows-arm-support.html
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