Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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InDesign 19: 'Search for missing links in this folder' not working
InDesign is not finding other missing links in a folder after reorganisation. All links have to be linked individually – which is much slower than version 18.
This happened to me after all links were reorganised after packaging, that is, they were moved from the Links folder into other folders.
When I reverted to using the Links folder, all links were marked as Modified. 'Update all links' command did not work. Links had to be selected in the panel and updated by using the Update links button.
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password
Add the possibility for a password on adobe.link's from AdobeIndesign for more safety.
PASSWORD #INDESIGN LINKS
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Display error shows outdated editing status of text and text frames
Version of InDesign:
18.0 / 18.5 with macOS Monterey / VenturaSteps to reproduce the issues:
Not possible, error occurs unpredictable. It seems that the error occurs when using documents with many text frames that are linked across several pages. CPU or GPU does not make a difference.Expected result:
Display of the same editing status when toggling between guideline view and previewActual result (when error occurs):
One of the two view variants shows outdated editing status of text and text frames, sometimes guideline view, sometimes preview.
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fonts not exporting to pdf properly
I am using Indesign 2024 on Mac Ventura. Adobe Premier Pro Garamond Cyrillic fonts are fine in InDesign but do not show properly when exported to PDFs. This is ridiculous if not inexcusable. It's an Open Source, Adobe font. Spend time fixing issues like this instead of destroying programs by deleting scroll bars.
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Crash on launch in 19.0.1
Crash on launch immediately after splash screen appears. New to 19.0.1.
Using macOS Sonoma 14.1 on a 27" iMac (Intel).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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IL PANNELLO CAMPIONI NON FUNZIONA CORRETTAMENTE
Nella palette campioni non è più possibile scegliere se applicare il colore al testo o al box, la funzione è disinibita, non viene mostrata nemmeno l'icona di riempimento/traccia
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comments
There is an extreme lag when using the Import PDF Comments feature. Sometimes I have to select "Accept" multiple times to activate the comment. And the file is very slow, it can take 20 or 30 seconds for the comment to be applied which is unbearable when working on a large 300+ page book with hundreds of comments. This used to work seamlessly but with the 2024 upgrade it is a total nightmare. I searched the forums and it seems like this has been a problem for some time and has not been fixed—this should be resolved considering this is the primary use of InDesign—layout!
There is an extreme lag when using the Import PDF Comments feature. Sometimes I have to select "Accept" multiple times to activate the comment. And the file is very slow, it can take 20 or 30 seconds for the comment to be applied which is unbearable when working on a large 300+ page book with hundreds of comments. This used to work seamlessly but with the 2024 upgrade it is a total nightmare. I searched the forums and it seems like this has been a problem for some time and has not been fixed—this should be resolved considering this is…
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Dynamic hyperlinks in endnotes exported to an interactive pdf don't work
Endnotes within InDesign are dymanic, i.e. you can move between endnote number in body copy to the endnote reference by clicking the number.
If you export a document with endnotes to a Print pdf these dynamic links are retained, so you can click on a number to go to a reference and vice-versa. This is useful when you have a document of hundreds of pages.
However, if you export to an Interactive pdf the dynamic links no longer work, which is bizarre, as this is where you need them, not in a print pdf.
I have a document containing hundreds of endnotes and interactive buttons (to move to the next or previous page). Currently interactive buttons don't work in pdfs exported to print, but endnotes don't work in interactive pdfs, so seemingly you can only have one or the other!
Version of Adobe InDesign: 2024 19.0
Steps to reproduce the issues:
1. Create a document with endnotes
2. Export to Interactive PDFExpected result:
Endnotes numbers in body text if clicked link directly to the endnote reference at the end of the document, and vice-versa.Actual result:
Endnote numbers and references aren't linked and can't be clickedEndnotes within InDesign are dymanic, i.e. you can move between endnote number in body copy to the endnote reference by clicking the number.
If you export a document with endnotes to a Print pdf these dynamic links are retained, so you can click on a number to go to a reference and vice-versa. This is useful when you have a document of hundreds of pages.
However, if you export to an Interactive pdf the dynamic links no longer work, which is bizarre, as this is where you need them, not in a print pdf.
I have a document containing hundreds…
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workspace
Hi
Since the last update of InDesign to 19.0 version, every time that I don't have any document open the workspace changes to [Aspectos esenciales], my system is in spanish, and open a window to create a new document...
This is more anoying...
How can I fix my workspace permanently and closed permanently too the create new document window...Thanks in advance
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Colour Panel
Hi , I'm using adobe indesign 17.3.
My colour panel option become gray out .
I'm not able to mix any colour on the colour panel.How do I fix this issue?
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Error message "Save File Operation Failed" seen for PNG/JPEG export in Adobe InDesign 2024
InDesign 2024 (v19.0)
In v18.5 any design can be Exported as a JPEG or PNG.
When I Export a design to JPEG or PNG in v19.0 then I get the "Save File Operation Failed" message and the program freezes - see attached screen shot
2 votesHi,
The issue is currently under investigation.
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Adding stroke on text box, set to outside, descenders of type are cut off
Create a text box. Add stroke. Set stroke to outside. Descenders of font in box are cut off.
OS Ventura 13.6
Indesign 20232 votes -
Share for Review has ISSUES
I have been using the Share for Review feature for almost two years now for my employer to review documents that I am creating for them. I use it almost daily and never had any issues until the updates that came a month or two ago.
Since the Share for Review feature was updated I can...
No longer copy text from the comments that are made to paste into my document. This is troublesome because I am generally laying out curriculum that has been written and there is constant text edits being made during our review process, so I was copying 75% of my comments and can no longer do that. Me having to type out their changes generally results in further problems and changes that need to be made.
The comments they are making if they are highlighting specific words to remove/edit are not displaying correctly INSIDE InDesign. If I view the comments through the web, they will display correctly.
I.E. I was just editing a paragraph where they were adding paragraph breaks. In InDesign, it highlighted half of a word in the middle of a sentence and the comment said "add paragraph break here". I knew that couldn't be right, so I viewed it on the web and the real comment was on a completely different sentence. When comments are not highlighting the right words or displaying correctly in InDesign, everyone is getting confused and it is further complicating our review and editing process.When I go to update my link after making requested edits on my file, it takes FOREVER. It used to update in seconds, and now I will get a spinning wheel for 10+ minutes. This is super annoying and delays all of my process for absolutely no reason.
PLEASE FIX THESE ISSUES. It's so frustrating when it's something I use every day and it used to work completely fine until it was "updated".
I have been using the Share for Review feature for almost two years now for my employer to review documents that I am creating for them. I use it almost daily and never had any issues until the updates that came a month or two ago.
Since the Share for Review feature was updated I can...
No longer copy text from the comments that are made to paste into my document. This is troublesome because I am generally laying out curriculum that has been written and there is constant text edits being made during our review process, so I was…
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The magnification option is gone from the menu bar in InCopy 2024
I'm not sure if this was a strange UI decision, a preference I can't find or a bug. It seems that the magnification dropdown in InCopy 2024 that was beside the "Help" button is gone.
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Version 19.0 does not remember the document path for Save or Exporting to PDF
Since upgrading to v19, it does not default to the path of the original opened document when saving, and Export to a PDF file does not default to the directory of the InDesign document.
The default is you Documents folder.
This is not the first time an upgrade has caused this behavior.
PLEASE fix this !2 votesWhen we update from InDesign 18.5 to InDesign 19.0, the conversion of documents happen. The document is opened and the user needs to save it. We have to save the document and the same folder from where 18.5 document is opened will be seen. For export workflow without saving the document, export will point to Documents folder.
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Logical bug: font weight change to bold and back
System: ID version 17.4.2 on Windows 10.
Problem: some fonts have weights like "Light", next to Regular and Bold. If a text is set to weight Light and you change to Bold by Ctrl+Shift+B, the text becomes bold. When changing it back, it doesn't become Light, but Regular. The logic would be to check if there is a paragraph style applied and what's its default weight and use this when "unbolding".2 votes -
Imported PDF comments listed in the wrong order
- InDesign 19.0
- Mark up an InDesign-exported PDF using Acrobat. The page should be text-heavy and have multiple, tedious changes indicated. Import the marked-up PDF into the source InDesign document's layout. Display the PDF and InDesign layout side-by-side on your screen.
- The comments should be listed in the same order in Acrobat and InDesign.
- The comments are listed in the correct order in Acrobat, but are in a completely random order in InDesign.
- See attached screen shot.
PDF comments invariably appear in the wrong order in the list compared to their counterparts in Acrobat. The Acrobat list makes sense as comments are listed from the top to the bottom of each page. But in InDesign they are listed in a completely random order.
Because not all comments get imported correctly, and do not retain formatting from Acrobat (which is another problem that needs to be addressed), I must put the PDF and the InDesign file on my screen side-by-side so I can check the source PDF as I work my way through a long document. I need to go down the list in order.
It's incredibly frustrating and time consuming to not be able to follow along between the two Adobe programs in the same order. You're forced to either jump randomly all over the page in InDesign, or follow Acrobat's more sensible order but then hunt in InDesign's list for the corresponding comment.
Please fix this, it's been broken since PDF Comments was first introduced!
- InDesign 19.0
- Mark up an InDesign-exported PDF using Acrobat. The page should be text-heavy and have multiple, tedious changes indicated. Import the marked-up PDF into the source InDesign document's layout. Display the PDF and InDesign layout side-by-side on your screen.
- The comments should be listed in the same order in Acrobat and InDesign.
- The comments are listed in the correct order in Acrobat, but are in a completely random order in InDesign.
- See attached screen shot.
PDF comments invariably appear in the wrong order in the list compared to their counterparts in Acrobat. The Acrobat list makes sense as comments…
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Selection tool issue
The selection tool don't allow to move objects but only to select and resize them.
Also, moving a selection of multiple objects, with images in it, with the Direct Selection tool it only move the frames but not the images inside them.
This is a BIG problem, how can i fix it??2 votes -
Fonts only showing in drop down, cannot type them directly in
InDesign 18.5
Issue:
Highlight text
Click on the font Window (mine is displayed on right)
begin to type in installed or adobe font, font does not populateWhen I type in a font, I expect to be able to populate it
Wen I try to finish typing the font in the searchbar, it doesn't let me type in the next letter and just gives me a different font. Some fonts don't show up or do once and never again, yet are in font dropdown. This includes both installed OTC and installed Adobe fonts.
screenshot 1: Trying to type in LTC Bodoni 175 but it stops at the L
Screenshot 2: Trying to type in Battery but it stops at BattshionInDesign 18.5
Issue:
Highlight text
Click on the font Window (mine is displayed on right)
begin to type in installed or adobe font, font does not populateWhen I type in a font, I expect to be able to populate it
Wen I try to finish typing the font in the searchbar, it doesn't let me type in the next letter and just gives me a different font. Some fonts don't show up or do once and never again, yet are in font dropdown. This includes both installed OTC and installed Adobe fonts.
screenshot 1: Trying to type in LTC…
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Alt text is lost when content is edited in InCopy
When a file containing content which includes anchored objects (images or groups) which have alt text applied is edited in InCopy, alt text is destroyed.
InDesign/Incopy 2023 & 2022
Steps to reproduce:
1) Create a new INDD file
2) Place an image
3) Add alt text to the image
4) Create a text frame with some placeholder text
5) Anchor the image into the text frame
6) Export the story for editing in InCopy
7) Open the file in InCopy
8) Edit the content (Don't touch the image)
9) Check in the file
10) Reopen the file in InDesign and update the contentExpected result: Updated content is displayed, all image alt text is intact
Actual result: Updated content is displayed, anchored images' alt text reverts back to "From Structure"
When a file containing content which includes anchored objects (images or groups) which have alt text applied is edited in InCopy, alt text is destroyed.
InDesign/Incopy 2023 & 2022
Steps to reproduce:
1) Create a new INDD file
2) Place an image
3) Add alt text to the image
4) Create a text frame with some placeholder text
5) Anchor the image into the text frame
6) Export the story for editing in InCopy
7) Open the file in InCopy
8) Edit the content (Don't touch the image)
9) Check in the file
10) Reopen the file in InDesign and…2 votes
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