Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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- Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
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1279 results found
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"Unable to adjust document layout due to an error."
- Adobe InDesign CC 2019
- File >Adjust Layout > I select Custom page size; Auto-adjust margins to page size change; Options - adjust font size, adjust locked content.
- Expected result: page and all objects and fonts shrink from those I needed for a 8.5" x 11" (letter sized) doc. to 7.222" x 6" (6-column newspaper ad size) I need to produce a print-ready PDF for newspaper layout.
- Actual result: the error message "Unable to adjust document layout due to an error." (note: the preflight shows no errors, all links working, everything copacetic).
- See screen shots.
4 votesWe’d like to take a look at the document.
Please share the same with us.Thanks,
Adobe InDesign team -
"hide closed ideas" doesn't work on UserVoice
- I log into indesign.uservoice.com
- I click on "Adobe InDesign: Bugs"
- I click on "My feedback" This shows 7 issues.
- I click on "hide closed ideas" It changes to say "show closed ideas", but 7 issues are still visible, including two issues which say that they are closed: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/47335865-indesign-2024-starts-with-createobject-indesign https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/44120772-problem-with-optical-margin-alignment-and-world-re
I expect "hide closed ideas" to hide the closed ideas, but they are all still visible.
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InDesign performance issue: Slow on documents present on server
it's not an idea, but a problem. Indesign creates problems on the network and is very slow with server documents, as never before. The media told me to work locally, but I ask Adobe to solve the problem. Windows 10 64 bit - Intel processor 32 GB of ram.
12 votesThis issue has been fixed in one of the updates made to InDesign. Please update to the latest version of InDesign.
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Adobe InDesign team -
Self-closes or crashes when computer sleeps
InDesign 15.1.1
Windows 10
After putting computer to "Sleep", InDesign is closed upon wakening the computer. Sometimes says "crashed" (10% of the time). Other Adobe applications are still open where left off.8 votes -
Adobe InDesign 2024 and 2025 crash when pasting certain string into text box with particular font
Hi, I’m a type designer and font delveloper (for more than 20 years) and have made a custom font (Latin) that makes extensive use of the Contextual Alternates feature (calt). Let's call the font FontXyz, it’s an OpenType CFF font (.otf).
These are the steps that always cause InDesign to crash
1: Text cursor is in an empty text box where my FontXyz is already set
2: Pasting the string “1234,-”
3: CrashI can prevent the crash by:
a: Putting my cursor in between two spaces and then pasting the string “1234,-”
b: Pasting the string without the “-”,…1 vote -
Adobe InDesign/InCopy cannot be opened because of a problem
InCopy will not launch in macOS 10.11.5 and 10.12.6. This is happening on two different computers, one a 2015 13" MacBook Pro with Retina and one a 2017 MacBook Pro with TouchBar. Have attempted uninstall/reinstalls as well as removing preference files.
I'm attaching the InCopy report from 10.12.6 computer but the 10.11.5 computer is currently off-site. I can add it later if I need to.
I'm also attaching a screenshot of the error message returned by InCopy when I try to launch the application.
2 votesPlease refer to the KBDoc which provides the workaround for this issue:
https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/applications-crash-launch-cylance-macos.htmlThanks,
Adobe InDesign team -
Arabic Diacritics move to unwanted places if you use an Index Marker in the same line
Adobe InDesign CC 14.0 (Middle Eastern version -- English يدعم العربية)
a. Type this Arabic text: شَيْء غريب
b. Create new Index entry for the second word: غريب
The Diacritics should stay as they were.
Diacritic of the second letter (يْ) goes somewhere else.
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InDesign 2021 goes into non-responding state when trying to close the application
Version of Adobe InDesign: 16.0
Steps to reproduce the issues: Unable to quit normally since 16.0 install
Expected result: Quit normally
Actual result: App hangs6 votesThe fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – version 16.0.1.
Please update to this version to get the fix.
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Adobe InDesign team -
[ID-4213978]unable to change font, size, style in Script UI, alignment problem with Image on button
Unable to perform basic features such as changing of text Font, Styles, Sizes in CC's scriptUI.
Alslo image in button way OFF alignment.This result in uglier customized UIs than it's older versions.
As the world population is getting older, the ability to have bigger font size and style is really needed.24 votesThanks for reporting the issue.
We are reviewing it-InDesign Team
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After IDS install or update calls to preflight() don't work unless you manually edit ExportPreflightReport.jsx
Whenever we install or update InDesign Server we can't call preflight() unless we manually edit the ExportPreflightReport.jsx file found here:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign Server 2023\Scripts\PreflightWe've had to do this for every version of IDS we've installed or updated (v15, v18.2.1 and 18.5). We're using Windows Server 2022 in Azure (Win64).
I can't attach jsx or zip files but edits required are described at the bottom of this post: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/problem-with-save-preflight-report-using-javascript-in-macintosh/td-p/5831477
If we don't make these changes, calls to preflight on IDS don't produce a report. The script (ExportPreflightReport.jsx) works on InDesign Desktop.
It would be…
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Space Bar Shortcut for Hand Tool
InDesign CC 2019 Running on OS High Sierra
Just started up program to find the space bar shortcut for the hand tool is not working. Checked Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 and short-cut is also not working.
8 votes -
Crashing Indesign - Google Team Drive
We are working with Google Team Drive and all Adobe programs.
But lately we experience some trouble.The screenshots say that Indesign closed itself because of error.
Hopefully someone can help us with this problem.
7 votesTo identify the cause of this issue, we had started our investigation with the aim to resolve it. You might have also received email from us seeking more details to help in our investigation.
We’ve concluded our investigation and came up with the finding : Either the issue is fixed in the latest release of InDesign or the issue was intermittent in nature at the time of its reporting and is not reproducible now.
We recommend you to upgrade to the latest version of InDesign 2020.0.1 (if you’re not already on it). It contains a lot of stability fixes.
If you still face this issue even after updating to the latest version of InDesign, please submit the crash report to us. (The guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html)
We seek your support in our continual effort to improve InDesign.
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Adobe InDesign Team -
Indesign unable to open few Indesign files
InDesign is not able to open Indesign files. Says its may not support file format.
We have reinstalled Adobe Indesign and it doesn't help.
InDesign files can be viewed as pdf and opened in Adobe illustrator but can't open the original files.
How do we work around this.4 votes -
Adobe InDesign 2024 (v19.0) - Unable to create own style pack (error popup)
When I try to create a new style pack I get the dialog to apply different styles. When choosing the according styles for Heading, Subheading,... I only get an error pop up. When confirming, I get another alert, a couple of times in a row (for every following style to apply one). After confirming all alerts I get one or more text frames filled with example text (no specific format / settings) on the first page of the document.
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Resizing table cell causes InDesign to crash
- Adobe InDesign 17.0 x64 (2022).
- Resize the single-cell table so that the content overflows.
- Content should disappear and overflow symbol should appear.
- InDesign crashes.
- Uservoice doesn't allow .idml attachments, so the document is available here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ui8zrhk5ibm1kt/overflowCrash.idml?dl=0
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Incorrect font in Paragraph Style Options "Font Family"
InDesign 15.1.3
In the Paragraph Styles panel, in "Paragraph Style Options: Basic Character Formats: Font Family:" the Font Family field has Adobe Garamond Pro when the actual font setting is Adobe Garamond.
Expected result: The Font Family field correctly has Adobe Garamond
Actual result: The Font Family field incorrectly has Adobe Garamond Pro2 votes -
Impossibility to download polices in Adobe InDesign 2020
I've try many times but I can't activate a police that's presented in a example document. I liked a lot the example but it's impossible to use it.
(Police : Raleway, model : following image)1 vote -
Font Issue In Adobe InDesign version 14.0.1
Currently encountering an error within InDesign where certain fonts are displaying a explination mark and not working correctly. However, they appear as installed when using InDesign (please see attached)
The current workaround is to re-link the fonts to InDesign. Is there a known fix for this issue? Windows 10, InDesign version 14.0.1
Thank you
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RtoL languages/Phone number bug
I have a document that mixes mulitple languages and includes phone numbers in these paragraphs.
The RtoL languages (Arabic, Farsi, Urdu for example) is flipping the phone numbers the wrong direction in the text.I'm using Indesign 2024, version 19, and the World-Ready Paragraph composer.
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AdobeXMPScript v 17.2.0.20
Windows 10
Adobe InDesign CC2022 (v 17.2.0.20)
ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject( "lib:AdobeXMPScript" )
returns
ERROR: 52, I/O error
Unable to load the AdobeXMPScript library!7 votes
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