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  1. Extension not working in Adobe Indesign 2019 and later

    Using Indesign 2019 or 2020 on the MacOS, trying to install any extension, opening the menu Window > Extensions > Selecting an extension<name>: nothing happens. and it doent launch extension.

    I have below configuration in my Mainfest.xml

       Version=11.0,99.0
    
      CSXS Version=9.0 
    

    I have provided self signed certificate for my extension and installing the signed extension via zxp installer

    2 votes

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  2. [ID-4257184]InDesign 2025(v20.0) Performance issues: Delay or beach balls on basic operations

    Problem: 

    InDesign Performance issues: Delay or beach balls observed on basic operations on Macintosh

    Steps to Reproduce:

    • We have reproduced one scenario in which the existence of the Documents Font Folder and Contextual Task bar results in some slowness.
    • Other workflows causing slowness are being investigated - No reliable reproducible steps

    Impacted workflows:

    • Switching to InDesign
    • Open/Closing of Document
    • Edit/Scroll/Copy-paste/Highlight operation on Text
    • Text disappears, illustrations disappear
    • Imported or added text turns black until a style is applied.
    • Font menu highlight not following my mouse movement
    • Text will not change fonts until I click the mouse inside or outside…
    165 votes

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    We have made some Performance Improvements in the latest InDesign Release 2025 (Version 20.1), available via Creative Cloud Desktop application. This issue has also been fixed as part of performance improvements.

    Please let us know if you still face slowdown while doing basic operations in this latest InDesign release.

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    Adobe InDesign team

  3. harfbuzz

    Compile Harfbuzz with Graphite support enabled.

    InDesign 2020 uses Harfbuzz for complex script rendering. Harfbuzz has the capability to use Graphite instructions for rendering complex scripts, but Adobe has compiled Harfbuzz without Graphite support.

    Graphite is needed for rendering some character combinations used in languages which are not supported by other font technologies.

    15 votes

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  4. RTL Text Bugs Despite "Fixed" Notification

    InDesign 20.3.1.073

    Dear Adobe InDesign Development Team,
    We appreciate your efforts in addressing the RTL text issues introduced with the HarfBuzz engine in InDesign 19 (2024) and the improvements made through version 20.3.1.073.
    However, we must bring to your urgent attention that, contrary to your recent "Fixed" notification, several critical bugs remain unresolved, several critical bugs remain unresolved, impacting right-to-left (RTL) workflows (Hebrew & Arabic).

    Critical Bug:

    • #1: Disappearing Punctuation/Text in PDF Export with Drop Cap and Line Break When a drop cap is applied )in justified RTL text( followed by punctuation and a line break, the punctuation marks (and…
    162 votes

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  5. "hide closed ideas" doesn't work on UserVoice

    1. I log into indesign.uservoice.com
    2. I click on "Adobe InDesign: Bugs"
    3. I click on "My feedback" This shows 7 issues.
    4. 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.

    1 vote

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  6. Return the use of "master pages" instead of "parent pages"

    In the latest version Adobe decided that their job was to educate us to speak proper language, which is why the word "master pages" was replaced with "parent pages".
    We do not find any problem with the phrase "master pages" and believe that it is not Adobe's role to dictate policy according to progressive agendas.
    We demand to return to the previous concept of "master pages".
    The term "parent pages" is confusing and misleading, with all the documentation of the software on the web for 2 decades referring to master pages.

    27 votes

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    CLOSED  ·  7 comments  ·  Document/Pages  ·  Admin →
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  7. variable font bugging out in InDesign

    I am using General Sans variable font in Indesign which has not stopped working properly after packaging the document and prepping it to print.

    Some areas of the font are showing as Italics even though they are not and should not be and there is no way to change them.

    After researching it looks like variable fonts are not ready to be used in all Adobe programs for a seamless process.

    2 votes

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  8. I have Adobe InDesign 14.0.2 x64, and my book chapters keep showing a spinning wheel when i try to make any change

    I have Adobe InDesign 14.0.2 x64, and my book chapters keep showing a spinning wheel when i try to make any change. Say I need to add one letter, after doing so the ball has to spin 10 times until i can do anything else. This is extremely time consuming and is wasting my time when I have to wait 2 minutes after any tiny change before I can make another. I have seen others posting issues about this over a year ago. All fixes people have suggested do nothing for me. Please help.
    In reading that it could be…

    2 votes

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  9. adobe fonts not syncing properly with typekit

    Having issue with fonts syncing with cloud version of fonts. I’ve downloaded the Oswald font but only 2 fonts show up as cloud version and the other version all show up as TrueType fonts and I don’t even have the font installed?

    1 vote

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  10. [ID-4271100]With Application Frame "OFF", Green Maximize Button Doesn't Zoom to Fit Anymore

    ID 21.0
    OSX 15.7.1

    Just updated ID and all the previous docs I've been working on today, are opening in huge windows. It takes a few resizes to scale down the window, then grabbing the bottom right corner to resize the window finally, it's jumping away from the cursor.

    Resizing windows when tiling still does that (as per the previous version/bug), which is also super annoying. Please fix all these bugs!! It's like no one at Adobe uses these products

    34 votes

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    The fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2026(v21.0.1.006). 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.

    Adobe InDesign Team

  11. 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 votes

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  12. "Unable to adjust document layout due to an error."

    1. Adobe InDesign CC 2019
    2. File >Adjust Layout > I select Custom page size; Auto-adjust margins to page size change; Options - adjust font size, adjust locked content.
    3. 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.
    4. 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).
    5. See screen shots.
    4 votes

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  13. Arabic Diacritics move to unwanted places if you use an Index Marker in the same line

    1. Adobe InDesign CC 14.0 (Middle Eastern version -- English يدعم العربية)

    2. a. Type this Arabic text: شَيْء غريب

    3. b. Create new Index entry for the second word: غريب

    4. The Diacritics should stay as they were.

    5. Diacritic of the second letter (يْ) goes somewhere else.

    12 votes

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  14. 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

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  15. 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 votes

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  16. Adobe Publish Online lacks a search bar

    Having used InDesign 16.0.2 to successfully publish my document, I discovered, unlike "other" online publishing tools, the end-user has no search bar. Worse yet, typing "command" + "k" — while it does work in all browsers and in all PDF files — does NOt work in an online published document. Basically, the document is NOT searchable? That is a critical misfire for an "online" publication. Please add a search bar immediately, if not sooner. I love this new publish online feature, but cannot justify an unsearchable web document to my higher-ups.

    1 vote

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  17. 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 hangs

    6 votes

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    The 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.


    Adobe InDesign team

  18. [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.

    25 votes

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    Under Review  ·  amaarora responded

    Thanks for reporting the issue.
    We are reviewing it

    -InDesign Team

  19. 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 Pro

    2 votes

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  20. 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

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