Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Quiero exportar en publish online me sale Error # 102
Buenas, acabo de descargar creative cloud de escritorio, estoy probando InDesign versión 18.3, por 7 días, pero cuando quiero exportar en publish online me sale Error # 102. No se puede conectar con el servidor. Compruebe su conexión a internet.
Tengo una conexión a internet que es muy rápida y no sé porque me sale ese mensaje de error.
Por otro lado, estoy tratando de enviar este error a Adobe InDesign: Errores, pero no se puede enviar, solo me sale un mensaje que dice: Lo sentimos, no hemos podido enviar tu solicitud.
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Creating a new cross reference instance and/or changing the para style of existing X-ref hangs Indesign
INDESIGN 2025 V. 20.3.1.73
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE THE X_REF BUG WHICH HANGS INDESIGN
2.1 Show the Cross-References panel (choose Window > Type & Tables > Cross-References)
2.2 Either a) double click on an exisiting Cross-reference in the Cross Reference Palette to edit it in the (modal) "Edit Cross-Reference" dialogue panel.
2.3 OR b) Click the Create New Cross-Reference button in the panel.
2.4 Click on the Reference Format drop down menu .
EXPECTED RESULT
Show the Cross Reference Format drop down menu, allowing user to select of one of the items in the list of current Formatting styles. This new format will then be invoked in the document layout view. (See screen shot with filename "HANG BUG when x-ref style menu is invoked.png").
Clicking the "Ok" button confirms the choices made in this dialogue and ends the model window session (which prevents other editing of document(s) to take place during the generation of a new/edited X-ref in the text.ACTUAL RESULT
Frequently these steps results in a hang.ADDITIONAL LEVELS OF DETAIL, TESTING & LOGICAL ANALYSIS
Seem like clicking on the Cross Reference Format Style menu is always trigger for the Hanging, not any of the previous steps, Though this does not mean that clicking on this menu ALWAYS results in a Hang. Changes to the X-Ref format style are sometimes possible (even on a X-ref that previously hung InDesign) and the operation will in this case always succeed when "ok" button is clicked.
In trying to determine the subtle cause of intermittent hanging during these operations, it would sometimes appear that this seems to be related to generating a text for the reference that is longer the the remaining white space on the line where the cross reference is being inserted.
Under normal circumstances, changing a X-ref style is may cause the line of text with the new or previewed edit to X-ref to be overset (the screenshot file called "red dot for overset text.png")
But in many cases the existing style is not causing overset text, but even clicking on the menu (rather than clicking then releasing on a new formatting Style item in the list) results in the hang. And at other times it's only after a different formatting style is selected the hang occurs.
.6. CONCLUSIONS
So its seems to be that the Hang bug trigger is orthogonal to the actual variations in the formatting style settings themselves, and more likely to be the code which executes the menu or the screen redraws for menu changes that is at fault. But given Adobe's woefully buggy code for InDesign and Illustrator, who rightly knows at this point after 15 years of the codebase seeming becoming repeatedly refactored with bad design choices that only make a buggy application worse with each release in terms of application stability with respect to existing Indesign features and functions (many of which have been in the app for over a decade, although possibly enhanced, reworked for the cross-platform JS based UI framework refactored or rewritten entirely).
.7. FURTHER NOTES FOR ADOBE TO READ AND TO PLEASE TAKE SERIOUSLY
I demonstrated this hanging behaviour during a live screen-sharing session with an Adobe support worker using their Adobe's in-house screen sharing application. I asked this person to log this as a bug. The poor technical support employee of Adobe was unable to confirm or deny if this bug is known or new to their developers and obvious no idea if a fix was in the works. He suggested opening the files in Adobe InDesign 2024. I have not attempted this at this point, if there is feature parity with the new cloud based InDesign Review system (which new feature logs seem to indicate is the case) and all the other INDD features I'm using then I'll consider doing so and report back on success or failure of this.
I note that bugs on User Voice forums in relation to previous iterations of InDesign and it's Cross Referencing set of functions seem to litter this forum. So any linkages with these might be worth investigating.
Might I add that i resent wasting hours of time on buggy INDESIGN applications for over a decades now and then getting so frustrated I have to spend an hour or more of my time documenting the bug as precisely as possible in the (vain) hope of the bug being fixed before the current project I'm working on is completed. I've laboured under this bug for a couple of months now for a project I dont work on every day, it's a long multi-document report using the InDesign Book to combine the Indesign files for TOC, X-refs and page numbering functions with a total number of pages which will be in the 100s.
INDESIGN 2025 V. 20.3.1.73
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE THE X_REF BUG WHICH HANGS INDESIGN
2.1 Show the Cross-References panel (choose Window > Type & Tables > Cross-References)
2.2 Either a) double click on an exisiting Cross-reference in the Cross Reference Palette to edit it in the (modal) "Edit Cross-Reference" dialogue panel.
2.3 OR b) Click the Create New Cross-Reference button in the panel.
2.4 Click on the Reference Format drop down menu .
EXPECTED RESULT
Show the Cross Reference Format drop down menu, allowing user to select of one of the items in the list of current Formatting styles. This new…
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Reflow 3.0 ePub export TOC (RSC-005) error/bug since last update 20.3.1
Hello,
I'm a professional book designer. Since last Friday's update, all eBooks are exporting with the entire TOC generating (RSC-005) errors--every link. I'm exporting 3.0. I reexported an older project which was good and it has same errors. This is a BUG. I had tech support access my computer, and he says it's not and that Adobe doesn't care about 3rd party verification. However, VENDORS do and have rejected the eBook. Can anyone help? My business is dead in the water until this is resolved.
Thank you, Christine
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Blank screen and forgotten workspace settings
I cannot believe we are still dealing with blank screens upon returning to an open InDesign document and I CANNOT believe we are still having to reset our Workspace settings almost every time we boot the app. I'm using version 20.3.1 and NONE of these things have been fixed. This has been going on for over a year through countless updates. Worse, it causes the unbelievably annoying popups to keep happening. If ID remembered my workspace settings from one boot to another I wouldn't have to deal with this.
Stop with the high school level coding and fix these long standing issues once and for all. Jesus.
I cannot believe we are still dealing with blank screens upon returning to an open InDesign document and I CANNOT believe we are still having to reset our Workspace settings almost every time we boot the app. I'm using version 20.3.1 and NONE of these things have been fixed. This has been going on for over a year through countless updates. Worse, it causes the unbelievably annoying popups to keep happening. If ID remembered my workspace settings from one boot to another I wouldn't have to deal with this.
Stop with the high school level coding and fix these long…
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InDesign stops at "Fetching Service Registry" on launch every time — only resolves when disabling fonts
Hello Adobe team,
I have been using InDesign regularly, but for the past year, I have been encountering a very annoying and recurring issue.
Every time I try to launch InDesign, it gets stuck on the screen saying "Fetching Service Registry" and never completes the startup process.After troubleshooting, I found out that temporarily disabling some OS fonts allows InDesign to launch properly.
However, this is extremely inconvenient as I have to do this every single time before starting my work.This issue is highly reproducible and happens almost every launch.
I would kindly request that the team look into this issue and address it in a future update.
【Environment】
OS: Windows 10
InDesign version: 20.3.1 ×64 (example: InDesign 2025)
Creative Cloud: Always up to date
Thank you very much for your attention and support.
Hello Adobe team,
I have been using InDesign regularly, but for the past year, I have been encountering a very annoying and recurring issue.
Every time I try to launch InDesign, it gets stuck on the screen saying "Fetching Service Registry" and never completes the startup process.After troubleshooting, I found out that temporarily disabling some OS fonts allows InDesign to launch properly.
However, this is extremely inconvenient as I have to do this every single time before starting my work.This issue is highly reproducible and happens almost every launch.
I would kindly request that the team look into…
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File dobe Illustrator is not recognised, the layout and transparency, a white background is created along the perimeter of the layout.
File dobe Illustrator is not recognised, the layout and transparency, a white background is created along the perimeter of the layout. Even with high-definition display and PDF export, the problem persists.
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text or outline in anchored object disappears in print file version
Just upgraded to Windows 11 and I'm having an issue when exporting documents with interactive elements that have been anchored. Frames for buttons or fillable text that should be appearing are not.
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Adobe InDesign 2024 hangs on startup. Blocking a few Adobe services works around the issue.
I have a fresh install of Adobe InDesign 2024 19.5.3.144 on Mac OS.
When launching InDesign 2024, it starts up, but then locks up after a few seconds with a spinning beach ball. I tried to let it sit for a long time, but it never recovers and I needed to force-quit. Resetting preferences does not help.
I experimented a bit and found that by adding the following entries to /etc/hosts I can block a few Adobe servers which then allows InDesign 2024 to launch normally and work properly.
127.0.0.1 p13n.adobe.io
127.0.0.1 crs.cr.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 lcs-cops.adobe.ioWith these entries in /etc/hosts, InDesign cannot reach these services and does not 'hang' on startup.
I have a fresh install of Adobe InDesign 2024 19.5.3.144 on Mac OS.
When launching InDesign 2024, it starts up, but then locks up after a few seconds with a spinning beach ball. I tried to let it sit for a long time, but it never recovers and I needed to force-quit. Resetting preferences does not help.
I experimented a bit and found that by adding the following entries to /etc/hosts I can block a few Adobe servers which then allows InDesign 2024 to launch normally and work properly.
127.0.0.1 p13n.adobe.io
127.0.0.1 crs.cr.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 lcs-cops.adobe.ioWith these entries in /etc/hosts,…
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Crash of InDesign CC25 resetting the settings to default
Hi There,
I experienced several crashes the last days, that is one thing, but I had to make all the settings made in the Workspace, the shortcuts, the general settings again after each crash. this is so annoying.
Well I know you can export your usersettings, but it does not work properly as it seems, the scaling of the UI does not apply as exported.
It is frustating that such things make errors within a half year of CC25…System: macOS 15.4.1 (2020, M1-Chip)
INDD: V 20.31 vote -
Icon not showing in Windows File Explorer
InDesign v20.3 shows blank square in Windows File Explorer, instead of INDD Icon. Opens as expected in InDesign 2025.
I have already done icon cache rebuild, repair install, and reset file associations.
BTW The reason why it's important: InDesign icon isn't just cosmetic. It’s a visual anchor that helps you quickly pick .indd files out from folders full of images, PDFs, and links. Losing that icon seriously hurts workflow — especially in design-heavy environments with lots of asset types.
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palettes position in full screen
when in full screen mode, in my particular workspace (which I like, hence why I use it) certain fly out menus don't know that I am in this mode and try to fly up without considering that they are 'off the screen'. So I tend to temporarily change the view mode, do my edit, and then put things back to full screen. Is this a bug? Shouldn't anything the pops open or 'flies out' know where the edge of my screen is, especially in full screen mode?
I have attached a screenshot of this particular issue, when trying to adjust some strokes in the Appearance tab.
indesign v20.3
MacBook Pro
Sequoia 15.4.1 (24E263)when in full screen mode, in my particular workspace (which I like, hence why I use it) certain fly out menus don't know that I am in this mode and try to fly up without considering that they are 'off the screen'. So I tend to temporarily change the view mode, do my edit, and then put things back to full screen. Is this a bug? Shouldn't anything the pops open or 'flies out' know where the edge of my screen is, especially in full screen mode?
I have attached a screenshot of this particular issue, when trying to adjust…
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Help > Search Crashes InDesign Every Time
I am using InDesign 2025 on a 2023 MBP with M3 Pro chip on the latest macOS. Whenever I try to use the search function within InDesign, as soon as I click on the search bar, InDesign crashes every single time.
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Bolding missed/changed while importing Word doc
I'm using ID 20.2 on Mac 15.4.1.
I am producing a book with an index that has bolding to indicate photos, but the bolding was missed or changed in a random manner when imported. It was accurate until it reached E, then there were about 200 errors that had to be manually fixed. Here were my steps:
• Imported file word doc with Preserve Styles checked
• Search/repace for bold and italic with bold and italics Character Style
This should have caught all bold and italics and changed them to my style sheet – but, as mentioned, many were missed, without apparent rhyme or reason.
Attached is the corrected sample and an error version – repeated the process in ID 2024 to see if it would work, but it didn't work there either. I looked at the Word doc, and I could see no differences in the bolded text formatting.
This sort of error is troublesome, making my question other supposedly automated aspects of this app and costing time/money in workflow.
Thanks,
Gareth
I'm using ID 20.2 on Mac 15.4.1.
I am producing a book with an index that has bolding to indicate photos, but the bolding was missed or changed in a random manner when imported. It was accurate until it reached E, then there were about 200 errors that had to be manually fixed. Here were my steps:
• Imported file word doc with Preserve Styles checked
• Search/repace for bold and italic with bold and italics Character Style
This should have caught all bold and italics and changed them to my style sheet – but, as mentioned, many were missed,…
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InDesign Buttons in Interactive PDF Not Receiving Visible Focus When Tabbing
Product and Version: Adobe InDesign 20.3 (2025) & Acrobat Pro 2025.001
Steps to reproduce:
- Create a Button in InDesign using Buttons and Forms panel.
- Assign an action like "Go to Next Page" with event "On Release or Tap."
- Export as Interactive PDF with "Create Tagged PDF" and "Use Structure for Tab Order" enabled.
- Open in Acrobat.
- Tab through the document.
Expected result: Button should show visible focus indicator when selected by keyboard tabbing, to meet WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible.
Actual result: Button can be activated by Enter but shows no visible focus indicator. Rollover and Click states do not activate on tabbing. Hyperlinks, and other form fields like Checkboxes show proper focus highlighting, but not Buttons. This causes accessibility failure for keyboard users.
Product and Version: Adobe InDesign 20.3 (2025) & Acrobat Pro 2025.001
Steps to reproduce:
- Create a Button in InDesign using Buttons and Forms panel.
- Assign an action like "Go to Next Page" with event "On Release or Tap."
- Export as Interactive PDF with "Create Tagged PDF" and "Use Structure for Tab Order" enabled.
- Open in Acrobat.
- Tab through the document.
Expected result: Button should show visible focus indicator when selected by keyboard tabbing, to meet WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible.
Actual result: Button can be activated by Enter but shows no visible focus indicator. Rollover and Click states do not activate…
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No me permite ver la previsualizacion al crear un nuevo lienzo.
Quiero crear un nuevo proyecto y al configurar tamaños, márgenes, etc, acepto ver la previsualización y no me la muestra.
Además, al terminar de crear la configuración del proyecto, me quedo esperando a que aparezca el lienzo para trabajar, y nunca aparece. No entiendo que pasa.1 vote -
change/find resets
When using change/find option, the behavior is typically that the search will cycle to the next instance of the found text, however, in 19.3 on a MAC running Ventura 13.7.2 (22H313), the search will find one instance, then grey out the change/find button and not continue to the next instance -- even though other instances of the text exist.
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Can't open or place files from Windows Explorer
Updated to most recent version of InDesign (Beta) and Photoshop (Beta), and still can't open files by double-clicking in Windows Explorer. I also cannot drag-and-drop files from Explorer to either Adobe program. If I have a document open in InDesign, I can't drag-and-drop to place. The ONLY way I can open files in either InDesign or Photoshop is to use Open from the file menu. This is VERY annoying and time consuming.
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Text box disappears when text converted to outlines
Many sign printers require that all text is converted to outlines. When I do, any text box that has a colour defined disappears. I need to duplicate the box first and delete the text in the underlying box, then convert the above text to outlines. A bit of an arduous process.
This shouldn't happen – it's been an issue for years.
Can you please change it so that converting text to outlines doesn't alter the graphics – that is, the coloured and/or stroked text box remains?
Thanks!
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In InDesign 2020, we were able to disable this default setting successfully — the checkbox remained unchecked even after relaunching the app
In InDesign 2020, we were able to disable this default setting successfully — the checkbox remained unchecked even after relaunching the application.
However, in InDesign 2024, the checkbox automatically re-enables itself after each relaunch, even if we manually uncheck it.
We would like this checkbox to remain unchecked by default, even after restarting the software
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Unter „Datei – Zuletzt verwendete Dateien öffnen“ fehlt die Funktion, dass man geöffnet gewesene Dateien aus der Vorschau löschen kann.
Unter „Datei – Zuletzt verwendete Dateien öffnen“ fehlt die Funktion, dass man
geöffnet gewesene Dateien aus der Vorschau löschen kann: und das
seit gefühlten einhundert Jahren. Im Ps kann man das unter dem Befehl namens
„Liste der letzten Dateien löschen“ tun, in Ai dann wieder nicht.Am besten wäre es, wenn man diese Vorschauen auch einzeln löschen könnte
und nicht immer nur alle gleichzeitig: Weil man manchmal etwas weg
haben will und anderes zum erneuten Öffnen in der Vorschau behalten möchte.1 vote
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