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  1. figursättning

    Figursättningen har försvunnit ur min Indesign. Det är tomt i fönstret. Vad kan jag göra? Går varken att skapa figursättning i ett nytt objekt, eller redigera tidigare figursättningar.

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  2. Character Style / redefine not working as expected

    When changing the font/color/style of a word which has a Character Style applied, the user expects a + to appear and a 'Redefine Style' context menu entry when right clicking the Character Style, just like when changing the appearance of text with a Paragraph Style applied.

    This does not always happen with Character Styles. If found that it does not work, when a Character Style is initially defined by first styling a selected text, and then added as a Character Style, with the + button in the Character Styles palet. In that case, the workflow mentioned does not work.

    Please…

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  3. Enable subfolder searching for missing links

    Enable subfolder searching for missing links

    Please implement an option for InDesign to automatically search subfolders when trying to relink missing files. Currently, when linked files are reorganized into subfolders, InDesign requires manual navigation to reconnect them, even when they're in obvious locations relative to the original path. A smart subfolder search would save significant time when managing complex projects with many linked assets and reduce frustration during file organization changes.

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  4. Convert All Fonts to Outlines

    Add "Convert All Fonts to Outlines" checkbox in PDF Export dialog

    Please add a simple checkbox in the PDF Export dialog to automatically convert all text to outlines. This feature would streamline print workflows by ensuring text doesn't shift or cause issues during printing. Both CorelDraw and even Adobe Acrobat already offer this functionality, so it makes sense to include it directly in InDesign's export process. This would eliminate the need for manual text conversion or post-processing PDFs in other applications.

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  5. Continuous numbering

    There should be a function that allows you to decide if you want continuous caption numbering throughout the document (also if a the frame of a page has no frame linked. It is so annoying to have all the time the numbers wrong.

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  6. Issue Report: Kerning Not Applied with Ligatures Enabled in InDesign 2024/2025 (Regression from 2023

    Description:
    A kerning issue occurs in Adobe InDesign 2024 and 2025 when using ligature-supported fonts like Microsoft Uighur Font. Manual kerning adjustments fail to apply when ligatures are enabled. This problem does not occur in InDesign 2023, where disabling ligatures allows kerning to function as expected.


    Steps to Reproduce:
    1. Font Setup: Use Microsoft Uighur Font in InDesign 2024/2025. (I use my personal font)
    2. Text Input: Type a word containing the ligature اللہ (e.g., any two Arabic text).
    3. Enable Ligatures: Ensure ligatures are turned on (Character panel > Ligatures: ON).
    4. Apply Manual Kerning: Attempt to adjust kerning…

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  7. [ID-4261037] JavaScript is not working in InDesign 20.2.0

    allow me to get a version of 20.1 from the cloud until you fix the problem

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  8. overlapping text on paragraph break in INDD

    When formatting text using a parent page element that's been activated (by using Shift + CMD + Click) on a page, and forcing a paragraph break so that the text goes from two lines to three, the first of the now three lines "hides" behind the second line. The current fix to this issue is to make an edit to the first line so it "pays attention" to the change and goes where it's supposed to.

    Font used: Los Feliz OT, Bold, 27
    Justification: Bottom

    Screenshots included of before the edit, during the edit, and fixed, with hidden characters turned…

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  9. table of contents

    I have InDesign Mac 20.1. I have a Book consisting of 3 documents. In the documents there are Figure captions in Minion Pro font. When I have an N-rule (option hyphen) in Caption and I create a table of contents (ToC) the N-rule becomes superscript Stempel Garamond LT Std in the ToC even though the caption style is Minion Pro

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  10. Book Preflight panel uses [Basic] preflight profile instead of the indicated working profile

    Hello,

    i noticed some strange behaviour of the Book Preflight panel. While it shows the current working preflight profile as selected, it will instead use InDesigns [Basic] preflight profile. To actually use your desired preflight profile, you have to open the list of profiles and select it (again). Even though it already shows as selected.

    To reproduce this error, i duplicated the [Basic] preflight profile, named it "Test Check" and additionally disallowed RGB color under COLOR > Color Spaces and Modes Not Allowed > RGB. I then selected it as working profile in the preflight settings.

    I then set up…

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  11. ID incorrectly enables Overprint when converting a text to paths

    This bug has been reproduced in Indesign 15.0 and 18.5. MacOS Sonoma.

    When you convert a BLACK text to outline, Overprint Fill is automatically enabled in the Attributes panel. The ‘Overprint’ selection remains applied even if you change the colour of this object.

    I've just had a print advert blown out of the water by my client because half of his logo had disappeared. It was blue and was overprinted even though I hadn't set anything like that.

    It came about in the way described above: a text was converted into paths, the resulting logo was recoloured in blue -…

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  12. Keyboard Shortcuts don't work after opening from Bridge with only one InDesign file open

    Very specific bug this but as Bridge sits at the centre of my workflow it affects every file I open!

    Steps to reproduce:
    1) Open InDesign
    2) Open a file from Bridge - right click, open or double click (keyboard shortcuts work fine the first time!)
    3) Close file in InDesign
    4) Open a file from Bridge as above

    Now most keyboard shortcuts - eg. Place: ctrl-D - won't work. Holding space gives you the temporary hand tool but that's about it. You have to hit alt-tab twice to get back to normal shortcuts working.

    If you open another file…

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  14. drag and drop + option key (for objects and pages) crashes ID

    since the update 20.1, drag and drop + option key crashes InDesign. sometimes, while duplicating a box. sometimes, trygin to duplicate a page (as seen in the attachment).

    version: 20.1

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    We 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…)

    Adobe InDesign Team

  15. Make it possible to paste a color code containing a # character

    Please make it possible to paste a HEX color text string containing a hash character (e.g. "#ffffff"), into the the small text box in the color panel.
    At least on Mac, it is not possible in Indesign 20.1. Very annoying.

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  16. 1:1 print size zoom scale please !

    Please add a feature to select/setup a 1:1 screen to print scale, so that the 100% zoom can display the document at "real life" output size. (both on computer and monitor, hence the need for a personalized setup for different monitors)
    This could ideally be saved, the same way worskpaces can be saved.
    Thank you !

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  17. InDesign crashes while trying to Print via File > Print Booklet

    Indesign Beta 20.1
    MS Surface Pro 11 64-bit operating system, ARM-based processor
    Windows 11 Enterprise

    File > Print Booklet
    INDESIGN CRASHES

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    Many internal as well as external factors can cause the InDesign application to crash/freeze/hang. A few workarounds are listed at Fix crash issues with InDesign.

    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 the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)

    Adobe InDesign Team

  18. deelvenster pagina's

    In het deelvenster pagina's bij een grote hoeveelheid pagina's kan je niet meer naar beneden scrollen.

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  19. Bug: copying text set to French between documents changes language

    Windows 11, Indesign 20.1
    Problem description: I have six documents, two in German, two in English, two in French. In all six is a paragraph with the same name, but the language setting is according to the document language. Means, the style is set to French (for spelling checker) in the french documents. When copying text by copy & paste from one french document to the others, the language setting of that text in the target document changes to German. This doesn't happen when copying english text from an english document to the other english document, same with the german…

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  20. Unable to move any layers with mouse

    All layers are unable to move by clicking & dragging with mouse. When trying to drag, a red circle with a cross appears. Only way to move any layers is by nudging with keyboard. *All layers are unlocked
    Extremely detrimental to productivity & ability to work!

    InDesign 20.1

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