Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Pagina on Master page - deleted on one page
>>>Pagina is on Master page, and deleted on one page.
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> In version 12.0.0.81 the pagina that is deleted still shows.
> In version 12.1.0.56 the pagina is not there.
> I do not know which version the designer used when creating the document, some version of 2017.
> The pagina block is from the edge to spine.2 votes -
: Balboa extra condensedFont continues to be missing after indication that it is synced
>>>Font: Balboa extra condensed continues to be missing after indication that it is synced
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Right to Left paragraph tool
>>>I've got a ME supporting CC but the 2017 versions of pretty much every Adobe program I've encountered is faulty when it comes to middle east features... even when it has support, it's very hard to find.
>>My InDesign supports world-ready single lines and I even somehow managed to get the right-to-left/left-to-right icons on my paragraph window, but after re-installing InDesign, I lost it and I can't get it back.
>>Please make this easier to use. It's very hard for middle eastern-character using people to work like this.
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Glyphs disappeared
>>>While editing a document all my my Greek glyphs disappeared. I am able to find and use them in other programs, however I cannot find them in InDesign. I put hours of work into this and it's gone.
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Copying from Illustrator pastes with strange colors
>>>I used to be able to do this with no problem: copy a vector from Illustrator into InDesign and it look the same. Now, when I paste a logo, say, a teal and yellow one, into InDesign, the teal turns red! I have color swatches created in the Illustrator file, but even when I haven't done that, I've never seen this happen before. I now have to import many vector images instead, which is a huge inconvenience.
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Page icons not displayed in vertical and horizontal configuration.
>>>There seems to be a bug with the pages palette, the icons do not display correctly in vertical and horizontal configurations with some dissapearing off the side or below.
>2 votesWe have released an update for InDesign CC2019 (v 14.0.1) which contains fixes for some key issues. If you are not already on 14.0.1 (build 209), then we recommend you to update to latest version.
If you still face this issue even after updating, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
Reproducible Steps –
• Is the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, can you please share the document(s)/asset(s) with us? Please package the entire document(To package the document, Go to File → Package)
• Does trashing InDesign Preferences and Cache help resolve the issue? Please take a backup of the same before trashing them.Adobe InDesign team
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Datamerge
>>>Version: Indesign CC 2017.1. Same behaviour in both Windows 7 and El Capitan 10.11.6.
>>Steps to reproduce: Create a layout file and a tab delimited text file like the ones seen on the info images.
>>Expected result: A pdf with the same data as the text file and preview.
>>Actual result: A pdf with its first record correct, but the following two incorrect. See description image.
>>Solutions/workarounds
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>Decrease the column names number of characters and/or make sure no placeholder has overset text (used solution).
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>Create a merged document. The values seem to work as expected then (this solution was not possible in my case).
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>Misc info
>>Although making sure there are no overset text frames seems to fix the problem there were many text frames like that in the actual layout, and all except one of them worked as expected. The data itself fit the frames without any problem and no overset warning is shown after the export.
>>Provided are the actual test files as well. Se file ”data>merge>bug_files.zip”.
>>A really nasty bug since the preview should definitely not differ from the actual output.
>>>Version: Indesign CC 2017.1. Same behaviour in both Windows 7 and El Capitan 10.11.6.
>>Steps to reproduce: Create a layout file and a tab delimited text file like the ones seen on the info images.
>>Expected result: A pdf with the same data as the text file and preview.
>>Actual result: A pdf with its first record correct, but the following two incorrect. See description image.
>>Solutions/workarounds
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>Decrease the column names number of characters and/or make sure no placeholder has overset text (used solution).
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>Create a merged document. The
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Folio overlays
>>>Abode indesign CC 2017 - 08/30 - Windows
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> My colleague and I are trying to make a folder with Publish online, and sometimes we need 'Folio Overlays' tool - but it doesn't work. For me it's too big to see on the screen, makes everything slow - and for her, it doesn't work at all, it doesn't show anything at all.2 votes -
Can't change page after selecting an XML node, until setting focus to the main page area
>>>Summary: After selecting a node in the XML tree, double-clicking any of the page thumbnails or master page thumbnails has no effect. The page won't change until I click on the main page area.
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> Steps to reproduce (in Windows):
> 1. With a document open in Indesign CC, open the XML Structure pane.
> 2. Double click on any of the page thumnails in the "Pages" palette.
> Expected result: I exepct the page to load, that I double clicked.
> Actual result: Nothing happens.2 votes -
Persistent startup screen
>>>When opening old ID documents frequently the startup screen hangs on the main screen. This happens specially after missing images, plug-ins an fonts warnings. Have to quit and relaunch ID...
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AGLFN: ZWJ, ZWNJ, ZWS in PDF
>>>Indesign is not written ZWJ (U+200D), ZWNJ (U+200C), ZWS (U+200B) with its glyph name uni200D, uni200C, uni200B respectively.
>>This is not helping in copying the text with ZWJ (U+200D), ZWNJ (U+200C), ZWS (U+200B) from PDF.
>>These non-printing characters are copied has "space" instead.
>>These non-printing characters in Indic scripts are part of text. With and without these characters, text can changes its meaning.
>>Please support these characters with AGLFN glyph names in fonts in Indesign, PDF export feature.
>>More info
>>>https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/agl-aglfn/issues/1#issuecomment-323822117>
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Surface Pro 4 And Gestures
>>>I have a new Surface Pro 4. When using Adobe applications, gestures on the touch pad (for example pinching or scrolling) either don't work or are really bugy with little control. I was told by Adobe that this is due to the detachable keyboard on the Surface Pro.
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Multiple Bugs in CC17
>>>Display issue 1
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> Random lines appeared on my screen. Baseline grid and guides were hidden as I was in Preview Mode, no explanation for these lines.>Display issue 2
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> Text doesn’t display correctly when I apply a different Paragraph Style Sheet. (It displays the text in both the original Paragraph Style and new paragraph style on top of one another, even though the new Paragraph Style is selected). I needed to deselect and reselect another paragraph of text to rectify the issue.>Dialogue box issues
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> Both videos show how I’m unable to select from the drop down menu in InDesign. In the first video I want to select the ‘Photoshop Path’ from the Clipping Path dialogue box, but am unable to do so.
> The second video show how I want to create a PDF (via File/Export) but I cannot change the PDF settings from the drop down menu.
> Needed to quit the program and restart to rectify the problem.>>Display issue 1
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> Random lines appeared on my screen. Baseline grid and guides were hidden as I was in Preview Mode, no explanation for these lines.>Display issue 2
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> Text doesn’t display correctly when I apply a different Paragraph Style Sheet. (It displays the text in both the original Paragraph Style and new paragraph style on top of one another, even though the new Paragraph Style is selected). I needed to deselect and reselect another paragraph of text to rectify the issue.>Dialogue box issues
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> Both videos show how I’m unable to select from2 votes -
window
>>>Fuck You Adobe
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The lists of entries for a cross reference is not ordered
>>>Some panels with items (e.g. links) can be ordered by clicking the column header. Others cannot. Among these are the lists of references to choose from when inserting a cross-reference. These seem to be totally unordered. As a result, it is a pain to look for the right one (e.g. choose from a few hundred in a large document). I consider this a bug because other panels do have this ordering
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Colour picker turns everything to blank with strokes, applies stroke
>>>Colour picker is broken. Everything is checked, but when I use it, it turns the object picked from into blank with black stroke. When applied, it adds a black stroke. This is true of text, objects, and links. Deleting local settings changed nothing.
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Profiles equal to the Output-Intend get lost on PDF-Export
>>>When exporting a PDF all profiles equal to the Output-Intend (which in my case is the Document-Colorspace PSO Coated V3) get lost when exporting.
>>I have created a small test-file with an PSO Coated V3 Image and an ISO Coated V2 Image.
>>When Exporting as PDF X4 with Output-Intend Set to PSO Coated V3 the Image that IS PSO Coated V3 looses its profile and the same for the ISO Coated V2 when the Output-Intend is set to that.
>>This is horrible for Colormanagement. I've been in contact with "Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG" and they suggested to report this to Adobe as a bug.
>>They way it is you can not differenciate between images that don't have a profile and images that already have the correct profile. As a result all images get converted again in prepress - even those that already are in the correct profile.
>>If you have any further questions feel free to ask and i'll help out as good as i can :)
>>Thanks!
>>>When exporting a PDF all profiles equal to the Output-Intend (which in my case is the Document-Colorspace PSO Coated V3) get lost when exporting.
>>I have created a small test-file with an PSO Coated V3 Image and an ISO Coated V2 Image.
>>When Exporting as PDF X4 with Output-Intend Set to PSO Coated V3 the Image that IS PSO Coated V3 looses its profile and the same for the ISO Coated V2 when the Output-Intend is set to that.
>>This is horrible for Colormanagement. I've been in contact with "Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG" and they suggested to
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Missing color in PDF from InDesign
>>>I have an InDesign file with a placed PSD file in it, which contains two spot colors. When I save the file as a PDF out of InDesign, only one of the two spot channels is visible.
>>I'm running the latest versions of InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat. To reproduce, open the attached InDesign file and save as a PDF. The resulting PDF should show a yellow and blue spot, but only the blue is visible. (The PDF generated during packaging also exhibits the problem.)
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InDesign – open dialog – file types selection – INDD, PDF
>>>I am used to InDeign allowing me to open ONLY native files. I always keep InDesign files with pdf-s (named exactly the same) in one folder. Since InDesign is able to open / convert pdf files I often open pdf instead of indesign file, which makes my job much harder and more frustrating, than it needs to be.
>>Problem is that in file types section of the dialog I cannot select only indd files (which should be default option). Please, fix it! Thanks!!!
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Critical workflow break: period in filename makes Save As unusable after Tahoe upgrade — no workaround
>>>>Area:> macOS 26 Tahoe – Save / Export Dialog with Indesign
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> In macOS 26 Tahoe, the Save As filename field does not pre-populate when opening a Save As or Export dialog in Adobe InDesign. When manually retyping the filename, if the name contains a period followed by a space, the entire field is cleared the moment the space is typed. This does not happen with filenames that contain no period. No known workaround resolves this.>>Steps to reproduce:>
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> 1. Open a document in Adobe InDesign whose filename contains a period (e.g. "April 12.26>Quarter Page Hor>SN.indd")
> 2. Go to File > Export or File > Save As
> 3. Observe that the Save As field is blank — the filename is not pre-populated
> 4. Begin manually retyping the filename, including a period (e.g. type "April 12.26")
> 5. Type a space after the period
> 6. The entire contents of the Save As field are immediately erased>>Additional reproduction path (no workaround exists):>
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> Even when clicking directly on the original InDesign file in the Save As dialog to repopulate the filename field, the bug persists. As soon as any character is typed at the end of the pre-filled name (e.g. typing ">" to append ">Proof"), the entire filename is instantly wiped. Because every file in our workflow contains a period (we date all files using a month.year format, e.g. "4.26"), there is no way to avoid triggering this bug. Every save attempt is affected.>>Expected behavior:>
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> - The Save As field should pre-populate with the current document filename
> - A period followed by any character should be valid input in a filename field
> - Appending characters to a pre-filled filename should not clear the field
> - This worked correctly on macOS 15 Sequoia and earlier>>Actual behavior:>
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> - Save As field opens blank regardless of the current document name
> - Typing a period followed by a space clears the entire field
> - Clicking the file to repopulate the field and then typing any character also clears the field
> - This only occurs when the filename contains a period — filenames without a period are unaffected>>Additional observation:>
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> The bug appears to be isolated to filenames containing a period. This suggests macOS may be misinterpreting the period as a file extension delimiter and rejecting any character that follows as invalid, causing it to reset the entire field.>>Impact:>
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> This is a critical workflow disruption. All of our work files use a month.year date format (e.g. "4.26") in the filename, meaning 100% of saves are affected with no viable workaround. Tasks that previously took minutes are now taking three times longer. This issue began immediately after updating to macOS Tahoe two days ago and has been unresolvable since.>>Comparative note:>
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> Colleagues who received new Macs with Tahoe pre-installed are not experiencing this issue. It appears to affect Macs that were upgraded to Tahoe from a prior macOS version, suggesting the bug may be tied to the upgrade path rather than Tahoe itself.>>Environment:>
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> - macOS: 26 Tahoe (upgraded from macOS 15 Sequoia)
> - Hardware: MacBook Pro M3 Pro
> - App affected: Adobe InDesign 2026 (also reported in Illustrator and Acrobat)>>Notes:>
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> This has been widely reported in Adobe's community forums since Tahoe's release in September 2025 and remains unresolved as of April 2026. Because the issue occurs across multiple Adobe apps, it appears to be a macOS-level bug in the system Save dialog rather than an app-specific issue.>I've included a screen recording of this example being exported. Note that I am NOT hitting the "delete" button. I'm hitting the space bar and then in the second attempt I'm trying to type an underscore to save another version of the file in the folder.
>>>>Area:> macOS 26 Tahoe – Save / Export Dialog with Indesign
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> In macOS 26 Tahoe, the Save As filename field does not pre-populate when opening a Save As or Export dialog in Adobe InDesign. When manually retyping the filename, if the name contains a period followed by a space, the entire field is cleared the moment the space is typed. This does not happen with filenames that contain no period. No known workaround resolves this.>>Steps to reproduce:>
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> 1. Open a document in Adobe InDesign whose filename contains1 vote
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