Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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InDesign 2026 (v 21.01) Won't lock "Constrain Proportions"
When resizing an object, Indesign 2026 won't retain the selection 'Constrain proportions for width and height' when clicked from the properties window.
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PDF conversion
Still does not work with a simple remittance envelope we have - see attached screenshot. After the conversion, the entire document is black and all the fonts are missing. After every update of InDesign we try again and get the same results.
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RGN
Aiknoung
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ドキュメントを開こうとしたらアラートが出て開かない
macOS Sequoia Ver15.6 です。
CC2022を起動してドキュメントを開こうとしたらアラートが出て開けません。
アラートは「モーダルダイアログまたは警告がアクティブなために、要求された操作を処理できません」です。
複数マシンがあるのですが、全て同じ結果でした。
Yahoo知恵袋に「ネットを切ったら起動した」という記述があったので試したところ、起動はしました。
InDesinの作業はできるのですが、ネットワークが使えないと、さまざまな支障が出てくるので、
ネットを切らずに起動できるようにしたいのです。
InDesignのバージョンは2022、2023、2024、2025を試しましたが、全て同じでした。
マシンの再起動も試しました。
OSの設定（セキュリティなど）諸々試しましたが、変化なしでした。
恐らく、起動時のAdobeの認証他の動作に問題がある気がします。
検証と改善を求めます。1 vote -
Copying/cutting a table causes InDesign 2026 to crash
Cutting and pasting tables causes InDesign to crash. This is especially true if there are any interactive elements in the table. You will receive crash reports every single time it crashes while I finish my work.
1 votePlease submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit a crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )
Also, please send the following information to sharewithID@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…)
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Moving Pages calls for use of Absolute Page Number
- InDesign 21.0.1 x64 (on Windows 11)
- I want to move a page from a document where I have changed the Numbering & Section Options so that the document includes multiple pages with the same page number. I open the document that includes the page I want to move, and open the document which will receive that page. I select a page in the pages panel, right click, and select "Move Page." The Move Pages dialog box appears, and I select the document and location where I want the page to be moved and click OK.
- The highlighted page will be copied to the correct location in the destination document.
- Instead, I receive an error message asking me to identify the correct page using the absolute page number. In earlier versions of InDesign, if I tried to use the Move Pages dialog box by simply typing in a page number, it would ask me to define the page using the absolute page number, but as long as I had highlighted the page I wanted to move and then activated the Move Page function, InDesign would automatically identify the page I wanted to move without asking me to define the absolute page number.
- I have uploaded images of the dialog box and the error message.
- InDesign 21.0.1 x64 (on Windows 11)
- I want to move a page from a document where I have changed the Numbering & Section Options so that the document includes multiple pages with the same page number. I open the document that includes the page I want to move, and open the document which will receive that page. I select a page in the pages panel, right click, and select "Move Page." The Move Pages dialog box appears, and I select the document and location where I want the page to be moved and click OK.
- The highlighted page will be…
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Crashes while editing cross-references
- InDesign 21.0
- Select cross-reference in text (see screenshot)
- Double-click name of cross-reference in the panel to edit
- Entire program freezes and has to be force quit (waited for about 20 min.)
This happens with a couple of cross-references again and again. Some other cross-references work as they should.
Document uses >500 Cross-references on several layers1 votePlease submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit a crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )
Also, please send the following information to sharewithID@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…)
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Selecting placed file no longer selects that file in the Links window.
In InDesign 2025 and earlier, selecting a placed file (such as a placed Photoshop background) used to select and highlight that file in the Links window. In ID 2026, it no longer does that. This was an invaluable feature for those of us that have hundreds of linked files and need to use the Edit In function. Can you please bring back the feature.
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InDesign 21.0 black dot in red close button missing on macOS
- InDesign 21.0, macOS 15.7
- Open InDesign file, make a change.
- Black dot should appear in the title bar red "close" button along with asterisk by filename in document tab.
- Red "close" button remains "clean" without black dot.
InDesign 2025 (v.20.5) exhibits correct behavior. InDesign 2026 (v.21.0) does not.
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When viewing an exported PDF images do not appear correctly
I'm using InDesign 2026 version 21.0. These bugs are new after the latest update. We create primary 36+ page booklets with lots of text and linked files: Illustrator files (linked as .AI), JPG/PNG images, and PDFs. When creating a PDF using Adobe PDF preset for smallest file size some pages do not appear correctly. One example is a linked InDesign file with text and graphics where some of the text is missing (text missing bug.PDF). Another example images that appear fine in InDesign and in print but render incorrectly on the PDF, this is also a linked InDesign file (images rendering bug.PDF). Sometimes InDesign freezes when making the PDF and I have to end the program through task manager. Other times I'm able to successfully make the PDF by creating multiple PDFs for one document i.e.: pages 1-15, pages 16-25, pages 26-36, then merging the PDF pages after. This is a cumbersome work around.
Before the latest update we had very few errors/crashes with creating PDF's in the exact same way. Please help!
I'm using InDesign 2026 version 21.0. These bugs are new after the latest update. We create primary 36+ page booklets with lots of text and linked files: Illustrator files (linked as .AI), JPG/PNG images, and PDFs. When creating a PDF using Adobe PDF preset for smallest file size some pages do not appear correctly. One example is a linked InDesign file with text and graphics where some of the text is missing (text missing bug.PDF). Another example images that appear fine in InDesign and in print but render incorrectly on the PDF, this is also a linked InDesign file (images…
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Alert: "Incompatible file detected. Please choose a valid file to proceed" for scenarios when User Settings can not be imported
When I try to export user settings from GA, Beta or Pre-release and import into any of the others I get the error
'Incompatible file detected. Please choose a valid file to proceed.’
The current pre-release cannot even import a settings file from 6 months ago
1 voteThis is expected behavior and document on https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/using/export-import-user-settings-indesign.html
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pdf exports to new indd file
When exporting (interactif or print) to pdf and selecting the option "view pdf after exporting", a new Indd file is created with an editable pdf in it. We can delete the file, but not the pdf (because in use by INDD??) On win 10 and in indesign 2026
1 votePlease send the following information to sharewithID@adobe.com :
- Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when the issue occurred?
- Video recording of the issue
- 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…)
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Adobe InDesign Team
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InDesign CC 2026 - Arrange windows does not use full screen area
When using InDesign without the application frame ("Anwendungsrahmen" in the german version we use) active, opening multiple documents and trying to arrange them with any of the options in Windows > Arrange ("Fenster" > "Anordnen") the windows are arranged according to the deactivated/invisible application frame and not the full screen as in previous versions. Also, when the application frame is scaled to the full screen and then deactivated, the arranged windows keep a thin row on the bottom of the screen free (and overlap in the vertical center by this amount). Please see attached screens for visualization.
InDesign Version: 21.0
Steps to reproduce:
Deactivate the application frame Window > Application frame ("Anwendungsrahmen")
Create multiple documents (in this example 4 documents)
Use the command Window > Arrange > "Neben-/Untereinander"
Windows are arranged according to the deactivated/invisible application frame instead of the full screen area.
Expected result:
Windows arranged within the available screen area as in previous version (see attached screenshot "InDesign CC2025.png", this shows the correct behaviour in InDesign CC 2025)Actual result:
Windows are arranged according to the deactivated/invisible application frame instead of the full screen area. Also, the bottom row overlaps the row above.Screenshots
InDesign CC2025.png: Behaviour of InDesign CC 2025 when selecting Window > Arrange > "Neben-/Untereinander" - Windows fills the screen completely without overlaps.
InDesign CC2026 Example Application Frame.png: The exaggerated application Frame for testing in InDesign CC 2026. This application frame is then deactivated using Window > Application frame ("Anwendungsrahmen")
InDesign CC2026 Arranges to deactivated Application Frame.png: After selecting Window > Arrange > "Neben-/Untereinander" the windows are arranged inside the invisible/deactivated application frame instead of the full screen. Also, the bottom row of windows overlaps the
InDesign CC2026 Arranges to deactivated Full Screen Application Frame.png: This show the result if the application frame is expanded to the full screen and then deactivated - the arranged windows leave a row on the bottom free and overlap vertically in the center.
When using InDesign without the application frame ("Anwendungsrahmen" in the german version we use) active, opening multiple documents and trying to arrange them with any of the options in Windows > Arrange ("Fenster" > "Anordnen") the windows are arranged according to the deactivated/invisible application frame and not the full screen as in previous versions. Also, when the application frame is scaled to the full screen and then deactivated, the arranged windows keep a thin row on the bottom of the screen free (and overlap in the vertical center by this amount). Please see attached screens for visualization.
InDesign Version: 21.0
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PDF files being sent to the wrong print tray despite the correct print information being selected.
Adobe products are sending PDF files to the wrong tray in the printer despite the settings being correct this is mostly happening in both InDesign 2024 and 2026, but it is also happening with Adobe Reader 2020 as well.
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Pasteboard issues
Pasting things sometimes changes the size of the pasteboard drastically. Pasteboard margins changes to 10 mm and 10 mm when I paste into the document and it only happens on one page, even if I have multiple pages in the document. This is happening since I updated Indesign from 2025 to 2026 on Windows 11. This causes me to fix the pasteboard size many times throughout the day over and over again.
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Unable to get rid of history and style pack icons on my workspace
The History and Style pack icons keep appearing on my InDesign workspace panels. I have tried creating several new workspaces, each time without these icons. However, they reappear each time I open a new document.
InDesign v21.0 on Windows 111 vote -
Outlining Texts when grouped
For exporting print PDFs i often have to convert all texts into paths. That does not work if a Text is grouped with any objekt.
I hope for an option to convert all texts into paths, even if they are grouped with other objects.1 vote -
Holding Alt to zoom causes menu issues
I'm surprised this hasn't been fixed since it's been an issue for an incredibly long time on Windows machines. Please add an option to zoom when scrolling without the need to hold the alt key. It causes navigation issues with the InDesign menu making navigation extremely clunky.
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Unable to Stretch InDesign Across Two Monitors After Update
Environment:
OS: Windows (PC)
InDesign Version: 21.0 x64
Hardware: Dual-monitor setupIssue:
After the latest major update, InDesign no longer supports spanning the application window across two monitors. When attempting to resize the window to cover both screens, the UI automatically snaps back to a single-monitor configuration.
Expected Behavior:
The application should allow the window to extend across multiple monitors, as was possible in previous versions.
Observed Behavior:InDesign reverts to one monitor when stretched across two.
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop continue to support multi-monitor spanning without issue.Question:
Has there been a change in multi-monitor support or window management in the latest release? Please advise on any configuration settings or workarounds.Environment:
OS: Windows (PC)
InDesign Version: 21.0 x64
Hardware: Dual-monitor setupIssue:
After the latest major update, InDesign no longer supports spanning the application window across two monitors. When attempting to resize the window to cover both screens, the UI automatically snaps back to a single-monitor configuration.
Expected Behavior:
The application should allow the window to extend across multiple monitors, as was possible in previous versions.
Observed Behavior:InDesign reverts to one monitor when stretched across two.
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop continue to support multi-monitor spanning without issue.Question:
Has there been a change in multi-monitor support or window management…1 vote -
Font causing crash
I used these Google icon ttf fonts in InDesign 2025, but they keep seeming to crash InDesign 2026
https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/tree/master/variablefont1 vote
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