Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Links panel
>>>Hi Support Team,
>
> I’ve been using Adobe InDesign for the last few years, and after the latest update it looks like the option to copy the missing file name from the Links panel has been removed.
> This feature was extremely useful, because you could quickly copy the file name and search for it across available storage locations (local drive / external drives / server).
> Now, instead, there are only two options to copy the full file path to the missing file. I don’t really understand why there are two versions of essentially the same action, and more importantly — the full path is not very helpful when the file is missing in the first place.
> At the moment, to extract the missing file name I have to do extra steps (such as modifying/removing the original path and letting the system prompt a relink search), which is time-consuming and unnecessary.
> Could you please restore the “Copy File Name” option in this menu?
> System: macOS (Intel Core i9, Tahoe 26.2 (25C56))
> App: Adobe InDesign 2026, version 21.1
> Thank you!>>Hi Support Team,
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> I’ve been using Adobe InDesign for the last few years, and after the latest update it looks like the option to copy the missing file name from the Links panel has been removed.
> This feature was extremely useful, because you could quickly copy the file name and search for it across available storage locations (local drive / external drives / server).
> Now, instead, there are only two options to copy the full file path to the missing file. I don’t really understand why there are two versions of essentially the same action, and1 vote -
unable to open any version of indesign, illustrator, photoshop or lightroom
>>>When attempting to open lightroom, indesign, illustrator, or photoshop on versions after 20.2 I am unable to without it either crashing or attempting to open. I was told by a service agent to just keep the old version till they fix it but it has been three months since this problem arose, and it is still not fixed. On top of this the older versions are running slower, and "help" pop ups have been popping up on my indesign and I am not able to close them.
>>I have used adobe creative cloud suite for almost 8 years and have never had problems till now. I am very disappointed and hope they are able to fix this soon.
>>>When attempting to open lightroom, indesign, illustrator, or photoshop on versions after 20.2 I am unable to without it either crashing or attempting to open. I was told by a service agent to just keep the old version till they fix it but it has been three months since this problem arose, and it is still not fixed. On top of this the older versions are running slower, and "help" pop ups have been popping up on my indesign and I am not able to close them.
>>I have used adobe creative cloud suite for almost 8
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Workspace
>>>In the latest version of InDesign (2026 / 21.1), my custom workspaces do not work properly.
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> I have always manually created 2 workspaces based on my most used tools in all previous versions of ID. However in the latest relaese, whenever I start the program or when I reset my workspace it loads certain panels which are not open when I save the workspace. Most notibly the History, Gradient and CC Libraries panels keep coming back.1 vote -
Slow
>>>Please fix bugs in the latest update. The INDD has become so slow, and became pretty much unusable.
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> This is affecting my work productivity (on Windows) big time.1 vote -
graphic frame anchor proxy not visible
>>>Graphic frame does not include an anchor proxy symbol (unanchored) or a small blue dot (anchored). Screen mode is normal, show hidden characters is enabled, frame is not on a master page.
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Change language
>>>Hi
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> I have installed InDesign version 21.1 x64 for Windows with norwegian menus. I try to change menus from norwegian to english, but it does not work. I uninstalled InDesign and went to Creative Cloud Desktop -Apps. - Preferences - and changed the language to english and reinstalled InDesign. The menus are still in Norwegian. Why does that happen? Will you please give me an answer.
> Sincerly Gunnar Eggen, mailaddress: >gunnar.eggen@gmail.com>1 vote -
Lenteur extrême indesign 2026
>>>Bonjour,
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> depuis environ 1 semaine (dernière mise à jour 21.1 x64 d'InDesign sur PC), chaque lettre ajoutée à un document dans InDesign 2026 met presque 10 secondes avant d'apparaître et que je puisse agir de nouveau sur mon document. Même chose pour sélectionner un mot ou pour effectuer la moindre action dans un texte en cours d'édition. seule le curseur bouge normalement, mais il disparaît tant que l'action en cours n'a pas été réalisée.
> J'ai désinstallé et réinstallé InDesign en supprimant les préférences. rien n'a changé.
> J'ai réinitialisé les préférences et rien n'a changé.
> Mon système est très récent :
> - Processeur : AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor (3.80 GHz)
> - Mémoire RAM installée : 32,0 Go (31,1 Go utilisable)
> - Système d’exploitation 64 bits, processeur x64
> - Windows 11 Famille - Version 25H2 - Installé le 11/07/2025
> Build du système d’exploitation 26200.7623
> Carte graphique : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050>C'est une panne critique pour moi car en tant qu'éditeur, je ne peux plus travailler correctement ni rapidement sur les livres en cours alors que tout allait bien avec ces mêmes dossiers il n'y a que quelques jours.
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> Merci de me donner une solution qui rétablisse le fonctionnement normal d'InDesign.
> bien cordialement,
> Jean-Louis KERVAHUT.>>Bonjour,
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> depuis environ 1 semaine (dernière mise à jour 21.1 x64 d'InDesign sur PC), chaque lettre ajoutée à un document dans InDesign 2026 met presque 10 secondes avant d'apparaître et que je puisse agir de nouveau sur mon document. Même chose pour sélectionner un mot ou pour effectuer la moindre action dans un texte en cours d'édition. seule le curseur bouge normalement, mais il disparaît tant que l'action en cours n'a pas été réalisée.
> J'ai désinstallé et réinstallé InDesign en supprimant les préférences. rien n'a changé.
> J'ai réinitialisé les préférences et rien n'a changé.
> Mon1 vote -
Table of Contents running heads
>>>The Table of Contents should have an option to include just the running head portion of a paragraph, often in a bold style in my documents. Otherwise one has to manually strip out all the text that follows after a running head in the Table of Contents.
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BUG: InDesign 2025–2026 forces pasted Illustrator vectors to embedded EPS
>>>Description:
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> InDesign 2025–2026 frequently forces pasted Illustrator vector artwork to be placed as embedded EPS, even when the artwork is extremely simple (few paths, no effects, no transparency).>When pasting from Illustrator, the following warning appears:
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> “This command would create a large number of page items and would severely degrade performance. Data will be placed as embedded EPS.”>After confirming the warning, the pasted object is no longer editable:
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> - Ungroup is unavailable
> - Individual vector paths cannot be selected
> - Fill and stroke cannot be edited
> - The object cannot be used as an image frame>Steps to Reproduce:
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> 1. Create a simple vector object in Adobe Illustrator (2–3 shapes, no effects).
> 2. Copy the object.
> 3. Paste into InDesign 2025 or 2026.
> 4. The performance warning appears and the object is embedded as EPS.>Expected Result:
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> The pasted artwork should be converted into native, editable InDesign vector paths, as in earlier InDesign versions.>Actual Result:
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> InDesign forces the artwork to be placed as embedded EPS, making it non-editable.>Additional Notes:
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> - Occurs even when “Prefer PDF When Pasting” is disabled.
> - Occurs even when “Copy PDF to Clipboard” is enabled.
> - Clipboard settings are correctly configured.
> - The same artwork pastes correctly as editable vectors in earlier InDesign versions.>This behavior worked correctly in earlier versions of InDesign and appears to be a regression.
>>>Description:
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> InDesign 2025–2026 frequently forces pasted Illustrator vector artwork to be placed as embedded EPS, even when the artwork is extremely simple (few paths, no effects, no transparency).>When pasting from Illustrator, the following warning appears:
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> “This command would create a large number of page items and would severely degrade performance. Data will be placed as embedded EPS.”>After confirming the warning, the pasted object is no longer editable:
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> - Ungroup is unavailable
> - Individual vector paths cannot be selected
> - Fill and stroke cannot be edited
> - The object cannot1 vote -
Assets disappear when dragging off the page onto the artboard.
>>>Version 21.1 x64
>>Assets disappear when dragging them off the page and onto the artboard. This also causes the the preview to ignore everything outside of the bleed effectively eliminating the artboard entirely. See attached.
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Show Import Options no longer remains enabled
>>>The “Show Import Options” checkbox does not remain enabled in the “Place” dialog. In some cases, it stays checked for one or two items, but when importing more than that, the option is automatically deselected.
>>Previously, this setting remained enabled. While this may appear to be a minor issue, it causes significant inconvenience and seriously disrupts the workflow.
>>Version: 21.1.x64
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Error in batch conversion from InDesign 21.0 to PDF
>>>Doing a batch conversion of InDesign files to PDF is not working.
>>InDesign version 21.0
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> Steps:
> 1. Go to >https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/acrobat/createpdf/>
> 2. Select Convert to PDF
> 3. “Add a file from your device” selected
> 4. Selected InDesign files created in version 21.0
> 5. Acrobat will show converting and then conversion fail
> 6. Tested files created in version 20.5 following the same steps and conversion successful1 vote -
Paragraph Shading does not include Bullets / Numbering
>>>When Numbering is set for a Paragraph Style, Paragraph Shading (set to Text Width) it skips the numbers.
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New image replacement functionality
>>>InDesign question. I work with placeholder images quite often in low resolution (LR). I then need to replace them with the high resolution (HR) versions once approved. This was always a simple task of replacing the LR image with the new HR image via the links panel. The new image would replace the old exactly, no resizing required. Since the latest update this is not the case. The new image comes in at completely the wrong size and I have to go through the document to rework EVERY image. As you can imagine this is very frustrating. Why has this change happened. It is not useful.
>>On querying this with the chatbot I was given this work around but it's not useable when faced with bulk image replacement. This is something that was so streamlined and useful and is now a complete time sump. Very frustrated.
>>This change is related to how InDesign handles image frames and content scaling. When you replace an image, InDesign now respects the actual dimensions and resolution of the new image rather than automatically fitting it to the previous image's frame. This means the new HR image may have different pixel dimensions or aspect ratio, so it doesn't automatically scale to the old image's size.
>>To manage this and maintain consistent sizing when replacing images:
>>Use the Links panel to replace the image by selecting the low resolution image and clicking Relink.
>>After relinking, if the new image size is incorrect, select the image frame.
>>Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while dragging a corner handle to scale both the frame and content proportionally.
>>Alternatively, use the Auto-Fit option on the frame to ensure the content scales with the frame.
>>For precise control, use the Transform panel to enter exact scale percentages or dimensions.
>>This behavior ensures that the image quality and resolution are preserved and that you have control over how the new image fits within your layout. To avoid unexpected resizing, always check the frame fitting options and scaling settings after replacing images.
>>Can we at least have a choice on import to honour original scaling please?
>>>InDesign question. I work with placeholder images quite often in low resolution (LR). I then need to replace them with the high resolution (HR) versions once approved. This was always a simple task of replacing the LR image with the new HR image via the links panel. The new image would replace the old exactly, no resizing required. Since the latest update this is not the case. The new image comes in at completely the wrong size and I have to go through the document to rework EVERY image. As you can imagine this is very frustrating. Why has
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InDesign Crashes When Placing, Relinking, or Modifying Object Layer Options
>>>I've been using this process for years with placing specific Layer Comps from Photoshop in InDesign, but lately it's been crashing when Placing, Relinking, or modifying Object Layer Options.
>>I don't know if this is a computer issue or InDesign bug. I'm running Windows 11 Enterprise, 32GB 8400 MT/s RAM, Core Ultra 7 265H, and 8GB RTX Pro 2000 Blackwell.
>>InDesign version is 21.1
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AdjustLayoutPreference Object Properties Not Working in InDesign 2025 & 2026 Scripts
>>>Hi All,
>>I am using Indesign 2025 and 2026; I would like to enable the "Adjust Layout" option in my documents through the Indesign scripting by using "AdjustLayoutPreferences" object properties as in InDesign ExtendScript API Model, but Indesign throwed error is "Eval Error (#55): "Object does not support the property or method 'adjustLayoutPreferences'".
>>below is my code:
>>var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
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> try {
> myDocument.layoutAdjustmentPreferences.enableLayoutAdjustment=true;
> myDocument.layoutAdjustmentPreferences.allowGraphicsToResize=false;
> myDocument.layoutAdjustmentPreferences.allowRulerGuidesToMove=false;
> myDocument.layoutAdjustmentPreferences.ignoreObjectOrLayerLocks=true;
> myDocument.layoutAdjustmentPreferences.ignoreRulerGuideAlignments=true;
> myDocument.layoutAdjustmentPreferences.snapZone = 0;
> } catch (error) {
> myDocument.adjustLayoutPreferences.enableAutoAdjustMargins=true;
> myDocument.adjustLayoutPreferences.enableAdjustLayout=true;
> myDocument.adjustLayoutPreferences.allowLockedObjectsToAdjust=true;
> myDocument.adjustLayoutPreferences.enableAdjustLayout=true;
> }>Could someone please check and suggest, how to resolve this issue?
>>Regards,
>
> Mani1 vote -
Tint on frame export to *.pdf issue
>>>InDesign 26.1 x64; Windows 11 25H2;
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> 1. Create new document with two pages, add 20% of black on each text frame.
> 2. Export to pdf file (Standard PDF/X-3:202)
> expected pdf file - two pages with 20% tint
> actual: to white pages1 vote -
Can't Resize Vertical or Horizontal Line If Width Is Zero. Angled Lines with Zero Width Can Be Resized
>>>This happens when I create a horizontal or vertical line using the "shift" key, then try to resize the line using the selection tool and mouse.
>>This issue is present on InDesign 21.1 x64. My operating system is Windows 11. I have no InDesign Plugins installed.
>>I have experienced this issue on two different computers. The problem is not present on older versions of InDesign.
>>PROBLEM: When resizing a horizontal or vertical line, such as is created when holding down the 'shift' key, and that line has zero width, the line visually appears to change, then snaps back to its original length when the mouse is released.
>>If I attempt to change the length of the line using the "L:" box in the toolbar, a pop-up dialog box appears that says "Unable to set bounding box."
>>EXPECTED BEHAVIOR: The line changes size.
>>EXTRA INFO THAT MIGHT HELP:
>>If I create an angled zero-width line, it is resizable as expected, BUT if I rotate a horizontal or vertical zero width line, then attempt to resize, the resize fails with the same behavior.
>>If I change the width of the line to anything other than zero, I can resize the line as expected in all cases.
>>If I create a horizontal or vertical line with a width other than zero, I can resize the line, but if I change the width to zero, the line won't resize as described above.
>>It doesn't matter if I check or uncheck the "Constrain Proportions for Width and Height" toggle.
>>It doesn't matter if I check or uncheck the "Constrain Proportions for scaling" toggle.
>>If I hold down "shift" while resizing, the problem still exists.
>>If I hold down "ctrl" I can scale the line, which works for resizing
>>If I hold down "ctrl+shift" I can scale the line with fixed proportions, which does let me resize.
>>This get really weird when I try to resize a group of objects that contains zero width line. Sometime the resize fails, sometimes some part of the group change, but never the line. I don't have a consistent set of behaviors that I can describe when it comes to grouping.
>>>This happens when I create a horizontal or vertical line using the "shift" key, then try to resize the line using the selection tool and mouse.
>>This issue is present on InDesign 21.1 x64. My operating system is Windows 11. I have no InDesign Plugins installed.
>>I have experienced this issue on two different computers. The problem is not present on older versions of InDesign.
>>PROBLEM: When resizing a horizontal or vertical line, such as is created when holding down the 'shift' key, and that line has zero width, the line visually appears to change, then
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unable to share indesign file via InCopy beta for editing.
>>>Unable to share an indesign file via InCopy beta for editing. User has created a free adobe account. This feature was recently demonstrated at the Creative Pro InDesign online conference and touted as being available for non-paid adobe account holders (you just need to create a free account to use) but this does not appear to be true at all. User created a free account but cannot access the InCopy document without doing a trial (resulting in paying for InCopy).
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“Fit frame to content” no longer works in InDesign 21.1
>>>Version:
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> Adobe InDesign 21.1 (macOS)>Steps to reproduce:
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> 1. Open any document in InDesign 21.1
> 2. Select a text frame or an image frame
> 3. Press Option + Command + C (Fit Frame to Content)>Expected result:
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> The selected frame resizes to fit its content.>Actual result:
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> Nothing happens. The shortcut does not execute.
> The command is still listed in Keyboard Shortcuts and cannot be removed.
> Double-clicking the bottom-center resize handle still works.>Notes:
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> This is a regression from previous InDesign versions.
> The issue affects both text frames and image frames.1 vote
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