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1. 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 report this to Adobe… more

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2. 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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3. alt+scroll wheel messes with hotkeys because of sticky alt key

   Whenever I use the alt key with scroll to zoom, the top menu becomes underlined. That's a built in windows fetaure from the days before mice. The difficulty is, if I then press V for Selection, it instead opens the View menu. I have to be careful to hit escape after zooming this way, which is inconvenient.

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4. Double-clicking one document in a Book can open every selected document and leave InDesign trapped in recovery

   InDesign version: 21.5.1 x64
   Operating system: Windows 11

   Steps to reproduce

   Open an InDesign Book containing many documents — in my case, approximately 80.
   Select all documents in the Book panel in order to export the complete book to PDF.
   After the export is finished, double-click one particular document in the Book panel because you want to open only that document.
   InDesign begins opening every document that remained selected after the PDF export.

   Expected result

   Double-clicking a particular document should open only the document that was double-clicked.

   If opening every selected document is considered intentional behaviour, InDesign should at least:

   warn the user that a large number of documents are about to be opened;
   ask for confirmation;
   provide a clear way to cancel the entire operation after it has started.

   Actual result

   InDesign starts opening every previously selected document without warning or confirmation. There is no practical way to cancel the overall operation.

   In my case, every document also displays a modal dialog asking whether the document’s hyphenation exceptions or the current user-dictionary settings should be used. However, this dialog is not a cancellation mechanism: both Yes and No continue opening the documents, and there is no Cancel button for the overall operation. The only apparent way to stop the process is to force-terminate InDesign.

   Paradoxically, without these dictionary-conflict dialogs, InDesign would silently open all approximately 80 documents without asking anything at all.

   Force-terminating InDesign can make the situation considerably worse. On the next launch, InDesign may attempt to recover or reopen the large number of documents that were open when the application was terminated. The application can therefore become trapped in another long and effectively uncontrollable sequence during startup. Restarting InDesign no longer provides an obvious way out.

   An experienced user may know that deleting or moving the contents of the InDesign Recovery folder can interrupt this cycle. An ordinary user cannot reasonably be expected to know where this hidden recovery data is stored or that it must be removed manually. From the user’s perspective, InDesign may appear permanently broken, leaving reinstallation as the only apparent remedy.

   The retained multiple selection is particularly easy to overlook because the row that was double-clicked is highlighted differently from the other selected rows. A user can therefore reasonably believe that the double-click applies only to that document.

   I use and pay for Adobe InDesign on behalf of the Szent Jeromos Katolikus Bibliatársulat (St Jerome Catholic Bible Society) for professional Bible publishing. This occurred immediately after successfully generating the complete PDF of a 1,504-page Bible. A professional publishing application should not allow one accidental double-click to launch an application-blocking operation involving approximately 80 documents, offer no usable cancellation mechanism, and then potentially prevent the application from starting normally after forced termination.

   InDesign version: 21.5.1 x64
   Operating system: Windows 11

   Steps to reproduce

   Open an InDesign Book containing many documents — in my case, approximately 80.
   Select all documents in the Book panel in order to export the complete book to PDF.
   After the export is finished, double-click one particular document in the Book panel because you want to open only that document.
   InDesign begins opening every document that remained selected after the PDF export.

   Expected result

   Double-clicking a particular document should open only the document that was double-clicked.

   If opening every selected document is considered intentional behaviour, InDesign should at least:

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5. Cursor flickering throughout InDesign 21.5.1 on macOS Tahoe

   Since updating InDesign from 21.5 to 21.5.1, the cursor flickers and repeatedly switches between different pointer shapes/icons while working in InDesign. This occurs throughout the application, including over text, tables, frames and the pasteboard.

   System:

   MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1
   macOS Tahoe 26.5.2
   InDesign 21.5.1
   Apple Magic Mouse
   Normally using two external monitors (one HDMI, one USB-C)

   Troubleshooting performed:

   Restarted InDesign and macOS multiple times
   Reset InDesign preferences
   Disconnected both external monitors and tested using only the MacBook display — the flickering continued
   Tested Photoshop — no cursor flickering
   Tested InDesign 20.5.4 — no cursor flickering
   Reverted InDesign from 21.5.1 back to 21.5 — the cursor flickering stopped

   The problem therefore appears to have been introduced in InDesign 21.5.1. The same hardware, mouse and macOS configuration work normally with InDesign 21.5.

   Please investigate the cursor/UI rendering changes introduced in 21.5.1 on Apple Silicon Macs running macOS Tahoe.

   Since updating InDesign from 21.5 to 21.5.1, the cursor flickers and repeatedly switches between different pointer shapes/icons while working in InDesign. This occurs throughout the application, including over text, tables, frames and the pasteboard.

   System:

   MacBook Pro (2021), Apple M1
   macOS Tahoe 26.5.2
   InDesign 21.5.1
   Apple Magic Mouse
   Normally using two external monitors (one HDMI, one USB-C)

   Troubleshooting performed:

   Restarted InDesign and macOS multiple times
   Reset InDesign preferences
   Disconnected both external monitors and tested using only the MacBook display — the flickering continued
   Tested Photoshop — no cursor flickering
   Tested InDesign 20.5.4 — no cursor flickering
   Reverted InDesign from 21.5.1… more

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6. InDesign 21.5 — kImportAndPlaceCmdBoss fails with error 29441 on Volumes network-mounted paths

   kImportAndPlaceCmdBoss returns error 29441 ("Cannot place this file. No filter found for requested operation") when placing image files located on SMB/WebDAV network volumes mounted under Volumes. The same file, same mount, and same plugin code succeed in InDesign 21.4.

   Steps to Reproduce
   1. Mount a network share via SMB/WebDAV so it appears as /Volumes/<servername>/
   2. Confirm the target image file exists on the mount (stat returns valid inode)
   3. From a plugin, call kImportAndPlaceCmdBoss with the file path pointing to the mounted volume
   4. Observe error 29441 after approximately 7 seconds (network I/O timeout)

   Expected Behavior
   Image is placed successfully, as it was in InDesign 21.4.

   Actual Behavior
   ProcessCommand(kImportAndPlaceCmdBoss) blocks for ~7 seconds then returns 29441. ErrorUtils::PMGetGlobalErrorString() returns:
   Cannot place this file. No filter found for requested operation.

   For log detail please check attachment.

   kImportAndPlaceCmdBoss returns error 29441 ("Cannot place this file. No filter found for requested operation") when placing image files located on SMB/WebDAV network volumes mounted under Volumes. The same file, same mount, and same plugin code succeed in InDesign 21.4.

   Steps to Reproduce
   1. Mount a network share via SMB/WebDAV so it appears as /Volumes/<servername>/
   2. Confirm the target image file exists on the mount (stat returns valid inode)
   3. From a plugin, call kImportAndPlaceCmdBoss with the file path pointing to the mounted volume
   4. Observe error 29441 after approximately 7 seconds (network I/O timeout)

   Expected Behavior
   Image is placed successfully,… more

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7. Adobe InDesign Freezes and Does Not Close

   Adobe InDesign frequently freezes while I am working. The application becomes completely unresponsive, and the mouse pointer changes to the blue spinning loading cursor. I cannot close the program normally and have to force it to close using Task Manager.

   This issue interrupts my work and may cause unsaved changes to be lost. Please investigate the cause and provide a solution.

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8. Pre-composed Hebrew characters do not track

   InDesign 21.1 ME
   Pre-composed Hebrew characters in many Hebrew fonts do not track through the Character panel, though precomposed Latin characters do (see image, line 5 versus line 9). I would expect that they track like any other discrete character.
   Many thanks for your help.

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9. alt text when placing multiple images

   Not sure it's ready for prime time yet, but the AI generate alt text does not work when placing multiple images at once.

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10. Coloring the File > Export menu command causes all export formats except Adobe PDF (Print) to disappear

    InDesign 21.5.1 – Coloring the File > Export menu command causes all export formats except Adobe PDF (Print) to disappear

    Environment

    • Adobe InDesign 21.5.1
    • macOS Ventura 13.7.8
    • Intel iMac
    • French version of InDesign

    Problem

    In InDesign 21.5.1, assigning a color to the **File > Export… command through Edit > Menus… causes the Export dialog to display only Adobe PDF (Print) when the dialog is opened from the File menu.

    All other export formats disappear.

    However, if I open the same Export dialog using the keyboard shortcut Command + E, all export formats are available normally.

    Removing the color assigned to File > Export… immediately restores all export formats when using the File menu.

    The problem is therefore specifically related to assigning a color to the Export… menu command.

    Steps to reproduce

    1. Launch InDesign 21.5.1.
    2. Create a new blank document.
    3. Choose File > Export….
    4. Check the Format menu in the Export dialog.

    Result: all normal export formats are available.

    1. Cancel the Export dialog.
    2. Go to Edit > Menus….
    3. Assign any color to File > Export….
    4. Confirm the menu customization.
    5. Choose File > Export… again.

    Result: the Format menu now contains only Adobe PDF (Print).

    1. Cancel the dialog.
    2. Press Command + E instead.

    Result: all export formats are available again, even though the Export menu command is still colored.

    1. Go back to Edit > Menus… and remove the color from File > Export….
    2. Choose File > Export… again.

    Result: all export formats are restored.

    Additional tests performed

    I performed several tests to isolate the cause.

    • The issue occurs with both a temporary menu customization and a saved custom menu set.
    • The issue occurs regardless of which color is assigned to Export….
    • Coloring another menu command, for example an item in the View menu, does not cause the problem.
    • The issue occurs with both Adobe default workspaces and custom workspaces.
    • Switching workspaces does not appear to be the actual cause.
    • Using the default, unmodified menu always allows access to all export formats.
    • Using Command + E always allows access to all export formats, even while the File > Export… menu command is colored.
    • Removing the color from Export… immediately restores normal behavior.

    I initially suspected corrupted preferences because resetting the InDesign preferences restored all export formats. After progressively restoring my custom settings, however, I was able to isolate the problem specifically to the color assigned to the File > Export… menu command.

    Expected behavior

    Assigning a color to a menu command should only change its visual appearance.

    File > Export… and Command + E should invoke the same Export command and display the same complete list of available export formats.

    Actual behavior

    When File > Export… is assigned a color:

    File > Export… → only Adobe PDF (Print) is available.
    Command + E → all export formats are available.

    Removing the menu color restores the expected behavior.

    This appears to be a reproducible bug in the interaction between menu-item color customization and the Export… command in InDesign 21.5.1.

    InDesign 21.5.1 – Coloring the File > Export menu command causes all export formats except Adobe PDF (Print) to disappear

    Environment

    • Adobe InDesign 21.5.1
    • macOS Ventura 13.7.8
    • Intel iMac
    • French version of InDesign

    Problem

    In InDesign 21.5.1, assigning a color to the **File > Export… command through Edit > Menus… causes the Export dialog to display only Adobe PDF (Print) when the dialog is opened from the File menu.

    All other export formats disappear.

    However, if I open the same Export dialog using the keyboard shortcut Command + E, all export formats are available normally.

    Removing the color assigned to… more

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11. Indesign struggling to do anything and lagging

    I haven't had a problem with Indesign when I started using it, but the more I use it the more a pain it is being. I am a university student for graphic design and we need to use Indesign to create our portfolios. It started with a little lag when trying to scroll, but now I sruggle to get into the app, it takes hours and when I finally get in the app it takes more hours to open my portfolios. Once I am finally in my portfolio and want to start doing my work, even just moving the mouse cursor slightly causes it to lag for minutes. I don't have time for this to happen. I have submissions to complete and a lot of work needs to be done. Fix the problem properly because it is on the most current version it can be and is updated. Fix this quick because I am not the only one with this problem

    I haven't had a problem with Indesign when I started using it, but the more I use it the more a pain it is being. I am a university student for graphic design and we need to use Indesign to create our portfolios. It started with a little lag when trying to scroll, but now I sruggle to get into the app, it takes hours and when I finally get in the app it takes more hours to open my portfolios. Once I am finally in my portfolio and want to start doing my work, even just moving the mouse… more

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12. Issues with running GREP formula more than once

    InDesign Version: 21.4.1

    I am formatting an Author Index. Some of the authors in the book that I am working on come in with multiple authors per paragraph with the corresponding page number listed once at the end. I use GREP to separate the authors onto their own lines with the page number.

    GREP formula:
    Find: ^(.+?), (.+)\t(\d+)$
    Change To : $1\t$3\r$2\t$3

    The format I start with:
    Coby Morvinski, Yaniv Shani 1086

    The format I finish with:
    Coby Morvinski 1086
    Yaniv Shani 1086

    I have to run this formula multiple times so that it separates the larger groups (there can be up to 12 authors per paragraph). It does just fine for the first 3-4 times, and then will start causing InDesign to crash. The only fix I have found is to copy the authors out of InDesign, run the GREP formula through an outside app like Sublime Text and then copy it back into InDesign.

    Things that I have tried:
    -Computer Restart
    -Clearing preferences,
    -Saving the file as a .idml
    -Copying out a smaller portion of text into a new document and just running the GREP on that.
    -Working through the document by selecting “Change/Find” instead of “Change All”

    I can run a new GREP formula and it will work fine. It is only when I go back to re-running the formula that originally caused the crash that it will start crashing again. This is not the only GREP formula that I have trouble with when I try to run it multiple times.

    InDesign Version: 21.4.1

    I am formatting an Author Index. Some of the authors in the book that I am working on come in with multiple authors per paragraph with the corresponding page number listed once at the end. I use GREP to separate the authors onto their own lines with the page number.

    GREP formula:
    Find: ^(.+?), (.+)\t(\d+)$
    Change To : $1\t$3\r$2\t$3

    The format I start with:
    Coby Morvinski, Yaniv Shani 1086

    The format I finish with:
    Coby Morvinski 1086
    Yaniv Shani 1086

    I have to run this formula multiple times so that it separates the larger groups (there can… more

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13. PDF export do not work with big documents

    Indesign 21.4.1
    Mac mini M4 24 GB
    Tahoe 26.5.2 (25F84)

    Document 1834 pages
    3 colums
    It contains only running text—no images—using paragraph and character styles. It is entirely in Times New Roman. The document is simple, though it is quite long.

    It creates a 0 KB PDF file and just keeps spinning without ever finishing. There are no error messages. The "Force Quit" menu shows nothing unusual.

    It is impossible to print using any of the "Adobe PDF Settings" options—such as "Press Quality," "High Quality Print," etc.

    A friend tried printing the file from an older version of InDesign on a PC, and the document printed correctly and quickly using any of the PDF output settings.

    Indesign 21.4.1
    Mac mini M4 24 GB
    Tahoe 26.5.2 (25F84)

    Document 1834 pages
    3 colums
    It contains only running text—no images—using paragraph and character styles. It is entirely in Times New Roman. The document is simple, though it is quite long.

    It creates a 0 KB PDF file and just keeps spinning without ever finishing. There are no error messages. The "Force Quit" menu shows nothing unusual.

    It is impossible to print using any of the "Adobe PDF Settings" options—such as "Press Quality," "High Quality Print," etc.

    A friend tried printing the file from an older version of InDesign on a… more

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14. InDesign becomes unresponsive when working with images – cursor disappears, text disappears, application cannot be closed I am experiencing

    InDesign becomes unresponsive when working with images – cursor disappears, text disappears, application cannot be closed
    I am experiencing serious stability problems with Adobe InDesign on Windows 11.
    I previously reported a text display problem where text would randomly disappear from a text frame while still being present in the Story Editor. That problem has also occurred in the current version.
    However, I have now noticed a second, very serious problem:
    As long as I work only with text, InDesign works normally. As soon as I start working with images, the problems begin.
    For example, when I place an image:
    • underneath a text frame,
    • next to a text frame,
    • or anywhere on the page,
    the normal mouse cursor disappears and is replaced by a spinning circle/loading cursor.
    I can still perform some operations, but the program becomes extremely slow and unstable. When I then try to return to editing text, the text disappears from the text frame again. It becomes visible only after clicking in the text frame twice.
    The most serious problem is that InDesign eventually cannot be closed normally at all. Choosing Exit/Close does not close the application. The program remains unresponsive, and the only way to shut it down is to force the computer to restart/shut down.
    This makes normal professional work in InDesign extremely difficult and unreliable, especially when creating magazine layouts where text and images are constantly being edited together.
    System information
    • Windows 11
    • Adobe InDesign 2026, version 21.4.1
    • Hungarian user interface
    • The problem occurs with text created directly in InDesign as well as text pasted from Word.
    • I have already completely uninstalled and reinstalled InDesign.
    • GPU Performance is disabled.
    • The problem is not limited to a particular font; it also occurred with Arial and Minion Pro.
    • The problem is intermittent when working with text alone, but the severe cursor/freezing problems consistently begin after I start working with images.
    I would be very grateful if this could be investigated by the InDesign engineering team. I can provide a video demonstrating the problem if required.
    This is not simply a text-editing or workflow issue. The application becomes unstable when images are introduced into the document, eventually becoming impossible to close normally.
    Please let me know if you need any additional diagnostic information or a screen recording.
    Additional clarification: The text-disappearing problem I reported previously eventually resolved itself, and InDesign worked normally for a period of time. The problems described in this new report appeared only later, after this period of stable operation, and are specifically triggered when I start working with images.

    InDesign becomes unresponsive when working with images – cursor disappears, text disappears, application cannot be closed
    I am experiencing serious stability problems with Adobe InDesign on Windows 11.
    I previously reported a text display problem where text would randomly disappear from a text frame while still being present in the Story Editor. That problem has also occurred in the current version.
    However, I have now noticed a second, very serious problem:
    As long as I work only with text, InDesign works normally. As soon as I start working with images, the problems begin.
    For example, when I place an image:… more

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15. InDesign paragraph borders and rules fail PDF/UA-1 accessibility (Unmarked Content Error)

    Hello,

    I would like to report a persistent PDF/UA compliance bug regarding Paragraph Borders and Paragraph Rules exported from InDesign 21.4.1.

    [Description of the issue]
    When using the built-in "Paragraph Borders" or "Paragraph Rules" features within Paragraph Styles, InDesign fails to correctly tag or artifact the generated vector lines upon PDF export, even when the export tagging for the style is forced to a specific tag (like H2 or P) and "Create Tagged PDF" is checked.

    As a result, tools like Adobe Acrobat Preflight (PDF/UA-1 validation profile) and axesCheck return a critical compliance error: "Content neither marked as artifact nor nested within a structural element" (Unmarked Content). The vector line is exported as an independent, untagged graphical object adjacent to the text container inside the tag.

    [Steps to reproduce]
    1. Create a Paragraph Style for a heading (e.g., H2).
    2. Enable "Paragraph Border" or "Paragraph Rule" inside this style.
    3. In Export Tagging, force the PDF Tag to "H2".
    4. Export the document as an Interactive or Print PDF with "Create Tagged PDF" enabled.
    5. Run a PDF/UA-1 Preflight check in Adobe Acrobat Pro or axesCheck.

    [Expected result]
    The paragraph border/rule should be automatically integrated as an attribute of the text container or automatically nested as an <Artifact> layout element.

    [Actual result]
    The file fails PDF/UA-1 validation due to untagged content. The user has to manually use the Reading Order tool in Acrobat Pro to mark each border/rule as an artifact, which is extremely time-consuming for long documents.

    Thank you for looking into this.

    Hello,

    I would like to report a persistent PDF/UA compliance bug regarding Paragraph Borders and Paragraph Rules exported from InDesign 21.4.1.

    [Description of the issue]
    When using the built-in "Paragraph Borders" or "Paragraph Rules" features within Paragraph Styles, InDesign fails to correctly tag or artifact the generated vector lines upon PDF export, even when the export tagging for the style is forced to a specific tag (like H2 or P) and "Create Tagged PDF" is checked.

    As a result, tools like Adobe Acrobat Preflight (PDF/UA-1 validation profile) and axesCheck return a critical compliance error: "Content neither marked as artifact nor… more

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16. CC Libraries thumbnail transparency

    In InDesign 2026, CC Libraries does not correctly preview transparent white vector assets. “Show Transparency Grid” only displays the transparency grid outside the asset’s bounding box. The area inside the bounding box remains white, making white logos and icons invisible. For example, a round white logo is shown as a blank white square. The asset is transparent when placed in the document, so the issue affects the CC Libraries thumbnail only. Local InDesign Libraries show the object contours in the layer color, but CC Libraries offer no comparable visibility option.

    Would prefer either:
    - A transparent box with white preview only of the asset.
    - A contour of the asset in the layer colour (like in local libraries, so you can see the outline of the asset).

    In attachment, icon is added into the library in white (wit) and black (zwart).
    Black one is visible, white one is not.

    In InDesign 2026, CC Libraries does not correctly preview transparent white vector assets. “Show Transparency Grid” only displays the transparency grid outside the asset’s bounding box. The area inside the bounding box remains white, making white logos and icons invisible. For example, a round white logo is shown as a blank white square. The asset is transparent when placed in the document, so the issue affects the CC Libraries thumbnail only. Local InDesign Libraries show the object contours in the layer color, but CC Libraries offer no comparable visibility option.

    Would prefer either:
    - A transparent box with white preview… more

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17. can't convert PDF files

    Indesign is currently failing to open PDF and Illustrator files. The Covert dialogue pops up and takes a very long time to process before returning a failure message. Error says "some features in the PDF" are to blame, but it's happening with even previously good files and .ai files as well.

    Issue initially presented on latest version (24.1.1); tried reinstalling, then tried uninstalling that and dialing back to version 21.0.2. Same issue every time, even on files I worked on previously with no issue. Have rebooted my system multiple times, no change. Sample PDF attached.

    Windows 11 enterprise x64
    AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor (3.80 GHz)
    RAM 32.0 GB (31.1 GB usable)

    Indesign is currently failing to open PDF and Illustrator files. The Covert dialogue pops up and takes a very long time to process before returning a failure message. Error says "some features in the PDF" are to blame, but it's happening with even previously good files and .ai files as well.

    Issue initially presented on latest version (24.1.1); tried reinstalling, then tried uninstalling that and dialing back to version 21.0.2. Same issue every time, even on files I worked on previously with no issue. Have rebooted my system multiple times, no change. Sample PDF attached.

    Windows 11 enterprise x64
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18. Color Issue on Appearance Panel

    When trying to change the color on the appearance panel, there is an audible sound on my MacBook, like I can't select it.
    I have an example, a regular rectangle, I tried to change the color under the appearance panel and it makes that sound and it won't let me change the color. Ive deleted and reinstalled inDesign, cleared settings, restarted the computer, and the issue persists. I've also opened different files, and new files for testing it and it still does the same thing. I'm on the lates version 21.4.1, not on a beta of macOS either.

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19. Modal dialog boxes appear behind InDesign window on macOS + excessive resource usage

    I am experiencing two recurring problems while using Adobe InDesign on my iMac. The most disruptive is that modal dialog boxes are appearing behind the main InDesign window instead of in front of it.

    Problem 1 – Dialog boxes appearing behind the InDesign workspace

    When InDesign opens a dialog box, the dialog sometimes appears behind the main InDesign document/workspace window.

    Because the dialog is modal, InDesign will not allow me to continue working normally until I respond to it. However, I cannot see the dialog because it is hidden behind the main InDesign window.

    Initially this made it appear as though InDesign had frozen. If I try to quit InDesign, I receive a message telling me that there is an active dialog box, but there is no visible dialog box for me to respond to.

    I have now discovered a way to reproduce/reveal the problem: if I switch to another macOS Desktop/Space and then return to the Desktop/Space where InDesign is running, the hidden dialog box suddenly appears correctly in front of the InDesign workspace. I can then respond to the dialog and continue working.

    This is happening frequently and is significantly disrupting my workflow.

    Expected behaviour

    When InDesign opens a modal dialog box, the dialog should always appear in front of the InDesign workspace so that I can see it and respond to it.

    Actual behaviour

    The modal dialog sometimes appears behind the main InDesign window. InDesign then becomes effectively unusable because it is waiting for a response to a dialog that I cannot see.

    Switching to another macOS Desktop/Space and then returning to InDesign causes the dialog to display correctly in front of the workspace.

    I have found older Adobe UserVoice reports describing similar behaviour. I am submitting this report because the problem is still occurring on current Apple hardware and my current InDesign/macOS installation, so it does not appear to have been fully resolved.

    Problem 2 – Excessive resource usage and computer becoming very hot

    I am also experiencing unusually high system resource usage while working in InDesign.

    My iMac becomes noticeably hot and appears to be working extremely hard while I am using InDesign. At times this has become significant enough that I have stopped working, closed all of my applications and restarted the computer. On some occasions I have shut the computer down completely because of how hot it has become.

    This is occurring during my normal InDesign work and is becoming frequent enough that it is affecting my ability to work reliably.

    I do not know whether the excessive resource usage is related to the hidden modal-dialog problem, but I wanted to report both behaviours because they are occurring on the same system while using InDesign.

    System information

    Computer: Apple iMac, 24-inch (2024)
    Processor: Apple M4
    Memory: 16 GB
    Operating system: macOS Sequoia 15.6.1
    Adobe InDesign version: 2026

    Additional information

    This is not a conventional InDesign crash. InDesign remains open.

    The main problem is that a modal dialog can become hidden behind the InDesign workspace. Because InDesign is waiting for a response to that hidden dialog, the program can appear frozen or unresponsive and cannot be quit normally.

    Switching macOS Desktops/Spaces and then returning to InDesign causes the dialog to appear correctly in front of the workspace.

    Because this is happening repeatedly, rather than as an isolated incident, I would appreciate Adobe investigating whether this is a known issue with InDesign's window/dialog handling on macOS, particularly on Apple Silicon Macs, and whether the unusually high resource usage I am experiencing could be related.

    I am experiencing two recurring problems while using Adobe InDesign on my iMac. The most disruptive is that modal dialog boxes are appearing behind the main InDesign window instead of in front of it.

    Problem 1 – Dialog boxes appearing behind the InDesign workspace

    When InDesign opens a dialog box, the dialog sometimes appears behind the main InDesign document/workspace window.

    Because the dialog is modal, InDesign will not allow me to continue working normally until I respond to it. However, I cannot see the dialog because it is hidden behind the main InDesign window.

    Initially this made it appear as… more

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20. Everything on my screen goes invisible

    When working in a document, everything on my screen goes invisible. It's all still there because I can select it and get the selection boxes but can't see it. This happens sporadically and there does not seem to be a certain thing that triggers it.

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