Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Przesuwanie kilku obiektów nie działa.
Zaznaczam minimum dwa importowane obiekty i nie mogę ich wszystkich przesunąć. Przesuwa mi się tylko jeden - pozostałe zostają na swoich miejscach. W poprzedniej wersji to działało. Nie da się tak pracować.
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All my coments vanished
I am experiencing a serious issue with InDesign Share for Review and need assistance recovering review comments.
I created an InDesign document and shared it using Share for Review. Around 10 collaborators participated and left more than 200 comments. More than a week later, I reopened the file to apply the feedback, and all comments were loading and working normally.
While working on the document, my internet connection was temporarily interrupted for a few minutes. After the connection was restored, the review stopped working. The comments no longer appear in InDesign, the review seems to have disappeared from my account, and the original review link no longer works for any of the collaborators.
As a result, more than 200 comments from approximately 10 reviewers have become inaccessible.
Could you please investigate whether the review data can be recovered or restored from Adobe's servers? Since the comments were available and functioning normally before the connection issue, I believe the review data may still exist.
I am experiencing a serious issue with InDesign Share for Review and need assistance recovering review comments.
I created an InDesign document and shared it using Share for Review. Around 10 collaborators participated and left more than 200 comments. More than a week later, I reopened the file to apply the feedback, and all comments were loading and working normally.
While working on the document, my internet connection was temporarily interrupted for a few minutes. After the connection was restored, the review stopped working. The comments no longer appear in InDesign, the review seems to have disappeared from my account,…
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Endnote hyperlinks fail to work in exported PDF (InDesign 2025 & 2026)
Version of Adobe InDesign:
Affects both Adobe InDesign 2025 and InDesign 2026 (latest updates).Steps to reproduce the issues:
Create or open a document containing dynamic Endnotes in InDesign 2025 or 2026.
Verify that endnote hyperlinks appear normal, updated, and active inside the InDesign application workspace.
Export the document to PDF using either "Adobe PDF (Interactive)" or "Adobe PDF (Print)" with the "Hyperlinks" checkbox explicitly checked under the General export settings.
Open the generated PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Pro or any browser.
Attempt to click on the endnote numbers in the text to jump to the endnote text.
Expected result:
The endnote numbers should act as active, clickable hyperlinks that navigate directly to the corresponding endnote text at the end of the document/story (and vice versa), just like standard hyperlinks do.Actual result:
All standard hyperlinks in the document work perfectly, but the endnote numbers/links are completely dead, flat, and unclickable in the exported PDF.
(Note: Troubleshooting steps like updating/syncing links, exporting via IDML to clear corruption, and copying content into a brand-new blank document have all been attempted, but none resolved the issue.)
Version of Adobe InDesign:
Affects both Adobe InDesign 2025 and InDesign 2026 (latest updates).Steps to reproduce the issues:
Create or open a document containing dynamic Endnotes in InDesign 2025 or 2026.
Verify that endnote hyperlinks appear normal, updated, and active inside the InDesign application workspace.
Export the document to PDF using either "Adobe PDF (Interactive)" or "Adobe PDF (Print)" with the "Hyperlinks" checkbox explicitly checked under the General export settings.
Open the generated PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Pro or any browser.
Attempt to click on the endnote numbers in the text to jump to the endnote text.
Expected…
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Grafics .svg in print PDF highlighted in blue
When exporting a print PDF from InDesign 21.2, several graphics were highlighted in blue. The graphics were available in .svg format. In InDesign and in the web PDF, the blue areas are not visible. Other graphics in the same document and also in .svg format were rendered correctly
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swatch expected, but swatch gotten
The following code on a tables cell…
cell.leftEdgeStrokeColor = app.swatches[0];
cell.rightEdgeStrokeColor = app.swatches[0];results in the error "Swatch erwartet aber swatch erhalten" (translation “Swatch expected, but swatch gotten”). That is probably not a helpful error message.
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InDesign 2026 cursor scaling problem
Subject: Cursor remains extremely small on 27-inch 4K monitor despite all available scaling settings
I would like to report a HiDPI scaling issue in Adobe InDesign 2026 that affects usability on professional 4K monitors.
My setup consists of two displays connected to the same Windows PC:
- ASUS ProArt PA279CRV – 27-inch, 3840 × 2160 (4K)
- KOORUI 27-inch – 1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
When InDesign is displayed on the KOORUI Full HD monitor, the text cursor (insertion point) appears at a normal and comfortable size. However, when I move the exact same InDesign window to the ASUS ProArt PA279CRV 4K monitor, the cursor becomes extremely small and difficult to see.
I have already tested all available scaling-related options without success:
- Windows display scaling at multiple values, including 100%, 125%, 150%, 175%, 200%, and higher available settings.
- InDesign Preferences → User Interface Scaling → UI Sizing set to Large.
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Windows Compatibility settings:
- Application
- System
- System (Enhanced)
Restarting InDesign after each change.
None of these settings significantly improve the cursor size on the 4K display.
It is important to note that the Windows cursor itself scales correctly and remains clearly visible throughout the operating system. The issue appears to be specific to InDesign’s text insertion cursor. The behavior can be reproduced instantly by simply moving the InDesign window from the Full HD monitor to the 4K monitor, without changing any other settings. This indicates that the problem is related to how InDesign handles HiDPI scaling on 4K displays.
Because both monitors are 27 inches, the physical size difference is not caused by screen size but by the much higher pixel density of the 4K display. As a result, the insertion cursor becomes disproportionately small compared to the rest of the interface.
I would also like to emphasize that reducing the monitor resolution is not an acceptable workaround. I specifically purchased the ASUS ProArt PA279CRV for professional graphic design, catalog production, image editing, and color-critical work at its native 3840 × 2160 resolution. Lowering the resolution defeats the purpose of using a professional 4K monitor.
I kindly request that Adobe review and improve the scaling behavior of the text insertion cursor in InDesign on HiDPI and 4K displays, or provide a dedicated option to independently adjust cursor thickness and visibility.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Subject: Cursor remains extremely small on 27-inch 4K monitor despite all available scaling settings
I would like to report a HiDPI scaling issue in Adobe InDesign 2026 that affects usability on professional 4K monitors.
My setup consists of two displays connected to the same Windows PC:
- ASUS ProArt PA279CRV – 27-inch, 3840 × 2160 (4K)
- KOORUI 27-inch – 1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
When InDesign is displayed on the KOORUI Full HD monitor, the text cursor (insertion point) appears at a normal and comfortable size. However, when I move the exact same InDesign window to the ASUS ProArt PA279CRV 4K…
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Screen does not refresh in all cases
Every now and then, InDesign shows things in a previous state, which is very confusing.
E..g. when adding a page break, the break is added, but the text remains, until the document is scrolled. The screen does not seem to refresh after this action.I am on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra, InDesign 21.4
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HEIC file usability
I just embedded twenty HEIC files in an INDD file and the file rapidly became extremely sluggish. The color wheel of death spun regularly for almost every 5th action step. Even simple adjustments into the file, caused the color wheel to spin. Its time to get this bug fixed from Indesign.
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FX Blending Modes not working
I'm running InDesign on an Intel iMac Pro OS X 15.7.7. It has just updated to 21.4 and the FX pane doesn't appear to be working. I select the frame I want to apply the FX blending mode to (multiply in this case) and nothing happens. I can only get it to work if I assign the blending mode by going to the main menu Object > Effects > Transparency,
Is anyone else having this issue?
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Upon migration to a version 21.4 pasteboard size is not carried on
Upon migration to a version 21.4 pasteboard size is not carried on. I always set my defaults to 256 x 128 or 512 x 128 mm but upon migration of my preferences to a new InDesign these has been reset to defaults.
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When trying to make a new doc does not allow me to because margins were set to big on last doc
On last doc I made I needed big margins, so
- previous doc I made 350mm margins
- went to make new file
- new doc
- made dims of page smaller like 150mm x 1000mm
- error warning saying not allowing me to make doc due to big margins
- try to change margins its not letting me make doc.In old versions of indesign it would just make massive margins that would meet in the middle like a tiny pink square in middel of page, then let you make the doc without any warning and then you would just reset you margins if you wanted them.
This blocking of making new doc is not expected or fluid, I had to try about 10-15x to make the doc, eventually I switched to auto page layout and reduced margins there and it let me, but the warning is not clear.
This is just wrong, coming from some one who used Quark from 1993-1999, Page maker 1994-96, Indesign 1999-2026 almost everyday.
Really its just wrong and a massive bug. I should not be blocked from making a file just for having margins on my last doc too big.
On last doc I made I needed big margins, so
- previous doc I made 350mm margins
- went to make new file
- new doc
- made dims of page smaller like 150mm x 1000mm
- error warning saying not allowing me to make doc due to big margins
- try to change margins its not letting me make doc.In old versions of indesign it would just make massive margins that would meet in the middle like a tiny pink square in middel of page, then let you make the doc without any warning and then you would…
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Type Pipette
Type Pipette does not work. No specific steps necessary to reproduce. When using it tints the text in a random color instead of applying font styles such as size, leading and color. I am using a MacBook Pro, 2023 MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1, Indesign 21.3. Already tried to de- and re-install. Shut down computer and even deleting settings manually form Library. Then in worked for like a day and after stopped working again.
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Varningsruta
Får en varningsruta så fort jag ska använda InDesign, kommer upp ofta.
Version 21.4 x64
Fungerade bra innan uppgraderingen.Vad kan ha hänt?
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The assignments panel is not showing in the editorial menu.
I've already tried to reset the preferences, but no luck with that. It's just not there.
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Telugu text rendering issues.. Rendering Sunna (O) with wrong spacing in InDesign
Telugu text rendering issues.. Rendering Sunna (O) with wrong spacing in InDesign. Same text using same font Illustrator is rendering correctly. Here are the samples.
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Bug in paragraph style options Indesign 21.3
The full list of options not showing in paragraph styles in version 21.3 In particular in wasn't showing Grep style options. I uninstalled 21.3 and reinstalled version 21 and it worked fine.
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lines in pictures
I have a problem with the application. When I open it, all my pictures have lines. Can someone help me?
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export failed background task
I've got an error message when I try to export a PDF. What can I do??
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Add feature: 'oepn in new window' for creating hyperlinks within InDesign Document and exporting to interactive PDF.
Working on creative cloud Adobe InDesign 2026
Add feature: 'open in new window' for hyperlinks within InDesign document, so that you don't navigate away from interactive PDF when you click on hyperlinks within the document.
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PDF export
Error when exporting to PDF file - shadow on the bottom and right side of the image (there should be none because the shadow is outside the page).
Adobe InDesign CC 2026 ver. 21.3 (Windows 11)
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