Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Bug Report: High Quality Display shows no improvement over Typical for large images (~45MP+)
Placed raster images above roughly 45-48 megapixels show zero visible difference between Typical and High Quality Display Performance; both render a blocky, low-resolution proxy instead of the full-resolution source. The same content under ~38MP renders correctly with the expected difference.
Steps to reproduce: place an RGB 8-bit image with total pixel count at or above ~45MP (e.g. 6000x8000px) at a large placed size (Effective PPI 700+). Switch between Typical and High Quality Display: no visible change. Reduce the same source to ~36-38MP (e.g. 6000px long side): renders correctly.
Size pattern observed on the same source content: 8000px long side (~48MP),…
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Issues with Indesign
I have experienced multiple stability issues with Adobe InDesign 2026.
The most serious issue has happened twice. While working normally on a document, multiple pages suddenly appear completely blank, as though all of their contents have disappeared. The pages become entirely white inside InDesign.
I first noticed the issue while exporting the document to PDF because the exported PDF also contained these blank pages.
I was not performing any unusual operations beforehand. I was simply editing the document, saving frequently, and exporting to PDF.
The linked images and assets were stored locally on my computer and were never moved, renamed,…
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Ctrl+D (replace photo) causes InDesign to get hung every time
Using the simple Ctrl+D shortcut to replace a template photo causes my InDesign to get hung every single time. I have to use Task Manager to exit the program, losing all my previous work on the file. This is only ONE of MANY bugs that currently make InDesign unusable for me. Stop using AI code and fix this software!
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variable devanagari fonts characters not composing correctly
Variable fonts in Devanagari & Gurmukhi no longer compose characters correctly. InDesign 21.3. Mac Sequoia 15.7.1.
They did work previously, and if I open an old file the fonts still appear correctly until I change something.
Font is Anek Devanagari/Gurmukhi, or Noto Sans. Static versions work file.I don't see this bug in the list of things fixed in the latest update, has it been corrected?
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grab transparent frames
Product: Adobe InDesign 21.4.1
Platform: macOSSince updating to InDesign 21.4.1, transparent text frames are no longer draggable from their empty interior.
Steps to reproduce:
Create a new document.
Draw a text frame.
Set the stroke to any visible color and weight.
Set the fill to None.
Try to drag the text frame by clicking anywhere inside the empty area.
Expected result:
The text frame should be selectable and draggable from anywhere inside the frame, as in previous versions of InDesign.
Actual result:
Only the frame border is clickable/draggable. Clicking or dragging inside the transparent area does nothing.
Additional observation:…1 vote -
PDF export bug – Unicode character "ł" (U+0142) corrupts text encoding of the entire PDF
I have found a reproducible issue in Adobe InDesign affecting PDF export.
Environment
Adobe InDesign 2026
Mac OS Tahoe 26.1
Font: Univers Next Pro Condensed (locally installed, licensed version)Description
When exporting a PDF from InDesign, the presence of a single Polish lowercase letter ł (Unicode U+0142) causes the text encoding of the entire PDF to become corrupted.The document displays and prints correctly, but copying text from the exported PDF no longer works correctly:
accented characters such as é, è, à, ê, ç, etc. are copied as periods (".") or incorrect characters;
the problem affects the entire PDF, not…1 vote -
Microsoft Surface Laptop vergrößert alle Bedienelemente von InDesign weil InDesign denkt, es wäre ein Tablet (wegen dem Touch Panel)
Ich benutze ein Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 mit Qualcomm Plus ARM-Prozessor und die BETA-Version von InDesign. Beim Starten geht InDesign sofort in eine Touch-Oberfläche, weil es das Surface Laptop, das auch ein Touch-Display hat, fälschlicherweise als Tablet interpretiert. Dadurch sind alle Elemente um den Faktor ca. 500 vergrößert, so dass man keine Bedienelemente mehr erreichen kann und das lässt sich auch nicht abschalten. Ich habe eine KI gefragt, wie man das lösen könnte, aber alle Versuche scheiterten leider. Aus diesem Grund kann ich InDesign auf meinem neuen Surface Laptop nicht nutzen, obwohl ich es mir genau dafür für unterwegs gekauft…
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Problème d'assemblage de polices : police National 2 + Monotype Connect
Problème d'assemblage sous Windows 11 : police National 2 + Monotype Connect
Configuration informatique (système et logiciels) :- InDesign 2026 v21.4.1
- Windows 11 24h2 Entreprise
- Monotype Connect 28.1.4
Reproduction du problème :
1 fichier InDesign utilisant des polices de la collection National 2 activées avec Monotype Connect, sous Windows.
Pas de problème sous macOS.Description du problème :
Quand on lance un assemblage en demandant la copie des polices, InDesign signale que les polices National 2 sont "incomplètes" et ne les regroupe pas dans l'assemblage final.
Le problème ne se produit que dans ces conditions :
- Pour l'assemblage InDesign uniquement.…
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Export to interactive pdf option to view pdf greyed out in mac
I noticed yesterday 7/8/26 that the menu for export to interactive pdf has "view pdf after export" greyed out. It does work when I switch to the print pdf menu, so it's not a problem with acrobat or my Finder trying to use preview instead of acrobat.
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Bug: Shift + 1 = bold paragraph instead of an exclamation point. So there is no way to type an exclaimation point right now in InDesign
I have InDesign 21.3 x64. Currently, there is no way to type an exclamation point. When you use the Shift key + the number 1, it will bold the paragraph instead of giving you an exclamation point.
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‘Rows and Columns’ function still not included under ‘Cell styles’
Why is the ‘Rows and Columns’ function still not included under ‘Cell styles’? You cannot set the cell height and have to enter it manually for each individual cell.
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Linear B
Character “Linear B Syllable B008 A” (Unicode U+10000) doesn’t display properly, no matter which font is used.
I have tried using Noto Sans Linear B, Code 2001, and a few of the Kurinto fonts. Either nothing is displayed, or there is a rectangle meaning the glyph is not available. However, the glyph displays properly in the font list, but not in a text box.
Attached are two screenshots, one from InDesign where the glyph doesn’t display properly, and one from Illustrator where it does work fine.
I do realize I’m probably the only person using these glyphs! LOL!
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Pasteboard color
Since the last update 2026, all documents with custom preview pasteboard colour (I prefer a dark gray) revert to the standard light gray pasteboard colour.
Also: when changing the custom pasteboard colour I get a long list of standard colors with the custom colour on the bottom of the list, why such a long list and why not put custom on top in pop-up menu?
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Data Merge randomly exports identical vector document 10x larger (Content Streams duplicated)
I believe I have found a reproducible bug in the InDesign PDF export engine.
Environment
InDesign 21.4.1
PDF Compatibility: Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4)
Data Merge document
Approximately 200 records (400 pages)Expected behaviour
Exporting the same document repeatedly should always generate a PDF of approximately the same size.
Actual behaviour
The same document, exported multiple times using exactly the same PDF preset, randomly produces either:
a normal PDF (around 3–5 MB), or
a much larger PDF (30–50 MB).No document changes are made between exports.
Important observations
Both PDFs are fully vector.
No images are rasterized.
Acrobat PDF Optimizer reports…1 vote -
Flex Layout structure in anchored object lost on IDML/ICML round-trip
Version
Adobe InDesign 21.4.1, macOS 26.5.1Steps to reproduce
Create a Flex Layout in InDesign.
Anchor the Flex Layout to text as an anchored object.
Save the document as IDML, or export the story containing the Flex Layout as ICML.
Either reopen the saved IDML file, place the exported ICML file into a new InDesign document, or edit the ICML file in InCopy and refresh the link in InDesign.Expected result
The Flex Layout should appear identical to the original document.Actual result
The Flex Layout structure is lost entirely. The contents of text frames that were part of the…
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Big size linked pictures
The new versions of InDesign (21.3–21.4.1) cannot export files if a linked image is large (more than 1 GB). When exporting to PDF, only a gray square appears, and the JPG export is empty. The last working version is 21.2.
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Big size pictures
The new versions of InDesign (21.3–21.4.1) cannot export files if a linked image is large (more than 1 GB). When exporting to PDF, only a gray square appears, and the JPG export is empty. The last working version is 21.2.
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Severe image rendering corruption in InDesign on MacBook Pro M4 after macOS update
Description:
I am experiencing intermittent but repeatable image rendering corruption in Adobe InDesign on a brand-new 14-inch MacBook Pro (M4).
Symptoms:
Linked raster images (JPEG/PNG/PSD) initially display correctly.
After a short period of working, the images become corrupted on screen.
The corruption appears as vertical coloured lines, stretched pixels and black areas replacing the image content.
Vector objects and text remain unaffected.
The corruption affects multiple placed images within the document.
Relinking the affected image restores it temporarily, but the corruption returns.
The issue occurs across multiple InDesign documents.Additional observations:
Photoshop has also displayed occasional graphical glitches.
The issue…1 vote -
Large Hourglass and frozen file:
I used Gemini to generate an image using a separate device, then imported it to InDesign then Indesign reacted weird. The new Alt Text recognized the image was Gemini and there was a weird link icon and then an Alt Design icon and a 1" hourglass appeared and I could not do anything. Now my whole file is gone and wont open.
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Reading order of tagged PDF elements is unstable and resets when new elements are added
Description:
SummaryWhen creating an accessible tagged PDF from InDesign, the reading order of elements in the exported PDF becomes unstable and incorrect whenever new elements are added to an existing document. The only reliable workaround is to rebuild the document from scratch with elements placed in the correct reading order from the beginning.
Steps to reproduce
- Create an InDesign document with interactive form fields (text inputs and checkboxes).
- Set the reading order using the Articles panel ("Use for PDF tagging order").
- Export to tagged PDF and verify reading order with a screen reader — order is correct.
- Add new…
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