Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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GREP
Indesign 21.4. and 21.4.1 x64 | Win 11 Pro 25H2 | Build 26200.8655 | Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.315.0:
Issue: Certain GREPs no longer working: Example:
Find what:
^Question\h\d+\K.+(?=\r)Find Format:
A Paragraph StyleNo matches are found (there were matching elements in all our test documents).
The GREP works when Find Format is empty (at least regarding Paragraph Styles, Character Styles or Character Colors).
The GREP works with a PS, CS or CC only if either the "^" at the beginning or the \K is omitted.This issue persist for several days by now.
Its an issue with every indesign document we have tested (old ones as well as newly created ones especially for testing).
Its an issue regardless which workstation we use and to which network the workstation is connected.
Its an issue when the document is accessed via our fileserver and its an issue when the document is saved locally.
Its an issue with every GREP that stats with "^" and contains "\K" - wheter there is a positive lookahead or not doesn't influence the outcome.(?<=^Question\h\d)\K.+(?=\r) is working in conjunction with an entry in the Find Format but is for the obvious reason no viable workaround. And neither is omitting either an entry in the Find Format or the "^" or "\K".
As a last resort (such GREPs is our bread and butter in scientific publishing) we unshelved an old workstation with CS 6 and Win 10 with the last update and the GREPs worked as fine as ever. But before we revert completely at least for the time being I hope a quick solution can be found.
Thank you in advance with best regards
Indesign 21.4. and 21.4.1 x64 | Win 11 Pro 25H2 | Build 26200.8655 | Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.315.0:
Issue: Certain GREPs no longer working: Example:
Find what:
^Question\h\d+\K.+(?=\r)Find Format:
A Paragraph StyleNo matches are found (there were matching elements in all our test documents).
The GREP works when Find Format is empty (at least regarding Paragraph Styles, Character Styles or Character Colors).
The GREP works with a PS, CS or CC only if either the "^" at the beginning or the \K is omitted.This issue persist for several days by now.
Its an issue with…1 vote -
Exported Interactive PDF Does Not Match Reading Order
I've spend days establishing reading order in InDesign (reverse order in layers panel) but, when exported to interactive PDF, Acrobat is NOT matching this order.
I have a 200-page document with nine text-based buttons in addition to other content, all carefully arranged in order on multiple parent pages, then overridden on each page of the document (to avoid the form field error in Acrobat's accessibility tests). Now I have to go through each of the 200 pages in Acrobat and fix the order.
Despite this being report 'fixed' in InDesign 2020, it is most definitely not. When on earth are Adobe going to fix the long list of bugs in the InDesign/Acrobat accessible PDF workflow? I must have wasted weeks over the past three years trying to work around and fix the many, many issues.
I've spend days establishing reading order in InDesign (reverse order in layers panel) but, when exported to interactive PDF, Acrobat is NOT matching this order.
I have a 200-page document with nine text-based buttons in addition to other content, all carefully arranged in order on multiple parent pages, then overridden on each page of the document (to avoid the form field error in Acrobat's accessibility tests). Now I have to go through each of the 200 pages in Acrobat and fix the order.
Despite this being report 'fixed' in InDesign 2020, it is most definitely not. When on earth…
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incopy browser (Editing on the Indesign Web) is slow - takes alot of time to load sometimes even 10-15mins for loading and very slow while
The "Share for editing" feature is extremely slow as the loading of the page lags. When a user is typing or editing too it take a lot of time to reflect and there is a lot of lagging
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Incopy(Indesign on web) changes to reflect in Indesign takes inconsistent time...it does not reflect even after closing the Web version
The indesign feature of "Share for editing" (Beta feature) is very slow. Even after making changes in Incopy web version it does not reflect on Indesign many times...it takes almost 1 hour at times after closing the web version
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Images are distorted when I open up a document.
When I open a document, the images have to be relinked. I am working Adobe Indesign 21.4, Ventura
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Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color 1. InDesign 21.4 Windows 2. Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the a
Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color
- InDesign 21.4 Windows
- Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the auto spacer. Then select the Color Theme tool (Ctrl+Shift+I), select a color and try to apply it to the TEXT.
- Well, here, it says it will change the text color (via icon over cursor) but it (4.) instead changes the color of the Text BOX. It is not possible to change text color with Color Theme tool even by zooming in. The Color Theme tool is unable to change text color in this context and the icon indication of text while changing the color of the box shows it's a bug.
Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color
- InDesign 21.4 Windows
- Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the auto spacer. Then select the Color Theme tool (Ctrl+Shift+I), select a color and try to apply it to the TEXT.
- Well, here, it says it will change the text color (via icon over cursor) but it (4.) instead changes the color of the Text BOX. It is not possible to change text color with Color Theme tool even by zooming in. The Color Theme tool is unable to change text color in this context and the…
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Color Theme
Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color
- InDesign 21.4 Windows
- Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the auto spacer. Then select the Color Theme tool (Ctrl+Shift+I), select a color and try to apply it to the TEXT.
- Well, here, it says it will change the text color (via icon over cursor) but it (4.) instead changes the color of the Text BOX. It is not possible to change text color with Color Theme tool even by zooming in. The Color Theme tool is unable to change text color in this context and the icon indication of text while changing the color of the box shows it's a bug.
Color Theme Tool Unable to Change Text Color
- InDesign 21.4 Windows
- Write text, Copy it with Alt+Shift more than once, maybe use the auto spacer. Then select the Color Theme tool (Ctrl+Shift+I), select a color and try to apply it to the TEXT.
- Well, here, it says it will change the text color (via icon over cursor) but it (4.) instead changes the color of the Text BOX. It is not possible to change text color with Color Theme tool even by zooming in. The Color Theme tool is unable to change text color in this context and the…
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Images cannot be used as align to key object
Images cannot be used as align to key object
I am working on Windows 11. Adobe Indesign 21.4
I am trying to use align to key object the old fashioned way by selecting multiple objects and with a single click choose my Key object. This used to work no problem at all.
I select multiple Text boxes and I can align them using one of them as a key object.
I select multiple images and I cannot align them using one of them as key object.
I select different image objects and text objects and I can align them using the Text box as key object.
I select different Image objects and text objects and I cannot align them using the Image as key object.
Same happens with shapes and images.
Conclusion is something is wrong with images or there is a setting I am not aware of that wasn’t present before.
It doesn’t matter what settings I have in the alignment panel under ‘Align to’.
The symptom, is that when trying to use an image as a key object it simply releases the selection when clicking on it.
Additional problem or symptom is that when I select multiple objects that are images and try to move them around they get deselected the moment I want to drag.
If a text box is part of the selection this doesn’t happen.
This makes editing a document very slow please let me know what’s going on or if its a bug, please fix it
Thank you!
Images cannot be used as align to key object
I am working on Windows 11. Adobe Indesign 21.4
I am trying to use align to key object the old fashioned way by selecting multiple objects and with a single click choose my Key object. This used to work no problem at all.
I select multiple Text boxes and I can align them using one of them as a key object.
I select multiple images and I cannot align them using one of them as key object.
I select different image objects and text objects and I can align them…
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Canvas disappears on monitor setup change
When I'm on my macbook Pro (16" M1 Max 2021), and have a document open, then connect my computer to an external monitor/workstation and make indesign full screen on that monitor, the canvas disappears, and I can only see the grey background until I close the document and reopen it again. This also happens when I disconnect the monitor and scale the indesign app to the macbook monitor size. I'm using indesign 21.4 on Sequoia 15.0
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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…
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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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