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1. Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Right Arrow / Left Arrow in tables

   InDesign version 14.0.

   The keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+Right Arrow" to move one word to the right does not work when the text cursor is in a table. Same for "Ctrl+Left Arrow", to move one word to the left.

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   FIXED  ·  amaarora responded

   Fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign 2020.

   In the Creative Cloud Desktop application, click on the Updates section on the left. You should be able to see the Update available for InDesign. Please update your InDesign application to this version to try out the fix.

   Let us know in the comments section if you face any problem with the updation process.

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2. inDesign CC 2018 not working in mojave beta

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   Closed: Fixed  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

   Hello All,

   Thank you for your support all this while. The issue is now fixed in the latest update of InDesign.
   Please upgrade to the new InDesign 14.0 from your Creative Cloud Application.

   If you are unable to see the update yet, click on the menu (three dots) on the top right corner of Creative cloud app and click on “Check for App Updates”.

   Let us know if the issue is resolved for you in InDesign 14.0.

   Thanks,
   Abhinav Kaushik
   InDesign Team

3. links labeled as "modified" when actually "OK"

   ID= v13.1
   MacOS= 10.13.4

   Problem: Open any ID file and links that should be "OK" are labeled as "modified". I do not get any error window that pops up notifying me this. Without taking any action, I close the ID file and reopen it and links are now labeled as "OK". Open it up a third time and links are "OK". I QUIT out of ID and open that same file and see links as "OK" and now they are labeled as "modified". This process repeats. Attached video to show. All links in these ID files are not modified or changed. This poses a quality control problem. Please advise.

   ID= v13.1
   MacOS= 10.13.4

   Problem: Open any ID file and links that should be "OK" are labeled as "modified". I do not get any error window that pops up notifying me this. Without taking any action, I close the ID file and reopen it and links are now labeled as "OK". Open it up a third time and links are "OK". I QUIT out of ID and open that same file and see links as "OK" and now they are labeled as "modified". This process repeats. Attached video to show. All links in these ID files are not modified or… more

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   Closed: Different Product  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

   Hello All,

   Thank you for your patience all this while, We have concluded our investigation into the issue and below is our finding.

   This issue is due to the use of a specific version of Extensis Universal Type client: version 6.1.6.
   The issue is reproducible only with Id 2018 as Extensis UTC 6.1.6 is not compatible with Id 2019.

   Please note:
   If you are using Extensis UTC 6.1.6 with InDesign 2018 please use any other version of Extensis UTC which is compatible with Id 2018 to avoid this issue.

   Or you can upgrade to Id 2019 and used compatible version of Extensis UTC.

   Thanks,
   InDesign Team

4. HTML Export Endnotes with Hyperlinks

   Version: InDesign CC 2018 - 13.1

   Steps to Reproduce:

   1. Use the endnote feature and in one of the endnotes (preferably after the first one), add a hyperlink.

   2. Export the InDesign document to HTML

   Expected Result: All endnote references are hyperlinked and the numbers for each endnote are backlinked back to the reference.

   Actual Result: Endnote number is missing for all endnotes after the hyperlink that was added to the endnote and no linking occurs after the manual hyperlink.

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   FIXED  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

   Hello All,

   Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
   We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 14.0.3

   Please upgrade your InDesign application to the latest version to try out the fix.

   If you are unable to see the update yet, go to Creative Cloud desktop application, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right corner and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.

   If you face any problems with the new update, do let us know in the comments.

   You may also follow the below given link for the list of all fixed issues in Id 14.0.3
   https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html

5. InDesign performance issue: Slow interface

   The new document window is painfully slow. The pallets such as the background task pallet take some visible time to initialise themselves. As a whole the UI is always lagging.

   I'm on a new iMac Pro and this is completely unacceptable. It feels as though the interface is getting in the way instead of making work easier.

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6. My InDesign CC window will not minimise into the dock?

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   Not sure where to go with this one but I have just upgraded to Adobe CC and noticed that I'm unable to 'Minimise' the window in InDesign and also noticed that it won't do it in Illustrator but Photoshop does minimise (ODD!)

   All it will do is when you double click it fills to fit screen and then the opposite.

   I have posted this onto the forum and others have mentioned that they are also experiencing this problem.

   (I have turned on the 'Double -click a windows title bar to minimize' in the System Preferences)

   Please could you help me out?

   Spec: InDesign CC 13.0.1
   MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra 10.12.2

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   Hi,

   Not sure where to go with this one but I have just upgraded to Adobe CC and noticed that I'm unable to 'Minimise' the window in InDesign and also noticed that it won't do it in Illustrator but Photoshop does minimise (ODD!)

   All it will do is when you double click it fills to fit screen and then the opposite.

   I have posted this onto the forum and others have mentioned that they are also experiencing this problem.

   (I have turned on the 'Double -click a windows title bar to minimize' in the System Preferences)

   Please could you help… more

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   Under Review  ·  amaarora responded

   Thanks for reporting. We will review the bug

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7. InDesign still crashing when saving to external server folder/alias

   I updated to the new version of InDesignCC 2018 this morning (the November '17 update, version 13.0.1). Supposedly this was supposed to fix the Save/Save as crash but I just took the same steps as before and the crash is still happening. The steps are as follows:
   1. Create new document
   2. Save As
   3. Select folder within our shared folder (this is linked to another computer, the other computer is the "momma" so to speak in that its part of the hard drive of the other Mac (version 10.12.6). I am also running Mac version 10.12.6. We have a shared folder with multiple sub folders.)
   4. Select sub folder
   5. Save

   I then get two error messages back to back which read:

   "The network connection was lost for the file test.indd, or the file was modified by another process."

   Then a second message: "Error: Adobe InDesign is shutting down. A serious error was detected. Please restart InDesign to recover work in any unsaved InDesign documents."

   I can reproduce this issue over and over again.

   The file still saves but having to reopen InDesign over and over slows my workflow. Alternatively I have to save the files to the desktop then drag them to the folder I need them in. Both ways impact my work flow negatively.

   I have attached a file which details the report that comes up after the crash.

   I updated to the new version of InDesignCC 2018 this morning (the November '17 update, version 13.0.1). Supposedly this was supposed to fix the Save/Save as crash but I just took the same steps as before and the crash is still happening. The steps are as follows:
   1. Create new document
   2. Save As
   3. Select folder within our shared folder (this is linked to another computer, the other computer is the "momma" so to speak in that its part of the hard drive of the other Mac (version 10.12.6). I am also running Mac version 10.12.6. We have a… more

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   Closed: Fixed  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

   Hello All,

   Please update to the latest version of InDesign, Id 13.1 for the fix of the problem.

   Thanks,
   Abhinav

8. InDesign 2018 crashes when I update the links in the links panel

   InDesign 2018 crashes when I update the links in the links panel. It does not matter which size they have.
   I'm using Indesign 2018 since yesterday. Running on a power Mac 2017.
   To finish my document I had to install indesign 2017 again and start all over! What can I do?

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   Closed: Fixed  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

   Fix of the issue is now available in InDesign’s latest November’17 update.
   Please upgrade to the latest version InDesign CC 13.0.1 for the fix.

   If you are unable to see the update, go to Creative Cloud application and click on the context menu on the top right and click on Check for App Updates.

   Thanks,
   InDesign Team

9. InDesign CC 2018 stalls to a spinning beachball right after opening for a brief time

   On first opening InDesign in Sierra 10.2.4, after a couple of seconds of not taking any action, InDesign stalls briefly—about 3 to 4 seconds—not allowing any new action during that time. There is just a spinning beachball. I can postpone the beachball by immediately opening a menu; but after mousing away from the menu the beachball comes back. Not sure if it is trying to load something, but I currently don't have any extra extensions installed. I tried resetting preferences and removing all user install scripts, but it still did it. It's consistent every time I open the new version. I did not carry forward preferences from previous versions. My CC library is synced and not showing any connection issues. Not a major bug, sort of the equivalent of tripping over the same spot of carpet whenever you enter into a room.

   On first opening InDesign in Sierra 10.2.4, after a couple of seconds of not taking any action, InDesign stalls briefly—about 3 to 4 seconds—not allowing any new action during that time. There is just a spinning beachball. I can postpone the beachball by immediately opening a menu; but after mousing away from the menu the beachball comes back. Not sure if it is trying to load something, but I currently don't have any extra extensions installed. I tried resetting preferences and removing all user install scripts, but it still did it. It's consistent every time I open the new version.… more

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   CLOSED  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

   Hello All,

   Thank you for reporting the issue and allowing us some time to complete our investigation into the issue.
   As the part of our investigation, we had reached out to many of you personally over email and we could come up with the below mentioned findings.

   1. For many of the users the issue got fixed after updating InDesign to a newer version.
   2. For the majority of the users the issue was intermittent and is no longer reproducible.
   3. We also found few cases where the performance issue was identified to be related to span columns, cross-references, third party plugin etc.

   Please note that we have created separate threads for these issues and we are now working towards resolving them.

   However, over the time this thread has become too generic to serve its purpose effectively. As per your feedback and the outcome of our investigation we have created multiple threads to address each of the root causes separately and effectively.
   If you are facing any slowness in InDesign or seeing any other performance issue, we request you vote for the relevant thread or create a new thread specifying the action/workflow which is slowing you down.
   We seek your support in our continuous effort to improve InDesign.

   -InDesign Team

   Hello All,

   Thank you for reporting the issue and allowing us some time to complete our investigation into the issue.
   As the part of our investigation, we had reached out to many of you personally over email and we could come up with the below mentioned findings.

   1. For many of the users the issue got fixed after updating InDesign to a newer version.
   2. For the majority of the users the issue was intermittent and is no longer reproducible.
   3. We also found few cases where the performance issue was identified to be related to span columns, cross-references, third party plugin etc.

   Please note that we have created separate threads for these issues and we are now working towards resolving them.

   However, over the time this thread has become too generic to serve its purpose effectively. As per your feedback and the outcome of our investigation we have created… more

10. Moving objects between layers using the layers panel doesn't always work

    I struggle with moving objects between different layers in an InDesign document by using the layers panel. Often it takes two or more attempts to move objects. I wonder if it's the tolerance of the buttons or if this is genuinely a bug.

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    Closed: Fixed  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

    Please update InDesign to the latest version, InDesign CC 2018 (13.0) for the resolution of the issue.

11. Find/Change Custon Queries and Multi-Find/Change Extension

    The latest update to Indesign (verision 21.5.1) breaks Multi-Find/Change Extension and Custom (save) Queries menu in the Find/Change dialog box. As of the update I can perform only 1 task in Multi-Find Change. The task can be running a set of queries or importing a set or exporting a set. Whatever you do, you can only do 1 thing before crashing. Trying to do a second task results in a crash and quit of Indesign. Also the menu of saved queries in the Find/Change dialog is glitchy: sometimes showing and sometimes doing nothing. (Maybe this has something to do with the latest half-*** beta AI feature allowing conversation searching?) Had to revert to previous version.

    The latest update to Indesign (verision 21.5.1) breaks Multi-Find/Change Extension and Custom (save) Queries menu in the Find/Change dialog box. As of the update I can perform only 1 task in Multi-Find Change. The task can be running a set of queries or importing a set or exporting a set. Whatever you do, you can only do 1 thing before crashing. Trying to do a second task results in a crash and quit of Indesign. Also the menu of saved queries in the Find/Change dialog is glitchy: sometimes showing and sometimes doing nothing. (Maybe this has something to do with… more

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12. If “Proportional-width half-width” is set as the automatic numbering format for “Bulleted and numbered lists,” the indent values will be mis

    Note: This issue occurs only in CJK environments.

    1 Create a character style that uses only “Proportional-width half-width”.
    2 In “Bullets and Numbering,” apply automatic numbering, use a tab to advance the text after the number, and set the character style to “Proportional-width half-width”.
    3 The indent value shifts backward, causing it to no longer align with the start of the second line.
    Workaround: Move the indent position slightly forward and align it visually; then use the “Indent to Here” feature to align the second line.

    注意：この現象はCJK環境下でのみ発生する。
    1 「等幅半角字形」のみを設定した文字スタイルを作る。
    2 「箇条書きと段落番号」で、自動番号を与え、自動番号の後はタブで送り、文字スタイルで半角等幅を設定する。自動番号の前後には全角丸カッコを与える。
    3 インデント値が後方へずれ、2行目の先頭と合わなくなる。
    回避策：インデント位置を少し前方に来るようにして目視で位置を合わせ、2行目は「ここまでインデント」で合わせる。

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13. AI Alt-text generation german InDesign

    Since InDesign 21.2 Alttext can be generated by AI.
    Even if this does not work in a german version, the german interface for defining Alt-text looks destroyed.
    The input window is to large and has no frame on the right side.
    The text description for AI is to lang and cut off.

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14. [ID-4270896] Workspace resets every time I open (InDesign 2026)

    On the new InDesign (v21.0) all of my workspaces have been reset and aren't saving properly every time I open a new document. I even set up my docked tabs and tab groups and saved them to a NEW workspace within a fresh 2026 file, and it reset to a default state next time it's opened. It seems to ignore all of the tools I've chosen to remove from their tab groups and opens with all of the default tools within those tab groups.

    The screenshot with all of the icons is what all of my workspaces revert to upon opening InDesign 2026, while the other screenshot is what I've saved my workspace to include.

    On the new InDesign (v21.0) all of my workspaces have been reset and aren't saving properly every time I open a new document. I even set up my docked tabs and tab groups and saved them to a NEW workspace within a fresh 2026 file, and it reset to a default state next time it's opened. It seems to ignore all of the tools I've chosen to remove from their tab groups and opens with all of the default tools within those tab groups.

    The screenshot with all of the icons is what all of my workspaces revert to upon… more

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15. Tagged PDF: contoured text twice in the tagged pdf

    If you give a text a contour and export it as tagged pdf, all glyphs with a contour appear twice in the tags tree.
    The text should only appear once.

    This happens with all InDesign version till 2026 (21).

    Attached Screenshots of the tag tree +6 demoe INDD + PDF.

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16. Hyphenation zone settings override discretionary hyphen exclusivity

    Adobe InDesign Hyphenation Bug Report

    Summary

    Conflict between discretionary hyphen behavior and "After First / Before Last" hyphenation zone settings, where InDesign ignores discretionary hyphens that fall within the prohibited hyphenation zone.

    Product Information

    • Product: Adobe InDesign
    • Component: Text Composition / Hyphenation Engine
    • Feature Area: Automatic Hyphenation and Discretionary Hyphens

    Problem Description

    Expected Behavior

    According to Adobe's documentation, discretionary hyphens should have absolute priority over automatic hyphenation rules. Specifically:

    "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

    When a word contains a discretionary hyphen that falls within the "After First X Letters" or "Before Last X Letters" prohibited zone, InDesign should:
    1. Respect the discretionary hyphen's exclusivity (only break where discretionary hyphen appears)
    2. Refuse to break the word at all since the only allowed break point falls within the prohibited zone
    3. Not apply automatic hyphenation anywhere else in the word

    Actual Behavior

    InDesign ignores the discretionary hyphen when it falls within the prohibited hyphenation zone and applies automatic hyphenation rules instead, breaking the word at algorithmically-determined positions that fall outside the prohibited zone.

    Conflicting Features

    Feature 1: Document Hyphenation Preferences

    • Location: Paragraph Panel Menu > Hyphenation Settings
    • Setting: "After First [X] Letters / Before Last [X] Letters"
    • Purpose: Defines minimum character zones at word beginnings/endings where hyphenation should not occur
    • Example: With "After First 3 Letters / Before Last 3 Letters", the word "aromatic" may hyphenate as "aro-matic" but not "ar-omatic" or "aromat-ic"

    Feature 2: Discretionary Hyphens

    • Location: Type > Insert Special Character > Hyphens And Dashes > Discretionary Hyphen
    • Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+- (Windows) or Command+Shift+- (macOS)
    • Purpose: Manually specify the only allowable break point in a word
    • Expected Behavior: Word can only break at the discretionary hyphen location, regardless of other settings

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Create a new InDesign document
    2. Set up hyphenation preferences:
       • Go to Paragraph Panel Menu > Hyphenation Settings
       • Enable "Hyphenate"
       • Set "After First [3] Letters"
       • Set "Before Last [3] Letters"
    3. Create a text frame with justified text
    4. Insert a word where a discretionary hyphen would fall within the 3-letter prohibited zones
       • Example: Insert discretionary hyphen in "example" as "ex•ample" (where • represents the discretionary hyphen)
       • This discretionary hyphen falls in the "Before Last 3 Letters" zone
    5. Force line break to require hyphenation of this word

    Expected Result

    Word should not hyphenate at all, since the only allowed break point (discretionary hyphen) falls within the prohibited zone.

    Actual Result

    InDesign ignores the discretionary hyphen and hyphenates the word using automatic rules at a different location (e.g., "exam-ple").

    Impact

    Severity: Medium to High

    • Typography Quality: Undermines precise typographic control
    • Workflow Disruption: Manual intervention required to fix each occurrence
    • Consistency Issues: Unpredictable behavior between discretionary and automatic hyphenation
    • Professional Publishing: Affects quality of professional publications where precise hyphenation control is critical

    User Groups Affected

    • Professional typesetters and designers
    • Book and magazine publishers
    • Technical documentation teams
    • Any users requiring precise hyphenation control

    Technical Analysis

    Root Cause

    The hyphenation engine appears to process the "After/Before Letters" rules after or independently of discretionary hyphen evaluation, rather than respecting the documented hierarchy where discretionary hyphens should override all other hyphenation rules.

    Proposed Solution

    Modify the hyphenation algorithm to:
    1. First check for discretionary hyphens in the word
    2. If discretionary hyphen found: Evaluate if it falls within prohibited zones
    3. If in prohibited zone: Do not hyphenate the word at all
    4. If outside prohibited zone: Use only the discretionary hyphen break point
    5. Only if no discretionary hyphen: Apply automatic hyphenation rules with zone restrictions

    Workarounds

    Current Workarounds (Inefficient)

    1. Manual intervention: Individually edit each problematic word break inserting discretiona hyphen at start of word to prevent it from breaking.
    2. Character Style with No Break: Apply No Break character formatting to words with problematic discretionary hyphens
    3. Adjust zone settings: Reduce "After/Before Letters" values (compromises typography for other words)
    4. Remove discretionary hyphens: Use only automatic hyphenation (loses manual control)

    Limitation of Workarounds

    All workarounds require manual identification and correction of each instance, making them impractical for large documents or automated workflows.

    Documentation References

    Adobe InDesign Help: Text Composition

    • URL: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/text-composition.html
    • Relevant Quote: "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

    Hyphenation Settings Documentation

    • After First / Before Last Letters: "Specify the minimum number of characters at the beginning or end of a word that can be broken by a hyphen."

    Additional Information

    Related Features That Work Correctly

    • Discretionary hyphens function properly when they fall outside the prohibited zones
    • "After/Before Letters" settings work correctly with automatic hyphenation
    • No Break character formatting consistently prevents hyphenation

    Test Case Suggestions

    Adobe should test various combinations of:
    - Different "After/Before Letters" values (2, 3, 4, 5 characters)
    - Discretionary hyphens at different positions within words
    - Various word lengths and compositions
    - Different paragraph composers (Adobe Paragraph Composer vs. Single-line Composer)

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    Request: Please prioritize this bug fix as it affects fundamental typographic control and contradicts documented behavior. The fix should ensure discretionary hyphens always take absolute precedence over automatic hyphenation rules, including zone restrictions.

    Adobe InDesign Hyphenation Bug Report

    Summary

    Conflict between discretionary hyphen behavior and "After First / Before Last" hyphenation zone settings, where InDesign ignores discretionary hyphens that fall within the prohibited hyphenation zone.

    Product Information

    • Product: Adobe InDesign
    • Component: Text Composition / Hyphenation Engine
    • Feature Area: Automatic Hyphenation and Discretionary Hyphens

    Problem Description

    Expected Behavior

    According to Adobe's documentation, discretionary hyphens should have absolute priority over automatic hyphenation rules. Specifically:

    "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

    When a word contains a discretionary hyphen… more

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17. Overrides are not preserved when importing and overwriting object style

    version 19.3.0.58
    But it happens in everything after CC2018

    When I update object styles on import or book sync, size and position options do not retain overrides. What is currently known is Width, Height, X, Y in Size and Position Options.

    Reproduction steps

    1. Create a document
    2. Create object style
    3. Set Width, Height, X, Y of Size and Position Options as desired.
    4. Save document
    5. Open the document that duplicated 4.
    6. Create an object and apply the object style from 2.
    7. Change to any position and size (override)
    8. Import and update the object style in 2. from the document in 1.
    9. The object in 7. does not retain its size and position and is returned to the style settings.

    Expected behavior
    8. As a result, the size and position will remain as they were before the style update.

    There was a similar post, but the content didn't exactly match, so I posted a new one.
    https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/42713450-certain-overrides-on-objects-styles-do-not-hold-wh

    Hope for improvement.

    〈にほんご / Japanese〉
    バージョン 19.3.0.58
    しかしCC2018以降すべてで起こる

    インポーティングやブックの同期でオブジェクトスタイルを更新すると、サイズと位置のオプションはオーバーライドを保持しない。現在判明しているのはSize and Position Optionsの中のWidth, Height, X, Y

    再現手順

    1. ドキュメントを作成
    2. オブジェクトスタイルを作成
    3. Size and Position OptionsのWidth, Height, X, Yを任意に設定
    4. ドキュメントを保存
    5. 4. を複製したドキュメントを開く
    6. オブジェクトを作成、2. のオブジェクトスタイルを適用
    7. 任意の位置、サイズに変更（オーバーライドする）
    8. 1. のドキュメントから2. のオブジェクトスタイルをインポートして更新
    9. 7. のオブジェクトはサイズと位置を保持せず、スタイルの設定値に戻されてしまう

    期待される挙動
    8. の結果、サイズと位置はスタイル更新前の状態を保持すること

    類似した投稿はあったが、内容が完全に一致しないため新たにポストした。

    改善を希望しちゃう。

    version 19.3.0.58
    But it happens in everything after CC2018

    When I update object styles on import or book sync, size and position options do not retain overrides. What is currently known is Width, Height, X, Y in Size and Position Options.

    Reproduction steps

    1. Create a document
    2. Create object style
    3. Set Width, Height, X, Y of Size and Position Options as desired.
    4. Save document
    5. Open the document that duplicated 4.
    6. Create an object and apply the object style from 2.
    7. Change to any position and size (override)
    8. Import and update the object style in 2. from the document in 1.
    9. The… more
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18. BUG: Small Caps not applied correctly to Variable Text with World-ready Composer

    Using Adobe Indesign 19.3 on MacOS 14.4, Apple M1.

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. Make new document.
    2. Define a text variable "Test" with custom text "Handgloves".
    3. Insert variable in text frame.
    4. Set the composer for that paragraph to "World-ready..."
    5. Set the paragraph in Small Caps
    6. Try different fonts.

    Expected result: small caps.

    Actual Result: only first two characters are changed to small caps. Typing characters after the variable placeholder changes how many characters are changed to small caps. See attached video.

    Workaround is to change the paragraph to a non World-ready composer.

    Note: may be related to this bug.

    Using Adobe Indesign 19.3 on MacOS 14.4, Apple M1.

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. Make new document.
    2. Define a text variable "Test" with custom text "Handgloves".
    3. Insert variable in text frame.
    4. Set the composer for that paragraph to "World-ready..."
    5. Set the paragraph in Small Caps
    6. Try different fonts.

    Expected result: small caps.

    Actual Result: only first two characters are changed to small caps. Typing characters after the variable placeholder changes how many characters are changed to small caps. See attached video.

    Workaround is to change the paragraph to a non World-ready composer.

    Note: may be related… more

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19. Flashing screen on selecting text

    Adobe InDesign 2024

    When highlighting text with text tool or selecting multiple items with the selection tool and dragging with the mouse held down, the screen flashes rapidly between the document and plain white - this makes the ID document contents not visible on the screen so you can't actually see what you are doing - eg can't see what text is being highlighted

    Please fix asap - it is making ID virtually unusable!

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20. The link is set to "anyone with link can comment" but it's still requiring a password

    I have created a share for review link for others to comment on, however it's requiring them to log into an account even though it's set to "Anyone with the link can comment". This was not the case before, others could comment as a guest. Using InDesign 2024 v19.0.1

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    FIXED  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

    The issue has been fixed. 

    Now the Share for Review links set to "Anyone with the link can comment" open in the browser without asking for an Adobe ID login & password.

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    Adobe InDesign team