Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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some pages are transparent in Preview Mode
In preview mode, most empty pages are white (as they should be), but some are transparent -- the pasteboard color theme shows through.
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Wrong font preview for RTL languages
There is a problem with the new fonts preview in version 14.0 of InDesign.
The 'Selected Text' preview is shown backwards (LTR instead of RTL).
This happens in spite of the fact that the text box is marked as a 'Hebrew' one.
I'm using a Mac running OS X 10.13.6 High Sierra.3 votesThis issue has been fixed in the latest version of InDesign, that is InDesign 2020. Please update your InDesign version to see this fix.
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Preview screen messed up
Preview Screen is not displaying file names correctly.
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Page Transition - Interactivity Preview
On Indesign CC, I applied simple page transition on 2 pages. However, the transition is not previewing in the EPUB Interactivity Preview. When you go to the next page, it no page transition applies.
So I tried doing it on Indesign CS6, and it shows the page transition.
Can anybody help me with this?
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Data Merge Preview drops Paragraph Styles with Nested Styles
Suppose you want to merge data, and format it with nested styles. For example, you want one word to be red, and the other blue. If the cell is empty, remove the line.
This works as intended until you 'Preview' the document. When you view a record without data, then move to the next, the paragraph style is lost entirely!
For example, I use this technique to merge many restaurant menus for many locations. A food item is regular up to a '$'. Then the price is italicized. Some locations don't offer this item. If I were to …
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Column Rules will NOT overprint when option [x] Overprint is checked and color is NOT [Black]
Use a swatch like CMYK 0,0,0,100 or CMYK 0,0,0,90 or CMYK 100,0,0,0 for a column rule and turn on overprint.
Overprint attribute will not applied to the column rules.
Tested with InDesign 17.1.0.50 on Windows 10.
For more details see into this discussion at the InDesign User Forum:
column line do not overprint
davidl72327298, 28.03.2022
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/column-line-do-not-overprint/td-p/12843115Download a sample document from my Dropbox account:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ug0y2uvhetdlwdh/ColumnRules-DOES-NOT-Overprint.indd?dl=1Below the links to two screenshots.
One is showing Separation Preview with all inks, the other one Separation Preview without Cyan; and this one is showing that CMYK 100,0,0,0 does NOT overprint the yellow background.…
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Preview settings are not beeing saved anymore
For years I set my preview size to 1024x1024px, which is the largest option. Since InDesign 18.2.1 the preview size setting resets itself after a restart of InDesign to 512x512px.
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place window preview
When placing picture there is no preview for placed picture, in previous versions there were on the bottom of placing dialog window... very annoying
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epub preview - crops page view
the ePub Previewer crops the page i am viewing in the preview, so i cannot see the entire page. please fix this issue as it makes it very difficult to preview my interactive elements without having to export the page to PDF.
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.INDD Mac OS Finder Preview STILL not working.
The finder preview does not work and has not worked for some time. I had even updated my os to the latest version and there is still no finder preview?
IND 2023 (18.2.1) Mac OS 13.3.1 (22E261)
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preview 'w' shortcut doesn't work
Regularly doesn't respond to the 'w' key shortcut to toggle between regular/preview views.
Closing entire program fixes the issue.
1 voteHi,
As confirmed by the user, the issue is resolved with the latest InDesign 2021.Workaround: Restart InDesign
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QuickLook preview?
Almost every file on my computer is a Space Bar press away from a quick glance to review it's content. Many even allow for scrolling through the pages of a pdf or presentation, but InDesign still only displays and icon. Even with "Always save Preview Images with Document" selected.
I've seen this issues being discussed back to 2007 and it still hasn't been addressed beyond "use a 3rd party"... that's a terrible answer to missing features.1 voteThis feature is available in the latest version of InDesign - InDesign 2023.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Issue with EPUB Interactivity preview font display
EPUB Preview isn't processing fonts correctly, nor transparency.
I'm using Indesign 2025.1 vote -
horizontal line appears in overprint preview
when I enter overprint preview, a white thin horizontal line appears towards the top of my page. It appears in different spots on different pages. one image shows the page normally not in overprint, the other shoes in overprint with a white line towards the bottom of the photo. the line moves to different places when i go back and forth from overprint view.
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Placed Illustrator files do not show transparency correctly on GPU Preview
When placing an .ai file with transparency, the file renders without any alpha channel at all in GPU Preview. Switch to CPU Preview, and the .ai files render correctly. Transparency should be shown in both modes, right?
iMac 27 High Sierra 10.13.6
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BUG: Imported InDesign file gives wrong preview
When I create an InDesign 'web'-file and apply a gradient feather the preview of this file does not show the elements which have the effect applied to.
When I create a new 'print'file with the same dimensions and elements the preview is correct.
It seems strange that these files seem different in their backbone somehow.1 vote -
Overprint Preview switches off when viewing Story Editor
I view the InDesign file in Overprint Preview.
I then need to check some text that isn't quite visible on the page.
Select the text frame and view it in Story Editor so I can ensure it matches what was supplied.
Once you do this - Overprint Preview switches off.1 vote -
Preferences: Preview image not working
My Italian InDesign release doesn't create a Hi Res preview image.
In the preferences I've flagged the "always save preview image with the document", Pages: "all the pages" and Preview dimensions: "very big 1024x1024", but the software doesn't work: when I try to have a look at the documents with Adobe Bridge I can see a low res preview, while with ID Util (an utility for OSX Quick Look) I can't see any preview of the pages of the document. This issue didn't happen with the previous release of InDesign and my old MacPro with El Capitan. Now I'm…1 vote -
Turning on [Remove Blank Lines For Empty Fields] in Data Merge causes anomalies in the preview display
InDesign 2022 v17.3
Procedure
1. Download and extract DataMerge-sample.zip.
2. Open DataMerge-sample-Id2022.indd in InDesign v17.3.
3. Make sure Remove Blank Lines For Empty Fields in the Content Placement Options in Data Merge panel is ON.
4. Click Preview at the bottom of the Data Merge panel, or choose Preview from the Data Merge panel menu.
5. Click on the navigation buttons in the preview to cycle through the data in the record.Expected Results
Only the content changes. Each line retains its formatting.Actual Results
If the content changes, the formatting of some lines will also change.DataMerge-sample.zip
https://app.box.com/s/r2bovwm8xy2qrbj2ldlrepme48atnh92
Japanese
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45 votesFix for this issue is now available in the latest release of InDesign 2022 - that is, InDesign 17.4 version.
Please update to this version of InDesign to get the fix.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Drag and Drop from MacOS Preview App
I would love to be able to drag and drop images from the macOS Preview app instead of having to drag and drop images from finder. When the images imported aren't named properly it can be annoying to find the right one. Usually I have images opened in the Preview app and would love to just be able to drag and drop them from there.
1 vote
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