Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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2757 results found
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find/change text missing search: selection
>>>after making a selection, the Find/Change text dialog sometimes does not offer Selection in the Search dropdown. It will be present under GREP and Object, but not Text and Glyph. Closing/reopening Find/Change does not fix it. Restarting InDesign usually fixes it...until it goes missing again.
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crash
>>InDesign version info attached (Mac OS 10.15.7).
>>I've been dealing with persistent crashing while trying to open ID files. For certain files, the beach ball of death appears for an extended (and sometimes endless) period, at which point I force-quit and open the file again. On the second attempt, the file always opens properly. This happens with most, not all, ID files — so I literally have to restart ID 30+ times a day. No fun.
>>I've reset preferences and even reinstalled ID from scratch, but no luck. One thing I noticed is that if I
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text wrap violates indented text next to it
>>[InDesign 16.2.1 x63/Windows 10 Enterprise ]
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> When text with bullets sits next to a (separate) text frame that has a wrap applied, the text after the bullet doesn't align correctly.
> I tried to upload a file (both by dragging or clicking) and neither option allows me to attach the file. "The following file type [filename.indd] is not supported."
> An earlier bug report for the same problem had a response indicating that the issue has been fixed. It has >not> been fixed.
> Fortunately, you can move the tab marker on the affected lines to override1 vote -
Indesign 16.0, Windows 10, Minion Pro Medium Caption. Text disappears.
>>>Make a text box. Type in any text. Select Minion Pro as typeface. Then select Medium Caption. Text disappears.
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Forcepoint DLP affects copy and paste functionality in Adobe InDesign
>>Following deployment of Forcepoint data loss prevention software into our organisation, functionality for copy and paste in all versions of Adobe InDesign was lost. When pasting, text would lose all formatting and no longer be associated with style sheets. Anchored objects were lost. Some hidden characters e.g. indent to here were lost. Tables were also affected. If pasting into same document, pasted text would adopt whatever style sheet was currently selected. If pasting into a new document, text would default to Minion Pro. Partial improvement was achieved by changing Clipboard Handling preference from Text Only to All Information but
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Incorrect cursor movement when selecting text
>>There is an annoying bug when selecting the text: extending the selection is working incorrectly.
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> To reproduce:
> 1. Select a word with the mouse. Make sure the word is in the middle of the text. Select the characters from left to right
> 2. Now Shift+Left Arrow modifies the BEGINNING of the text, instead of the END.
> Why is this a bug?
> Open any other text editing software and see the difference: when selecting text with the mouse, the cursor is placed where the mouse button is released. If selecting from left to right, then3 votes -
Text formatting can break backlinking endnote texts to endnote refs when exported to PDF (Print)
>>Hi together,
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> to explain the issue:>Sometimes backling from endnote text to endnote reference number will not work.
>>To make it work at all I found the following minimum requirements for PDF export:
>>PDF Export (Print)
>>Compatibility: Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4)
>>[x] Create Tagged PDF
>>[x] Hyperlinks enabled
>>Even with that sometimes only linking from the endnote reference number to the endnote text will work, but not backlinking from the endnote number in the endnote text to the reference in the main text.
>>What I found:
>>If you want
…13 votesThanks for reporting the issue of backlinking not working for Endnotes with WR Composers.
We’re going to review this shortly.—
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idml shifts images in bounding boxes
>>>PLEASE FIX THIS.
>>We send both indd and idml file formats to asian print suppliers. depending on the adobe version the supplier is using we are finding images can shift within bounding boxes - cutting them off at the crop. Or text frames reduce – cutting off copy. This is an incredibly expensive discovery if it not caught in pre-press.
>>My team is sending hundreds of files a year to Asian printer suppliers. this bug occurs in about 1 out of a hundred files.
>>PLEASE FIX THIS.
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spinning beach ball when clicking into text box
>>When clicking on a text box to edit text or move box, spinning beach ball delays response by 5 seconds to over a minute. Happens with text tool or select tools. Only way to solve this issue is to work offline. My internet is fine. I use many other apps besides indd and do not have delay issues. Never had a problem prior to the integration of Typekit in most recent versions. MacOS 10.14.3.
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> Attached are some screen grabs showing recent freezes. Spinning beach ball is not visible, but that's what I am seeing. Thank you for your6 votes -
Source Sans Pro latest version's properties have changed
>>The latest version of Source Sans pro (version 3.006) appears to start lower down text frames than the previous version did which messes up months worth of existing projects. When I go to edit the copy, it all shifts down the text box by a few millimetres.
>>In the attached image you can see two of the same text boxes - one is correct, and one has shifted down due to the font updating.
>>I've spoken with InDesign support who said to log the issue here.
>>As a temporary fix I have downloaded version 2.040
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Issue Not Resolved: Cannot Implement and/or Copy Any Review Comments
>>This was previously mentioned with multiple votes and then marked as resolved by admin. However, multiple comments show that this bug is CRITICAL and NOT FIXED with the latest update.
>>Share for Review is essentially useless at the moment since there's no way to either A) download the PDF with edits, B) implement a change from the comment, or C) copy and paste the comment from the review panel.
>>Please fix, these features all work when sharing an exported PDF for review and then importing comments. Absolutely zero excuse that this expensive of a software cannot solve
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[ID-4263586] Adobe InDesign 2025 text justify buttons issue
>>In the latest update of InDesign 2025 (as of writing this), there is a problem with the text justification buttons in the toolbar.
>>Previously, you could click these buttons and then just keep typing into your currently active text frame, which is what one would expect from previous versions of InDesign.
>>With the latest update, keyboard focus instead shifts over to these buttons, taking focus away from the text frame and your current text cursor position.
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> This is completely useless, and makes it more difficult than it should be to, say, change the justification at a2 votesWe're reviewing this issue.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Alt text of vector graphics not showing in Acrobat
>>>Alt text of vector graphics not showing in Acrobat (mouse over)
>>When exporting documents with placed .ai or .eps the alt text on mouse over isn't showing in Acrobat.
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> The alt text does show up when inspecting Tags, though.4 votes -
page tool causes crash
>>>Every time I try to use the page tool, the app crashes.
>2 votesTo identify the cause of this issue, we had started our investigation with the aim to resolve it. You might have also received email from us seeking more details to help in our investigation.
We’ve concluded our investigation and came up with the finding : Either the issue is fixed in the latest release of InDesign or the issue was intermittent in nature at the time of its reporting and is not reproducible now.
We recommend you to upgrade to the latest version of InDesign 2020.0.1 (if you’re not already on it). It contains a lot of stability fixes.
If you still face this issue even after updating to the latest version of InDesign, please submit the crash report to us. (The guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html)
We seek your support in our continual effort to improve InDesign.
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Crash upon startup (During 'Loading Shortcuts')
>>InDesign is crashing every time I try to start it on my desktop machine. Computer is running current InDesign and current Windows OS.
>>The InDesign start screen appears, and the progress text proceeds to "Loading Shortcuts," and then does not progress further. After 3-4 minutes, the entire UI of the OS freezes, crashes, and will not restart. I have to restart the computer by holding down the power button.
>>I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling InDesign, but that did not change the behavior.
>>I am completely unable to use InDesign on my main workstation.
> …1 voteWe have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with many stability fixes. We recommend you upgrade to the latest version (if you’re not already on it) as it is more robust.
If you still face this issue even after updating, please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )
Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
- Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
- Video recording of the crash
- Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide us with the document(s)/asset(s)? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Drop shadow is not updating after text is changed.
>>>After giving a text box saying "New Music" a drop shadow, I duplicated the field and changed the text to Limewire. The drop shadow behind it did not change.
>>I've set the distance to farther than it was before to demonstrate it more clearly, also showing that the problem is not fixed after attempting to refresh it by changing settings.
>>2019 iMac 27in running MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 with InDesign 15.1.1.
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Can't accept "highlighted" text (with replacement text) using Import PDF Comments
>>>For years I have taught my clients to not use insert or strike through, simply because they are hard to see and click on, especially on a laptop. I much prefer the old school way, highlighted text, with an attached replacement text. Now with Import PDF comments, I see them but can't accept them. Can you make that work?
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> INDD 14.0.2, MacOS 10.14.5, iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)3 votes -
Extend conditional text
>>>Conditional text is a nice feature, but only applies to text parts or paragraph. It can be used to show/hide images and tables in flow text, but it also be nice to hide single rows in a table being marked as conditional.
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[ID-4213625]Indesign performance issue : Bad performance when using span columns in InDesign/InCopy
>>VERSIONS
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> Windows 7, CC 2015.4 and CC 2017.0
> Windows 10, CC 2015.4 and CC 2017.0
> macOS 10.12, CC 2015.4
> even CS6 versions are affected...
>>STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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> 1. Create an InDesign document with several pages
> 2. Define the text frame options with two columns
> 3. Link all frames and fill with placeholder text
> 4. Create a new paragraph style with the option "span columns" (e.g. title)
> 5. Define several parts of the layout with the new paragraph style
> 6. Edit some text near the paragraph style
>29 votesHello All,
Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have been able to improve the performance with span columns but it is till work in progress.Please upgrade your InDesign application to the latest version to try out the incremental fix.
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 15.0
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html-InDesign Team
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Crash when generating Table of Contents
>>>Right what it says on the tin: When I try to generate a Table of Contents from a large Book file (about 14 chapters, maybe 180ish pages total) , InDesign abruptly crashes.
>4 votesTo identify the cause of this issue, we had started our investigation with the aim to resolve it. You might have also received email from us seeking more details to help in our investigation.
We’ve concluded our investigation and came up with the finding : Either the issue is fixed in the latest release of InDesign or the issue was intermittent in nature at the time of its reporting and is not reproducible now.
We recommend you to upgrade to the latest version of InDesign 2020 (if you’re not already on it). It contains a lot of stability fixes.
If you still face this issue even after updating to the latest version of InDesign, please submit the crash report to us. (The guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html)
We seek your support in our continual effort to improve InDesign.—
Adobe InDesign Team
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