Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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The numbered portion of a heading in its own frame cannot be included in conditional text
>>Windows 10 InDesign version 13.1 x64 (CC up-to-date)
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> I created a sequentially numbered head using bullets and numbering in Style editor. Placed the head in its own frame at the top of a page (# mark at the end of the head). Selected the head (variously using click-drag and 4-click) Only the directly entered text highlighted - not the numbered portion, not the # symbol. I applied a text condition. When the condition was made invisible, the directly-entered text disappeared as expected, but the numbered portion of the text ("Section 9:") did not. Numerous attempts to select the1 vote -
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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The Text Covered by some parts of the Object in Text Wrap
>>>The Text Covered by some parts of the Object in Text Wrap as per screen shot, it's seems like a bug?
>>Information:
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> Adobe InDesign CC version 16.0 (64bit version).2 votes -
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 -
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.
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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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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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Bug with paragraph borders across multiple textboxes.
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>Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server
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> 17.0.1 x64 >
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>Steps to reproduce the issues
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> Link some textboxes, fill boxes with text, and apply a paragraph border to all (or a large amount) of the text. >
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>Expected result
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> If "Display Border if Paragraph Splits Across Frames/Columns" is unchecked, there should be no paragraph border from one column to the next regardless of whether or not a paragraph concludes at the bottom of the textbox. >
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>Actual result
> If a paragraph begins on one textbox
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Smart Text Reflow next page - Add Pages Automatically
>>The Smart Text Reflow to the next page is not performed if there is an empty text frame on the page. Please use the sample file and perform the following steps:
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> - Assign ParagraphStyles 3 to the "paragraph 3" -> Paragraphs 3 and four go into the overset (undo action)
> - Delete the text “paragraph 4,” not the text frame, assign ParagraphStyles 3 -> Paragraph three goes into the next page (undo action)
> - Delete the text “paragraph 4” and also the text frame, assign ParagraphStyles 3 -> A new page is created, paragraph 3 begins1 vote -
Actual text duplicated as Alt-text on images in a list
>>>When setting only actual text on images in a list, the images output with actual text but also Alt-text. This unnecessarily repeats information to assistive technology.
>>When the same image with only actual text is inside a paragraph instead, the actual text (and no Alt-text) correctly outputs to the PDF.
>>This happens in 19.0.1 (2024), and it happens in 2023.
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TEXT WRAP
>>>TEXT WRAP do not show correct. How to correct. Use InDesign 25.19
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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 -
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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Text glitch in paragraph following uneven 2 column text
>>>This is from InDesign version 17.3 but it's happened in earlier versions of InDesign CC. Text paragraph after an uneven 2-column list is overlapped onto a single line. Happens only when the right-hand column is longer than the left. This error was from a 500-page hardcover book where the author printed 100s of copies!
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Ongoing Overset Text Error
>>>No matter where I paste the over-set text in whatever sized text box, that text box will then carry the exact same over-set text error. I click once to paste the text on a page so that it will automatically adjust for space, but still it carries over the same error.
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Create Merged Document causes Indesign to hang and crash
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- >Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server: Adobe InDesign 2021 v16.4 macOS Big Sur 11.6 >
- >Steps to reproduce the issues: Select Data Source in Data Merge panel options Assign data placement field in document's master page Click "Create Merged Document..." in Data Merge panel options >
- >Expected result: InDesign should insert data from selected source document and create new pages for all records. >
- >Actual result: Source document is imported correctly, and preview in Data Merge panel displays correct data, but when I click "Create Merged Document..." in Data Merge panel options it cause Indesign
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text wrap
>>InDesign 16.1v64
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> Text Wrap controls behave different with transformed objects.
> At first I was going to report this as a bug and saw one other post where they were having the same issue but then I realized what is really going on so I'm making a suggestion.
> Look at the Text Wrap for an Image object with the controls unlinked.
> I was seeing the bottom control affecting the right side. And the Right side control affecting another side.
> After some research I realized this was only happening on the images I'd imported and rotated2 votes -
[ID-4261011] In Find/Change, search for font style (eg "Book") incorrectly selects "Regular" style text, even if "Book" style isn't present
>>In InDesign 2021 (the latest version both on Mac and Windows), I add a text frame and fill it with placeholder text which is set, by default, to Minion Pro - Regular.
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> Then I go to the find-change dialog box and set 'find format > basic character format > font style' to Book.
> And guess what happens when I hit the ‘find next’ button? It selects all the ‘regular text. (The document has no text with the 'book' font style applied!)
> Selecting another style — e.g. Bold, Italic, etc. — results, as expected, in the 'cannot13 votesHi,
Thank you for reporting the issue. We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Index entry crash 2021
>>>Adding index entries is crashing the program. I've also had issue copying and pasting and dragging copies on certain pages that I have had to rebuild instead. Really disappointing and driving me crazy with a deadline looming
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IndesignCC blurry text
>>>Text in IndesignCC is fat/blurry. See compared to the same file output in Acrobat.
>>IndesignCC 13.1
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> Windows 10
> NVidia Graphic2 votes
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