Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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1819 results found
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adobe color theme
Version of Adobe InDesign : 13 Steps to reproduce the issues1 - create a new document
2 - Import or draw something
3 - Select element you want to move or made a snippet
4 - move them to the Adobe color Theme panel and drop.Expected result : a sound like other pannels Actual result : The Snippet code will be displayed in the Adobe Color Theme panel.3 votes -
indesign cc distribute spacing shortcuts doesn't work
indesign CS4 〜 CC2019
MAC OSDistribute spacing shortcuts doesn't work.
The specified interval is ignored and it is arranged at 0 mm.
There is no problem pressing the button of the panel.
It is only when using shortcuts.
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Unable to add Paragraph Styles to Creative Cloud Library, InDesign 2018
Not sure how you can reproduce this as I haven't found anybody else with this problem, but hopefully you can figure out how to help me. I cannot add paragraph styles to the Library, and I have tried every way:"+" button on the panel with text selected, cloud button on the styles panel, dragging from the panel... nothing works. Everything else--including character styles--can be added normally.
2 votesThe issue is due to the Kerning being set as None, if one sets it as Optical or Metrics, it solves the issue. The issue is currently under review.
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alt text
Also category: Accessibility
I'm having a problem with the PDF tags when applying alt text to a group of items- a feature introduced in the most recent version of Indesign. Even though our articles panel shows separate articles, ALL of the content that comes AFTER a group tagged with alt text will have their exported tags all appear nested within that group as well, ignoring the structure set up in the Article panel. For example:
Article 1
Group with alt tag item in group Item in group more contentArticle 2
Article 2 contentWill in the exported PDF…
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Can't rename object in 2022
Same issue like here, but posting this again to get a response to this, because the response below that post is a big joke. The admin assumes that the bug report is too stupid to rename an object. But the gif clearly shows that 1. the admin hat the window arranged differently and 2. in the gif with the bug you see the rename window flickering.
I did the work adobe should do and tested it a bit.
The result is different depending on if the windows is floating, docked or expanded. Float and expand works, dock not.
I…
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CC'15-'17 All hyperlinks missing/removed after round trip with InCopy editors
I am a designer and build corporate white papers anywhere from 35-100+ pages in length. We use the layout InCopy workflow with one assignment and all stories exported under that. After I import and design/format all content including hyperlinks, I then save for the editors for use in InCopy. They then do their work, and save for me, standard. Upon opening, all the hyperlinks are missing with a "red flag" denoting the ref. is missing . Oddly enough, for the past two documents we made, you could still export to PDF with the links functioning, this despite all the missing…
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glyphs
InDesign V20.3.1. (Windows) crashes when opening (or attempting to open) the Glyphs panel. The crash is consistently reproducible and definitely impacting production. The panel opens but remains blank (nothing displayed), then a few seconds later, InDesign crashes.
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Auto-sizing text frames not working
When I try to auto-size a text box in "Text Frame Options," nothing happens. I generally click on the text box, open the text frame options panel with command-B and click on the auto-size tab. Once inside that panel, I attempt to auto-size. Nothing is grayed out so it appears as if it would work, but when I click on "width only" (or any other option), nothing happens and it just stays on the original selection. And I can't seem to find a work around either.
4 votes -
Document setup window is cropped with large icons
So after Mojave install on my Adobe apps Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc windows are cropped with large icons so I can't even create a new document see screen shot this is how all apps look.
1 vote -
ID 2020 bug - checkbox not shown.
in ID2019 everything is Ok - the checkbox is visible. But in 2020 - not!
var w = new Window("dialog");
var list = w.add ("listbox", undefined, ["One", "Two", "Three", "Four"]);
list.items[1].checked = true;
w.show();8 votesThanks for reporting the issue
We are reviewing it-InDesign Team
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View window only to the right
Hi
When viewing a document in 100%, it is not possible to move the page view to the left.
Torbjørn
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[ID-4275284][Windows][KB5074109][KB5073724]InDesign encounters Error 2 while saving files or crashes during the save process
Abruptly files that have been edited on a Mac are corrupting when opened on PC and a save is attempted - often crashing InDesign repeatedly. Can normally eventually save a copy to 'Downloads' - rather than the shared Dropbox folder and then overwrite but tends to take several restarts and recovery attemps / saving as idml. Gives a variety of error messages - sometimes error 2, sometimes unable to do this process, some times tried to save but couldn't... any ideas?!
Microsoft has acknowledged the issue, and we’re working closely with them to resolve it as quickly as possible.
Window
…53 votesWe are closely monitoring the KB previously shared by Microsoft for Windows 10 | Windows 11, and we see that the issue status is marked as resolved (Resolved: 23 Jan 2026, 14:00 PT).
- Windows 11 - Resolution: This issue is resolved in the out-of-band (OOB) update released on January 24, 2026, (KB5078127), and updates released after this date.
- Windows 10 - Resolution: This issue is resolved in the out-of-band (OOB) update KB5078129, released on January 24, 2026, and available via the Microsoft Update Catalog, as well as in updates released after this date.
We have validated the fix on Windows 11 and are seeing the issue resolved. Kindly install the latest update and confirm whether it resolves the issue for you.
Thanks and Regards
Sanyam Talwar (he/him) | Adobe InDesign | Linkedin | Twitter
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Color Swatch Menu Closes Upon Right-Click
- Adobe InDesign v19.0 When I click the color swatches panel menu dropdown, the menu drops down, and I am able to edit existing swatches and I am able to add new swatches. The problem occurs when I attempt to right-click on a color or if I press the hamburger button at the top right of the panel. When I try to do either of these, the entire menu closes.
3 votesHi,
We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.—
Adobe InDesign Team
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updating a placed multipage pdf
Hello,
When a multipage pdf is placed in InDesign, and an update of the pdf is needed, it is possible to do 'update link' in the links panel. But when 'show import options' is ON (in the 'place' window), all of the placed pages of the pdf will be replaced by page 1 of the updated pdf.
For my opinion, if you want to update the instances of a placed pdf, the responsive pages have to be updated. At least the option must be accessible when updating the link.2 votes -
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.12 votes -
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.
13 votes -
copy object effects by drag drop not working consistently
copy object effects by drag drop (fx panel) not working consistently
comes & goes intermittently / unreliable. both individual and grouped objects
yes, preview is onindesign cc 2019 Mac
Mojave (a p.o.s. in and of itself)4 votes -
3 votes
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ID File Finder windows always revert back to minimal size after each use
All windows in the File menu that access the Finder (Save As, Export, Place, etc) always revert back to their minimal size after using them once instead of keeping last used size. Always need to resize the window to see more items in my destination folder.
3 votes -
boxes in all control panels can not be activaded
In every control panel (no matter where) text or values in the boxes can not be activated. To enter new values or text, I have to delete each letter individually, forwards or backwards. This is very annoying.
When will this bug finally be fixed?1 vote
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