Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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indesign 16.0 - new bug - text-wrap with image not correct
>>>If i place an image into a frame and set text-wrap on that frame, it works correct and text breaks fine. If however i set the same text-wrap on the image (double click image or select content) instead of the frame, it will not wrap the text at the correct width. See attached screenshot.
>1 voteThe values that are shown in the Text Wrap panel & also the Frame Fitting Options dialog for Crop amounts relate to the inherent image size, not to the size it appears within InDesign – that is, they refer to the image as though it were placed at 100% scale. That means it’s based on the image resolution and the scaling at which it is placed.
To see how this works, when you place an image, just click on the document – it will come at its 100% scale. Now select the Image contents, open the Text Wrap panel, and input 30mm in one of the fields, the value will be correct. Now scale down the image contents to 50% of its size – now measure the text wrap – it will be roughly 15mm in size.Hope it helps.
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Find command highlights text in background
>>In long INDD documents with text flowing from one page frame to another, the text often does not refresh properly when the page is turned. Using the Find command then often highlights text that is in the text story but is not visible on screen when highlighted by the Find command. The attached JPEG shows an example of the problem. The JPEG is a screenshot of an INDD page showing a Find for "Brown" but with random text highlighted at line 15. "Brown" is there, but it is in the background, and it cannot be selected, edited, etc. The
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Mouse cursor disappears after change text
>>>Indesign 15.1, 15.1.1 Windows 10
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> When I change text, mouse cursor disappears for few seconds (sometimes less, sometimes more). In this time I can't select anything.
> Please don't tell me: - reset preferences. I did it.
> Version 15.0.3 working OK.4 votes -
Hyperlink causing InDesign to crash
>>>I have an issue in a file that I'm working with where if I scroll to a certain point in the hyperlink panel, my entire InDesign program crashes. I've tried deleting all of the hyperlinks one-by-one, and I noticed that it always crashes when I reach the same point (about 2/3rds down the list).
>>I think there's a hyperlink that's become an issue within the file, and whenever InDesign tries to show that specific one within the hyperlink panel, it crashes.
>2 votesWe have released InDesign 2021(v16.0.0.77) with a lot of 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 the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)—
Adobe InDesign Team -
Copy and paste impossible between inDesig and photoshop
>>>Hi everybody,
>>Since this morning, copy and paste between inDesig and photoshop is crashed. Things are going fine between illustrator and photoshop, so I have to coping in inDesign and pasting into illustrator, and them do it so in photoshop.
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Crash while export to JPG
>>>indesign 16.2 (mac version) crashes every time exports jpg and it tries to overwrite existent jpg
>2 votesHi,
We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.—
Adobe InDesign Team -
Copy and Paste error InDesign Mac
>>>If you start a line with a figure space and copy the paragraph and paste the paragraph the figure space is removed from the copied paragraph. The paragraph starts with the first character.
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InDesign crashes while closing the application
>>>Nine times out of ten, Mac generates a crash report when closing InDesign CC 2019. InDesign closes fine, but Mac believes it crashed.
>>Mac Mojave 10.14
>5 votesThanks for reporting the issue to us. We are currently investigating the issue.
Adobe InDesign Team
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Redraw problems when having multiple Textboxes in a Textflow (Often used in DatabasedPublishing)
>>>macOS: 10.13.6
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> InDesign: 14.0.2.>When placing a Text-Frame that Adjusts in height inside of a "Master-Textframe" (Often used in DatabasedPublishing to paginate Products that should not split between columns etc.) InDesign fails to redraw the placements of other Objects correctly - AND IT EXPORTS TO PDF!
>>This is horrible and has already lead to some huge problems in big Projects where we needed to work this way but InDesign made it a pain.
>>See attached Video for clarification.
>11 votesHello All,
Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 15.0Please upgrade your InDesign application to the latest version to try out the 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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Indesign 20.1 There is a delay in moving picture/text box
>>>Clicking on a text box takes about 5/6 seconds before it selects it to move it.
>6 votesWe have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with performance and 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 send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
a. Please share your OS version and machine configuration
- To save your Mac's system configuration, open the "About This Mac" window, select "System Report," and then choose "File" > "Save" to export a detailed system information file that captures your current settings; you can name and save it to a location on your Mac for future reference.
b. Steps to Collect Windows System Information
- Type System Information in the search bar.
- Double-click the System Information app.
- Click File. Click Save.
- Name the file. Save the file to the Downloads folder. Click Save.
c. Reproducible Steps – What workflow are you experiencing performance issues in?
d. Video recording of…
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Autosize text boxes not refreshing
>>>InDesign 17.3
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> Autosize textbox with anchored autosize text boxes, if the anchored textbox resizes to match the text, often, the parent autosize text box does not change to accommodate it. The child text box increases size and overlaps the text boxes or other anchored items around it. A provisional fix is to manually resize the parent textbox which causes a refresh. The refresh should be automatic.1 vote -
Data Merge multiple records not working properly at all
>>>Data Merge is very buggy on latest update, makes tool useless:
>>1/ repeating same record over (with multiple records)
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> 2/ records are not imported in order of source document
> 3/ preview and results do not match (alignment, records, etc)>tested with both txt and csv
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Multiple listings of same font in Find Font menu
>>There are multiple listings of the same font in the Find Font menu in CC2019. All information is the same, all applied characters are the same, but there is odd behavior.
>>--FileA>CC2019>WithDocumentsfontsfolder.png shows double listing of Trade Gothic LT Pro Roman.
>>--FileA>CC2019>WithoutDocumentfontsfolder.png (when I take away access to Document fonts folder, no other changes), one instance switches to "Regular" instead of "Roman"
>>--FileA>CC2017>WithDocumentfontsfolder.png shows what happens with I open this file in CC2017 (no double listing)
>>--FileA>CC2017>WithoutDocumentfontsfolder.png (Document fonts folder hidden) shows what happens with I open
…17 votesThe fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2022(v17.0.0.96). We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.
If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application and click on the context menu on the top right and click on Check for App Updates.
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"Suppress Text Wrap When Layer Is Hidden" not working
>>>InDesign CC most current version 18.5
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> 1. Add text frame
> 2. Add overlapping object
> 3. Add text wrap to object
> 4. Set layer option to "Suppress Text Wrap When Layer Is Hidden"
> - Expect that text wrap will be suppressed when I hide the object layer that has text wrap applied
> - Text wrap is still applied when the object layer is hidden, whether applying the layer option first or last, creating a new document and starting over, or trying each text wrap option1 vote -
[ID-4243320] Incorrect cursor movement in RTL text when Harfbuzz text shaping is used.
>>>InDesign version: v20 (both Mac & PC)
>>In right-to-left languages (Hebrew & Arabic) the cursor movement went crazy:
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> - Left key - goes up
> - Right key - jumps to the end of the line...
> We can't work that way>Note: both (23\25 indd) set to 'Visual' in preferences > right-to-left > cursor movement (of course, changing the setting to 'logical' doesn’t solve it)
>189 votesFix for this issue is available in the latest InDesign Release version 20.2, available via Adobe CCD app.
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Adobe InDesign team
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2025 InDesign (v20.0) Frequent Crashing on MacOS 15.0.1 Sequoia
>>Ever since the 2025 version of InDesign released earlier this month, I have had constant crashing issues while working on multiple files. I have been using MacOS 15 Sequoia since it released in September. At first it seemed to crash at random every 5-30 minutes while going between open indd tabs. I think I can more consistently trigger it now by trying to open/navigate around a .indt file. I have a screen recording attached of me clicking around with a 2025 .indt file, a 2025 .indd file, and a 2024 .indd file. Within this minute long recording, InDesign
…11 votesWe 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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"Hue" effect on rectangle breaks anti-aliasing of text
>>Description: "Hue" effect on rectangle breaks anti-aliasing of text
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> Version: InDesign 2020 (15.0.2. x64)
> OS: Windows 10 (10.0.18363 Build 18363)>Reproduction:
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> 1. Create a text frame and fill it with any text
> 2. Create a rectangle on the same page and go to Window -> Effects, and set the rectangle's effect to "Hue"
> 3. Text on that same page no longer appears anti-aliased>Figured this out while trying to find out why all the text looked so bad. Ended up copying things to a new document (where text wasn't jagged) one
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[BUG] Export file to remote server cause Indesign & Finder crash
>>>Indesign 18.1 on Ventura 13.0
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> If I export a file (PDF, JPG, ...) on remote location and then click on it in finder, InDesign and Finder crashes and I must restart computer.
> But if I export to local location, everything works fine.>So now I must export local and then copy exported file to our remote share server. :(
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Bug when converting text into curves
>>>Bug when converting text into curve
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> result MOVING2 votesHi,
This issue was present in an earlier version of InDesign. Please confirm if you are facing this bug with InDesign version 14.0.2If you face the issue with the latest version then please share a sample document at amaarora@adobe.com with which we can reproduce the issue in-house.
Thanks,
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Clicking document-installed font from font list gives error to "activate font" and doesn't change font.
>>InDesign 14.0 on Windows 10 x64
>>I just upgraded to InDesign 14.0, and there appears to be a bug when clicking a document-installed font from the font list. The font list gives an error message to "Click 'Activate' button to activate fonts" and the text frame keeps the existing font, instead of changing to the new font.
>>Expected result:
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> The expected result would be the same behavior as InDesign 13.1, where you could click a document-installed font from the font list, and the text frame would update to the newly selected font.>Actual result:
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>17 votesHello All,
Thank you for your patience all this while.
This issue is now fixed in the latest update (Id 14.0.1) of InDesign CC.
If you are unable to see the update notification yet, open the menu (three dots) from the top-right of Creative Cloud desktop application and click on ‘Check For App Updates’.Once the update button is shown against InDesign CC, click on the button to update your InDesign to Id 14.0.1 for the fix of the issue.
Do let us know in the comments, if you face any problem with the new update.List of fixed issues can be found at: helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html
Regards,
InDesign Team
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