Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Cannot place .xlsx spreasheet
InDesign 18.2.1
MacOS Ventura 13.2.1Attempting to place an .xlsx spreadsheet goes no where - freezes about 3/4 of the way through process.
(left for longer than 10 minutes, nothing changed, still stuck at same point).If I export the .xlsx from Numbers it won't place at all (get the error 'Cannot place this file') (original file was made with Microsoft and supplied to me).
I have 'Create Links When Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files' enabled, as well as 'Show import options'.
I have tried disabling both - same thing happens.1 vote -
Can't save
This is so frustrating. Why cant i save? 3rd time its happpened, try to save my file when i need to quit and come back to the file later and cant save. Force quit is the only option. Never had this problem when using InDesign Creative Suite (non-cloud version). What the ****, Adobe?
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Paragraph style changing during Data Merge
Paragraph style changes when data merging if I have the "remove blank lines from empty fields" option turned on. (see attached video)
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Show Hyperlinks
I'm having a problem displaying hyperlinks. Absolutely nothing happens when I enable "Show Hyperlinks" in the menu. I need to highlight my hyperlinks, but the option isn't working.
In View > Extras > Show Hyperlinks
InDesign 20.4.1 French version
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export with spread option ignores page range
Export with spread option ignores page range
I've got an InDesign document with a 6 page spread.
When I export to pdf and select the spread option with a page-range of page 3-6, page 1 and 2 are also included.This happens in InDesign 17.4 en 18. Not sure about older versions.
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Page navigation counter resets for each chapter
When exporting a reflowable EPUB from InDesign (19.4), the "Page Navigation" checkbox in Export Options → General generates accessible and usable doc-pagebreak markers and corresponding page link entries in a TOC.
The minor issue I'd love to see resolved is that the ID counter of page numbers resets back to 1 with every chapter/file when exporting a .indb Book file, making all page numbers mismatched from Chapter 2 and forward.
Technically, the page links "work" from the TOC because they link to both a unique file and a unique marker within the EPUB. But the page ID#s don't match the…
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can't find vertical type option on tool box,
been using InDeign v 17.0 but can't find a vertical type option in the toolbox.
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Hyperlinks In Document Not Linking Out
I am working in InDesign 17.3.
I can create and update the Share for Review link itself but all hyperlinks within the document won't work. The hyperlinks show up as links in the document and online (blue, underline) but when you click on them they don't do anything. You can't right click to get options to open in a new tab or copy the link.
The links work when you export as a PDF or publish online but not when you do Share for Review.
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InDesign crashes when I try to change styles with the preview box selected.
I am running InDesign 19.0.1 x 64 on a Windows 10 machine
When I try to edit a paragraph style that includes bullet points, and with the Preview box checked, my computer crashes. As you can see in the screen capture video, it is an intermittent issue, but InDesign crashes the majority of times I am trying to edit the bullet paragraph styles. It also happens when I try to change the Anchored Object Options in my Object Styles panel.
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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Measurement Label Sizing
When using multiple monitors with different display ratios, I sometimes have a problem where the measurement labels for smart guides in InDesign become unreadably small on lower-definition monitors. At 100% zoom, the font size is equivalent to 3pts and is totally useless. I would love either options to choose interface font and appearance sizing for lower resolution monitors or the ability to change the font size of the measurement labels, otherwise I am limited to which monitors I can use Adobe CC on.
1 voteThis has been fixed in InDesign version 13.0.
Please update to latest InDesign for resolving this issue.Thanks
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proportional scaling and Opt + drag copy feature not working
Some, but not all, shift and option key functionality not working. I've tried both the Webroot SecureAnywhere fix (don't have this on my computer) and the keyboard unicode fix. Neither have helped. it's also inconsistent. it was working fine last night at home but not working this morning in my office.
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Literal ampersand (&) doesn't show in font's OpenType stylistic set menu
Adobe InDesign version: 20.1
Expected Results:
1. Use a font in InDesign that contains an OpenType stylistic set option with a name containing an ampersand (&).
2. Look for that stylistic set in Character > OpenType > Stylistic Sets.
3. The ampersand should be visible in the name of the stylistic set.Actual Results:
The ampersand does not appear in the stylistic set name.3 votes -
PDF Export Formatting Issue
I found that no matter what export options I use or how I format my file, it exports incorrectly. My content is in 2 columns on InDesign but when exported it seems pretty random how the PDF is structured (see the image).
This poses a problem for parsing software to be able to read the document in the correct order. It's common practice within most companies to use this for resumes. I'm sure it's also used elsewhere as well.
I've contacted support and they tried to resolve the issue by using my computer remotely. They found that this feature is…
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Share for Review access settings - Public Link not available
I am trying to use the new Share for Review option. As outlined here, I should be able to switch the access options from invitation only to public which should give me the option to have people without an Adobe account review the content by simply inputting a password for access. However, I cannot switch from invitation only to public as I simply have the invitation only option as a fixed option and no dropdown to choose from. Is there an option somewhere that I need to enable first so I can publicly share these files for review? As of…
1 voteBased on feedback received from the user, marking this as ‘Resolved for User’.
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TIFF images as assets in CC Libraries are always placed as PNG images on the document page
Affected: InDesign CC all versions that are working with CC Libraries.
Tested with InDesign CC 2018.1 and InDesign CC 2019 version 14.0.2.324 on Windows 10. InDesign versions on Mac OS X are also reported.Steps to reproduce the issue:
Do a new CC Library.
Add TIFF images saved from PhotoShop CC 2019 to the new library.
Two options how you can do this that I know of:
A. Drag the files from your file system to the open and empty library.
B. Use Adobe Bridge CC 2019 to drag files to the open library.Expected result:
If I want to…
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InDesign 2019/2020, PDF export deletes components of some composite CJK glyphs when they overlap
Install the test font in the attached zip and open the the InDesign document. Exporting to PDF clears out the top part. This did not happen in 2018.
I initially reported this to Josh Hadley on 23 Jan 2020, who wrote up an internal report and came back to me, saying the InDesign team could reproduce and suggested working around the issue by decomposing everything or diverting the export through PostScript/Distiller. A very large client told us that this is not an option for them and would like a direct fix.
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Read only randomly occurs when saving
InDesign CC randomly goes into read only mode when we go to File>Save. Our only option at that point is to go to Save As and rename the file. This is clunky, scary, and should not be happening. We have new iMacs with Mojave OS.
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Share for Review
After sending out a "Share for Review" in InDesign, I went back to the file after people made comments and when I go to the review, the only option is to create a new review. But if i go to my email notification and click on the link, I can see the review that way. I did not "save as" to the file.
3 votesOpen the Review panel (Window>Comments>Review) to see the comments made by the people with whom you had shared the document for review.
Please let us know if this solves the issue for you.
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Find/Change | Object | Selection | Won't change colour if in a group
Hi. I think I might have found a bug.
Find/Change | Object | Selection | Won't change colour if in a group.
(It works if 'Search' is set to Document.)1.png
Shows a test. I want to change the Yellow to Red.2.png
Shows the top group colour not changing if 'Search | Section' is chosen3.png
Shows both colours changing to Red if 'Search | Document' is chosenCan this be fixed please, or an option to Change Items in a group f it was a 'Feature'.
Thanks
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key commands randomly stop working
This is in InDesign version 16.0.1.
Key commands randomly stop working for zoom (command + spacebar), proportional sizing (command + shift and command + option + shift), and even just using shift to move on a vertical or horizontal line.
I use these constantly and the only way I have found to fix them is to restart my machine. restarting the program does not work and I can't find any conflict that may be causing this.3 votes
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