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  1. text typed on path distorts when converted to outlines

    > >Using InDesign v17.2.1, text typed on a path becomes distorted when converted to outlines. As you'll see in the attached before/after images, the converted text is mostly okay, but the last few words become almost illegibly small. The characters also become reoriented relative to the path ... some characters are vertical, others upside-down. I've tried changing fonts, creating new documents, and typing on paths of different shapes, but the problem persists. I was hoping that this problem would be addressed in the latest update, but it wasn't.> >
    7 votes

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  2. If there is white text on a colored background InDesign thinks there's nothing at all

    > >If there's only white text on a page but this text has a colored "paragraph shading" ("Absatzschattierung" in German), InDesign does not recognize this color and thinks the page is still empty. > >I reported this in the old "wish form" about four years ago: >https://rainerklute.de/bug-report/> > >The dialogue shows a way to solve this but why is it not implemented?> >
    9 votes

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  3. Text wrapping Bug Verson 19,2

    > >When I tab a text box, Text wrapping an image doesn't work> >
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  4. "GREP Load Find with selected text" is incomplete on macOS

    16 votes

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  5. Indesign 16.1 keeps crashing

    > >Hi,> >My Indesign keeps crashing when I paste or modify the text (both inside Indesign or imported from Word) beyond very simple modifications: if I replace one word it still works, but it crashes when I replace a paragraph or a text box.> >It became impossible to work on Indesign and I really need to get my work done. Help!> >I'm working on a macbook pro (mid-2012, non-retina) + macOS Catalina (10.15.7).> >I also sent the crash report (I also saved it as a text file if needed).> >
    1 vote

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  6. not rendering photos and text boxes on the page

    > >Indesign is not rendering imported photos and created text boxes on the page, even though they are there.> >
    4 votes

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  7. InDesign 19.4 crashing when clicking on text box

    > >I have a Lenova ThinkPad Windows laptop on Win 10 Enterprise, Build 19045. After updating from 19.3 to 19.4, the program began crashing whenever I clicked on a text box.> >I tested with different documents with the same results. I tried a few of the "usual" fixes for crashes (including removing the prefs folder and exporting to IDML) with no success, so I downgraded to 19.3. Downgrading fixed the problem, so there appears to be a compatibility problem with my system.> >
    1 vote

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    We 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…)

    Adobe InDesign Team

  8. Bottom of Text Wrap is Incorrect

    > >My body text doesn't wrap tightly to the bottom text wrap of my object like it does at the top (see gap between text wrap and start of body text).> >
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  9. Deleted text reappears when another object is selected

    > >I copied a set of blocks and replaced the text in them. However, when I select other objects with the cursor, the deleted text reappears in the window where I replaced the text, and disappears when I release the mouse button.> >
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    0 comments  ·  Text/Story/Table  ·  Admin →
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  10. Spanning columns sometimes makes my text move to the next page

    > >I'm trying to span some text and every time I do that text jumps to the next page. I have the keep options to anywhere so it's not a style sheet issue. This seems to be a new bug related to CC2019. Since I am using footnotes and it's going to be accessible I can't fake it and add another text box.> >
    4 votes

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  11. InDesign CC exporting idml's with errors not found in the indd file

    > >When packaging InDesign CC 14.0.2 .indd files, the resulting idml file has content frames jumping around. The resulting packaged indd file looks fine, but in the idml content frames have moved resulting in images being cut off and text boxes shift cutting off text.> >Process is simply packaging a working indd file with no particularly special settings. Package with indd, idml and pdf. This doesn't happen in every file, maybe 1 in 100.> >
    2 votes

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    0 comments  ·  IDML Export  ·  Admin →
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  12. 15.0.1 - can't copy any aspect of a table and paste into another row/column/etc

    > >You can no longer copy a cell or row or column and paste into another table. Allows you to copy but when you highlight the new row/cell/column to paste into it, both the quick key and also Edit > Paste do not work.> >
    3 votes

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  13. Using text variables causes highlighting text in PDF to be inconsistent/scrumbled

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  14. Anchored Textframes with Auto adjusting height within a Textfreame

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  15. Illustrator to Indesign copy bug

    > >Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, 22H2, fully updated> Illustrator 27.2 + Indesign 18.1 + New douments with older content.> >Newly created gradients work fine, only data from old documents seems to have a problem.> >When I copy a box with an old gradient from Illustrator to Indesign the last color is wrong.> >Please Fix. Thanks.> >
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    0 comments  ·  Colors/Swatches  ·  Admin →
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  16. Alt Text (Accessibility) not exported to ePub

    > > >ID, Version 20.4.1. > >Steps: Layout ID document with images. Add Alt Text to images under IPTC Core/Alt Text (Accessibility) in Bridge. Place images in ID. Check for Alt Text under Object/Object Export Options/Alt Text. Alt Text is there under From XCP: Alt Text (Accessibility). Export document to reflowable ePub. > >Expected result: Check html. Alt Text appears in the alt tags (alt="").> >Actual result: alt tags are empty.> > >
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  17. Converting a text URL to a hyperlink removes the instances of the text variables!!!

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  18. Searching and finding overset text no longer changes to the page this text is on

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  19. Conditional text paste problem

    > >I use conditional text quite a bit… it’s a really useful feature.> However, if you have to edit the text there is an issue (for me anyway). If you “type” new/replacement text everything is fine. But more often than not I am pasting text from a marked UP PDF or an email or Word file… when you paste, it automatically defaults to unconditional, even though what it is replacing is all a specific condition. Is that a bug? Or is it just me?> Latest InDesign, late 2015 27″ iMac Retina 40GB RAM, latest MacOS Monterey> >
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  20. Logical error: searching words in selected text with Find/Change unselects text

    > >When using the Find/Change dialog to find text, there is an option to only search in a "Selection" of text. When the word is found, Indesign will mark that word, which would also unselect the text and no further search in the selection could be done. This is a logical bug.> >
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