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  1. crash launch

    > >I have installed the latest version of Indesign using creative cloud. I used to have CS6 installed and it was no problem then. Now when i try to launch the application it just suddenly shuts down after "starting up panels" is shown. > No error message. Just stop launching. What to do?> >
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    CLOSED  ·  amaarora responded

    To 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.


    Adobe InDesign Team

  2. InDesign Performance issue: Lag in reflowing of text in a document with large number of footnotes

    > >iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)> macOS Sierra> 2.8 GHz Intel Core i5> 16gb Ram> Indesign 14.0.1> >Reflowing Bug when Resizing Text Box with Footnotes. As you can see in the video, the following page turns blank when I resize a text box to fit more content. Also, every I do this, the lag is noticeable. I tried with InDesign CC2018 and its more responsive.> >
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    FIXED  ·  Abhinav Kaushik responded

    Hello All,
    Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
    We have fixed the issue in the latest version of InDesign, Id 15.0

    Please 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

  3. Jumbled Text

    > >I'm having an issue with catalogs I'm working with. When I open the most recent version of an INDD file, there is jumbled text in the headings and subheadings, even though the PDF exported fine when the file was last opened. Advice?> >
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  4. Version 2021 V16 problems with the text

    > >Even in the latest version the problems with disappearing text continue, it seems to occur especially in the case of footnotes> CAN YOU SOLVE ?! THANKS!> >
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  5. text

    > >My text changes to alternating capital and lower case letters throughout all typed words. It does not change if I have caps lock on the keyboard but will be all caps if I select it on the menu bar. But it still shows red spelling errors with asking to add the work to the dictionary. It is shown in alternating caps/lower case letters there too.> >
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  6. Text not active after clicking on pdf markup comment panel

    > >After clicking on the comment in the pdf comments panel, and applying the comment (or selecting the comment after auto-applying), sometimes I have to click again in the actual text frame to start typing any adjustments i need to make. It would be great if I could just type in the text frame after clicking on the comment, without having to again click in the text frame.> >
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  7. 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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  8. Preflight panel Overset text not showing page number

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  9. copy with drag and press alt makes two copies of the objekt. It used to copy once - now it produces two more objekts

    > >Indesign 13.1 > Mac 10.11.6 El Capitan> copyfunction drag + press alt makes two copies of the objekt. It used to copy one - now it produces two objects> >
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  10. Converting a text URL to a hyperlink removes the instances of the text variables!!!

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  11. Interaction between Text Wrap, Optical Margin Alignment and Numbered List

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  12. Preview 'glitching' when changing fonts in text blocks

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  13. Alignment of text box ignores anchored objects

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  14. cc libraries deletes my text

    > >Hello.> >When adding my own text to a file in InDesign/CC Libraries (See attached image) - it deletes part of the text so I have to rewrite it again.> >Example: > 'Saks' becomes 'ks'> >There's a glitch and the text disappears. > It's a collaboration work account, but can't it get more stable?> >best regards.> >
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  15. InDesign Crashes on Opening from a Book Panel Multiple INDDs with Modified Links

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    CLOSED  ·  amaarora responded

    To 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.


    Adobe InDesign Team

  16. Crash when selecting bullet paragraph style

    > >I'm trying to select Bullets and Numbering under Paragraph Style Options, and every time I do, InDesign crashes.> >
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  17. Converting text cell to graphic cell

    > >If you convert a graphic cell to a text cell the vertical justification gets locked, cell appears to be anchored and is unable to be converted back to a graphic cell.> >1) Create table> 2) Select cell > context menu > convert cell to graphic cell> 3) Select cell/object > convert to text cell> 4) Unable to convert back to graphic cell or adjust vertical justification within cell (options greyed out) and anchor symbol on top right of frame> >
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  18. Unable to drag & drop images within text frame through custom plugin on Indesign CC2020

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  19. Incopy with Conditional text not holding

    > >I design electrical manuals in InDesign, some text is shared between books using InCopy. Some of the text is product specific so I use Conditions to turn that text off and on. But when I create the Condition in one book and then open the book with shared InCopy links, that text and everything after it is now that same Condition.> I tried everything to fix this. The only workaround I found to work is making the Paragraph Return before the text I want Conditioned and leaving the Paragraph return after my text Unconditional will work.> >
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  20. Images pixelated when published online, if the frame is scaled

    > >Images inside scaled frames can be pixelated when published. It looks like the frame scaling is applied to the resolution i.e. a 10% scaled frame will have 10% of the desired resolution. Reproducible if 'Adjust scaling percentage' preference is set. Setting a higher export resolution in the 'Publish Online' dialogue doesn't fix it.> >InDesign CC 2018, probably older versions with Publish online.> >
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