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1. drag and drop + option key (for objects and pages) crashes ID

   since the update 20.1, drag and drop + option key crashes InDesign. sometimes, while duplicating a box. sometimes, trygin to duplicate a page (as seen in the attachment).

   version: 20.1

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   Need More Info  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

   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…)

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2. [ID-4273762] Critical bug — Dropdown / <select> / sp-picker not working in UXP plugin under InDesign 2025 (Win & Mac)

   I'm contacting you about a recurring bug I've encountered—and that several other developers have reported—since the Adobe InDesign 2025 update (versions 20.4, 20.4.1, 20.5).

   🔹 Problem Description

   • In a plugin using Adobe UXP (UI HTML or Spectrum), the dropdown elements <select>—or <sp-picker>—no longer respond to clicks: the border may change color, but the list doesn't open, and it's impossible to select an item.

   • Even when using minimal HTML code or testing from UXP Developer Tools (Playground), the problem persists.

   • This bug seems to affect several environments (Windows 11, different versions of InDesign, and possibly macOS as well, according to community feedback).

   • In some cases, events (click, change, keydown, etc.) are no longer emitted for form controls.
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   🔹 Impact

   Existing plugins become unusable — users are unable to enter or select options, thus blocking normal operation.

   Production usage is severely disrupted.

   Loss of confidence in the stability of the UXP runtime.

   🔹 Step to reproduce

   1 - Create starter package
   2 - Add select with options tags
   3 - Use UXP Developer tools or package it
   4 - Open panel in Indesign 2025
   - under 20.4 version, it works fine. We can open option in select
   - upper 20.3 version, select tags, checkbox,... doesn't work

   🔹 What I'm asking

   Can you confirm that this bug has been identified internally?

   Is there a planned fix (future version or update) to restore the behavior of dropdown lists/sp-picker/select in UXP under InDesign 2025?

   If not, is it possible to obtain an official workaround (patch, beta build, directive) for our plugins in production?

   Thank you in advance for your help—this bug seriously compromises the reliability of UXP plugins. I am available to provide code examples, reproductions, or logs if that would be helpful.

   Sincerely,
   Stéphane Senocq

   I'm contacting you about a recurring bug I've encountered—and that several other developers have reported—since the Adobe InDesign 2025 update (versions 20.4, 20.4.1, 20.5).

   🔹 Problem Description

   • In a plugin using Adobe UXP (UI HTML or Spectrum), the dropdown elements <select>—or <sp-picker>—no longer respond to clicks: the border may change color, but the list doesn't open, and it's impossible to select an item.

   • Even when using minimal HTML code or testing from UXP Developer Tools (Playground), the problem persists.

   • This bug seems to affect several environments (Windows 11, different versions of InDesign, and possibly macOS as well, according… more

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3. Anchored Textframes with Auto adjusting height within a Textfreame

   1. CC 2018 – 13.1 (Can't update to CC 2019 right now because of Plugins)
   3. Create a big "master" Text frame
   4. Create 2 more text frames that auto adjust in height and fill them with lorem ipsum or any text.
   5. Paste those two text frames into the first created "master" Text frame
   6. Change the Text in the first Text frame (Add some empty lines or remove text) and see InDesign fail to update.
   7. Expected result: Should be pretty obvious... InDesign should not fail to update the current view.
   8. Actual Result: All Textframes are misaligned because InDesign does not update correctly – If you dare to move the "master" text frame now it gets even stranger. - The only way to update it to the correct look is to force InDesign to update the text frame by changing something like space after in the "master" text frame. (See video and Screenshot attached)
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   10. Usecase: for Example DatabasePublishing inline publication - where every here shown "Textframe" would be a product within a Page – But it is impossible to work like this! – I could be wrong but i have a feeling that this is happening since the disapearing Tablehead bug got fixed (unconfirmed...) i don't have the option to test it in an older or newer version - but we never had this issue before.

   1. CC 2018 – 13.1 (Can't update to CC 2019 right now because of Plugins)
   3. Create a big "master" Text frame
   4. Create 2 more text frames that auto adjust in height and fill them with lorem ipsum or any text.
   5. Paste those two text frames into the first created "master" Text frame
   6. Change the Text in the first Text frame (Add some empty lines or remove text) and see InDesign fail to update.
   7. Expected result: Should be pretty obvious... InDesign should not fail to update the current view.
   8. Actual Result: All Textframes are misaligned because InDesign does not update correctly – If… more

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4. No Font Spacing Between Words in InDesign 2019 14.0.x-2 on Mojave 10.14.x-4, Works fine in InDesign 2014 (v10.0.70) on Yosemite (10.10.5)

   Posted it here too: https://forums.adobe.com/message/11049072#11049072

   So, we've had this issue on our new MacBook Pro running macOS Mojave v10.14.4 ever since last year in August when we were on High Sierra (what came with the Mac).

   Basically, InDesign is unusable with Gujarati Sangam MN on the 2019 version but on 2014 (v10.0.0.70) version on my old Mac (OS X Yosemite, v10.10.5) it works fine.

   What's causing this issue?

   We've tried the following:

   • Contacted Adobe & Apple support: Apple said to contact Adobe, Adobe was unhelpful, they suggested we look up if the font was installed it it is on the new Mac using Font book.

   • Updated Adobe InDesign 2019 to 14.0.2.

   • Arial seems to work, so maybe it's something to do with this font on new Macs or InDesign 2019?

   • Unrelated (because CC was showing trial expired from dropdown but a new account let us test the new update for 7 days, still same issue): https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/limited_access_repair_tool.html#

   Also noticed some images aren't rendering properly coming from Adobe InDesign 2014 to 2019.

   We simply cannot buy InDesign 2019/CC if this issue hasn't been fixed or can't be fixed.

   PS: Is there a way to move all the font options back to the top of the window like in InDesign 2014, rather than on the right?

   Pics included:

   Mac Mojave 10.14.4 with Adobe InDesign 2019:

   Screen Shot 2019-04-27 at 22.49.09.png

   No text spacing between words on Gujarati Sangam MN font, Adobe 2019 on Mojave 10.14.4.

   Screen Shot 2019-04-27 at 22.49.23.png

   Adobe InDesign 2014 on old Mac Yosemite 10.10.5, renders fine (I made the file in this version and have been working with it ever since):

   Screen Shot 2019-04-27 at 22.33.54.png

   As you can see the spacing between words is perfectly fine, very annoying how Adobe InDesign 2019 isn't accomodating for this out of the box.

   Screen Shot 2019-04-27 at 23.31.48.png

   Any how, I'm thinking of just choosing a template from Adobe Stock templates to redesign this resume, since it's proving so problematic and is due to a refresh. This current resume I designed from scratch in Adobe 2014, but it doesn't seem that portable to 2019 version.

   Thank you again, hope this can be solved or otherwise serve others too.

   Regards,

   Siteroo Team

   Posted it here too: https://forums.adobe.com/message/11049072#11049072

   So, we've had this issue on our new MacBook Pro running macOS Mojave v10.14.4 ever since last year in August when we were on High Sierra (what came with the Mac).

   Basically, InDesign is unusable with Gujarati Sangam MN on the 2019 version but on 2014 (v10.0.0.70) version on my old Mac (OS X Yosemite, v10.10.5) it works fine.

   What's causing this issue?

   We've tried the following:

   • Contacted Adobe & Apple support: Apple said to contact Adobe, Adobe was unhelpful, they suggested we look up if the font was installed it it is on the… more

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5. Outer Edge Bleed Option for Facing Pages

   Description:
   InDesign currently applies identical bleed settings to all four edges of each page, even in facing-page layouts.
   For publications such as magazines, catalogs, and books, the inner (spine) edge bleed between facing pages is unnecessary and can cause issues in visualization, export, and imposition.

   Feature Request:
   Add an option in the Document Setup and Export Settings to enable Outer Edge Bleed mode.

   In this mode, bleed is applied only to the top, bottom, and outer edges of each spread.
   The inner edge between facing pages would have no bleed, resulting in a cleaner, more accurate PDF output that reflects the final printed result.

   Benefits:
   • Reduces unnecessary bleed on inner edges.
   • Produces more accurate PDF previews for client review.
   • Minimizes manual adjustments in master pages or export settings.

   Description:
   InDesign currently applies identical bleed settings to all four edges of each page, even in facing-page layouts.
   For publications such as magazines, catalogs, and books, the inner (spine) edge bleed between facing pages is unnecessary and can cause issues in visualization, export, and imposition.

   Feature Request:
   Add an option in the Document Setup and Export Settings to enable Outer Edge Bleed mode.

   In this mode, bleed is applied only to the top, bottom, and outer edges of each spread.
   The inner edge between facing pages would have no bleed, resulting in a cleaner, more accurate PDF output that reflects… more

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6. Option to change the color of bitmap fonts

   We need a way to change the color for white/grayscale bitmap fonts.

   We often use Bitmap fonts for the better texture we can get from them; however, not having the option to change the color of the font, means we have to change the color within photoshop, then either export separate images or entire fonts for each color we use. This is rather inefficient and slows down our process. Having the ability change the color of a white or grayscale bitmap font would be very useful.

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7. Place PDF causes InDesign to fail requiring force quit.

   InDesign CC 13.1, OSX 10.13.5 on iMac Retina 5k 27-inch Late 2014.

   All updates are latest available. Attempting to place a PDF file (single page) into an InDesign document with "Show Import Options" selected (only) results in a mostly-empty "Place PDF" dialog box. Mousing over the box causes missing parts to appear one-by-one, except the "Place" button. Clicking "cancel" closes the dialog box but then many/most InDesign functions no longer work, including menu items. InDesign won't quit, either from the File/Quit menu item or command-Q. Only way to restore the application is to force quit. This bug is 100% repeatable. I tried deleting preferences files (user/library/preferences/com.adobe.InDesign.plist and Adobe InDesign folder) as suggested elsewhere in Support, to no avail. Also tried reboot, to no avail.

   InDesign CC 13.1, OSX 10.13.5 on iMac Retina 5k 27-inch Late 2014.

   All updates are latest available. Attempting to place a PDF file (single page) into an InDesign document with "Show Import Options" selected (only) results in a mostly-empty "Place PDF" dialog box. Mousing over the box causes missing parts to appear one-by-one, except the "Place" button. Clicking "cancel" closes the dialog box but then many/most InDesign functions no longer work, including menu items. InDesign won't quit, either from the File/Quit menu item or command-Q. Only way to restore the application is to force quit. This bug is 100%… more

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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.

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8. place file missing

   I'm making a booklet identifying all 200 products for a client. I had been attempting to import 3-7 pdfs using the place function at a time. Show Import Options is on. Often one or two files will appear in the links list as if they were coming in with the others, but do not come up in the placing. They are in the links panel with no page number and no pasteboard indication. If I go back and place an item that has done this individually it will work. If I wasn't checking in each place that the "image file name" number matches the large part number on the top of each page I would have accidentally omitted several items from the catalog.

   I'm making a booklet identifying all 200 products for a client. I had been attempting to import 3-7 pdfs using the place function at a time. Show Import Options is on. Often one or two files will appear in the links list as if they were coming in with the others, but do not come up in the placing. They are in the links panel with no page number and no pasteboard indication. If I go back and place an item that has done this individually it will work. If I wasn't checking in each place that the "image file… more

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9. Missing the option to fill / stroke selection in the Swashes panel

   In my version of the InDesign, since the last update, is missing the option to fill / stroke selection in the Swashes panel.
   Version installed: 19.0.1

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10. Lists ignore alignment when story is subject to object wrapping

    InDesign v20.1.

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. In a blank document, create a new story. Add a few blank lines, then a new paragraph with list settings (either bullets or numbers). Align it to center or right.
    2. Create an ellipsis and set its wrapping options to contour wrapping.
    3. Move the ellipsis so that it intersects the story above the actual list (the list doesn't have to be in range of the wrapping countour).

    Expected result:
    Nothing should happen to the list, since it's far from the wrapping area.

    Actual result:
    The numbers/bullets get aligned the left, no matter what alignment is set.

    Attached are a screenshot of a test file (aligned to the right) and another found in production (aligned center).

    InDesign v20.1.

    Steps to reproduce:
    1. In a blank document, create a new story. Add a few blank lines, then a new paragraph with list settings (either bullets or numbers). Align it to center or right.
    2. Create an ellipsis and set its wrapping options to contour wrapping.
    3. Move the ellipsis so that it intersects the story above the actual list (the list doesn't have to be in range of the wrapping countour).

    Expected result:
    Nothing should happen to the list, since it's far from the wrapping area.

    Actual result:
    The numbers/bullets get aligned the left, no matter what… more

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11. Image catalogue script only has Desktop as a folder option. InDesign 2023

    When I've used this in previous editions, I was able to pick any folder on my computer. Now it only has Desktop as an option.

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12. Table Of Contents Page Number Before Entry and Alphabetical Listing

    I'm on InDesign 17.3 on an Intel iMac Pro (2017) running macOS 12.4 (Monterey), though I have the same problem on my new M1 MacBook Pro (same OS). No matter what I do, no matter what preferences I reset or cache I clear, I can't generate a table of contents with the page numbers before the listing, or generate a table of contents in alphabetical order instead of page order. I know it worked at one point, because I painstakingly created a paragraph style with nested styles to automatically generate my table of contents for the monthly magazine I make. At some point, though, page number before entry and alphabetical listing just stopped being a thing, even though the options still appear to be available.

    I'm on InDesign 17.3 on an Intel iMac Pro (2017) running macOS 12.4 (Monterey), though I have the same problem on my new M1 MacBook Pro (same OS). No matter what I do, no matter what preferences I reset or cache I clear, I can't generate a table of contents with the page numbers before the listing, or generate a table of contents in alphabetical order instead of page order. I know it worked at one point, because I painstakingly created a paragraph style with nested styles to automatically generate my table of contents for the monthly magazine I make.… more

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13. Page numbering is broken

    Since the latest update (InDesign 15.1.2) you can no longer change the page numbering to roman numerals or a, b, c etc. When you make a new section and change the style of numbering system - nothing changes. You can also not make a page have a new number - for example change page 10 to page 20, it will remain as page 10. These are very important features of InDesign and need to be fixed as soon as possible.

    Step 1 - Menu - Layout - Number & section options
    Step 2 - Change page 1 to style 'i, ii, iii, iv ...'
    Expected result - pages numbered i, ii, iii etc.
    Actual result - no change
    Step 3: Change page 11 to page 1
    Expected result - page 11 is now labelled as page 11
    Actual result - no change

    Since the latest update (InDesign 15.1.2) you can no longer change the page numbering to roman numerals or a, b, c etc. When you make a new section and change the style of numbering system - nothing changes. You can also not make a page have a new number - for example change page 10 to page 20, it will remain as page 10. These are very important features of InDesign and need to be fixed as soon as possible.

    Step 1 - Menu - Layout - Number & section options
    Step 2 - Change page 1 to style 'i,… more

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    Resolved For User  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

    The issue was resolved by trashing preference and cache.
    Marking this as solved as confirmed by the user.

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14. Form Fields from InD Tagged Improperly as block rather than inline elements on PDF export

    1. Ver 15.0.2
    2. Create fillable form in InDesign and export as interactive PDF.
    3. Form tags should be nested inside (for example) paragraph tags. Alternatively, Form tags should display "BLOCK" placement attributes in PDF (Tag Properties>Edit Object Properties>Attribute Object Dictionary).
    4. What actually happens is neither of these. Form tags are exported inline with other tags but without the BLOCK placement attribute. According to Matterhorn Protocol, these are not appropriate semantically for the structure element "Form." This is a PDF Accessibility issue.

    What I end up doing is taking each Form tag and nesting it under the descriptive P tag which precedes it. This is time consuming and could be automated.

    I would suggest either making this a default behavior or offering an option in InDesign's Object Export Options to set the BLOCK placement attribute. This would also frequently come in handy for figures or images that are placed as block items.

    Thank you!

    1. Ver 15.0.2
    2. Create fillable form in InDesign and export as interactive PDF.
    3. Form tags should be nested inside (for example) paragraph tags. Alternatively, Form tags should display "BLOCK" placement attributes in PDF (Tag Properties>Edit Object Properties>Attribute Object Dictionary).
    4. What actually happens is neither of these. Form tags are exported inline with other tags but without the BLOCK placement attribute. According to Matterhorn Protocol, these are not appropriate semantically for the structure element "Form." This is a PDF Accessibility issue.

    What I end up doing is taking each Form tag and nesting it under the descriptive P tag which precedes it.… more

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15. Links panel

    Hi Support Team,
    I’ve been using Adobe InDesign for the last few years, and after the latest update it looks like the option to copy the missing file name from the Links panel has been removed.
    This feature was extremely useful, because you could quickly copy the file name and search for it across available storage locations (local drive / external drives / server).
    Now, instead, there are only two options to copy the full file path to the missing file. I don’t really understand why there are two versions of essentially the same action, and more importantly — the full path is not very helpful when the file is missing in the first place.
    At the moment, to extract the missing file name I have to do extra steps (such as modifying/removing the original path and letting the system prompt a relink search), which is time-consuming and unnecessary.
    Could you please restore the “Copy File Name” option in this menu?
    System: macOS (Intel Core i9, Tahoe 26.2 (25C56))
    App: Adobe InDesign 2026, version 21.1
    Thank you!

    Hi Support Team,
    I’ve been using Adobe InDesign for the last few years, and after the latest update it looks like the option to copy the missing file name from the Links panel has been removed.
    This feature was extremely useful, because you could quickly copy the file name and search for it across available storage locations (local drive / external drives / server).
    Now, instead, there are only two options to copy the full file path to the missing file. I don’t really understand why there are two versions of essentially the same action, and more importantly — the… more

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16. Object Style defined to ignore Nonprinting changes Nonprinting status when applied to grouped frames

    Object Style defined to ignore Text Wrap & Other, when applied to a group of two frames where one has Nonprinting applied and the other does not, changes the Nonprinting status.

    Expected result: attributes in a category that is greyed out will be ignored, including Nonprinting.

    Actual result: Nonprinting turned off and frame prints and is visible in Overprint Preview.

    Pictured: The only intended purpose of the object style is to change position of frame. 1: The two frames are grouped. Large frame is live, small frame is note for designer. 2: The object style as defined. (By the way, the Text Wrap attributes are not listed in the style definition summary in the Object Style Options panel.) 3: After invoking the object style, the Nonprinting attribute of the small frame is now unchecked.

    Object Style defined to ignore Text Wrap & Other, when applied to a group of two frames where one has Nonprinting applied and the other does not, changes the Nonprinting status.

    Expected result: attributes in a category that is greyed out will be ignored, including Nonprinting.

    Actual result: Nonprinting turned off and frame prints and is visible in Overprint Preview.

    Pictured: The only intended purpose of the object style is to change position of frame. 1: The two frames are grouped. Large frame is live, small frame is note for designer. 2: The object style as defined. (By the way,… more

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17. URGENT: Add an "Empty Output" Option for Text Variables

    Currently, InDesign text variables (e.g., Running Headers) always display the last non-empty value when the source is empty. While this behavior can be useful in some workflows, it causes major problems in others. In publishing and educational workflows, having an “empty” variable output display the previous value is unacceptable.

    We urgently need a way to explicitly tell InDesign: “If the source is empty, display nothing (truly empty).”

    Proposed Solutions:
    - Introduce a new special character (e.g., “Null Variable Marker”) that, when placed in the source text, forces the variable to render as empty.
    - Alternatively, provide an option in the variable definition: “Treat whitespace-only sources as empty.”

    This is an urgent request. It affects daily workflows in publishing, education, and large-scale editorial projects and needs to be prioritized.

    Currently, InDesign text variables (e.g., Running Headers) always display the last non-empty value when the source is empty. While this behavior can be useful in some workflows, it causes major problems in others. In publishing and educational workflows, having an “empty” variable output display the previous value is unacceptable.

    We urgently need a way to explicitly tell InDesign: “If the source is empty, display nothing (truly empty).”

    Proposed Solutions:
    - Introduce a new special character (e.g., “Null Variable Marker”) that, when placed in the source text, forces the variable to render as empty.
    - Alternatively, provide an option in the… more

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18. Dialog open to custom location on click of place option in indesign

    Click on place option in indesign.

    Dialog should open with custom location set from the script, not the previous opened location.

    Is there a way to control place dialog, to always show my custom location??

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19. ePub incorrect color conversion of placed images

    Mac running 10.14.4
    InDesign 14.0.2 working color space is sRGB
    Image placed has embedded profile of sRGB
    Native InDesign content created with color numbers matching those in image
    Exported to ePub

    Result: RGB color numbers of native object correctly match those of original sRGB numbers BUT those of the placed image have changed. The numbers indicate they have been converted to the active display ICC profile!
    Happens whether object export options on image are set to JPEG or PNG.

    I confirmed this by changing the monitor profile in System Preferences and relaunching InDesign. the exported image's color numbers changed to the color numbers of the new monitor profile.

    Expected result: all RGB content should be converted to sRGB or, less optimally, all RGB color numbers could remain the same.

    Mac running 10.14.4
    InDesign 14.0.2 working color space is sRGB
    Image placed has embedded profile of sRGB
    Native InDesign content created with color numbers matching those in image
    Exported to ePub

    Result: RGB color numbers of native object correctly match those of original sRGB numbers BUT those of the placed image have changed. The numbers indicate they have been converted to the active display ICC profile!
    Happens whether object export options on image are set to JPEG or PNG.

    I confirmed this by changing the monitor profile in System Preferences and relaunching InDesign. the exported image's color numbers changed to… more

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20. Alt text transposition issue with book files

    I'm using a book file to organize a number of interactive forms.

    When I export out the forms as interactive PDFs, the alt text that was designated in the "button and forms" panel for that form field sometimes gets switched out for alt text that is used in another form if the fields share the same name. This happens on export whether I use the"Export book to PDF" option in the book panel or I use the "File" option export (ctrl+E keyboard shortcut).

    The alt text remains correct in the InDesign file and only gets switched out upon export.

    For interactive text fields, I use the "description" field in the "Buttons and Forms" panel rather than using "object export options" alt text panel (I leave that as the default: "from structure".

    This workflow had worked in the past: I had used a book file with the forms in a previous iteration about 1 year ago with no issues.

    I'm using Adobe CC 2018 on Windows 10 Enterprise 2016.

    I'm using a book file to organize a number of interactive forms.

    When I export out the forms as interactive PDFs, the alt text that was designated in the "button and forms" panel for that form field sometimes gets switched out for alt text that is used in another form if the fields share the same name. This happens on export whether I use the"Export book to PDF" option in the book panel or I use the "File" option export (ctrl+E keyboard shortcut).

    The alt text remains correct in the InDesign file and only gets switched out upon export.

    For… more

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