Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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1685 results found
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Indesign display refresh WORKAROUND
If you have an Indesgin 2021, Catalina, Big Sur display problem where 1) scrolling, zoomin and/or refreshing does red or other strange artifacts 2) opening 2 dokuments in tabs corrupts display and results option 1 type of refreshing problems you could try this:
Open every document into their own WINDOW not TAB.
It looks so far that the bug disappeaars.
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Adobe cloud app - Preferences under account - Notifications tab just spins
I open the Preferences pop-up under my account image. I click on Notifications tab but it just spins a blue circle and never shows me anything. All the other tabs in this pop-up work fine.
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Effect color cannot be changed, InDesign freezes
Version 18.2.1 on Windows 11
Steps:
1. Open a new document
2. Create a rectangle
3. Right-click on it, browse to "Effects" and select "Drop Shadow"
4. Click on the shadow colorExpected:
"Effect color" window opensActual:
"Effects" window is disabled (grey header), but no window opens. Furthermore, no InDesign window can be enabled when clicking on it. Documents can also not be saved via Ctrl+S. I have to close InDesign in Task Manager.1 vote -
InDesign 2019 Fails to open properly and freezes.
I recently updated to InDesign 2019 and had no problem using it last week.
Today it is not opening properly, taking around 10 minutes to open a file, then freezes the second I try to do anything in a text box.It has occurred with every file I've tried, multiple times.
I have also tried ending all InDesign processes and restarting my computer.Not sure if anyone else has come across this issue?
InDesign CC 2019: v 14.0
Windows 10: v 180343 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,
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CC Libraries content icon with spinning wheel
I have a 3GB CC Library full of adverts for a magazine. Whenever I drag a new advert over to the CC Libraries panel, it will add the new artwork, but then its icon will show a blank square with four spinning squares inside. This has occurred ever since ID v15. I'm currently using v15.0.2.
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Faulty save facility when updating cross references across a book
When using the update cross-references on the Book panel of CC2020, it opens each chapter, it then updates the references, but then asks you to save and overwrite the chapter that it has updated. Maybe this is suitable for some, but I find it is frustrating when you have to agree to the file's same name and then agree to overwrite when you have over 20 chapters to go through every single time I update cross-references.
CC2019 used to open, update and save the chapters without questioning you. Maybe this is an option I have missed under Preferences.
Kind regards…
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Start freeze
When I start InDesign 2019 a pop-up appears that's white. After a while the Adobe logo appears and the loading icon. But that's it. No other menu entries are active
If I close the pop-up the programm closees1 voteTo 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 (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 -
GenAI Image location
GenAI Images are automatically saved to the User's iCloud Documents folder. This causes a major issue if projects are shared with other users in that the GenAI Images may not get copied across, resulting in broken links.
Another issue this creates is that if the User's iCloud storage is full, new images will not be created.
There needs to be an option, either in the Preferences or the Links panel, for users to select where GenAI Images are stored.
Please implement this.3 votes -
Data Merge causes crash/lock-up when displaying panels on second screen
When displaying my panels on a second monitor using InDesign and then trying to begin a data merge the application crashes and becomes unresponsive.
If I change the layout of the panels to one screen (the default layout) it works fine.
I've uninstalled InDesign and reinstalled, also deleting my preferences folders/files.
I can select the data source and insert one field, but then clicking on anything else after the first field has been inserted causes the application to stop responding.
I've attached a screenshot of the panels on the second screen for your reference - there are…
3 votesTo 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 (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 -
Can not save or export in MacOS Montery
- version 17.0, apple M1 (also rosetta) MacOS Montery
- Click File, then click Save, Save As or Export
- A window pops up to save or export
- Nothing shows..
- nothing to show....
I can work on my files, but can not save, save as or export anything.
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Indesign opens on wrong screen with multiple monitors (Mac OS)
This issue has been going on for years now. I recently updated to inDesign 2025, but it's still not solved for me:
Expected result: I've assigned InDesign to open on my external monitor, just like all my other Adobe apps.
Actual result: It completely ignores this, and just opens on my Macbook screen. The window resize buttons will be hidden behind my menu bar, so I have to alt+drag the window to make the buttons appear again. Then I can drag inDesign to my external monitor.
I've seen posts going back to 2019 about this issueI'm on Mac OS…
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Paragraph Styles: Inconsistent Display
BUG Report
(1) InDesign Beta 18.9
(2) Cursor in text block or selected text --> Click on Paragraph Sales drop-down field
(3) See a listing of all of your styles , at least showing 15, 20 etc. with a list that dropdowns the entire screen
(4) Sometimes it display a small window showing only 5 or so styles at a time, other times, a larger window with slightly more styles and sometimes, a large window showing all of your styles.Behavior is inconsistent, showing a large window with a full list sometimes and a smaller window other times.
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[ID-4257732]CMYK color specified in MathML does not match the set value
InDesign 20.0 (2025)
Windows /macOSWhen I apply a preset or a newly created CMYK swatch to MathML, the color does not match the value.
It appears to be CMYK via RGB color.Original text (Japanese):
MathMLに対し、プリセットや新規作成したCMYKスウォッチを適用しても、その数値どおりのカラーになりません。
RGBカラーを経由してCMYKになっているように見えます。39 votesThank you for trying out the MathML feature in InDesign! The math objects created using this feature are placed as SVGs, and hence they exclusively support RGB colours.If you try to apply a non RGB colour (CMYK/LAB/HSV-based), then by design it is converted to RGB before it is applied to the math object. This conversion is designed to enable users to continue using document colours that are not RGB-based for the math object SVGs.
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Paragraph styles
BUG Report
(1) InDesign Beta 18.9
(2) Cursor in text block or selected text --> Click on Paragraph Sales drop-down field
(3) See a listing of all of your styles , at least showing 15, 20 etc. with a list that dropdowns the entire screen
(4) Sometimes it display a small window showing only 5 or so styles at a time, other times, a larger window with slightly more styles and sometimes, a large window showing all of your styles.Behavior is inconsistent, showing a large window with a full list sometimes and a smaller window other times.
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2021 variable font repeatedly unavailable causing InDesign to freeze
In InDesign (version 17.0.1), I am using Acumin Variable, which initially shows up with no issues. However, InDesign begins freezing and minutes later, a pop up notification says the variable font is unavailable. This has been on-going and other designers I collaborate with are experiencing the same problem with this font.
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Can't edit bookmarks
Ver. 14.0.1 - The interactive Bookmarks window doe not allow me to edit an existing bookmark. When I delete the bookmark in InDesign and then create a PDF it continues to exist in the PDF. Why am I unable to edit the bookmark?
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Publish Online Dashboard Fails to Show Analytics
The analytics information will not load for individual documents or in the overview tab for documents published online from InDesign. I have found this to be a problem on macOS Mojave and Windows 10 using multiple web browsers including Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
When attempting to use view analytics or delete the online document, nothing occurs on the Document Trends page.
38 votesDocuments published from InDesign 19.0 onwards will no longer support integrated analytics from the dashboard. You can integrate Google Analytics to track insights into your documents.
Analytics for documents published from the previous versions of InDesign will continue to be collected until November 30, 2024, after which no new analytics will be collected.
Refer to https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/using/publish-online-dashboard.html for more details
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Adobe InDesign team
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InDesign Publish Online Not Clickable on Windows in Chrome or Firefox
Working in: Adobe InDesign CC 2018
We recently published a guide online using Adobe Publish online. The clickable elements (buttons, interactive elements) are not clickable on touchscreen PCs in Chrome or Firefox, but the touchscreen works (not as clean, but works). This issue is not present when the PC users are in safari or internet explorer. All content was created and published on a Mac, and no macs have had an issue.
The content is private, but I can send the guide to anyone from Adobe on a person-person basis.
10 votesThis issue has been fixed in the recent versions of InDesign.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Searching for GREP in long documents (hundreds of pages) = crash of ID
Searching for GREP symbols like ~M or ~P in Find/Change GREP window, in long documents, makes continuous crash of ID (18.3, Win).
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InDesign doesn't display files or any kind of Interface I can work with.
InDesign doesn't display the files I want to work on.
InDesign Version I use is 14.0.2
Steps to reproduce:
Open InDesign by clicking on the app icon or double click an InDesign file, none works.
Expected result: To see the file I want to open and be able to work on it.
Actual result: InDesign window seems hidden and doesn't display my file which means I can't edit it.
I tried to clear preferences & cache but there's no InDesign file in the cache folder.5 votes
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