Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Indesign crashes every time opening in Mojave 10.14.4.
>>>Indesign crashes every time opening in Mojave 10.14.4.
>>I tried uninstalling and re-installing, nothing works. Is there a fix?
>>This problem is causing work deadlines to fail.
>>Is there a way to completely erase all traces of Indesign CC 2019 from my Mac and start fresh?
>>Here is the crash report attached as a text file.
>1 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.—
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Export Jpeg to nas, finder crash
>>I have a MacbookPro under macOs BigSur version 11.4 with an Apple M1 chip, the version of Indesign is 16.3.2, when I export one of my files either locally or on the network nas, in the JPEG format to the NAS and I want to open the Finder to see if the file is saved, as soon as I click on it without opening it, the Finder no longer responds and the same for Indesign, which forces me to close Indesign so that the Finder will work again, is there a compatibility problem since there is still no version
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Corner Options remove the Inset Spacing on a Text Box
>>>When you create a text box with an inset spacing, if you apply a corner option, the insert spacing is removed.
>>To fix it, all you got to do is go to the Text Frame Options and add the inset spacing again, but it would be great if it didn't get removed in the first place.
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23.0.3 Adobe PDF Preset / Transparency Flattener Preset "Convert Text To Outlines" Not Working
>>In all previous versions of Illustrator and InDesign, when saving a PDF, I have been able to set my PDF settings to convert all text to outlines by checking "Convert All Text To Outlines" in my Adobe PDF preset. Since my recent update to 23.0.3, this feature is no longer working properly. The setting is still an option, however, upon save/export of the PDF, text is not converted to outlines as it previously was.
>>I have reached out to customer support for this issue and have been informed that this issue is "expected behavior of the software".
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text bold italic regular
>>>Cannot easily change text with bold italics and bold regular to non-bold italics and non-bold regular.
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- >On Windows 7, InDesign 14.0.1 x64: >
- >In a normal text window, type "regular" in non-bold regular Times New Roman font. >
- >Then type "italics" in non-bold italic Times New Roman Font. >
- >Select the entire "regularitalics" phrase. >
- >Click Ctrl-B. The entire phrase correctly becomes bold. >
- >Click Ctrl-B again. Expected behavior: The entire phrase should revert back to regular. Actual behavior: Only "italics" reverts back to regular. The "regular" remains bold. >
1 voteHi,
Please let us know if using the short cut keys ctrl+shift+b/i helps to change the font style.Thanks,
Aman -
[ID-4257184]InDesign 2025(v20.0) Performance issues: Delay or beach balls on basic operations
>> >Problem:>
>>InDesign Performance issues: Delay or beach balls observed on basic operations on Macintosh
>>>Steps to Reproduce:>
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- >We have reproduced one scenario in which the existence of the Documents Font Folder and Contextual Task bar results in some slowness. >
- >Other workflows causing slowness are being investigated - No reliable reproducible steps >
>>Impacted workflows:>
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- >Switching to InDesign >
- >Open/Closing of Document >
- >Edit/Scroll/Copy-paste/Highlight operation on Text >
- >Text disappears, illustrations disappear >
- >Imported or added text turns black until a style is applied.
165 votesWe have made some Performance Improvements in the latest InDesign Release 2025 (Version 20.1), available via Creative Cloud Desktop application. This issue has also been fixed as part of performance improvements.
Please let us know if you still face slowdown while doing basic operations in this latest InDesign release.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Selecting text in table inside Story Editor
>>InDesign 19.0
>>When I try to select text in a table using Story Editor, the mouse selects text starting one character to the right from where I click. This starts in the 2nd row of text. For each row below that, the selection starts one additional character to the right.
>>For example, I have a table with 5 rows and each row has the text 'ABCDEFG'. If I try and select the letter 'A' on row 2 by clicking at the start of the text and dragging to the right, the selected text will skip the letter
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All applications crashing
>>>I cant seem to load any application from adobe cloud, everything just crash.
>1 voteInDesign 2020 crashes on launch due to faulty Windows update corrupting the VCRuntime dlls.
Refer to Helpx article to fix the issue https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/crash-on-launch.html#unexpected
Please follow the below steps to resolve the issue
• Close all the Applications.
• Go to Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features.
• Right-click Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 (x64)/ 2017-2019 (x64).
• Click Change > Repair.
• Restart the system.
• Relaunch InDesign and check how it works
• If the issue is still not resolved, Download the latest VCRuntime from https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads—
Adobe InDesign Team -
Selecting text on black background doesn't highlight selection
>>Version: Adobe Indesign 2025 (20.0)
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> The probled occured in a file that works perfectly in Indesign 19.5. However, when I open the same file in 20.0, the error occurs.>Problem: When I try to edit text on a black background, the selected words aren't highlighted. It happens on some pages but not all. The layers aren't locked.
>>How to reproduce:
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> - create a master page with a black background
> - create several pages
> - add text boxes with white text in it
> - try to select the text inside the box1 vote -
Text justification algorithm is *really* sloppy.
>>>When the justification is set to "justified," when I add or delete text, text moves down from previous lines, making those earlier lines look really stretched out with huge spaces. This happens constantly. It looks really bad, and there's no logical reason for it.
>>This happens whether "Hyphenate" is on or off.
>>Each line of text should always hold as many words as it can hold (without shrinking anything to fit). What happens on any later line should never cause any change in previous lines.
>>I'm using InDesign v. 19.3 x64 in Windows.
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indesign 16.2 workspace frame unresponsive stuck in place
>>>indesign frame workspace won't move, won't grab, red close button unresponsive & won't close ... so many bugs regarding the panels and frames!!!!!
>>catalina
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> indesign 16.2 for mac1 vote -
Type vanishes once edited in text boxes
>>>Following update of OS to Monterey 12.0.1 and using InDesign 2022 17.0.1, opening files that had been previously created, when editing text within text boxes, as soon as I click elsewhere then the text within the box vanishes - as thought there's not enough room for it, when there is.
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> Sometimes clicking back on it causes it to reappear, sometimes the box just won't return as a visible element.1 vote -
[ID-3806494] Text Wrap Woes: v20.2 Update Fails to Resolve Text Wrapped Object Error Spacing Issue in Adobe InDesign
>>This is a follow-up on the original bug report [ID-4257733], which addresses the issue of the "Text Wrapped Object" spacing error. The problem remains unresolved in Adobe InDesign version 2025 v20.2. Please find attached a PNG image illustrating the persisting issue
>>Version of Adobe InDesign: 2025 v20.2, Mac OS 15.3.1
>>Steps to Reproduce the Issue:
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- >Insert an image or free-flowing table into the text. >
- >Anchor the image or table in-line or custom to maintain spatial proximity with other images on the same page and ensure it remains adjacent to specific text . >
1 voteHi,
Thank you for reporting the issue. It is currently under investigation.
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Hebrew that is conditioinal text does not export properly to PDF.
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- >This is the case in InDesign 19.0, 19.0.1, 19.1, current beta version. 2-4. Hebrew text with diacriticals (vowels and others) that is marked as conditional text exports to PDF incorrectly. Diacritical marks are missing or misplaced. Sometimes an unexpected box appears. The same file, with conditions removed exports correctly to PDF. (Other exports, e.g., JPG) are correct. The same file exports properly in 18.5 >
- >Attached files: a. Hebrew text with condition applied and same text without condition applied. This is the pdf export. I would provide the indd file but this webpage does not accept indd files.
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Type vanishes once edited in text boxes
>>>Following update of OS to Monterey 12.0.1 and using InDesign 2022 17.0.1, opening files that had been previously created, when editing text within text boxes, as soon as I click elsewhere then the text within the box vanishes - as thought there's not enough room for it, when there is.
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> Sometimes clicking back on it causes it to reappear, sometimes the box just won't return as a visible element.1 vote -
Text disappears after hitting 'Accept' in PDF comments
>>ID 15.0.3
>>Just started getting our client to use PDF Comments (instead of printing, writing on, then B&W scanning, then emailing back), I've imported the comments, then hit 'Accept' over the text amends he's made, the text then deletes/disappears. There's no styling or rules or anything else applied, it's just straight text.
>>Screen shot had 4 price points on, but after hitting accept, it's gone. If I change the price manually and leave any original text (to see what happens) such as the $ symbol, then hit 'Accept', the manually altered text stays, but the $ disappears.
…1 voteThe right tool to be used in Acrobat to achieve the desired result has been suggested to the user.
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Adobe InDesign team -
Bug Copy&past onto Indesign CC 2019
>>>The copy-paste function from another software (Adobe acrobat, word, pages, etc.) to Indesign CC 2019 14.0.1 does not work under mac os 10.12.6. This works very well on the Indesign cc 2018 version. I restart the application with CMD + ALT + CTRL + shift to restore the preferences, but the bug persists. Can you help me ?. Sorry for the quality of my English, I'm French. Thank you
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Use of tab key is inserting unwanted numerals into line of copy instead of tab
>>When working in InDesign v 14.0.3 x64 on my PC, I've encountered a new problem when trying to align text in a bulleted list using the "tab" key.
>>After keying in the text in my list, I create alignment by first inserting tabs using the Type > Tabs command, and then using the "Tab" key on my keyboard to align second and third lines of text. Lately, when I move my cursor down to the second line of text and attempt to use the tab key to align the text with the tab I set in the line
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Bugs paragraph styles border overlaps the text
>>>I'm using Indesign CC2021 on Mac 10.14.6
>>Paragraph styles are adjust with borders but the borders overlaps the text, while the borders are merged in paragraph style.
>>When I export the PDF, the problem seems to disappear.
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InDesign crashes on launch in "PlugPlugOwl.dll"
>>>InDesign 2019 doesn't open after the first loading box on startup. I downloaded 2018, 2017 and 2015. 2015 is the only one that works at the moment but the others have the same issue.
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> My computers processor is Intel Pentium 1.5 GHz
> I've attached the crash report.5 votesEdit: This thread addresses the specific case of crash on launch due to issues with PlugPlugOwl.dll.
If you are facing crash on launch please reach out to us on sharewithid@adobe.com
Closing this thread.The fix for this issue is now available in the latest update 14.0.2 of InDesign 2019.
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, click on the button to update to Id 14.0.2.If you face any problems with the new update, do let us know in the comments.
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html
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