Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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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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BUG - Autonumbering turns off when hiding a layer - BUG
>>>Steps to reproduce:
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- >Create 2 threaded text frames on a page. >
- >Fill them with text (Lorem ipsum) >
- >Autonumber the paragraphs with Autonumbering feature in InDesign - regular 1, 2, 3-list will do. >
- >Create a new layer >
- >Move the first frame in the text flow to that layer >
- >Turn off visibility of that layer.... >
>The autonumbering is gone from any autonumbered list!!!
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Option Type > Fill with Placeholder Text doesn't work
>>>Nothing happens when I click on the menu option "Type > Fill with Placeholder Text". Version: Indesign 17.3 x64, System: Windows 10 Pro.
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Alt text missing on hyperlinks after "Export as Interactive PDF"
>>I work primarily in InDesign and create accessible PDFs. During the design stage, I always add the alt text when creating hyperlinks or adding images, and export it as an interactive PDF.
>>As we know, after updating beyond InDesign version 16.1, the hyperlink alt text will not appear on the Link tag, but instead, it appears on the "Link - OBJR" (aka "Annotation") tag within the Link tag.
>>I work on long reports that usually have hundreds of hyperlinks and this is a big and very time-consuming problem for me, so I reverted back to v 16.1.
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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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Text on path do not export to PDF inDesign 2020
>>>Text on path with outline do not export, only first letter. Even if I change the font, reimport from idml. Only if changing alignment of outline to exterior is working
>3 votesThanks for reporting the issue. We are reviewing it
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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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Text color tint bugs (more than one bug!)
>>Changing the text colour tint from 70% black to 100% black in Paragraph Styles crashes my M1 Mac mini 100% of the time.
>>Trying to manually change the text colour is not possible because when I click on the drop down menu for colour and tint in the control bar, the menu either doesn't appear at all, or appears for a few milliseconds and then disappears. I officially cannot work on my document now. What to do?!
>>screen shot of text colour drop down menu bug.
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> >https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/03fd5jEqLrVSXxB-6eZgCtMLw#Screen_Recording_2022-01-28_at_12.21.16_pm>>I'm using th pre-release version 17.7 (beach
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Double running header and multiple stories
>>Running headers will not reset to blank when used with multiple stories.
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> Create a multi-page document, and flow some text into. Create two paragraph styles (Section # and a Section header). Create a running header using both with a page number (P [Section #:] [Section header]) on the master page.>Now, if you add a new section # and a Section header a couple pages in, the footer will update. If you put a blank Section # paragraph, the section number will disappear from the footer (as it should). Now, if you start a new the story
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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/table duplicated after outline creation
>>>Indesign is duplicating text box and table box after converting to outlines. Also, these duplicate text boxes are not converted to outlines and are still editable. See attached image.
>>Font used: URW Din.
>>Computer config:
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> Windows 10 Pro 21H1 - 19043.1165
> Indesign Version: 16.3 x64
> Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.70 GHz
> Memory: 32 GB1 vote -
copy something with a shadow from one document moves the shadows randomly
>>>in the version 21.0 of Indesign when you copy something with a shadow from one document into another and moves it the shadows move to random positions. Workaround: You need to select them manually deactivate and activate them to get them back at the right position.
>2 votesPlease send the following information to sharewithID@adobe.com :
- Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when the issue occurred?
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- 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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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!!!!!
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> indesign 16.2 for mac1 vote -
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 -
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 -
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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[ID-4257184]InDesign 2025(v20.0) Performance issues: Delay or beach balls on basic operations
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>>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.
167 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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first keystroke is missing after pasting text
>>The Show Paste Options setting eats the first keystroke after pasting text. Turn this setting OFF and the problem disappears. Turn it on and you will think you're going crazy.
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>InDesign CC 19.0.1 on macOS Ventura 13.6.1 (22G313) on Apple Silicon M2 Pro
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>Create a new document with a text field. Make sure Show Paste Options is checked (in Preferences » Clipboard Handling... » Show Paste Options)
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>In this example (see attached video), after pasting text, I typed "5" twice. I should see two "5"s following the pasted text.
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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—
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[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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