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  1. shift to constrain and option-drag to copy only working intermittently now

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  2. When a comment is made in a PDF using the Insert Text tool, that comment doesn't map to ID 18.5 and previous versions.

    > >For the past month or so the insert text comments made in a PDF do not map to the InDesign doc. I'm getting comments from multiple users. All other mark-up is mapping as expected except insert text. I update ID every time a new version is released but this bug seems to be persistent.> >
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  3. Problem with changing the cursor to text - Indd 2020

    > >Hello. After running the latest version of InDesign CC 2020 v. 15.03. x64, I have a problem with changing the cursor to text and to back. It takes about 40-50 seconds. This happens each time you launch InDesign. The size of the processed file does not affect the error. Thanks for feedback.> >
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  4. Paragraph Panel – Unwanted Text replacement

    > >Please fix this bug!!!> >When I go to manually change the "Space before" or "Space After", it replaces all my selected text rather than the value I have selected to change within the panel.> >This is IMPOSSIBLE to work with.> >
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  5. Adobe InDesign 2024 (v19.0) - Unable to create own style pack (error popup)

    > >When I try to create a new style pack I get the dialog to apply different styles. When choosing the according styles for Heading, Subheading,... I only get an error pop up. When confirming, I get another alert, a couple of times in a row (for every following style to apply one). After confirming all alerts I get one or more text frames filled with example text (no specific format / settings) on the first page of the document.> >
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  6. Crashes when copying and then pasting into Photoshop

    > >Latest version release 15.1.> Copied artwork that had eps file and spot color. Selected the group. Copied. Tried to open Photoshop screen (was already opened). InDesign then froze. Then crashed. Seperate elements work fine.. Not the grouped artwork.> Expected results: Artwork is pasted onto a photoshop layer.> Actual result: Crashes InDesign. No copy is shown to be pasted.> >
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    To identify the cause of this issue, we had started our investigation with the aim to resolve it. You might have also received an 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 2021(v16.0.0.77) as it is more robust and contains a lot of bug fixes.

    We seek your support in our continual effort to improve InDesign.


    Adobe InDesign Team

  7. Text disappearing while editing

    > >On my MacBook Air when I use InDesign and I am editing text it frequently disappears then when I zoom in again it will reappear. It only ever disappears from view, it is never lost but still very annoying. It will do this about every 4 words I type.> >
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    0 comments  ·  Text/Story/Table  ·  Admin →
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  8. Alt text missing on hyperlinks after "Export as Interactive PDF"

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  9. BUG InDesign CC2019 Win10 Scrollbars disappear when cursor is in text box

    > >Scrollbars disappear when cursor is placed in a text box using the Type Tool. Must switch to Selection Tool and click out of text box in order view and use scrollbars again.> >InDesign CC 14 (2019)> Windows 10 > >
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  10. Mark positioning (GPOS) went wrong for text on path

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  11. Publish Online search text

    > >When I publish a document online from Indesign by activating text search, the related drop-down menu that contains this command at the bottom right of the web page, does not open correctly on iPads, both using Safari and Chrome, while on Android tablets everything works correctly. I kindly ask you to fix this bug, thank you> >
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  12. Crash when searching for column break

    > >Indesign 2018 crashes when searching for column break (~M) – with Find/Change dialog box or via script. It works for me with CC 2017. Not yet tested with CC2019.> >The document with 500 pages was newly created with CC2018. It was tested with several computers, always with the same result.> >Example document can be downloaded here: >https://adobe.ly/2SGVPsy>.> >Happens in CS6, CC 2019 as well.> >Find/Change for Column Break in GREP tab of Find/Change crashes InDesign.> >
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    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, 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.

    The list of fixed issues can be found at: helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html

    -Aman

  13. Vcard QR code : the title text field is not filled in correctly

    > >If I create a Vcard QR code with Indesign the title text field is not filled in correctly if I scan with an iphone.> >Test 1 :> Id 17.0.1> Mac os Monterey 12.1> MBP pro M1 MAX> >Test 2 :> Id 17.0.1> Mac os Monterey 12.1> MacPro 2019 16 cores> >
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  14. Text Replacement

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    0 comments  ·  Text/Story/Table  ·  Admin →
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  15. Crash: book-panel shows unopened file as opened, when saving Indesign crashes

    > >I noticed an issue with the book panel. > For some reason sometimes it shows the icon for "file is open" on some files even though they're not opened in Indesign. > >When I open and want to save them, Indesign want me to define a filelocation again. It seems that Indesign lost the connection to the original file then.> >When saving the file (I usually overwrite the existing one) Indesign crashes.> >See attached screenshot for the "opened file"-icon in the book panel.> >
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    0 comments  ·  Book/TOC  ·  Admin →
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  16. [ID-4236204]Using “Paragraph Borders and Shading” on frame grid, it is incorrect to base them on grid attributes possessed by the frame grid

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  17. Random pdfs displaying weird text placement

    > >Since Adobe updated my InDesign to 2021, I have been having issues with fonts showing correctly in placed pdfs. Sometimes text will be completely removed. Other times text is displayed enlarged, upside down and reversed. It is not all pdfs. Sometimes it is just one page in a pdf that displays badly. Please fix this bug. It is very annoying when I'm trying to paginate and print files for clients.> >
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  18. Alt text transposition issue with book files

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  19. Make editing text faster

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  20. Rulers exceeding text boundaries, only paragraph shading or offsets seem to be able to limit them

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