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1. Application Frame Sticks to One External Monitor and Fails to Move Between Monitors (Windows 11)

   I am experiencing an issue with a user where the application frame is stuck on a specific external monitor. When I attempt to drag the window to another external monitor, it automatically reverts to its original position on the main monitor. I can minimize and drag the corners to adjust size of window but cannot move it over to other monitors. This behavior occurs across multiple workstations, and I have already attempted the following troubleshooting steps:

   Ensured that all software is fully updated.
   Restarted the device multiple times.
   Adjusted the resolution settings and reinstalled display drivers.
   Removed and reconnected external monitors.
   Resetting preferences
   Checking required system requirements

   Despite these efforts, the issue persists.

   I would appreciate any further assistance or insight into resolving this problem.

   I am experiencing an issue with a user where the application frame is stuck on a specific external monitor. When I attempt to drag the window to another external monitor, it automatically reverts to its original position on the main monitor. I can minimize and drag the corners to adjust size of window but cannot move it over to other monitors. This behavior occurs across multiple workstations, and I have already attempted the following troubleshooting steps:

   Ensured that all software is fully updated.
   Restarted the device multiple times.
   Adjusted the resolution settings and reinstalled display drivers.
   Removed and reconnected external… more

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2. Tab indent of RTL Numbered List does not line up

   See two screenshots attached, both are using the exact same settings, (Default, just changed to Hebrew numbering)
   in InDesign 2019 (14.0.3) Everything is nicely aligned, vs in InDesign 2020 (15.0) it's jagged, and I'm not able to align it in any way (Tabs, Indenting, etc.).
   I'm using InDesign 2020 תומך עיברית, on Windows 10

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   FIXED  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

   Fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign 2020 – that is, InDesign 15.0.1

   In the Creative Cloud Desktop application, click on the Updates section on the left. You should be able to see the Update available for InDesign. Please update your InDesign application to this version to try out the fix.

   Let us know in the comments section if you face any problem with the updation process.

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3. [ID-4245419]Auto-Sizing of text frames results in abnormally long widths

   InDesign 2023 v18.1 (Probably occurs in all versions after CS6)
   Japanese Version
   English Version
   Mac snd Windows

   There is a terrible bug in Auto-Sizing for text frames that causes the width to become unusually long.

   Simple and reliable reproduction procedure

   1. Create a new document
   2. Set all units to points in Preferences
   3. Create a new text frame
   4. Set paragraph style to “Basic Paragraph” and clear overrides
   5. Set Auto-Sizing
      -->Change to “Height and Width” --> Click the upper left corner -->Turn on “No Line Breaks”
   6. Insert Spacing to 1 pt
   7. Corner Options to 1 pt and Round
   8. Enter “0 [Line Break]” repeatedly (about 20 times) in the text frame

   Workaround

   Set Columns
   -->Change to “Flexible Width”
   -->Set Maximum to a very large value (like 1000 pt)

   There is a similar post. My comment was not accepted here for some reason, so I posted a new one.
   https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/32214574-auto-size-text-boxes-with-rounded-corners-expands

   Japanese:
   テキストフレームの自動サイズ調整で、幅が異様に長くなってしまう酷いバグがあります。

   シンプルで確実な再現手順

   1. ドキュメントを新規作成
   2. 環境設定でドキュメントの単位を全てポイントにする
   3. テキストフレームを新規作成
   4. 段落スタイルを [基本段落] にしてオーバーライド消去
   5. 自動サイズ調整を設定する -->「高さと幅」に変更 -->左上角をクリック -->「改行なし」をチェックON
   6. フレーム内マージンを「1pt」にする
   7. コーナーオプションを「1pt」「角丸（外側）」にする
   8. テキストフレームに「0［改行］」を繰り返し（20回くらい）入力する

   回避方法

   段組を設定する
   -->「可変幅」に変更
   -->最大値を大きい値にする（1000ptとか）

   InDesign 2023 v18.1 (Probably occurs in all versions after CS6)
   Japanese Version
   English Version
   Mac snd Windows

   There is a terrible bug in Auto-Sizing for text frames that causes the width to become unusually long.

   Simple and reliable reproduction procedure

   1. Create a new document
   2. Set all units to points in Preferences
   3. Create a new text frame
   4. Set paragraph style to “Basic Paragraph” and clear overrides
   5. Set Auto-Sizing
      -->Change to “Height and Width” --> Click the upper left corner -->Turn on “No Line Breaks”
   6. Insert Spacing to 1 pt
   7. Corner Options to 1 pt and Round
   8. Enter “0 [Line Break]”… more

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   Closed: Fixed  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

   The fix of the issue is now available in InDesign 2024(v19.4.0.063) and above. We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.

   If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application click on the context menu on the top right, and click on Check for App Updates.

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4. Pick an other page in a link

   It would be great, when importing a file with several pages, to be able to quickly choose another page of the linked file in the links panel, without having to re-import the file.

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5. share for review not working

   So first, i made my link and everything went fine. Then after a few times updating it, it started saying that there was an error, and now, there's just nothing that appears in the panel.

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   Need More Info  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

   Try the following solutions:

   SOLUTION 1
   -———
   1. Close InDesign.
   2. Bring up Creative Cloud Desktop (CCD) and Sign out.
   3. Launch InDesign and Sign in here (not from the CCD).
   4. Create a new document.
   5. Open Share for Review panel.

   SOLUTION 2
   -——-
   1) Close InDesign.
   2) Close Creative Cloud desktop app.
   3) Navigate to the OOBE folder located here:
   Windows: [System drive]:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE
   Mac OS: /Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE
   4) Delete the opm.db file.
   5) Launch Creative Cloud desktop app.
   6) Launch InDesign

   Please let us know if the above solutions work for you.

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6. Object effects not scaling when using numeric adjustment

   When I scale an object using the actual size of the object, say I have a rectangle 40x40mm with a stroke size of 4 point, and I increase the size to say 80x80mm the stroke still stays at 4 points. This also applies to effects that I have given the object, like a drop shadow. All the effects are not scaled if I scale the object numerically. No matter which panel I use and of course the transformation panel is marked to scale strokes and effects. The effects do scale if I scale it by percentage like they should.
   The problem is, if I have some sort of artwork with any kind of outline and want to set the exact hight of that artwork or object, the stroke size used to be adjusted accordingly, but now just stays as it was set at the beginning.

   When I scale an object using the actual size of the object, say I have a rectangle 40x40mm with a stroke size of 4 point, and I increase the size to say 80x80mm the stroke still stays at 4 points. This also applies to effects that I have given the object, like a drop shadow. All the effects are not scaled if I scale the object numerically. No matter which panel I use and of course the transformation panel is marked to scale strokes and effects. The effects do scale if I scale it by percentage like they should.
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7. Data Merge, CSV file containing column header named 'table'

   A CSV file with a column header named 'table' will fail to import with 'Data Merge > Select Data Source.' No errors are given. The 'Data Merge' panel remains unpopulated.

   Changing the header to something else, e.g. 'Table', will work.

   Adobe InDesign 18.5 on Windows 10 and macOS Monterey. 18.4 behaves the same way.

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8. Linked Images Disappearing/ InDesign Files Opening as Read-Only

   Good morning!

   After my computer updated to Monterey 12.3.1, the linked images in InDesign files (indd) turn black or static or with colored stripes like bad reception on an old TV. The link panel did not show a broken link but I had to manually relink all the files. I've tried reinstalling InDesign and going back to an earlier version of InDesign. All to no avail.

   A second problem that occurred is that InDesign files would only open as read only. When I tried to resave it said that someone had them checked out or I didn't have permissions to the file. I am not working off a server, but I am working off an external hard drive. I checked the permissions on the folders and everything is set read/write for me.

   I'm stumped. :) I'm working on M1 iMac, OS 12.3.1 and InDesign 17.2.1

   Good morning!

   After my computer updated to Monterey 12.3.1, the linked images in InDesign files (indd) turn black or static or with colored stripes like bad reception on an old TV. The link panel did not show a broken link but I had to manually relink all the files. I've tried reinstalling InDesign and going back to an earlier version of InDesign. All to no avail.

   A second problem that occurred is that InDesign files would only open as read only. When I tried to resave it said that someone had them checked out or I didn't have permissions to… more

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9. Color Picker eyedropper freezes UI — invisible modal dialog blocks all interaction and saving

   1. Version:
      Adobe InDesign 21.4.1 / 2026 — macOS Tahoe 26.5.1, Apple Silicon M1 Max

   2. Steps to reproduce:
      Select an object with a fill color.
      Double-click the Fill color swatch in the Tools panel to open the Color Picker dialog.
      Try to sample a color from the document using the eyedropper inside the Color Picker.
      Nothing happens (the eyedropper does not pick up any color).
      Close the Color Picker dialog.

   3. Expected result:
      The eyedropper samples the color under the cursor and applies it. After closing the dialog, the UI is fully responsive again.

   4. Actual result:
      After closing the Color Picker, InDesign becomes unresponsive to all commands. Some UI elements are clickable but no action executes — menu items are greyed out or only trigger a warning beep. Menu commands (Save, Window > Arrange, etc.) do not respond. Attempting to quit triggers the warning "Die Anforderung kann nicht bearbeitet werden, da ein modales Dialogfeld oder eine modale Warnmeldung aktiv ist." ("The request cannot be processed because a modal dialog or modal alert is active."), but no such dialog is visible anywhere on screen or on any connected display. It appears an invisible modal dialog remains active and locks the whole application, blocking even saving.

   Workaround found: The document tabs remain clickable — clicking the tab's close (×) triggers the normal "save changes?" prompt, which allows saving the file before force-quitting. Without this, all unsaved progress would be lost.

   1. Attachment: Screenshot of the modal warning attached.

   1. Version:
      Adobe InDesign 21.4.1 / 2026 — macOS Tahoe 26.5.1, Apple Silicon M1 Max

   2. Steps to reproduce:
      Select an object with a fill color.
      Double-click the Fill color swatch in the Tools panel to open the Color Picker dialog.
      Try to sample a color from the document using the eyedropper inside the Color Picker.
      Nothing happens (the eyedropper does not pick up any color).
      Close the Color Picker dialog.

   3. Expected result:
      The eyedropper samples the color under the cursor and applies it. After closing the dialog, the UI is fully responsive again.

   4. Actual result:
      After closing the Color Picker, InDesign… more

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10. Tools Screen Mode buttons vanish

    In the tools menu panel, the screen mode button vanishes.... I turn off the tools and then turn it back on and things are happy... for awhile..... it's not a major pain but rather a nuisance... LOL.....

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11. Unable to move the ID app window to a different location on my screens.

    After the 20.0 update, when I open the ID app, it snaps to my main laptop monitor and I am unable to move it to my secondary monitor. My work around is to stretch it to the secondary monitor and slowly ease it off of my laptop monitor. When I finally ********* my secondary monitor. I'm unable to move it out of the center of the monitor.

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12. User Interface - Middle & Light Gray - Selections in Layers - Not Visible

    The middle light gray Interface, third selection from left does not show the selections in the layers panel. it may change to a very close color. The lightest gray interface shows selections poorly., Not easily seen.

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13. color theme menu is off the screen and I can't resize it or see bottom of menu

    when i open the color them window, the bottom of the menu pops up off screen. I can't see the bottom of the color theme menu and I'm unable to resize it.

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    Need More Info  ·  AdminRavi Kiran (Admin, Adobe InDesign) responded

    You can small ‘up-down’ arrows next to the panel name to switch between the sizes of the panel.
    Please see if this resolves the issue.

14. InDesign crashes while accessing printer setup or printing on Windows

    I've had no issues in writing documents, but printing an existing one crashed InDesign2018. A crash report was automatically generated and sent to you &/ or Apple.

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    Closed: Fixed  ·  AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded

    The fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2021(v16.0.0.77). We recommend you upgrade to the latest version for the fix.

    If you are unable to see the update, go to the Creative Cloud application and click on the context menu on the top right and click on Check for App Updates.

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15. Page tool causes layout shifts on parent pages

    When the Page Tool is used to resize parent (master) pages, unwanted shifts of page items may occur. These can occur directly in the document or also after an IDML export. Whereby with the IDML export the order of the sample pages plays a role

    Concrete example: When the right bottom corner of the Page Tool is selected and the page size is changed, a position mismatch occurs on the inherited master page.

    It is expected that on master pages of the same size the position of objects and inherited object is the same.

    This does not occur if the upper left corner of the Page tool is used when resizing.

    You can see this also in the different matixes of the inner coordinate system of the master pages.

    Resize master page in UI – top left corner selected:
    app.activeDocument.masterSpreads[0].pages[0].resolve(AnchorPoint.TOPLEFTANCHOR,CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES)[0];
    › 0.0

    Resize master page in UI – bottom right corner selected:
    app.activeDocument.masterSpreads[0].pages[0].resolve(AnchorPoint.TOPLEFTANCHOR,CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES)[0];
    › 28.3464566929137.48.1889763764252

    After the IDML export, guides are also partially displaced. See attached screenshots. Whereby here also the order of the sample pages in the page panel plays a role, thus:

    Page Panel

    A-Master Page
    B-Master Page

    or

    B-Master Page
    A-Master Page

    When the Page Tool is used to resize parent (master) pages, unwanted shifts of page items may occur. These can occur directly in the document or also after an IDML export. Whereby with the IDML export the order of the sample pages plays a role

    Concrete example: When the right bottom corner of the Page Tool is selected and the page size is changed, a position mismatch occurs on the inherited master page.

    It is expected that on master pages of the same size the position of objects and inherited object is the same.

    This does not occur if the… more

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16. Hyphenation zone settings override discretionary hyphen exclusivity

    Adobe InDesign Hyphenation Bug Report

    Summary

    Conflict between discretionary hyphen behavior and "After First / Before Last" hyphenation zone settings, where InDesign ignores discretionary hyphens that fall within the prohibited hyphenation zone.

    Product Information

    • Product: Adobe InDesign
    • Component: Text Composition / Hyphenation Engine
    • Feature Area: Automatic Hyphenation and Discretionary Hyphens

    Problem Description

    Expected Behavior

    According to Adobe's documentation, discretionary hyphens should have absolute priority over automatic hyphenation rules. Specifically:

    "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

    When a word contains a discretionary hyphen that falls within the "After First X Letters" or "Before Last X Letters" prohibited zone, InDesign should:
    1. Respect the discretionary hyphen's exclusivity (only break where discretionary hyphen appears)
    2. Refuse to break the word at all since the only allowed break point falls within the prohibited zone
    3. Not apply automatic hyphenation anywhere else in the word

    Actual Behavior

    InDesign ignores the discretionary hyphen when it falls within the prohibited hyphenation zone and applies automatic hyphenation rules instead, breaking the word at algorithmically-determined positions that fall outside the prohibited zone.

    Conflicting Features

    Feature 1: Document Hyphenation Preferences

    • Location: Paragraph Panel Menu > Hyphenation Settings
    • Setting: "After First [X] Letters / Before Last [X] Letters"
    • Purpose: Defines minimum character zones at word beginnings/endings where hyphenation should not occur
    • Example: With "After First 3 Letters / Before Last 3 Letters", the word "aromatic" may hyphenate as "aro-matic" but not "ar-omatic" or "aromat-ic"

    Feature 2: Discretionary Hyphens

    • Location: Type > Insert Special Character > Hyphens And Dashes > Discretionary Hyphen
    • Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+- (Windows) or Command+Shift+- (macOS)
    • Purpose: Manually specify the only allowable break point in a word
    • Expected Behavior: Word can only break at the discretionary hyphen location, regardless of other settings

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Create a new InDesign document
    2. Set up hyphenation preferences:
       • Go to Paragraph Panel Menu > Hyphenation Settings
       • Enable "Hyphenate"
       • Set "After First [3] Letters"
       • Set "Before Last [3] Letters"
    3. Create a text frame with justified text
    4. Insert a word where a discretionary hyphen would fall within the 3-letter prohibited zones
       • Example: Insert discretionary hyphen in "example" as "ex•ample" (where • represents the discretionary hyphen)
       • This discretionary hyphen falls in the "Before Last 3 Letters" zone
    5. Force line break to require hyphenation of this word

    Expected Result

    Word should not hyphenate at all, since the only allowed break point (discretionary hyphen) falls within the prohibited zone.

    Actual Result

    InDesign ignores the discretionary hyphen and hyphenates the word using automatic rules at a different location (e.g., "exam-ple").

    Impact

    Severity: Medium to High

    • Typography Quality: Undermines precise typographic control
    • Workflow Disruption: Manual intervention required to fix each occurrence
    • Consistency Issues: Unpredictable behavior between discretionary and automatic hyphenation
    • Professional Publishing: Affects quality of professional publications where precise hyphenation control is critical

    User Groups Affected

    • Professional typesetters and designers
    • Book and magazine publishers
    • Technical documentation teams
    • Any users requiring precise hyphenation control

    Technical Analysis

    Root Cause

    The hyphenation engine appears to process the "After/Before Letters" rules after or independently of discretionary hyphen evaluation, rather than respecting the documented hierarchy where discretionary hyphens should override all other hyphenation rules.

    Proposed Solution

    Modify the hyphenation algorithm to:
    1. First check for discretionary hyphens in the word
    2. If discretionary hyphen found: Evaluate if it falls within prohibited zones
    3. If in prohibited zone: Do not hyphenate the word at all
    4. If outside prohibited zone: Use only the discretionary hyphen break point
    5. Only if no discretionary hyphen: Apply automatic hyphenation rules with zone restrictions

    Workarounds

    Current Workarounds (Inefficient)

    1. Manual intervention: Individually edit each problematic word break inserting discretiona hyphen at start of word to prevent it from breaking.
    2. Character Style with No Break: Apply No Break character formatting to words with problematic discretionary hyphens
    3. Adjust zone settings: Reduce "After/Before Letters" values (compromises typography for other words)
    4. Remove discretionary hyphens: Use only automatic hyphenation (loses manual control)

    Limitation of Workarounds

    All workarounds require manual identification and correction of each instance, making them impractical for large documents or automated workflows.

    Documentation References

    Adobe InDesign Help: Text Composition

    • URL: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/text-composition.html
    • Relevant Quote: "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

    Hyphenation Settings Documentation

    • After First / Before Last Letters: "Specify the minimum number of characters at the beginning or end of a word that can be broken by a hyphen."

    Additional Information

    Related Features That Work Correctly

    • Discretionary hyphens function properly when they fall outside the prohibited zones
    • "After/Before Letters" settings work correctly with automatic hyphenation
    • No Break character formatting consistently prevents hyphenation

    Test Case Suggestions

    Adobe should test various combinations of:
    - Different "After/Before Letters" values (2, 3, 4, 5 characters)
    - Discretionary hyphens at different positions within words
    - Various word lengths and compositions
    - Different paragraph composers (Adobe Paragraph Composer vs. Single-line Composer)

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    Request: Please prioritize this bug fix as it affects fundamental typographic control and contradicts documented behavior. The fix should ensure discretionary hyphens always take absolute precedence over automatic hyphenation rules, including zone restrictions.

    Adobe InDesign Hyphenation Bug Report

    Summary

    Conflict between discretionary hyphen behavior and "After First / Before Last" hyphenation zone settings, where InDesign ignores discretionary hyphens that fall within the prohibited hyphenation zone.

    Product Information

    • Product: Adobe InDesign
    • Component: Text Composition / Hyphenation Engine
    • Feature Area: Automatic Hyphenation and Discretionary Hyphens

    Problem Description

    Expected Behavior

    According to Adobe's documentation, discretionary hyphens should have absolute priority over automatic hyphenation rules. Specifically:

    "Entering a discretionary hyphen in a word does guarantee that the word can be broken only where the discretionary hyphen appears."

    When a word contains a discretionary hyphen… more

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17. Cannot Pan/Scroll with WACOM pen in Open/Save/Place file dialogue windows.

    Cannot Pan/Scroll with Wacom pen in Open/Save/Place type file dialogue windows in mmany if not all of Adobe apps (where every other non-Adobe app I know of does, Apple and other 3rd parties), obviously this pertains to when you've mapped a Wacom pen button to pan/scroll to use in that manner (Wacom settings screen attached).

    What should happen is being able to interact similar to touch omnidirectional swiping which includes vertical mouse-like scrolling when pressing the button and making contact with the pen, as would be expected and Wacom designed it to do.

    What instead happens: Adobe apps interpret this as a Quick Look request on click of whatever file is targeted by cursor at the time. This defers from every system norm elsewhere on macOS, 1st and 3rd party. Never witnessed this in a non-Adobe app. Adobe apps are essentially ignoring the pan/scroll input from Wacom pens, but strangely only in those types of windows, which are standard and common macOS type views otherwise and not unique to Adobe, so the behavior expected is pretty well established.

    Note: This is not unique to InDesign. This is an Adobe Suite - wide issue. Photoshop, Illustrator reflect same unexpected behavior, and I would assume others if it's a shared thing across the CC suite of apps. That said, in all other app interactivity other than in these window types, the pan/scroll input is respected and behavior is consistent with expectation.

    ...This issue has plagued Adobe products for a long time and is not newly occurring.

    Cannot Pan/Scroll with Wacom pen in Open/Save/Place type file dialogue windows in mmany if not all of Adobe apps (where every other non-Adobe app I know of does, Apple and other 3rd parties), obviously this pertains to when you've mapped a Wacom pen button to pan/scroll to use in that manner (Wacom settings screen attached).

    What should happen is being able to interact similar to touch omnidirectional swiping which includes vertical mouse-like scrolling when pressing the button and making contact with the pen, as would be expected and Wacom designed it to do.

    What instead happens: Adobe apps interpret… more

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18. beachball

    Activating a font or fonts while InDesign CC2018 is running results in frustrating beachballs until you restart InDesign. Also do not open your pages panel because it will cost you 5 min. of your life untli ID responds again.

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19. Pages navigation jumping two pages at a time

    I've got a strange bug on a 100 single pages document. Sometimes (twice this week) when I'm using the shortcut Fn-option-up/down arrow to jump to the next page, inDesign will jump 2 pages at a time.

    It will behave like this until I double click on a page in the pages panel.

    Weird and annoying, but not sure I can reproduce.

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20. reload button on library

    With all of the bugs that the library has right now, can we get an obvious refresh for the window, specifically for when the window crashes or when new assets are added elsewhere to the active library.

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