Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Info Panel - Stroke and Fill info drawn in wrong place - covers up PPI/words info
Windows 10 - ID 17.1
Info Panel - Stroke and Fill info drawn in wrong place - covers up PPI info and also garbles coords when text selected.
Not dissimilar to this issue from 2019.
https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/37019515-info-panel-illegible-text1 vote -
Unable to create a new document in Indesign 2021 (16.2.1)
Both Idesign 16.2.1 and 16.1 applications open to a black screen with a menu bar at the top. I am unable to create a new document unless I use the legacy settings under Edit. This issue started on June 21, 2021. All previous versions work fine.
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Print custom page to Xerox 550 using a Creo RIP no longer works
Recent upgrade from CS4 to CC. When using custom page size although I can print the document it doesn't print correctly. CS4 works perfectly.
If I print to an SRA3 then the problem doesn't occur.
I take it an issue/problem is now an idea....really1 vote -
InDesign detects the document to be damaged and repairs it.
Using InDesign 20 (15.0.1) Trying to open files I get these error messages.
I have tried opening many documents with ID 20 and get these messages. Files will open fine using InDesign 19 (14.0.3). This issue just started yesterday after using ID 20 for about a month.1 voteFEATURE ALREADY EXISTS ·AdminSanyam Talwar (Senior Lead Software Engineer, Adobe InDesign) responded
InDesign detected the file to be damaged and repaired it, we notify customers about the repair process using these messages.
There are multiple factors both internal and external to InDesign application that can lead to document corruption which we are addressing from time to time as we progress and would recommend you to be on the latest InDesign version.
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Linked PDF images not exporting to PDF correctly
InDesign (16.2.1), Windows 10
Logos saved as PDFs and placed in an InDesign file appear with a gray vertical line on the right side of the image frame when the file is converted to PDF. There is no stroke or fill on the image frame; further, I checked a PDF with the same PDF logo in it that I created a month ago and it did not have the line. The line appears when the PDF is printed.
We found that reverting back to v16.1 resolved the issue. Also, relinking a JPG or TIF of the logo worked in…
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Lose tabs when converting to curves in document since new update
I have noticed since I updated to the newest 20.0 version yesterday that every job that I have used set up tabs in and then convert to curves to go to print production (avoids any font reflow issues when processing film) the tabs do not hold. This has never been an issue before this update. Please fix this bug.
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Outline font in circle
When a combination of superscript and normal sized font is used in a circle then fonts are outlined, the text jumps up to the positioning of the superscript within the circle instead of staying centred. This issue has not occurred before in previous versions of InDesign.
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Shortcuts for view at 200% 400% & 50% not working correctly
Windows 10 - Indesign CC 16.4 (only just updated today 8/10)
Issues - shortcuts
Ctrl+5 (view @ 50%)
Ctrl+2 (view @200%)
Ctrl+4 (view @400%) not working properly.Ctrl+5 is now view @ 33.33%
Ctrl+4 is now view @ 266.67%
Ctrl+2 is now view @ 133.33%The issue doesn't seem to be a thing for Mac, they work fine.
1 voteThanks for reporting this issue.
We are going to review this shortly.—
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Palettes disappear after shutting and opening new documents
Version of InDesign 2020
Mac, OS Catalina 10.15.2Palettes disappear after shutting and opening new documents
Every time I open or shut a document, my palettes disappear. Then i have to open and reposition them over and over. This is maddening! I used to work in Adobe CS5 for the longest time and that never gave me an issue. Now that I've updated everything, InDesign is sooo slow, and shuts down all my palettes. I hate this.
Would like to see an Indesign update that fixes the palette issue and the slowness of InDesign. Also I would like to…1 vote -
Creating New Hyperlink - doesn’t copy the full selected URL
InDesign CC 13.1
Mac OS El Capitan 10.11.6I discovered this lately due to client complaining about URLs not working after export to PDF.
As per my video, I select the full URL in the text box, select New Hyperlink, and the field doesn’t populate with full URL.
After some testing, the cut off point seems to be random and don’t happen specifically at hyphens or periods.Whether the URL flows to multiple lines or is on the same line, I get the same result.
What is causing this? This is a big issue since I work on documents that…
2 votesThere is a max limit of 100 characters in the URL field of the Hyperlink dialog.
Workaround: User can copy the URL to the Clipboard and paste it into the URL field when creating a Hyperlink.—
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Safe a file or .PDF with MacOS Monterey 12.3
Updated my iMac (late 2015) to MacOS Monterey 12.3. now i can't safe a Adobe file and can't make a .PDF file…!
i can't work like this! have to put an older iMac version on it again…
Waiting for a fast update to correct this issue!1 vote -
Workspace reverts to Essential every time a document opens
Hi there, I'm having an issue where every document that I open reverts the workspace to Essential. Is there a way to set this to my desired setting and make it stick. I've scoured the forums and tried everything mentioned from clearing caches and preferences to uninstalling and reinstalling. I've set the workspace with no documents open and closed and reopened the app but it just reverts back to Essential when I open a new/existing document.
Please help! This is driving me crazy as I have to do it every time I open a document.
I'm on an iMac (2020)…2 votes -
windows 10
I am opening InDesign from the start menu but it crashes each time. it will open ok from CC.
1. Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server- InDesign CC 2019 14.0
2. Steps to reproduce the issues – Tried installing oolder versions but seeing the same issue
3. Expected result – Indesign to open
4. Actual result – Crash report page appears1 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 2020.0.1 (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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InDesign 20.0 neihter packaging next to the source file nor replacing images from the original folder
i'm suffering from a weird problem: nothing wants to use the original folder except the export command. When i try to replace an image the program navigates me to the last used folder unless i've chosen the Original folder option in the Preferences under File Handling menu. Same issue when i try to package a document.
I've tried to delete all the preferences. ALL of them. I've emptied all the cache. ALL. Uninstalled and reinstalled InDesign: the newly installed app tried to package into the last used folder (!?). The Preferences>File Handling> Default Relink folder menu does nothing. I can…
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InDesign crashes when restoring a spread/page that contains a selected table with an xml tag
Version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy or InDesign Server:
InDesign 2023/2024Steps to reproduce the issues
- Create a 2nd page
- Create a table on that page
- Tag the table with an xml tag
- Select the table
- Delete that spread/page
- Try to undo that delete spread/page
Expected result
InDesign does not crash
Actual result
InDesign crashes
5 votesWe have released InDesign 2025(v20.2.0.036) with many stability fixes. We recommend you upgrade to the latest version (if you’re not already on it) as it is more robust.
If you still face this issue even after updating, please submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )
Also, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
- Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
- Video recording of the crash
- 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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Adobe InDesign Team
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Window Resizing Bug
InDesign 18.2.1 on MacOS 12.3.1 (have been having the same issue for the past few ID updates)
When application frame is turned off so that document windows float, document windows cannot be resized as expected. When dragging one edge, other sides of the window resize themselves – example .mov attached.
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PDF Workflow shows syntax error in exported PDF Version 18.5
I read that there was some Problems with PDF export since InDesign version 18.4. And i want to report that there are still issues with the latest version 18.5. Our Workflow reports syntax error in pdf and aborts procession. Its a full stop, no detailed error messages were shown. The only solution for us is to place the PDF again in older InDesign (17.4) and export a PDF from there.
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Issues printing with Xerox C75. Duplex printing, save and print features don't work. Doesn't save print settings.
Issues printing with Xerox C75. Duplex printing, save and print features don't work. Doesn't save print settings. Prints fine with a pdf.
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adobefnt
OMG I cannot export to a PDF because of this STUPID adobefnt bug. Which seems to be a major issue with many (I am in version 17.1, on a mac) FIX THISl But, in the meantime, does anyone have any hints for how I can get this to work?!
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Ghost hyperlinks can't be fixed
With placed Word text, I often have 'ghost hyperlinks', meaning I need there's no active hyperlink in the text but I'm not allowed to select that text and add a hyperlink – 'New hyperlink' is greyed out.
Double-clicking the paragraph inspires this message: "all corrupt hyperlinks in the selected text have been removed," but I'm still unable to add a hyperlink. The only fix I've found is to cut the text, paste it in another app, copy and re-paste it into ID as fresh 'uncorrupted' text.
Cutting all relevant paragraphs makes ID crash.
Of course this is a real hassle,…
2 votes
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