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  1. ZWJ removed from text variable or TOC "Title"

    > >Currently using InDesign CC 2021 [ same issue in previous version/s]> >I am working on a SINHALA document and has running headers based on paragraph styles. The ZWJ in the "p-style text" gets omitted in the running header output:> ක්‍රියා -> ක්රියා> >b:> The same issue occurs when "ක්‍රියා" is placed TOC" Title block outputs "ක්රියා"> >
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    0 comments  ·  Book/TOC  ·  Admin →
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  2. Paragraph style naming field typed text overwrites itself

    > > >Double click style name> >Attempt to rename style> >Text field appears limited to 1-3 characters. > >As text is entered into the field, each character deletes and replaces the previous (ie overtype mode).> > >This occurs only randomly and only inside of InDesign. My keyboard or OS settings can be ruled out as a cause.> >
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  3. 'Text style' (Character/Paragraph) Drop Down Visual Bug

    > >Adobe InDesign 19.4, Apple M3 Max, Sonoma 14.4 and 14.5 (at least).> >'Text Style' drop downs for character and paragraph show persistent white box, without any of the styles showing. White box blocks UI actions below.> >Occurs randomly, resolves randomly. Restart not guaranteed to fix the issue.> >Expected result: The drop down displays the relevant text styles...> Actual result: Empty white box...> >
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    0 comments  ·  UI/UI Scaling  ·  Admin →
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  4. Text to image missing from Menu Customisation

    > >I wanted to colour the Text to Image Menu item. > But it is missing from the choices in the Menu Customisation panel. > Can you please add it?> >
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  5. Footnotes won't number sequentially; cannot select multiple or all footnotes

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  6. Hello. The keyboard shortcut for text incrementing (Ctrl + Shift +>) doesn't work. Someone something ?

    > >Hello. The keyboard shortcut for text incrementing (Ctrl + Shift +>) doesn't work. Someone something ?> >
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  7. Multiple PDF export

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  8. text won't appear over a pdf or imported image

    > >when i import an image or a pdf, any text that i try to have over it (such as putting a page number in the corner of the page) disappears. it's not that the text doesn't appear when the imported file isn't there, just that it is disappearing as it goes "beneath" the image or pdf. sending the imported file to back or the text to front does nothing.> >
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  9. InDesign crashes when formatting footnotes

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  10. Object style size property crashes InDesign when used with Libraries

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  11. Before tag and after untag frame with different behavior

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  12. document window turns white while scoping within text box

    > >after upgrade to sonoma 14.1.2 (running INDD 19.0.1), while scoping text - everything inside the document window goes away to white only and, reappears when releasing input device. this makes it impossible to select exact sections of text. it does not occur while double clicking to select an entire line. It did not occur until this morning after upgrading OS.> >
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  13. [ID-4261000]Hebrew Text with Vowel Points Reorders Incorrectly When Pasted from InDesign to Word

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  14. Bug: Find/replace fonts doesn't work on hidden conditional text

    > >Version: Indesign 17.x> Problem: when opening a document that reports a missing fonts, replacing all instance with "Replace all" buttons might not work or not replace all when the text is conditional and currently hidden. > It's understandable that "Find first" cannot work on hidden text, because that would mean to reveal it, but "Replace" all wouldn't jump to any text part in the document, so it should work.> >
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  15. InDesign 19.0.1 Crashes When Exporting Stories to InCopy

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    We 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…)

    Adobe InDesign Team

  16. anchor

    19 votes

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    5 comments  ·  PDF Export  ·  Admin →
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  17. Overprint white text when color changed in stylesheet

    > >When changing color to 'Paper' on a selected text – it automatically is set to not overprint (correct behaviour).> However if you change the color in a stylesheet, from a color with overprint, to 'Paper'. It will remain on overprint.> Also the checkbox gets greyed out. So to fix it you must choose another color, uncheck overprint, then go back to 'Paper'.> >InDesign 18.2.1> >
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  18. [Performance] Footnote disappears

    > >A footnote disappeared without reason then appeared back when I changed something in the page layout. This is a very important bug because InDesign didn't display any kind of warning about this problem: no red indicator of missing text or overfull text block. I noticed it by chance. Please look at the screen captures to understand it: the number 2 footnote is missing whereas the footnote number is present in the text. In the other screen capture, the problem has been solved.> >
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    Closed: Fixed  ·  amaarora responded

    The fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – version 16.1

    Please update to this version to get the fix. To prevent problem on existing documents and see the footnotes again, you will have to force recompose the stories.
    To force recompose stories, you can use the shortcut Command-Option-/ (slash) on Mac or Ctrl-Alt-slash on Windows

    -InDesign Team

  19. Indesign CC 2019 Bugs(Preserve Styles and Formatting from Text and Tables)

    > >I usually use the inDesign to import the created word file.> However, if I check the Preserve Styles and Formatting from Text and Tables in indesign cc 2019 and import the file, the formatting of the text will be deleted.> This does not happen with Indesign cc 2018, but this will continue to happen in this 2019 upgrade.> I ask you to correct this problem.> >
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  20. Allow InDesign to retain local formatting when updating linked text files.

    > >When using linked text files in InDesign, any local formatting changes made directly in InDesign (such as font size, color, bold/italic, etc.) are lost when the external text file is updated. This is a significant limitation for designers who need to maintain complex formatting in layouts. Please add an option to retain local formatting when linked text files are updated.> >Suggestion:> “Preserve Local Formatting” in the Links panel or File Handling preferences.> >
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