Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Character style based running header text variable does not pick up character styles applied by GREP
>>>Problem described in more detail here:
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> >https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/text-variable-running-header-pulled-from-grep-d-style/td-p/12820794>
> Fixing that bug would make the feature actually useful.3 votes -
The first letter of the Arabic text should appear correctly in the exported PDF, even when it has diacritics
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>All versions of Adobe InDesign 2024 and 2025, from version 19.0 to version 20.0.
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> 2. Steps to Reproduce the Issue:>Open Adobe InDesign (versions 19.0 to 20.0).
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> Create a new document.
> Insert Arabic text that includes diacritics (tashkeel) on the first letter.
> Apply full justification to the text.
> Use variable text features with the Arabic text.
> Export the document to PDF for printing.
> 3. Expected Result:>The first letter of the Arabic text should appear correctly in the exported PDF, even when it
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Type tool still deselects itself InDD 15.0.1
>>The bug has been already reported, it's been claimed to be fixed in 14.0.1, but actually still persists and never was corrected.
>>Typing "T" just selects the type tool very briefly, then changes back to the previous tool. Clicking inside a text frame has the same result, even if you get to select some part of the text, it just changes back tot he previous tool in most of the cases. The only way to get it work, is to select the tool in the sidebar, however even there it takes several seconds to become active.
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…89 votesThe fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2022(v17.0.0.96). 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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Select pages in a multi document file not displaying graphics or text.
>>>Select pages in a multi-document file not displaying graphics or text. Layers display the links to text and graphics but does not display in Indesign nor after when it is PDF.
>1 voteWe have released an update for InDesign CC2019 (v 14.0.1) which contains fixes for some key issues. If you are not already on 14.0.1 (build 209), then we recommend you to update to latest version.
If you still face this issue even after updating, please send the following information to santalwa@adobe.com :
Reproducible Steps –
• Error snapshot or video recording of the issue.
• Is the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, can you please share the document(s)/asset(s) with us? Please package the entire document(To package the document, Go to File → Package)Adobe InDesign team
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InDesign 2021 keeps crashing
>>>InDesign has crashed about 5 times since updating the other day. My team is also having the same problem. Mac and PC.
>56 votesHello All,
We have fixed a number of stability issues with InDesign’s latest update. Please download the latest InDesign version.
If you are unable to see the update yet, go to Creative Cloud application, click on the context menu on the top right and click on Check for App Updates.
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Drop Shadow is Very Buggy Within the App for Text
>>The drop shadow effect is very buggy in the editor and has been for quite some time. I just dealt with it for the longest time but it seriously slows down production when I'm constantly having to "fix" it by making a change to the text then Undoing it (i.e. delete a character, then press Command+Z). The bug happens when Drop Shadow is applied to text and you scroll down the page a bit. The attached images show the before and after. If I scroll down the page after "fixing" it, it just re-bugs out. I work with white
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eyedropper tool doesn't work any more and scrollbar disappears in color panel
>>Since i update MacOS Sierra (10.12.6 version), when i try to copy a text style with the eyedropper tool, it doesn't work. Instead to copy the right style, the text becomes always white.
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> Other problem: in the color palette, there is no more the scroll bar: haw can i see the colours continue below the end of the window??
> And also the indicator of the color type (rgb, cmyk, pantone...) doesn't appear next to the single color.
> Other problem: sometimes when i open in design, it doesn't show the palettes. I have to restart several times.4 votes -
nonprinting text boxes disappear in normal view. Create a text box and type text into it. Select Window/Output/Attributes, and tick the box.
>>>InDesign 18.2.1, Mac Mini Apple M2 Pro, Ventura 13.3.1 (a). Create a text box in Normal View and type text into it. Select the box, then Window/Output/Attributes, and tick Nonprinting. The text box on the page becomes invisible, although you can still select it if you know where it is. What should happen is that the box and text remain visibile but do not print. This makes the nonprinting feature useless. This was OK in my last version of InDesign, CS6 on a PC.
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Selection tool issue
>>>The selection tool don't allow to move objects but only to select and resize them.
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> Also, moving a selection of multiple objects, with images in it, with the Direct Selection tool it only move the frames but not the images inside them.
> This is a BIG problem, how can i fix it??2 votes -
When in text tool, command-a does not select all the Text in the Box, but all boxes on the page instead
>>>When I am in text tool (and not just switched there but have been there for a longer time) and klick into a text box, and it CLEARLY has been selected and the curser is there, pressing command-a to select all the text in this box selects ALL the boxes on this page, even though the arrow has not been selected and the curser was already visible.
>>This happens so often that I am nearing madness with this bug. Is there a way to get this back to being normal again?
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Spell Check does not work after installing InDesign 15.0.2
>>>Dear Adobe Team,
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> in our office we use In Design from several years without nothing problems.>Yesterday we had updated the version 15.0.2. After that, the spell-check (we use the Italian language) don’t work if we import text in a existing document.
>>But if we import text in a new document, the spell-check work without problems.
>>Please can you help us?
>220 votesThe fix for this issue is now available in the latest update of InDesign – that is, InDesign 15.0.3.
Please update your InDesign application to get the fix.
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split layout view is changing so both views are the same page when I copy paste
>>>Split layout view is changing so both views are the same page when I copy/paste. So the left is Page A, and the right is Page B. If I copy something from page A, then click on the right view to paste into Page B, the left view also becomes Page B. Rather than staying Page A. It didn't do this before, but it started a few months ago.
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When moving object or multiple objects with arrow keys odd results, sometimes scale, sometimes alignment, sometimes jumps pages
>>Mac OS - Updated version of InDesign CC
>>Too many to list but here are a few.
>>Nudge object with arrow keys, the height but not the width changes
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> Nudge multiple objects, one changes alignment
> Click and drag to select object, jumps pages down in the doc
> Moving object with mouse, jumps around the page
> Placing image by drag and drop screen jumps around
> Selecting Text , jumps around screen>I have videos of all these but keep getting errors when trying to submit, must be too big?
>>These are
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Hyperlink window causing crash/lockup
>>Hello,
>>I'm working on a file from February 2020 that contains hyperlinks. Every time I click to use the Hyperlink window to edit/update urls my InDesign locks up. However, when I try this in a new file I created in December, I'm not having any issues with the hyperlinks window/tool.
>>I'm using the latest version of InDesign CC (16.1).
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> I open the file, click the Hyperlinks window and the program locks up to where I have to force quit.>(Not sure if it matters - I'm adding this comment from my Mac, but I'm trying
…1 votePlease 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 the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)—
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Crash on object state rename
>>>This happens to me regularly. With an object selected, I use the button for Convert selection to multi-state object from the Object States panel. If I then try to rename the states, InDesign immediately quits. Reopening InDesign takes me back to just before I created the MSO.
>>I've learned to save immediately after creating MSOs and then rename states. That's my workaround. I thought it would be good to mention though, as it seems related to the old inability to rename states bug that was fixed.
>>I'm using ID 19.4 on MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1
>1 voteWe 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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PDF Comment Loading in the Master Page
>>>We have recently updated to 2020 version. In the previous version when I load PDF comments in InDesign they appear in the pages where they are suppose to appear. Now, in the 2020 version, they appear in the Master Page. Why is it like this?
>>Also may I suggest when copying text in the PDF Comments panel that the "Command+C" be activated as this is more instinctively than clicking the "Copy" button from the panel.
>8 votesFix 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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InDesign crashes sporadically while scaling/rotating objects
>>>I've noticed numerous times that InDesign will crash while scaling/rotating objects. Can you please fix this bug?
>1 voteTo 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.
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InDesign 2022 crash when packaging
>>>I just updated to InDesgin CC 17.0. I have a MacBook Pro 2020, with OS 10.15.7. Trying to package InDesign document with fonts included causes the application to hang up and I have to force quit it. When I tried to package without fonts included, it worked, and saved the links.
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Accessible PDF Alternative Text Fail When Object Set to Multiply
>>>InDesign 14.0.2
>>When an object is set to "multiply" in Effects and exported to Interactive PDF, there is a Alternative Text fail reported when running Accessibility Full Check. When the "multiply" effect is removed, there is a clean report. Please fix.
>>Attached are both the original file (with multiply on) and the PDF generated. If you remove multiply, it works.
>2 votesThanks for reporting the issue. We are looking into it
-Thanks
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Adding stroke on text box, set to outside, descenders of type are cut off
>>>Create a text box. Add stroke. Set stroke to outside. Descenders of font in box are cut off.
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> OS Ventura 13.6
> Indesign 20232 votes
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