Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Can't scroll through pages in presentation mode
2017.1 Release, 12.1.0.56 Build
macOS Sierra version 10.12.6When I go to the presentation mode, I am not able to scroll through the pages. Whether i use the trackpad, arrow keys, or change the keyboard shortcuts.
6 votesHello All,
There has to be a scenario in which the scrolling of the document is not working in presentation mode because, otherwise it is not reproducible at our end.
I can observe that, pages do not scroll while making a vertical gesture on the mouse, but through other methods such as, click, arrow key pages can be scrolled easily.Are you able to scroll using clicks and arrow keys?
Is it the case that, the issue is intermittent or only happens in a specific scenario?
Also, let us know your machine details such its configuration, OS version and Id versionThis can help us to get to the bottom of the issue
Thanks,
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Tool fly outs appearing on wrong monitor
I am using a dual monitor setup, my left hand monitor is a standard widescreen monitor, my right hand monitor is a Wacom Cintiq.
When I have InDesign maximized on the Wacom and attempt to access a fly out menu on the toolbar it opens the fly out menu on the very right-hand edge of the standard monitor. Which makes it impossible for me to select from the fly out menu without having to put down the stylus, switch to a mouse, and repeat the action to bring up the fly out menu and then select the item I wanted.…
6 votesPlease update InDesign to the latest version, InDesign CC 2018 (13.0) for the fix of the issue.
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Crash when exporting
Every time I try to export my document to a PDF InDesign 12.1 crashes. I've quit and restarted the software, and restarted my computer. I have no pending updates. I'm not sure why the program crashes every time I try to export. I've tried to go around the issue by packaging the file, exporting directly to PDF, or getting a PDF from a "print" operation, but nothing seems to work. It crashes every time.
6 votesTo 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 (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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Export from book file default to wrong filetype
CC 2017 12.0.0.81
Using the regular export menu, export an interactive PDF. That becomes the default. But now I want to export a Print PDF from the book panel, it keeps defaulting back to interactive PDF. So to make its I don't have to remember to choose Print PDF (for every single export), I have to first export a random Print PDF using the regular export menu, just to switch the default in the Export Selected files to PDF option.The two export locations: File > Export and using the flight from the Book panel, shouldn't be tied together. They…
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When opening two documents as tabbed one window group, ID does not auto-fit the resulting taller window onto full screen
Make adding the additional document tab fit the resulting tabbed window into the same space the old one without tabs occupied.
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InDesign Crashes when Scrolling the document
My file continually crashes whenever I attempt to scroll down on the document.
6 votesWe’ve fixed the issue with InDesign’s latest Mar’18 update.
Please download the latest InDesign version (InDesign CC 13.1) for the fix.List of crashes and other issues that have been fixed with the update can be found at the below provided link:
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/release-note/indesign-cc-march-2018-13-1-release-notes.htmlIf 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.
Thanks,
InDesign Team -
[ID-4285792] Saving as idml changes table column widths
InDesign version 21.5.1 ME saving as idml changes table column widths.
We are using Windows 11 Pro. Coworkers have the same issues.5 votesThe fix for this issue is available in the latest InDesign 2026 release, version 21.6
Please update your version of InDesign when this new release becomes available in your locale.
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Adobe InDesign team
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Completely incorrect alt text for white logotypes on a dark colored background
I got an Illustrator file with a white colored logotype. I place this in InDesign on a dark background.
Now I use Adobes in-build alt text generator, and the text is absolutely dumb.
In my example (I tried it with several logotypes):
"Zwei Erwachsene sitzen an einem Tisch und spielen ein Brettspiel mit bunten Spielfiguren in einem gemütlichen Raum mit Pflanzen und Bücherregalen."
which means in English
"Two adults are sitting at a table playing a board game with colorful game pieces in a cozy room with plants and bookshelves."No issues if the logotype is black on a white…
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オブジェクト拡大・縮小に応じない いくつかのテキスト属性がある
テキスト属性のいくつかは拡大・縮小に応じません。
すべて日本語版だけの要素なので、日本語で失礼します。発生バージョン:これまでの全てのバージョン
検証手順:
1 さまざまな属性を与えたテキストフレームを用意
2 1をコピー
3 1のテキストフレームをアウトライン作成
4 塗りカラーを変更
5 元の位置にペースト
6 すべてを選択
7 拡大・縮小添付画像A は 5あるいは6の状態、添付画像Bが7の結果です。
これにより、以下の属性が拡大・縮小に応じないことがわかります。
・ルビ文字のオフセット
・圏点のオフセット
・縦中横のオフセット
・割注の行間通常の業務ではこのような作業を行うことはほとんどありませんが、
決して看過してよい仕様ではありません。改善を希望します。5 votes -
21.xで縦組みストーリーをHTML5書き出しすると盛大に崩れる
発生バージョン:21.0以降
問題:InDesign 21.0以降で、縦組みのストーリーをHTML5で書き出すと大幅に崩れる。20.x以前は正常に完了する。Occurrence version: 21.0 or later
Issue: In Design 21.0 or later, the results of exporting vertical stories in HTML5 will be significantly disturbed. Completed normally before 20.x.Reference article
https://community.adobe.com/%E8%B3%AA%E5%95%8F-243/indesign%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89html5%E6%9B%B8%E5%87%BA%E3%81%97-1631791?tid=16317915 votes -
InDesign 21.4.1 buffering indefinitely after a few edits and won't save (Windows 11)
I can make a few changes in non-corrupted files which are fine, but then I get the spinning wheel forever. My cursor still moves and can click things, but I can't undo (ctrl+z) or save. Then the app won't close, it has to be force closed through Task Manager. I have closed and reopened the app, checked for updates, updated restarted my computer, tried other files, nothing works. My other apps work fine and I have no other issues with buffering or freezing.
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Bug report (regression) — InDesign 2026: Fixed-Layout EPUB export freezes (Error -29) on a large image + a vector shape
zip for the repro: https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZ5IUrZxTfA7wbGXB0km8sFyaLVLHI9lbdX
Environment
- Adobe InDesign 2026, version 21.0.0.192
- macOS (Darwin 25.5)
- Regression: the same document exports correctly in InDesign 2025 and earlier.
Summary
Exporting a page to Fixed-Layout EPUB fails with an uncatchable Error -29 "Uncaught exception" when
the page contains a large placed raster image together with a vector shape from an
Illustrator-style drawn illustration. The minimal reproducer is just two objects: one large image
plus any single one of those illustration shapes (even a simple 4-point polygon). Removing the image,
or removing the vector shape, makes it export. The error aborts the scripting…5 votes -
[ID-4281595] Share for Review Comment Emails Render Raw HTML Instead of Formatted Text
Share for Review email notifications contain raw HTML code in the message body. Comment text is wrapped in visible <pre style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space:pre-line;"> tags that render as code rather than formatted text, making the emails difficult to read. The HTML should be rendered, not displayed as raw markup.
5 votesThanks for reporting this issue.
We are currently reviewing this.
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Adobe InDesign team
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AI content labelling
Hi, I just opened indesign to see my own work labelled as AI generated. I haven't used any AI tools to produce any of my data, yet it appears as such in many instances. Are these metadata stores upon export too? How is Adobe going to address this? This basically robs me of my copyrights. Would appreciate if this was only toggle on/off feature, and not the default.
Cheers,
Tomas5 votes -
Use of Paragraph Rules results in untagged PDF path elements
InDesign 21.1
Action: Apply Paragraph Rule
Expected Result: Rules are tagged as artifacts when exporting to PDF
Actual Result: The resulting path gets included in tagging, but is not tagged as an artifact. This results in errors when auditing for WCAG 2.1 compliance.
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There was an error updating the artifact
Adobe Indesign 2026 V21.1
i was trying to update a filed shared for review but it keep saying "There was an error updating the artifact" i've tried to update the indesign but as same.
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[ID-4272075] Interactive PDF Buttons: Button bounding area expands after file conversion from older version to 21.0
InDesign 2026 v21.0.1
I've just verified and reproduced this interactive PDF button display bug by first confirming that several archived versions of the interactive PDF (created from archived InDesign Source files), all function perfectly and as expected. It is ONLY by opening one of those older, archived InDesign source file in the current 2026 v21.0.1 and exporting a new copy of that same Interactive PDF that the buttons all appear differently when clicked.
The expected result is to have interactive buttons that look clean and functional when clicked.
The actual result (only when exporting the Interactive PDF from the current…
5 votesHi,
Thank you for reporting the issue. We have been able to reproduce the issue, and it is currently under investigation.
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Adobe InDesign Team
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Setting maximum limit above 2000 for "Always subset fonts with glyph counts greater than:" does not work
By default, the InDesign preference General > Always subset fonts with glyph counts greater than is set to 2000 characters. However, there are many popular fonts that have many thousands of glyphs beyond that and changing this number to a higher glyph count to accommodate those fonts does not work. The fonts are still subset even if the PDF export setting is set to "Subset fonts when percent of characters used is less than 0%."
Fonts to try:
Garamond Premier Pro
Arno ProThis is a major problem for files intended for print that require fonts to be fully embedded.
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[ID-4264855] Issue with Animated Zoom in GPU
New PC GPU zoom doesn't seem to centre the zoom on the cursor leading to not super useful behaviour (you have to zoom and then drag with the hand tool to get back to what you were originally trying to zoom into). It's very disorientating.
5 votesThe fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2025(v20.5.0.048). 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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Adobe InDesign Team
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Title Case Is Not Actually Title Case
I'm editing book with over 1,000 pages. I am selecting copy, changing case to Title Case, but it just capitalizes first letter in all words. There needs to be another case option. Title case needs to be setup so it makes a "title" of a book so words like "of" are not capitalized. New option can be called First Letter Caps, and Title case can be fixed to address words that should not be capitalized in a title of a book or headline.
The Old Man and the Sea (Actual Title Case) The Old Man And The Sea(Not Title Case)
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5 votes
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