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  1. Creative Cloud Panel Broken

    Creative Cloud panel won't let me change libraries from the drop down menu. ID was working perfectly fine before Mac iOS High Sierra. Having to close down ID every 5 minutes due to the cursor issue combined with the CC panel issue makes ID almost impossible to use.

    Seriously, please get ID fixed.

    2 votes

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  2. welcome screen is not loading

    Hi, I use windows 10 and I downloaded indesign via CC.
    I want to us welcome screen but it's not loading. I don't know how to fix this problem.

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  3. InDesign does not handle a nukta with Tamil script

    The Tamil Unicode block does not contain a nukta, for languages written in Tamil script that need a nukta there are two characters in the Grantha block that can (possibly) be used.

    U+1133B COMBINING BINDU BELOW
    U+1133C GRANTHA SIGN NUKTA

    Dotted circles are shown, and left vowels are not always re-ordered.
    This is with InDesign 16.1 on Windows 10 Dev channel of Insider Preview

    Edition Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview
    Version Dev
    Installed on ‎2021-‎03-‎30
    OS build 21343.1000
    Experience Windows 10 Feature Experience Pack 321.7401.0.3

    The files withharfbuzz.png (HarfBuzz enabled https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/script-for-enabling-harfbuzz-workflow-in-indesign/m-p/11319835) and worldready.png (Lipika)…

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  4. ^t

    In InDesign, when I use the ^t shortcut to get the type control panel, I lock up and then have to go to Task Manager and close InDesign. (InDesign 14.0.1 x64, Windows 10 Enterprise Version: 1803)

    2 votes

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    CLOSED  ·  amaarora responded

    To 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.


    Adobe InDesign Team

  5. InDesign fails to launch

    I cannot start InDesign on my Windows 10 notebook even though the rest of the Adobe apps work relatively well. On my main PC it runs without any problems. I tried re-installing the software, but it didn't help.

    2 votes

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    CLOSED  ·  amaarora responded

    To 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.


    Adobe InDesign Team

  6. BUG: Changes aren't tracked for bottom-right table cell

    The last cell in a table is a “dead” cell as far as Track Changes is concerned. If you copy cells from another row and paste them in the last table row, if the selection you are pasting into contains the last cell in the table, the pasted text will not be marked as a change. Likewise, inserting a new row in a table as the last row via drag and drop isn’t marked as an insertion at all. Inserting a new column in a table as the last column via drag and drop is tracked as an insertion for…

    2 votes

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    Under Review  ·  amaarora responded

    Hi,
    Thanks for reporting the issue.
    We have been able to reproduce the issue.

    “The last cell in a table is a “dead” cell as far as Track Changes is concerned. If you copy cells from another row and paste them in the last table row, if the selection you are pasting into contains the last cell in the table, the pasted text will not be marked as a change. "
    This issue seems to be present since CS 6

    -Aman

  7. Library thumbnail not showing

    When modifying or creating an object in library, the existing or new thumbnail is not showing. Instead, it is showing only the CC icon.

    I am using 19.5 x64 on Windows 10 Enterprise OS.

    2 votes

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  8. InDesign hyperlink testing swamps my website and triggers my site's denial-of-service-attack banning on my IP

    InDesign does checking of hyperlinks to see if they are valid and indicates the result in the hyperlinks list with a green dot (good) or a red dot (bad).

    The problem is my document has 500+ hyperlinks to my website and when Adobe tests these hyperlinks (when I open up the hyperlinks list dialog), it swamps my website with hundreds of hyperlink hits all at once and triggers the denial-of-service-attack IP banning code on my website.

    The end result is any time I'm editing hyperlinks in my Adobe InDesign document, I get banned from my website! When I check the…

    1 vote

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  9. Multiple Bugs in CC17

    Display issue 1
    Random lines appeared on my screen. Baseline grid and guides were hidden as I was in Preview Mode, no explanation for these lines.

    Display issue 2
    Text doesn’t display correctly when I apply a different Paragraph Style Sheet. (It displays the text in both the original Paragraph Style and new paragraph style on top of one another, even though the new Paragraph Style is selected). I needed to deselect and reselect another paragraph of text to rectify the issue.

    Dialogue box issues
    Both videos show how I’m unable to select from the drop down menu in InDesign.…

    2 votes

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  10. When Attempt to publish a Document online it gives the Mac a panic error which cause an abrupt shutdown.

    Indesign 16.
    Mac Big Sur 11.0. 1

    panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80126bfb71): assertion failed: (MBUFQEMPTY(&cfq->qmq) && cfq->qstart == cfq->qend) || (!MBUFQEMPTY(&cfq->qmq) && cfq->qstart != cfq->qend), file: /AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-7195.50.7/bsd/net/content_filter.c, line: 1089
    Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffffc1b5d536f0 : 0xffffff8011ebc66d
    0xffffffc1b5d53740 : 0xffffff8011fff073
    0xffffffc1b5d53780 : 0xffffff8011fef6aa
    0xffffffc1b5d537d0 : 0xffffff8011e61a2f
    0xffffffc1b5d537f0 : 0xffffff8011ebbf0d
    0xffffffc1b5d53910 : 0xffffff8011ebc1f8
    0xffffffc1b5d53980 : 0xffffff80126bee1a
    0xffffffc1b5d539f0 : 0xffffff80126bfb71
    0xffffffc1b5d53a00 : 0xffffff80122adcfe
    0xffffffc1b5d53a40 : 0xffffff80122ae008
    0xffffffc1b5d53bd0 : 0xffffff80122ac4ef
    0xffffffc1b5d53c20 : 0xffffff80122a921c
    0xffffffc1b5d53c90 : 0xffffff801242ecf9
    0xffffffc1b5d53ce0 : 0xffffff80124a8c20
    0xffffffc1b5d53e00 : 0xffffff801247d4c8
    0xffffffc1b5d53e30 : 0xffffff8012477e35
    0xffffffc1b5d53ee0 : 0xffffff8012477c47
    0xffffffc1b5d53f40 : 0xffffff8012569ceb
    0xffffffc1b5d53fa0 : 0xffffff8011e621f6

    1 vote

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  11. Libraries menu name

    The menu name for the CC Libraries needs to be consistent across programs... Photoshop/Illustrator it is called "Libraries" in Windows -> Libraries

    In InDesign it is called "CC Libraries". It should be called "Libraries" just like the others.

    2 votes

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  12. Windows 15.0.3 broke Book TOC when exporting to EPUB; works in 15.0.2

    Windows 10 15.0.3 broke Book TOC when exporting to EPUB; works in 15.0.2

    Not only did 15.0.3 eliminate Book > Export to EPUB option of EPUB Version 2.0.1, it changed the Table of Contents to include duplicate entries linking to every PAGE within a chapter. The Book.epub file had a separate .xhtml file for every page in the book, rather than one .xhtml file per chapter and one TOC entry per chapter. This makes the Table of Contents useless.

    Reverting InDesign back to 15.0.2 fixes the problem.

    Here are the parameters I used to export the EPUB:
    Book Menu…

    1 vote

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    Under Review  ·  amaarora responded

    Thanks for reporting the issue.
    We are reviewing it

    -InDesign Team

  13. "Share for Review" lost for documents accessed via UNC paths

    Indesign 16.2.1 won't maintain the link between the indesign document (on a server) and the "Shared for Review" online file if the Indesign document was opened via a UNC path when you make the "share for review" link.

    (Windows 10 - Indesign 16.2.1 x64)

    2 votes

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  14. [ID-4265787]InDesign 20.4.0 and above freezes when connected with Enterprise VPN

    Impossible to work with the latest version of InDesign 20.5. The screen freezes after a few second work. Only "end task" on Task manager is closing the program. (Working on PC under Windows 11 Enterprise)
    Only solution in the meantime is to switch to Version 19.5.5.

    2 votes

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    The fix of the issue is now available in the latest InDesign 2026(v21.0.0.192). 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.

    Adobe InDesign Team

  15. File saving issue

    When we got an software update the biggest issue in indesign is, it does not save the existing file with the new version rather it open a windows to save the file, andI hate it seriously.
    Thanks
    JOHAR GORACH
    Adobe Certified

    2 votes

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  16. Better Trackpad

    Hey. This may sound weird but I would love for the trackpad on my windows laptop to work the way it does on my mac since they've come such a long way. I bet users would appreciate the effort from your side.

    2 votes

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  17. BUG InDesign CC2019 Win10 Scrollbars disappear when cursor is in text box

    Scrollbars disappear when cursor is placed in a text box using the Type Tool. Must switch to Selection Tool and click out of text box in order view and use scrollbars again.

    InDesign CC 14 (2019)
    Windows 10

    2 votes

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  18. Measurement tool not working on ID 2021

    The measurement tool does not work very well in Indesign 2021. Most of the time there is no reaction to mouse clicks and if you eventually managed to create a measurement line, it is very hard to move the endpoints to a new location.
    I am working on a Windows PC with Win 10.

    2 votes

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  19. help

    Indesign help takes me to webpage that does not exist.
    http://community.adobe.com/chcservices/services/redirect?u=http://help.adobe.com&p=InDesign_12.0&l=en_US&id=AH_HOME

    Browser shows:
    Safari can’t open the page “‎community.adobe.com/chcservices/services/redirect?u=http://help.adobe.com&p=InDesign_12.0&l=en_US&id=AH_HOME” because the server unexpectedly dropped the connection. This sometimes occurs when the server is busy. Wait for a few minutes, and then try again.

    2 votes

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  20. Button: Delete optional state and its content

    In the Button and Forms panel, the button [Delete optional state and its content] is always gray, it will not delete the selected button states.

    This is in ID2018, 2019, 2020 Mac & Windows. I have to go back to CS6 to see it working.

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