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  1. Paragraph bottom border overlaps the text

    As I mentioned here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/paragraph-bottom-border-overlaps-the-text/m-p/11348398?page=1 the issue occurs when I set a paragraph style with a border and additionally anchor a text frame at the end of it. The border overlaps each time changes to text are made (additional lines, adding a page, deleting a page – everything that causes the flow of the text).

    Some similar issue was reported here https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/38784706-footnotes-in-paragraph-borders-style by swapan.

    InDesign version ID 2020 15.1.1 and PR Installer (15.1.2.221) on Windows 10. The problem occurs since I have started using a combination paragraph border + anchored text frame (more than 8 month…

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  2. Interactive pdf export adds %0D to the end of links

    InDesign keeps adding %0D%0D to the end of my hyperlinks. I had searched this topic and found a few other forums with a similar problem. I tried other people's suggestions of making sure no spaces or returns were at the end or adding a / to the end of the link, but still nothing worked. I finally gave up on InDesign and just manually added the links in Acrobat after exporting. But that is not a good solution. Please fix this Adobe. My version is 16.0.

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  3. Defined Names in .xlsx files Do Not Work When not specified in A1:Z9 format

    To Reproduce:
    - Create an excel spreadsheet
    - Create a table (example table below)
    - Name a range:
    - Insert^Name^Define Name

    - Use the default "Refers to:" (=Table1[#All])
    - Do this a second time
    - Use a specific range that is the same area (=Sheet1!$A$1:$C$11)
    - Save the file

    Attempt to Place in Adobe. Note that the second range is available for placement, the first is not. It seems that any named ranges that don't specify cells, and instead specify other placeholders (i.e. =Table1[[#All],[Description]:[Amount]]) do not work.

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  4. Quiero exportar en publish online me sale Error # 102

    Buenas, acabo de descargar creative cloud de escritorio, estoy probando InDesign versión 18.3, por 7 días, pero cuando quiero exportar en publish online me sale Error # 102. No se puede conectar con el servidor. Compruebe su conexión a internet.

    Tengo una conexión a internet que es muy rápida y no sé porque me sale ese mensaje de error.

    Por otro lado, estoy tratando de enviar este error a Adobe InDesign: Errores, pero no se puede enviar, solo me sale un mensaje que dice: Lo sentimos, no hemos podido enviar tu solicitud.

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  5. Text disappears when creating buttons if text wrap is on

    I am using the lastest version of Adobe InDesign 18.5

    Try to create a button including a more than one text box. Nothing overlaps. The text boxes have text wrapping applied. Group the elements and create button.

    Create a "rollover" appearance state.

    The text will disappear as if something is causing it to wrap and there is not room for the text even though there is nothing for the text to wrap around.

    The text should not disappear when creating buttons using text boxes that include a text wrap.

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  6. Latest instead of the earliest version required in N-2 policy

    Indesign 2024 is buggy on my 27" iMac running mac OS Big Sur. 2025 is not compatible. So I use 2023. Just after the introduction of ID2025, Indesign and Creative Cloud stopped working for some reason and after cleaning my system of Adobe files to have it running again, I only have access to 18.0 instead of the leatest 18.5.X. Why do we only get the earliest version 18.0 and not the latest version of the N-2? Can we get the most recent N-2 version? Thank you.

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  7. I can not display images in high-resolution-mode

    DEAR ADOBE!
    I have a problem with Indesign that can not display images in high-resolution-mode.
    All pictures turn black and striped. The problem started after upgrading to Monteray 12.4
    I have already been in contact with your support via chat for two hours.
    It looked promising, but when they then restarted my computer via remote control,
    I lost contact with you and have not been able to give feedback since.
    I am VERY disappointed and want help with this as soon as possible with someone who speaks
    Swedish. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE / MARIA

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  8. High resolutiom

    DEAR ADOBE!
    I have a problem with Indesign that can not display images in high-resolution-mode.
    All pictures turn black and striped. The problem started after upgrading to Monteray 12.4
    I have already been in contact with your support via chat for two hours.
    It looked promising, but when they then restarted my computer via remote control,
    I lost contact with you and have not been able to give feedback since.
    I am VERY disappointed and want help with this as soon as possible with someone who speaks
    Swedish. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE / MARIA

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  10. Capitalisation of letters b and i triggering the command prompt to bold and italicise copy

    Issue being experienced on Adobe InDesign 2023 version 17.4 (and previous version), using MacOS Monterey v12.6.

    When using shift + b or shift + i commands in indesign to create capital B or capital I, the command is instead acting as I would expect if I were to key in CMD + B or CMD + I in Microsoft or code - it is changing the font to 'Semibold' (shift + B) and 'Book italic' (shift + I) and not capitalising the letter.

    The issue can be replicated reliably across all fonts loaded.

    Please can this be investigated?

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  11. Reflow 3.0 ePub export TOC (RSC-005) error/bug since last update 20.3.1

    Hello,

    I'm a professional book designer. Since last Friday's update, all eBooks are exporting with the entire TOC generating (RSC-005) errors--every link. I'm exporting 3.0. I reexported an older project which was good and it has same errors. This is a BUG. I had tech support access my computer, and he says it's not and that Adobe doesn't care about 3rd party verification. However, VENDORS do and have rejected the eBook. Can anyone help? My business is dead in the water until this is resolved.

    Thank you, Christine

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  12. Starting up in "tablet" mode

    I´m beta-testing some Adobe apps both in Mac and PC. (I have also a professional CC-account for my professional user PC) and the present beta version of InDesign doesnt stort up correct in my PC, that is equipped with also "tablet"-mode. (It's Dell i7)

    I have the tablet mode totally disabled but the app seems override this. Buttons on screen are all unfunctional but I can "select" areas drawing with finger on screen.

    The app does not react upon ctrl-Q or other command so the only option is force quitting.

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  13. Home Screen Displays Incorrect Last-Opened Dates

    1. v20.0
    2. During the beginning of a new month, navigate to the Home Screen where it will display thumbnail previews of recent projects with approximated last-opened dates.
    3. The approximated last-opened dates should match when the file was last accessed, regardless of the calendar date.
    4. That number is incorrectly showing all of my projects opened just days ago as showing "1 month ago," likely owing to it being a new month.

    This issue is also present in Photoshop and I suspect all other Adobe apps.

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  14. Letters 'fl' become invisible

    Adobe CC 16.1 x64

    Paragraph style applied to text in text frame:
    [No Paragraph Style] + next: [Same style] + Helvetica Narrow + Oblique +size: 10 pt + left indent: 0.4375 in + first indent: -0.125 - hyphenation + tint: 90% + list: bulleted

    When I type "cash flow" the fl both become invisible as soon as I type the 'l'. Does not happen with any other paragraph style. Does not show as being a different style or color or anything. Letters are still there because I can highlight the space they take up.

    How can these become visible?

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  15. Numbering and section options

    If you have multiple types of numbering options in one document, (say using Roman for your intro pages, and then convert to regular numbers for the main document) you can't change them even though the option is not grayed out in the Numbering and Sections Options dialogue box. If you click on it, it just reverts back to what the document started as and won't select that other numbering option.

    Exact same document, and I (on 13.1) cannot change it, but my co-worker who has 13.0.1 can.

    Adobe INDD CC 13.1

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    Please provide further details so that we can try to reproduce the issue in-house.

    1. Which OS version are you using?
    2. Is it specific to a document?
    3. Does the issue happen with other dropdowns as well?

    -Abhinav Kaushik

  16. The shortcut for Bridge opens Bridge every day, repeatedly by mistake. Can it be altered?

    It's kind of a bug since it opens when I don't want it to, so I placed my question here. As I type, every day I open Bridge by mistake. Can I change the shortcut, or disable it, and how do I even find it?

    As far as a bug alert, could Adobe change the default shortcut to Bridge, so it doesn't open 10 or more times a day as book editors like me edit text for 8 hours. I don't even know what I am typing incorrectly to open Bridge.

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  17. Missing Plugin's

    I currently have Adobe InDesign version 15.0.1 x64 and when I log in it tells me that I have missing plugin's (see below for a list). I am still able to do all other functions but then when I go to package my document it is unsuccessful. The research I have done says I need to add these plugin's but I can't find where to do that in the Help section. I have even uninstalled the app and reinstalled it and I'm still experiencing this issue.

    Missing Plugin's:
    Jobs Model.InDesignPlugin
    Imposition Model.InDesignPlugin
    Channels Model.InDesignPlugin

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  18. Ligatures

    I loaded the Adobe InDesign CC Ap from Creative cloud, version 14.0.2 x64. The file I had used before now has missing text! Specifically the "fl" in the Active Ingredients list "Isoxaflutole" which now appears as Isoxa utole" throughout the whole book with empty space for the "fl". Even the word "flowables" appears as " owables".

    The file seems to have "Ligatures" checked in the character palette which I did not check. I'm using Helvetica fonts.
    Any suggestion as to how to get my text back? See attached files.

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  19. do script bug in indesign 2025?

    I have a script (extend script) file that has worked flawlessly in every version of InDesign for the last 15 years or so. Bercause it is used in semi-automated workflow I trigger it from an AppleScript, using the "do script" command.

    InDesign 2025 suddenly incorrectly reports a syntax error "expecting ;"

    The javascript that gets called works as expected, without warnings when run from the script panel.

    This is highly problematic for me, since triggering the script from applescript is an essential part of my workflow.

    Adobe are welcome to contact me for more information

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  20. macOS - Corrupt file when saving

    Sometimes saving a indd file gets corrupted on macOS when running on apps on Apple's FileProvider.

    Version of Adobe InDesign: Any version of InDesign above v19.5.4
    Steps to reproduce the issues:
    * Have a file on the cloud based on Apple's FileProvider;
    * Open an InDesign file;
    * Make some changes and save;

    Expected result: File is saved, not corrupted and uploaded to cloud;
    Actual result: File sometimes is corrupt

    The error we receive is in attachment screenshot:
    "Cannot open "18AnalysisNexusAlaskaLPGPDynamicJun25.indd".
    The file "18
    AnalysisNexusAlaskaLPGPDynamicJun25.indd" is
    damaged (Error code: 4)."

    There are no crashes on InDesign

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