Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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scale tool freeze
I am using the latest InDesign CC 2021 and my operating system is: MacOS Catalina version:10.15.4. I can't use the scale tool very often. It happens to any file, not limited to a specific file. What happens is if I use scale tool for more than 3-4 times, the software will freeze. So in the dialogue box, I am not able to click into and enter any number, it is just frozen. I can't even right-click at the app icon to select "quit", I can only force quit through Apple command.
Guess what! I just create a new Indesign file, drew a simple rectangular shape and tried to do the scale tool to get a screenshot for you guys then it froze straight away 😞
This bug is there over years at my different working places through different imac and operating systems, it hasn't been fixed. I used "scale tool" in Illustrator a lot but I never had any problem. I hope I explained things well, really hope you intelligent technician can fix it.I am using the latest InDesign CC 2021 and my operating system is: MacOS Catalina version:10.15.4. I can't use the scale tool very often. It happens to any file, not limited to a specific file. What happens is if I use scale tool for more than 3-4 times, the software will freeze. So in the dialogue box, I am not able to click into and enter any number, it is just frozen. I can't even right-click at the app icon to select "quit", I can only force quit through Apple command.
Guess what! I just create a new Indesign file,…3 votes -
Since version 16.0.2 there are error messages when exporting PDF files.
Since version 16.0.2 there are error messages when exporting PDF files.
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Presentation mode does not show latest text
This has been happening intermittently across the last several versions of indesign:
When entering presentation mode, I am shown an outdated version of my page. It is as if there is some kind of rendered page view cache that is not being cleared.3 votes -
Fonts wont apply
InDesign wont apply a font change. I can highlight text and select a new font but the xhamge wont apply. It immediately reverts to the original font
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unmapped review comments
Hi,
in my link there are many comments but a lot of them are unmapped. Is there a way to recover them?
https://assets.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:3c3352c1-af75-42e1-8ecf-5ce9a519b8af?view=published3 votes -
copy object effects by drag drop not working consistently
copy object effects by drag drop (fx panel) not working consistently
comes & goes intermittently / unreliable. both individual and grouped objects
yes, preview is onindesign cc 2019 Mac
Mojave (a p.o.s. in and of itself)3 votes -
ID File Finder windows always revert back to minimal size after each use
All windows in the File menu that access the Finder (Save As, Export, Place, etc) always revert back to their minimal size after using them once instead of keeping last used size. Always need to resize the window to see more items in my destination folder.
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InDesign stalls with with new MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
InDesign is stalling (pausing for up to 30 second) regularly on my new MacBook Air with the Silicon M1 chip. I know it is an Intel Based program but I don't think the emulator is working. Shouldn't Rosetta 2 download automatically when I use InDesign? I presume you (the good folks at Adobe) are working to make it native to the new chip. Happy Holidays. Seth
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Converting footnotes to endnotes removes inline styling
InDesign 16.0.1
macOS 10.14.6Currently if using the 'Convert Footnotes and Endnotes' function, any inline styling of the text contained within the footnote is being removed. Eg text which is formatted as italic is being converted into non-italic etc.
Fortunately this doesn't appear to affect any character styles which have been applied, but it still creates a very high risk of losing formatting.
Ideally conversion from footnotes/endnotes should not alter the content.
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(Read-only) files cannot be saved since the latest update
Im working towards a server and after the latest update i only get (Read-only) files. And have errors where indesign crashes several times.
No issues when I work and save Ai, Psd och Ae files.
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Save Windows on Mac OS
NOTE: This is a problem not just on InDesign, but also on Illustrator and Photoshop as well.
Ever since the last upgrade for macOS Big Sur (ver 11.1), save, package and export windows have a serious issue. They don't show the pathways of the files even when you have it set to do so. Instead all you see is the options for what to include or any other information at the bottom of the window (see the attached screen shot).
Even when you enlarge the window to be able to see the paths, it does not retain the memory that you made the change and goes back to not being to see the pathways the next time you go to save, package or export.
Again, this is a universal Adobe issue, but this issue does not happen on other non-adobe software.
NOTE: This is a problem not just on InDesign, but also on Illustrator and Photoshop as well.
Ever since the last upgrade for macOS Big Sur (ver 11.1), save, package and export windows have a serious issue. They don't show the pathways of the files even when you have it set to do so. Instead all you see is the options for what to include or any other information at the bottom of the window (see the attached screen shot).
Even when you enlarge the window to be able to see the paths, it does not retain the memory…
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Cannot Export in PDF format
Adobe InDesign version: 16.0.1 x64
Platform: Windows 10, Version 20H2 (build SO 19042.685)
Problem:
Suddenly, from a couple of days, I cannot export in PDF format anymore.
When trying to export a file, I receive the message "Failed to Export PDF" (or something similar, I use the Italian version) – see image 1.It doesn’t matter the settings in the export window, I tried almost all the combinations, but the PDF generation fails.
I can export in.jpeg, for example, but it is not useful for me.Infos:
The same file has been successfully exported just a couple of hours before.
The only change in the tool / PC configuration was the re-installation of a font type (specifically, the Conduit ITC Pro).
I re-installed it because, even if it was correctly installed, I was not able to see the text in that specific font in InDesign.
I un-installed it and then re-installed it via the Windows settings (Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Fonts).
The font was not an Adobe Font.
After that, everything seemed to be solved, but I was unable to export the file in PDF.
I noticed that the font was listed three times in the “Find/replace Font” window (see image 2).So, I replaced the font with the same one and then the list presented just one instance.
Solved! In this way, I’ve been able to export the file.Then, I tried with another file, but I encountered the same problem with another font.
In this case, it is a font used in the header of a master page and the text is a “text variable” that I use to identify the product name.
Also in this case, the text is not displayed, even if the font is available in the font list (see image 3).If I change the font, the text is displayed (see image 4).
The font, in this case, is an Adobe Font (see image 5).
The font is correctly “activated” and available in the Creative Cloud Desktop app (see image 6).
And also in Windows (Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Fonts), it is correctly displayed and recognized (see image 7).
I solved replacing the font and checking the "Redefine Style When Changing All” box, because several paragraph styles use the same font, but I’d need to use this font.
In another PC, with the same configuration, everything works well.
What can I do to solve this font issue? Why has it happened?Thx for the support
BRs
Adobe InDesign version: 16.0.1 x64
Platform: Windows 10, Version 20H2 (build SO 19042.685)
Problem:
Suddenly, from a couple of days, I cannot export in PDF format anymore.
When trying to export a file, I receive the message "Failed to Export PDF" (or something similar, I use the Italian version) – see image 1.It doesn’t matter the settings in the export window, I tried almost all the combinations, but the PDF generation fails.
I can export in.jpeg, for example, but it is not useful for me.Infos:
The same file has been successfully exported just a couple of…3 votes -
InDesign 2021 slow when Macbook connected to network
InDesign 2021 (16.0.1) runs totally slow when the computer is connected to our local network. Even when I work locally the coloured ball is spinning every 15 seconds.
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Images Blurry when PDFing from Book
I'm working with catalog documents in an .indb file and when PDFing from the book, without any other files open, all of the images come out looking like they are unlinked.
Images are all high resolution and linked in their individual files
I am using press quality/X1A presets with no compression set
Preflight shows no errorsThe only way to get clear images is to have every single INDD from the book open and THEN make the PDF, which, to me, defeats the purpose of the book functionality.
I don't remember this being an issue in earlier versions but i hadn't used the book function since college so it's very possible it's always been this way and I've forgotten in the ten years that have transpired.
I'm working with catalog documents in an .indb file and when PDFing from the book, without any other files open, all of the images come out looking like they are unlinked.
Images are all high resolution and linked in their individual files
I am using press quality/X1A presets with no compression set
Preflight shows no errorsThe only way to get clear images is to have every single INDD from the book open and THEN make the PDF, which, to me, defeats the purpose of the book functionality.
I don't remember this being an issue in earlier versions but i…
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Choose Anchor point when changing Document size
When changing the Document Size, Id always crops/adds equal parts on all sides. It would be nice to choose whether to crop to center or from a specific corner or side (see the Photoshop Legacy Crop interface)
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Unwanted dark lines generated around PNG files on export
Adobe Indesign 2021
When I export designs using an imported PNG graphic, the finished PDF shows an unwanted dark line around the crop area of the PDF.
This doesn't seem to happen with jpegs or ai files.3 votes -
why I cannot use 2 systems of footnotes in one page: numbers(1.2...) and marks like(*,**,***..)
why I cannot use 2 systems of footnotes in one page: numbers(1.2...) and marks like(,,**..)
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Hello, I am using online document sharing to retrieve comments directly into inDesign. Unfortunately, the name of the correctors are display
Hello,
I am using online document sharing to retrieve comments directly into inDesign.
Unfortunately, the name of the correctors are displayed but their comments are invisible (text crossed out, underlined or added text).
A small blue wheel spins next to the filters icon.
Moreover, since this document sharing online, InDesign crashes every open.
Thanks for your help3 votes -
Pages Pallet - page numbers under thumbnails hidden under last row of a small pallet
- InDesign 15.1.3
- Create a document where the Pages Pallet is smaller than the thumbnails in the pallet.
- Expected to see page numbers under the Thumbnails on the last row.
- Actual Result: The last row shows the thumbnail, but the page numbers are hidden, but only in the WORKSPACE views of: Advanced Book Essentials Essentials Classic …and my custom one (probably based on one of those above.)
The page numbers appear to work correctly in the other WORKSPACE layouts.
Attached are a couple images with the page numbers hidden, and one where it is displayed correctly (The correct one is using the [Digital Publishing] Workspace.)
Thank you.
- InDesign 15.1.3
- Create a document where the Pages Pallet is smaller than the thumbnails in the pallet.
- Expected to see page numbers under the Thumbnails on the last row.
- Actual Result: The last row shows the thumbnail, but the page numbers are hidden, but only in the WORKSPACE views of: Advanced Book Essentials Essentials Classic …and my custom one (probably based on one of those above.)
The page numbers appear to work correctly in the other WORKSPACE layouts.
Attached are a couple images with the page numbers hidden, and one where it is displayed correctly (The correct one is using…
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InDesign 16.0 on Catalina is constantly laggy
Whether I've just opened a file and am waiting for it to appear, or I've just clicked on an object and am waiting for the chance to manipulate it, that stupid beach ball just won't go away! Please fix!
3 votes
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