InDesign

Working in Indesign 2026 v 21.4. The drop shadow exported incorrectly from the settings for it. Onscreen it looked as it should, but once exported it shifted it dramatically. I tried adding in and changing the distance in the drop shadow settings but it always showed up the same, incorrectly. Anybody else experiencing something like that?This image is the onscreen, correct view, it is only supposed to add a slight shadow so it is set to 0 distance.This image is of the exported png file with the clearly incorrect rendering of the drop shadow where it is clearly offset and at a distance

Hello,I am using InDesign on Windows (latest version, 21.0) for the first time, and the app remains stuck indefinitely on the startup screen at the "Starting Panels" stage, never reaching the interface. I have let it run for up to 10 minutes with no result.In Task Manager, the InDesign.exe process consumes around 47% CPU across 25 active threads throughout the hang, so it does not appear to be frozen but rather stuck in a process that never completes.I also installed and tested an earlier version (20.0) from Creative Cloud, and the exact same issue occurs there as well, so this does not appear to be version specific.Here is everything I have already tried without success:- Resetting preferences (Ctrl+Alt+Shift at launch)- Fully deleting the InDesign Preferences and Cache folders (AppData Roaming and Local)- Deleting the Recovery folder- Deleting the AdobeFnt*.lst font cache files in the Caches folder- Temporarily disabling antivirus (Avast, file shield)- Adding an antivirus exception f

I have just updated to the 2023 InDesign, and now suddently my documents are read-only and I cannot save the file, but have to make a save as version and give the document a new name everytime I have to save my work.Do you know why this is happening? And how to avoid this?

Bonjour,export PDF de 2 pages Easy Catalog en échec. Les pages contiennent des hyperliens vers des pages web. J’ai testé : suppression structure Easy Catalog, hyperliens, images, tableaux, export PostScript/Distiller, réinstallation InDesign. Merci.  

I have downgrade to 20.4.2. from 20.5 and I have lost all my new scripts!!! (Mac OS 15.7.4)Where are they???? Any help?They are not at Users/User/Library/Preferences/Adobe Indesign/

We use File > Place… to add text (.docx) to InDesign documents.Words in the .docx file are missing in the StoryEditor version and the InDesign file (see screenshot).What tool in InDesign can be used to link/import unformatted word documents without altering the original? 

Buongiorno.Voglio modificare un testo con In Design, ma quando clicco sulla parola da correggere non succede nulla. Che cosa devo fare?

Refer to attached screenshots.Screenshot 01: the numbering of Header, Sub-header, and Sub-sub-header is fine on this page.Screenshot 02: however, on the next page (and onward) all of the sub-sub-header numbers stay stuck at 3.2.1.Screenshot 03: shows settings fro the numbers at Level 3.I cannot figure out what Level 1 and 2 work but Level 3 does not. 

Hello, I am having an issue with InDesign. When I import text into a file, apply paragraph and character styles, and then copy and paste the text into another file with the same imported styles, the text loses its font and becomes Minion Pro. Does anyone know why this happens?I use windows 11 and the indd is 20.5.2Thanks! V

Screenshot attached. The text is threading into a small point in the middle of the page instead of the full text box. Anyone have any clue why this is happening or how to fix it? Thanks in advance! 

When I select the text to create a new destination, it doesn’t show anything but the previous text in the name box in the pop-up, but the selected text does show up on the Hyperlink panel after I press OK. However, it doesn’t show up (and therefore I can’t select it) on the Cross-Reference drop-down when I try to add the cross-reference. 

I am using the latest version of Indesign 21.4.I have created a graphic frame and have linked an SVG graphic within it.Normally, double clicking allows me to resize the content (brown grabbers show)This is no longer working properly and it’s driving me nuts because I work with a lot of SVG logos.I’ve tried rolling back to older version 21.3 and it did not fix.I tried resetting preferences and it did not fix.What gives? I need to be able to do this for my job.

Hello everyone.I want to group scattered attributes together.Can I only write like this:textWrapPreferences.textWrapOffset = [2, 2, 5, 5];But can't it be like this? The one below seems invalid:myObjStyle.textWrapPreferences.properties = {textWrapMode: TextWrapModes.BOUNDING_BOX_TEXT_WRAP,textWrapOffset: [2, 2, 5, 5],} 

In Indesign I open Index, I highlight a word in my document that I want in the index (I don't want topics). I have "reference" selected. I choose New Page Reference, Add All and Done. I have Current Page selected. Then my entry ends up as a topic. It happens over and over again. What to do?

Right now, I can only write it like this:var objPath = app.documents[0].objectStyleGroups.itemByName(ObjStyleGroup).objectStyles.itemByName(myObjStyle);objPath.textFramePreferences.insetSpacing = [2.5 * 2.834645, 0, 0, 0]But I want to write it in the `properties` section, like this:objPath.properties = {textFramePreferences.insetSpacing:[2.5 * 2.834645, 0, 0, 0]}But that seems to be wrong.What should I do?

When I open an InDesign file…it comes up snd fills my screen..,I have no control. What’s going on? Is this a fixable problem?

I am building an InDesign C++ SDK plugin. I want to know if i need a unique plugin ID, if so, how can I get one?

I am creating multiple book files based on the indd files I have. In each book file the chapters are in different orders. How do I set up my parent page to automatically update the chapter numbers as it does for the page numbers? No matter what I try all the chapters keep the same number as the first in the book file.

I have a book with some dozen files. The files are all open, synchronised, page numbers updates and fully preflighted. I Have Generate Index.,Include Book Documents.Enable Replace Existing Index.Yet, the index fails to pick up numerous entries.See image, there are many many entries for ‘Kevin’ but only one picked up. Grateful for any help 

Hello, I have a multi-page AI file placed in my InDesign document. After making changes to the AI file, I save it. When I check the Links panel in InDesign, the yellow triangle alert appears. I ALT-click the update button, and InDesign updates all the links, but the changes I made in the AI file are not reflected in InDesign. This is a process I've done many times before without any issues. The same problem occurred with a different file yesterday. I've tried restarting my PC in case it was a glitch, but that didn't help. Do you have any idea why the link update function isn't working as it should?   <Title renamed by MOD>

The properties panel, when on and open, creates freezing trouble when working on older files not created with the current version of Indesign I’m using.  It’s a significant freeze/delay when clicking between text and image containers and text or select tools.  Even having the type tool open, things like highlighting a word can fail.  I might get 3 letters out of a 4 letter word highlighted before it freezes.  Selecting two image boxes and a text box might lock it up for 2 to 8 seconds. Or it may just skip one of four items I tried to select, such as the third item because it was in the middle of a freeze while I was clicking that one. etc...This very specifically was detailed by another user 7 years ago and the topic was closed stating version 14 had fixed this issue. But here I am dealing with it today on the newest version creative cloud has me updated to.  21.4.1Here is the previous topic from 7 years back.  That describes what I see happening and it’s frustrating to no end, and it

We have InDesign files on our company data drive which is storred on a server.Some of the external content we link to from InDesign are storred in a MS Teams site.When person 1 adds linked content, the path is something like C:\Users\person 1\company name\site name\folder\file name.extension.If person 2 edits the InDesign document, the link is broken as InDesign seems to use adbolute links, so the linked content is pointing to a location (C:\Users\Person 1\… and not person 2.How do we use InDesign with linked content on MS Teams or SharePoint, when the paths change for each user or is this not possible? Thank you for your help. Chris.

I am facing frequent hanging issues with the latest update of Adobe InDesign software. Please fix this problem as soon as possible so that I can work smoothly.

InDesign 21.4.1 on macOS 26.5.2 EnvironmentAdobe InDesign 21.4.1 macOS 26.5.2 (Tahoe) Apple Silicon Mac GPU Performance disabledProblemAfter updating macOS to version 26.5.2, some existing InDesign documents no longer display placed images in Preview Mode (Shift+W).The issue started immediately after the macOS update. Before the update, the same documents displayed correctly. Expected ResultPlaced images should be displayed identically in both Normal Display and Preview Mode (Shift+W). Actual ResultIn some existing documents:placed PSD/JPG images disappear in Preview Mode (Shift+W) the same images are visible in Normal Display page thumbnails display the images correctly the Links panel reports all links as valid (no missing or modified links) Additional observationsThe linked PSD files open normally in Photoshop. The linked files are stored locally on the internal SSD. Newly created InDesign documents work correctly. The same PSD and JPG files, when placed into a new document, are dis