InDesign

I’ve had this problem for years, and no update fixes it. Sometimes, the font activation process just keeps spinning indefinitely. It’s really annoying to see that wheel spinning all the time. It even happens with fonts I’m not using or don’t even want to activate. The worst part is that there’s no "X" to stop the process.Is there a solution?Thanks in advance.

Hi allemaal, ik heb een vraag over automatische pagina en hoofdstuk nummering. Ik wil sommige pagina’s overslaan in mijn document omdat er alleen titels staan. Hoe doe ik dit?  

The last couple months I’ve been experiencing what I can only describe like lag issues in redrawing my layout. Reminds me using Quark a million years ago.If I change a font size, the layout doesn’t show the change unless I click off the text box.When scrolling or moving the page I get large grey geometric shapes or blank spaces or colorful glitchy lines.I’ve turned off GPU performance but it doesn’t matter.Anyone else seeing this?MacBook Pro M4Max 48GB RAM

Hi, why is my workspace when opening a indesing file always going back to 'Essenstial' setting?This is an issue I have for a year now.Very annoying.thnaks BAS       <Titile renamed by MOD>

I’ve cleared preferences through library, and when starting indesign.It has several bugs randomly appearing. eg. Suddenly can’t undo, takes ages to quit, there’s a slight delay importing images...

When I try to export to PDF and select “Output” on the export screen, InDesign lags for half a minute before displaying the output options. Is this behavior normal? Could it be due to corrupted color profiles? This has been happening to me for several versions now; it is not exclusive to InDesign 2026... It can’t be a hardware issue, because I’m working on a Mac Studio with an M2 Ultra and 64 GB of RAM.

I have a document which is full of imported tables that have the basic indesign style applied to them, I want to somehow select all of the tables at once, apply a different table style to them, and clear any overrides, does anyone know of a script or other quick way to do this? 

How can I remove the Override shortcut? (CMD + SHIFT + CLICK) I want to change this shortcut and can't find it

I was attempting to do some basic tasks with Flex Layout in InDesign PC. After about a half-dozen things were tried InDesign completely froze, the process had to be stopped and the program re-launched. This is 100% repeatable behavior, whether with an existing file open or with a new file open. Everything else with ID is fine, just whenever I try to use Flex.I can work around this by never using it (I never did before), but since there’s a risk of document corruption when I force-close I.D. I’m wondering what’s going on.

I’ve been having major issues with InDesign locking up ever since this update. It doesn’t crash so it doesn’t send a report either. At least two times every day, I need to either force quit the app or restart. It is very frustrating!

Adobe already offers InDesign, which is widely used for professional layout and publishing. However, InDesign can be complex for casual users who only need to create simple marketing or communication materials. This creates an opportunity for Adobe to develop a new, simplified publishing platform that serves users who need more design flexibility than Word provides but do not require the full range of InDesign’s professional features.

App freezes every time I want to replace/overwrite a PDF…

it works perfeclty if i just apply an exsiting style, the moment I want to create my own style pack this message appears, when i click it away, it will come back like 5 times then indesign crashes, I have updated indesign but still the same issue, any ideas ?   <Title renamed by moderator>

Since yesterday I am no longer able to update CC.I get "Encountered Issues in updating Creative Cloud. Error Code 190”.Same Windows PC that I have used with CC since 2020.I am able to update InDesign, though.Does anyone else have that problem ?

I am not using a table and there is only one column (fixed number) per text box. There are two columns and three rows of text boxes, and it is unclear whether the text inside is trying to align (top / bottom) to the other text boxes. What is clear is that the text is not centered the way I need it to be. Text appears to maintain its position within the text box when the text box is moved.

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When scaling or repositioning objects contained within a group, the object should snap to other objects within that group (when smart guides are enabled). This includes images within frames. EG, if you want to resize an image within a frame to the edge of the frame, this won’t work if the frame is part of a group. This was originally posted on UserVoice in July 2019 and commented on by Ravi Kiran from the Adobe InDesign team in July 2019. This issue remains in 2026.

CS6 Aktiverung nicht möglichWir besitzen Adobe CS6, welche jetzt auf einem neuen Rechner installiert werden soll, da der vorherige defekt / nicht mehr existent ist. Diese Aktivierung schlägt mit dem Hinweis fehl, dass die Seriennummer bereits aktiviert ist.Der Support teilte mir mit, dass für CS6 keine Aktivierung mehr möglich ist, da die entsprechenden Servern von Adobe abgeschaltet wurden und wir bitte ein Abo abschliessen sollen!Was soll das Ganze? Wir haben eine Dauerlizenz (für viel Geld) erworben, welche wir auch dauerhaft und ohne Einschränkungen nutzen können.Wie sieht dies Lösung hierfür aus?Falls Abobe wirklich Kunden durch die Hintertür untersagt, wäre das praktisch Betrug und ein Fall für eine Strafanzeige.Sorry für meinen Unmut. 

InDesign 2026 (version 21.6.0.57) hangs for 80–175 seconds on every launch and then either crashes or has to be force-quit. This happens consistently, on every attempt.What I've already tried (none fixed it):Full uninstall via Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool + clean reinstall (updated from 21.5.1.73 to 21.6.0.57 in the process) Deleted InDesign preferences and cache (~/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign, ~/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign) Fully removed Wacom tablet drivers and rebooted Validated all fonts in Font Book — no issues found Disabled Adobe Fonts / Creative Cloud font sync in preferences — no changeDiagnosis: I captured a macOS hang report (stackshot) during the freeze. It shows the main thread stuck at launch inside:CInitializer::Register → IDResourceShell::EnumerateResourcesByType → IDFeatureManager::SetFloodGateSDKObj → libtypekitC4Release.dylibThis repeats identically across multiple hang reports (different launch attempts), always in the same font/Typekit-related initializatio

Here we are, decades into multiple CPU/GPU cores… amazing…  

Hey, When I try to link a spreadsheet with an inDesign document using the Data merge -> Select Data Source function and selecting a CSV file exported from an excel spreadsheet, I get the following error message: "The data source file you selected either has no records or is not a supported file format. Please fix the file, select a file that contains records, or select a supported file format."I have looked at the other troubleshooting threads, and none of them solved the issue. 

I've followed all the suggestions made by the virtual assistant and other AI, but my InDesign still freezes whenever I place an image. Any image, large or small, png or jpeg. I have reset all preferences and checked RAM and CPU - all good. 

I am not able to save to my FileServers ​​​​​​after updating to InDesign 21.5.1.I am boring on an iMac with OS 26.6.2. When I try save the file locally it’s OK.On the server a file is placed but it’s empty 0Kb.I have tried on different servers with the same problem. 

InDesign hyperlink not working in pdf, which works in InDesign. If the text destination is applied color the link is not working in pdf but if color not applied it works in pdf. The pdf shows the link hand symbol but not going to destination.Tried applying color first then created hyperlink then also not working. What could be the issue? Why it is happening in pdf? Any solutions or suggestions to resolve the issue could be useful. Does applying color changes the text anchor property in PDF? The document is confidential, if adobe team email provided will send the InDesign document. 

Since they removed the Pantone library from the color swatch section, what’s the easy way to add a swatch? I read several threads about this from years past but all the solutions are now deprecated...