InDesign

Ever since the last updated, drop shadows aren't displaying properly when exporting PNGs from Indesign. There are a couple of threads, but no solutions, It's becoming annoying, as the workaround is to close the app completely and reopen the file. Totally messes the workflow.

Hello,I am a professional graphic designer and I use Adobe InDesign all day, every day, for client work.Immediately after installing the macOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta, InDesign became almost unusable.The problem is intermittent. InDesign can work normally for a while, then suddenly freeze. It seems to happen most often when I am editing text or changing fonts, although I cannot reproduce it consistently.When this happens:Save becomes disabled (greyed out). Save As becomes disabled. Close becomes disabled. I cannot save my work. I cannot close the document. The only solution is to Force Quit InDesign, which causes me to lose hours of work.This happens with multiple InDesign documents, not just one file.I have already:Updated InDesign to the latest version. Tested a previous version of InDesign. Restarted my Mac many times.The issue started immediately after installing the macOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta.Has anyone else experienced this issue?Can Adobe confirm whether this is a known

I have selected text which is to be my Hyperlink Source highlighted in yellow in the screenshot below i.e. when the reader clicks on it, the app should take them to another location (Hyperlink Destination). However, I am unable to "Create Hyperlink" or "Edit Hyperlink" When I select this text to create a hyperlink for it, the options to “Create New Hyperlink”, “Edit Hyperlink”, and “Reset Hyperlink” are greyed out (screenshot below)  A “Text Anchor” has been created for the Hyperlink Destination but am unable to identify it as ID names it randomly. The inability to quickly and easily identify Text Anchors in ID is extremely frustrating!All support and advise would be greatly appreciated!  

Trying to export a pdf, Indesign error message. Program stuck can’t turn off, says manually close with Background Task Panel - Where is it?

Good afternoon Can I run and work in Adobe InDesign 15.1.3 on the new M6 processor?

When having a file open in InDesign 2024 on my Macbook Pro (Sonoma 14.2.1 OS), close the lid, plug into my LG UltraFine external monitor and wake the computer up, the InDesign window is still open and all the tool bars are visible and working, but the area where the artwork is becomes black/blank and I can't see the work. I can see the bounding boxes if I select all, but no image or text. The window is entirely blank. The same thing happens if I'm working on my LG monitor, unplug the display and then open the Macbook to work. I always have my Macbook closed when plugged into the LG display and use both an external keyboard and trackpad. The solution is to always save, quit InDesign and reopen. If I go through that it works again. Is it a bug with Apple? Is it a bug with Adobe? My LG firmware, OS and Adobe InDesign are all updated to the latest versions.

Our team recently upgraded to macOS Tahoe and Adobe CC 2026. Everyone was working fine until the OS updated on a couple computers. Users running Tahoe 26.1 thru 26.5.2 can save to the server fine. Users on Tahoe 26.6 and higher cannot. They receive this error when saving: “InDesign is unable to save this file. We tried, but it appears to be damaged.” This requires them to save the files to their desktops first and then pull them to the server which is really not efficient for our workflow.Doesn’t matter if they are resaving an existing file or creating a new file to save to the server. All users are connecting to the same server and same location on the server for testing purposes. All computers have Full Disk access set for InDesign and we’ve tried resetting preferences, setting up new user accounts, and clearing InDesign cache files. We updated to InDesign 21.5.1 and that didn’t help.  We tested and we could break working computers by installing the updated OS. We are connecting to o

I have noticed that I cannot work offline anymore, it keeps saying “We can’t verify your subscription status” (error 12015). I did a clean test a day later - switched off wifi in house and on the computer, no internet cable attached, and switched the computer on from a really shut-down status (not from sleep). Same message. Hitting ‘Try again’ repeatedly did not help.To be clear, I have worked the whole day on InDesign with Internet, 2 h ago (not 30 days). This would mean I cannot work on the plane for 14 hours, or on other places without internet… which I could do before.Is this normal behaviour?Very happy InDesign user for 15 years, now frustrated because of this, AI popups (InD, Acrobat), Gen AI switching again on after an update and a constant fear of security (confidentiality) issues. Not good.Thanks in advance,Mark

If there is a sequence of characters "AB"—where User 1 deletes "A" and User 2 deletes "B"—the deletion log records that User 2 deleted both "A" and "B"; in other words, deleting adjacent characters results in a single combined record. Is this intended behavior or a bug?

Problem:A keyboard input (typing, arrow keys, numbers, etc.) randomly opens a keyboard shortcut menu or window for that input.Example:Keyboard input - down arrowResult - File menu opens in ribbon Fix (for Windows):Pressing the ALT key puts you into a “shortcut mode” in which your first input will always open the menu attached to whatever key is pressed.Turn off the “shortcut mode” by just pressing alt again. 

Hello,I am experiencing a recurring issue with the File > Place dialog in both InDesign and Illustrator. It has been happening since I started using this Mac.My setup: MacBook Pro 16-inch (2023) Apple M2 Max, 96 GB RAM macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 Adobe 2026 applications, including InDesign 21.6 Files stored locally on the internal drive Full Disk Access already enabled for both InDesign and Illustrator Steps to reproduce: Modify an existing .ai file in Illustrator and save it with Cmd+S. Immediately go to File > Place in InDesign or Illustrator. The newly saved .ai file appears greyed out and cannot be selected. What I have tested: Waiting 10 seconds with the Place dialog open does not help. Navigating to another folder and returning does not help. Closing the Place dialog completely and reopening it makes the same file selectable immediately. Dragging the same file directly from Finder into InDesign works on the first attempt. Other users have reported similar behavio

I’m experiencing two ongoing issues with InDesign’s Review feature that have been consistently reproducible for the past three months. Issue 1: Review links fail to update on larger documents When uploading a publication for review, I can no longer update the existing review link. A persistent error appears stating: “There was a problem updating the artefact.” This workflow functioned reliably until approximately three months ago. To rule out local issues, I tested the same document and process on a second machine, with identical results. Through testing, I’ve found that if I halve the document size (testing both the first 30 pages and the last 30 pages independently to rule out a problematic element), the review link does update successfully. This suggests the issue is related to document scale rather than specific assets. The publications I work on are graphically intensive magazines, typically around 2.5GB in total size. Images are linked, not embedded, with many PSD files used thro

Hi -- I rarely work in Adobe InDesign, but I had to modify an existing INDD file today and I cannot access some of the text boxes in my spread.  For reference, I am using Adobe InDesign 21.6 | 64-bit. I’ve looked at previous posts, and they mentioned to try the following steps:Get your Black Arrow/Selection tool. Place your cursor directly above the text you can see, but not modify. Click the mouse button. Most likely, you'll see a larger element is selected than your mystery line of type. Hold down the Cmd key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Windows), then click again. This lets you select elements beneath the top one in the stacking order. If that doesn't get you there, select the Object>Unlock All on Spread menu command to release any and all locked elements, then try it again.None of the above options worked for me.  Here is a screenshot of what I’m working on. The text I need to modify is highlighted in orange: Thank you!

Although the reference number (2) is correct, the footnote (1) does not number consecutively. This is in the same story -- bizarre!

Hi! In InDesign version 21.5.1, the OAM files generated in Animate don't work when I preview the spread in EPUB, nor when I export the document in Publish Online. I had to revert InDesign to version 21.4.1 for it to work as it used to. Any ideas on how to use the latest version and get the OAM files working?Thanks!

So when I click on sidebars it works, the rectangle tool for instance, but when I try and create nothing happens unless I use the Apple Pencil. Is there a way to click into things like that with a mouse? I’m trying to type in text boxes and things like that but am struggling with selecting where in the text box I want to type and actually being able to type in the box with a Bluetooth keyboard because latterly nothing happens when I click with the mouse. using the mouse would be much preferable rather than trying to use the scribble feature on the Apple Pencil. If there is a way to make this work it would be much appreciated! Thank You! 

When I try to create a text box in my A-Parent page, and I insert a Current Page Number, I get a red check box and an error that says there is overset text.

Ich gestalte monatlich eine Werbung bei der das Design gleich bleibt, die Artikel sich jeweils ändern.Vom Kunden erhalten ich eine Excel-Tabelle von der ich die Information jedes Produkts(Artnr., Name, Namenzusatz, Namenzusatz 2, Beschreibung, Einheit, Einheitzusatz, Preis  und  Preiszusatz) übertragen muss.Aktuelle mache ich das händisch mit copy + paste.Gibt es eine Möglichkeit das zu automatisieren, vergleichbar wie z.B. bei einem Serienbrief in Word?Hoffe sehr auf Anregungen und Tipps Liebe Grüße IB

Olá! Tenho uma assinatura ativa da Adobe Creative Cloud e preciso instalar especificamente o Adobe InDesign versão 19 (InDesign 2024).Essa é a única versão do InDesign que funciona corretamente no meu computador. As versões mais recentes apresentam problemas de funcionamento e, por isso, preciso continuar utilizando a versão 19 para realizar meu trabalho.Porém, a versão 19 não aparece entre as versões disponíveis para instalação na Creative Cloud.Gostaria de saber se a Adobe pode disponibilizar oficialmente o instalador do InDesign 19.0/2024 para minha conta ou me orientar sobre alguma forma oficial de instalá-lo.Tenho assinatura ativa e preciso do programa para uso profissional em trabalhos de editoração e diagramação.Agradeço desde já pela ajuda.[Moved to InDesign by a moderator］

My InDesign document got many hyperlinks, which are generated through automation when it is exported accessibilty pdf the link tag is selecting previous link. For the whole document it is happening like this, why it is happening & how to fix this.  The  Link-OBJR under one link tag is selecting another link as shown in the images below     

I would like to be able to select two objects (usually a text frame and a shape) and align by BOTH vertical and horizontal centers with one click and/or keyboard shortcut. I letter comics which involves centering text over a speech balloon/text box repeatedly. Having to align twice each time a change is made to either one is really inefficient. This user seemed to be looking for the same exact solution as me, and posted a solution, but InDesign doesn’t recognize the script when I save the text as a JSX file. It is from several years ago so I don’t know if my attempt to use the script is incorrect, or if it’s outdated somehow. If someone knows a script that can do this, or can help me troubleshoot using the one above, that would be amazing!

After a very, VERY long list of new bugs that appear in the Adobe suite like copy and paste not working, constant crashing and instability, indesign is coming to a new low. Since the last 2 updates I can't even seem to close Indesign without using force close in the Windows task manager?! How can I get this program to close without having to resort to bashing it with the Windows banhammer every single time.Running the latest version of CC and indesign, no background tasks active and  everything works except every single native option to close the program!And with a 14th gen i7, 16GB CPU and 64GB DDR5 it's not a performance issue.Strangly when using the free Affinity tools there are none of the horrible and inexcusable bugs that a billion dollar company can't seem to fix.

Hello, recently I bought brand new Asus ProArt laptop and when I tried to use Indesign app it was unusable. the scrolling speed with trackpad is EXTREAMELY FAST both horizontally and vertically. in the same amount of movementwith trackpad on other Adobe apps i move so slightly, while on indesign i skip FULL PAGES.Even when I tried to use external mouse it was too sensitive compared to sensitivity on Illustrator, both on 100% view ; not in the same insane speed while using the trackpad, but still brutally fastIn the Now, before you suggest me for a solution let me tell you what I already did:- I tried closing the app and reopen it- I tried restarting my computer- I checked for updates for my Indesign app; I have the last version- I checked for updates for my Windows version and mouse drivers- I tried reinstalling Indesign- I tried to downgrade all the available versions of Indesign on creative cloud app In the attached video I demonstrate the problem, and compare the scro

I have created a small magazine in InDesign and am ready to export it to a PDF for the printer. When I export it using the Adobe PDF Presets High Quality Print a random sentence comes out underlined. I have checked the text in InDesign multiple times and there’s no extra formatting on it so I’m not sure why this is happening.This is the text inside InDesignThis is from the PDFI have played around with all types of different settings and it always exports the same. Anyone ever have an issue like this?

I am working on a large book and the author would like the text to be in one column and the footnotes in 2 columns. I have done a few volumes of this book in the past and I have used a script to detach the footnotes from the text so that they can be set up in a separate 2 column text box. I was just wondering if there is any new feature in Indesign that allows this to be done without the script?