Skip to main content
Participant
Sep 7, 2026 7:53 AM UTC
Answered

Acentos y última actualización

Después de la actualización 21.5.1 cuando abro un archivo en Indesign e importo texto, o si por ejemplo tengo combinación de datos,  si el texto tiene acentos o símbolos como el del euro, se cambian por otros símbolos…. Le ha pasado a más gente? Soluciones? Gracias. 

    Manan JoshiCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Sep 7, 2026 9:19 AM UTC

    In that case play around with the encoding of the data file. In the past it worked fine with UTF16-BE if i am not wrong. You can try different options and see if that helps

    -Manan

    8 replies

    Participant
    Sep 7, 2026 11:15 AM UTC

    Problem solved! It was just as you said. I saved the file from Excel in UTF-16 format instead of tab-delimited, which is what I used to do before the latest update. By saving it this way, I imported it using Data Merge in InDesign, and it recognized all the text perfectly, including symbols, accents, etc. Thank all  for the help

    Translate
    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Sep 7, 2026 11:04 AM UTC

    Hi ​@Stellar_Forestfc34, 

     

    Thanks for the additional details, and sorry you're running into this after the update.

    I tested the workflow in the latest InDesign 21.5.1 using multiple file formats/encodings, but I wasn't able to reproduce the character corruption on my end.

    Could you please share a small sample data file that consistently shows the issue? It would also be very helpful if you could share a short screen recording showing the complete workflow, from importing/selecting the data source through to the characters becoming corrupted. This will help us make sure we're following the exact same steps and aren't missing anything specific to your workflow.

     

    Thanks for helping us investigate this further.

    Abhishek

    Translate
    Community Expert
    Sep 7, 2026 8:32 AM UTC

    Does the font applied on the text support these symbols? Also, check the encoding of the data file

    Translate
    -Manan
    Participant
    Sep 7, 2026 9:17 AM UTC
    Thanks for the reply.
    It happens to me with all the fonts.
    Translate
    Manan JoshiCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Sep 7, 2026 9:19 AM UTC

    In that case play around with the encoding of the data file. In the past it worked fine with UTF16-BE if i am not wrong. You can try different options and see if that helps

    Translate
    -Manan