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September 7, 2026
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Anyone else lost the function of the horizontal scroll button?

  • September 7, 2026
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On a few of my projects my horizontal scroll bar has disappeared, wondering if this is a bug or just a personal problem. 

    Correct answer georgia_ella_e_0986

    Ah yes, I saw in that thread you linked they were talking about the 2025 version, I checked and mine for some reason was on the 2025 version so I converted to the 2026 and the horizontal scroll has returned, Thanks. 

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    creative explorer
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 14, 2026

    @georgia_ella_e_0986 SOrry to hear that you are experiencing this. The first thing I would do, is reset your InDesign Workspace. Hopefully that clears it up under Wondow - Workspace - Reset Workspace

     


    Failing that, look at your Scroll settings. I am on a Mac, so, under System Preferences - Appearance

     

    Change to Always instead of Automatically based on mouse or trackpad to see if that solves your issue?

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    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 7, 2026

    Hi @georgia_ella_e_0986,


    Thanks for reaching out and sorry you're running into this. Could you please share your exact InDesign version and OS version?

    First, try zooming further into the affected document (Ctrl/Cmd +) and check whether the horizontal scrollbar appears. A similar case showed that the scrollbar can disappear when the document fits within the available window: https://adobe.ly/4hcNuuS

    Since this only affects some projects, please also compare with a new document at the same zoom level. If you're using multiple/external monitors, test InDesign on the primary display only and update.

    If the issue persists, reset your workspace and then, after backing up your settings, try resetting InDesign preferences:
    https://adobe.ly/3UENc7l

    Please let us know what you find.


    Thanks,
    Abhishek

    georgia_ella_e_0986AuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    September 7, 2026

    Ah yes, I saw in that thread you linked they were talking about the 2025 version, I checked and mine for some reason was on the 2025 version so I converted to the 2026 and the horizontal scroll has returned, Thanks.