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hekselsior
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September 2, 2026
Question

Cursor tool stuck not changed regardless tools I am using, Undo disabled, history list not recording... when working in other app in other monitor.

  • September 2, 2026
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This is quite a frequent bug I have lately. Whenever I am switching to other app while InDesign is idle (can still be seen on screen; not minimized), and when going back to Indesign, some weird bug happen in one combo. The cursor icon will stuck showing Move tool or Hand tool, regardless I am actually using Pen Tool, Type Tool or other tools. Actual tool is functioning normally, but showing a wrong tool icon is frustrating.

In the same time, I cannot do any Undo. The history list stop recording any new changes or actions, even clicking on the previous History records do not change anything, stuck as well. Cannot do undo is a nightmare. 

When this occur, Indesign cannot be closed in normal way.. must be terminated through Activity Monitor.

 

I am using Macbook Pro M1 Pro 32GB RAM. Latest current InDesign (21.5.1). Hopefuly any solution to this. 

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leo.r
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 2, 2026

what’s your macOS version? in any case, recently we see similar reports about Undo problems from Mac users (and also from Windows, but I think it’s new for the Mac). first, try to revert to an earlier version (21.4.1 for a test): Creative Cloud app > InDesign > 3-dot menu > Other Versions. Will it make a difference?

hekselsior
Known Participant
September 2, 2026

MacOS Tahoe 26.6.2.

 

I will try revert to an older version later. 

leo.r
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 2, 2026

before that, you may want to reset your preferences and caches to see if this fixes the issue:
https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/