Question

Elements in my page layouts keep moving around when I move the pages or delete pages.

Forum|Forum|5 months ago
December 19, 2025
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Hi there

I am working on a large size document. Each page has a mxitures of elements, tables, text boxes and images.

When I go about moving pages around. The elements on a lot of the pages move completely around and overlap each other. It is a disaster

It takes me hours to fix each pages again

I am not sure why this is happening. It is happening a lot.

Would anyone know why?

How to

rob day

Community Expert

Hi @hbeehan , That can happen If you are releasing parent page items on your pages, and then moving the pages left or right relative to the spine. This might help:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-parent-pages-items-repeat-if-pages-are-added-or-removed/m-p/15325749

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hbeehanAuthor

Thank you for your help. What would you suggest if each page I am designing has a different layout.

rob day

Community Expert

if each page I am designing has a different layout.

If the pages don’t have common elements, then maybe you don’t need parent pages? You can store page items in a CC Library.

davecourtemanche

Inspiring

Posting screen shots of what is happening can be helpful in diagnosing. Also, version of ID & operating system is helpful. Are your text boxes threaded from page to page? Are you dealing with facing pages? Are you using any object styles that align to a specifc place? Are you using parent pages?

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hbeehanAuthor

Here is a screenshot of how all the elements moved. I am using indesign 2026. I was using parent pages but I changed thme back to none as I thought this might be the issue. It happens mainly when I moving around pages.

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