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December 3, 2025
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Extreme slowness when changing paragraph settings

  • December 3, 2025
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For the past few months I’ve been experiencing extreme slowness when changing the settings of a paragraph. For example, when I click on the drop-down menu to choose the font size, the list of sizes opens after 2–3 seconds. After I click on a size, the drop-down menu takes the same amount of time to close. This slowness affects almost all paragraph options. I also tried disabling the “Preview” checkbox at the bottom left, but this does not solve the problem.

Note: The issue does not depend on the file size (it also happens with virtually empty files with a single page).

Correct answer Eclipse79

I solved uninstalling fonts... 

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leo.r
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December 4, 2025
Eclipse79AuthorCorrect answer
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December 4, 2025

I solved uninstalling fonts... 

Anubhav M
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December 3, 2025

Hello @Eclipse79,

Thanks for reaching out. Could you try the suggestions shared in this help article (https://adobe.ly/4ryqkSX) and check if they help?
Also, try running InDesign under a different administrator account (Windows / macOS) and share your observations.

If the problem persists, kindly confirm the version of the OS/InDesign installed and share a small screen recording of the problem, so we can check this with the team.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

Eclipse79Author
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December 3, 2025

Hi, I tried following your suggestions about the fonts, but without any result. I also tried using another (administrator) account, but the problem is the same.

 

I also tried uninstalling the current version of InDesign (21.0.2) and testing older versions. These are the test results:

v20.0 ok, no performance issues
v20.0.1 ok, no performance issues
v20.0.2 version not tested
v20.1 ok, no performance issues
v20.1.1 ok, no performance issues
v20.2 THIS IS WHERE THE PERFORMANCE ISSUE STARTS


I’m attaching a video file that shows the problem (it has been recordered using inDesign 21.0.2) . Unfortunately, the mouse clicks aren’t visible, but the slowdown we’re experiencing is still fairly clear.