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Aviva Gittle Publishing
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June 5, 2023
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How to get past the opening page for InDesign 2023

  • June 5, 2023
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Pretty embarrassing, but I've just downloaded InDesign 2023 and I cannot get past the screen shown below. I've tried clicking and touching the screen (I have a touch screen), hitting the escape button, etc. I've even opened up an existing file. Sometime clicking results in a blue rectangular box popping up (see second screenshot). I'm at my wits end here. I've never had this problem with any other version of InDesign. Thanks for your help!

 

 

 

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Correct answer Aviva Gittle Publishing

Another discussion here found via Google helped me solve the problem. Again, the links you provided did not help. I renamed a text file with the "indd" extension and although I got an error message it opened up another workspace that I was then able to click on. This is a bug in the program. It seems to be a problem for folks with new laptops installing ID 2023 for the first time. I think it's important to acknowledge when there is a problem with a program.

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Frans v.d. Geest
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Frans v.d. GeestCommunity Expert
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June 5, 2023

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/first-run-on-windows-after-install-cursing-removed-is-this/m-p/13719124

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/touch-workspace.html

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Aviva Gittle PublishingAuthor
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June 5, 2023

I appreciate the information, but I can't even get to the menu. I literally cannot get past this screen. I can see options around the screen (see screenshots) but nothing happens when I click on them. At one point I was able to bring up another workspace, but it did the same thing.

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