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Robert Mellor
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February 16, 2026

InDesign 21.2 Panel Flyout Menus Not Working on Windows and macOS

  • February 16, 2026
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Any idea when the fix for the flyout boxes is going to be fixed? It has been months now and still not working.

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    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 20, 2026

    I’m not seeing this behavior on either my Mac or Windows systems.

    Have you deleted your preferences and, more importantly, your caches?

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    February 16, 2026

    Hi ​@Robert Mellor,

     

    Thanks for reaching out. Could you please share a bit more detail about the issue, including what exactly isn’t working, when it occurs, and your OS and InDesign version? If possible, a short screen recording would also be helpful. This will help me better understand the behavior and check it with the team for you.

     

    Looking forward to your update.

    Abhishek

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    Robert MellorAuthor
    Participant
    February 19, 2026

    I have already done this. Recorded the screen and sent it through. It’s not up to me to be testing all your bugs. When clicking on “Pages” or “Layers” or any other button the flyout is not openeing. I need to go to “Window” and “Reset Workspace” to get it to work again, then it will stop working when a new file is opened or InDesign is shutdown. I have tried deleteing my workspace and creating a new one, same issue.

    Also, an issue that version 21.2 should have resolved with the text disapearing is still present, this needs to be fixed also.

    I can confirm the “undo” bug (history) seems to be fixed though.

      Abhishek Rao
      Community Manager
      Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      February 20, 2026

      Hi ​@Robert Mellor,

       

      Thanks for sharing this, and I’m sorry for the continued frustration. 

      To help me check this further with the team, could you please confirm the OS and version you’re using along with InDesign 21.2? Also, have you noticed any specific pattern or situation when the flyout menus stop working?

      After you reset the workspace, how long does it usually take for the issue to come back, for example after opening a new file or restarting InDesign?

       

      Looking forward to your update.

      Abhishek

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