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June 5, 2025
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InDesign Beta to Convert PDF - issue with imported images

  • June 5, 2025
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Hello,

 

Sorry if it's not the right place to report what I found to be an issue.

I'm working to create a book from a 212 pages PDF PowerPoint presentation. The import work flawlessy. However, not a single image boundy box has the Blue Square to anchor the image in a text.

 

Here in attachment are 4 objects. I've collated 4 screen captures to demonstrate the issue. The bottom one is the one coming from the PDF import. See its bounding box !?!  The there others are tests I made to try understanding the situation.  

 

If I group two PDF imported images together, the grouping becomes normal again.

 

As a work around, I have to "reveal in Finder" the image object I want to anchor in a text, delete it an drop it again into my project. Then all is normal.

Any help, advice ?

Best regards,

Thierry

Correct answer Abhishek Rao

Hi @TVNshack,

 

Thanks once again for your patience while we worked on this. The product team has confirmed that the issue with missing blue anchor squares in frames imported through the Convert PDF to InDesign feature has now been fixed.

You can already try it out in the latest Pre-release build available via the Creative Cloud desktop app. If you don't yet have access to Pre-release, you can find more details on how to join here:

https://adobe.ly/46t0lmb

https://adobe.ly/3K5E0U4

 

Looking forward to hearing how it works for you once you've tested it.

Abhishek

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Abhishek Rao
Community Manager
Abhishek RaoCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
September 20, 2025

Hi @TVNshack,

 

Thanks once again for your patience while we worked on this. The product team has confirmed that the issue with missing blue anchor squares in frames imported through the Convert PDF to InDesign feature has now been fixed.

You can already try it out in the latest Pre-release build available via the Creative Cloud desktop app. If you don't yet have access to Pre-release, you can find more details on how to join here:

https://adobe.ly/46t0lmb

https://adobe.ly/3K5E0U4

 

Looking forward to hearing how it works for you once you've tested it.

Abhishek

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    Jay26079195ii3f
    Participating Frequently
    June 30, 2025

    This has been the single most unstable feature ever implemented. I have had InDesign crash multiple different times and even lost days of work because I kept trying it out and I finally gave up. They should just go to fixing the most important bugs. This is like really terrible. What is the purpose of this?

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    June 27, 2025

    Hi @TVNshack,

     

    Thanks again for your detailed observations and for following up. I wanted to let you know that we've logged this as a bug based on your report regarding missing anchor blue squares in frames imported via the Convert PDF to InDesign Beta feature. The product team is actively investigating the issue, and a fix is currently in progress.

    I'll be sure to share any updates here as soon as I have more information.

     

    Really appreciate your patience and support as we work on resolving this.

    Abhishek

      Abhishek Rao
      Community Manager
      Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 15, 2025

      Hi @TVNshack,

       

      Thanks again for reporting this and for your patience while we worked on it. I'm happy to share that the product team has fixed the issue with missing blue anchor squares in frames imported through the Convert PDF to InDesign feature. The fix will be available in the next release.

      In the meantime, you can already test it in the latest Pre-release build available via the Creative Cloud desktop app. If you don't yet have access to Pre-release, you can find more details on how to join here: https://adobe.ly/46t0lmb and here: https://adobe.ly/3K5E0U4.

       

      Looking forward to hearing your experience once you've tried it out.

      Abhishek

        Abhishek Rao
        Community Manager
        Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        June 5, 2025

        Hi @TVNshack,

         

        Thank you so much for sharing the detailed explanation and screenshots. It really helps in understanding the issue clearly. I see what you mean about the missing blue anchor square on images imported through the Convert PDF to InDesign feature in the Beta, and how grouping or manually replacing the image seems to fix it. 

        I'm currently checking this with the product team to understand if this is expected behavior or a bug, and I'll follow up with you as soon as I hear back from them. Really appreciate your patience in the meantime.

         

        Looking forward to updating you soon!

        Abhishek 

          TVNshack
          TVNshackAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          June 5, 2025

          Thank you Abhishek,

          By the way ... all Frames are affected by this beavior; even text frames: none whatsoever have an Anchor Blue Square.

          And ... sorry for the spelling mistakes (damn spellchecker).

           

          Rgds,

          Thierry

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