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jocstone_me
Inspiring
March 6, 2023
Answered

InDesign crashes while exporting to PDF while containing placed indesign file (18.2 - macOS)

  • March 6, 2023
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Hi,

I have found a reproducible bug (I think) in Indesign 18.2 on macOS 13.2.1 with Intel processor

When trying to export a Indesign document where there is a placed indesign document containing any text frame, Indesign will give an error while exporting, and eventually crash.

 

To reproduce:

- create a new blanc indesign document and add a text frame with some text

- save and close that file

- make another new indesign file, place the previous made indesign file

- try to export to pdf (print) with any settings.

- indesign will crash?

-remove the text frame from the first file and place some other non-text frames and all will export fine.

Using previous version of Indesign 18.1, all works fine.

Tried this on other Mac with same versions of Indesign and macOS, but with silicon processor and there, some documents will crash, others not…

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Correct answer jocstone_me

Since the Indesign update to v18.2.1, this bug is fixed!

4 replies

Participant
July 1, 2024

A user below contends this problem has been resolved. However, I am running InDesign 2024 v.19.4 (the latest) on a MacBook Pro running Sonoma, and the problem still exists. I have been converting the completed files to InDesign 2023 in order to properly export PDFs. This is very inefficient and aggravating, and I hope this problem actually gets fixed ASAP.

Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
July 1, 2024

@Amy Erani

 

Which version of Sonoma? 

 

Participant
July 1, 2024

14.1.2

jocstone_me
jocstone_meAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
March 21, 2023

Since the Indesign update to v18.2.1, this bug is fixed!

Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
March 10, 2023

It's much better - and quicker - to place PDF instead of linking INDD.

 

By quicker I mean InDesign is just displaying preview of the PDF - instead of rendering / checking contents of the placed INDD.

 

Harshika Verma
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 10, 2023

Hi @jocstone_me,

 

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry for the delay in response. We are aware of this issue, and the team is actively working on it to fix it in upcoming releases of InDesign. There is a similar discussion happening here;  can't export the pdf from Indesign 18.2 - Adobe Support Community - 13594782.

 

We will keep you posted on the bug update or if we need more information from you.

 

We apologize for the inconvenience.

 

Thanks,

Harshika