Indesign update slow to edit

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I have updated to Indesign CC 2017 (Macbook pro) and when I am editing text (deleting text) the spinning wheel hangs for about 10 seconds. This is not a lot of time but when editing a large document this adds a great deal of time and frustration. I have checked several forums with conflicting advice. My preference is to switch back to the previous version but this is not available. It also seems impossible to communicate to Adobe about this issue. Please help.

Bill Silbert · Answer

InDesign CC 2017 does not seem to run well right after updating as long as it is still using the preference file left over from the version you updated from. Try resetting your preferences and see if that doesn't speed things up.

To do so:

For Macintosh Users: With InDesign closed Launch a Finder Window in column view and click on your home folder. With the Option Key pressed choose Library from the Finder Go Menu. Within the Library folder find the folder called Preferences and within it find the following two files and delete them: “Adobe InDesign” and “com.adobe.InDesign.plist”. When InDesign is next launched it will create new preference files and the program will be restored to its defaults.

After you’ve reset up the program (make sure that no document window is open) to your liking, it is a really good idea to create copies of your personalized “mint” preference files (make sure that you quit the program before copying them—that finalizes your customization) and use them in the future to replace any corrupt versions you may need to delete.

For Windows Users: Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift when launching InDesign and respond affirmatively when asked if you want to reset.

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