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In the recent InDesign versions Adobe has introduced HarfBuzz as the default text shaping engine but the Justification alternates feature is now not working in OpenType fonts at all, we have confirmed it by testing Arabic fonts. For Adobe text rendering engine this feature still works seamlessly but for Harfbuzz this fails silently. Is there some compatibility issue of Harfbuzz with Adobe paragraph model or we are missing something as we have tested several fonts with same result?It has disturbed all our past documents as the users use this feature in the whole documents to beautifully justify the paragraphs using justification alternates.

There are allOjcetStyles, but there is no 'allObject StyleGroups'.Is there any way to correct the following code so that it can recognize all situations of groups, including nested groups within groups.var creGroup = newGroup("myGroup", "objectStyleGroups");function newGroup(grn, sgc) { var d = app.activeDocument; for (var i = 0; i < d[sgc].length; i++) { if (d[sgc][i].name == grn) { return true break } } return d[sgc].add({ name: grn });} 

 When launching InDesign, the process appears in Task Manager with CPU and memory usage, but no window appears on screenOS: Windows 11 23H2 InDesign Version: 2026 v21.4.1 Tried: Reinstallation, deleting AppData folder, compatibility mode, running as administrator — none worked

I have a new laptop, but whenever i try to import user settings im having the error “Incompatible locale detected. Please choose a valid file to proceed”. both versions are updated to the latest : 21.4.1 x64 

I have som of my dokuments in a indesign-book not being able to “share for review”.It started yesterday, while i started making several links for review to a client. Some om them are not being possible to generate, asking med to type a name of the link, because the service does not get the indesign documents name automatically.Additionally when checking the links online, alle text is in ukrainian. All my settings in CC and acrobat desktop (mac) is in english language. It seems så fare that this is only happening on parts of Acrobats services… Anyone that knows what is wrong? Thanks in advance!

Desde la última actualización no puedo colocar imágenes en inDesign, cuando lo hago, la imagen se ve, pero el programa se cuelga y ni siquiera puedo cerrarlo Since the last update, I can't place images in InDesign. When I do, the image appears, but the program crashes and I can't even close it.

i had a window open, which apparently is a rectangle but is empty- cannot resize it, cannot click enter, cannot close aplication. and will not allow me to click anyhting else. i am on the latest version. any ideas?  

先日、クライアント（Windows環境）から入稿されたInDesignデータを、弊社のMac環境で開いた際に発生した画像回転のトラブルについて、共有と合わせて皆様の知見をお伺いしたく投稿いたしました。【こちらの作業環境】 マシン： MacBook Pro (2019) OS： macOS 15.4 (Sequoia) アプリケーション： InDesign 2026 (v21.4) ※入稿元のWindowsマシンの詳細スペックは不明です。 【現象】 ドキュメント内に配置されていた画像が、Macで開いた途端に勝手に回転（90度など）して表示されてしまう。【原因と判明したこと】 配置されていた画像が、iPhoneの撮影フォーマットである「HEIC形式」でした。 検証したところ、OS（または各OS版InDesign）によってHEICの回転情報（メタデータ）の解釈が異なることが原因のようです。 Windows側： 回転情報を読み込まず、生データの向き（正位置に見える状態）のまま配置。制作者は手動での回転処理などは行っていない。 Mac側： HEICの回転情報を自動で適用してしまうため、Macで開いた時点で画像がグルッと回って表示される。 【今回の対応】 今回はこちら（Mac側）で、該当のHEIC画像をPhotoshopで開き、DTPで安全な「PSD形式」に変換・保存し直した上で、InDesign側で再リンクと角度の初期化（0°）を行い対応しました。クライアントへは次回以降、最初からPSDやJPEG等に変換して配置してもらうようお願いをしています。DTPの現場においてHEICの直接配置は避けるのが鉄則ではありますが、近年はノンデザイナーや自治体の内製データなどでHEICがそのまま入稿されるケースが増えていると感じています。同じような「OS間でのHEIC画像の挙動のズレ」を経験された方はいらっしゃいますでしょうか？ バージョン特有の挙動（InDesign 2026固有のバグ、あるいはmacOS 15系の仕様など）について何かご存知のことがあれば、教えていただけますと幸いです。また、もし他にも「こういう対策や一括変換の工夫をしている」といった運用上の知見がございましたら、ぜひお聞かせください。よろしくお願いいたします。

In the latest update of InDesign when I have multiple shapes and frames on the page selected, if my cursor is above something like a rectangle with content/picture inside it, I only move the picture that is below it at the time. Rather than the whole selection of objects as it used to. I tested before and after the update and it was something that only broke with 21.4. If I cursor over a solid shape object while still selecting the entire group (including the photo frame) that then moves the entire section but only if cursor above a placed fill object does it break. What could possibly be happening?

I have just updated InDesign through CC to v13.0, before the update... if for example, I went:File --> Adobe PDF presets --> Smallest file sizeThe location for exporting the file was the same location as the InDesign file.However, since the update, it exports to the last location I used.So, if I export document A which is stored in folder X to folder X, then go to export document B, stored in Folder Z, it opens folder X as the destination for the export, and I then have to browse through the files to select the correct destination folder.Hopefully the above makes sense.I work with so many files and at a rapid pace, so this is a really big inconvenience.Any help would be appreciated.Thank you

I want to check if the 'myPar' paragraph style exists.When it is in the group, return trueBut when it is within a certain group, it is not recognized.Where is the problem?var ifStyEx = styleExist("myPar", "allParagraphStyles")//Check if the style existsfunction styleExist(stn, astc) { var d = app.activeDocument; for (var i = 0; i < d[astc].length; i++) { if (d[astc][i].name == stn) { //style = d[astc][i]; //break; return true; } else { return alert("No exist"); } }} 

Al descargar la fuente Times New Roman de Adobe Fonts no carga correctamente y no puedo usar la fuente Times New Roman Regular, como puedo solucionar el problema 

Our team works on EdTech book design, and we are currently implementing accessibility for InDesign and PDF files.Most of our books contain a large number of MathType EPS equations and Illustrator AI graphs. Manually adding alt text and accessibility information to thousands of these objects is not scalable.We would like to implement accessibility primarily at the InDesign source level so it can be reused for future editions and outputs.Has anyone worked on similar math-heavy/STEM publishing projects? What tools, workflows, or automation solutions do you recommend for handling equations, graphs, alt text, MathML, and accessible PDF generation from InDesign?

There are blue dots peppered in the menus, hinting at "new features".  They are supposed to go away once you actually use this feature.    However for quite some time now for me those blue dots return, when not at fresh PC boot then at least after any oh so minor update of InDesign.    Since there seems to be no setting to not "bother" me with new "features", is there any workaround? Do I need to set write rights to folders/files or something like that?

Congratulations to the development team! You actually managed to do it: The copy-paste bug that has been actively ignored in Illustrator for months has now officially arrived in InDesign. An absolute masterpiece of breaking fundamental operating system functions across the entire suite.Current state of the software: Copy-Paste Failure: Elements cannot be pasted, or doing so crashes the application instantly. Instant Freeze: Upon launch, InDesign freezes completely after about 2 clicks every second time it is opened (infinite spinning wheel). Preferences Reset: The preferences now literally delete themselves on every single restart. Please save yourself the generic "delete your preferences" or "reinstall the app" copy-paste answers. This is a deep-seated code issue within your shared components, not a user error.Just out of curiosity: Which elementary core features are you planning to ruin next and ignore for the foreseeable future?System Specifications: Software: InDesign (Latest 2

I need to stop the annoying pop up that is asking from me to use adobe express. 

I’ve encountered an issue where text underlines that were vectorized (pages having been exported to EPS) do not print correctly after being linked in another InDesign file and exported to PDF. Here’s the process below:Doc A pages exported as individual EPS files → EPS files linked into objects in Doc B → Doc B exported as a single PDF to be printed.The underlines appear in chunks of thicks and thins in both the PDF export and in print, but do not look this way in InDesign. This is not a local display issue that can be resolved by changes to preferences in Acrobat such as Smooth line art and Enhance thin lines, since it affects the printed document. The PDF export uses Standard: None and Compatibility: Acrobat 4 (PDF1.3). I’ve discovered that removing the Directional Feather effect on the containing object eliminates the “chunky” underline problem. However, that effect is sort of inherited from a previous volume and ideally would be kept.  Any insights as to why this effect is interacti

For the past few months, I’ve been able to work around this issue, but it has now reached a point where I can’t. When exporting PNG files in Adobe InDesign, the drop shadows shift position during export. The shadows appear correctly within InDesign, but once the PNG is exported, the shadows are visibly displaced from their original placement. I am currently using Adobe InDesign version 21.3.Here’s a longer forum:This forum has been marked as “answered” but it is only suggested workarounds from the community.Here’s an example:Inside Indesign, the shadows are where they’re supposed to be.Flattened .png files placed as assets in Animate.  The shadows moved.I’ve gone back into InDesign multiple times to correct the shadow placement and re-export the files, but the shadows continue to export incorrectly, which has become a major issue in my workflow.I’ve been dealing with this bug daily for months, often having to resize assets in InDesign just to temporarily work around the problem. I’m ho

I want to set some default regular expressions in a paragraph style, for example:Regular expression: (\d+)Quote style: myDataParagraph style: myStyle=app.documents[0]..itemByName(“AA”),myStyle.properties{}Thanks.

When having a file open in InDesign 2024 on my Macbook Pro (Sonoma 14.2.1 OS), close the lid, plug into my LG UltraFine external monitor and wake the computer up, the InDesign window is still open and all the tool bars are visible and working, but the area where the artwork is becomes black/blank and I can't see the work. I can see the bounding boxes if I select all, but no image or text. The window is entirely blank. The same thing happens if I'm working on my LG monitor, unplug the display and then open the Macbook to work. I always have my Macbook closed when plugged into the LG display and use both an external keyboard and trackpad. The solution is to always save, quit InDesign and reopen. If I go through that it works again. Is it a bug with Apple? Is it a bug with Adobe? My LG firmware, OS and Adobe InDesign are all updated to the latest versions.

The new context break feature in 21.4 has a bug. Being able to map a paragraph style to an <hr /> tag is terrific. It is a massive improvement for EPUB developers. That said, there is a bug. When an assembled image (like a series of grouped items, or similar) are set to rasterize as a context-break image, and the paragraph tag that it sits in is set to export as an <hr />, the image goes missing. As this is a very common in trade publishing, it would be useful to address this issue. 

Hi really hoping someone can help with the misery I’ve had all week. For the past few months I’ve been uploading portfolios from Indesign to Adobe Cloud. This week it’s suddenly stopped working. I’ve attached the error code I get and have searched all the other threads mentioning this specific error and nothing works :(There’s enough space in my account to upload the file (I deleted some files just in case that was the issue). I’ve tried uploading different files but anything more than a text doc gets the same error message. Logged out of everything and logged back in – no change. Used different wifi networks – no change, still the same error message.Can anyone provide any help before I go insane? Been trying for 3 days now and am completely out of ideas 

I realize this is a common issue for users but I cannot publish online, get an error 18 message every time. I am absolutely connected online, i have done everything i can to address the issue based on what I’ve read in the forum, and nothing is working. Why is it that there are no human beings to talk to about this with? Any help or guidance is greatly appreciated.

After installing Indesign 2025 20.0 I tried share for review again with hidden spreads, unfortunately they are still exporte tot the share for review environment.Please give an option to exclude hidden spreads for share for review.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Images inflating from 1800 x 2406 to 7200 x 9746 during Fixed Layout EPUB export for Apple Books. How do I stop InDesign from resampling placed JPEG images during export?