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allen_kat65
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Oct 22, 2024 8:30 AM UTC
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Issue with Constrain Proportions in InDesign 2025 (20.0)

Constrain proportions for width and height in InDesign 2025 (20.0) is broken. In previous versions of InDesign the constrain-status would stay the way you selected always, now you have to link it every time you scale something, it's quite annoying and adds an extra step to workflow.

 

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    Abhishek Rao
    Abhishek RaoCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    Mar 30, 2026 2:26 PM UTC

    Hi ​@hopedivisionza  & ​@viv_jeroen, 

     

    Thanks again for sharing all the details and helping us reproduce this. I wanted to let you know that we’ve logged a bug for this issue with the product team, and they’re currently working on investigating and fixing it.

    I understand how disruptive this can be to your workflow, especially having to re-enable the option repeatedly, and really appreciate your patience here. I’ll keep you posted as soon as I have any updates to share.

     

    Thanks again for your time and for flagging this!

    Abhishek

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    Conrad32078938d1br
    Participant
    Dec 2, 2024 11:11 PM UTC

    I am here for this. I guess it is NOT fixed yet.

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    G_Man
    G_Man
    Inspiring
    Dec 3, 2024 9:27 AM UTC

    Correct. Yup, sadly this has been neglected. This is highly unprofessional. Having to convert all 2025 ID files back to 2024 files is a real chore. 

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      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      Dec 3, 2024 9:42 AM UTC

      Hi @G_Man ,

      see my workaround using the percentage input fields with values plus measurement unit.

       

      Regards,
      Uwe Laubender
      ( Adobe Community Expert )

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      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      Nov 14, 2024 5:06 PM UTC

      HI all,

      I can see the issue as well.

      As a workaround you could use the Percentage field for the same purpose.

      Instead of percentage values you can also input numbers together with measurement units like e.g. 50 mm.

      InDesign will scale the object accordingly with contrained proportions if the lock is set.

       

      Just tested that workaround with my German InDesign 2025 version 20.0.0.

       

      Regards,
      Uwe Laubender
      ( Adobe Community Expert )

       

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        Robert at ID-Tasker
        Robert at ID-Tasker
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        Nov 14, 2024 6:08 PM UTC
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        [...] As a workaround you could use Percentage field for the same purpose. [...]

         

        By @Laubender

         

        Yeah, at least Scaling stays ticked.

         

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        rebeccam58535336
        Participant
        Nov 5, 2024 10:56 AM UTC

        I am having the same issue, wish I had never upgardeed form the previous version of InDesign now!

         

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        G_Man
        G_Man
        Inspiring
        Nov 3, 2024 11:53 PM UTC

        Yup me too, SOOOOOO annoying!!!

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        leo.r
        Community Expert
        leo.rCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        Oct 24, 2024 6:51 AM UTC

        Yes, can confirm the same issue in InDesign 2025.

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          JinkyW
          Participant
          Oct 24, 2024 4:47 AM UTC

          Hi, Yes it's very annoying. I am resizing some icons and having to click the link W&H icon everytime. If is ain't broke.....

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            Inserate24003857ckij
            Participant
            Oct 23, 2024 9:11 AM UTC

            Hi Everyone

            In the 2024 version of InDesign, the chain icon for 'Maintain proportions for width and height' was automatically activated. In InDesign 2025, it is disabled by default. Where can I adjust it so that it remains automatically activated? Can anybody help? Thx.

             

             

             

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              Robert at ID-Tasker
              Robert at ID-Tasker
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              Oct 23, 2024 9:15 AM UTC

              https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/issue-with-constrain-proportions-in-indesign-2025-20-0/td-p/14933789

               

              Looks like a lot of small / annoying bugs / glitches in the latest version... Or someone took unilateral decision to make those changes permanent? 

               

              https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/why-were-the-quot-cancel-quot-and-quot-don-t-save-quot-buttons-swapped-for-adobe-25-products/td-p/14934776

               

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                Robert at ID-Tasker
                Robert at ID-Tasker
                Legend
                Oct 22, 2024 12:49 PM UTC

                @allen_kat65

                 

                Can you reset preferences? 

                 

                https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/reset-indesign-preferences-and-other-troubleshooting/td-p/11990234

                 

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                allen_kat65Author
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                Oct 22, 2024 10:11 PM UTC

                I had to reset preference with the update, it didn't import my previous preferences, so I'm not doing that again, it's a pain.

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                  G_Man
                  G_Man
                  Inspiring
                  Nov 3, 2024 11:52 PM UTC

                  Yes that is just SO unnecessary to have to go that route, seriously.

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                    Abhishek Rao
                    Community Manager
                    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
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                    Oct 22, 2024 10:42 AM UTC

                    Hi allen_kat65,

                     

                    Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue with the Constrain Proportions feature in InDesign 2025. To better understand the problem, could you please share a bit more detail? A screen recording demonstrating the behavior you're seeing would be really helpful.

                    If possible, could you also share the packaged InDesign file so we can test it on our end? Here's a reference on how to package files in InDesign: Packaging InDesign Files.

                     

                    Looking forward to your update so we can assist you further!

                     

                    Best,
                    Abhishek

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                      allen_kat65Author
                      Participant
                      Oct 22, 2024 10:13 PM UTC

                      My problem is that the constrain proportions in the top bar doesn’t stay locked between one object and the next, I have to keep locking it every single time, which is very annoying.
                      Previously, I only had to lock it once and it stayed that way all the time.

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                        CDCW1985
                        Participating Frequently
                        Oct 23, 2024 7:28 AM UTC

                        I have exactly the same problem. No matter if an object is selected or not, the constrain proportions always reverts to Unlinked.

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