My InDesign freezes whenever I edited a paragraph

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July 11, 2026
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My InDesign hangs and shows a spinning cursor whenever I edit the formatting of a paragraph; it essentially freezes and just keeps spinning. I am using the latest version. This issue only started occurring after I updated to the new version.

leo.r

Community Expert

I recall that this issue has been reported by multiple users over the last year (I’ll try to find these threads). Did this start after you updated InDesign 2026 from a 21.x to 21.4.1, OR were you referring to upgrading from InDesign 2025 or earlier?

leo.r

Community Expert

https://www.reddit.com/r/indesign/comments/1pezzq8/indesign_freezes_in_paragraph_styles_pannel/

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BHP_2026Author

Participant

@leo.r I tried your method, but the problem persists. Anyway, thank you for suggesting a solution.

Mike Witherell

Community Expert

What exact version of InDesign are you using?

What exact version of operating system are you using?

Does this occur with all files?

Are these files on the local hard drive disk?

Mike Witherell

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BHP_2026Author

Participant

Thank you for responding.

I’m using version 21.4.1, Win 11 - v.25H2. This occur will all files. And yes, they are on the local hard drive disk. Firstly, I thought it was an error when my files syncing on Dropbox, so I moved it to anothe disk. But it didn’t work.

Derek Cross

Community Expert

Try resetting the InDesign Preferences back to the factory defaults to see if that sorts the issue out. You can do that under the General tab in InDesign Preferences (then closing and reopening the application).

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