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amandar7465499
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November 4, 2025
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Newly opened files do not dock anymore, they open up underneath the tools and pallets.

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Why in the new InDesign 2026 does the file you open up, not dock in the upper left corner anymore? It now opens UNDERNEATH your tools and pallets. THIS IS EXTREMLY ANNOYING! You have to physically move it each time you open a new file. But it's partially offscreen, so this make it hard to do. And when you save it, close it, and reopen... it's still DOES NOT DOCK. It STILL opens under your tools and pallets. I do not use the application frame and will not use it. I have to be able to access folders quickly on my desktop, so I need to see my part of my desktop. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FIX THIS ADOBE. 

Correct answer leo.r
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By @amandar7465499

 

It's a known bug in InDesign 2026:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/adobe-indesign-2026-full-screen-toggle-change-bug/td-p/15567900/page/3

 

There's no solution until Adobe fixes it. You can find some workarounds in the thread above.

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leo.r
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leo.rCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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November 5, 2025
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By @amandar7465499

 

It's a known bug in InDesign 2026:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/adobe-indesign-2026-full-screen-toggle-change-bug/td-p/15567900/page/3

 

There's no solution until Adobe fixes it. You can find some workarounds in the thread above.

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amandar7465499Author
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November 5, 2025

UGH!!!! ADOBE PLEASE FIX THIS!!! I'm a graphic designer so this is my lifeline. I HATE when they mess with things! I need my programs to work smoothly! I have enough "client" headaches... I don't need any "progarm" headaches! ADOBE - please listen to your users beause we're the one's paying for your subsriptions! PLEASE FIX THIS!

Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
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November 4, 2025

Hi @amandar7465499,

 

Thanks for sharing the details. I tried testing this on my end but couldn’t reproduce the issue, the files dock correctly when opened in InDesign 2026. Could you please share a screenshot showing how it looks when you launch InDesign 2026 compared to how it appears in InDesign 2025? That will help me better understand the difference in behavior.

 

Looking forward to your update.

Abhishek

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amandar7465499Author
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November 4, 2025

I just tried it again on my end. InDesign 2025 works perfectly, the files open up docked to upper left corner. The "traffic light" buttons are all visable. The file is NOT underneath my tools or pallets. When I launched InDesign 2026 the file I opened, opened underneath my tools and pallets. The document was not docked. The "traffic light" buttons are partially hidden under my tools. I have to physiacally pull the document to the left to be able to grab the bottom right of it to make the it smaller. I do not use the application frame as I had stated in my initial post, nor will I ever use it. I have to be able to see my desktop.

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