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victoriawolf
Inspiring
Apr 27, 2025 1:29 PM UTC
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Paragraph and Character Styles very slow when making changes to an existing style, help!!

It started back in March and has persisted ever since.

 

I have the latest, updated version of InDesign and Windows 11. I did not make any changes prior to the issue, and I have a newer desktop computer. I have been working with InDesign since it was the Pagemaker program, so knowledge is not an issue here. And, I have never had this problem in my 33 years of using Adobe programs.

 

That being said, here is the issue:

Randomly, when I edit an existing paragraph or character style, it can take 30 seconds to over a minute to be able to make that change. It happens when I choose a different setting, and also when I hit okay. 

 

  • If I close ID and restart, it helps a bit, but not completely, and the issue continues to worsen as I make style changes.
  • I have deactivated all fonts, and that did not help.
  • I have installed and reinstalled ID, and that did not help.
  • I have rebooted  SO MANY times
  • I have tried to delete my font cache, but I get a message that it is in use even after I reboot.

 

I am a book designer and work on book interiors every day, and this is KILLING my workflow.

 

Any help with this issue would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks!

 

 

    victoriawolfCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    Aug 2, 2025 8:25 PM UTC

    I am having the same issue. Taking all day to edit a file.  Long wait for Font styles, character and paragraph changes or editing.  I am not able to figure out from these messages what to try and if there is an actual solution. Thanks. BTW, what is the term ID? Mentioned in these posts.


    I have found that restarting ID (InDesign) helps and also deleting ID caches before restarting also helps. Here is where the caches are located: Local Disk c:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Adobe/InDesign/Version 20.0/en_US/caches/

     

    I delete these files:

    AdobeFontList.lst

    FontClassificationCache.txt

    FontMaskCache

    and the TypeQuestCachse folder

     

    And, I have found that the Adobe Garamond Premier Pro is corrupted and causes many issues.

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    Mike Witherell
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    Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
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    Apr 27, 2025 1:54 PM UTC

    Hi Virginia,

    Here is a compendium of troubleshooting that explores slowness and the multiple ways you can approach a reset of InDesign. There are so many things to try. You don't explicitly say, but is this one document or any/all documents?

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    Mike Witherell
    victoriawolfAuthor
    Inspiring
    Apr 27, 2025 2:16 PM UTC

    Hello,

     

    Thanks for your reply. All documents. I find it hard to believe that I have to troubleshoot something that was never a problem before. But I will check of the document.

     

    Thanks!

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