Print Setup Dialogue Issues

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September 13, 2025
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When I select "Setup" in the InDesign print dialogue, it takes me to another dialogue which is apparantly a Windows 11 setup, which resets everything to defaults, including the system default printer (which I am not using for this job.) Then I have to select "More Settings" and make adjustments there from the traditional printer settings dialogue. My other Adobe products don't go through this. And searching online for a fix did not come up with a simple solution. Is there a way to bypass this stupid step? If not, can Adobe fix this?

Version 20.5 x64

Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26100

Bug

leo.r

Community Expert

Is it the same issue by any chance:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/windows-print-dialog-gets-in-the-way-when-printing-in-indesign-windows-11-machine/m-p/13341957#M502204

I think there also were other discussions on the subject but I couldn't find them.

Peter Spier

Community Expert

Have you tried dwfining a Print Preset ( File < Print Presets > Define...)?

Willi Adelberger

Community Expert

The printer dialogue depends on the driver of the printer. I recommend to export the file to PDF and print from Acrobat.

DRM5303Author

Participating Frequently

If that were true, why doesn't the same dialogue come up for each Adobe app when the same printer is selected? Exporting to PDF is definitely a solution, and I have done that, but I only experience this annoying and awkward step with InDesign. (So far.) Hate having to create another file just to print. Thanks for the response.

rob day

Community Expert

If that were true, why doesn't the same dialogue come up for each Adobe app

Hi @DRM5303 , The print requirments for a page layout program like InDesign are more complex than an image editing or illustration application. Generally speaking the print parameters that are not printer specific—do you need bleeds, are you outputting color separations, do you need printer marks, etc—are found in the Print dialog:

The Printer... dialog generally has parameters that are specific to the chosen printer and are not universal to all printers:

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