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daring_Dragonfly93fa
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September 4, 2026
Question

Snippet changing my tables layout

  • September 4, 2026
  • 6 replies
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Hi everyone, Can anyone help me? I'm trying to create an InDesign snippet that contains a table, but every time I place it on the page, it messes up the layout. Has anyone experienced this before or knows how to fix it? Apologies for my english, please see the photo for reference before and after of my snippet

 

    6 replies

    G_Man
    G_Man
    Inspiring
    September 17, 2026

    Yup, I’ve just run into this problem as well.

    I’ve just installed the prerelease build and still have the same problem. Come ON Adobe - I need to get my packaging projects finished today. 

    nik.m
    Community Manager
    nik.mCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    September 17, 2026

    Hi @G_Man, we're sorry about the trouble.

    Could you please share the version of InDesign you initially experienced the behavior with, along with your computer's operating system?

    Have you tried creating a new file to check if you continue to face the same issue?


    Thanks,
    Nikunj

    G_Man
    G_Man
    Inspiring
    September 17, 2026

    Hi Nikunj,

    Sure. Version 21.6 is the ID version I’m using and experiencing problems with.

    The Pre-release has not helped. 

    I’ve created a new file and imported Snippets again and same problem.

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    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    September 4, 2026

    Hi @daring_Dragonfly93fa,


    Sorry you're running into this issue with the table layout changing when placing the snippet.

    This appears similar to a known issue where table column widths can change during IDML/snippet-related workflows. Please refer to the report here:
    https://adobe.ly/3SMfz2E

    A fix is available for testing in the latest InDesign 21.6 Prerelease build. Could you please install it from Creative Cloud Desktop > All Apps > Prerelease and test the same snippet workflow?

    If you don't have access to the Prerelease program, please follow the steps here to join:
    https://adobe.ly/4qU9wWk

    Please let us know whether the issue persists in 21.6.


    Thanks,
    Abhishek

      daring_Dragonfly93faAuthor
      Participant
      September 7, 2026

      Hi ​@Abhishek Rao,

      The snippet is still the same problem. I think the fix for this is to have the same option of this in Table/cell width

       

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