Tabs arrow disappear in InDesign 2026(21.0)

Forum|Forum|3 months ago
October 30, 2025
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After the 2026 InDesign update, when I move the tabs in the text box forward or backward by moving the arrows, the tabs on the right side of the tab I moved disappear, I have to start the tab from the beginning every time, I couldn't find a solution.

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BobLevine

Community Expert

I think I read another post about this. Appears to be among the new bugs introduced in version 21.0.

strung

Participant

PTSD for me. Memories of first years InDesign launch. Totally unacceptable.

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Alicia22233681i9w2

Participant

Since the most recent update of InDesign V21.0 tabs have become an issue. When I attempt to drag one, other set ones will dissappear. This didn't happen till this update. Is there a new setting I need to change or is this simply a bug? I've attached a video that illustrates the issue. When I drag the 3rd tab from the left, the far right tab just dissappears. Any help is much appreciated.

Tabs_2025-10-30.zip

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Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @Alicia22233681i9w2,

Thanks for reaching out. I tried replicating this on my end, but could not. Could you check if InDesign behaves this way with all files? Also, try to run InDesign under a different administrator account (Windows / macOS) and share your observations.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

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Alicia22233681i9w2

Participant

Here is an example with a new file created. The last tab dissappears when I move the 3rd.

Tabs_(2)_2025-10-30.zip

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