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ganesh_2836
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Sep 4, 2025 11:18 AM UTC
Question

While Convert to IDML object style Inner glow size value change

Hi Team

 

InDesign Version 20.5

OS: Windows

 

Issue: While converting to IDML file, Effects Innerglow size get changed if the size value of inner glow is more than 12p6 while converting to IDML size value change to 0p7. 

 

I attached InDesign file and PDF which has different Innerglow size value from 1p6 to 15p. In IDML file upto 11p6 innerglow size value not changed. after 11p6 value change to 0p7

 

Thanks

Ganesh.R

 

 

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Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
Community Manager
Oct 20, 2025 11:08 AM UTC

Hi everyone,

 

Thanks for flagging this. I'm checking this with the product team and will post an update here as soon as I have more information.

 

Appreciate your patience.

Abhishek

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Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
Community Manager
Nov 11, 2025 3:54 PM UTC

Hi everyone,

 

Thank you all for sharing your observations and examples. I wanted to let you know that we've logged a bug for this issue, and the product team is already working on a fix. I'll post an update here once there's more information or a fix becomes available.

 

Appreciate your patience and the details you've provided

Abhishek

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Oct 9, 2025 9:59 AM UTC

    One can also see the bug when you export the object to the snippet format *.idms and place the snippet again.

     

    Download my sample IDMS file from my Dropbox:

    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mm2m4370e7nfzl6lxnfjw/Innerglow-12p6.idms?rlkey=ui2d8b1st6ec647vd4kv16fp1&dl=1

     

    Note: This bug is also present if you store objects with inDesign library files *.indl and Creative Cloud Libraries, because the snippet file format IDMS is used for this kind of storage.

     

    Kind regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( Adobe Community Expert )

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Oct 9, 2025 10:23 AM UTC

    The bug is with the export module.

    I can already see the wrong value for Inner Glow in the code of the IDMS file that the size shrank to 7 Pt, Size="7", that translates to 2.469 mm in my German InDesign.

    Code snippet from the IDMS file:

    <
InnerGlowSetting 
Applied="false" 
BlendMode="Screen" 
Opacity="75" 
Noise="0" 
EffectColor="n" 
Technique="Softer" 
Spread="0" 
Size="7" 
Source="EdgeSourced"
/>

    Kind regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( Adobe Community Expert )

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
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    Oct 9, 2025 9:18 AM UTC

    Hi @ganesh_2836 ,

    confirmed with my German InDesign 20.5.0.48 on macOS.

    Inner glow set to 12p6 showing as mm in the screenshot below:

     

    Exported IDML opened and saved in InDesign:

     

    Attached are the original InDesign document, the exported IDML file and the opened IDML file opened and saved with InDesign 2025.

     

    Kind regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( Adobe Community Expert )

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Oct 2, 2025 5:26 PM UTC

    If it's reproducable then you can log a bug here

    https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs

     

    It's the best place for bugs to be seen and looked at.

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    ganesh_2836Author
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    Feb 3, 2026 9:32 AM UTC

    ​@Abhishek Rao 

    This issue was still not fixed but it was mentioned as fixes in InDesign 21.2 release. I already shared the information to you.

     

    Thanks

    Ganesh.R

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