Wrong language in the sublayer for "Define variable..".

Forum|Forum|24 days ago
July 21, 2026
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Hello.

In the sublayer of the program which I use in English, appears in German. Regardless of the right user region all programs were in English including Windows11. It concerns the following path: Type/Text variables/Insert variable/…

The translations for other functions appear in the right language.

I use the edition 20.5.3.x64.

Is it a translation bug?

rob day

Community Expert

In the sublayer of the program which I use in English, appears in German

Hi @gcp , A text’s Language is a character level setting—you can set multiple languages within the same document or text frame. Before you insert variable make sure the current insertion point is set to the desired language in the Character or Control panel:

leo.r

Community Expert

Can you post a screenshot of the issue? Also, do you experience the same problem in InDesign 2026?

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @gcp,

Thanks for reaching out. That's certainly a strange case.

Agreeing with the expert's suggestion, could you please share a screenshot of the affected menu and also check whether the same behavior occurs in the latest version of InDesign (21.4.1)?

Additionally, could you please create a brand-new InDesign document in 20.5.3 and navigate to Type > Text Variables > Insert Variable? If the menu appears in English in the new document but German in the original one, it would suggest the issue is document-specific rather than a localization issue with the application itself.

Also, please go to Type > Text Variables > Define and check whether the listed variables are the default ones or if they have inherited German names.

Looking forward to your update.

Abhishek

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @gcp,

I just wanted to follow up and check on the status of this issue. Were you able to try the suggestions shared earlier, and if so, did they help resolve the problem? Please let us know your observations so we can determine the next steps and proceed accordingly if the issue still persists.

We look forward to your update.

Abhishek

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