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Arrow Keys Unresponsive After Using Align Options in Control Panel (InDesign 20.3.1)

Community Beginner ,
May 04, 2025 May 04, 2025

Hi

After latest update align options stopped working like before update. For example:

1. select objects

2. use align option (any of it)

3. try to use arrow keys to move objects - doesn't work

help 🙂

 

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Adobe Employee , May 19, 2025 May 19, 2025

Hi everyone,

 

Thank you all for your continued feedback and detailed reports regarding the Align tool issue in InDesign 20.3.1, especially when using the Control panel.

I've connected with the product team, and based on the inputs shared, a bug has now been officially logged for this issue. The team is actively working on a fix.

I'll continue to stay in touch with them and will share any updates here as soon as I receive them.

 

Appreciate your patience and support!

Abhishek

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New Here ,
Jun 10, 2025 Jun 10, 2025

I am experiencing the same issue. Go to align multiple object, then try to move them with the Arrow Keys and they do not move. If you hit the enter key, then they will move with the arrow keys after you hit enter. But that is silly. Adobe please fix this bug soon!

 

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Community Expert ,
Jun 10, 2025 Jun 10, 2025

Hi @Kati Berwald ,

as for now until this bug is fixed, use the Properties panel or the Align panel and not the Control panel to align and move objects.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 12, 2025 Jun 12, 2025

still no fix?

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 12, 2025 Jun 12, 2025

Latest update - no fix.

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 22, 2025 Sep 22, 2025

My align key "shift" and drag do not work, as well as scale, "control + shift" shows curser turning into scale tool, but it does not scale. I feel like I mistakenly hit a random key command to make this all happen. I have reset preferences, but it does not fix this. Next is remove app and re-install...

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Adobe Employee ,
Sep 29, 2025 Sep 29, 2025
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Hello @andyk49459754,

Our team has tried fixing this in the latest update for InDesign. Would you mind installing it and letting us know if it helps? If the problem persists, kindly confirm the exact version of the OS/InDesign and share a small screen recording of your exact workflow and the problem, so I can check this with the team.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

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