InDesign 2025 Not Displaying on Multiple Monitors

[Robert36875432qgwn]

InDesign 2025 lässt sich nicht auf mehreren Monitoren anzeigen. Ich starte InDesign auf meinem Laptop kann es dann aber nicht auf den angeschlossenen Monitor verschieben. Mit Photoshop bspw. geht es. Woran kann das liegen?

InDesign 2025 cannot be displayed on multiple monitors. I start InDesign on my laptop but cannot move it to the connected monitor. It works with Photoshop, for example. What could be the reason for this?

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[Robert at ID-Tasker]

What platform - Mac or PC? 

[Robert36875432qgwn]

WIN 11

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @Robert36875432qgwn,

Thanks for reaching out! To better understand the issue with InDesign 2025 not displaying on multiple monitors, could you please confirm if other Creative Cloud desktop applications are working fine and displaying correctly on your dual monitors? 

In the meantime, you can try the following steps to see if it resolves the issue:

1. Right-click on your desktop, select "Display settings," and ensure that the monitors are set up correctly (e.g., as "Extend these displays").

2. Reset Preferences of InDesign. You can do this by holding down `Ctrl + Alt + Shift` (Windows) while starting InDesign. Reference: https://adobe.ly/3AmbDMX

3. Ensure your graphics drivers are up to date, as outdated drivers can cause display problems.

Let me know how it goes, and feel free to share any additional details!

Best,  
Abhishek Rao

[Robert36875432qgwn]

Thanks for your feedback!

Yes - other Apps work fine - see the scren shot with InDesign and Photoshop. 

I can't position the InDesign window freely on the screen either. It's stuck in the top left corner.

I uninstalled and reinstalled InDesign. My current version is 20.0 x64.

I have the "error" on two separate systems. Two different HP notebooks with different external monitors.

Also a reset of Preferences of InDesign do not work.

My graphics drivers is up to date and when Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere work fine - it should fits InDesign as well.

regards

Robert

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @Robert36875432qgwn, 

Thanks for the update! To assist you further, could you please share a screenshot of your display settings? Additionally, please confirm that you have only one desktop set up across the monitors (i.e., they are extended rather than duplicated).

Also, it would be helpful to know the operating system you're using, as well as the make and model of your monitors. This information will help us troubleshoot the issue more effectively.

Looking forward to your response!

Thanks, 

Abhishek Rao

[Robert36875432qgwn]

Attached is a screen shot of the display. Even with just one monitor/laptop display, I have the problem that I can't position the InDesign window anywhere on the display. It gets stuck in the top left corner. As you can see, it's not a problem with the Photoshop window.

Photoshop also works with a second monitor. Even with a stretched desktop.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Are the monitors the same resolution? If you monitor is 4K but your external is less, I sometimes have problems moving the screen. What happens if you resize the ID windows before moving it over?

[Robert36875432qgwn]

Attached is a screen shot of the display. Even with just one monitor/laptop display, I have the problem that I can't position the InDesign window anywhere on the display. It gets stuck in the top left corner. As you can see, it's not a problem with the Photoshop window.

Photoshop also works with a second monitor. Even with a stretched desktop.

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @Robert36875432qgwn,

Thanks for the screenshot! Based on the issue you're describing, it seems like the InDesign window is not behaving as expected, even on a single monitor setup.

To help us narrow down the cause, could you try the following steps?

1. Hold down **Ctrl + Alt + Shift** (Windows) or **Cmd + Option + Shift** (Mac) while launching InDesign. This will reset preferences and might help resolve any window behavior issues. Reference: https://adobe.ly/4hEWpmT

2. Ensure that the display scaling settings in your OS are set to 100%. Sometimes, higher scaling can cause window positioning issues.

3. Make sure your graphics drivers are up to date, as outdated drivers can sometimes cause display issues in Adobe apps.

Let me know how it goes after trying these steps, and feel free to share any other details that might help.

Looking forward to your update!

Best,
Abhishek Rao

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Just a note about #2: Although I don't think it's the case here, you can't use 100% on a uHD monitor (4+K). Everything would be too small to read comfortably. Generally, it would be better to use the Best (Mac) or Recommended (Win) setting to start with. For example, my 4K monitors are set to 150% (recommended).

[DVMarco · Accepted solution]

I have the same problem with InDesign. I work with a MacBook Pro M2 Max - Mac OS 14.6.1 (23G93) with two external 27” monitor.

This is how I solve the problem for now: System Settings > Displays > change from “Extended display” to “Mirror for Built-in Display” and the InDesign window unlocks!

Then switch from “Mirror for Built-in Display” to “Stop mirroring”.