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November 19, 2025
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InDesign is messing up the preview

  • November 19, 2025
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This happens to me every now and then: InDesign completely messes up the preview on my screen. If I zoom in or out, it usually disappears.

At first, I blamed it on my old computer, where the graphics card was probably failing, but the same problem persists on my new Mac Mini.

It doesn't seem to happen at all; it's completely random.

 

This issue is still not fixed with the latest update (21.0.1), and it's even worse.

If I move an object with a drop shadow, InDesign "moves" the entire shadow. Zooming in and out doesn't help; I have to completely close and reopen the document for it to work as it should.

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BobLevine
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 19, 2025

Disable GPU Performance in your InDesign preferences.

Participant
November 19, 2025

Doesn't help

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 19, 2025

Turning off the GPU Performance preference solved the problem for me. 

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)