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July 9, 2019
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Indesign CC 2019 slows down as I zoom in

  • July 9, 2019
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Hi

Im currently running the latest version of indesign cc 2019.
Here are my hardware specs:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

  Model Identifier: MacBookPro14,3

  Processor Name: Intel Core i7

  Processor Speed: 2,9 GHz

  Number of Processors: 1

  Total Number of Cores: 4

  L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

  L3 Cache: 8 MB

  Memory: 16 GB

  Boot ROM Version: 185.0.0.0.0

  SMC Version (system): 2.45f0

  Serial Number (system): C02WR18AHTD8

  Hardware UUID: 1515B8EA-9D84-5190-9DFA-FFD65DA56AB3

The problem I am having is not something I find any solution for on google, additionally I had the same problem on an older MacBook (2012 model)

The problem is simple, basically the more I zoom into a layout the more indesign seems to slow down becoming entirely unusable when I'm zoomed into the maximum amount. This only seems to happen when I'm zooming into vector graphics, not copy, or bitmap, only vector so far. It is not a big deal but becomes very problematic when I'm trying align branding graphics accurately.

If anyone else has this problem or a solution I would greatly appreciate it as I cant find anything on it.

Thank you.

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    Correct answer Bill Silbert

    Try turning off GPU Performance in InDesign's preferences. This feature is actually supposed to help with zooming but it seems possible that it might work the opposite way with an incompatible graphics card.

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    Bill Silbert
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    Bill SilbertCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 9, 2019

    Try turning off GPU Performance in InDesign's preferences. This feature is actually supposed to help with zooming but it seems possible that it might work the opposite way with an incompatible graphics card.

    Rei87Author
    Participant
    July 10, 2019

    That made a massive difference, thank you!

    Bill Silbert
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 10, 2019

    Happy to help.