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prdh67
Inspiring
March 28, 2025
Question

Moves with arrow keys do not apply to objects if cursor is hovering over a link

  • March 28, 2025
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Cross posting as I created a UserVoice ticket for this as well.

 

  1. Place an image or a PDF in an InDesign file
  2. Create a text frame/shape/any object
  3. Select the object you just created with direct select tool (keep it selected)
  4. Move your mouse to hover over the link so that the center circle link highlight shows. Do not select the linked image, just hover over it.
  5. Press and hold an arrow key to try and move object.

 

In CC2024 19.3: If I hover over a link with my mouse, the selected object moves as expected with the arrow keys.

 

In CC2025 20.2: If I hover over a link with my mouse, the selected object does not visually move with the arrow keys. Only when I move my cursor off the link will the selected object move (or jump to catch up to my previous use of the arrow keys). You can see the moves registering the History panel, but the layout does not match until I move off the image.

 

Frame fitting invoked with keyboard commands also do not visually apply if mouse is hovering on a link. You can see the changes being applied in the History panel, but nothing applies visually until you move off the link.

 

This is a very annoying bug as when I'm trying to adjust objects, I'm not consciously picking where I "park" my mouse in my layout as I adjust objects. This slows down work considerably and might unintentionally introduce errors.

 

Macbook Pro Sequoia 15.3.2
InDesign 20.2

    1 reply

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 28, 2025

    Hi @prdh67,

     

    Thanks for reporting this! I tested it on my end, and the frame moves as expected. Could you try testing the issue in Safe Mode to see if any third-party desktop management apps or plugins might be interfering? Ref: https://adobe.ly/3Y8ehym.

    If that doesn’t help, try resetting your InDesign preferences and test again. Ref: https://adobe.ly/4hSbPTR. Be sure to back up your preferences before resetting.

    Let me know how it goes, and we’ll take it from there!

     

    ^

    Abhishek

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    prdh67Author
    Inspiring
    March 28, 2025

    Hi Abhishek—Thank you for replying! I'm sorry, I neglected to say that this happens with GPU Performance disabled, which is a change from how it works in 19.3. In 19.3, with GPU Performance disabled, this does not happen.

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    April 4, 2025

    Hi @prdh67,

     

    Thanks for the update. Please confirm if you are working on a Mac screen or using an external monitor (or maybe a dual-screen setup)? Just want to rule that out.

    Also, have you had a chance to try launching InDesign in Safe Mode and see if the behavior still happens there? And just checking if you have already tried resetting preferences suggested earlier?

    Looking forward to your response. 

     

    ^

    Abhishek 

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