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Yael29457330ex9e
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May 21, 2025
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Problems with scaling in indesign

  • May 21, 2025
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I'm trying to scale text in indesign using cmd+shift, and it's not working.

 

And it won't let me proportionately scale anything in indesign holding shift etc- it just gets distorted.

 

When I try to duplicate using option+cmd+shift, that doesn't work either.

 

I've tried EVERYTHING- checked my preferences, reset preferences, uninstalled, reinstalled, please help.

 

Please advise. 

5 replies

Abhishek Rao
Community Manager
Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
Community Manager
May 29, 2025

Hi @Yael29457330ex9e, were you able to follow the suggestions shared by the experts? Is the scaling issue now resolved, or are you still facing the same problem? Please update us when you can so that we can assist accordingly.

 

^AR

Barb Binder
Community Expert
Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 22, 2025

Hi @Yael29457330ex9e:

 

Any chance you are running Webroot? This is such a common issue that they actually post the fix on their website.

https://answers.webroot.com/Webroot/ukp.aspx?pid=17&app=vw&vw=1&solutionid=1369&t=SecureAnywhere-Mac-Keylogger-protection-issue-disable-secure-keyboard-entry

 

~Barb

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    Mike Witherell
    Community Expert
    Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 22, 2025

    Here is a compendium of troubleshooting ideas:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/reset-indesign-preferences-and-other-troubleshooting/td-p/11990234

    Mike Witherell
    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Robert at ID-Tasker
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    May 21, 2025

    @Yael29457330ex9e

     

    What OS and InDesign versions? 

     

    Have you (auto-)updated to 20.3.1 recently?

     

    Do you use Magnet app - or something similar? 

     

    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 21, 2025

    OS would be Mac. 

     

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Robert at ID-Tasker
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    May 21, 2025
    quote

    OS would be Mac. 

     

    By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS

     

    I know 😉 from the "cmd" 😉 but I was asking about the version - not "platform, OS and InDesign versions" 😉 

     

      Dave Creamer of IDEAS
      Community Expert
      Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 21, 2025

      Working fine on my end. Are you sure you are releasing the mouse first?

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