InDesign

I think this might be a problem related to text wrap, because I previously put a block of text with text wrap and now apparently doesn’t have it (even though it does). So when I check for this text box (image below) it has no text wrap either but that might not be the case. There’s no appearance panel so I’m not sure how I should check this. 

Hello everyone.I need to distinguish whether I am currently using the 'selection tool' or the 'direct selection tool'.Is there any way to implement it using scripts?Or, how to distinguish which tool I am currently using to select "object", "path", or content.Both of the following are true.alert(item.constructor.name == 'Rectangle');alert(item.parent.constructor.name == 'Spread');It seems like there's nothing I can do.Thank you very much.

Olá! Criei um link de Compartilhar para revisão no InDesign e recebi comentários de outras pessoas. Depois, criei uma revisão em uma cópia do documento e excluí o segundo link. Desde então, o link original apresenta “Ocorreu um erro” ou “Erro ao carregar”. E também não consigo acessar ao painel de “Compartilhar revisão” no meu arquivo original pois aparece “Erro ao convidar pessoas” carrega infinitamente e não consigo acessá-lo.O link original não aparece mais na lista de Links de revisão da Creative Cloud e não abre para nenhum dos revisores. Outros links de revisão funcionam normalmente. Já saí e entrei novamente na Creative Cloud e testei o link em uma janela anônima.Existe alguma forma de verificar se a revisão original e seus comentários ainda estão armazenados no serviço e recuperar o acesso? E como posso resolver o meu painel de compartilhar revisão neste arquivo original? Meu InDesign está atualizado.Desde já, Obrigada!

When using Keep Options to disallow widows in InDesign, paragraphs will randomly break in the middle of pages. I've been following the correct instructions for disallowing widows—keeping lines together at the start and end of paragraphs with 1 line at the start and 2 at the end (I’ve also tried this with 2 lines at the start, but that doesn’t help the issue). When the breaks fall in the middle of pages, there’s nothing that I can do to fix it. I’ve tried adding a return after the broken paragraph to see if that will help it to move to the correct page, but it doesn’t work. I’ve also tried lengthening and shortening the text box, and that doesn’t work either. Also, weirdly, this only happens with some documents, not all. Is this a glitch, and if so, what can be done to fix it?

Hey everyone, my command+Z shortcut for »Undo« doesn't work in Indesign, and I can't find the source of error. The problem is Indesign-specific, because the rest of the Adobe programs work with command+Z, as do all other programs on my laptop. I already re-downloaded Indesign, set it up again, checked for missing links and am now at the end of my wits. Can somebody help me? :=) xx, clara

InDesign 21.6, MacOS Tahoe 26.7.1 I have Pantone swatches in my InDesign ranging from 100C-7771C, so roughly 6,000 or so. Perhaps that is the problem right there, I’m not sure. When customizing seemingly any color in a Table Style, Table Border eg, my swatches display from 100C-4270. This leaves thousands of swatches missing and means any new swatch that I add, since they default to the bottom, do not show up. A workaround to this are to move a new swatch all the way up to the top which is incredibly tedious when I have thousands of swatches to scroll past. You can also sort by name or swatch value which will change the list but still only show a set amount.  I’ve refrained from making a UserVoice as it may be uncommon to have thousands of swatches.. but interested to see if anyone else sees this behavior.  

Hello, why can't I upload files to Indd when it worked fine for years. Most graphic designers and studios work with NAS devices. I can't save anything, I have to make copies and restore files. Can something be done about it? Thank you very much rh     <Title renamed by MOD>

I’ve been having major issues with InDesign locking up ever since this update. It doesn’t crash so it doesn’t send a report either. At least two times every day, I need to either force quit the app or restart. It is very frustrating!

21.5.1로 업데이트 된 인디자인에서 이미지 드랍 및 ctrl+s, ctrl+z 와 같은 기본 기능들이 제대로 작동하지 않아3일 전 21.4 버전으로 다운그레이드 이후 작업을 진행했습니다.그리고 어제 작업한 파일을 다시 열려고 하니 인디자인이 실행 자체가 되지 않습니다.포토샵, 일러스트, 인디자인, creative cloud 모두 삭제 후 다시 설치해봐도인디자인만 실행되지 않습니다.adobe delete tool을 사용해서 인디자인 삭제 후 재설치를 하여도 인디자인 실행 후 맨 위의 회색 상태바만 뜨고아무런 작동도 하지 않습니다.기존의 저장해둔 문서를 열어도 미리보기만 가능할 뿐, 다른 어떠한 기능도 작동하지 않습니다.인디자인의 여러가지 버전을 다운받아서 시도해봤는데도, 인디자인이 안됩니다.이상한 AI와 같은 기능들을 넣으면서 프로그램 자체의 오류는 그만 만들고오류 수정해서 빠르게 올바른 프로그램을 배포하십시오.이용자들이 스스로 오류를 해결하기 위해 이렇게 커뮤니티 찾아보고, 별 짓을 다 해보는게 맞는 상황입니까?

Ever since the last updated, drop shadows aren't displaying properly when exporting PNGs from Indesign. There are a couple of threads, but no solutions, It's becoming annoying, as the workaround is to close the app completely and reopen the file. Totally messes the workflow.

I am using InDesign 21.3, working on a simple 2 page file, I go to place a logo and the blue thinking wheel pops up and doesn’t go away. I can click and move things around but none of it is being “saved”. I close the file and click to close the program and it just sits there still open. I then have to force quit the program. When I relaunch the file opens with the software and everything I did while the wheel was spinning was not saved.It’s done this several times since the update and there is no pattern to why. I’m finding it randomly acting up. It’s really frustrating, especially when I’m not working on anything complicated.

Hello,I am a professional graphic designer and I use Adobe InDesign all day, every day, for client work.Immediately after installing the macOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta, InDesign became almost unusable.The problem is intermittent. InDesign can work normally for a while, then suddenly freeze. It seems to happen most often when I am editing text or changing fonts, although I cannot reproduce it consistently.When this happens:Save becomes disabled (greyed out). Save As becomes disabled. Close becomes disabled. I cannot save my work. I cannot close the document. The only solution is to Force Quit InDesign, which causes me to lose hours of work.This happens with multiple InDesign documents, not just one file.I have already:Updated InDesign to the latest version. Tested a previous version of InDesign. Restarted my Mac many times.The issue started immediately after installing the macOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta.Has anyone else experienced this issue?Can Adobe confirm whether this is a known

I have selected text which is to be my Hyperlink Source highlighted in yellow in the screenshot below i.e. when the reader clicks on it, the app should take them to another location (Hyperlink Destination). However, I am unable to "Create Hyperlink" or "Edit Hyperlink" When I select this text to create a hyperlink for it, the options to “Create New Hyperlink”, “Edit Hyperlink”, and “Reset Hyperlink” are greyed out (screenshot below)  A “Text Anchor” has been created for the Hyperlink Destination but am unable to identify it as ID names it randomly. The inability to quickly and easily identify Text Anchors in ID is extremely frustrating!All support and advise would be greatly appreciated!  

Whenever I install new fonts from Adobe's font website, the fonts do not appear in the drop-down menu on InDesign. I have restarted my computer, forced sync, and ensured that InDesign is up to date. I have also installed all these fonts directly onto my computer through the Creative Cloud, and they still do not show up.  This has been a problem four times now as I need to install new fonts for typesetting and book cover design regularly. Eventually, they do show up after hours, but that is not conducive to my work as these things need to be finished quickly. Is this a bug? Or this is an issue that I could somehow fix on my end? Thank you.   <Title renamed by MOD>

Trying to export a pdf, Indesign error message. Program stuck can’t turn off, says manually close with Background Task Panel - Where is it?

After updating to Indesign 21.6 the ‘go to next page’ and ‘go to previous page’ buttons stopped working when I export my file to an interactive pdf. I have tried everything, even saving my file to .idml.It has always worked fine and I have used it for years, but suddenly it doesn’t function anymore. Which really dissappointed one of my biggest clients.I assume it is a bug, can you please fix this?Mirjam

Good afternoon Can I run and work in Adobe InDesign 15.1.3 on the new M6 processor?

When having a file open in InDesign 2024 on my Macbook Pro (Sonoma 14.2.1 OS), close the lid, plug into my LG UltraFine external monitor and wake the computer up, the InDesign window is still open and all the tool bars are visible and working, but the area where the artwork is becomes black/blank and I can't see the work. I can see the bounding boxes if I select all, but no image or text. The window is entirely blank. The same thing happens if I'm working on my LG monitor, unplug the display and then open the Macbook to work. I always have my Macbook closed when plugged into the LG display and use both an external keyboard and trackpad. The solution is to always save, quit InDesign and reopen. If I go through that it works again. Is it a bug with Apple? Is it a bug with Adobe? My LG firmware, OS and Adobe InDesign are all updated to the latest versions.

Our team recently upgraded to macOS Tahoe and Adobe CC 2026. Everyone was working fine until the OS updated on a couple computers. Users running Tahoe 26.1 thru 26.5.2 can save to the server fine. Users on Tahoe 26.6 and higher cannot. They receive this error when saving: “InDesign is unable to save this file. We tried, but it appears to be damaged.” This requires them to save the files to their desktops first and then pull them to the server which is really not efficient for our workflow.Doesn’t matter if they are resaving an existing file or creating a new file to save to the server. All users are connecting to the same server and same location on the server for testing purposes. All computers have Full Disk access set for InDesign and we’ve tried resetting preferences, setting up new user accounts, and clearing InDesign cache files. We updated to InDesign 21.5.1 and that didn’t help.  We tested and we could break working computers by installing the updated OS. We are connecting to o

Constrain proportions for width and height in InDesign 2025 (20.0) is broken. In previous versions of InDesign the constrain-status would stay the way you selected always, now you have to link it every time you scale something, it's quite annoying and adds an extra step to workflow.   <Title renamed by MOD>  

I have noticed that I cannot work offline anymore, it keeps saying “We can’t verify your subscription status” (error 12015). I did a clean test a day later - switched off wifi in house and on the computer, no internet cable attached, and switched the computer on from a really shut-down status (not from sleep). Same message. Hitting ‘Try again’ repeatedly did not help.To be clear, I have worked the whole day on InDesign with Internet, 2 h ago (not 30 days). This would mean I cannot work on the plane for 14 hours, or on other places without internet… which I could do before.Is this normal behaviour?Very happy InDesign user for 15 years, now frustrated because of this, AI popups (InD, Acrobat), Gen AI switching again on after an update and a constant fear of security (confidentiality) issues. Not good.Thanks in advance,Mark