How to Find Errors in Adobe InDesign

Updated on:

April 6, 2026

By:

Madhav Bhandari

Use this interactive demo to learn how to identify and fix errors in your Adobe InDesign documents.

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Here’s a simple and quick guide on how to find errors in Adobe InDesign:

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To find errors in your InDesign project, go to the top menu and click 'Window.'
Select 'Output' → 'Preflight' to open the Preflight panel.
Once the Preflight panel opens, you can view any errors, including the page on which each error occurs.

📌 Why this matters

Catching errors before finalizing your document saves you from embarrassing mistakes in printed materials or client presentations. The Preflight panel reveals issues you might miss during regular editing—missing fonts, low-resolution images, or color profile problems that could cause printing failures.

Beyond obvious typos, it identifies technical problems that become expensive fixes once a project reaches production. Professional designers rely on this systematic error-checking because manual proofreading can't catch formatting inconsistencies or technical specifications that print shops require for high-quality output.

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