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unah64949675
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Aug 20, 2021 6:49 AM UTC
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Text has disappeared

Help please! I was fiddling about trying to change a background colour of a table in CSS and all my text has disappeared across the site. It won't let me type or paste anything it and no text can be viewed. This is only on one site, another I have built and is live is fine so I have just corrupted this one's Dreamweaver settings. All my files are fine if I open them without Dreamweaver. Grateful for any help!

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    Nancy OShea
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    Aug 20, 2021 4:59 PM UTC

    Disappearing text???  Check your stylesheet.  What CSS color and background are you using?  For example, white color on white background will make text seem to disappear. 

     

    Also critical errors in your markup can make text vanish.  Be sure to validate code and fix reported errors.

    Window > Results > Validation > Check current document.

     

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    unah64949675Author
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    Aug 27, 2021 7:17 PM UTC

    Thank you all for solving my problem, it was indeed a background colour issue!

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    Aug 20, 2021 4:59 PM UTC

    Disappearing text???  Check your stylesheet.  What CSS color and background are you using?  For example, white color on white background will make text seem to disappear. 

     

    Also critical errors in your markup can make text vanish.  Be sure to validate code and fix reported errors.

    Window > Results > Validation > Check current document.

     

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      Aug 20, 2021 5:31 PM UTC
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      Disappearing text???  Check your stylesheet.  white color on white background will make text seem to disappear.

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      An what about David Copperfield being around ?...
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        Nancy OShea
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        Aug 20, 2021 6:02 PM UTC

        I presume you mean an illusionist who goes by the same name as a Charles Dickens character?

          

         

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        BenPleysier
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        BenPleysierCommunity Expert
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        Aug 20, 2021 7:25 AM UTC

        This could point to a corrupted Dreamweaver cache file. Try

         

        Failing that, have a look at Reset Dw app preferences: https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver.html

         

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