Can't edit paragraph styles-group styles box keeps popping up

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May 29, 2023
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When I click on a style in the paragraph styles panel, select to edit that style, the add styles to group box pops up. I can't edit the style because of this. Anyone know what would cause this behavior?

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Laubender

Community Expert

Hi @Kelli Jae Baeli ,

what I first would try is to reset InDesign's Cache data first. Before you do this, backup the cache of course.

Maybe this will help without the need to reset the preferences as well.

Hm…

Could you do a screenshot of the options you have with the context menu?

What happens to you is that the option "New Group From Style…" is activated.

Instead of "Edit Style "Stylename"".

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

Kelli Jae BaeliAuthor

Inspiring

okay, it opens the panel if i double-click the style name, but i STILL want to know why the right click doesnt' work anymore.

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

Not sure what you're doing here - or if it's a glitch.

But I never double click a style to edit it.

Right click and use the contextual menu to Edit style.

If that's not working then

Try resetting your preferences:

Windows: Start InDesign, and then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files.
macOS: While pressing Shift+Option+Command+Control, start InDesign. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files.
A dialog will appear asking to delete the InDesign Preferences, select 'Yes' on this dialog.
Further info and instructions here if needed:
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/kb/indesign-preferences-support-file-locations.html

Kelli Jae BaeliAuthor

Inspiring

As i said above, WHAT I’M DOING is right-clicking, and i get that style group box, and that's ALL I GET... That's WHY I'm having to double-click to get into the edit panel. (this has never happened before, and I've been using ID for YEARS. I have 63 books, and have created most of them in it).

And I hope i don't have to annihilate my preferences each time there's an issue. That seems to be the go-to solution for everything. Hopefully it will resolve, and it's just a glitch. Thanks.

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