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Adriana28603164q2a7
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June 20, 2025
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Disappearing Text Issue - I've tried everything, please help!

  • June 20, 2025
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I feel like I'm losing my mind. I've tried everything to fix this text from disappearing when I adjust the box. Ignore text wrap is on. It's not aligned to the baseline grid. It's on a completely blank spread. It does this even when the bullet points aren't there. I've also updated the application, running on v20.4. Anything I look up, it just gives me the same options. Someone please help

Correct answer Joel Cherney

I suspect that the No Break attribute is applied to the "Expected to graduate [...] line. Here's a GIF of one way to turn it off:

 

(If you're working with paragraph and character styles, then you can check your styles for the No Break attribute checkbox in the Character section of the style. Also if you're using styles but none of your styles have the No Break attribute applied, you can turn on the Style Override highlighter to see where you have text that has local overrides applied. But I suspect that you're not using styles, and that you're probably typing this directly into InDesign by hand, in which case it's just faster in the short term to turn it off for all of the text in your frame. )

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Joel Cherney
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Joel CherneyCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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June 20, 2025

I suspect that the No Break attribute is applied to the "Expected to graduate [...] line. Here's a GIF of one way to turn it off:

 

(If you're working with paragraph and character styles, then you can check your styles for the No Break attribute checkbox in the Character section of the style. Also if you're using styles but none of your styles have the No Break attribute applied, you can turn on the Style Override highlighter to see where you have text that has local overrides applied. But I suspect that you're not using styles, and that you're probably typing this directly into InDesign by hand, in which case it's just faster in the short term to turn it off for all of the text in your frame. )

    Anubhav M
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    Anubhav MCommunity Manager
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    June 20, 2025

    Hello @Adriana28603164q2a7,

    Would you mind trying to reset Illustrator's preferences as described in this article (https://adobe.ly/45s1882) and checking if it helps?

     

    Disclaimer: Please note that renaming preferences folders will remove all the custom settings, and Illustrator will launch with default settings. You can also save a backup of the folders, the location of which is mentioned above.

     

    Looking forward to hearing from you.

    Anubhav

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