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b2bgroup
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June 20, 2022
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Drop Down menu for Arrowheads in Stroke panel won't work on Mac.

  • June 20, 2022
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I am running InDesign 2022, 17.3 on a MacPro (Late 2013) running Big Sur OS 11.6.7 64GB ram. I have reset the preferences and cannot get the Drop Down Menu in the Stroke panel to work. I can select the line and the weight of the stroke and the color but it won't allow me to select an arrowhead. There have been other times when I could not get the drop down menu to work to select a font. But usually quiting and restarting InDesign would resolve that. But for some reason that won't work here. Does anyone have any idea as to how to fix it?

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Correct answer b2bgroup

BARB!!
IT WAS THE MOUSE!! I swapped out my Apple Magic Mouse for an old Macally wired mouse that I use for a server and the arrowhead and stroke width dropdown menus worked perfectly!
Now I have to figure out what the heck is going on with my wireless mouse!

Bob 

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b2bgroupAuthor
Inspiring
June 21, 2022
Well, I’d still prefer to use my wireless mouse to this 9 year old wired mouse.
But I guess I can use it in a pinch.
I’d really like to figure what needs to be done with the Magic Mouse.
Has anyone else experienced this as well?

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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June 20, 2022

I feel your relief, Bob!! I'm glad you figured it out and are back on track.

 

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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b2bgroupAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
June 20, 2022

BARB!!
IT WAS THE MOUSE!! I swapped out my Apple Magic Mouse for an old Macally wired mouse that I use for a server and the arrowhead and stroke width dropdown menus worked perfectly!
Now I have to figure out what the heck is going on with my wireless mouse!

Bob 

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b2bgroupAuthor
Inspiring
June 20, 2022

Thanks, Barb, for the tip. I did try both rebuilding the preferences and rebuilding the cache to no avail.
When I click on the arrowhead menu it shows up for a split second and then it’s gone. I may try a different older wired mouse just to rule out the Magic Mouse I use. I also find that the line width drop down menu is doing the same thing. Damn annoying it is.

Bob 

Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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June 20, 2022

There are different ways to reset preferences. The most basic way is to use the keyboard shortcut when starting and design. Is that what you did? If so, I would move on to rebuilding cache and preferences. My guess is that will take care of the problem.

https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-resetting-preferences-and-deleting-the-cache/

 

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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