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Feb 7, 2017 8:58 PM UTC
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Indesign Objects "jumping" when selected

Hi! Need some help. I'm using Indesign CC and when I try to select any object it jumps down and to the left without me actually moving it. Anyone experience anything similar and figure out a fix? It only happens once in a while but once it starts, I can't work within the document anymore.

HELP!

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    Inspiring
    May 29, 2019 8:12 PM UTC

    I just had the same problem and I found the answer in my case. Maybe it applies to your case.

    cs6 - Illustrator moves anything I select - Graphic Design Stack Exchange : https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/12664/illustrator-moves-anything-i-select

    Whenever I select an object by clicking on it in Illustrator CS6, the second I move my mouse it moves the object. Is there a way around this? I just need to select an object and then change it's color or font but as soon as I move my mouse, the object is moved 3-4 pixels.

    • I had Rightzoom running in the background and once I turned it off, all was well.
    • Rightzoom was the culprit for me too.
      • Added it to the exceptions list and all is well in Illustrator land.

    It worked!

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    Participant
    Mar 26, 2021 8:59 PM UTC

    where is this right zoom feature?

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    Rene Andritsch
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    Dec 19, 2023 1:33 PM UTC

    Right Zoom is a third party App. Try to deacivate it if you have issues in other apps if you have it installed.

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    Participant
    May 9, 2019 8:38 AM UTC

    I just started having this same issue! When I click on an object, for example - a text box, it jumps to the left. A large jump, like say 50-100px. At first I thought maybe my arrows keys on my butterfly keyboard were getting stuck but they should only nudge it a pixel at a time. Then the other day, objects started jumping to the right. Today they're jumping to the left again. I have to reboot to fix.

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    Participant
    Feb 9, 2017 2:40 AM UTC

    Well I did a new document and it was not happening at first. Now it is again. I haven't done anything different than I used to. The only difference is that I updated to CC instead of CS6. Here's a video.

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    cmgap
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    Feb 9, 2017 2:26 PM UTC

    Thanks for the video... what workspace are you in? Can you post a screen shot of the entire application window with panels open? Have you recently worked on adding interactivity to your objects?

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    cmgap
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    Feb 8, 2017 2:14 AM UTC

    Can you provide more information? Try opening a new document and add an object - any object. Can you repeat this behavior in a new document? The closest I've ever come to what you are describing is when using step and repeat functionality. I don't think anyone can make the behavior you are describing happen in order to trouble shoot it.

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