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Indesign scale text size with text box - Text Frame Options

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Hi All

I used to be able to scale a text box with cmd and shift and the text would scale with the text box

Now using Indesign CC this doesn't happen.

I think I need to change the settings in the Text Frame Options window.

What do I need to change to scale the text with the text box.

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Steve WernerCorrect answer

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I uninstalled InDesign, reinstalled it. Nothing works.

I deleted old preferences and caches as described here: CC 2018 InDesign—Don't Import previous settings and preferences and still nothing works.

I can't duplicate, I can't resize, etc.

I need to finish this contrat by the end of this morning and I really need help.

Thanks!

Christian,

Have you tried rebooting, then running InDesign first before other applications to see if it works then. I gave Chrome plug-ins as an example of things that could conflict with InDesign keyboard modifiers. There are other applications that can do that but you'll have to launch applications one at a time to see.

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corporatem48203709

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I tried using the adjust layout option to resize a A4 size booklet with 40 pages to A5 size all at once. but the text doesn't seem to resize. Has anyone has this issue? Do I have to do any settings in preferences?

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Yenka

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I have exact the same problem, looked everywhere online but did not find an anwser. Now trying to contact Adobe, there must be a way.... So annoying!

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nedw71057550

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Here's a solution that surprised me. I'd seen people in this thread saying to go into preferences, so I hit "Command + ," which usually opens preferences in most Mac apps, but instead, it scaled down the content, including the text size! Turns out "Command + ," scales everything down by 1%, and "Command + ." scales everything up by 1%. Others are probably already familiar with these key commands, but they're new to me, and it solved the problem, so I figured I'd share it here.

(P.S. Adding the Option key to the combination changes the scaling percentage to 5%)

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Katie Giddings

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on my mac this just zooms in or out, it doesn’t scale anything.

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Anubhav M

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Hello @Katie Giddings

I’m sorry to hear you’re having similar trouble with InDesign. Would you mind trying to reset InDesign’s preferences as described in this article (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/desktop/get-started/settings-and-preferences/reset-settings-preferences.html) and checking if it helps?

Disclaimer: Please note that renaming preferences folders will remove all the custom settings, and InDesign will launch with default settings. You can also save a backup of the folders in case you want to. The location is mentioned above.

If the problem persists, kindly share more details, such as the versions of the OS/InDesign installed, and a brief screen recording of your workflow, so we can better assist you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Anubhav

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B.Sanders

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I had the same issue, where cmd+shift would scale the size but not the text. I fixed it by going to the preferences>general>object editing and making sure that the adjust scaling percentage was on under the "When Scaling:" vs the apply to content and it fixed it!

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Dennis Davidson

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That didn't work for me.

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Barb Binder

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Did you try the Free Transform tool with the Shift key, Dennis?

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~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Barb Binder

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Until you figure out the conflict, you could try the Free Transform tool, along with the Shift key and see if that works.

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~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Steve Werner

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It works for me in the current version InDesign CC 2015.

Tell us more about your InDesign version and computer platform.

Start by restoring your InDesign preferences:

Trash, Replace, Reset, or Restore the application Preferences

Does Cmd + Shift scaling work correctly for scaling a picture and its contents?

If that also doesn't work, you may have third party software interfering with your modifier keys. For example, some Chrome plug-ins can cause this problem.

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myttmtAuthor

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I'm on a Mac OX El Capitan, Indesign 11.3.0.34

I've deleted the preferences but still getting the same result.

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Steve Werner

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You didn't answer my question about using Cmd + Shift for scaling pictures. If that doesn't work, there is conflicting third party software.

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