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Invisible object or text during dragging & moving

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February 26, 2020
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Most of the time I still use InDesign CS6 where when I drag and move an object or a text frame, I can see a content of the object during moving. But in newer versions of InDesign it is not working like that, I just see a empty bouding box during moving.

Is this feature?

I still can NOT believe that it is a normal beaviour.

Please, can anybody confirm and explain it to me?

Lukas

Correct answer rob day

The Preference is in Interface> Live Screen Drawing

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FYI, changing that to immediate can have a negative impact on performance. Leave it at delayed and use the click-hold-drag method.

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The Preference is in Interface> Live Screen Drawing

Legend

Thanks Rob. I didn't have InDesign in front of me at the time...

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Legend

If you click the object, and hold it for a few seconds, then drag, you'll see the entire object move.

Alternatively, in Preferences (I think under "Display Performance") you can change an option so it's immediate.

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