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Stephen5F9F
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October 10, 2023
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Problems with Text in InDesign on MAC OS Ventura!

  • October 10, 2023
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Hi Everyone,
When Im typing or amending text in a normal text box in InDesign it suddenly disappears/ goes blank.
I have to zoom in & out to restore my view of my text to continue,..but 5characters on it does the same thing.
I've reinstalled Indesign with no improvement. It's a Refurbished Mac - could this be the problem?

PLEASE help. Does anyone have any ideas???. 

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    October 10, 2023

    Hi @Stephen5F9F:

     

    What version of Ventura are you using? The current version is 13.6. If you want to upgrade to see if it helps, you'll need to scroll down past the promoted Somoma upgrade. The Ventura upgrade option is listed at the very bottom. That said, definitely try Bob's suggestion of disabling GPU Performance. It's in InDesign > Preferences > GPU Performance. 

     

    Using a refurbished Mac should not be an issue, assuming that it meets, or ideally exceeds, the minimum system requirements. I'm on a Mac (Ventura 13.6, InDesign 18.4) and not experiencing this issue. I do keep GPU Performance disabled though, because it slows down the screen redraw time occasionally.

     

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 10, 2023

    Turn off the rulers, enable GPU Performance or any combination of the two. There are countless others posting the same issue after rushing into the Sonoma upgrade.

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