Stroke won’t change on text - iPad AI

[Vicki35314831831m]

I've looked everywhere for this answer and I'm having no luck . I can not get the stroke size to change on a text I'm using. It was working fine earlier today on another artboard.  Please save my sanity 

[Monika Gause]

could it be that you are in Outline view?

[Vicki35314831831m]

No. It's in preview mode . Sooo stumped 

[Monika Gause]

are you sure?

Please show which ont this is.

Please apply a red color to it and make the stroke thinner, like 10 points.

Please show the layers panel.

[Vicki35314831831m]

Actually it was in outline mode even tho the preview box was checked. That's another issue I am constantly facing in AI- sometimes it appears that changes I've made are not occurring  but when I close the window and see that image in the gallery, I can see that those  changes were actually made  .  
thanks for the help.