Arrow tool selecting text when I don't want it to

Hi @kevins42458544:

Where are you clicking on the text frame? Over the words, or over the in port or out port?

If over the ports, that is expected behavior. If over the words, the consider rebuilding cache/preferences. 

https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/

~Barb

EDIT: double clicking the text with the Selection tool is a shortcut to change to the Type tool. It shouldn't be loading the text cursor or offering up the text frame link icon, but as per your title, it will add an insertion point, and if you keep clicking, it will select text. 

Yes. Speed up the double-click settings in your operating system:

In Windows 10-11, Go to your Settings dialog box from your Start menu, to the Devices section, then choose Mouse from the list at left, click the Additional Mouse Settings link, then choose the Buttons tab and change the double-click setting to as fast as you can reasonably activate/de-activate the proxy. If you're using Windows 7 or 8, you can go to the Control Panel and navigate your way to the Mouse/Keyboard section and do the same thing.

On Macs, you can do the same thing by opening System Preferences, choose the Accessibility preferences, choose Pointer Control from the list at left and then speed up your double-click speed as appropriate.

Hope this helps,

Randy