Can't adjust dash and gap on a dashed stroke

[Baiba-enivo]

Hello!

I can't change dash and gap when creating a stroke, the field is always grayed out (inactive). It works on my colleagues computers, but doesn't on mine.
Any ideas what can be wrong?

[Eugene Tyson]

Can you confirm you're using InDesign?

I don't see the same options on my InDesign panel.

[Baiba-enivo]

Indesign. By choosing last option in Stroke Type panel.

[Eugene Tyson]

Oh yes.. oh my such a long time since I've used it I must have forgotten.

If it's not working as intended try resetting your preferences:
The easiest way to reset everything is to delete the InDesign preferences: as soon as InDesign starts to boot hold down Shift, Alt, Ctrl (and Apple/Cmd if working on a Macintosh). A dialog will appear asking to delete the InDesign Preferences, select 'Yes' on this dialog.
Further info and instructions here if needed:
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/kb/indesign-preferences-support-file-locations.html

It is working for me - forgot this feature even existed... silly me.

[Laubender]

Hm.

Can you show the selected object in your Layers panel?

Maybe something's odd with the element you want to apply the dashed stroke?

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Baiba-enivo]

Object is simple line.

[Laubender]

Thanks.

Hm. Very odd indeed.

I wonder if the inability to edit the values for dash and gap at the bottom of the panel are because of a new feature of InDesign, that I for example left at default values, I mean User Interface Scaling that can be found in the Preferences. You may look into that.

Perhaps reset all options to their defaults:

Regards,

Uwe Laubender

( ACP )