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cfdcrochet
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April 8, 2022
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Can't adjust stroke/line length?

  • April 8, 2022
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I'm having a weird issue where, when I create a stroke (just a simple line, .25pt) in InDesign (I'm up to date with the latest version, on late 2012 iMac 27" running Catalina 10.15.7) and then I go to adjust that line's length by grabbing one end and dragging -- the line bounces back to the original length I made it! The only way I can adjust its length is to manually type in a new length.

 

Is there a setting somewhere that I'm missing that is making my lines/strokes uneditable? I'm new to this version of InDesign — recently *finally* upgraded from my trusty old CS4. Thanks for any help.

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Correct answer SJRiegel

The lines in your document (and on straight lines in a new document on my machine) snap back only if I am holding down the shift key while trying to re-size them. Otherwise, they resize as expected. 

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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April 11, 2022

Hi cfdcrochet,

please provide a sample document so that we can test your case.

 

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

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cfdcrochetAuthor
Inspiring
April 11, 2022

This is happening in every document. I've attached a sample document where I made a few different lines. When I go to adjust the length of any of these lines, by clicking/dragging on either end, they pop back to the original length (i.e. they won't stay at the new adjusted length).

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SJRiegelCorrect answer
Legend
April 11, 2022

The lines in your document (and on straight lines in a new document on my machine) snap back only if I am holding down the shift key while trying to re-size them. Otherwise, they resize as expected. 

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    cfdcrochetAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 8, 2022

    Re-upping this in hopes that someone has an answer, although I'm starting to wonder if this is somehow only happening to me.

    Peter Spier
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    Peter SpierCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 9, 2022

    How much adjustemnt are you making? Might be snapping to a grid, hidden guide, or object (paricularly to the pixel grid if you have the rulers set for pixels).

    If this is not a plausible scenario, thry resetting the preferences: Reset InDesign Preferences and Other Troubleshooting 

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    SJRiegel
    Legend
    April 11, 2022

    Thank you. Restarting my computer didn't fix it, and I tried resetting the preferences, but that didn't work either. Any other ideas? What about going back to a previous InDesign version and/or reinstalling the application?


    Is this in every document? Can you share a document that has this issue via dropbox or other file sending service?

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