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Can't adjust stroke/line length?

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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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Laubender

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Hi cfdcrochet,

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

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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cfdcrochetAuthor

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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).

Line_test.zip

Peter Spier

Community Expert

Hallelujah!! Wow, I feel a bit silly, but I guess I'll try to blame it on the fact that I only recently upgraded to InDesign 2022 after using CS4 for years — and in CS4, I always held down SHIFT when adjusting line lengths in order to keep them straight while adjusting.

Thank you SO. MUCH. for helping me figure this out!

I'm with you on holding the shift key to kee things straight. That works if you use the Direct Select tool to move one of the end points.

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cfdcrochetAuthor

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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

Community Expert

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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cfdcrochetAuthor

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Thanks. I wondered about snapping to a grid or guide, but it doesn't matter how much (or how little) I try to adjust the line — it just pops back to its original length. I even tried new documents and new lines to see if I could make it work, but no go.

I hate to have to reset all my preferences, etc.? Upgrading was already such a pain. But not being able to do something as simple as adjusting a line is definitely a problem.

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