Can't See Objects on Pasteboard Mac ID2020

[Richard Groff]

My pasteboard isn't showing text in frames. The frame itself is visible but not the text. Objects also aren't visible unless actually selected. I have the same Preference settings that I've always had.

[Richard Groff]

Problem solved! Sorry!

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

You appear to be in preview mode.

[Babington. Co]

Hi Bob, I'm hoping you can help me solve the same problem: nothing on my pasteboard is visible. In my case, I'm in the Normal screenmode. (I dont knonw if I should have started a new post. Sorry if I should have. I hope you see this.) Thanks.

[BobLevine]

Are you sure you're not in preview mode? Because it sure sounds like you are.

[Babington. Co]

Wow, that was quick. Thanks Bob! I figured it out. I was not in preview mode but I had zoomed out so much that I was viewing my grouped objects in the far nethers of outer space beyond the pasteboard. When I dragged the grouped objects closer to the document, they showed up on the pasteboard. Thanks again for trying to help! 

[Topia Water]

Hi guys, 

I'm having a similar issue where can't see things that I place onto my pasteboard. I can see the bounding box while hovering over it but not the actual subject.

I use the pasteboard a lot to hold elements that I will later use as a part of my design. I have tried checking if I'm in preview mode, and disabeling the overprint preview mode, as well as matching my pasteboard to the colour theme. I have aslo tried changing my pasteboard margins to 0 but nothing has worked so far.

I would really appreciate any guidance on how to resolve this.

Thank you

[leo.r]

I have aslo tried changing my pasteboard margins to 0 but nothing has worked so far.

By @Topia Water

so what your pasteboard margins are now? because if they're zero then you indeed won't see anything on the pasteboard.

[michelles16826585]

Make sure your pasteboard margins are NOT set to 0. Horizontal should be set to same width as your document and vertical set to 1in.