Character styles — the underlie not working

[angelos1974]

Just updated to InDesign 2024 19.2.

I am trying the create a charecter style for hyperlinks but the underline function keeps defaulting to 0 line thickness

line weight keeps defaulting to 0

I am not sure if this is an Adobe or a Mac Fault.

I am using OS 12.7.3 and unfortunatly for me that’s the newest I can Upgrade on my iMac

If anyone has any suggestions would be appeciated.

Thanks in advance

[Eugene Tyson]

When you create the style and apply it - can you add the underline manually?
If you can - then try right clicking the style when it's active and use Redefine Style

Might be a hiccup

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[angelos1974]

Thanks for your reply Eugene, I have tried it on a few new and old documents re-started the computer also but still get the same issue. My previous version of InDesign works as it should. 

It turns out that If I choose an Auto underline weight it defaults to zero but if a put a number it accepts it and works ok.

[Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com]

... If I choose an Auto underline weight it defaults to zero but if a put a number it accepts it and works ok.

By @angelos1974

And that's how that dialogue box was designed: it wants a hard numeric value in the weight field, not auto.

Just as an overall suggestion, "auto" anywhere can change throughout a document or within your version of software. It's hard to know when the algorithim behind the scenes has been changed.

In most cases, it's highly recommended to set values like that when you can, rather than use Auto.

[Eugene Tyson]

Ah - you had Auto selected - that makes sense now.