CS6 pen tool not working properly

[natalieb9807]

Hi,

Recently when I use the pen tool in InDesign it treats it as a shape and not a stroke. When I go to close the path it doesn't give me the little empty circe indicating that the path will close. Also when I click on the shape using the selection tool it frames it with a box as if it's a shape not a line. When I'm starting a new path it defaults to a no stroke or fill option.

I have reset my preferences and also cleared my cache. Is there another setting or preference that has been selected that i'm unaware of?

Thanks,

Natalie

[winterm]

Recently when I use the pen tool in InDesign it treats it as a shape and not a stroke.

How do you know that?

When I go to close the path it doesn't give me the little empty circe indicating that the path will close.

Where you go? What circle? Usually we close open path by clicking an icon in Pathfinder panel. Would you mind a screenshot?

Also when I click on the shape using the selection tool it frames it with a box as if it's a shape not a line.

That's normal behavior of Selection tool. Try Direct Selection.

When I'm starting a new path it defaults to a no stroke or fill option.

Check your stroke/fill defaults with nothing selected.

[Barb Binder]

Winterm, InDesign shows a circle next to the Pen cursor when you return to the starting anchor point, indicating that you are about to close the path.

~Barb

[Barb Binder]

Natalie:

Are you accustomed to using the Pen tool in InDesign? It's a little different from Illustrator. Except for the missing circle, everything else sounds normal to me.

~Barb

[natalieb9807]

Yes I work in InDesign most of the time. This started happening recently and I'm not sure what changed about my InDesign CS6 version.

[winterm]

OK. As Barb said, except missing circle (thank You, Barb, I missed that), everything else sounds normal.

1. Does this happen in all documents, including brand new?

2. What if you click with the Pen tool on the starting point with no circle? Does it close the path?

3. Are you able to close the path using Pathfinder panel?

[JeffreySmith]

Are you using the Pencil tool instead of the Pen tool?

[natalieb9807]

JeffreySmith, I'm not using the pencil tool, only the pen tool.

[Barb Binder]

Natalie:

What operating system are you using?

~Barb

[Barb Binder]

And FWIW, I just booted up CS6 on an old Mac and I don't have the circle, either.

~Barb

[natalieb9807]

Barb - I'm using macOS Mojave version 10.14.5 with CS6 InDesign.

Maybe this changed during a last update and I didn't realize it until now.

[Steve Werner]

There are multiple reports of application problems and difficulties when trying to run your old InDesign CS6 (circa 2012) under Mojave. I don't think it's compatible.

Do a Google search on "indesign cs6 mojave" and you'll see.