Entering the numeral 2 activates a paragraph style sheet

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October 3, 2022
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I have about 15 paragraph styles set up in my InDesign document. When I make an edit and enter the numeral '2,' the paragraph switches to another one of my style sheets, in this case an intro paragraph with a drop cap. Any ideas why this may be happening? I can game it by copying plain text into the document to get my '2', but it creates an inconvenience for editing since there are lots of numbers in the document and plenty of '2's'.

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Correct answer Laubender

Hi @sbstarr ,

I've seen that as well on a customer's InDesign document.

No idea why this happens. Could to be a strange bug when opening an InDesign document from an older version in a newer one. At least that was my impression …

If the IDML route will not work identify the style that is enabled when typing "2", build it from scratch with a new name and substitute the old one with the new one you just built.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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Laubender

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hi @sbstarr ,

I've seen that as well on a customer's InDesign document.

No idea why this happens. Could to be a strange bug when opening an InDesign document from an older version in a newer one. At least that was my impression …

If the IDML route will not work identify the style that is enabled when typing "2", build it from scratch with a new name and substitute the old one with the new one you just built.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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sbstarrAuthor

Participant

Many thanks to you Uwe! This eliminated the issue. A weird glitch, but it's now gone.

Peter Spier

Community Expert

Have you tried exporting the file to .idml?

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sbstarrAuthor

Participant

I did not try that. I'll use that as a last resort, though it's not a big deal.

John Mensinger

Community Expert

When I make an edit and enter the numeral '2,' the paragraph switches to another one of my style sheets, in this case an intro paragraph with a drop cap. Any ideas why this may be happening?