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February 16, 2018
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Frame Tool not working Indesign

  • February 16, 2018
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Hi, can anyone suggest a remedy to this?

When clicking on the rectangle frame tool and drawing -  the box does not remain after drawing.

I have also noticed that the drop down to select different shapes of frame tool is not working either.

I have tried shutting down and reopening a ew document, but still experiencing the same issues.

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    解決に役立った回答 akp Scotland Limited

    Thanks for all the responses.

    We ended up running an update as the indesign was 2017 and so that seemed to work!

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    Inspiring
    January 5, 2023

    That is the kind of problem that happens when the rectangle frame you drew interfers with other layers. If it comes back, you could try hiding all of the layers once and making a rectangle frame to stay on. If it does, then you can toggle the visibility of each one of the layers back on for the purposing of isolating the cause.

     

    Hope this helps

    jane-e
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 16, 2018

    One more thing to check:

    Open your Layers panel. If you haven't on-purpose created layers, you have one layer called Layer 1. Spin it open to see all of the frames you have drawn but can't see. Click the selection indicator (the square on the far right) to select a frame.

    Steve, Barb, and I are all pretty sure you have drawn frames and for some reason can't see them. But if they are actually not there, trashing preferences is the solution.

    akp Scotland Limited作成者解決!
    Participant
    February 16, 2018

    Thanks for all the responses.

    We ended up running an update as the indesign was 2017 and so that seemed to work!

    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 16, 2018

    HI Roz:

    Steve gave you the link to restore InDesign preferences directly above your last reply. But first, have hidden frame edges?

    View > Extras > Show/Hide Frame Edges.

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Jason P HYF
    Participant
    October 22, 2020

    Thanks Barb. Exacly what I'm looking for. 

    Steve Werner
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 16, 2018

    With no stroke weight, you wouldn't see the frame after drawing it in Preview mode.

    Did you have a stroke weight other than 0 pt selected when you started drawing? Are you drawing in Preview mode?

    You can change stroke weight and color in the Control panel (shown below) or in the Stroke panel.

    You can switch between Normal view and Preview view by choosing View > Screen Mode > Normal (or in the Screen Mode menu in the Control panel.

    Steve Werner
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 16, 2018

    If that's not the problem, you can also try restoring your InDesign preferences:

    Trash, Replace, Reset, or Restore the application Preferences

    Participant
    February 16, 2018

    Thanks.

    But we are not in Preview Mode.

    How do we restore the preferences?