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meegee
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October 31, 2024
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How can I turn off the panel that pops up with my cursor in Indesign?

  • October 31, 2024
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Hello!
Every time I go to make an edit a text box in Indesign a little panel pops up attached to my cursor to give me options like "Caps, superscript, etc". I dont need it and becuase it wont go away I have to input twice to add my text and get it to disappear. I have to keep doing it with every text box.

Is there a way of turning off this selection?

 

Thanks

    Correct answer Pariah Burke

    What you're seeing is alternates for a selected character or glyph contained within the font. In your screenshot, for example, you're seeing alternate As available in that font you're using. If you'd like to turn off the alternates popup, follow these steps:

    1. Open InDesign's Preferences from the InDesign menu on Mac or the bottom of the Edit menu on Windows.
    2. Go to the Advanced Type pane.
    3. Disable the checkbox control beside Show for Character Alternates, Frations, Ordinals and Ligatures.
    4. Also disable the option to Show Adornment on Text Selection/Text Frame for more Type controls (this will hide the last vestige of the popup).
    5. Click OK.
    6. Restart InDesign to commit the change to preferences file saved on your computer.

     

     

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    Pariah Burke
    Community Expert
    Pariah BurkeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 31, 2024

    What you're seeing is alternates for a selected character or glyph contained within the font. In your screenshot, for example, you're seeing alternate As available in that font you're using. If you'd like to turn off the alternates popup, follow these steps:

    1. Open InDesign's Preferences from the InDesign menu on Mac or the bottom of the Edit menu on Windows.
    2. Go to the Advanced Type pane.
    3. Disable the checkbox control beside Show for Character Alternates, Frations, Ordinals and Ligatures.
    4. Also disable the option to Show Adornment on Text Selection/Text Frame for more Type controls (this will hide the last vestige of the popup).
    5. Click OK.
    6. Restart InDesign to commit the change to preferences file saved on your computer.

     

     

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      meegeeAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 5, 2024

      Thank you so much Pariah! I saw that in settings and I didnt know what that was :D.
      Much appreciated!

        kglad
        Community Expert
        kgladCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 31, 2024

        in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

        p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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        meegeeAuthor
        Inspiring
        October 31, 2024

        Sorry if it was in the wrong place. It was hard enough working out where I could post and how.

         

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