How to remove Thin Line Appearing Around Text Blocks in InDesign

[jenny_7449]

How do I get rid of a thin box that is appearing around my text blocks, interfering with other things on the page. If I move "Contents," everything else moves, too.

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[Robert at ID-Tasker · Accepted solution]

It's a Text Wrap. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/text-wrap.html

[jenny_7449]

Yes!!! I didn't try that becasue I never set it to be a Text Wrap. Why in the world would it suddenly do that! Now I can fix all of them! (5 or 6)

Thank you!!!

[rob day]

Why in the world would it suddenly do that!

If you inadvertently set a wrap in the Text Wrap panel with nothing selected:

It would become the default for every new text frame you create:

So make sure with no text frames selected, you have the No text wrap icon set in the Text Wrap panel before creating new text frames

[Susan Culligan]

It looks like you have "Show frame edges" on. See screenshot. For PC, press Ctl/H and they'll disappear.

Uh oh--I reread James's answer and see that he's right. It's a text wrap. Ignore my previous answer!

[Susan Culligan]

Sorry, I don't know the shortcut on Mac.

[jenny_7449]

No, that wasn't it. Thanks anyway.

[jenny_7449]

It is the very thin box around the center, not the text wrap part.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

It is the very thin box around the center, not the text wrap part.

By @jenny_7449

You mean the thicker blue rectangle close to CONTENTS word? It's a graphical representation of the TextFrame's edges. 

It's better to have it visible - if you want to temporarily hide all of them - click somewhere to deselect anything and press W - Preview Mode. One more time and you'll go back to Normal Mode. 

Screen Modes:

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/workspace-basics.html

Show / Hide Frame Edges:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/laying-out-frames-pages.html#:~:text=To%20show%20or%20hide%20...

[Mike Witherell · Accepted solution]

I agree. It looks like Text Wrap is turned on for that frame.

If you want to hide frame edges, try the View menu > Extras > Hide Frame Edges

Ctrl+Cmd+H on macOS