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I just downloaded InDesign and cannot edit or do anything

frojasc
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Apr 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023

Hi, i just downloaded indesign and all options are greyed out and cannot edit or add anything. What am I missing??

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jmlevy Community Expert
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Apr 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023

What happens exactly? Do you mean you can open an existing file but you can't do any modification on this file? Maybe the layers are locked? Or the frames?

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Willi Adelberger Community Expert
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Apr 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023

How and where did you download InDesign?

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Eugene Tyson Community Expert
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Apr 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023
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Can you please provide more information, along with the questions already asked?

What OS? What version of Indesign? 

Can you provide screenshots and all the info you can please?

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