InDesign: Align Tool Stopped Working

[Johnchawaii]

I have been working on an Indesign project for days and suddnely the Align Objects stopped working.

I am using InDesign 2020 downloaded from my subscription to the Creative Cloud Suite.

I use Align Objects to aling text boxes and photos.

I have tried closing and reopening the file and then reinstalling InDesign.

Can anyone tell me why Align Objects would suddnely stop working?

Can anyone tell me how I can get it working again?

Thank you,

John

[Johnchawaii · Accepted solution]

I just figured it out.

For some reason the setting: "Align To Margins" had gotten changed to "Align to Selection".

Yikes, that was strange and time consuming.

I have no idea how this setting got changed.

[Eugene Tyson]

You must have inadvertently clicked it.

[Marc Xara]

The same happened to me. You can find this in the Align Panel (window > objetcs & layout > align) in the panel after the "Distribute Objects" Section.

[defaultf7ulsj0860wx]

My align panel went blank and I can't get it back up. I have restarted my computer and indesign. Photo below. Any solutions?

[Eugene Tyson]

Try resetting your preferences:
The easiest way to reset everything is to delete the InDesign preferences: as soon as InDesign starts to boot hold down Shift, Alt, Ctrl (and Apple/Cmd if working on a Macintosh). A dialog will appear asking to delete the InDesign Preferences, select 'Yes' on this dialog.
Further info and instructions here if needed:
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/kb/indesign-preferences-support-file-locations.html

[defaultf7ulsj0860wx]

Thanks. Yeah I reinstalled Indesign and that fixed it. Appreciate the reply.

[Eugene Tyson]

Sometimes reinstalling rarely fixes everything - you can do a complete reinstall using the
Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

[shruti0D4A]

The same happened to me! Gee thanks, life saver!

[Addi34745416bajn]

You just saved me so much time thank you!