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Anya23
Anya23
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October 1, 2019
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InDesign masking half my shape

  • October 1, 2019
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Every time I try to make a shape in InDesign, it masks out half of the shape. I can see that it is a proper circle, but don't know how to undo the auto-masking that is occurring. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

      Correct answer MasterAlexander

      Hi!! There!!
      this is very easy to fix.. just follow >>
      Select any of your shape that's in half
      Go to Effects on your  menu board on your right side than > click on Object: (Object: normal 100%)

      if you see on Object a FX icon on side of it. that's mean the shape it's in mode of FX..

      so, Right click on it and delete it. 

      Done.. 😃

       

      hope that helps.. 

      4 replies

      Barb Binder
      Community Expert
      Barb BinderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 6, 2020

      So what was it, Alexander? A gradient feather with both color stops at 50%?

       

      ~Barb

       

       

      ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
        MasterAlexander
        MasterAlexander
        Participant
        February 12, 2020

        Hey Barb..


        I'm 98% sure that's what happend.

        on @jesca023 situation was 50% (transparent) and 50% (the color).

         

        ~Alexandre 

        MasterAlexander
        MasterAlexanderCorrect answer
        Participant
        February 5, 2020

        Hi!! There!!
        this is very easy to fix.. just follow >>
        Select any of your shape that's in half
        Go to Effects on your  menu board on your right side than > click on Object: (Object: normal 100%)

        if you see on Object a FX icon on side of it. that's mean the shape it's in mode of FX..

        so, Right click on it and delete it. 

        Done.. 😃

         

        hope that helps.. 

          Anya23
          Anya23Author
          Known Participant
          February 5, 2020

          Thank you so much!! That fixed it! I really appreciate it 🙂 

            MasterAlexander
            MasterAlexander
            Participant
            February 12, 2020

            No Problem!!

             

            ~Alexandre 

            Barb Binder
            Community Expert
            Barb BinderCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            October 16, 2019

            Hi Jesca:

             

            Is it a display issue? Is your video driver up  to date?

            Did you try disabling GPU performance? Click the spaceship on the application bar.

            Does it print that way?

             

            ~Barb

            ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
            Eric Dumas
            Community Expert
            Eric DumasCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            October 1, 2019

            Hi,

            Can you confirm the version of InDesign and Operating System you are using?

            Can you confirm that the issue persist even if you zoom in/out? sometimes the display does not refresh correctly. 

            Does this persist if you change the display type and the colour of the fill?

            Can you add in your screenshot the status of the panels: Layers, Swatches...

            Anya23
            Anya23Author
            Known Participant
            October 1, 2019

            Hi,

            macOS Mojave version 10.14.6. Adobe InDesign version 14.0.3. The issue persists if I zoom in or out, and is the same when I try to make multiple shapes. Fill colour changes as well but the issue persists. See attached for screenshots, thank you.

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

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