InDesign stops showing right panel options, specially the CHARACTER and PARAGRAPH tabs

[DaddyDoom]

So this is an issue that has been poppin' up every once in a while.

Out of nowhere, the left tabs stop displaying the options, specially the CHARACTER and PARAGRAPH tabs.

I can unfold both tabs, but there are no options in them (see attached).

Other tabs remain active and available, but these two, of the most important, just cease working.
I quit and restart the app, and the problem persists, and I end up having to reboot the machine.
I'm on a late 2015 iMac running Monterey.

Adobe apps are becoming a mess of instability.

I've reported dozens of sudden crashes, troubleshoots. 8 out of 9 times, InDesign crashes when quitting, which is funny but not really.
Getting tired of this.

  

[kglad]

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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[jmlevy]

Try to reset preferences: quit InDesign and relaunch it while holding down the  Shift, Ctrl, Alt and Cmd keys? Don't release the keys until you see a warning message asking for confirmation.

[Barb Binder]

This is most likely an issue of corrupt preferences. Those files/folders are updated every time you open and close InDesign and corruption is going to happen at some point.

Take a look at this post and work your way from the top to the bottom, checking after each step and stopping when this is resolved.

https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/

~Barb