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Virgule71
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December 10, 2011
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My dialog windows appear off the screen...please help

  • December 10, 2011
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Many of my dialog windows such as paragraph styles, or when I place items appear off the screen (I see the bottom of the window, but not the top which means I cannot move them around)  - Any suggestions?

Laurie

    Correct answer andreakazlauskas

    A workaround for WINDOW USERS
    > click on the pop-up (make it active) and press alt + space, then select 'Move' using your keyboard, and proceed to move the popup to where it's fully visible using your keyboard arrows.

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    andreakazlauskasCorrect answer
    Participant
    December 20, 2023

    A workaround for WINDOW USERS
    > click on the pop-up (make it active) and press alt + space, then select 'Move' using your keyboard, and proceed to move the popup to where it's fully visible using your keyboard arrows.

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      Paola32474636eccj
      Participant
      October 31, 2024

      THIIIIIISSSS. I tried everything else, now my display scale is messed up but this was the solution

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        arlyne45290292
        Participant
        March 12, 2022

        For me, what finally fixed it was changing the display orientation. For reference, I have a PC and it was under system>display>display orientation > portrait and then I was able to see the whole dialogue box and drag it down and then I changed it back to landscape. 

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          Lucie243430159xjp
          Participant
          May 6, 2022

          Life saver! This is the only solution that worked for me too. Thanks.

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            jasona1902123
            Participant
            November 17, 2020

            Unplugged monitor and plugged it in again. Fixed it for me.

              Olivié Charbonneau
              Olivié Charbonneau
              Participating Frequently
              December 5, 2020

              If you lost your dialog windows on a multi-screen setup (typicaly a dialog window is out of frame in a disabled or turned of screen) : disable the second / tird screen temporarily, close application, launch application. All dialog windows are reset to their default position in the single screen. Re-enable second / third screen. 

                Pyetro
                Pyetro
                Participant
                May 19, 2017

                Here the definitive solution, nothing of the other worked for me, while resetting InDesign preferences works great!!

                http://www.tech4pub.com/2012/10/10/indesign-tip-reset-preferences-to-improve-performance/

                here the hot part:

                Re-create Damaged Preference Files

                1. Quit InDesign, then relaunch the application and immediately hold down the following key combinations for your OS:

                • Mac OS X: CTL+OPT+CMD+Shift
                • Windows: CTL+ALT+Shift

                2.  A dialog appears, asking “Delete InDesign Preference Files?” Click Yes

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                  marcb66
                  Participating Frequently
                  January 27, 2020

                  None of the mentioned solutions did it for me for the Fin/Change window. I could however with (Windows) Alt-Space, M(ove) move the window back.

                    kateb59970153
                    kateb59970153
                    Participant
                    October 25, 2021

                    nothing else worked for me (on PC) and i didn't want to delete/reset preferences. THIS answer worked, I was finally able to move the Find/Change dialog box. thank you!!!

                     

                      John Hawkinson
                      John Hawkinson
                      Inspiring
                      December 11, 2011

                      Reset your workspace. If, for instance, you're using the [Essentials], then Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials.

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                        Kipp_Ky_Eva
                        Participant
                        December 28, 2012

                        I am having the same issue.  I am using CS6, and my 'Effects' box is off the screen and unusable.  I have tried resetting the workspace, changing the workspace, restarting the program, rebooting the system, switching between multiple and single monitor....all with no effect.  The dialog box is always in the same place; in the upper left of the screen.  Any further help would be appreciated.

                        Mac OS X 10.8.2

                        InDesign CS6 with the latest updates

                        15" MacBook Pro Retina

                        FIXED:  As soon as I posted this, I had a thought.  While that dialog box was active, I went to System Preferences>Displays>Gather Windows.  May or may not work for original poster.

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                          dlatzen
                          Participating Frequently
                          July 11, 2013

                          I tried the solution that Kipp Ky\'Eva posted, but I could not find a "Gather Windows" option (after I hooked up my second monitor,  I saw that this dialog box was also displaying offscreen).

                          I found another solution that worked for me though:

                          Go to System Preferences>Displays.

                          Click "Scaled".

                          Note the screen resolution you are currently using.

                          Change the screen resolution to anything, and then change it back to your original setting.

                          For me, that reset the display with all the windows back in their places.

                          Source: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=359732

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