My dialog windows appear off the screen...please help

[Virgule71]

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

[John Hawkinson]

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

[Kipp_Ky_Eva]

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.

[dlatzen · Accepted solution]

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

[gogonikko]

Your "System Preferences/Displays/Scaled" solution worked perfectly! Thank you, dlatzen!

[FritzMiller]

Yes! Thank you Dlatzen!

[Sally Pfeiffer]

dlatzen ~ Genius! Thanks!

[Brynn5D90]

This tip was immensely helpful, even 7.5 years on. Thank you!!!

[misslempke]

I have the same issue but on PC, cant seem to find the solution you mention. could you direct me to the steps to follow for PC? TIA!

[Joy-Marcus]

This doesn't work for the Find/Change function. Trying to solve this now.

[TerDor]

Thank you Johh! This worked for me. 

[misslempke]

I have the same issue but on PC, cant seem to find the solution you mention. could you direct me to the steps to follow for PC? TIA!

[Pyetro]

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

[marcb66]

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]

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!!!

[jasona1902123]

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

[Olivié Charbonneau]

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. 

[arlyne45290292]

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. 

[Lucie243430159xjp]

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

[presbyterians52512589]

This is the only thing that worked for me too, thank you 🙂

[kiwireviews.nz]

The ONLY solution that worked for me too! Even the alt-space-m trick didn't work, because I was unable to select the window, only elements within it. Thank you Arlyne!

[andreakazlauskas · Accepted solution]

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.

[Paola32474636eccj]

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

[Brian27472827l5wr]

I am attempting this with a Paragraph Style dialog window that appeared mostly offscreen on Windows 10. Nothing happens when I press alt + space. I know I have the pop-up active because when I typed "m" in hopes of selecting "move," it renamed my paragraph style to "m."