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Objects transparent but opacity is 100%

Community Beginner ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

Hi, I am working on a document and whenever I create a new rectangle or ellipse the object shows as transparent even though the opacity is set to 100%. There are no transparencies applied under the FX section either - I cannot seem to find a solution to this issue!

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Community Beginner , Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

Hello! I figured it out - I'm not sure how or where the transparency was applied - however there was an option under Objects to "clear all transparencies" and this fixed the problem.

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Community Expert ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

You say transparent, so it is filled with a colour or image and that shows what is beneath? Standard, of course, frames have a fill of [none]...

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

Yes, the object fill is a colour and there is no stroke colour or lineweight.

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Community Expert ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

Is this object applied a tint and set to multiple? Properties panel is not showing theses attributes.

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

I am unsure if a tint is applied and or set to multiple - I am a beginner in Indesign, unsure where to find tint.

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Community Expert ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

With object selected, swatch panel will show tints. The effect panel will show a transparent mode applied.

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Community Expert ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

An object is considered transparent when any of these attributes are applied: drop shadows, glows, bevels, gradations, opacity, etc. And this applies to the object, fill and stroke.

If every new frame is transparent once it is created, you can set the default for that frame by closing all documents, and set the desired attributes, without any transpareny applied.

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

How would I go about setting the desired attributes?

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

Hello! I figured it out - I'm not sure how or where the transparency was applied - however there was an option under Objects to "clear all transparencies" and this fixed the problem.

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New Here ,
Oct 28, 2024 Oct 28, 2024

THANK YOU for putting in how you figured out how to solve this problem. I had this exact issue, couldn't figure out how to fix it. 

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New Here ,
Dec 12, 2024 Dec 12, 2024

Darn, this didn't fix it for me. Never seen this problem before...

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New Here ,
Dec 12, 2024 Dec 12, 2024
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Ok. I was able to make it stop. Somehow an Object Style was being applied suddenly. I went into Object Style and clicked on the "Clear Overrides".

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