Only one layer will show at a time in InDesign

[Dana Parsons]

I have several Indesign documents that I use as templates. I replace the links, change the colors and then export as jpgs. Each document has multiple layers. I turn layers off and on as I need them to create the jpgs. Then all of a sudden, all the layers hide and only one layer will show at a time. The only remedy I have found is to close the document and reopen it. Any ideas on why this is happening and how to stop it?

[kglad]

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[Manan Joshi]

Does this happen with all the documents or just a particular document? If just one, then probably the document is corrupt, export it to IDML and then resave it as an INDD file. This should help correct the corruption in the document.

-Manan

[Willi Adelberger]

This behavior is normal if you hold down the option/alt key. Check if your keyboard is free and working fine. 

[Dana Parsons]

Thank you. I think I am probably accidently holding down the alt key. Once done is there a way to undo it without closing the document?

[Steve Werner]

Alt/Option clicking TOGGLES between showing one layer and showing all layers!