Text disappearing randomly

[Arturo Cristal]

My text is disappearing randomly. Im on a 24" M1 iMac running ID 16.3.2. I have tried checking and unchecking GPU Performance, restarting, uninstalling and reinstalling. Nothing seems to fix the issue. Is there something I'm missing?

[Laubender]

Hi artw,

you are not alone:

Text layer disappears every time I stop typing. Reappears when I start typing again.
akogan0716, Jul 02, 2021
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/text-layer-disappears-every-time-i-stop-typing-reappears-whe...

Perhaps a workaround:

Do the keyboard shortcut for Recompose All Stories.

Note: There is no menu item for this.

Read this one, it's from 2009, but the keyboard shortcut should still work:

https://creativepro.com/force-text-reflow-when-indesign-forgets-to-flow-the-text/

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Laubender]

Perhaps a workaround:

Do the keyboard shortcut for Recompose All Stories.

Note: There is no menu item for this.

Read this one, it's from 2009, but the keyboard shortcut should still work:

https://creativepro.com/force-text-reflow-when-indesign-forgets-to-flow-the-text/

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Arturo Cristal]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

[Derek Cross]

Try updating to InDesign 16.4 see if it helps resolve the issue.

[Arturo Cristal]

16.3.2 is showing as the most recent release for me. Is there a beta program I need to sign up for to get access to 16.4?

[Derek Cross]

16.4 has been released and is being rolled out.

[BobLevine]

It's on a phased rollout. I would guess it should be available everywhere in the next few days.

[Ashutosh_Mishra · Accepted solution]

Hi All,

We appreciate your patience. Adobe InDesign 16.4 is now available globally. Please update your app to the latest version. You may follow the instructions given in this help article to do that. Let us know if it helps with your concern. Looking forward to your response.

Regards,

Ashutosh