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turner111
Inspiring
June 8, 2023
Question

Text overflow indicator only shows when frame is selected

  • June 8, 2023
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Here's how the overflow symbol location appears when the text box isn't selected:

 

Pretty sure that's a bug.

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Eugene Tyson
Adobe Expert
June 8, 2023

Try resetting your preferences:

Windows: Start InDesign, and then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files.
macOS: While pressing Shift+Option+Command+Control, start InDesign. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files.
A dialog will appear asking to delete the InDesign Preferences, select 'Yes' on this dialog.
Further info and instructions here if needed:
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/kb/indesign-preferences-support-file-locations.html

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    turner111Author
    Inspiring
    June 9, 2023

    Unfortunately, there's no difference:

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    Barb Binder
    Adobe Expert
    June 9, 2023

    Good thought - just tried it, and the symbol sort of appears, but looks like this:


    Hi @turner111:

     

    It's now visible—dimmed as is expected because the frame is not selected—but also very small. You can increase the size in Prefs > User Interface Scaling > Anchor Points, Handle and Bounding Box Display Size.

     

    As a tip, keep an eye on the Preflight Indicator on the Status Bar—it's the red light, green light button. If you see a red light, double click the word "error" to open the Preflight panel, and use it to navigate directly to the overset frames. 

     

    ~Barb

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