Text overflow indicator only shows when frame is selected

[turner111]

Here's how the overflow symbol location appears when the text box isn't selected:

Pretty sure that's a bug.

[Eugene Tyson]

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

[Eugene Tyson]

If a document is not behaving well then try 

File>Export 

Choose IDML

Open the IDML in InDesign
Save the file as a new InDesign file with a new name
See if the issue persists.

[turner111]

Unfortunately, there's no difference:

[Eugene Tyson]

Try changing from GPU to CPU preview.
Maybe it's just a preview issue?

[turner111]

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

[BobLevine]

It's dimmed out when the frame isn't selected. That is normal behavior.

[Barb Binder]

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

[turner111]

Thanks Barb - my Preflight "traffic light" is always on, but obviously doesn't allow us to visually identify anything.
Am I just imagining that the red plus in the square was always visible in the past?

[BobLevine]

I seem to remember it being brighter. They might have changed it along with the scaling ability. Works the same in 2022 and 2023.

[turner111]

Sorry, didn't work. (See below also)