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Textbox dissapears when I place it on placed image

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May 27, 2019
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Hi,

I hope somebody can help me out with this.

I have designed an image in Photoshop and used 'Place' to place it in Indesign.

Now I want to write text on that placed image but the textbox dissapears everytime after I try to place that, so I can't write text at all.

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Correct answer klaziena-waerts

Hi klaziena-waerts ,

watch the default text size that is used for the first text insertion point of your text frame, maybe it's too large to fit in your small frame.

Draw out a frame that is larger.

Or invoke panel Window > Control, switch your tool to the Type tool and set a smaller point size as default there.

Control panel enabled with default text point size 12:

More details here:

Workspace basics in InDesign

Regards,
Uwe

Hi, I have found out the problem thank to your remark about the lettersize.

Then I realized that the text that I wanted to place there just didn't fit.

I have resized the images and now I could place my text just fine

Thank you, and everybody in this chat, for all your kind help!!

macpawel

Participating Frequently

Start to draw texb box outside. Use any text you nee and then place your text box over image. If text dissapears you probably have any wprap text option selected! Be sure you check it for Image - not for text box. in this case image move text

or

Check layers panel (F7). Maybe your text is below image?

klaziena-waertsAuthor

Inspiring

Hi,

The image must cover the entire 'workspace' (it is a gamecard).

And I can't place text at all

L

Laubender

Community Expert

Thank you very much for your clear explanation how to lock a layer. So I could to that easily now

But...as you can see in this short video, the textbox that I try to place keeps dissapearing.

I really don't understand what I am doing wrong here

Hi klaziena-waerts ,

watch the default text size that is used for the first text insertion point of your text frame, maybe it's too large to fit in your small frame.

Draw out a frame that is larger.

Or invoke panel Window > Control, switch your tool to the Type tool and set a smaller point size as default there.

Control panel enabled with default text point size 12:

More details here:

Workspace basics in InDesign

Regards,
Uwe

BobLevine

Community Expert

Check to see if you have a text wrap applied to the image.

klaziena-waertsAuthor

Inspiring

Hi,

Thank you for your quick reply.

I aleady checked that but in Window - textwrap is 'no textwrap' selected, thus that is not a cause of my problem

Derek Cross

Community Expert

I suggest you double check.

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