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mag-man
Inspiring
February 19, 2019
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The InDesign Application Frame gets stuck outside the screen area/behind menu bar

  • February 19, 2019
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Every so often, since working on my current iMac (2017), my Application Frame in InDesign gets stuck on my second 32" Benq monitor. The top bar area sits just behind the menu bar. Once it's there, it's there. The accessibility to reposition the frame is now not possible. Even switching the Application Bar, the background frame is still stuck and cannot be moved.

Surely, there must be a limit from stopping the Application Frame from running off behind the menu and off the top of the screen, or at least allow an interactive method in a dropdown menu to reset the Application Frame back within the frame of the monitor.

For the moment, the only way I have found to resolve this would be to 'Delete InDesign Preference file' (Shift+Control+Option+Command) on start-up and reapply my personal settings and workspaces.

After resetting, this crucial part of the frame is now visible.

I'm running MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.3, on an iMac 27-inch 4.2Ghz Intel Core i7 running a second 32" Benq screen.
Currently affecting InDesign version 14.0.1 but it also occurred with previous versions too.

    Correct answer mag-man

    ANSWER FOUND: It appears it only affects users with two screens. If your displays are sitting side by side, ensure the second screen in the 'Display Arrangement' in System Preferences >> Displays, does not sit higher than the main screen - even though the second screen may sit higher on the desk. Keeping the second screen aligned or lower will avoid 'losing' part of a panel off screen.

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    mag-manAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    November 11, 2019

    ANSWER FOUND: It appears it only affects users with two screens. If your displays are sitting side by side, ensure the second screen in the 'Display Arrangement' in System Preferences >> Displays, does not sit higher than the main screen - even though the second screen may sit higher on the desk. Keeping the second screen aligned or lower will avoid 'losing' part of a panel off screen.

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      bethanyls
      Participant
      July 29, 2021

      I don't have 2 screens and it is doing it to me. If I have InDesign in full screen mode, it's fine, but I'm needing to have 2 windows open, one in InDesign and one picture window open so I can copy type from a picture into InDesign. I can make the window smaller from the side, but not the top, and the bottom is way off the bottom of the screen where I can' grab it to resize the window. I can't even see the application frame under the window panel to uncheck it. Has that moved with the latest version? I've restarted and reset the workspace which only lost my panels. Very frustrating!

        Steve Werner
        Community Expert
        Steve WernerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 19, 2019

        Have you tried resetting your current workspace? Window > Workspace > Reset [current workspace] or use the Workspace menu at the upper right of your screen.

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          mag-manAuthor
          Inspiring
          February 19, 2019

          Yes. It's not the Workspace. It only affects the Application Frame. Over the many months, as and when it happens, and if I have time, I try to investigate all options but nothing works apart from deleting the preference file. It's more annoying than anything else. This is more to highlight there is a glitch with the Application Frame if it doesn't sit quite right on the second monitor.

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            Troy32670543b9wd
            Participant
            October 11, 2023

            Thank you! This has been driving me nuts.

             

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