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Question

Unable to change font size with arrows in control panel

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June 28, 2021
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Using CS 6, Windows 7

Periodically, the arrow keys next to font size in the control panel on the top of the screen are greyed out. Some time ago, I found a workaround that was perfect. The URL was http://forums.adobe.com/message/4268879.

That message has been deleted or archived and I didn't save the info.

It involved making a text box and typing characters, then increasing the size so the text couldn't fit into the text box. But I cannot remember the rest of the steps.

Resetting preferences isn't a good option.

I cannot upgrade to a new version.

Shutting down takes more time than I have for this inconvenience.

This was described as a bug and when it happens, all files opened area affected.

Does anyone know the fix? Or can we find the original message?

Thanks,

norma

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normar28561211Author

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For those who might be following this thread, I have found an easy solution.

I simply changed the workspace to another choice...default or essentials, for example.

Then change it back to your preferred workspace.

The arrow keys on the control panel will be visable again.

norma

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Steven_Day

Participating Frequently

Right for those of u experiencing this bug tearing their hair out that adobe have "lost" the original solution it is HERE:
it really should be pineed in the know issues section of ID.

https://web.archive.org/web/20141112044210/https://forums.adobe.com/thread/942509

transcribed as follows:

I understand the EXACT issue (or "bug", rather) which you are dealing with, and it's one of those little things that will drive you BONKERS if you can't resolve it!

This bug will render the up/down arrows to the left of the Text Size box (at the top of the screen) useless. Oddly enough, the arrows beside the Text Size box in the character palette work just fine. Likewise, a numerical value entered in the Text Size box will effectively change the font size as well.

I call this a "bug" because, to the best of my knowledge, it is not a feature of the program that you can turn on/off (purposely or by mistake) from a menu or by pressing a keyboard shortcut.

Restarting the program doesn't [usually] correct the issue, and trashing your prefs is a pain. However, I do believe I have the solution to this bug. It works for most people, anyway.

Follow these steps:

Draw a text box (2" x 2" is plenty big)
Fill it with some text - just make sure the text doesn't overflow the box....yet.
Select a portion of the text.
Enter a number in the Text Size box that is large enough to make the text overflow (500 pt. should do the trick)
Click outside of the text box to finish editing the text.
Click the Selection Tool (Keyboard Shortcut "V")
Re-select the type tool - the arrows should now function properly.

Hope this helps!

God bless,

– Patrick

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Laubender

Community Expert

"Where are they stored, so I can give that a whirl..."

Hi norma,

see into:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/user-guide.html/indesign/using/setting-preferences.ug.html#restore_all_preferences_and_default_settings

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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normar28561211Author

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Thanks for your help.

J E L

Community Expert

@normar28561211 Maybe this is what you are looking for? Adobe Forums: Unable to change font size with arrow keys (archive.org) (https://web.archive.org/web/20120717212356/http://forums.adobe.com/message/4268879)

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normar28561211Author

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Well, Jain...

You have obviously gone to a great deal of trouble to sort through the archived messages. And it appears you have sucessfully found the message number I thought I was seeking. Unfortunately, while this addresses the issue, it doesn't have the fix I was seeking.

I truly appreciate your effort, but apparently I am just out of luck.

I'll shut down and solve the issue.

J E L

Community Expert

@normar28561211 Oh, no trouble at all. I'm sorry you didn't have the right message number so I could find what you were looking for. But if you have any other clues about it, I'll take a look!

Peter Spier

Community Expert

Why is resetting prefs not a good option?

Seems preferable to spend five minutes rebuilding those to living with a constant headache.

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normar28561211Author

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Peter, I have a number of custom settings that takes way more than 5 minutes to rebuild. It also seems to me that I actually tried this once (it only happens about once a year) and if I remember correctly, it did not resolve the problem.

Thanks!

Peter Spier

Community Expert

If it takes so long to reset your custom prefs you should be backing them up someplace (after you 've made a clean set) so all you need to do is copy/paste into the correct locations with ID closed, then restart.