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Hi
New to PC from Mac, and for some reason when I hit Ctrl + Alt + C (PC) it doesnt fit the frame to the content. I dont have Loom installed (another post indicated there was a clash). I can fit the frame using the menu, or double clicked one of the corner nodes, but not the keyboard shortcut.
A little stuck on what to do next - is there any way of identifying what it is doing when I hit the combo? The rulers etc indicate InDesign has been deselected (they go dark as if there is another process happening and I have to click back on the window to make active again), but nothing else seems to happen.
Any help would be appreciated.
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It appears to be with all files - just tested with a new doc and different content to ensure it wasnt anything related to the file I was using.
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"...I have to click back on the window to make active again"
That makes it sound like the key combination is "robbed" by something else running in the background; a clipboard or screen-capture utility, a browser add-on, etc.
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Yes, it does seem that way - as I tried the combo in another app and got the same result - so it is not InDesign specific it seems. Is there a way I can see what happens at that point to identify the culprit? Sorry, pretty new to PC so a little bit stuck on what to try.
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Type Ctrl+Alt+Del and choose Task Manager to see listings of everything running in the foreground and background. I can only theorize from here, but it's possible that subsequently typing that Ctrl+Alt+C combination will bring the culprit from background to foreground. If it's not that plain to see, you may have to try some process-of-elimination; perusing the Processes list for something using CPU that seems like a possible culprit. You can shut down any process by right-clicking on it and choosing End Process. Then go back to InDesign, select a frame and type the shortcut to see whether it then works. If the unwanted behavior repeats, check back to see if the process you ended was restarted. If not, that process was probably innocent, and you'll have to try another.
Another approach that could help (although it won't necessarily help identify the offending process), would be to reboot the computer into a "clean" startup. There are instructions here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows
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Thanks John,
Interestingly, I tried this and there is a 'System' process that simply says GPU - 0 Copy that seemed to occur in conjunction with this. I bit more digging and there is indeed a shortcut in Spotify that uses the same keystroke combo which is to copy. That said, the PC started getting stuck on shutting down and restarting screens subsequent to this problem. I started removing apps that I had installed recently - Barcode Generator and also Apple iCloud Drive and after everything seems to be working again including the shortcut -so a happy boy again 🙂
Thank you all for your responses, they have been helpful and enabled me to dig down and find the problem it seems!
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