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help! missing toolbar!

New Here ,
Nov 09, 2011 Nov 09, 2011

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Hi. I am sure other people have posted on this and that the answer is right in front of me, but I've looked through the forum and haven't found a solution to my specific problem. I've opened up InDesign CS5 and the toolbar that typically sits on the left of my screen is gone. This is the toolbar with the draw text box option, etc. As far as I know I haven't changed any of my settings. I've pressed tab to see if anything pops up to no avail. My screen resolution is as high as it goes. I am an InDesign novice and use it for pretty basic purposes.

Any idea where this toolbar might be?

Thanks.

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Community Expert , Nov 11, 2011 Nov 11, 2011

OK, that means there's a potentially fixable problem with the old one. Try switching back and resetting it.

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Nov 09, 2011 Nov 09, 2011

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Operating System? How many monitors do you have?

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New Here ,
Nov 09, 2011 Nov 09, 2011

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One monitor; Windows 7

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Nov 09, 2011 Nov 09, 2011

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Window>Tools

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New Here ,
Nov 10, 2011 Nov 10, 2011

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Thank you--I have tried this and the only thing that happens is that the ruler on the left side of the screen disappears and then reappears when tools is checked.

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Nov 10, 2011 Nov 10, 2011

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Do you see other panels? What color is the background?

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New Here ,
Nov 11, 2011 Nov 11, 2011

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Everything looks essentially like it always did. The background is grey--there is a panel to the right with pages, layers, links, etc., and the toolbar along the top for wrapping text, rotating images, and so on.

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Community Expert ,
Nov 11, 2011 Nov 11, 2011

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Try selecting another workspace. I'm thinking the one you are using might either be corrupt or you managed somehow to moove the toolbox off-screen.

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New Here ,
Nov 11, 2011 Nov 11, 2011

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Thanks! creating a new workspace seemed to bring the toolbar back into sight.

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OK, that means there's a potentially fixable problem with the old one. Try switching back and resetting it.

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 20, 2012 Sep 20, 2012

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hit the tab button, poof!

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Community Expert ,
Sep 20, 2012 Sep 20, 2012

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Tab shows/hides ALL panels, not just the Tools, so your problem was a bit different.

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New Here ,
Feb 03, 2016 Feb 03, 2016

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Oh my gosh, I've been searching for how long how to get this back....thank you!

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Engaged ,
Mar 19, 2017 Mar 19, 2017

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I'm already in 'edit' mode, and and need to expand the active text box. Pressing 'Tab' simply edits text in the existing text box. IOW, the 'Tab' cannot help me here.

Any ideas appreciated, as always.

jwc

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Community Expert ,
Mar 19, 2017 Mar 19, 2017

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Jack  wrote

… Pressing 'Tab' simply edits text in the existing text box. IOW, the 'Tab' cannot help me here. …

Hi jwc,

are you editing text in the Story Editing window?


Then press cmd + y on Mac OSX, that brings you back to Layout mode.
Pressing esc will select the text frame.

If you are already in Layout mode—you can see all the formatting of text—press esc only to select the text frame.

Regards,
Uwe

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Engaged ,
Mar 20, 2017 Mar 20, 2017

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Thank.

Resolved by stopping and restarting inDesign. That seemed to have cleared whatever strange, error-state had been created earlier, when I first found the tool-bar missing.

Best,

jwc

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 14, 2021 Apr 14, 2021

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Thank you this TAB button was a poof thank you so much

 

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New Here ,
Nov 26, 2017 Nov 26, 2017

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Help! the same thing happened to me

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New Here ,
Apr 15, 2015 Apr 15, 2015

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I lost the main toolbar on CS6 by accidentally hitting some shortcut on the keyboard... None of the above worked for me... 

Finally figured it out after playing around for a bit........ Window > workspaces > Essentials > Restore Essentials

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New Here ,
Nov 16, 2015 Nov 16, 2015

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Thank you!  This solved the problem for me!!!

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New Here ,
Jan 15, 2016 Jan 15, 2016

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Life Saver!

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New Here ,
Apr 15, 2016 Apr 15, 2016

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Oh I just had exactly the same issue !!! Many, many thanks for a simple answer! It works !

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New Here ,
Oct 04, 2016 Oct 04, 2016

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Aaak! This solved my problem! I've been up and about the menu already. Whew! Thank you!

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May 30, 2017 May 30, 2017

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OMG! you saved my life...

thank you

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Jun 03, 2017 Jun 03, 2017

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LIFE SAVING!! THIS IS THEEEE BEST!

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