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Hi, I have the latest version as of September 8 '18.
I am trying to simply create a text box with the type tool.
It's not creating. I drag it and see the dotted lined box but when I release my click, it does not appear.
It also acts real weird when I do have a type box in a file already. Simply clicking does not select the position in the text box.
I tried trashing the cache and the prefs to no avail.
It was working correctly before I had to force quit my computer.
Then I updated the app to see if it would correct the bug.
Does anybody have any idea what I can do now?
I am considering uninstalling the app and reinstalling.
Thanks.
Did you try resetting preferences?
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Have you tried some of these suggestions?
InDesign CC 2018 Troubleshooting How-to Guide
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can you add a screenshot? this would help check if you are in your master page, layers made invisible, overprint preview. There are several places to double-check that could 'reactivate' the visibility of your design.
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Not on master
Layer visible, tried new layer
overprint preview or cpu or (the other) on / off
No existing text frame.
I also just saw even shapes weren't working. This was the drop for me to uninstall and it just finished reinstalling.
I will be back with results.
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Are you sure you’re not drawing anything? Looks like you have frame edges hidden.
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Spin open the disclosure triangle for layer 1. Is there anything on the layer?
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Are you sure you’re not dragging over an existing text frame?
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BobLevine wrote
Are you sure you’re not dragging over an existing text frame?
Bob, in the video the OP creates a new document from Default.
Primary Text Frame is not checked.
The i-beam has a dotted line showing a new text frame.
But these are just clues.
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I have the same problem, and cannot seem to find a fix.
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I'm having this problem as well, in the latest 2020 version. (15.1.2). The type tool won't select text, but the entire box, so it behaves like the selection tool. Also, the type tool won't let me draw a text box. It reverts to the selection tool. I've never had a problem like this before and it really disrupts my 20-year muscle memory flow.
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Did you try resetting preferences?
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I deleted the Caches and still had the same effects. What I think may have worked is I did a Save As and saved over the old file. It seems to behave more predictably now. The file originally came from someone else, so it could have picked up some weird preference.
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Pressing "T" to bring up the type tool would stick for just a second, then revert to the selection tool. So I cleared the cache again, saved over my old workspace (it was a variation of the Essentials Classic workspace) and it works agian. Hopefully this will fix it.
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I'm happy to report this did the trick.