GREY BLANK FILE OPENS WHEN I OPEN AN EXISTING SAVED FILE

[STUART D16B7]

InDesign CS5.  When I open a saved file CS5 also opens a greyed out file that sits behind my working document.  It has no detail on it at all.  When I close it both it and the working file close.

I think it started after I caught an unknown key during a command-option operation.

Can aynone advise what I should do pleae?

Stuart Bell

[BobLevine]

CS5? Really?

What operating system is this on? CS5 is unsupported under any modern Mac or Windows system.

[STUART D16B7]

It's a Mac 27" running High Sierra.  OS 10.13.6

The Application frame was ON.  I've turned it off and all is back to normal.  There must be a secret Apple keystroke as I don't even know what that facitlity did or even that it was there.

Phew!  I'm in the middle of a job and thought CS5 was dying on me.

Thank you so much.

[jmlevy · Accepted solution]

I think you have enabled the application frame. Go to the Window menu > Application frame (the last item) and uncheck it.

[BobLevine]

That would on be on a Mac. We haven't established that and with CS5 I'd be pretty surprised.

[jmlevy]

The screen shot shows that the OP is on a Mac, and honestly I don't remember if application frame existed with CS5.

[BobLevine]

Sorry...didn't see the screenshot since I'm answering by email.

[jmlevy]

No problem…

[BobLevine]

Definitely a Mac and the application frame is on.

[STUART D16B7]

It's a 2017 iMac.  Thanks again for your help.