Missing Character Styles Box

[garetht49106838]

I see the character styles menu but when I try to edit a character style, the options box does not load. It works fine for paragraph styles but not character. It's like InDesign thinks the box is open as I cannot do anything until I press ESC or ENTER. However, I cannot see the actual box.

Just to be clear, the box I am referring to is the one which has options such as basic character formats, advanced character formats etc. I have included the Paragraph Style Options box as a reference.

[garetht49106838 · Accepted solution]

OK, so resetting my preferences fixed it.

[KMByrd1979]

I'm having the same problem- how do you reset your preferences?

Thanks

[garetht49106838]

Here is an article about resetting preferences. Please take note of the warning that you will delete any custom settings.

https://seventrumpet.com/how-to-reset-preferences-in-adobe-indesign-to-improve-performance/

[Steve Werner]

Here's a forum thread which describes how to restore (or delete) preferences:

Trash, Replace, Reset, or Restore the application Preferences