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I am using Mac OSX 10 and I have created an Indesign CS5 document with pages based on a master. I pasted text onto the pages from Word using copy and paste in place.
However, I now cannot select or edit the pasted text in the ID document. I have tried trashing my preferences and have checked that the layer is not locked.
Please, please can anyone help?
I think I know where I went wrong! The text boxes from the master were not showing up on the pages to which the master was applied.
See Peter Spiers answer to the following discussion:
Meg
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Is your text on the Master Page?
Is there a big empty invisible text frame over top your visible text?
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Thanks Michael but the text is definitely not on the Master page.
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Thanks Michael but the text is definitely not on the Master page.
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Thanks Barb, I've tried your suggestions too.
I have finally resorted to opening a new document without using page masters.
This works fine but it's a bit frustrating not knowing what went wrong in the first place!
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I think I know where I went wrong! The text boxes from the master were not showing up on the pages to which the master was applied.
See Peter Spiers answer to the following discussion:
Meg
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Or is the layer locked? If locked, try Object > Unlock all on Spread.
Or back up to Mike's excellent suggestions—Control click on the text frame with the Selection tool (Cmd click on a Mac) to see if it is under another object.
Or Control Shift click on the text frame with the Selection tool (Cmd Shift click on a Mac) to see if you inadvertently put it on a Master page. If that's it... undo, go to the Master and cut the frame, paste on the desired body page.