Formatting more than one single paragraph

[Thomas0710]

If i choose more than on e single paragraph, the settings i insert in the panels are not changing my text.

It seems, the controlpanel, doesn't accept any entries. Just works if only one single paragraph is chosen.

Wenn mehr als ein einzelner Absatz markiert ist, kann keine Formatierung mehr vorgenommen werden.
Absatz- oder Zeichenformatierungen funktionieren nur, bei einzelnen Absätzen. Das ist sehr anstrengend.

[Steve Werner]

It sounds like you need basic information on how to use InDesign. In particular you need to learn to use paragraph styles and character styles to format text.

Two good sources:

Sandee Cohen's Visual Quickstart Guide:

InDesign CC: Visual QuickStart Guide

David Blatner Lynda.com video on InDesign Essentials. You can get a week or 10 days free on a Lynda.com subscription:

InDesign CC 2017 Essential Training

[Thomas0710]

You're kidding?

[Barb Binder]

What version of InDesign are you using?

[Thomas0710]

its INDESIGN CC2017.0

[Barb Binder]

So try this:

Uncheck the Type Contextual Controls in Preferences, and let us know.

[Thomas0710]

Hello BarbBinder,

seems to work.

Thx

[Barb Binder]

You're welcome! It's a bug that affects some systems in CC 2017. Adobe is aware of it, and working to correct it, but disabling those features for now is a good workaround. You might try turning them back on after the next patch to see if the problem is gone. Save before testing, of course!