Issue with "border", text disappears

[Webbpf]

I'm trying to create a border around the edge of this page, along the margin - it's a playbill. I create a rectangle that fits the margins, and suddenly all of the text in my text boxes disappear, and become listed as errors. Images aren't affected, just the text. I've tried bringing various objects forward or backward; I've tried deleting everything on this page and starting over, even creating new text boxes has the same issue; I've tried doing it with the F Rectangle tool and M Rectangle tool; I've tried creating a whole new page; I can't figure out what is causing this problem. The only way I've been able to get around it is by making my rectangle a text box instead and then adjusting the stroke of the box, but this isn't really an effective work-around. It makes adding any other text boxes a pain, because it assumes I want to type in that text box that's acting as my page border.

Any ideas on what's causing the problem to begin with? I'm pretty new to InDesign, so it might be a stupidly simple answer.

[Mike Witherell · Accepted solution]

You probably inadvertently turned on text wrap in the text wrap panel.

[Webbpf]

I went and looked and some of my text boxes did have a text-wrap set up, but even when I changed it to "no text-wrap", it still didn't fix it. But opening the Text Frame Options and selecting "Ignore Text Wrap" did solve it. Thank you!

[Webbpf]

Ah! I just figured out that the rectangle itself had a text-wrap. Problem completely solved. Thank you again!

[Mike Witherell]

While all objects are deselected, check to see whether you have the Text Wrap turned on. If so, click the left-most button to turn off. Generally, I apply it ON when I have a selected image graphic that I want text to run-around.