What is this in my text box?

[marleneegerup]

Hi

I've got this document from another and i am doing some changes.

But what is this in my text boxes?! See screen shot, in the cirkel.. Three small bobles, i think they are making problems for me.. The original document was set to web, but i'm now making it for a brochure instead of web.

Thanks for your time.

- Marlene

[Steve Werner · Accepted solution]

For some reason the person you received the file from applied an animation to the text frame. You can see the same "bubbles" on the one below:

To turn the animation off, open the Animation panel (Window > Interactive > Animation). From the Preset menu (right under the name), choose None:

[Jongware]

It's hard to find in the Online Help if you look for "text frame adornments" (their official name), but fortunately there's always InDesignSecrets! It's #4 in their last year's "Identify the Adornment contest": https://indesignsecrets.com/identify-the-adornments-contest-answer-and-winner.php​ – an animation.

(Even knowing what it is, the adornment does not appear in the Help at the appropriate location, Animate InDesign objects in your documents ​... You can see them in the video, though.)

Why did your designer designate these frames as "animation"? Who knows – it may well have been done accidentally.