I can no longer select text in layout view

[ablanes]

Hi there,

I can no longer select text in the standard layout view; instead, the text frame itself moves.

Please see the below for a screen-captured example:

Screen Recording 2016-12-12 at 12.34 pm.gif

I can still select and edit text in the Story Editor. I'm not sure if I've accidently enabled a setting, or what. I would much appreciate the ability to be able to edit text quickly in the Layout view.

Cheers, and thanks in advance for any advice / help!

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iMac 12,1 (Mid 2011)

macOS Sierra 10.12.1
InDesign CC 2017 (12.0.0.81)

[Barb Binder]

Wow. Not good. Why don't you start by deleting preferences?

Troubleshooting 101: Replace, or "trash" your InDesign preferences

Is it just that one file?

[BobLevine]

If it’s only this file, I would export to IDML. No sense trashing prefs for one corrupt file.

[ablanes · Accepted solution]

FIXED

Somehow, the behavior has returned to normal. I'm still unsure what happened, but the problem started with a specific file; upon deleting preferences, then closing and reopening that file, I was able to select text again in the layout view (across all files).

Very strange; I hope this was simply a minor bug, and that this post helps resolve the problem for others. Cheers!

[Barb Binder]

upon deleting preferences, then closing and reopening that file, I was able to select text again

Great! I'm glad deleting preferences fixed it for you!