InDesign CS3 Inset Spacing- no longer seeing double frame

#1 08-06-2008, 01:30 PM

in the past, if I used inset spacing, I would get a (non-printing) double frame around the text box which would allow me to see at a glance which text boxes use inset spacing and which do not.

for some reason, that double frame is now just a single frame. the inner frame is gone. it's really annoying!

I suppose I may have accidentally "hidden" the inner frame or something.
does anyone know how to turn it back on?

thanks
-bf

#2 08-06-2008, 02:55 PM

I see the double-frame when I select with the pointer tool but not with the text tool. Which are you using?

Dave

#3 09-05-2008, 05:33 AM

On Aug 6, 2:55*pm, Dave_Saund...@adobeforums.com wrote:
> I see the double-frame when I select with the pointer tool but not with the text tool. Which are you using?
>
> Dave

I can't see the double frame either and its driving me nuts! Does
anyone know how to get it back???

#4 09-11-2008, 04:28 PM

Dave, I select with the pointer tool too, but I'm still not seeing the double frame like I should.

I just noticed that if I make a new document and use inset spacing, I can see the double frame ok. This error is only happening to old documents. maybe it's a weird issue with docs that were originally created in an older version of indesign?

it's annoying because I can't tell at a glance if I created padding by using inset spacing or paragraph indents.

thanks,
-b

#5 09-11-2008, 06:22 PM

Try the direct select tool.

Peter

#6 09-12-2008, 07:14 AM

ah that makes more sense! Stuff i'm designing from a new template has
the double frame edge, but old docs from indesign 2 that i'm opening
in indesign3 don't have the double frame edge. So all is clear now.

Thanks!

#7 09-17-2008, 01:44 PM

I finally manged to fix the issue! There was simply something wrong with the document.(Peter, thanks for your input, but I have been using the direct select tool.)

I got the fix from "Frequently Encountered Problems" by Dave Saunders. I chose to export my document to the InDesign Interchange format and then open the exported document. I made sure to not overwrite my original doc, just in case.

It worked beautifully. All of the "double frame" text boxes are showing normally now when I select them.

thanks to everyone for your help!

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