Black dot in text box, can't enter texg

Hello,
I have a black dot in both text boxes, and when I try to enter text, the canvas gets "crazy" on the left side. I fixed it this morning, but now I have it again, and I can't recall what I did to fix it.
Thank you

Your guess is correct, Sir Doug of Gilmore, as is your suggestion to create a new track.
The black dot appears when the selected track is a graphic or other object, such as a background.
To the original poster and asker of questions, LiveType treats eveything as if it were typeable. Press any key and your object will appear once more, in so far as that it fits in the frame.
Please do not ask which one is the "Any" key.
Disclaimer: "typeable" is not neccessarily a word that you will find in a dictionary.

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