Cropping: image disappears; how to change mm to points

A couple of issues I don't know how to resolve...One, when I crop an image, the image totally disappears and the window reduces to a tiny square on the screen. there is nothing there, even when enlarged. What is happening and how can it be fixed? The other is a minor annoyance...my font size changed to mm, instead of poitns and I don't know how to change it back. Thanks!

Hi, Lettergirl!
Your first issue, Cropping, may be a few things, but your crop may be set to a very small value. With your Crop Tool active, take a look at your Options Bar. Are there any values in the text fields? If so, press the reset button on the right, circled below.
As for the second issue, this can be resolved in your preferences. Press Command K to enter your Preferences, then click on Units & Rulers on the left. Now you can change the default Type unit.
Let us know if that helps!

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