I can't change fonts or stroke styles/sizes

Help!
I haven't used my InDesign in a long time. I have CS5 and I am on a PC using Windows 7.
However, today, I tried to do a few very simple things and I can't!
My stroke menu is greyed out. All I can get is a 1pt black stroke.
Then I tried to type some text, and it's stuck on Minion Pro. The program will not let me change fonts, unless I go in through the menu. I can't use the drop-down box to change font or text size.
Edit: Now I've discovered I can't use either selection tool.
What is happening? Please help!

Could be this: InDesign tools and panels don't respond to mouse clicks (Windows 7/Vista)
or you might need to trash your prefs. See Replace Your Preferences

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