Missing Stroke and Fill in toolbox Panel InDesign CS6
Hello:
I am running CS6 InDesign on my MacBook Pro Yosemite. When I run InDesign my ToolBox Panel is missing. I am also missing the Stroke Window in menu panel. How can I get it back? Can someone help me please?
Mark Fortney
[email address removed]
OK, this is the message I got back:
Hello Peter,
I know of no documented issue on this.
Things I do notice:
Extremely low resolution, just as you noticed as well. We¹ve had issues
with low resolutions not showing buttons or more in the past but not menu
items, to my knowledge. Are they able to increase it and does that change
anything? (Low probability)
We¹ve tried a keyboard shortcut to reset preferences but what about a new
account?
Have they tried Safe Boot for startup items or other things possibly
loading in.
I¹m also curious if it ever worked on this computer before?
-Scott W.
OK, I actually missed the resolution thing, maybe. Hard to tell from your screen shots if you are running full screen, but the control panel is mighty short, so that's not a good sign. What are you running for hardware, and what screen res? Is that the highest available?
So let's also try a new user account. Do you know how to create a new user account and log in with that on your Mac?
And try the safe boot, too. Hold down the shift key while you start up.
And finally, did it ever work?
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