Publisher 2013 - Cannot change anything

Yesterday i started a presentation for university. Today i wanted to make a few changes but i cannot edit anything. I can't select pictures or text-fields... I am able to copy new pictures in the presentation and also textfields, but i cannot change anything
from yesterday's work.
I'd be glad if there is somebody out there who can come up with a solution or at least experiencing the same issue.
greets, MZ

Hi,
Is this issue with a specific file? Try editing other files, see if the issue persists.
I wonder if there's anything transparent is covering the pictures and text fields, try Ctrl + A, can you see anything that is covering them?
We can also try starting Publisher in Safe Mode:
Press Win + R and type “mspub /safe” in the blank box, then press Enter.
If there’s no problem in Safe Mode, disable the suspicious add-ins to verify which add-ins caused this issue.
Regards,
Melon Chen
TechNet Community Support

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