Text Box Unwanted Color Fill ?
I have added numerous text boxes to my design but now I'm getting a pinkish background fill in the text box. I can change the color of the type, I can draw text boxes on different layers, but I don't know where this fill color is suddenly from. Did I accidentally change a setting somewhere that I'm not aware of?
Thanks,
Greg
Adding the Courier and MyriadPro fonts allows me to now open my document without getting a warning about fonts, although usually the warning was for MyriadPro.
The following is kind of a journal-style entry as I note what happens when I try different things:
I added the fonts as you suggested. Then I closed and reopened my document. No warning about missing typefaces this time, Helvetica Regular was default typeface, as I'd set it a bit earlier. I can now add Placeholder Text without pink and I can apply my Character Style. The only item that doesn't apply is the Tracking 30 setting. I've tried to Redefine Style but it is grayed-out.
Then I tried creating another text box and Courier T1 showed up in brackets again. I set it to None Character Style, and the type changed to some other face. I can't apply my Character Style . I selected the text and clicked on my Character Style but Courier T1 stayed there.
If I draw a Text Box, my default Hel Reg appears. I filled it with Placeholder Text. Then I highlighted the text and successfully got it to take my Character Style. Then I changed CS to None, it went to Hel Reg, then I changed it to another CS and it took, I went back and forth a couple times and then clicked on None again Courier T1 suddenly appeared. Once that happens, all the other problems happen. Before Courier decides to appear and my default is active, I can change Character Styles a few times before Courier appears again and I have to restart InDesign.
Sometimes I'll highlight the text and try adding a CS and a portion of my selection becomes pink.
I know this sounds disjointed, but this is the way it's behaving. I can't predict exactly what is going to happen when, but sooner or later Courier T1 appears and I can't get my text to take my Character Style. By the way, what is Courier T1, I added 3 different Courier fonts to my folder.
I hope there is a good clue somewhere in here. I'm pretty baffled.
Greg
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