spacing in text box

[Mabel Lucy]

I have text boxes I need to change the wording... I changed the name Deborah, no problem. I changed the #2, and June 1. It will not let me insert a space between words "voting shares". I am ready to quit this program because of the frustration of this simple task.

I am working on an iMac version 11.2.3

Edited April 20, 2021 by Mabel Lucy
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[Old Bruce]

Did you try changing the size of the Text Frame with Voting Shares:________ in it? Do this by grabbing the Upper Right, the lower Right 'outside' dot will resize the text and the frame.

[GarryP]

I’m not sure how resizing the Frame Text layer will allow them to insert a space between the two words.
@Mabel Lucy Can you upload a cut-down (maybe just the layers we can see in your screen-grab) copy of the document so we can experiment with it?

[h_d]

Just a guess, but...

Is the original imported from a .pdf? If so, is that really a text box or is it a picture of the text (which would be uneditable using text tools)? To check this, select the object and look in your layers panel. If it says "image" or "pixel" then it's not editable text.

Similarly, if it says "Group" in the Layers panel then it may be that the text has been converted to curves. In Affinity Designer that's very easy to do with an accidental Cmd-Return,  but you don't say which program you're using. That command is also in the Layer menu in Publisher. Again, this would make the text uneditable.

It may also be that the text box is part of a group, and the text remains editable but you're selecting the group, not the enclose text box. Without a screen grab of the layers panel, with any group expanded, it's hard to tell.

Quickest way out is to delete the offending object and retype the whole thing...