Red Text Frames and Overflow Text

[GregV]

I am working on a document that includes both text and photographs. In one section there are text frames that are red and then change to blue. My understanding is that the red frames indicate concealed overflowing text, and that there should be an indication of where the overflowing text is located. I can't find it. I have lengthened the frames to see if that changes the text frame to blue but am not successful. Is there a way to pinpoint the source of the problem so I can fix it? 

The text content all looks fine, but the red outline indicates there is a problem. Thanks!

[walt.farrell]

The frames should remain blue. The triangular link icon on the lower right would turn red, and there would be a red eye icon. The eye would have a slash if the overflow is hidden.

Or is the frame is not selected you would have small red checks instead of the triangular link icons.

If you were seeing a magenta frame that would indicate it's a snapping candidate.

But I have no idea what a red frame would indicate. A screenshot might help.

[GregV]

Hi Walt,

I'e attached two screen shots. One shows the red text frames, the second shows the transition from a red to blue text from on succeeding pages. There is no eye that indicates overflow text. The frame remains red even after I select it. This anomaly only happens in one section of my document.

Thanks for your help.

 

[walt.farrell]

Thanks for the screenshot.

OK, next possibility: That page has a Layer (with capital L) layer on it. And that Layer has its Properties set to tag it (and objects in it) with the red color. To set that property, you right-click on the Layer in the Layers panel and choose Properties. It would look like this:

[GregV]

Hi Walt,

You were spot on! It has a layer on it. The original text was imported from Adobe inDesign and for some reason this particular section was imported as a new layer. I'll read up on how to get everything on the same layer. Thank you for your help!

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome.

(By the way, getting everything on the same layer may not matter, depending on what you're trying to accomplish. For that one text frame, if the red color bothers you, you could just open the Layer properties and change it to blue  )