unalterable text frame with little crosses

[JSvW]

I have a text frame with little crosses. The thing is unalterable. How can I remove this frame?

And also, how did I made it?

Edited November 15, 2023 by JSvW

[MickRose]

The text frame is locked. Select it with the Layers panel - then unlock it with the shortcut Ctrl Shift L or use the mouse).

Maybe you selected the object and then used a shortcut (Ctr L) by mistake.

[KarinC]

That means that the text box is in a locked layer. Unlock the layer then you can edit it or delete it.

[JSvW]

Thanks! I suspected something like this.

But...   The Layer panel doesn't show a lock.

Also, Ctrl-Shift-L does not give any change.

Nor does Cmd-Shift-L for that matter. Cmd-L gives a lock in the Layer panel and Cmd-Shift-L does remove the lock, but not the crosses.

[Dan C]

If you are using Affinity Publisher, it's possible this frame is applied to a Master Page, meaning you can't directly edit it on the Page, as covered here -

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By default, you can't transform or change the properties of a master page's picture frames and text frames themselves as only the frame content can be edited on a publication page; the frame itself is locked by default. Detaching the master page lets you do this instead.

You can either:

• Delete the object on the Master Page directly
• Delete the Master Page applied to the Spread in the Layers Studio
• Detach the Master Page from this spread and delete the text frame.

I hope this helps!

[JSvW]

Thàt's it!  

Thank you.

That possibility should have crossed my mind. But didn't.