One page has died

[Freddy Davis]

I am working on a book interior and have come across a glitch that I can't seem to work around. I have a single page that I can't manipulate. It is like that one page is frozen. I can work on pages before and after, but can't do anything on that one page. I tried adding master pages before it and hitting delete to move the text back, but nothing. I can't copy/paste, move text up/down. or anything elseWhen I attempted to do the same with the page after it, it actually superimposed on the frozen page. Any thoughts on what is going on?

[MikeTO]

Is the page properly displayed in the main document window?

What happens when you click on anything on the page? Watch for X handles appearing which would indicate it is locked.

What happens if you select a layer using the Layers panel? Can you share a screenshot of the Layers panel with all layers expanded?

Good luck

[Freddy Davis]

The page that is the problem is the left-hand page (106). It is properly displayed except it needs some adjustment. Nothing happens when I click on it. It appears that x handles are on the text box of that page. I haven't really gotten into using layers in Affinity Publisher yet. I used PagePlus for years and do know how to use them, but have not yet had a need to figure out all the ins-and-outs of this program.

It does appear that one of the layers does take me to where I can edit it. It seems, perhaps, that I have somehow inserted layers that I didn't realize I did. Based on your questions, I have been able to get to that page and edit it. The layer highlighted below is the one that makes the left page work. 

Whoa. When I did that, it now appears that I can't edit any other pages. Now I don't know what I have do to fix this. Nothing I have tried seems to be able to fix the problem. What do you suggest? Now I'm thoroughly confused and even this window I am typing in now is messing up. Yikes .  ?

 

 

 

[MikeTO]

It looks like you have a text frame on your master page and on the document page. The selected one in the screenshot is on the document page which is below the master page layer. When you click on the frame that you think has the text, you are likely clicking in an empty master page frame layered on top of it.

In the Layers panel, drag the text frame on the document page above the master page layer and you will be able to select it by clicking on it. Or better yet, only use text frames on the master page and avoid the issue altogether.

Good luck

[Freddy Davis]

Not sure I completely understand. I'm still missing something.

I inserted the text boxes on the master page when I created it. I have not, that I am aware of, put another text box in the document itself.

In order, these are the layers in the layers panel:

1. Two page spread - master page [This one does not have x handles, and I can drag it around when I highlight it on the layers panel,and the entire text on those pages drags with it. However, I am unable to edit the text. When I click in the area of the text it turns to x handles.]

2. Left page header

3. Right page footer (page number)

4. Left page footer (page number)

5. Right page header

6. Right page full page text box

7. Left page full page text box

Now everything but the one page has x handles and I can't edit anything but that one page. I can do anything I want with that one page, including dragging the full page text box, but not with anything else. How do I release the rest of the document so I can work with it?

This page on the right is what it looks like with the x handles when i click on every page but the one on the left.

This picture is the entire page when I have clicked on the left page and it is editable.

[MikeTO]

13 minutes ago, Freddy Davis said:

Not sure I completely understand. I'm still missing something.

I inserted the text boxes on the master page when I created it. I have not, that I am aware of, put another text box in the document itself.

In your original screenshot of the spread, the selected frame has round size handles which indicates it is not on the master page. The Layers panel shows this text frame is on the document page but stacked below the master page layer. In the new screenshot in your reply, the selected frame, which of course still has round size handles, is now above the master page layer.

You have presumably linked from a master page text frame on the previous right page to this document page text frame, and then to the master page text frame on the right side. You could confirm that by clicking on the previous and next frames to see if they have X handles. If they do, delete this frame with the round size handles. The previous frame will now be linked to the next frame, skipping the left page. Then click the Text Flow Out control on the previous frame and link it to the master page frame on the left side of the spread. This will insert that master frame into the correct sequence.

Good luck!

[Freddy Davis]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! That took care of it. You are a true master.