Object Menu, Arrange for Text blocks not working
InDesign version 21.0.2 x64
I have used Adobe InDesign since 1997 (first introduced to me at school while I was learning Quark), more full-time since 2002 (worked at a newspaper). I have always been able to use the Object menu to either move objects in front of or in back of others. This still seems to work in 2025 with actual objects, i.e., rectangles, ovals, etc. It no longer works as of today with text blocks. In my remote conversation with Manoj, the only workaround is to either type my text into a color block and reposition it, or perhaps shorten my other color block and add text on top of it. This happened after a recent Windows 11 update, but, the program worked as expected until this morning. That leads me to believe this was a deliberate change by Adobe. That's ridiculous, in my opinion. WHY would Adobe remove a key feature from InDesign's page layout function? Please return this function - it's important for those who spend much of their time doing page layouts for clients. Thank you.
Lisa Raymond
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Lisa Raymond
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Figured out something the remote session gentleman (Manoj) didn't: the text somehow was "anchored". I copied/pasted the text to the pasteboard, deleted the anchor text, repositioned the copied/pasted text, and it works! Shortcut keys work again. 😮💨😊