OneNote making my text invisible!

Anonymous
2017-03-08T20:19:19+00:00

I imagine this is some sort of bug...

OneNote in Office 365 on Windows 10 

I use OneNote for a lot of notes, including one section that is password protected. All of a sudden a few days ago, it has this very annoying glitch where the text I type is invisible.

It basically allows me to type / click check boxes, etc., but it is all invisible. As in, it creates space for the words but there is nothing there. I mostly have been using the password protected section, so I notice it there. If I close OneNote and open it back up, the previously invisible words then show up. Sometimes it lets me type regularly again, or sometimes it just makes any new text I type invisible also. 

If I press backspace, for example, the cursor moves backwards but the deleted words are still visible (until I close the program, for example).

If I switch to a non-password protected section the words are usually invisible while typing also- but if I keep typing gibberish then after a few seconds, this seems to reset and do the same thing as closing / reopening the program.

Any ideas? This is quite annoying!

Thanks!

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Anonymous
2017-03-10T02:24:31+00:00

Hello,

This issue is also occurring for me. I will type text and the cursor will move as if it is typing but the text does not appear. A short-term solution I have found is that switching to another section and then switching back to the "trouble" section then displays the text when typing.

I have tried both Quick and Full Repair.

The version is Office 365 Home Edition OneNote 2016 desktop app on Windows 10.

Help appreciated!

Thanks,

Jeff

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-03-13T17:51:49+00:00

    I'm having same issue as well starting today. I'm using a OneDrive synced notebook. I don't have it password protected through OneNote.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-03-13T17:18:47+00:00

    I've uninstalled and reinstalled Office and am still having the same issues as those reported above. When I type in OneNote, the cursor moves as if I'm typing, but there's no visible font. I've tried to change the font to make sure it wasn't a white font on a white background ("We ain't gonna fall for no banana in the tailpipe.") and that's not it. If I copy anything from another application and paste it into OneNote, that seems to get it working again, but it will fail 1-2 times daily.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-03-12T16:40:25+00:00

    That's great that it works. Hopefully Microsoft can resolve this bug soon. I am not using a password-protected section. Our OneNote file that is having issues is stored on OneDrive.

    Thanks,

    Jeff

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-03-10T23:09:01+00:00

    Yup, that temporary fix works for me, too. Are you using a password protected section, or no? I mostly use my password protected section so I wasn't sure if the bug was related to that.

    I just tried the full repair. No luck.

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