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
    2017-08-07T23:02:37+00:00

    Hello Richard,

    There are several reasons why you are experiencing this problem and that's what we are going to figure out. Before we proceed with the troubleshooting steps, we would like to know more about this concern. Kindly answer the questions below:

    • Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the application? If so, may we know the result?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
    • Did you notice any changes on your device prior to this issue?
    • What is the make and model of your device?

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-08-08T08:26:23+00:00

    → MS reminding me of this one: http://www.zenjero.net/morezen/doctor/index.php

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-08-08T15:18:45+00:00

    Or the original:

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-08-16T21:19:57+00:00

    I have this problem also.  

    A workaround for me is to paste in some text.  I can either use another program like Notepad to copy, for example, the word 'test' and then paste that into the the OneNote page.  Or I can type some text on the OneNote page, select it (even though it is not visibly selected) and copy it and then paste it.  Then my text on the OneNote page becomes visible again.

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