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
    2017-03-12T16:40:25+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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  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
    2017-03-13T17:51:49+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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  4. Anonymous
    2017-03-15T03:47:10+00:00

    Hi,

    To address your concern, we suggest that you run Windows update to make sure that your version of Windows is up to date. You can go to this link for the Windows Update Assistant. after completing the Windows update process, we recommend that you run System file Checker to scan and fix any system file errors it may detect. Here's the link for the procedure.

    Let us know if the issue persists.

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