# Text stack locked

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-stack-locked/6470>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [April 25, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-stack-locked/6470 "2016-04-25T15:15:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![peglomaniac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peglomaniac/32/11510_2.png) [@peglomaniac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peglomaniac)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-stack-locked/6470/1 "2016-04-25T15:15:13Z")

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I have a text stack that is locked. I can’t modify it. I “cut” it from my project, and pasted it into a new project, restarted RW and it’s still locked. Can anyone figure out why? I tried to upload it here, but it has the wrong file extension … I’d happily email a copy of it to anyone who might be able to figure it out.

The page is [here](http://saskrentals.co/moose_jaw_farmhouse.html) and it’s all the text above the photos that is in a single text stack.

I’m using RW 6.3.8 on El Capitan.

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**Author:** ![Shadow](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/shadow/32/3390_2.png) [@Shadow](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Shadow)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-stack-locked/6470/2 "2016-04-25T15:54:35Z")

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When on a Stacks page in Edit mode you will see “Partial, Hide, and Lock” located to the right of the “Library” icon.

Toggle the “Lock” button.

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**Author:** ![peglomaniac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peglomaniac/32/11510_2.png) [@peglomaniac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peglomaniac)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-stack-locked/6470/3 "2016-04-25T17:01:12Z")

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Thanks - great feature I’ve never noticed before.

However, it is not locked. When I toggle the icon, it does get locked (everything in the info pane gets dim and the stack is outlined in red). When I toggle it again, it is presumably unlocked but I still can’t make any edits to it. I can click and double click it all day long and it won’t ‘open’ up to edit.

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**Author:** ![peglomaniac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peglomaniac/32/11510_2.png) [@peglomaniac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peglomaniac)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-stack-locked/6470/4 "2016-04-25T17:07:34Z")

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I just found a workaround to the problem. If I right click a word, it highlights it, I can then command A to highlight all and copy to a new Text Stack which behaves properly. Still no idea why the original does not work but at least I can now edit the page.