# writing tools disappeared from right click

**URL:** <https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writing-tools-disappeared-from-right-click/37000>\
**Category:** Scrivener for macOS\
**Tags:** support\
**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writing-tools-disappeared-from-right-click/37000 "2017-05-23T17:38:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Claudia](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/claudia/32/19289_2.png) [@Claudia](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Claudia)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writing-tools-disappeared-from-right-click/37000/1 "2017-05-23T17:38:38Z")

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Hi, The writing tools options have suddenly disappeared from my right-click menu. They’re still in the edit drop down, but I liked them there in the right-click! What could have happened? I’m using 2.8.1.2 on OS 10.9.5. I noticed this a few weeks ago.

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**Author:** ![ScriverTid](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@ScriverTid](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/ScriverTid)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writing-tools-disappeared-from-right-click/37000/2 "2017-05-23T21:50:10Z")

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I’m using exactly the same software/OS and they’re still there for me (near the bottom of the contextual menu). Have you tried Quit or Restart or Reboot?

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**Author:** ![Claudia](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/claudia/32/19289_2.png) [@Claudia](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Claudia)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writing-tools-disappeared-from-right-click/37000/3 "2017-05-24T17:13:52Z")

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Yes. As I said they disappeared a few weeks ago.

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**Author:** ![ScriverTid](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@ScriverTid](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/ScriverTid)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writing-tools-disappeared-from-right-click/37000/4 "2017-05-24T18:09:20Z")

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Have you made any changes in System Preferences, or installed new software? Do you get any contextual menu at all when you right click?

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**Author:** ![legacy\_rdale](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@legacy\_rdale](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/legacy_rdale)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writing-tools-disappeared-from-right-click/37000/5 "2017-05-25T14:51:53Z")

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Context matters. Are you right clicking on a highlighted word in the editor? Writing tools isn’t in the contextual menu when you right-click on a word in the synopsis, for instance, but it works in the main editor and in the document & project notes. Probably other places, but definitely not in the binder or outline, or cork board…