# Fix Excalidraw editor problems

Three problems account for nearly all Excalidraw reports, and each has a quick answer.

The most common is text that looks invisible or clipped, which is almost always a font that has not finished loading.

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## What this is for

* Text that is invisible or cut off.
* A library that will not restore.
* A canvas showing an old version after a restore.

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## How it works

| **Action**                        | **How**                                                                                 |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Invisible or clipped text         | Reload the page so the fonts load fully, then reopen the editor.                        |
| Library will not restore          | Check the file is an Excalidraw library file; draw.io libraries are a different format. |
| Canvas ignores a restored version | The canvas seeds once at mount. Close and reopen the editor.                            |
| Editor will not load              | Hard reload, then try a private window to rule out extensions.                          |
| Slow with many elements           | Very large scenes get heavy. Split the board into frames or separate diagrams.          |

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## A few things that catch people out

* Reloading fixes more Excalidraw problems than anything else, because of the font loading behaviour.
* Excalidraw and draw.io libraries are not interchangeable, and the error is not always obvious.
* Broader symptoms are covered in [Troubleshooting](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/troubleshooting.html).

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## Related

[Excalidraw canvas and toolsThe toolbar, and moving around.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/excalidraw-canvas-and-tools.html)

[Draw and style elementsStroke, fill, sloppiness and edges.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/draw-and-style-elements.html)

[Excalidraw editorBack to the editor overview.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/excalidraw-editor.html)

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_Rough on purpose._