# Greyed out edit/add tools. Can't edit old cards or make new cards anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [December 21, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/greyed-out-edit-add-tools-cant-edit-old-cards-or-make-new-cards-anymore/16069 "2021-12-21T20:43:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![acakir2015](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@acakir2015](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/acakir2015)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/greyed-out-edit-add-tools-cant-edit-old-cards-or-make-new-cards-anymore/16069/1 "2021-12-21T20:43:19Z")
My Anki works fine, I can access my old decks and review them. However, I can’t add any new cards or edit old ones! I click “add” and it opens up the menu for adding a new card, however, I can’t add anything but characters from my keyboard. And when I select “add” to make a card, it gives me an error saying “The first field is empty.” I’ve tried downloading and reinstalling Anki but nothing changed. I was able to add new cards before, I feel like something changed when I had to upgrade to windows 10 pro for work. Please help, I have no idea what’s wrong. I feel like it has something to do with my laptop since other people’s anki still correctly works. ---
**Author:** ![abdo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/abdo/32/654_2.png) [@abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/greyed-out-edit-add-tools-cant-edit-old-cards-or-make-new-cards-anymore/16069/2 "2021-12-21T22:48:47Z")
The first thing to check is add-ons. Please see [When problems occur - Frequently Asked Questions](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/when-problems-occur.html) Also, some screenshots of the editor window may help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/greyed-out-edit-add-tools-cant-edit-old-cards-or-make-new-cards-anymore/16069/3 "2023-05-01T04:39:15Z")