About view modes, Using the status bar, Control panel overview – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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Last updated 11/16/2011
About view modes
You can change the visibility of the document window using the Mode buttons at the bottom of the toolbox or by
choosing commands from the View
> Screen Mode menu. When the toolbox is displayed in a single column, you can
select view modes by clicking the current mode button and selecting a different mode from the menu that appears.
Normal Mode
Displays artwork in a standard window with all visible grids and guides showing, non-printing
objects showing, and a white pasteboard.
Preview Mode
Displays artwork as if it were output, with all non-printing elements suppressed (grids, guides, non-
printing objects), and the pasteboard set to the preview background color defined in Preferences.
Bleed Mode
Displays artwork as if it were output, with all non-printing elements suppressed (grids, guides, non-
printing objects), the pasteboard set to the preview background color defined in Preferences, and any printing
elements within the document's bleed area (defined in Document Setup) showing.
Slug Mode
Displays artwork as if it were output, with all non-printing elements suppressed (grids, guides, non-
printing objects), the pasteboard set to the preview background color defined in Preferences, and any printing
elements within the document's slug area (defined in Document Setup) showing.
Presentation Mode
Displays artwork as if it were a slideshow presentation, with no menus, panels, or tools
displayed. See “
Using the status bar
The status bar (at the lower left of a document window) shows information about the status of a file and lets you turn
to a different page. Click the status bar menu to do any of the following:
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Show the current file in the file system by choosing Reveal In Explorer (Windows®) or Reveal In Finder (Mac
OS®).
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Show the current file in Adobe® Bridge® by choosing Reveal in Bridge.
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Show the current file in Adobe Mini Bridge by choosing Reveal in Mini Bridge.
In Mac OS, you can display the zoom percentage in the status bar by hiding the application bar (Window >
Application Bar). In Windows, you cannot hide the application bar.
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Using Adobe Bridge with InDesign
Control panel overview
The Control panel (Window
> Control) offers quick access to options, commands, and other panels related to the
current page item or objects you select. By default, the Control panel is docked to the top of the document window;
however, you can dock it to the bottom of the window, convert it to a floating panel, or hide it altogether.
Options displayed in the Control panel vary depending on the type of object you select:
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When you select a frame, the Control panel displays options for resizing, repositioning, skewing, and rotating the
frame, or applying an object style.