User interface enhancements – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Resources
User interface enhancements
Customized workspace enhancements
Select a task-based workspace that unclutters your screen and presents only the menu commands and panel
arrangements best for the current task. Customize your own menus and workspaces that can be shared and saved. See
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Tabbed documents
Manage and work across multiple documents by tabbing through open documents to find the one you need without
having to maximize each document individually. See “
N-up view
Arrange viewing multiple documents in a single window so that you can compare content and drag objects across
documents. Use a button to switch your views side by side, top and bottom, or however you want.
Application frame (Mac OS)
For Mac
OS users, you have the option to work with documents and panels in a single window. Move or resize the
window without losing access to panels or other opened documents. See “
Application bar
Use a new control buttons in the menu bar to switch to a new workspace, modify the view of a document, perform a
search, or quickly access elements such as Adobe Bridge CS4.
Reactive panels
Drag related content from one panel to another without first opening the receiving panel. For example, drag a swatch
from the Swatch panel into the Color panel without opening it first.
More nudge buttons
Use the up and down arrows to nudge values for paragraph and character styles, find/change formats, object styles,
object corner options, and more.
Dialog box positioning
Dialog boxes open in the same screen location in which they were closed.
Command bar removed
The Command bar (also called PageMaker Toolbar) that appears in InDesign CS3 is no longer available in InDesign CS4.
Mouse scroll wheel support
Navigate through document pages using the mouse scroll wheel. The longer you hold the mouse at the top or bottom
of the application window, the faster the pages scroll. See “
Power zoom
Use the Hand tool to zoom out by holding down your mouse button. Continue to hold, and you can move the zoom
area marquee across pages. Release, and the view returns to your original zoom level in your new location. Increase or
decrease the size of the zoom area marquee using the up and down arrows or scroll wheel on the mouse. See “
Updated 18 June 2009