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INDESIGN CS3

User Guide

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Story Editor window

A. Paragraph styles B. Drag divider to adjust column width C. Vertical depth ruler D. Overset text indicator

Open the Story Editor

1

Select the text frame, click an insertion point in the text frame, or select multiple frames from different stories.

2

Choose Edit > Edit In Story Editor.

To open another instance of the same story editor window, make the story editor active, and choose Window >
Arrange > New Window.

Return to the layout window

In Story Editor, do one of the following:

Choose Edit > Edit In Layout. When you use this method, the layout view displays the same text selection or
insertion-point location as last appeared in the story editor, and the story window remains open but moves behind
the layout window.

Click in the layout window. The story window remains open but moves behind the layout window.

Close the story editor window.

Choose the document name from the bottom of the Window menu.

Show or hide Story Editor items

You can show or hide the style name column and the depth ruler, and you can expand or collapse footnotes. These
settings affect all open story editor windows, as well as all subsequently opened windows.

With the story editor active, choose View > Story Editor > Show Style Name Column or Hide Style Name Column.
You can also adjust the width of the style name column by dragging the vertical bar. Subsequent story editor
windows have the same column width.

With the Story Editor active, choose View > Story Editor > Show Depth Ruler or Hide Depth Ruler.

With the Story Editor Active, choose View > Story Editor > Expand All Footnotes or Collapse All Footnotes.

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