17. Customizing the Way You Work

What You’ll Do

Set General Preferences

Set Interface Preferences

Set Type Preferences

Set Advanced Type Preferences

Set Composition Preferences

Set Units & Increments Preferences

Set Dictionary Preferences

Set Spelling Preferences

Set Notes Preferences

Work with Appearance of Black Preferences

Set Story Editor Display Preferences

Set File Handling Preferences

Set Clipboard Handling Preferences

Define Shortcut Keys

Customize Menus

Configure Plug-Ins

Customize the Control Panel

Introduction

No description of Adobe InDesign would be complete without that well-known, but little utilized area called Preferences. InDesign preferences serve several purposes. They help customize the program to your particular designing ...

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