Operation Manual

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Workspace and workflow
Last updated 11/30/2015
It’s a good idea to make a backup copy of the preference files called InDesign Defaults and InDesign SavedData. Instead
of removing your preferences, you can copy these backup files over the problematic corrupt preference files and not
lose any customizations.
Mike Witherell provides a detailed list of which files are affected when you restore preferences in Adobe InDesign
Presets (PDF, English only).
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Do one of the following:
• (Windows) Start InDesign, and then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference
files.
• (Mac OS) While pressing Shift+Option+Command+Control, start InDesign. Click Yes when asked if you want
to delete preference files.
Various program preferences and default settings are stored in the Adobe InDesign preferences files. These files,
including the InDesign Defaults file, are saved each time you exit from InDesign. For manual deletion or renaming, the
locations of the preference files are as follows:
• Mac OS
InDesign SavedDataUsers/[user]/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/Version [version]/InDesign SavedData
InDesign DefaultsUsers/[user]/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version [version]/InDesign Defaults
• Windows XP
InDesign SavedData\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application
Data\Adobe\InDesign\Version [version]\Caches
InDesign Defaults\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\InDesign\Version [version]
• Windows Vista or Windows 7
InDesign SavedDataUsers\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\Version [version]\Caches\InDesign
SavedData
InDesign DefaultsC:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\Version [version]\InDesign
Defaults
About InDesign styles and presets
You can store settings for reuse, including settings for the following items:
• Creating paragraph and character styles. (See Add paragraph and character styles.)
• Creating object styles. (See Object styles.)
• Creating table and cell styles. (See Table and cell styles .)
• Creating PDF export presets. (See Customize Adobe PDF presets.)
• Creating print presets. All the attributes in the Print dialog box are included in the style. (See Print a document or
book.)
• Creating trap presets. (See Trapping color.)
• Creating transparency flattener presets. (See Flatten transparent artwork.)
• Creating table of contents styles. (See Create TOC styles for multiple lists.)
• Saving the workspace configuration.
• Creating document presets. (See .)