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Working with panels
13Lesson 1, InDesign CS4 Essential Skills
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3 Press the Pages button in the dock. This reveals the entire contents of the Pages panel. By
clicking a panel button, only the individual panel expands.
4 Press the Pages button again, and the panel closes and is displayed only as a button.
5 Click and drag the Pages button, moving it to the far left side of the document window.
When a vertical bar appears, release the mouse button. The Pages panel is docked to the
left side of the document window.
You can place panels anywhere on your workspace, including over the document or on
either side of the work area. You may customize panels in any way that makes it easier
for you to work. Don’t worry if you make a mess, as you can always return to the default
layout of the panels by choosing Window > Workspace > Reset.
Working with the Control panel
The Control panel appears across the top of the workspace. The panel is contextual, so the
content of the panel changes depending on what tool you are using and what object you
have selected.
1 Choose the Selection tool ( ) in the Tools panel. The Control panel changes based upon
the tool being used and the items selected in the layout.
2 Using the Selection tool, click the headline, Fending o the winter blues, positioned at the
top of the page. The Control panel now displays information about this text frame.
3 Double-click the same headline. By double-clicking the text frame, the Selection
tool switches to the Text tool. The Control panel now displays information relating to
the text.
The Control panel displays information about objects in your layout. The information displayed changes based upon the tool
used for selection and the object selected.
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