Datasheet

Part I: Before You Begin

Page controls

If you feel like flipping through pages of the document you’re creating,

InDesign makes it easy with page-turning buttons and the Page field and

pop-up menu. Controls for entering prefixes for the page numbers of sec-

tions, and for indicating absolute page numbers in a document that con-

tains multiple sections, are also handy. (An absolute page number indicates

a page’s position in the document, such as +1 for the first page, +2 for the

second page, and so on.)

At the bottom left of the document window is a combined Page page-number

field and pop-up menu encased by two sets of arrows. These arrows are page-

turning buttons that take you to, from left to right, the first page, the preced-

ing page, the next page, and the last page. Just click an arrow to get where

you want to go.

You can also jump directly to a specific document page or master page in

several ways:

✓ Highlight the current number in the page number field (by selecting it

with your cursor), enter a new page number or master-page name, and

press Return or Enter.

✓ Use the Go to Page dialog box (Ô+J or Ctrl+J), enter a new page number

or a master-page name, and press Return or Enter.

✓ Choose the desired page from the Page pop-up menu.

✓ You can also use the Pages panel to navigate your document, as Chap-

ter 4 explains.

Opening Multiple Document Windows

If you like to work on more than one project at once, you’ve come to the right

program. InDesign lets you open several documents at once. It also lets you

open multiple windows simultaneously for individual documents. A large

monitor (or having multiple monitors connected) makes this multiwindow

feature even more useful. By opening multiple windows, you can

✓ Display two (or more) different pages or spreads at once. You still have

to work on the documents one at a time, but no navigation is required —

you have only to click within the appropriate window.

✓ Display multiple magnifications of the same page. For example, you

can work on a detail at high magnification in one window and display the

entire page — and see the results of your detail work — at actual size in

another window.

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