Introducing the Workspace - Adobe InDesign CC - page 32

• Choose Window > Info to display the Info panel. Notice the information provided
about the document when no objects are selected. Click to select individual objects
and see how the Info panel changes as you select them.
• Learn more about existing key commands and how you can change them by ex-
ploring the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box (Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts).
• Review the menu configurations and how you can edit them in the Menu Custom-
ization dialog box (Edit > Menus).
• Try organizing your panels to meet your needs, and create your own workspace by
choosing Window > Workspace > New Workspace.
• To familiarize yourself with the types of changes Adobe makes in each release,
choose Help > What's New. Scroll through the dialog box to see information about
new features. If you prefer not to view this dialog box each time you launch
InDesign, select Don't Show Again in the lower left corner, then click Done.
Review questions
1 . What are some ways you can change the magnification of a document?
2 . How do you select tools in InDesign?
3 . What are three ways to display a panel?
4 . How do you create a panel group?
Review answers
1 . You can choose commands from the View menu to zoom in, zoom out, fit the page
to the window, and more. You can also use the Zoom tool in the Tools panel and
click or drag over a document to enlarge or reduce the view. In addition, you can
use keyboard shortcuts to magnify or reduce the display. You can also use the Zoom
Level box in the Application bar.
2 . You can click to select a tool in the Tools panel, or you can press the tool's keyboard
shortcut. For example, you can press V to select the Selection tool from the key-
board; press and hold the keyboard shortcut to temporarily select the tool. You se-
lecttoolshiddeninpop-outmenusbypositioningthepointeroveratoolintheTools
panel and holding down the mouse button. When the menu appears, select the tool.
3 . To make a panel appear, click its icon, click its tab, or choose its name from the
Window menu. For example, choose Window > Object & Layout > Align. You can
also access type-specific panels from the Type menu. For example, choose Type >
Glyphs.