Setting the Library Display

If you have many items in a library, you may want to change how the items are displayed.

To change the library display:

• Choose List View in the Library palette menu to see the item name and an icon that indicates the type of item .
  
  

  The List View shows the name of the item and an icon that shows the type of item.

  

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  Choose Thumbnail View to see the name and a small preview of the item .
  
  

  The Thumbnail View shows the name of the item and a preview of the item.

  

You can also add information such as file type and keywords that makes it easy to search for library entries.

To modify the library item information:

1.	Select the item.
2.	Click the Library Item Information icon. or Choose Item Information from the Library palette menu. This opens the Item Information dialog box . The Item Information dialog box lets you change the information assigned to each item.
3.	Enter the name in the Item Name field.
4.	Use the Object Type list to choose the following categories : Use the Object Type list to apply a label for the library element. Image contains raster images, such as Photoshop or TIFF files. EPS contains EPS files. PDF contains PDF files. Geometry includes frames and rules that do not contain images or text. Page is an entire page. Text contains text frames. Tip InDesign assigns a category when items are entered into a library. You can change that listing to any category you want.
5.	Enter a description for the item. Tip The description can be keywords or other information that helps identify the item.