Using the Navigator Palette


The Navigator palette combines the functions of both the Zoom and Hand tools. As you change the views in the Navigator, you change the views in your document.

Tip

Enlarge the size of the Navigator palette to see more details in your document.


To use the Navigator zoom buttons:

1.

If the Navigator palette is not already open, choose Window > Object & Layout > Navigator. This opens the Navigator palette .

The elements of the Navigator palette.

2.

Click the Zoom In button to increase the magnification.

3.

Click the Zoom Out button to decrease the magnification.

To set a specific magnification:

1.

Highlight the value in the Magnification field and enter the specific magnification.

2.

Press Return or Enter.

To use the Zoom slider:

  • Drag the Zoom slider to the right to increase the magnification.

    or

    Drag the slider to the left to decrease the magnification.

The Navigator palette can display a single spread or all the spreads in the document.

To change the view spread options:

  • Choose View All Spreads from the Navigator palette menu. This displays all the spreads in the document .

    When View All Spreads is chosen, the Navigator displays all the spreads in the document.

    Tip

    When you choose View All Spreads, the menu choice changes to View Active Spread. This displays only the currently selected spread. (See Chapter 10, "Pages and Books," for more information on working with spreads.)

The Preview area within the Navigator palette can also be used to move around the document.

To move using the Navigator Preview area:

1.

Position the cursor inside the Preview area of the Navigator palette. The cursor changes into a hand .

The Hand cursor inside the Preview area of the Navigator palette.

2.

Drag the Hand cursor around the Preview area. The Preview Box moves to change the area displayed within the document window.

Tip

Notice how the Hand cursor turns into an animated fist as it grabs the page to move around the document. Cute!

The View Box is the rectangle that shows the size of the area displayed in the document window. You can change the color of that rectangle so that it is more easily seen against the color of your document pages.

To change the color of the View Box:

1.

Choose Palette Options from the Navigator menu. This opens the Palette Options dialog box .

The Palette Options let you change the color of the View Box inside the Navigator palette.

2.

Use the Color list to pick a new color.

Too Many Navigation Choices

Between the document scrollbars, the Hand tool, the Navigator palette, and the page controls (covered in Chapter 10, "Pages and Books"), you may feel a little overwhelmed by all your choices for moving around a document. Here are some guidelines for when to use what:

  • Use the Hand tool for short distances.

  • Use the Navigator palette if you need some visible clues as to where you are moving.

  • Use the page controls such as the Pages palette if you need to jump across many pages in a document.




InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows(c) Visual QuickStart Guide
InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
ISBN: 0321573579
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 309
Authors: Sandee Cohen

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