Have you ever needed just a bit more viewing area when working on a layout? Here’s an easy way to get it.

Hide Panels While Working

To temporarily hide all panels on the InDesign workspace and increase the viewing area, select the Tab key while nothing else is selected on the page. Reselect Tab to bring the panels back again.

Here’s what a difference this can make:

In addition, selecting Shift–Tab hides all panels but the Control panel and the toolbar. Reselect Shift-Tab to bring the panels back. Again, remember to deselect all items on a page (Shift-CMD-A) prior to selecting Shift-Tab.

Try getting rid of the clutter, and give yourself a clearer view of your layout while you’re working!

 

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Posted by: Monica Murphy

Monica Murphy
Monica Murphy has worked in the publishing industry for over 30 years supporting publishing operations of various sizes. In her role as Technical Product Manager for Technology for Publishing, she shares her publishing application expertise supporting a broad range of publishing clients in InDesign best practices, cross-platform content workflows, and InDesign Template strategies. Her weekly tip and blog posts have a committed following in the InDesign community, and as a long-time participant in the InDesign pre-release community, she regularly analyzes and provides feedback for upcoming features. Monica manages the authoring and publication of Technology for Publishing’s handbooks on InDesign, InCopy, and other associated titles.
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