You can control the colors used to
display guides for page margins and columns, as well as the guides
for the bleed and slug areas on the pasteboard. To make it easier
to distinguish between the Normal and Preview modes, you can change the
color of the preview background.
InDesign also lets you control
how close an object needs to be to snap to a guide, whether guides
should be displayed in front of or behind objects, as well as the size
of the pasteboard.
Under Color, choose the desired colors from each of the
following menus, or choose Custom to specify a custom color using
the color picker.
Margins
Sets the color of the page margins.
Columns
Sets the color of the column guides for the page.
Bleed
Sets the color of the bleed area (which is set in the
Document Setup dialog box).
Slug
Sets the color of the slug area (which is set in the
Document Setup dialog box).
Preview Background
Sets the color of the pasteboard when in the Preview mode.
To set how close an object must be to snap to a guide
or grid, specify a value in pixels for Snap to Zone.
To display guides behind objects, select Guides in Back.
To specify how far the pasteboard extends out from the
page or spread (or the bleed or slug area, if specified), enter
a value for Minimum Vertical Offset.
Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
You can change the on‑screen color of
your paper. With no text or objects selected, double-click the Paper
color in the Swatches panel (choose Window > Swatches).
The Paper color appears on‑screen only and does not affect output;
it is intended only to simulate designing for nonwhite paper.
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inklings
said on
Feb 4, 2008
at
9:28 PM :
I was moving a spread by selecting and dragging it in the pages dock, and somehow or other it caused my pasteboard to become HUGE. Like, there's miles of space between one spread on its pasteboard to the next spread on the next pasteboard.
What happened here? And WHY can't I fix it in the preferences dialogue box? So annoying. Is it a bug?
Jaye
Bob - Adobe Writer
said on
Feb 5, 2008
at
8:59 AM :
I'm pretty sure this is a bug. I'll try to find more information.
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said on
Feb 12, 2008
at
7:47 AM :
Is there already a solution to this (sudden) problem? How come it suddenly appears after using ID CS3 for such along time now? Cheers H.B
Bob - Adobe Writer
said on
Feb 15, 2008
at
10:03 AM :
Remove your preferences (restart InDesign using the 3 modifyer keys, such as Ctrl+Shift+Alt). Trashing preferences should fix the problem.
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said on
Feb 20, 2008
at
11:27 AM :
Hi Bob, Thansk for the advise, but 'no way josé' - it is still a huge pasteboard. Just checking: the only way to change it is via: Preferences > guides & pasteboard > Minimal vertical ofset
Or are there other ways to change the pastboard? Cheers Hans
Bob - Adobe Writer
said on
Feb 20, 2008
at
11:48 AM :
If deleting preferences didn't work, try saving the document as an INX file and then opening and saving it again. There's some more advice on the user forum:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?128@@.3c05fde2
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said on
Feb 20, 2008
at
12:53 PM :
Hi Bob, thanks a lot - this really did the job - have a nice evening:) Hans
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said on
Mar 6, 2008
at
9:30 AM :
Thanks. Saving the document as an INX file and then opening and saving it again worked for me also. I had to replace some photos into the new file, but my pasteboard is back to the regular size.
Erick Wand
said on
Apr 24, 2008
at
3:50 PM :
Also encountered the HUGE pasteboard phenomenon while changing page size and removing facing pages on an existing 250-page document.
Exported as INX file and re-opened in CS3 (as recommended) with success. Although it took quite a long while for the 120MB file to re-import placed graphic files.
jack.dzn
said on
May 23, 2008
at
12:09 PM :
First, let me say i'm sorry because of my basic english, hehehe.
The Erick's way is write, but there's another way without needs export doc to INX file.
You've to change the "minimum vertical offset" in pasteboard options (preferences menu) to a small number (25mm for example).
Than, you can put value in the Document setup/ Bleed and Slug boxes. The values needs be small numbers too (10mm for exemple).
It must to repair the vertical spaces, but, if you want to repair the horizontal area, you need do it below:
Just change the Facing Page's preferences, in the Document setup menu. I mean, enable ou disable the Facing Pages box in the document setup menu, then, reverse your preference and everything is gonna be all right!
That's it! I hope that be right for you. In a test that i did here, was right!
You can change the on‑screen color of
your paper. With no text or objects selected, double-click the Paper
color in the Swatches panel (choose Window > Swatches).
The Paper color appears on‑screen only and does not affect output;
it is intended only to simulate designing for nonwhite paper.
Bob - Adobe Writer
said on
Feb 5, 2008
at
8:59 AM :
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