The View Panel
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Rulers
Select to display rulers in new windows. Choose ''Show Rulers'' from the ''Layout'' menu to affect the active window.
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Invisibles
Select to display invisible character codes in all windows.
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Column Outlines
Select to display non-printing column outlines in all windows.
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Text Frame Links
Select to display non-printing text frame link identifiers in all windows.
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Pictures
Select to display pictures in all windows. When this is deselected, pictures will be shown as a crossed box.
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Drawings
Select to display drawings in all windows. When this is deselected, drawings will be shown as a crossed box.
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Wire Frame
Select to display all filled and stroked shapes as a simple stroke.
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View
Select the view magnification to set when a document window is first opened. If you choose the ''Other'' option, enter the actual magnification into the ''Other'' text box.
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Min, Max
Enter the minimum and maximum view magnification levels to allow. The absolute minimum view magnification is 5% and the absolute maximum view magnification is 3000%. MacOS may be unable to render some text and graphics at very high magnifications.
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Display (Guides)
Choose whether to display guides in front of or behind objects in all windows.
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Page Guides
Click the ''Browse'' button to change the color of page guides in all windows.
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Margin Guides
Click the ''Browse'' button to change the color of margin and column guides in all windows.
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Show Guides
Select to display guides in new windows. Choose ''Show Guides'' from the ''Layout'' menu to affect the active window.
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Snap-to-Guides
Select to snap objects to guides in new windows. Choose ''Snap-to-Guides'' from the ''Layout'' menu to affect the active window.
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Display (Grid)
Choose whether to display the grid in front of or behind objects in all windows.
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Color
Click the ''Browse'' button to change the color of the grid in all windows.
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Show Grid
Select to display the grid in new windows. Choose ''Show Grid'' from the ''Layout'' menu to affect the active window.
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Snap-to-Grid
Select to snap objects to the grid in new windows. Choose ''Snap-to-Grid'' from the ''Layout'' menu to affect the active window.
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Pasteboard
Click the ''Browse'' button to change the color of the pasteboard surrounding the page in all windows.
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Page Shadow
Click the ''Browse'' button to change the color of the page shadow in all windows.
The View Panel Sub-Section url:PGSuser/customizing#viewpanel
created:2006-04-14 10:37:55 last updated:2019-12-19 16:50:36
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