Tips & Tricks Session

TIP # 1: Put Automatic Page Numbers on Top

To ensure that a text frame that contains an automatic page number always appears in front of document page elements, simply place the text frame on a master page and move it to its own top-most layer.

TIP # 2: Horizontal Pages Panel

By default, InDesign's Pages panel has a vertical orientation. If you'd prefer your Pages panel to be horizontal, choose Panel Options... from the Pages panel menu. In the Panel Options dialog box, you'll see a checkbox labeled "Show Vertically." Deselect the option for the pages and/or the masters.

TIP # 3: Hyphenate Words Your Way

To tell InDesign exactly where to hyphenate a word, open InDesign and go to Edit > Spelling > Dictionary. Do this with no document open to set the default for all new documents. Type the word in the Word field and then click Hyphenate. The tilde (~) characters indicate how InDesign will hyphenate the word. To change those settings, retype the word in the Word field using tildes as follows:
• One tilde (~) indicates the most desirable hyphenation position. • Two tildes (~~) indicate a slightly less desirable hyphenation position. • Three tildes (~~~) mark the least desirable hyphenation position. • A tilde inserted before the word tells InDesign never to hyphenate the word at all.
Finally, click the Add Button to change the word to your customized setting.