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The Control Panel in Depth Finally, it is customizable, which means you can change the
The Control panel is one of the most versatile, productive
INDESIGN FOUNDATIONS common formatting options into a single, compact format. to note that the options available in the Control panel might
tools in the InDesign workspace, combining all of the most
options that are available in the panel. (It is also important
be limited by the active workspace, as well as by the width
It is context sensitive, which means different options are
available depending on what is selected in the layout.
of your monitor or Application frame.)
Default Control panel when a graphics frame is selected on a 21-inch monitor:

Default Control panel when a text frame is selected on a 21-inch monitor:

Default Control panel when text is selected on a 21-inch monitor:

Default Control panel when text is selected, using a 13-inch laptop monitor:

When anything other than text is selected, the panel • Show Content Offset. When checked, the Control
Options menu includes options for controlling the position panel shows X+ and Y+ values for a frame’s content
of the panel (top, bottom, or floating), as well as how when the actual content (not the frame) is selected.
transformations affect selected objects: • Adjust Stroke Weight when Scaling. When
Customize Control checked, resizing an object changes the stroke weight
Panel button proportionally. For example, resizing an object with a
1-pt stroke to 50% results in a 0.5-pt stroke.
Click here to open the
panel Options menu. Clicking the Customize Control Panel button, or choosing
Customize in the panel Options menu, opens a dialog box
where you can define the available options in the panel;
anything with a checkmark will be available when it’s
relevant to the selection in the document.

• Stroke Styles. This opens a dialog box where you can
edit or define custom styles for lines and object strokes.
• Clear Transformations. Choosing this option resets an
object to its original position (including rotation).
• Dimensions Include Stroke Weight. When checked,
width and height values include the object width, as
well as the defined stroke width. For example, a square
that is 72 points wide with a 1-pt stroke would be 73
points wide overall (using the default stroke position
that aligns the stroke on the center of the object edge).
• Transformations are Totals. When checked, Clicking the Quick Apply button ( ) opens a special
transformations such as rotation are cumulative for the navigation dialog box. This feature enables you to easily find
frame and the frame contents. For example, an image and apply what you want (menu commands, user-defined
frame is rotated 10°… styles, and so on) by typing a few characters in the text entry
– When checked, the frame content also shows 10° field and then clicking the related item in the list.
rotation; you can change the content rotation to 0° to
return the image (but not the frame) to horizontal.
– When not checked, the frame content shows 0°
because the content is not rotated relative to its
container. You have to rotate the content –10° to
return it to horizontal without affecting the frame’s
rotation.

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