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How to stop book panel disappearing when last document is closed?

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    • June 16, 2022 at 3:12 am #14366745
      Sam Cunnington
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      Since updating InDesign the other day when I close a document which is part of a book (and which is the only document in the book that is open), the book panel automatically disappears from the side bar and I have to go to ‘Window’ and click on the book file to make it reappear, and then I have to move it back into its position on the side bar. This is incredibly frustrating – is there a setting that I can change to prevent the book from disappearing from the side bar when I close the last remaining document that is open?

    • June 16, 2022 at 3:35 am #14366746
      Nick B
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      Hi Sam

      I’m using the latest version (17.3) on Mac, and am not seeing this behaviour. I work pretty much exclusively with books on ID and the first thing I normally do when I open the book file is dock it into one of the panels. I wonder if one of the differences in my setup is that I have the (General) preference for “Show Home Screen when no documents are open” unchecked, so when the last document is closed it just stays in the regular interface – I know that if ID goes back to the Home Screen then yes the book panel will be hidden. I’m not a fan of the Home Screen for any of the Adobe apps, and if I want to go to it from the blank interface it’s just a button press away.

      The thing which is very definitely an issue is that the book panel once docked cannot be saved as part of a workspace, so after closing the last book and on every quit of ID, the next book opened is in a floating window again. It drives me insane!

      Nick

    • June 16, 2022 at 3:44 am #14366747
      Sam Cunnington
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      Hi Nick,

      Thanks for your reply – I have changed the setting in the preferences and now all is well, the book panel stays docked in the side panel and the home screen does not appear. The preferences must have defaulted to showing the home screen when I updated, and it wasn’t a preference setting with which I was familiar.

      Thanks again – your suggestion has restored my normal working practice!

      Sam

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