I learned something yesterday.
There is a Control panel menu widget that opens the Control panel menu. (No, that’s not what I learned. But it’s on the way to what I learned.)
If you press that widget you open the Control panel menu, you will see the word Customize at the bottom.
Choose that and you get the options for what things you want to see on the Control panel. Do you want to see the measurements and controls for Object? The Character settings? Paragraph controls? Tables? Or Quick Apply and/or Bridge?
You can turn on or off all these categories, or just one or two.
You can also turn off specific items within the categories. So, if you are offended by looking at the Align options for objects, turn it off.
Hate the idea of being able to control the stroke on a table cell? Banish it!
Now, when I was told yesterday about this customizing feature I was asked if I ever used it? Ever USED it? I didn’t even know it was there? And I think if I read or were told it was there, I immediately erased that thought from the hard disk in my brain.
Why would I ever want to eliminate elements from the Control panel? I can’t figure out any reason.
So I ask the loyal readers of InDesign Secrets? Have you ever taken things OFF the Control panel? If so, why?
This article was last modified on December 18, 2021
This article was first published on August 5, 2007
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