How to Customize InDesign’s Preferences, Panels, and More

Learn how to customize InDesign preferences, panels, defaults, and workspaces to best suit your workflow.

Khara Plicanic Khara Plicanic

In this InDesign how-to video, Khara Plicanic shows how to customize InDesign preferences, panels, and tackle pet peeves. From new document settings to creating custom workspaces to setting default colors and fonts, she walks you through setting up the InDesign environment in a way that best suits your workflow.

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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025

This article was first published on March 4, 2025

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