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How can I preview Indesign files I'm about to open (or in windows)?

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    • August 10, 2011 at 12:15 pm #60254
      Lala Lala
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      I feel like I'm missing something. When I open compatible files in photoshop or illustrator, I get a preview. In InDesign, I get no preview even though there's a big empty area in the open dialogue where one might fit.

      Failing that, I wouldn't mind being able to see small thumbnail previews of my files in Windows explorer, but changing views here just resizes the usual pink ID icon.

      I thought I read somewhere that InDesign creates jpg previews of your files, where are these used?

    • August 10, 2011 at 3:08 pm #60256
      Theunis De Jong
      Member

      In Bridge.

    • August 11, 2011 at 7:22 am #60258
      Lala Lala
      Participant

      is Bridge very useful? I always felt like it must be some sort of bloated way over overcomplicating the process of opening files. I always skip it during a new install, should I bother with it?

    • August 11, 2011 at 7:28 am #60259
      Eugene Tyson
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      If you want to see a preview of your InDesign files… then yes.

      Or you could try a third party app https://www.code-line.com/softw…..akpeekpro/

    • August 11, 2011 at 7:42 am #60260
      Lala Lala
      Participant

      Gotcha. Well, appreciate the info guys. I'll probably just live without, I was hoping for being able to see the preview within windows or within the file–>open dialogue. I'll just name files more descriptively :p

    • August 13, 2011 at 8:31 am #60269
      Anne-Marie Concepcion
      Member

      Bridge is VERY useful, *especially* in Windows. Think of it as an alternative to Windows Explorer, which it is. You can use Bridge to navigate to files/folders, create new folders, move stuff around, run searches, save Favorites, and in all that while never touch a CS file. Works perfectly fine with all your files on your hard drive.

      AM

    • August 13, 2011 at 8:34 am #60270
      Anne-Marie Concepcion
      Member

      Another thought, if you're using CS5 or 5.5, is to boot up InDesign and then use the (new) MiniBridge panel to browse and preview InDesign files before opening them, which you can do by double-clicking there. I have a MiniBridge custom workspace that has the panel sized very large so it's easier to move around in. MiniBridge will show previews of InDesign files; at least the first page for older versions, and the first two (or more, depending on what you set in Prefs) for CS5 and 5.5 files.

      AM

    • August 14, 2011 at 8:12 am #60275
      Eugene Tyson
      Member

      Great tip Anne-Marie! I like :D

      I've been using Mini-Bridge more and more, I'm really warming to it :)

    • August 15, 2011 at 8:20 am #60276
      Lala Lala
      Participant

      I'll try the minibridge thing, though do I need to install bridge to make it work?

      I wish I could say I'm sold on bridge but it sounds like I can do all of that with windows explorer, except the preview.

    • August 16, 2011 at 1:26 pm #60289
      Anne-Marie Concepcion
      Member

      Yes you need to install Bridge, but unless you *uninstalled* it at some point, it should be there already. Installing any product of the CS or any flavor of the CS automatically installs Bridge.

      When you start browsing in MiniBridge, you'll see that it needs to start up Bridge in the background.

      AM

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