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Turner Design Agency
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March 18, 2019
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Add a custom zoom level

  • March 18, 2019
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Hi,

I would like to add a custom zoom level of 10% to the Zoom Level dropdown list - can this be done please?

      Correct answer rob day

      It can be done via scripting:

      app.activeWindow.zoomPercentage=10;

      Open the ExtendScript Toolkit app and paste the above line into a new script and save it to your Scripts folder /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC 20XX/Scripts/Scripts Panel

      It will show in your Scripts panel where you can double click to run, or you can assign it a key command.

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      rob day
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      rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      March 18, 2019

      It can be done via scripting:

      app.activeWindow.zoomPercentage=10;

      Open the ExtendScript Toolkit app and paste the above line into a new script and save it to your Scripts folder /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC 20XX/Scripts/Scripts Panel

      It will show in your Scripts panel where you can double click to run, or you can assign it a key command.

        Jongware
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        JongwareCommunity Expert
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        March 18, 2019

        At this point that would be hardly any faster than typing in "10" in the field and pressing "Enter". (Which IMO already is faster than moving with the mouse to the dropdown field and hunting down your desired value.)

        It may be easier to just remember "Ctrl+Minus" = "smaller", "Ctrl+Plus" = "larger", and, of course, "Ctrl+Zero" = "zoom to fit". The actual display percentage almost never matters to me as it isn't really linked to the real world anyway.

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        Turner Design AgencyAuthor
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        March 18, 2019

        Hi,

        I know the short cuts - CTRL +/- doesnt zoom to 10%.Robs solutions IS way faster especially after adding a custom keyboard shortcut - and he provided a solution - display percentage is very important - when creating artwork on a 6508 px x 3622pm document.

        Steve Werner
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        Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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        March 18, 2019

        No, you can't. You could make a feature request that would be seen by the product managers and others could vote to support here:

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