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December 23, 2020
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Can I change the behavior of PageUp/PageDown keys?

  • December 23, 2020
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I've got InDesign set to "fit spread in window". When I press the PageUp or PageDown key, I expect the next spread to be fit in my window. Instead, I see only half of the next spread. This makes moving from page to page cumbersome.

 

This is caused by the pasteboard: the space around my page boundaries is treated as significant. I've tried setting my pasteboard margins to 0 mm, but that doesn't help: I still can't go to the next spread with a single keystroke. I can't use the mouse either: clicking on a page in the Pages pane has the same result, with my page appearing on the edge of the screen instead of in the center.

 

Is there a way to change this behavior?

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Use Alt+Page Up and Alt+PageDown. (Opt on a Mac.)

 

Or in the Pages panel, double click the dash between the page range, under the page thumbnails, ie, 2-3. 

 

~Barb 

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Barb Binder
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Community Expert
December 23, 2020

Use Alt+Page Up and Alt+PageDown. (Opt on a Mac.)

 

Or in the Pages panel, double click the dash between the page range, under the page thumbnails, ie, 2-3. 

 

~Barb 

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
Alexandre Becquet
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December 23, 2020

Hello, what is your system Pc or Mac? what are your settings?

If you can share a screenshot of preferencers & view it's easier for us 😉

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December 23, 2020

screenshots:

spread1: I've centered my spread, and selected View-Fit spread in window. This is the view that I want.

Result of pressing PageDown once. Part of the page is not visible.

Result of clicking on a page in the Pages pane:

Preferences: