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Paka222
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October 26, 2017
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Disable welcome screen in InDesign 12.1

  • October 26, 2017
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I recently moved to InDesign CC (2017.1 12.1.0.56 build) and I can't seem to find where to disable the welcome screen. Other posts have said to look in the "What's New" tab, but I don't have a "What's New" tab, I only have a "Work" and a "Learn" tab. Neither of the tabs has anything that allows me to turn off the welcome screen. Please help – I really hate that welcome screen and I really don't understand why Adobe makes it so difficult to shut off for those of us who don't want it.

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Correct answer davidblatner

The next checkbox down "show recent files" is also turned off?

Does the checkbox in the preferences dialog box get turned on again after you quit and restart InDesign? If so, then something is stopping the preferences from being saved.

Also, while no documents are open, try changing the workspace (Window > Workspace) to something other than [Start], like Advanced.

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gmetrixcc
gmetrixcc
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December 10, 2018

Is there a way to do this using extend script?

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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December 13, 2018

Hi Daniela,

you best ask this here:

InDesign Scripting

Regards,
Uwe

davidblatner
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davidblatnerCommunity Expert
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October 26, 2017

In the Preferences dialog box, General pane, (press cmd or ctrl-K), you can disable the "Show Start Workspace When No Documents Are Open" checkbox.

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    Paka222Author
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    October 26, 2017

    Thanks for the quick response, but it didn't work. The screen still appears when I open the program and when I open a document and close it again. I even restarted after changing the option and it's still there.

    davidblatner
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    davidblatnerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 26, 2017

    The next checkbox down "show recent files" is also turned off?

    Does the checkbox in the preferences dialog box get turned on again after you quit and restart InDesign? If so, then something is stopping the preferences from being saved.

    Also, while no documents are open, try changing the workspace (Window > Workspace) to something other than [Start], like Advanced.

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