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joannar40588057
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February 29, 2012
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How do I change the preview mode background from black to white?

I am sure it is really simple but the solution seems to be totally eluding me.....

      Jongware
      JongwareCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      February 29, 2012

      Can't find it in the Preferences? It should be under "Guides and Pasteboard", aptly called "Preview Background":

      http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-714ba.html

      Changing it only affects the current active document. If it's "doing it" for any new documents, then something caused it to be a global setting. Close all of your documents, then change the setting.

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      Peter Spier
      Community Expert
      Peter SpierCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 29, 2012

      Try pressing Esc to exit Presentation Mode

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      joannar40588057Author
      Participant
      February 29, 2012

      Ah now it's doing it with my next document too!

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      Steve Werner
      Community Expert
      Steve WernerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 29, 2012

      Try restoring your preferences:

      http://forums.adobe.com/thread/526990

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      joannar40588057Author
      Participant
      February 29, 2012

      Thanks for your answers!! It is in preview mode though. All my other opened ind docs have a grey background when in preview mode (I am using w to toggle between preview and normal mode) but this one doc has a completely black background and as some of the edges are black I can't see where it ends........I can't seem to get it back to the grey background....I am on a mac by the way....Oh and I looked in preferences but can't seem to find it there. Thanks for your help so far......

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        Steve Werner
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        Steve WernerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 29, 2012

        I bet you're thinking of Presentation mode, available in InDesign CS5 and 5.5. Press Shift-W to choose it. Then press B for Black, W for White and G for Gray.

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          tylervanicek
          Participant
          July 3, 2014

          Nope, they were talking about changing the Preview Mode color. Preferences > Guides and Pasteboards > Preview Background Color.

          Not Presentation Mode. Read the questions and assume people know what they are talking about.

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            schroef
            schroef
            Inspiring
            July 7, 2017

            Does anyone have a working solution for this? So in presenation mode the background, NOT the regular in app view background    

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            Jongware
            Community Expert
            JongwareCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            February 29, 2012

            The regular preview mode background color is in the Preferences. (Or do you mean the "Presentation" mode, in CS5.5? That I don't know, but check the Preferences anyway.)

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