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InDesign and multiple monitors

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March 29, 2018
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I have looked for threads about this and haven't seen any, so here goes.

I am running InDesign 13.1 on a MacPro running OS 10.13.3.

I have three Dell monitors, the right one is vertical and it has the OS Menu bar and some [long] InDesign palettes.

The center is horizontal and holds the Application Frame, the left monitor is horizontal and holds a number of InDesign palettes.

I want the Application Frame to open on my center monitor at launch -- it opens on my right-most monitor so I have to move it every morning.

I know it CAN work because it works for Photoshop [19.1.2] and Illustrator [22.1] plus it DID work with InDesign 2017 [12.1.0].

I have saved a custom workspace many times to no avail.

It worked with InDesign 2017, so is it an InDesign 2018 thing?

Any ideas?

Gracias

Correct answer Srishti Bali

HI Gunzablazin8591,

Ideally InDesign and other Adobe applications too, should open on the monitor where it was closed last time.

Open Adobe InDesign.
Drag the InDesign window to the monitor you would like it to open on when launched.
Make certain the window is not maximized.
Close Adobe InDesign.
TEST: The next time you open Adobe InDesign it should open in your desired monitor.

If it is not opening on desired monitor , please try setting the second monitor as your primary screen and check how it works?

Use multiple displays with your Mac - Apple Support

Regards,

Srishti

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Oliver24073685etzh

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It's NOT the correct answer for me.

BobLevine

Community Expert

Then start a new discussion with details on your problem. This discussion is more than five years old and I'm going to lock it to avoid any further confusion.

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Clever Girl

Participant

Have you tied the F3 trick? That reveals all the applications you have open. Then, you find the InDesign window and drag it to the monitor you want. It's super simple but not apparent at all. I found it by changing my question slightly.

TaniaGomesArt

Participating Frequently

On a mac I found a simple solution. Click F3 to open mission control. Now you can move Indesign in its whole to the monitor you want.

StuMed

Participating Frequently

I have been having this problem since I bought a new Apple M2 Pro. When i use InDesign the application panels open on my second monitor even when my primary monitor has been set. So everything is all on the wrong screen when expanded to use.

If you go to >Indesign > Prefernces > User Interface Scaling, in the first pane there is UI Sizing. I decreased this down one and then resterted like it prompted, and then it worked. Everything is quite small, but it does the trick. It's not the size I want, but i am used to it now. This thread has been on for so long, that Adobe really need to pull their finger out, as we pay a fortube for this software!

Rishabh_Tiwari

Community Manager

Hi @StuMed,

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Thank you for sharing the solution that worked for you. You can also try the suggestions shared in this Apple Community Disucssion.

Thanks

Rishabh

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bengdixon

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That's a bit of an old thread you're linking us to. This issue has been going on for donkey years. The only way I can get round it is by disconnecting and reconnecting my display but this doesn't always work. Hopefully one day Adobe software will play nice with MacOS....

lrcooperman

Participant

Oh the same dumb thing is happening again - working page won't move to second monitor - and the deinstall fix doesn't work this time. Arrgh. Why why why?

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Candy254409787c2d

Participant

This keeps happenning again and again. Why this issue hasn't been fixed?

anneOPA

Participant

New update just broke this for me, I cannot get InDesign to move to 2nd monitor no matter if Application Frame is checked or unchecked. Driving me crazy and majorly slowing down my workflow.

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Dynamic Code

Participant

GREAT SCOTT! I found the answer!!!! It took me a while to figure out. It bugged me for so long. GO TO

WINDOW >> APPLICATION FRAME

When "unchecked" it keeps it locked on the one monitor. When Checked, you can move the application frame to another monitor.

Happy Designing!

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knuteinar_

Participant

I think this depends on what you mean by 'application frame'. The window itself, with the document you are working on, can be moved freely around. But, at least for me, that 'application frame' is either stuck on the wrong monitor, or it is not there at all (unchecked for 'application frame'). So for me, it is a 'fix', but not at good one at all ...

lrcooperman

Participant

Same! Project window moves freely to second monitor, but application tool bars etc. remain welded to first. Maddening!!!!

Srishti Bali

Correct answer

Community Manager

HI Gunzablazin8591,

Ideally InDesign and other Adobe applications too, should open on the monitor where it was closed last time.

Open Adobe InDesign.
Drag the InDesign window to the monitor you would like it to open on when launched.
Make certain the window is not maximized.
Close Adobe InDesign.
TEST: The next time you open Adobe InDesign it should open in your desired monitor.

If it is not opening on desired monitor , please try setting the second monitor as your primary screen and check how it works?

Use multiple displays with your Mac - Apple Support

Regards,

Srishti

BobLevine

Community Expert

This certainly doesn’t work on Windows. InDesign on a multi monitor system on Windows is absolute travesty unless both monitors are identical and set to identical scaling percentages.

Erica Gamet

Inspiring

I thought the Application Frame always sat wherever the main (OS) window bar was. But you said it worked with 2017...maybe try making the center monitor the one with the menu bar...

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