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georgek37401698
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May 9, 2020
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Searching a file in InDesign causes the spread to jump all over the place.

  • May 9, 2020
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This has bugged me for a long time and I wonder if there's a setting/preference I'm overlooking.
My files are spreads and my view is set to fit spreads in window. When I execute searches that require me to go through several pages in the document, the spread jumps all around within the window frame. Sometimes this results in the found content being hidden under panels, if there are open ones. 

The only way I can get the spread to stay still is to choose "entire pasteboard" under View. But then it's too small. 

Is there a better way?

 

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Michael

Clever kludge. Setting the pasteboard margins to 0 does put an end to the horizontal jumping. The downside is that this is a document setting and so, as far as I know, I have to change it for each of the 15 documents in my book. I guess next time I'll use a template that has these pasteboard settings.

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Michael Bullo
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Michael BulloCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 9, 2020

This is a possible indirect solution. If you are having better luck searching while using "entire pasteboard", would altering the pasteboard help? Within the InDesign Preferences is a Guides & Pasteboard section that allows for the horizontal and vertical pasteboard margins to be changed.

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    georgek37401698AuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    May 9, 2020

    Michael

    Clever kludge. Setting the pasteboard margins to 0 does put an end to the horizontal jumping. The downside is that this is a document setting and so, as far as I know, I have to change it for each of the 15 documents in my book. I guess next time I'll use a template that has these pasteboard settings.

    Michael Bullo
    Community Expert
    Michael BulloCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 9, 2020

    Cheers. Hope it helps.

    Srishti Bali
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    Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    May 9, 2020

    Hi there,

     

    Sorry to hear about your difficulties. When you search for a word in InDesign, it places the page (on which the word is highlighted) in the center of the application window. This is an expected behavior in InDesign, however, if you want you can raise a request for an option or feature to control this. 

    Please share this feature request on our UserVoice page (https://indesign.uservoice.com/). This is the best way of communicating with the Engineering and Product Management teams regarding issues and suggestions so they can be implemented in future releases. 

     

    Regards,

    Srishti

     

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    georgek37401698Author
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    May 9, 2020

    Srishti,

     

    Thanks for your reply. I will post the feature request on UserVoice.

    Yet I am still a little confused. Look at the image below. The page on which the word is highlighted is NOT in the center of the application window. The verso is in the center of the application window, but the found word is on the recto. The wrong page is centered. 

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