How do I change the preview mode background from black to white?

[joannar40588057]

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

[Jongware]

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.)

[Steve Werner]

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.

[tylervanicek]

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.

[schroef]

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

[amaarora]

Hi,

This is a pretty okd thread.

I suggest you start a new discussion as a question to  ask your querry  specifying the OS and InDesign version.

-Aman

[schroef]

Thanks, i found some other threads, seems to be a unfixed bug.         

[Laubender]

schroef  wrote

Thanks, i found some other threads, seems to be a unfixed bug.         

Hi,

can you post a link that leads to one of the threads?

Thanks,
Uwe

[amaarora]

Hi,

Presentation Mode stuck on Black background  This post refers to the problem.

-Aman

[schroef]

Just do a search you'll find them, pretty easy to do.

I see Aman already gave you a link as well.         

[defaultt6tj8lx0ll0l]

Do we have a short cut to change it?

[joannar40588057]

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......

[joannar40588057]

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

[Steve Werner]

Try restoring your preferences:

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

[Jongware · Accepted solution]

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.

[joannar40588057]

Ah great thanks for that. I found it in preferences. Must have been in my blind spot before.....

[tylervanicek]

Preferences > Guides and Pasteboards > Preview Background Color for those wondering.

[Adam_B]

This setting can be set automatically for any new documents! All that's needed is to close all open documents, and go to Preferences > Guides & Pasteboard (or Cmd + K [Mac]), check the checkbox for Preview Background: Match to Theme Color (or choose your own color). Click "OK" to close the Preferences window. Any new documents will retain this setting. Thank you for this! I've been wondering if this was even possible for a long time.

[Peter Spier]

Try pressing Esc to exit Presentation Mode