How to access Control bar panel in InDesign

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October 17, 2018
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I just updated indesign and the top horizontal toolbar is missing. I tried everything but it doesn't work. I find it very useful to see everything as it was before.

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Correct answer Astonished_joy5409

Hello @Astonished_joy5409,

I'm sorry to hear the suggestions did not help. Could you confirm the exact version of the OS/InDesign installed and share a small screen recording of your exact workflow and the problem, so we can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

Thank you for your response. I was in the advance mode and it wouldnt show
up but when i changed to Essentials, it appeared.

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LMortie

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THANK YOU BobLevine!

michaelm36046691

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Thank you.

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beatao89346153Author

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Thank you so much Uwe! I got it

Best Regards,

Beata

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Laubender

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Hi Beata,

you are looking for the Control panel.

Like all other panels it's available under Window > Control.

The only panel that behaves a bit different is the new PDF Comments panel that is only available when a document is open.

Regards,
Uwe

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John24472726qybf

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There is no "Control" in the Window dropdown on a Mac.

sheilak40263238

Participant

Hi @John24472726qybf -- I replied below but didn't tag you so posting again here:
If you're using InDesign 2023, try looking at the very top band of your InDesign window (where it says Adobe InDesign 2023), then look over to the right -- there's a blue "Share" button, and to the right of the share button is a dropdown that will allow you to select what tools you want to display in your control bar. Choose a toolset from the list, and you should see it appear in your control bar. (See screenshot) Hope that helps!