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October 3, 2017
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Is there a navigation pane in InDesign

  • October 3, 2017
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Hello

In WORD, you can use the navigation pane to view the style hierarchy of your document. I was wondering if there is something similar to a navigation pane in InDesign.

Navigation pane  in WORD:

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    Correct answer AnneMarie Concepcion

    You can use the bookmarks panel for navigation (Window > Interactive > Bookmarks).

    It opens up empty at first. You can manually add bookmarks to the pages/sections you need to jump to.

    Or, if you want to use the same Paragraph Style-based Navigation as in Word, create a TOC as Barb Binder explained, and be sure to enable Create PDF Bookmarks in the TOC dialog box. Then the InDesign Bookmark panel is populated. Double-click the entries to jump to those locations in ID.

    AM

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    Barb Binder
    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    October 4, 2017

    What you can do is generate a table of contents in InDesign via Layout > Table of Contents. It will pick up the headings (as long as you created paragraph styles) and create a list that looks just like yours. If you don't need to print it, you could put in on the pasteboard to the left or right of page one.

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
      AnneMarie Concepcion
      AnneMarie ConcepcionCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      October 4, 2017

      You can use the bookmarks panel for navigation (Window > Interactive > Bookmarks).

      It opens up empty at first. You can manually add bookmarks to the pages/sections you need to jump to.

      Or, if you want to use the same Paragraph Style-based Navigation as in Word, create a TOC as Barb Binder explained, and be sure to enable Create PDF Bookmarks in the TOC dialog box. Then the InDesign Bookmark panel is populated. Double-click the entries to jump to those locations in ID.

      AM

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      SCOTT288170080bdf
      New Participant
      March 16, 2025

      I tried this, but no dice. The bookmarks panel is still empty. I suspect that the TOC and text you are referencing with it have to be the same document, not different documents in the same book. I tried synchronizing the book, but that didn't make any difference. What a huge disappointment to lack something so basic as a navigation pane for jumping around chapters or figures. C'mon, Adobe, do something.

      Srishti Bali
      Community Manager
      Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      October 3, 2017

      Hi ashimg,

      As Aman said there is no navigation pane in InDesign. However, you may share your suggestions here: Adobe InDesign Feedback

      This is the best way of communicating to the Engineering and Product Management teams regarding issues and suggestions so they can be implemented in future releases.

      Regards

      Srishti

      amaarora
      Community Manager
      amaaroraCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      October 3, 2017

      Hi,

      Not as far as i know. But you can see the styles in the styles panel in InDesign.

      -Aman

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