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March 31, 2011
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Viewing "Actual Size"

  • March 31, 2011
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HI,

I've always wondered why, if I set the screen view to "Actual Size" or even 100%, that if measured against a ruler put up to the monitor, it does not correspond. Is there a view or setting that can do this without me zooming in or zooming out and measureing with a ruler every time? (I'm feeling this might be so simple I'm going to once again be embarrassed....

Thanks.

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    davidblatner
    Community Expert
    davidblatnerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 6, 2011

    Great thread! We discussed this in podcast 4, many moons ago, and included a one line script from Dave Saunders:  http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-004.php

    John Hawkinson
    John Hawkinson
    Inspiring
    April 6, 2011

    There's some funny irony with us posting the long scripts verbatim and Dave's 1-line script being inside a .zip file. Here it is for comparison:

    try {app.layoutWindows[0].zoomPercentage = 140 } catch (e) {};

    Of course it's short since it doesn't do any math and hardcodes to 140%.

    davidblatner
    Community Expert
    davidblatnerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 6, 2011

    That is funny. (technically the reason we used zip was to force download of the jsx file.)  It's so much easier to hold a ruler to the screen and figure the proper resolution than to do the math.

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    Anonymous
    March 31, 2011

    Zoom something of a known width and measure it with a ruler until you get true 100%

    Make note of the zoom amount (131% for my setup)

    Open a text file and add this code:

    try {app.layoutWindows[0].zoomPercentage = 131 } catch (e) {};

    Save as Zoom131.jsx (or whatever name.jsx) into your scripts folder

    Edit keyboard shortcuts to set Ctrl-1 to run your script (if you want 131% instead of 100%)

    Duplicate/edit/rename script for 200%, 50% etc and add shortcuts if desired...

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    Anonymous
    March 31, 2011

    This has been discussed several times in the forum. You might search for one of those threads.


    Canned_Pug-Ng0EYk
    Canned_Pug-Ng0EYkAuthor
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    March 31, 2011

    i did try "viewing size' and "actual view" with 0 results not sure

    what else to ask...will look further

    Mr. Met
    Mr. Met
    Inspiring
    April 7, 2011

    The search is busted...  Try this thread here.  Long story made overly short and simple: try 140%, it seems to work for most people.


    Somewhere around 137% works on my 2 monitors.


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