: Is it possible to split the view in InDesign? I want to look at two parts of an InDesign document simultaneously. Is it possible to "split" the view in one window so that I can see the
I want to look at two parts of an InDesign document simultaneously. Is it possible to "split" the view in one window so that I can see the two parts together in one window?
edit: In CS5 at least, I can open a second window with the same document and arrange them side-by-side, which would really be good enough, except that command-tab application switching doesn't properly return focus to the active window in InDesign—when I command-tab back to InDesign, most keystrokes still go to the text frame that was active, but spaces in particular do not, until I click somewhere in that window or text frame.
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Althought newer versions of InDesign support the Split View option (using CS6) I still prefer the old way of Window > Arrange > New Windows for "document name".
This is so because it allows Ctrl + Tab to work to cycle between both the views which are basically working like two different documents open in a tabbed format. The Split View option won't let you use the keyboard to cycle between both the views.
Ok, I don't think what you are asking for is possible in InDesign CS5, unless you open the same document twice and split the view, as other people have mentioned.
In CS6 however, there is an option that is part of the Alternate Layouts set of features that allows you to Split Window to Compare Layouts. It does exactly what you are asking for.
In CS6:
1. Open the pages palette.
2. Just below the Master pages on that palette is a title for your layout, click the arrow to the right to get the Alternate Layout fly-out.
3. Choose Split Window to Compare results. This works without creating an Alternate layout, and will allow you to compare different parts of the same document.
Sorry this won't work in CS5. The Alternate Layout features came with CS6.
The only way to do it is with Window>New Window.
You'll just have to be careful that you are in the right window with the correct text frame selected. There is no other way.
What you're looking for is in Window > Arrange > New Window. That opens up a second window with the same document in it.
What you could do is export your document to a PDF file and reference the PDF file while you work on the INDD file. That would be the most simple and effective way to look at two parts of the same document at the same time.
Nope. I really wish we could, however. There are strategies for managing and maintaining consistency in design and layout—text styles, object styles, swatches, and libraries (objects).
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