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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7136a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Display the Info panel</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS46E2AB48-72B5-4504-BC2C-EA0BFB4001A7a"><h4 class="topictitle4">View additional Info panel options</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><p>The
Info panel displays information for selected objects, the current
document, or the area below the current tool, including values for
position, size, and rotation. When you move an object, the Info
panel displays its position relative to its starting point as well.</p>
<p>Unlike other InDesign panels, the Info panel is for viewing only;
you cannot enter or edit the values it displays. You can view additional
information about a selected object by choosing Show Options from
the panel menu.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ty_05a" src="images/ty_05a.png" /><div class="figdesc">Info panel </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Horizontal (X) position of the cursor</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Vertical
(Y) position of the cursor</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Distance
an object or tool has moved relative to its starting position</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>Width
in current units</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">E.</dt>
<dd>Height in current units</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">F.</dt>
<dd>Degree
of rotation</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7136a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7136a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Display the Info panel</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Choose Window&#160;&gt; Info. </span></div>
<div class="section"><p>To change the current measurement system, click the small
triangle next to the plus icon.</p>
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<div id="WS46E2AB48-72B5-4504-BC2C-EA0BFB4001A7a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS46E2AB48-72B5-4504-BC2C-EA0BFB4001A7a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">View additional Info panel options</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Choose Show Options in the Info panel
menu. </span> <div class="para">Depending on the object or tool selected, you may see the
following:<ul><li><p>Values for the fill&#160;and stroke&#160;colors
of the selected object, and information about gradients&#160;<img src="images/P_gradient_Md_N.png" />.</p>
</li>
<li><p>The names of any swatches. You can display color-space values
instead by clicking the small triangle next to the fill or stroke
icon.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Information about the current document, such as location,
last modified date, author, and file size, when nothing in the document
is selected.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Number of characters, words, lines, and paragraphs when you
create a text insertion point or select text using one of the Type
tools. (If any text is overset, a “+” sign appears, followed by
a number representing the overset characters, words, or lines.)</p>
</li>
<li><p>File type, resolution, and color space when a graphic file
is selected. Resolution is displayed as both actual pixels per inch
(the resolution of the native graphic file) and effective pixels
per inch (the resolution of the graphic after it has been resized
in InDesign). If color management has been enabled, the ICC color profile
is also displayed.</p>
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<li><p>The shear angle or horizontal and vertical scaling if the
Shear tool, Scale tool, or the Free Transform tool is selected.</p>
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