Changing the interface preferences

The InDesign preferences allow you to adjust a wide range of settings that affect InDesign, ranging from what language is used for spell-checking to what units of measurement InDesign works with. In this recipe, though, we will focus on the preferences settings that can affect the InDesign interface. We will look at how to permanently disable the home screen, adjust the intensity of the interface, change interface scaling, and alter the default grid and guide colors.

You often spend many hours staring at the InDesign interface, so being able to customize it to your personal preferences can be helpful for both your eyes and your stress levels. The skills covered here will ensure you find working with InDesign for long periods of time to be a more enjoyable and less frustrating experience.

Getting ready

To complete this recipe, simply open InDesign on your system. There is no need to create a document at this stage; we will be run through that...