The Adobe Creative Suite has a variety of options for switching between screen modes. If you are going to be showing a client a design on your screen, it can be distracting for them to see all of your panels and menus. To hide your panels, press the tab key and they will disappear until you press the tab key again. The following showcases the features of each program’s view settings.
InDesign
You can change the visibility of the document window using the Mode buttons at the bottom of the toolbox or by choosing commands from the View > Screen Mode menu. When the toolbox is displayed in a single column, you can select view modes by clicking the current mode button and selecting a different mode from the menu that appears.
- Normal Mode
– Displays artwork in a standard window with all visible grids and guides showing, non-printing objects showing, and a white pasteboard. - Preview Mode
- Displays artwork as if it were output, with all non-printing elements suppressed (grids, guides, non-printing objects), and the pasteboard set to the preview background color defined in Preferences. - Bleed Mode
– Displays artwork as if it were output, with all non-printing elements suppressed (grids, guides, non-printing objects), the pasteboard set to the preview background color defined in Preferences, and any printing elements within the document’s bleed area (defined in Document Setup) showing. - Slug Mode
– Displays artwork as if it were output, with all non-printing elements suppressed (grids, guides, non-printing objects), the pasteboard set to the preview background color defined in Preferences, and any printing elements within the document’s slug area (defined in Document Setup) showing. - You can also tap the letter “w” on your keyboard to switch between Normal and Preview, Bleed or Slug (depending on what was chosen last.
Acrobat
- Enter Full Screen – Cmd (ctrl) + L
- View menu > Enter Full Screen
Photoshop
You can use the screen mode options to view images on your entire screen. You can show or hide the menu bar, title bar, and scroll bars.
- To display the default mode (menu bar at the top and scroll bars on the side), choose View > Screen Mode > Standard Screen Mode. Or, click the Screen Mode button
in the Application bar, and select Standard Screen Mode from the pop-up menu. - To display a full-screen window with a menu bar and a 50% gray background, but no title bar or scroll bars, choose View > Screen Mode > Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar. Or, click the Screen Mode button in the Application bar, and select Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar from the pop-up menu.
- To display a full-screen window with only a black background (no title bar, menu bar, or scroll bars), choose View > Screen Mode > Full Screen Mode. Or, click the Screen Mode button in the Application bar, and select Full Screen Mode from the pop-up menu.
- You can also tap the letter “f” on your keyboard to switch between these various modes.
Illustrator
You can change the visibility of the illustration window and menu bar using the mode options at the bottom of the Tools panel. To access panels when in Full Screen Mode, position the cursor at the left or right edge of the screen and the panels will pop up. If you’ve moved them from their default locations, you can access them from the Window menu.
- Normal Screen Mode
displays artwork in a standard window, with a menu bar at the top and scroll bars on the sides. - Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar
displays artwork in a full-screen window, with a menu bar at the top and scroll bars. - Full Screen Mode
displays artwork in a full-screen window, with no title bar or menu bar. - You can also tap the letter “f” on your keyboard to switch between these various modes.
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