Real World Adobe InDesign CS4- P8: The book uses Robert Slimbach’s Minion Pro, an Adobe OpenType face, which was particularly useful when moving files across platforms. Code samples are set in Lucas de Groot’s TheSansMonoCondensed. A few other fonts were used for example characters. | 198 REAL WORLD ADOBE INDESIGN CS4 FIGURE 3-54 Story Editor Display Preferences We trust that you will use these settings responsibly. No no no Text Display Options. You can select any font and size you want though it behooves you to pick something as readable as possible David likes 16-point Georgia . You can also choose line spacing . leading the text color whether text should be anti-aliased and a background color for your story windows. The Theme pop-up menu offers several text color and background color combinations but you don t have to use these. These settings have no effect on the printed appearance of your text they re just for the story windows. Cursor Options. We ve never met anyone who wanted to use anything other than the normal thin cursor called Standard here . But you can choose Thick Barbell or Block. The Block option really complements the DOS look described above. And if a blinking cursor drives you mad turn off the Blink option. Paragraph styles column. Use this control to change the size of the paragraph style column the column on the left in a story window . Notes You can attach notes to text in an InDesign story. The Notes panel is the key to managing notes see Figure 3-55 . Notes provide a great way to add comments or other information to text especially when you re working with editors even if they use InCopy . Notes can be 211 08 04 2009 05 54 36 . CHAPTER 3. TEXT 199 FIGURE 3-55 Notes Panel Notes panel with Note Info displayed. Notes panel without Note Info. Notes panel buttons The Go to Next Note and Go to Previous Note buttons will not become active until you click the Type tool in a story that contains notes. created edited converted to text or deleted and can be viewed in the Story Editor or the Notes panel. You won t be able to see your notes in the Layout view though you will be able to see the note anchor when you click the Show Hide Notes button in the Notes panel. Notes take on the .
