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Tip of the Week: Know Your Options (and Alts)

This InDesign tip on knowing your options and alts in InDesign was sent to Tip of the Week email subscribers on January 26, 2017.

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Are you annoyed by the “are you sure” alerts that pop up when you click on a trashcan in one of InDesign’s panels to delete a page containing objects, or a swatch that’s in use, etc.?

indesign warning dialog box

Skip the alerts by holding down Option/Alt while you click the trashcan. (This works in Photoshop and Illustrator, too.)

Note: While Option/Alt makes the alerts go away when deleting, the same key forces a dialog box to appear when clicking a “New” button. For example, clicking the New Paragraph Style button just creates a style. Option/Alt clicking forces the New Paragraph Style definition dialog box to appear, so you can name or define your style!

Editor in Chief of CreativePro. Instructor at LinkedIn Learning with courses on InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, GIMP, Inkscape, and Affinity Publisher. Co-author of The Photoshop Visual Quickstart Guide with Nigel French.
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