From the course: InDesign Secrets

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053 Understanding component information

053 Understanding component information - InDesign Tutorial

From the course: InDesign Secrets

053 Understanding component information

Isn't this a beautiful document? You know sometimes looks can be deceiving though. Have you ever had a problem child document that you didn't create, maybe you just got hired and they said here, here's your file of InDesign documents we need you to work with, or you are a freelancer and your client gave you an InDesign file and it just keeps crashing, or won't print right, or there is just something probably wrong with it. In addition to doing the usual troubleshooting steps like rebuilding preferences and so on, I find it helpful to learn a little bit about this document's history. There is a secret dialog box that has been around I think in every version of InDesign, right now I am using CS6, but no matter which version of InDesign you're using, you can find the secret Document History dialog box. All you need to do is hold down the Command key if you are on a Mac or the Ctrl key if you are on a PC, and choose About InDesign. Now on a PC that would be here under the Help menu, and…

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