InDesign

Info panel overview

The Info panel displays information for selected objects, the current document, or the area below the current tool, including values for position, size, and rotation. When you move an object, the Info panel displays its position relative to its starting point as well.

Unlike other InDesign panels, the Info panel is for viewing only; you cannot enter or edit the values it displays. You can view additional information about a selected object by choosing Show Options from the panel menu.

Info panel

A.
Horizontal (X) position of the cursor

B.
Vertical (Y) position of the cursor

C.
Distance an object or tool has moved relative to its starting position

D.
Width in current units

E.
Height in current units

F.
Degree of rotation

To view additional information about an InDesign document, hold down Ctrl+Shift and choose Help > About InDesign (Windows) or hold down Command+Shift (Mac OS) and choose InDesign > About InDesign.

Display the Info panel

 Choose Window > Info.

To change the current measurement system, click the small triangle next to the plus icon.

View additional Info panel options

 Choose Show Options in the Info panel menu.
Depending on the object or tool selected, you may see the following:

  • Values for the fill and stroke colors of the selected object, and information about gradients .

  • The names of any swatches. You can display color-space values instead by clicking the small triangle next to the fill or stroke icon.

  • Information about the current document, such as location, last modified date, author, and file size, when nothing in the document is selected.

  • Number of characters, words, lines, and paragraphs when you create a text insertion point or select text using one of the Type tools. (If any text is overset, a “+” sign appears, followed by a number representing the overset characters, words, or lines.)

  • File type, resolution, and color space when a graphic file is selected. Resolution is displayed as both actual pixels per inch (the resolution of the native graphic file) and effective pixels per inch (the resolution of the graphic after it has been resized in InDesign). If color management has been enabled, the ICC color profile is also displayed.

  • The shear angle or horizontal and vertical scaling if the Shear tool, Scale tool, or the Free Transform tool is selected.