{"id":444,"date":"2026-08-14T14:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=444"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:59:45","slug":"the-navigation-pane-views","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/db\/page-management\/the-navigation-pane-views\/","title":{"rendered":"The Navigation Pane & Views"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"SidebarThe Navigation Pane & Views<\/span><\/h2>\n

The left-hand Navigation Pane provides a live thumbnail preview of every page in your document. Clicking any thumbnail instantly switches the active canvas to that page. The thumbnails are generated automatically using a fast DOM-cloning system and update within 1.5 seconds of your last edit, so you always have an up-to-date visual map of your publication.<\/p>\n

Sidebar Context Menus<\/span><\/h3>\n

Right-clicking anywhere on a page thumbnail opens a context menu with options to insert, duplicate, move, or delete pages, as well as add notes or access the Master Pages submenu. Right-clicking the blank grey area of the Navigation Pane (not on a thumbnail) opens a workspace-level context menu for adding a new blank page, toggling Two-Page Spread Mode, collapsing the sidebar, changing Page Design \/ Size, and exporting or printing the document.<\/p>\n

Two-Page Spread Mode<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"Two-Page<\/h3>\n

For publications designed as booklets or magazines, enable Two-Page Spread Mode from the Navigation Pane context menu. In this view, facing pages are displayed side by side in the sidebar thumbnails, allowing you to visualise the relationship between a left-hand and a right-hand page as readers will see them.<\/p>\n

Multi-Page View<\/span><\/h3>\n

When you zoom out to 45% or below on a document that contains more than one page, Open Publisher automatically activates Multi-Page View. In this mode, all pages are rendered side-by-side in the workspace, giving you a bird’s-eye overview of your entire publication at once.<\/p>\n

\"Multi-Page<\/h3>\n
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    Pages are always arranged horizontally in a single row, calculated to fit your display width.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    All non-active pages are shown as read-only preview clones, rendered at full 1:1 quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The active (editable) page is clearly labelled with an “(Editing)” badge and retains full interactivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Clicking any preview page instantly swaps it to become the active editable page.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To exit Multi-Page View, simply zoom back in above 45%.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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