Macintosh Bible, 8th Edition, The

Fixing the Dreadful Defaults (PG/KT)

The first thing you should do after installing (or reinstalling) one of these layout programs is change at least the worst of the initial default settings.

To change default settings, launch the program but do not open or create a document. (Changes made with an open document will apply to that file only, which is useful for customizing settings for particular jobs.) As soon as you have finished making changes, quit, and the changes will be written to the appropriate preferences files.

Then make a backup copy of the defaults file. Find the file (listed by application below), duplicate it, and save the copy. The next time you need to reinstall, you can simply replace the new, out-of-the-box preferences file ...