Preferences make it possible to set default Smart Connection options to your personal preference.
Smart Connection comes with various preferences that can be set.
The main preferences are set in the Smart Connection section of the preferences. These are described in this article.
Note: Other preferences are described elsewhere:
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Accessing the preferences
- InDesign
- macOS: Choose InDesign > Preferences > Smart Connection...
- Windows: Choose Edit > Preferences > Smart Connection...
- InCopy:
- macOS: Choose InCopy > Preferences > Smart Connection...
- Windows: Choose Edit > Preferences > Smart Connection...
Figure: The Smart Connection preferences (shown here in InCopy).
Proxy
When Enterprise Server is connected through a proxy server, enter the credentials here.
Routing message options
When a file is routed to you by another user, choose what action should take place:
- Alert:
- Do not show a dialog
- Show dialog for messages sent to me
- Show dialog for messages sent to me or my group
- Play a sound when a message arrives
Options
- Display layout name in Create Article. (Available in InDesign only) When selected and creating an article from the layout, the name of the layout from which the article is created is automatically added to the Name field of the Create Article dialog box.
Figure: The Create Article dialog box with the name of the layout automatically filled as the name for the article.
- Show import options dialog on place. When selected, the Import Options dialog box appears each time a file is placed.
- Object Style: Controls the way an object style is applied when placing an article. See Styling text using InDesign object styles when placing articles with Smart Connection.
- Bring InCopy Stories to Front in Layout view. (This feature is only available in InCopy) When enabled, opening an article that is placed on a layout will bring all article components of that story to the front in Layout view. This makes sure that all article components are fully accessible and not obscured by other layout objects. For more information, see Opening articles in InCopy using Smart Connection.
- Enable Smart Caching. (Requires Smart Caching to be implemented). When selected, Smart Connection will use Smart Caching to retrieve routed files. Status messages below the preference indicate if the Smart Caching feature is correctly working.
- Update Placed Enterprise Images When Opening a Layout. Controls whether or not placed Enterprise images should be updated to their latest version.
Notes:
Take note of the following:
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Smart Connection panel
- Document pane font size. For changing the font size of the text in the Document pane when using the Smart Connection panel in List View mode.
Figure: Files shown in List View mode in the Document pane (A) of the Smart Connection panel.
- Preview pane font size. For changing the font size of the text in the Preview pane when using the Smart Connection panel in List View mode.
Figure: An InCopy article previewed in the Preview pane (A) of the Smart Connection panel.
Set either option to one of the following sizes:
- Small (default setting)
- Medium
- Large
- Extra large

The issue is currently being investigated. To see the changes take affect, restart InDesign or InCopy.
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