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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:

Smart Image. Preferences for placing images with caption and credit information.
Smart Jump. Preferences for starting an article on one page and letting it continue on another page.
Element labels. Preferences for controlling article component labels.
WoodWing. Preferences for logging application activity (for troubleshooting purposes).

Accessing the preferences

The Smart Connection preferences

Figure: The Smart Connection preferences (shown here in InCopy).

When Enterprise Server is connected through a proxy server, enter the credentials here.

When a file is routed to you by another user, choose what action should take place:

The message that appears when a file is routed to a user

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.

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:

This feature can only be used for InDesign; in InCopy this option is disabled.
When this feature is disabled in InDesign, it means that it is controlled through a configuration file.

Take note of the following:

Smart Connection 13.0.2 for Adobe CC 2018 or any other higher version of Smart Connection is required.
The feature applies to images, Layout Modules, and spreadsheets.
The working depends on how the system is configured.

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.

The Document pane of the Smart Connection panel

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: