Customizing Galley & Story Appearance
With multiple writers and editors contributing to this book, it's become apparent that we all think differently. These differences are really obvious when you compare how each of us has configured our Galley & Story Appearance settings. Considering how much time you'll spend staring at text on your screen, it's a good thing that InCopy gives you lots of ways to customize your editing environment.
The Galley & Story Appearance Toolbar
The Galley & Story Appearance toolbar, in the bottom-left corner of the screen, includes five tools for customizing the appearance of text in Galley and Story views (Figure 1.16). Although it may seem obvious, remember that these options affect only Galley and Story views. In Layout view, text formatting is controlled by the character and paragraph formatting in the document, and the layout is determined by the corresponding InDesign layout or the document settings in InCopy.
Figure 1.16. Use the Gallery & Story Appearance toolbar to customize the text font, size, and line spacing.

Figure 1.17. Toggle the visibility of line numbers and paragraph styles with the Galley & Story Appearance toolbar.
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Galley & Story Appearance Preferences
The ability to control options such as font and line spacing is helpful, but some of the coolest options are found in the application preferences. Choose InCopy > Preferences > Galley & Story Display (Mac) or Edit > Preferences > Galley & Story Display (Windows) to access a few advanced controls (Figure 1.18). If most of your work involves writing and editing text, then you know how hard it is on your eyes to stare at black text on a white background all day. To lighten your visual load, you can adjust the colors of the text and background for a more pleasing work environment. Choose Amber Monochrome or Terminal from the Theme pull-down menu and you'll probably chuckle at the retro effect, but your tired eyes will thank you.
Figure 1.18. Choose a display theme in the Galley & Story Display preferences or create your own.
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Figure 1.19. A thicker, blinking cursor is easier to find in a long text flow.
