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gRAPHIC DESIGN: indesign
Create a new document.
Define correct document size (for example, 6 inches x 6 inches), so that later, you can print out document with crop marks. (When printing, select Printer Marks>Crop Marks in the print menu to get crop marks.)
Make a text frame. Select the Type tool and dragit to make a frame. You can also change any frame (of an shape) into a text box by clicking on it with the Type tool. A cursor for text entry will appear. Use the Character window to change the typeface,size, line spacing, and other text attributes. Use the Paragraph window to change alignment (flush left, flush right, centered, justified).
Text Wrap. If a picture or text frame has a text wrap value, then text from another frame will be forced to
wrap around it, rather than running on top of it or behind it. Do this with the Text Wrap window. New
objects in InDesign have no text wrap value.
Hyphenation. Turn off automatic hyphenation when you are working with centered or ragged text, or with headlines of any kind. (You can always put in hyphens by hand if needed.) Access the Hyphenation window from the menu behind the Paragraph window, or directly in the Paragraph status bar at top of screen.
Manual kerning: Adjust letter spacing between two letters. Adjusting the space between two letters is
called manual kerning. (The typeface already has built-in kerning values. You are now adjusting itaccording to your own judgment.) Position your cursor between the letters you want to adjust and use the option+arrow keys to move a letter left or right in tiny increments. You probably won’t need to do this unless you are working with larger-scale letters (headlines)
Tracking: Adjust letter spacing across an entire text selection. When setting a word in all caps or small
caps, it is advisable to “track” your letters, or expand the space between them. Select the text and type in a
Tracking value: (A V) in the Type palette. THIS TexT IS All CAPS, NoT TrACkeD THIS TexT IS All CAPS, TrACkeD 100
Threading text frames. You can connect two or more text frames so that text flows from one frame
to another. This an important feature to to use when designing a book. Select a text frame, and then click
the frame’s in-port or out-port (little red square with a plus or minus) with the white arrow selector tool.
The arrow will become a “loaded text icon.” Position the loaded text icon over the frame you want to
connect to. Text will flow into the new frame, or it will draw a frame where your guidelines are. Inserting, and deleting pages. Use the Pages menu to insert, duplicate, and delete pages. Select a page icon in the Pages window before deleting it. Grab the page icons and move them around to reorder yourpages.
Master pages. A master page contains graphics that appear on every new page of a document, such as
page numbers, headings, and guidelines. Select New Master from the menu behind the Pages window
(a little white arrow indicates that an extra options menu is available). Name the master, and put text and other graphics on it. The master can now be applied it to any and all pages. You can base a new master on an existing master; you can have several masters in one document; and you can turn anexisting page into a master. For more information, see InDesign’s on-line help.
To override master elements on a document page, press command-shift while selecting the element. This allows you to edit or delete the item. Note that an overrided master item won’t getupdated on that page if you edit the master page itself. For example, if you change the color of a master box by overriding it on a document page, and then you change the color of the master page box, the box in the document won’t change.For automatic page numbers, create abox on the master page and choose Type>Insert Special Character >Auto Page Number.
Working with rules. Select Paragraph rules from the menu behind the Paragraph window. The default weight is 1 point, which looks nice on thescreen but generally looks heavy and bland when you print it. For a clean, slim rule, choose .25 point.The offset value controls the distance between the rule and the baseline. A rule will appear after everyhard return (paragraph break). establish rules in this way rather than “drawing” them with theline tool. This allows you to consistently controltheir placement and spacing.
Defining new colors. To see pre-defined colors that you can apply to text, rules, boxes, and so
forth, open the Swatches window. Use the menubehind the Swatches window to define new colors.
Define correct document size (for example, 6 inches x 6 inches), so that later, you can print out document with crop marks. (When printing, select Printer Marks>Crop Marks in the print menu to get crop marks.)
Make a text frame. Select the Type tool and dragit to make a frame. You can also change any frame (of an shape) into a text box by clicking on it with the Type tool. A cursor for text entry will appear. Use the Character window to change the typeface,size, line spacing, and other text attributes. Use the Paragraph window to change alignment (flush left, flush right, centered, justified).
Text Wrap. If a picture or text frame has a text wrap value, then text from another frame will be forced to
wrap around it, rather than running on top of it or behind it. Do this with the Text Wrap window. New
objects in InDesign have no text wrap value.
Hyphenation. Turn off automatic hyphenation when you are working with centered or ragged text, or with headlines of any kind. (You can always put in hyphens by hand if needed.) Access the Hyphenation window from the menu behind the Paragraph window, or directly in the Paragraph status bar at top of screen.
Manual kerning: Adjust letter spacing between two letters. Adjusting the space between two letters is
called manual kerning. (The typeface already has built-in kerning values. You are now adjusting itaccording to your own judgment.) Position your cursor between the letters you want to adjust and use the option+arrow keys to move a letter left or right in tiny increments. You probably won’t need to do this unless you are working with larger-scale letters (headlines)
Tracking: Adjust letter spacing across an entire text selection. When setting a word in all caps or small
caps, it is advisable to “track” your letters, or expand the space between them. Select the text and type in a
Tracking value: (A V) in the Type palette. THIS TexT IS All CAPS, NoT TrACkeD THIS TexT IS All CAPS, TrACkeD 100
Threading text frames. You can connect two or more text frames so that text flows from one frame
to another. This an important feature to to use when designing a book. Select a text frame, and then click
the frame’s in-port or out-port (little red square with a plus or minus) with the white arrow selector tool.
The arrow will become a “loaded text icon.” Position the loaded text icon over the frame you want to
connect to. Text will flow into the new frame, or it will draw a frame where your guidelines are. Inserting, and deleting pages. Use the Pages menu to insert, duplicate, and delete pages. Select a page icon in the Pages window before deleting it. Grab the page icons and move them around to reorder yourpages.
Master pages. A master page contains graphics that appear on every new page of a document, such as
page numbers, headings, and guidelines. Select New Master from the menu behind the Pages window
(a little white arrow indicates that an extra options menu is available). Name the master, and put text and other graphics on it. The master can now be applied it to any and all pages. You can base a new master on an existing master; you can have several masters in one document; and you can turn anexisting page into a master. For more information, see InDesign’s on-line help.
Working with rules. Select Paragraph rules from the menu behind the Paragraph window. The default weight is 1 point, which looks nice on thescreen but generally looks heavy and bland when you print it. For a clean, slim rule, choose .25 point.The offset value controls the distance between the rule and the baseline. A rule will appear after everyhard return (paragraph break). establish rules in this way rather than “drawing” them with theline tool. This allows you to consistently controltheir placement and spacing.
Defining new colors. To see pre-defined colors that you can apply to text, rules, boxes, and so
forth, open the Swatches window. Use the menubehind the Swatches window to define new colors.
Monday, 20 February 2017
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