Adobe InDesign Part 2

I learned;
By default InDesign thinks in pica and will automatically convert any other measuring system that you enter when setting up a document. The blue line around the document is the slug area, this can be printed or not and is extra space at the bottom of the document for additional notes. The red line around a document is the bleed line, this can be used as a guide when working with images if you want to image to print to the very edge of the document.

It’s helpful to know that the most recently added objects appear on the top of a document, if you hold the control button before clicking you can select the object behind. Double clicking on the title of a layer allows you to change the name. To the right side of the layer in the control panel is a square that indicates the objects on that particular layer. By moving this square you can move the objects to another layer. Control, alt, “g” allows you to select all the guides on a page and locking a layer prevents you from highlighting anything on that layer.

The control panel at top of screen gives easy access to most frequently used editing tools and is context sensitive, depending on what is selected.

Certain panels are grouped together. You can change the width of the dock, making only icons viewable or move the placement of the panel by double clicking on the tab. You can customize keyboard shortcuts as well as menus by turning certain options on, off, or highlighting by color. Under the window menu the save workspace option allows you to save your menu customization.

The dotted line shows an image or text that is part of the master elements, not a regular document page and can only be edited from master page.

You cannot create an image with InDesign, it must be imported. When importing InDesign will load a thumbnail of the image on the curser and by clicking you can place it. The type tool creates a text frame as well as allows you to edit text. You can create a shape by using the pen or pencil tool. Click one point and then another to create a curve, click and hold to alter the curve.

To apply an object style to numerous objects first, manually format image the way you want. While object is selected use the object style panel to choose a new object style. By un-checking all the basic attributes it allows InDesign to apply only the effect you want applied. Shift, click to select all the objects you want to alter and choose your new object style. Once this new object style has been applied anything you do to one object afterward will apply to the rest.

The text wrap option is under the window menu. To apply a text wrap it does not matter if the image is in front or behind the text you want to wrap. The buttons at the top of the text wrap panel offer different wrap options, the third will wrap around an image.

I found the first video about setting up a new document the most helpful since it explained how to view numerous pages and the tricks about selecting each one.