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Text Wrap P1 Perfect Center P2 Master Pages P2 Working with Color P3 Scripts P4
TEXT WRAP ONLY AFFECTS BENEATH One of the most frustrating things that new InDesign users run into is when they try to place a caption on top of a photo that has text wrap on it. By default, text wrap also tries to text wrap your caption. Luckily there is a quick fix. Go to InDesign Edit>Preferences >Composition.
It’s great that InDesign can place output layered Photoshop files, but what makes it even better is that you can turn on and off layers in the placed PSD directly within.
Go to File>Place, navigate to PSD, and click Open. Now choose Object>Object Layer Options>turn on Preview, and click OK.
NEWBIES TIP! SWITCH TO SELECTION TOOL
To switch to the Selection tool from another tool, press the “V” key. (When you’re in the Text tool, use the “Esc” key.)
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Let’s say you have a frame with an image in it on the page and you know that it would probably fit better if it were 1.25 bigger.
InDesign CS5 has a new feature where you can add rounded corners instantly. Draw a rectangle or square frame, click on the yellow box attached to the frame, this will activate four new yellow boxes at each corner.
In the Width field up in the Control panel, type +1.25 next to the existing size. When you’re done, press Tab or Return (PC: Enter) and InDesign will do the math for you to adjust the size of your frame.
Click on one of them and drag horizontally into the center of the frame, as you do this the four corners will form curves. If you want to isolate one corner hold down Shift before you click and drag.
You can also use different operations, such as addition subtraction (–), multiplicatio (*), and division (/).
Detailed options for adding corner affects can also be found by going to Object > Corner Options.
IMAGE FORMATS InDesign can import many image formats (including JPEG, PNG, EPS, PICT, PDF, PSD and TIFF). If you are preparing a file for print, make sure the images are in a compatible format. If you’re using a file format that allows for LR settings, such as JPEG. Check that the images have a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (PPI) and are saved in CMYK color mode. Place images at no higher than 100% of their size. That is, if your original image is 3 × 5 inches, don’t blow it up to 12 × 20, because the results would be obviously pixelated. To be on the safe side, avoid JPEG altogether. tick with formats that are intended for print, such as EPS and TIFF.
PREVIEW MODE So you’re looking at your document on screen and about all you see is frame edges, guides and mess on the pasteboard. Just press the w key to enter preview mode. By pressing and holding the Preview icon in the tool box, you can choose among the several preview modes, including bleed, slug or the new CS5 presentation mode. NOTE: Make sure you don’t have the type tool active and in a text frame at the time or you’ll just type a w.
MASTER PAGES A master is like a background that you can quickly apply to many pages. Objects on a master appear on all pages with that master applied. Master items that appear on the doc pages are surrounded by a dotted border. Changes you make to a master are automatically applied to associated pages. Masters commonly contain repeating logos, page numbers, headers, and footers. They can also contain empty text or graphic frames that serve as placeholders on document pages. A master item cannot be selected on a document page unless the master item is overridden. To set them up, bring up the Pages palette and double click on “A-Master.” Add all of the elements that are repeated throughout most of your doc: guides, page numbers, running text box, image frames, graphic elements, etc. You can have more than one set of master pages in a doc, which is particularly useful for brochures, whose content often varies (for example, with a textual introduction followed by image-heavy pages).
WORKING WITH COLOR InDesign is set up exactly like Illustrator in terms of using colors. Press F5 to bring up the Color palette, and adjust the CMYK values in the sliders to change the color of the fill or stroke. You could also select a color from the Swatches palette or add a new swatch. Bring up the Swatches palette by pressing F6. Saving a color as a swatch makes sense if you use it frequently.
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COMPOUND PATH FRAMES Everyone knows that you can place a single image in a single frame. However, few know that you can actually place a single image in frames for a wonderful visual effect. Select the Rectangle, Ellipse, or Polygon Frame tool and create two or more frames. Selection tool (V) and Shift+ click each frame. Choose Objects>Paths>Make Compound Paths. Go to File>Place, then select the image of your choice, and click Open.
ON THE NEXT ISSUE Placeholder Text Typography Color Swatches Layers And More!
InDesign will automatically place the photo inside your new frames.
SCRIPTS Anything that can be done manually in InDesign can be scripted, that is, automated. Open the Scripts Panel using the Window > Utilities > Scripts command and have a look through the sample scripts. The script names are fairly descriptive and do things ranging from placing multi-page PDFs to creating character styles from manually styled text.
Editor JULY RUIZ Greek Temple Image JULY RUIZ Design and Edit Software Adobe InDesign CS6 Contact Us [email protected]
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MastHead Your InDesign Tips & Tricks Source IN THIS ISSUE
CONTROL YOUR PHOTOSHOP LAYERS
Text Wrap P1 Perfect Center P2 Master Pages P2 Working with Color P3 Scripts P4
TEXT WRAP ONLY AFFECTS BENEATH One of the most frustrating things that new InDesign users run into is when they try to place a caption on top of a photo that has text wrap on it. By default, text wrap also tries to text wrap your caption. Luckily there is a quick fix. Go to InDesign Edit>Preferences >Composition.
It’s great that InDesign can place output layered Photoshop files, but what makes it even better is that you can turn on and off layers in the placed PSD directly within.
Go to File>Place, navigate to PSD, and click Open. Now choose Object>Object Layer Options>turn on Preview, and click OK.
NEWBIES TIP! SWITCH TO SELECTION TOOL
To switch to the Selection tool from another tool, press the “V” key. (When you’re in the Text tool, use the “Esc” key.)
MASTHEAD© 2014. All Rights Reserved P1
MATH IN THE CONTROL
LIVE CORNERS
Let’s say you have a frame with an image in it on the page and you know that it would probably fit better if it were 1.25 bigger.
InDesign CS5 has a new feature where you can add rounded corners instantly. Draw a rectangle or square frame, click on the yellow box attached to the frame, this will activate four new yellow boxes at each corner.
In the Width field up in the Control panel, type +1.25 next to the existing size. When you’re done, press Tab or Return (PC: Enter) and InDesign will do the math for you to adjust the size of your frame.
Click on one of them and drag horizontally into the center of the frame, as you do this the four corners will form curves. If you want to isolate one corner hold down Shift before you click and drag.
You can also use different operations, such as addition subtraction (–), multiplicatio (*), and division (/).
Detailed options for adding corner affects can also be found by going to Object > Corner Options.
IMAGE FORMATS InDesign can import many image formats (including JPEG, PNG, EPS, PICT, PDF, PSD and TIFF). If you are preparing a file for print, make sure the images are in a compatible format. If you’re using a file format that allows for LR settings, such as JPEG. Check that the images have a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (PPI) and are saved in CMYK color mode. Place images at no higher than 100% of their size. That is, if your original image is 3 × 5 inches, don’t blow it up to 12 × 20, because the results would be obviously pixelated. To be on the safe side, avoid JPEG altogether. tick with formats that are intended for print, such as EPS and TIFF.
PREVIEW MODE So you’re looking at your document on screen and about all you see is frame edges, guides and mess on the pasteboard. Just press the w key to enter preview mode. By pressing and holding the Preview icon in the tool box, you can choose among the several preview modes, including bleed, slug or the new CS5 presentation mode. NOTE: Make sure you don’t have the type tool active and in a text frame at the time or you’ll just type a w.
MASTER PAGES A master is like a background that you can quickly apply to many pages. Objects on a master appear on all pages with that master applied. Master items that appear on the doc pages are surrounded by a dotted border. Changes you make to a master are automatically applied to associated pages. Masters commonly contain repeating logos, page numbers, headers, and footers. They can also contain empty text or graphic frames that serve as placeholders on document pages. A master item cannot be selected on a document page unless the master item is overridden. To set them up, bring up the Pages palette and double click on “A-Master.” Add all of the elements that are repeated throughout most of your doc: guides, page numbers, running text box, image frames, graphic elements, etc. You can have more than one set of master pages in a doc, which is particularly useful for brochures, whose content often varies (for example, with a textual introduction followed by image-heavy pages).
WORKING WITH COLOR InDesign is set up exactly like Illustrator in terms of using colors. Press F5 to bring up the Color palette, and adjust the CMYK values in the sliders to change the color of the fill or stroke. You could also select a color from the Swatches palette or add a new swatch. Bring up the Swatches palette by pressing F6. Saving a color as a swatch makes sense if you use it frequently.
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COMPOUND PATH FRAMES Everyone knows that you can place a single image in a single frame. However, few know that you can actually place a single image in frames for a wonderful visual effect. Select the Rectangle, Ellipse, or Polygon Frame tool and create two or more frames. Selection tool (V) and Shift+ click each frame. Choose Objects>Paths>Make Compound Paths. Go to File>Place, then select the image of your choice, and click Open.
ON THE NEXT ISSUE Placeholder Text Typography Color Swatches Layers And More!
InDesign will automatically place the photo inside your new frames.
SCRIPTS Anything that can be done manually in InDesign can be scripted, that is, automated. Open the Scripts Panel using the Window > Utilities > Scripts command and have a look through the sample scripts. The script names are fairly descriptive and do things ranging from placing multi-page PDFs to creating character styles from manually styled text.
Editor JULY RUIZ Greek Temple Image JULY RUIZ Design and Edit Software Adobe InDesign CS6 Contact Us [email protected]
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