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Project 1: Letterhead Design
Setting up the workspaceCreating basic page elementsPlacing external imagesCreating and formatting basic text Printing InDesign files
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Types of ImagesVector graphics:– Mathematically based– Scaled without loss of quality
Raster images:– Pixel based– Resolution determined when
created/capturedLine art:– Actually a type of raster
image with only black and white pixels
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ResolutionPixels per inch (PPI)– Number of pixels in
a linear inch– Fixed when file is
created/capturedDots per inch (DPI)– Number of spots created by
an output deviceLines per inch (LPI)– Number of lines of dots
created in a halftone screen
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Creating a New File
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Creating a New File (cont’d)
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Document GeometryPage edgeMargin guidesBleed guides
View>Grids & Guides>Show/Hide Guides
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Document RulersView>Show/Hide RulersUnits & Increments preferencesOriginX, Y coordinates
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Control panel
Context sensitiveDifferent options depending on active selection
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Selection toolsSelection toolSelects entire objects or groups
Direct Selection toolSelects pieces of objects or groupsSelects contents of a frame
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Creating FramesToolsContent typeFrame edges
UnassignedGraphicsText (selected)
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Creating Frames (cont’d)Click and drag to createPress Shift to constrain height and widthPress Option/Alt to create out from the center pointSingle-click to open related dialog box
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Moving ObjectsReference pointSelection toolCursor feedbackControl panel
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Smart GuidesView>Grids & Guides submenuGuides & Pasteboard preferences
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Transforming FramesA B
C D
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Transformation OptionsControl panel Options menu
Constrain Height and WidthConstrain Scale
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Mathematical TransformationsTransform relative to existing shape or position:
+ to add– to subtract* to multiply/ to divide
Any field in panels or dialog boxes
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Transformation toolsA
B
C
D
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Live Corner EffectsCorner ShapeCorner Radius
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Pathfinder panelWindow>Object & Layout>PathfinderCombine multiple shapes into oneCut shapes out of other shapesCreate compound paths
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Gridified toolsDivide an object into equal-sized, equal-shape objects as you draw
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Live Distribution
Drag handle to modify multiple ungrouped objects
Press Spacebar to modify space between multiple objects
Use Selection tool to select multiple objects
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Aligning OptionsSmart GuidesAlign panelControl panelAlign to: – Selection– Margins– Page– Spread
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Line toolClick and drag to create
Press Shift to constrain to 45° angles
Press Option/Alt to create out from the center point
Control panel:– Only three reference
points– No W and H fields– L field is line length
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Vector PathsClick to create a pointClick and drag to create a point with handlesClick again to create another point and connecting segment
Smooth SymmetricalSmooth AsymmetricalCorner
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Editing Vector PathsDirect Selection toolControl panelPathfinder panel
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Editing Vector Paths (cont’d)Pen tool variationsContext sensitivity
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GroupingMultiple objects treated as one unitTo select individual components:– Use Direct Selection tool – Double-click with Selection tool– Use sublayers in Layers panel
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Layers panelDouble-click to open Layer OptionsClick and drag to rearrange stacking orderShow/hide entire layersLock/unlock entire layersExpand layers to access sublayersUse Selected Item button to select objects
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Object Stacking Order
Favor Active Selection
Edge Highlighting Object>Select, Arrange submenus
Layers panel sublayers
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Fill & Stroke ColorsActive Attribute
Tools panelControl panelBuilt-in SwatchesColors panel
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Placing ImagesFile>PlacePlace multiple images at onceLoaded Place cursorNew frame created as necessaryPlace into existing frame
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Placing Illustrator FilesRecognized as PDFPages = artboardsCrop To optionsLayers
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Frame vs. ContentSelection tool = Content Grabber icon
Content position is relative to frameScale is percent of file’s physical size
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Content Fitting OptionsObject>FittingObject contextual menuControl panel
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Working with TextType framesPlace cursorInsertion point
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Working with Text (cont’d)Character formatting– Font, Style, Size, Color, etc.
Paragraph formatting– Alignment, Indents, Spacing, etc.
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Printing FilesPrinter and PPDGeneral– Pages– Non-printing objects
Setup– Paper size– Scale and Tile
Marks and BleedOutputGraphics