ADOBE INDESIGN CS 3 Chapter 3 SETTING UP

ADOBE INDESIGN CS 3 Chapter 3 SETTING UP A DOCUMENT

LESSON 1 Create a New Document The New Document dialog box lets you define many aspects of a document Page size or trim size Facing size Margins Columns Chapter 3 2 2

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Master Pages – templates used for page layout Apply to document pages you want to lay out Listed in Pages panel for easy access Chapter 3 3

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Creating Master items on Master Pages Text is positioned in text frames Graphics are positioned in graphic frames To create text frame, click Type Tool and drag it in document window Use Rectangle, Ellipse, or Polygon Frame Tools to create graphics frames Chapter 3 4

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Understanding Guides Used to help you align items on a page When object is near guide object “snaps” to the guide for easy alignment Click View on menu bar, point to Grids & Guides, then click Snap to Guides Chapter 3 5

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Guides – horizontal or vertical lines you position on page Create manually by “pulling” them out from horizontal and vertical rulers Use Create Guides command on Layout menu Guides can be selected, moved, deleted Can apply different colors to make them easier to see Chapter 3 6

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Three guides Chapter 3 7

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Changing the color of guides, margins, and columns By default, guides are cyan, columns are violet, and margins are magenta Modify color by selecting them, click the Ruler Guides command on Layout menu Choosing new color in Ruler Guides dialog box, only effects selected guides Chapter 3 8 8

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Choosing default colors for guides, margins, and columns Make the color changes in appropriate dialog boxes without any document open New color will apply to all new documents Chapter 3 9 9

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Transform panel Identifies selected object’s width and height and horizontal and vertical location on page X Location and Y Location values refer to the horizontal and vertical location of selected object Zero point of page is top left corner of page by default There are nine reference points in Transform panel that correspond to nine points available in item’s bounding box Chapter 3 10 10

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Selected frame is 1"X 1" Nine reference points Width text box Chapter 3 Height text box 11 11

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Using the Control panel Similar to Transform panel Offers additional options for frame's stroke weight and style Chapter 3 12 12

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Using the Transform panel to transform objects Transform is a term used to describe the act of moving, scaling, skewing, or rotating an object Do this in Transform or Control panel Chapter 3 13 13

LESSON 1 Create a New Document Y location X location Center reference point selected Chapter 3 14 14

LESSON 2 Create Master Pages Master pages are template pages which you design and on which new document pages are based Default master page appears in Pages panel when new document is created Gives publication a consistent look Makes editing easy Smart way to apply automatic page numbers, headers and footers Chapter 3 15 15

LESSON 2 Create Master Pages To load Master Pages click Pages panel list arrow, then click Load Master Pages Master pages with names Chapter 3 16 16

LESSON 2 Create Master Pages Creating automatic page numbering Create placeholders for page numbers on master pages Create text frame on master frame Click inside text frame Click Type on menu bar Point to Insert Special Character Point to Markers Click Current page number Chapter 3 17 17

LESSON 2 Create Master Pages Inserting white space between text characters Type menu contains commands for inserting space between words or characters Two most-used white spaces are em space and en space Click Type on menu bar, point to Insert White Space Then click either Em Space or En Space Chapter 3 18 18

LESSON 2 Create Master Pages Inserting Em Dashes and En Dashes Em En dash is same size as letter m dash is same size as letter n Chapter 3 19 19

LESSON 2 Create Master Pages Creating a new master page based on another New master page appears identical to original Any change made to original master automatically changes on new master New Master dialog box Chapter 3 20 20

LESSON 2 Create Master Pages Choose settings in the New Master dialog box Choose a descriptive name for master Choose number of pages for master Chapter 3 21 21

LESSON 3 Apply Master Pages to document pages Applying master pages to document pages Drag and drop master page icon to page icon or over a spread icon Pages inherit the design and layout of the applied master page Chapter 3 22

LESSON 3 Apply Master Pages to document pages You can also use the Apply Master to Pages command in Pages menu Faster then drag and drop when many pages involved Chapter 3 23

LESSON 3 Apply Master Pages to document pages Applying a master to an entire spread Chapter 3 24

LESSON 4 Place Text and Thread Text Placing Click Text Place command on File menu Navigate Drag to document and click Open to desired location Chapter 3 25

LESSON 4 Place Text and Thread Text Threading text - linking text from one text frame to another Use in and out text port to link text In port Out port Chapter 3 26 26

LESSON 4 Place Text and Thread Text View text threads by clicking View on the menu bar, then clicking Show Text Threads Text thread between frames Chapter 3 27 27

LESSON 5 Modify Master Pages and Document Pages When Master Page is modified all document pages are modified Overriding Master items on document page When item is overridden master still controls unchanged items Item can be detached from master through Pages panel Chapter 3 28 28

LESSON 5 Modify Master Pages and Document Pages Modified chapter placeholder text Modified chapter title text Chapter 3 29 29

LESSON 6 Create New Sections and Wrap Text Creating sections in a document Sections are pages in a document where new numbering occurs Create a new section using Pages panel list arrow Chapter 3 30 30

LESSON 6 Create New Sections and Wrap Text New section will begin by listing this number as page number on the document page Style Chapter 3 31 31

LESSON 6 Create New Sections and Wrap Text You can force text to wrap around an object using the Text Wrap panel Text Wrap buttons include: No text wrap Wrap around bounding box Wrap around object shape Chapter 3 32 32

LESSON 6 Create New Sections and Wrap Text Frame using No text wrap option Selected text frame No text wrap button Chapter 3 33 33

LESSON 6 Create New Sections and Wrap Text Frame using Wrap around bounding box option Selected text frame Wrap around bounding box button Chapter 3 34

LESSON 6 Create New Sections and Wrap Text Frame with a. 125 -inch off set Selected text frame Offset section of Text Wrap panel Chapter 3 35