ADOBE INDESIGN CS 3 Chapter 4 WORKING WITH

ADOBE INDESIGN CS 3 Chapter 4 WORKING WITH FRAMES

LESSON 1 ALIGN AND DISTRIBUTE OBJECTS Applying Fills and Strokes is color that fills an object Stroke is color used to outline object Stroke may be modified using the Stroke panel Chapter 4

LESSON 1 ALIGN AND DISTRIBUTE OBJECTS Using the Step and Repeat command Create multiple objects evenly spaced Need to choose which objects and number of copies Need to specify offset values Chapter 4

LESSON 1 ALIGN AND DISTRIBUTE OBJECTS Using Step and Repeat Horizontal and Vertical Offset values determine how far to the right and down the copied objects will be positioned. Chapter 4

LESSON 1 ALIGN AND DISTRIBUTE OBJECTS Aligning Objects can be aligned by their Tops Bottoms Left sides Right sides Centers Chapter 4

LESSON 1 ALIGN AND DISTRIBUTE OBJECTS The Align panel offers a quick solution for aligning two or more selected objects in various alignments Chapter 4 Align objects buttons

LESSON 1 ALIGN AND DISTRIBUTE OBJECTS Distributing objects Align panel also offers solutions for distributing objects Distributing objects spaces them evenly on a page Distribute Objects buttons Chapter 4

LESSON 2 STACK AND LAYER OBJECTS Understanding the stacking order Control stacking order with four commands on Arrange menu Bring to Front command move selection to front Send to Back command moves selection to back Bring Forward command move selection one level forward Send Backward command moves selection one level backward Chapter 4

LESSON 2 STACK AND LAYER OBJECTS By default, every document is created with a single layer The Layers panel is used for working with layers Layers can be locked or unlocked Layers can be hidden or shown Duplicate layers with Duplicate Layers command Chapter 4

LESSON 2 STACK AND LAYER OBJECTS Working Create Each with Layers multiple layers in Layers panel layer contains its own stacking order Assign a selected color to a layer Chapter 4

LESSON 2 STACK AND LAYER OBJECTS Layers panel with three layers Toggles visibility icon Indicates current drawing layer icon Locked layer button Delete selected layers button Create new layer button Chapter 4

LESSON 2 STACK AND LAYER OBJECTS Each layer has a unique selection color The bounding box of the selected rectangle is the same color as the selection color applied to the circles layer that it has been placed on Chapter 4

LESSON 2 STACK AND LAYER OBJECTS Manipulating Layers and Objects on Layers Move objects between layers and reorder layers in Layer panel Click layer in Layers panel to select targeted layer Click object and layer is automatically targeted Chapter 4

LESSON 2 STACK AND LAYER OBJECTS Selecting artwork on layers To select only objects on a single layer, you must use keyboard shortcut Press and hold [Alt](win) or [option](Mac) Click layer in Layers panel Chapter 4

LESSON 2 STACK AND LAYER OBJECTS Selecting objects behind other objects Pressing and holding [Ctrl](win) or [Command] (Mac) allows you to click through stacking order Click top object Press and hold [Ctrl](win) or [Command] (Mac) Clicking top object again will select object immediately behind it Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Placing graphics in a document Graphics is element on page that is not text Two methods for placing graphics in document Create graphics frame using any of three frame tools Place graphics with the Place command The Selection Tool selects the graphics frame The Direct Selection Tool selects the contents inside the frame Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Understanding the difference between the graphics frame and the graphic Graphic frame contains graphic Where graphic frame is smaller then graphic, only area that can fit frame will be shown and determines where graphic will be chopped Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Understanding the difference between the Selection Tool and the Direct Selection Tool addresses the graphics frame Direct Selection Tool addresses the contents of the frame Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Graphics frame is selected Selection Tool Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Bounding box of graphic Direct Selection Tool Transform panel values refer to selected graphic Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Moving a graphic within a graphics frame Click and drag the graphic with the Direct Selection Tool Better way is to press and hold the Direct Selection Tool over graphic until it turns into black arrow Ghosted image of graphic outside frame shown and referred to as dynamic preview Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Viewing the Dynamic preview Direct Selection Tool changes to black arrow Non-visible parts of graphic made visible Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Resizing a graphic Select graphic with Direct Selection Tool Easy way to scale graphic is to use Transform panel Change Scale X and Scale Y percentages Use Transform/Scale command on Object menu to rescale graphic Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Using the Fitting commands For a quick way to resize, use the Fitting commands located on the Object menu Fit Content to Frame command scales content to fit frame Fit Frame to Content command scales frame to fit content Center Content command centers graphic within frame Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Wrapping text around an imported Photoshop graphic saved with a named clipping path Text Wrap panel offers a number of ways to wrap text around graphic Clipping path is graphic drawn in Photoshop outlining image When Photoshop file is saved you name the clipping path Clipping path is saved with the file Chapter 4

LESSON 3 WORK WITH GRAPHICS FRAMES Wrap around object shape button Click Type list arrow to choose Photoshop Path Click Path list arrow to choose a named path saved with the Photoshop file Chapter 4

LESSON 4 WORK WITH TEXT FRAMES Semi-Autoflowing Text – method for manually threading text through multiple frames Autoflowing text – method of quickly adding text to document In. Design creates enough pages and enough text frames to hold the imported text New text frames are automatically positioned within existing column guides Chapter 4

LESSON 4 WORK WITH TEXT FRAMES Inserting a column break Move text from the bottom of one column to the top of the next with Column Break command Column break is a typographical command that forces text into the next column Use Insert Break Character command on Type menu Chapter 4

LESSON 4 WORK WITH TEXT FRAMES Example of column break Text without column break Chapter 4 Text with column break

LESSON 4 WORK WITH TEXT FRAMES Inserting a “Continued on page…” notation Page continuation is formatted as a special character Create test frame Type the words “Continued on page X” Select X and apply Next Page Number command (click Type menu, point to Insert Special Characters, then point to Markers) Chapter 4