indesign tutorial
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In Design Tutorial
Rahel Fasil
Creating and Setting up a New File
To create a newfile click document
Creating and Setting up a New File
The ‘facing pages’ box must not be clicked! Everything else is fine to be left as it is.
Creating and Setting up a New File
Your document page should look like this!
Windows and Doc
‘Windows’ is at the top of the page and helps you to do most things such as editing and adjusting layouts.
‘Docs’ is at the right side of the page
Using Rulers/Grids/GuidesThis is the ‘rulers’ section of the page, it is near the top of the page and the ruler goes all the way across the page
if you click and drag you can make a guide to add some precision and they can be hidden if and when you wish
Stroke and Colour Windows
Stroke box
Colour box
Stroke and Colour WindowsBlack arrow is used to select and move objects
Text box
Pencil tool
Line tool
Stroke and Colour Windows
You can adjust the thickness of the outline of the box to your choice
You can adjust the height of the line
You can adjust the weight of the line
Rectangle tool
Click the rectangle tool first and then
Then a rectangle will appear and you can adjust it to any size you want by moving it around
Rectangle frame tool – how to place images
Click file then place and then you can select an image from your files.
Once you have clicked on the image you want, it will be placed inside the box
Tools – in tool bar
Black arrow (select)
Text toolPencil toolLine tool
How to manipulate/crop/arrange/transform objects
Eye dropper tool
Scale tool
Hand tool
Zoom tool