4. Basic properties of currently
3 selected objects
Tools that cover
1 most InDesign
Capabilities
4
Menu for panels
2 Object fill & stroke
InDesign
Interface
5. To Zoom In To Zoom Out To Move Around
ctrl + “+” ctrl + “-” hold down the
(pc) (pc)
space bar,
cmd + “+” cmd + “-”
(mac) (mac) Click & Drag
*tip: press ctrl + alt, and roll mouse wheel to zoom in and out
ctrl + “0” to fit entire page in current screen
InDesign
Interface
6. *tip: default unit is pica, which is a
typographic measure.
ex. 12pt for reports = one pica
One pica equals to 1/6 of an inch and
consists of twelve units.
ex. 1p6 is one and half pica
InDesign
Page Set-Up
7. *tip: distance between
baseline grid line is one pica
To toggle between preview
and normal “W”
The Columns and Baseline Grid
InDesign View > Grids & guides >
should dictate the size of every item in
Page Set-Up Show Baseline Grid
your document.
8. 3
Leading
1 Text tool
2
*tip:
black arrow (selection tool)
white arrow (partial selection tool)
1. Using the Text Tool,
InDesign 2. Right click > Fill with 3. Set the Font Size,
click and drag to
Adding Texts Placeholder Text. Weight, and Leading
draw a textbox
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*tip: set leading as 12. As this
equals to one pica, which will fit
texts neatly into the baseline grid.
InDesign 1. Object > 2. Switch panel to 3. Change
Adding Texts Text Frame Options... Baseline Options Baseline Grid to Leading
10. 2 Swatches menu
1 Rectangle tool
*tip: some tools are hidden
3 Object fill & stroke beneath the basic ones
InDesign 1. Using the Rectangle Tool, 2. Open swatches menu 3. Set the Font Size,
Drawing Objects draw a box and apply fill & stroke Weight, and Leading
12. Master pages 1
2 Add pages
Right click > Insert Special Master pages properties will be applied to
InDesign
Character > Markers > all the sub-pages automatically.
Master page
Current Page Number Insert page numbering to your document.
13. InDesign
Insert page header and a line to your document
Master page
14. Font size: 30 pt
Leading: 36 pt
Font size: 24 pt
Leading: 24 pt
Font size: 10 pt
Leading: 12 pt
*tip: to edit character and
paragraph styles, you have to
double click inside the box
(Hit esc to deselect)
Keep leading to multiples of 12
InDesign
Character and Create a title, subtitle and contents for your document
Paragraph Styles
15. 1
3
2
InDesign
1. Select with black arrow, 2. In the Character Styles 3. Double-click on the
Character and
one of your styled textboxes panel, Create New Style. new Character Style
Paragraph Styles
16. 2
1
InDesign 2. Add another column to the textbox
1. Create a new textbox
Columns using the Number of Columns property.
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3
2
3. Click on the red plus box and
InDesign 2. If your text exceeds the box
1. Draw two textboxes then click on your empty box to
Columns size, you will see a red plus box
let the text spill over
18. 1 2
*tip: InDesign treats image as two separate
elements: frame & content
Frame only Frame & content Image looks pixelated because, InDesign
does not store the image directly in current
document. It only links to the original file.
1. Using the Rectangle 3. Select the file
InDesign 2. Hit ⌘D or CTRL-D
Frame Tool, you want to Place
Placing Images or drag the image in
draw a rectangle in the Frame.
19. 1 2
*tip: hold down shift to scale
frame/image proportionally
InDesign 1. Select image with black arrow 2. Select image with white arrow
Fitting Images to resize the “frame” to resize the “image”
20. 1 3
*tip: you can also simply drag
2 the image into the document.
You can place many different
types of files, such
as .pdf .psd .ai
InDesign 1. Select image with 2. Right click > Fitting > 3. Adjust frame or image
Fitting Images black arrow Fit Content Proportionally using black/white arrows
21. 1
2
InDesign 2. Package to create a folder that contains the
1. Save as an InDesign file
Saving InDesign file, fonts, and Images all together.
22. *tip: select Adobe PDF (Print),
NOT Adobe PDF (Interactive)
InDesign
Saving
23. *tip: select latest version of
PDF whenever possible. This will
reduce your file size.
InDesign 1. Check spreads if you want 2. Compression > Bicubic Downsampling to >
Saving your document side by side. 150 pixels per inch
