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INDESIGN CLA S S NOTE S

LAYOUTS

TYPE & IMAGES

A SKILLSHARE CLASS with ANNE S. DITMEYER (@pretavoyager)

KEY USES

OUTPUT FILE TYPE

MULTIPLE PAGES LIMITATIONS

PHOTOSHOP

INDESIGN

ILLUSTRATOR

images, contact sheet, retouching, layered images, some websites

publications, marketing materials, text + image, multiple pages

illustration, vector graphics, logo design, some websites

pixel (small blocks)

pixel + vector

vector (any size)

.psd (active/layer file), .tif (layers), .jpg, .gif (animate, no background)

.indd (active file), .idml (save down) export as .pdf, Package final files/fonts

.ai (active file), .pdf (layered or flat) .eps (vector graphic)

NO

YES

AS ARTBOARDS

legacy files, some features don’t exist in older versions if file created in newer version

can open CS6 in older version, but not vice versa; challenge when collaborating/sharing files (try export .idml)

legacy files, some features don’t exist in older versions

BRIDGE is an image browser that works between all three programs.

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SELECTION TOOL (blue frame) (V,escape) —

— DIRECT SELCTION (brown frame, move images) (A) — GAP TOOL (measure spacing) (U)

TYPE / TYPE ON PATH TOOL (T, shift+T) — PEN TOOL (P) — FRAME TOOL (File: Place IMAGE = comand +D) (F) —

— LINE TOOL (hold shift for straight line) ( | ) — PENCIL / SMOOTH / ERASE TOOL (N) — RECTANGLE / ELIPSE / POLYGON (shift for geometric) (M)

SCISSORS TOOL (S) —

— ROTATE TOOL (R)

GRADIENT TOOL (G) —

— GRADIENT FEATHER (shift + G)

NOTE TOOL — HAND TOOL (moves pasteboard) (H) —

— EYEDROPPER (sample color) OR MEASURE TOOL (I or K) — ZOOM TOOL (Z)

FILL COLOR (click on opposite box for color select) (X) — — STROKE (X)

— COLOR / GRADIENT / NO COLOR NORMAL / PASTEBOARD VIEW (W) —

— PREVIEW MODE (W)

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BLACK TRIANGLE DENOTES HIDDEN OPTIONS

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IP

T TH ST R RO IK U EGH

TRACKING

BASELINE SHIFT

(space between letters)

SPACE AFTER

1st LINE LEFT INDENT

LAST LINE RIGHT INDENT

(number of lines)

DROP CAP

DROP CAP

PARAGRAPH STYLES

HYPHENATE (on/off)

(DON’T FAKE!)

BA

N

U

M

(1 or more characters)

SKEW

SE A LI LI N GN E GR TO ID (s pa ce GU co bet TTE lu we R m en m s)

SPACE BEFORE

BU

RIGHT INDENT

BE R LI ED ST

LEFT INDENT

LL

ET

LI

— PARAGRAPH MODE ALIGNMENT

(DO NOT DISTORT TYPE!!!!!)

ST

SU

SM

AL

L

CA

(line spacing)

VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL SCALE

D BA O N SE OT LI A N LI E G GR N ID TO # OF CO LU M N S

C S U A PS PE RS U C N D E R IP RL T IN E

AL

LEADING

KERNING

(between 2 letters)

CR

STYLE (i.e. bold, italic)

(not all fonts come with full range)

PS

FONT SIZE

BS

FONT FAMILY

L

— TYPE MODE

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CHOOSE # OF PAGES (facing = magazine spreads) PAGE SIZE (Letter = US size, A4 = European std) ORIENTATION (click vertical or horizontal/landscape) CUSTOM PAGE SIZE (type in units)

NUMBER OF COLUMN(S) & GUTTER (space between)

MARGINS (chain locks / unlocks equal margins)

If you’re already working in a file and realized you need to make basic changes, go to FILE -> DOCUMENT SET up and you will return to this dialoge box. Click MORE OPTIONS if you don’t see everything you’re looking for.

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