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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