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Place image FILE > PLACE > (locate file in dialogue box_click on it) > open Placing multiple images FILE > PLACE > (locate first file_click on it_press shift_click on last file you want to select) > open when images load on to the cursor then use the arrows on the key pad to scroll through the thumbnails and click down when you find the first image you want to place.

Resize image Select the image using the black arrow, then click and drag from one corners whilst pressing command and shift. Alternatively select image with the black arrow > press W. This will give you a bounding box similar to photoshop then drag from corner whilst pressing shift.

Resize a group of images Using the black arrow draw a selection box over the image you want to resize. Once they are all selected go to the percentage change tool in the top tool bar and click the small up and down arrows next to it to increase and decrease the size.

Rotate image Select the image > press E > hover in the corner with the cursor and a double headed arrow will appear, click down and drag until it is at the angle you want. Alternatively select image with the black arrow and change the angle by indivual degrees in the top tool bar.

Putting guides on Click in your rulers and drag to where you want on page To move guides View > grids & guides > unlock guide then drag to new position To hide guides Press W (make sure you are not active in a text box when you do this) Cropping image Click on the image with the black arrow. When it is selected click and drag on the sides of the frame crop in.

Moving image around with a frame Once an image has been cropped you can move the image around within the crop window by clicking on it with the white arrow and then dragging it around within the window.

Add frame Click on a image you want to add the frame then go to window > stroke. When the stroke palate appears increase the point size and type of stroke you want.

Add colour box Draw a box with the rectangle tool which is located in your left tool bar. Select the rectangle with the black arrow. Click open your swatches (if this is not out the you will find it in window) then click on either the stroke or the fill at the top of the swatches dialogue box them select the swatch you want to change it to.

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Create a new colour swatch to create a new swatch click drag slider to create colour.

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in the top right corner icon at the top of the swatches palette and

Change font colour Select type by double clicking into the text box then highlighting the text. Then got to the swatches palate and click on the swatch that you want to change colour to. It is important to remember that like any objects on the page there is both a stroke and a fill to this type, always make sure the colour goes on the fill of the text and not on the outside stroke.

Change font Select type by double clicking into the text box then highlighting the text. Once text it selected go up to the top tool bar where the typefaces are shown in a drop down menu.

Colour pick from image Click the eye droplet tool in the them click on the image you want to select colour Changing a colour picked into a swatch Once you have picked a colour click on the icon on the swatches palette. Then when the dialogue box opens click new swatch in the dialogue box click O.K Copy text attributes with eye droplet Select the text you want to change the attributes of. Then click onto the eye droplet tool. Click the eye droplet cursor on the text you want to take the text attributes from.

Making text box fit text Select a text box and drag then double click in the bottom corner.

Cut out image with pen Click into the pen tool. With pen toll draw around the image by clicking around the shape. When the shape is completed then select the image with the black arrow then EDIT > CUT (Shortcut CONTROL + X) then click on the line you draw with the pen and go to EDIT > PASTE INTO. (Shortcut ALT + SHIFT +V) Cut out image with photoshop Bring up links palette then click on edit original which is indicated by the small pencil icon in the bottom corner of box. The image will open up in photoshop (if it opens in preview click on the jpeg icon on th top bar of the image and drag it into photoshop.) With the image now in photoshop use one of the selection tools to select the around the image leaving of the unwanted background.

When you are happy with your selection open the paths window. Click on the icon the click make work path. In the dialogue box that opens select a tolerance of 0.5 Then click ok. Then click back on the icon and go to save path and finally click on the icon again and click on clipping path. Save the image and close. When you link back through to photoshop the image will be cut out.

Add pages In your pages palette and click the

then go to add pages.

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Work with the master page In your page palette double click on the master page a-master that is in the top of the pages menu. When you are in the master page what ever content or guides that you apply will be repeated throughout unless you specify other wise.

Adding page numbers To add page numbers double click into master page a then click on the type tool and then draw a type box the go to TYPE > INSERT SPECIAL CHARACTER > MARKERS > NEXT PAGE NUMBER. A letter A will appear in the master page. Move tihs to where you want the numbering to be. When you double click into the page thumbnails to return to the regular document you will see that the A has been replaced with the numbers of the pages.

Setting up character styles If your character style menu is not already out then go to WINDOW > TYPE AND TABLES > CHARACTER STYLE hit on the go to CREATE NEW CHARACTER STYLE. In the dialogue box name the character style then go through the various options set then click on basic character style, pick your font and size then go through the menu and changes the various settings to your preferences.

To apply a character style to text Highlight he text that you want to change apply he character style to then click the character stye in the character style palette, Setting up paragraph styles WINDOW > TYPE AND TABLES > CHARACTER STYLE hit on the

go to create new paragraph style

Effect on images If your effect menu is not already out then go to WINDOW > EFFECTS. Select the item you want to put the effect on and then go to click the drop down menu next to where it says NORMAL. Click on one of the below effects.

Effect on object Select the object you want to apply the effect to then go to OBJECT > EFFECT > pick your desired effect.

Text wrap If your text wrap menu is not already out then go to WINDOW > TEXT WRAP. In the text wrap dialogue box select WRAP ROUND BOUNDING BOX for rectangle images and WRAP AROUND OBJECT for images that have been cut out.

Adding embedding an image into text Select on the text box of the containing the text you want to insert the image into. Then go to TYPE > CREATE OUTLINE. Then click away from the text box and then click back on the text to select it. With the outlined text selected do to FILE > PLACE > and then find the image you want to use in the finder pick the image you want to use then click O.K.

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Moving the image around in text Click on the white arrow then click into the image embedded into the text. When you do this the hand icon will appear then click and drag into the position that you want it to be.

Setting up baseline grids Press cnd k when the preferences window box pops up click where into the grids change the baseline grid to whatever the leading of the body copy is. Then go to view guides and grids and select snap to grid. If you want the baseline grid to be visible then click make visible.

Getting text specific text boxes to ignore the baseline grid.

Select the text box that you want to ignore the baseline grid window > type and tables > paragraph. In the bottom of the paragraph dialogue box click the icon to to turn on and to turn off Getting specific text boxes to ignore text wraps Select the text box that you want to ignore the text wrap then go to OBJECT > TEXT FRAME OPTIONS > in the dialogue box click > IGNORE TEXT FRAME OPTION Adding grids page Layout > create guides .

Applying grids and guides across whole document Double click on the master page. When the master page opens add grids and guide as stated above. Then when finished double click back in the the regular document page in the pages window.

Switching from landscape to portrait FILE > DOCUMENT SET UP and switch between the portrait and landscape icon in orientation window.

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MA FASHION JOURNALISM CLASSIC BODY COPY FONTS

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Minion Pro

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Plantin

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Chronicle Display

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Baskerville

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog MrsEaves

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Bembo

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Sabon

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A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Akzidenz Grotesk

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog AG Buch BQ

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Akkurat

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Din

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Univers 47 Light Condensed

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Univers 55 Roman

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Avenir

If you need full character sets and weights of any of these fonts email me on t.elliott@fashion.arts.ac.uk

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