Adobe InDesign CS5 - Illustrated Unit G: Working with Color and Tables

Objectives Upon completion of this unit, you should be able to: Create a process color Select a spot color Create a gradient Use the Gradient Swatch tool Create a table Format table cells Insert, merge, and split table cells Set tabs in a table

Creating a Process Color Process color Made using four process inks: Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (i.e., CMYK) Process inks Used for color printing Made by combining different percentages of one or more of the four colors Designated for documents that will be printed on paper Affected by paper type and other elements

Creating a Process Color Figure G-1: Identifying colors on the Swatches panel

Creating a Process Color Figure G-2: New Color Swatch dialog box

Creating a Process Color Figure G-3: New process color applied to artwork

Selecting a Spot Color Spot colors Type of color used for documents printed on paper Manufactured by paint companies More reliable than process colors Often used for high-end commercial documents Listed in the Swatches panel Creating a new tint swatch Used to create new tints

Selecting a Spot Color Figure G-4: Spot color in New Color Swatch dialog box

Selecting a Spot Color Figure G-5: Viewing PANTONE 390 M on the Swatches panel

Selecting a Spot Color Figure G-6: Spot color applied to apple

Creating a Gradient Gradient Type of fill for an object Contains at least two colors that gradually blend from one to the other Linear gradients Blend form one point to another, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally Radial gradients Blend from center outward to border(s)

Creating a Gradient Gradient fills Can add texture to an object Can give the illusion of lightness and darkness in an object Filling text with a gradient fill By default, text cannot be filled with a gradient fill Text can be converted to outlines, which can be filled with a gradient

Creating a Gradient Figure G-7: New Gradient Swatch dialog box

Creating a Gradient Figure G-8: Applying a new color to the last color stop

Creating a Gradient Figure G-9: Choosing the color for the middle color stop

Creating a Gradient Figure G-10: Gradient applied to leaves

Using the Gradient Swatch Tool Gradient Swatch tool Used to change start and end points, direction, and/or angle of a gradient fill Select an object with the gradient fill and drag the tool over the object As you drag, a temporary line appears Start point, end point, direction, and angle of the line created become new fill points Only the fill of the selected object is affected, not the gradient swatch on the Swatches panel

Using the Gradient Swatch Tool Figure G-11: Changing the gradient fill of the left leaf

Using the Gradient Swatch Tool Figure G-12: Viewing the result of the Gradient tool

Using the Gradient Swatch Tool Figure G-13: Viewing the gradient fills

Creating a Table Some types of information are best presented in a table Rectangular object made up of many smaller rectangles called cells Cells are laid out horizontally in rows and vertically in columns Tables are used primarily for text Graphics can be inserted into cells

Creating a Table To create a table First create a text box to put the table into To make changes to a table Select individual cells, rows, columns, or the entire table Table panel Includes options for modifying a table that are on the Control panel

Creating a Table Figure G-14: Creating a text box

Creating a Table Figure G-15: Preparing to select a column Figure G-16: Text entered into table

Formatting Table Cells Text inside cells Formatted the same way you format text inside a text box Borders and shading can be applied to table cells Width and height of table cells can be changed to fit more information inside them

Formatting Table Cells Converting text to tables and tables to text Existing text can be converted to a table using the Convert Text to Table command on the Table menu Select the text Click Table on the Application bar Click Convert Text to Table

Formatting Table Cells Figure G-17: Modified row height

Formatting Table Cells Figure G-18: New formatting applied to table cells

Inserting, Merging, and Splitting Table Cells Table rows and/or columns may need to be added or deleted Add: Use Insert Row or Insert Column dialog box Delete: Select the row or column Click Table on the Application bar Point to Delete Click the Row or Column

Inserting, Merging, and Splitting Table Cells You can also: Combine, or merge, table cells into one cell and break up Split a table cell into smaller cells Creating a table style Table cells can be filled with color to add visual interest

Inserting, Merging, and Splitting Table Cells Figure G-19: Viewing the merged cell

Inserting, Merging, and Splitting Table Cells Figure G-20: Viewing the split cell

Setting Tabs in a Table Tab stops Ruler settings that work together with the [Tab] key Allow you to position, or justify, text Left-justify Center-justify Right-justify Numbers can be aligned at their decimal point Use the Align to Decimal button

Setting Tabs in a Table Figure G-21: Tabs panel above selected text

Setting Tabs in a Table Figure G-22: Align to Decimal tab set

Setting Tabs in a Table Figure G-23: Finished table