ADOBE INDESIGN CS3 Chapter 2 WORKING WITH TEXT

Format Text LESSON 1 Using the Character Panel Command center for modifying text Works hand in hand with Paragraph Panel Use panel to: Modify leading Track and kern text Apply horizontal or vertical scale Perform baseline shift Skew text Chapter 2

Format Text LESSON 1 Character panel Works hand in hand with Paragraph panel Modifies font, font size, and font style Font Font style Font size Chapter 2 3

LESSON 1 Format Text Apply tracking – the horizontal space between a text selection (entire word or paragraph) Apply kerning – the horizontal space between a pair of letters Tracking value Kerning Chapter 2 4

LESSON 1 Format Text Leading Leading – term used to describe vertical space between lines of text Measured from the baseline of one line of text to the baseline of the next line of text. Baseline – invisible line that text sits on! 10 pt. leading 14 pt. leading Chapter 2

LESSON 1 Format Text Horizontal scale (width of the characters) and vertical scale (height of the characters) of text Vertical scale value Baseline shift value Horizontal scale value Chapter 2 6

Format Text LESSON 1 Scaling text horizontally Scaling text vertically Horizontal scale affects the width of characters Scaling text vertically Vertical scale affects the height of characters 100% means the text is not scaled at all Chapter 2 7

Format Text LESSON 1 Creating superscript and subscript characters Text is made smaller and baseline shift is adjusted without affecting overall baseline Superscript and subscript commands are in the Character panel menu (dropdown at top right) Example of superscript character used as footnote Chapter 2 8

Format Text LESSON 1 Underlining Text Use Underline command in Character panel menu (dropdown at top right) Weight of underline is determined by point size of selected text Chapter 2

Format Paragraphs LESSON 2 Use the Paragraph panel to format paragraphs correctly Top section controls text alignment Middle section offers controls for indents Bottom section controls vertical spaces between paragraphs and drop caps Chapter 2 10

Format Paragraphs LESSON 2 Top section controls text alignment with nine options Align left Align center Align right Justify with last line aligned left Last five buttons are subtle modifications of justified text Chapter 2 11

Format Paragraphs LESSON 2 Middle section offers controls for indents Use when first line of paragraph starts further to right then the rest Use when the paragraph needs to indent on either left, right or both sides Pull Quote-text is larger and positioned prominently on the page Bottom section controls vertical spaces between paragraphs and drop caps Enter values in Space After or Space Before boxes Drop cap is design element in which first letter or letters of paragraph are increased in size to create visual effect Chapter 2 12

Format Paragraphs LESSON 2 Understanding hard returns and soft returns Pressing [Enter] creates a new paragraph, which is also called a hard return Use a soft return to move words to a new line without creating a new paragraph (line break) Press [Shift][Enter] to create a soft return Bullets and Numbering Bullets are adornments that can be turned on and off Select text>Choose Bullets and Numbering from Paragraph Panel menu Chapter 2 13

Incorrect Formatting Paragraphs Paragraph Indents LESSON 2 Incorrect Formatting Paragraphs One or many words that are separated by a single paragraph return Adding two enters between paragraphs actually adds a blank paragraph between Instead, use the Space After option in the Paragraph Panel Paragraph Indents Don’t use spacebar since they may not be consistent Use the First Line Left Indent setting in the Paragraph Panel Chapter 2 14 14

Create and Apply Styles LESSON 3 A style is a group of formatting attributes (font, font size, color, etc.) Time-saving feature Ensures consistency among text Use Character Styles for individual words or characters Use Paragraph Styles to apply style to paragraph Very useful when you want to modify text later Glyphs Type characters not found on the keyboard Ex. register mark, cent sign, copyright Type>Glyphs…this displays the Glyphs panel Click the document window with the Type tool and then double-click the glyph in the Glyphs panel Chapter 2 15

Edit Text LESSON 4 Using the Find/Change command Search for a word Change to another Delete Options in Find/Change dialog box allow you to refine your search Chapter 2 16

Edit Text LESSON 4 Checking Spelling Autocorrect Utility for correcting misspelled words Identifies words that are not in the software dictionary Add your own words to dictionary so that the spell checker does not pick them up each time Autocorrect Automatically corrects misspelled words found in Autocorrect Preferences dialog box When word is typed incorrectly, press [Spacebar] twice to autocorrect Chapter 2 17

Edit Text Drag and Drop LESSON 4 Allows movement of text without cut and paste Allows movement of text between pages or even documents Select the text and drag Chapter 2

Edit Text Dynamic Spelling LESSON 4 Similar to other spell checkers in word processing applications Adds a red squiggly line to misspelled words as you type Turn on feature by clicking Edit on the menu bar, pointing to Spelling, then click Dynamic Spelling Chapter 2 19

Edit Text LESSON 4 Autocorrect Click Edit on the menu bar, point to Spelling, then click Autocorrect Misspelled word corrected by simple press of [Spacebar] Must enter your list of commonly misspelled words to work Chapter 2 20