Adobe InDesign CS2—Revealed EXPLORING THE INDESIGN WORKSPACE

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Explore the InDesign workspace Change document views Navigate through a document Use InDesign Help OVERVIEW 2 Chapter Objectives

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Workspace: –the arrangement of windows and palettes on your computer screen LESSON 1 3 Toolbox Palettes Document window Pasteboard

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Toolbox –contains 30 tools –some are hidden –click black triangles to expose hidden tools LESSON 1 4 Click to expose hidden tools

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Toolbox –each tool has a corresponding quick key LESSON 1 Corresponding quick key

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Toolbox –position pointer over tool to expose tooltip –tooltip shows tool name and quick key Tooltip shows tool name and quick key LESSON 1

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Palettes –InDesign features 38 palettes –accessed from the Window menu –offer controls for modifying and manipulating your work in InDesign LESSON 1 7

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Palettes –grouped with other palettes based on categories –can be ungrouped and grouped with other palettes –can be docked or undocked LESSON 1

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Palettes –click palette name tab to activate palette –select palette from Window menu if its name tab is not along right side of document window LESSON 1

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Zoom Tool –enlarges and reduces the view of the document –press [Alt] (Win) or [option] (Mac) to access the Zoom- (minus) Tool LESSON 2 10

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Hand Tool –scroll around an document that has been enlarged with the Zoom Tool –press [Spacebar] to access Zoom Tool –often a better choice for scrolling than the scroll bars or arrows LESSON 2 11

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Hand Tool LESSON 2 12 The Hand Tool becomes a fist when clicked and dragged Chapter 1

Exploring the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Create multiple views of the same document –use the New Window command on the Window menu to create a new window –use the Tile command on the Window menu to view both windows simultaneously LESSON 2 13Chapter 1

Exploring the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Navigating to pages in a document –use the Pages palette –click a page icon in the Pages palette A spread is a term that describes two facing pages in a document –double-click spread page numbers to view a spread LESSON 3 14

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Using the Pages palette LESSON 3 15 Spread Page Double-click spread numbers to view spread

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Navigator palette –an excellent resource for moving through a document –you can enlarge and decrease page view using controls in the Navigator palette LESSON 3 16

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Change Document Views Navigator palette LESSON 3 17 Zoom text box Zoom Out button Zoom Slider Zoom In button View box

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Use InDesign Help InDesign Help is an online resource –click InDesign Help on the Help menu –Adobe Help Center opens LESSON 4 18

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Use InDesign Help Adobe Help Center –use Index, Search, or Contents –access help for Illustrator or Photoshop using View Help info for this product list arrow LESSON 4 19

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Use InDesign Help Adobe Help Center LESSON 4 20 View Help info for this product list arrow Search text box

Chapter 1Exploring the InDesign Workspace Quick Tips Shortcut keys are not case-sensitive. You can temporarily hide all open palettes and the Toolbox by pressing Tab. Press tab again to show them. Double-clicking the Zoom tool in the Toolbox changes the view to 100% (actual size. Double-clicking the Hand Tool in the Toolbox changes the view to fit the page or spread in the document window.