Adobe InDesign CS2—Revealed SETTING UP A DOCUMENT

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Chapter Objectives Create a new document Create master pages Apply master pages to document pages Place text and thread text Modify master pages and document pages Create new sections and wrap text OVERVIEW 2

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create a new document The New Document dialog box lets you define many aspects of a document, including number of pages and paper size LESSON 1 3

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create a new document Transform palette –describes physical characteristics of selected object (size, rotation, etc) –X Location and Y Location refer to the horizontal and vertical location of selected object LESSON 1 4 Y Location text box Width text box Height text box X Location text box

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create a new document Transform palette –each object has a bounding box with 9 points –proxy icon in Transform palette has corresponding points –select point on bounding box to view its location in palette LESSON 1 5 Transform palette describes center point of selected object since center reference point is highlighted

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create Master Pages Master pages –template pages that you design and base new document pages on –gives publication a consistent look –makes editing easy –smart way to apply automatic page numbers, headers and footers LESSON 2 6

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create Master Pages Automatic page numbers –click Type on menu bar, point to Insert Special Character, click Auto Page Number New CS2 feature: Move Pages –click the Pages palettes list arrow, then click Move Pages –Choose settings in the Move Pages dialog box LESSON 2 7

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create Master Pages Use Pages palette to apply master pages –drag master page icon on top of page icon or to a spread –you can create a new master page based on another master page –new master will appear identical to the original master –modify the elements on the new master LESSON 2 8

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create Master Pages Create new master pages from Pages palette list arrow –click New Master LESSON 2 9 Click palette list arrow to click New Master

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create Master Pages Choose settings in the New Master dialog box LESSON 2 10 Choose a descriptive name for master Choose number of pages for master

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create Master Pages LESSON 2 11 Page layouts are mirror images

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create Master Pages LESSON 3 12 To apply a master page to a single page, drag the icon over the individual page

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Placing and Threading Text LESSON 4 13 Text is placed in InDesign using the Place command –click loaded text icon –text frames include out ports and in ports for linking text frames together –a red out port of first text frame indicates overset text

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Placing and Threading Text LESSON 4 14 Threading text –linking text from one text frame to another –click overset text frame with Selection Tool, click out port –click empty text frames with link icon to move text into frame

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Placing and Threading Text View text threads by clicking View on the menu bar, then clicking Show Text Threads LESSON 4 15 Text thread appears as a blue line connecting the bottom of the first column to the top of the second column

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Placing and Threading Text LESSON 4 16 Control how text is placed in InDesign You can include or exclude –footnote –endnotes –TOCs –Index –previously set styles Click the Show Import Options check box in the Place dialog box

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Modify Master Pages and Document Pages LESSON 5 17 To modify pages in a document, make changes to the master page –all pages with that master will be automatically updated Making changes to individual pages will not affect the master –press [Shift][Ctrl] to select master page items on individual pages

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create New Sections and Wrap Text LESSON 6 18 Sections are places in a document where new numbering occurs Create a new section using Pages palette list arrow –click Numbering & Section options

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create New Sections and Wrap Text Make choices in the Numbering & Section Options dialog box –each new section started after the first section will open the New Section dialog box instead of Numbering & Section Options LESSON 6 19

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create New Sections and Wrap Text You can force text to wrap around an object using the Text Wrap palette Text Wrap buttons include –No text wrap –Wrap around bounding box –Wrap around object shape LESSON 6 20

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Document Create New Sections and Wrap Text When you choose to wrap around a bounding box, choose an offset- the distance text is repelled by the frame LESSON 6 21 Text wrap buttons Text offset buttons