Adobe InDesign CS2--Revealed WORKING WITH TEXT

Chapter 2 Working with Text Chapter Objectives Format text Format paragraphs Create and apply styles Edit text 2 OVERVIEW

Chapter 2 Working with Text The 4 main elements of any layout are Text Color Illustration And imagery Working with Text

Chapter 2 Working with Text In this chapter we will focus on working with text Text in a layout can appear in a variety of ways It can be display text from a bold dramatic headline It can be paragraphs of text Or it can appear as simple page numbers at the lower corner of a page Working with Text

Chapter 2 Working with Text InDesign is a first-rate application for generating & editing text Limited only by your imagination Working with Text

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Text Character palette –command center for modifying text –choose font, font size, and font style LESSON 1 6 Font size Font Font style

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Text Character palette –apply tracking – the horizontal space between a text selection –apply kerning – the horizontal space between a pair of letters LESSON 1 7 Tracking value Kerning value

Chapter 2 Working with Text Kerning and Tracking Text Kerning is the process of increasing or decreasing space between a pair of characters. Tracking affects the spaces between letters and is applied to an entire word or paragraph. Kerning & tracking are used for setting text in a way that is pleasing to the eye. LESSON 1 8

Chapter 2 Quick Tip InDesign lets you paste text with or without formatting. When you copy text, then paste it, it is by default pasted with all its formatting—its typeface, type style, type size, and any other formatting that has been applied. Sometimes, this can be undesirable. Working with Text

Chapter 2 Quick Tip The Edit/Paste without Formatting command –Strips the copied text of all its original formatting –Then reformats it to match the formatting of the text where it is pasted. –Make note of it because when you need it, it will be very handy! Working with Text

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Text Using the Character palette, you can also modify the horizontal and vertical scale of text and apply a baseline shift LESSON 1 11 Horizontal scale value Baseline shift value Vertical scale value

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Text Horizontal scale affects the width of characters Vertical scale affects the height of characters LESSON 1 12

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Text Creating superscript characters –text is made smaller and baseline shift is adjusted without affecting overall baseline –Superscript command is in the Character palette menu LESSON 1 13 Example of superscript character used as footnote

Chapter 2 Underlining Text InDesign offers many different options, commands, and dialog boxes for creating rules for underlining text: –Horizontal –Vertical –Or diagonal lines The underlining command is located in the Character palette. Working with Text

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Paragraphs Use the Paragraph palette to format paragraphs correctly –top section controls text alignment –middle section offers controls for indents LESSON 2 15

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Paragraphs Paragraph palette –bottom section controls vertical spacing between paragraphs and drop caps LESSON 2 16 Alignment buttons Indent buttons Drop cap buttons Paragraph spacing buttons

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Paragraphs Understanding returns and soft returns –pressing [Enter] creates a new paragraph –use a soft return to move words to a new line without creating a new paragraph –press [Shift][Enter] to create a soft return LESSON 2 17

Chapter 2 Working with Text Format Paragraphs Bullets and Numbering –make formatting choices in the Bullet and Numbering dialog box LESSON 2 18

Chapter 2 Working with Text Create and Apply Styles LESSON 3 19 A style is a group of formatting attributes that is saved with a name in the Character Styles or Paragraph Styles palettes –styles are time-saving features –ensure consistency among text

Chapter 2 Working with Text Create and Apply Styles Character Styles palette is found by clicking Window on the menu bar, pointing to Type & Tables, then clicking Character Styles Click Character Styles palette list arrow, then click New Character Style or New Paragraph Style –make choices in New Character Style dialog box LESSON 3 20 Click a category on left, such as Character Color, then choose options on right Create a descriptive name for style

Chapter 2 Working with Text Create and Apply Styles Repeat same process for creating paragraph styles. –named styles appear in the Paragraph Styles palette or the Character Styles palette LESSON 3 21

Chapter 2 Working with Text Create and Apply Styles Quick Apply –new CS2 feature –found on Edit menu –lists all styles in document LESSON 3 22 Type first few characters of style name and Quick Apply jumps to that style

Chapter 2 Working with Text Edit Text Use Find/Change –search for a word in the document, then change any or all instances of the word to another LESSON 4 23 Options in Find/Change dialog box allow you to refine your search

Chapter 2 Working with Text Edit Text Check Spelling –utility for correcting misspelled words –add your own words to dictionary so that the spell checker does not pick them up each time proper names, etc LESSON 4 24

Chapter 2 Working with Text Edit Text Autocorrect –new CS2 feature –automatically corrects misspelled words found in Autocorrect Preferences dialog box –when word is typed incorrectly, press [Spacebar] twice to autocorrect LESSON 4 25

Chapter 2 Working with Text Edit Text Autocorrect –turn on feature by clicking Edit on the menu bar, pointing to Spelling, then click Autocorrect LESSON 4 26 Add your own commonly misspelled words

Chapter 2 Drag and Drop Allows you to move text to locations without having to cut and paste. Simply drag it from one text frame into another. You can drag and drop a copy of selected text by hold the ALT key down when dragging. You can even drag and drop text between documents. Working with Text

Chapter 2 Lab Assignment: Skills Review P. 2-30: Format text P & 2-31: Format paragraphs P. 2-32: Create and apply styles Always type your name after the file name Print & turn in your assignment along with your jump drive Put printouts & jump drive in manila envelope with your name on envelope Working with Text