1. ADOBE INDESIGN CS3
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WORKING WITH TEXT

2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 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
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14. 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
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15. 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
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16. 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
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17. 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
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18. 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
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19. 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
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20. 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
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