Adobe-InDesign-cs-6 (2)

  ADOBE INDESIGN CS6  What is Adobe InDesign? Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing (DTP) and page layout designing software application produced by Adobe Inc. Adobe developed InDesign for the desktop publishing market, and it's primarily used to layout newspapers, magazines, books, posters and flyers. Pretty much anything with large amounts of text should go straight into InDesign. Adobe describes InDesign as \"industry-leading layout and page design software\" for both print and digital. In 2004, Adobe replaced its desktop publishing program PageMaker with InDesign.     1 

  ADOBE INDESIGN CS6  Starting Adobe InDesign Click start >>> type InDesign >>> Click the adobe InDesign Menu  Tool option  Tool bar  Panel  Getting Document 1. Change unit click edit >>> preferences >>> click general (cltr+K) >>> click Units & Increments change Horizontal & Vertical Unit (inches or something else ...) Click Ok 2. Click document Document setting (intent, Number of pages, Page size, Orientation, columns, Margins) click ok 3. Display Ruler Click view menu >>> click display/hide ruler (ctrl + R) 4. Change workspace Click window menu >>> click workspace >>> click essentials or something else…. Commons used shortcut keys Description Shortcut Keys Hide/Display Tab key Closed file Ctrl + W Preview W Presentation View Shift + W Fit Screen Ctrl + Zero Zoom in/out Ctrl (+ and -) Hand tool Space Bar     2 

  ADOBE INDESIGN CS6  Create New Document Click file > New > Document Document setting (intent, Number of pages, Page size, Orientation, columns, Margins) click ok Document Page Setup Click file menu > Click Document Setup Margins and Columns Setup 3. Click ok  Click layout menu Click Margins and Columns 1. Setting Margins  2. Setting Columns  Display Page and Layer panel Click Window menu > Click (page or layer) or Press (F7 = Layer or F12 = Page) Insert Page Click layout menu > Click pages > Click Insert page 1. Insert page that you want  2. Choose Insert (After or Before page)  2. Choose Master (A‐Master)  Eg; When we are created page number or the same objects on every page….      3 

  ADOBE INDESIGN CS6  Modify Page Select Page from page panel Right Click > Click Delete page Click Duplicated page Click Move page Click Insert page Export pdf Click file menu > Click export > Choose location (desktop…) Choose pdf from save as type Type file name Click save Click general pages (Enter the page number that you want to export) Click security Document open password (check required a password to open the document and give password) Click export Export Package Click File > Click package > fill information > Click continue create new folder or select folder > click package note: you have to create a folder first because it is a package (everything in the document will be saved in). Printing Click file menu > Click print Choose printer name Click general Setup (copies number, pages) Click Output Choose (composite gray or RGB) Click Print Create guide line Click layout > click create guides Or Using mouse Press on the ruler and drag to your document delete guides line select guides line and press delete key (display/hide guides Ctrl+;) Insert text 4  Click type tool (press T) Draw your text area and type Or Draw your text area Copy any paragraph from any word application Paste to the text area    

  ADOBE INDESIGN CS6  Create Character Style or Paragraph Style Click Window menu > click style > click character style or paragraph style Click Create New Style > Double click on the new style  Give New Style Name  Change Font, Size, Color, etc.…  Click Ok  Select character or paragraph  Click your new style name Note: you can delete Create New Style Edit Paragraph  Click Window Menu > Click type and table > Click (character and paragraph)  Click Select Tool (V – key)  Double click on the text area box > select paragraph or text o Click Character or paragraph from panel o Set Font, Font Size, Alignment & something else….  Note: When edit paragraph or text, don’t forget to used cursor, backspace, spacebar, enter or tab keys.  Double click on the text area box (to create paragraph columns) o Select paragraph o Click paragraph format form text tool properties o Click span column o Click None and choose split 2 Edit text box Click select tool (v – key) Select the text box You can set any text box style form text box properties (eg: stroke line, fill color, box corner, rotate angle, etc…)     5