In-Design Essentials Session one = The Basics

Getting you started

with your host

Paul Haffenden
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In-Design is an industry standard Desk Top Publishing programme.

1) Introduce In-Design

A professional design & layout tool for producing high quality prints and on-screen delivery
There are similarities between the Photoshop & Illustrator workspace, tool Panel.

1) Introduce In-Design
What is In-Design used for.
Books Leaflets Magazines Posters Business Cards

2. In-Design Workspace (Mac)

Main Menu Option Bar Control Board

Tools Palette Palettes/ Panels

2) Introduce Tools palette

Black arrow (V-key) Main selection tool White arrow (A-key) Direct selection tool

Type tool (T) Rectangle frame tool Eye-dropper tool Zoom tool Preview Mode (W)
CMD + Z = unlimited undo in In-Design CMD D = to place CMD + ALT + 0 = shows the whole spread view

3) Exploring Panels > Window > open up the Info and the following Types & Tables > Characters Types & Tables > Paragraphs

(tip Remove Hyphenate go to paragraph, tick the hyphenate box )

Object & Layout > Align Styles > Paragraph Styles Put them together Look for the blue line and it will lock together.
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4) Exploring different types of Workspaces Personal preference you can move the panels in so only the diagram shown not the text but this is up to you. Window > workspace > new workspace > put your name

Pick different workspaces

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5) Creating a New Document Welcome screen appears, you can choose Document book or library. > File > new > document Intent > print, web Digital Publishing Pages, Pick number of Pages 7 will do for now (we can always go back and add more if we need to) Facing pages, if you going to make a book or magazine or something with a spine. Tick this box
(Deselect this option if making a poster or flyer etc.)

Primary text frame if you are going to upload a whole word

document (Quark days)
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5) Creating a New Document Page size = US or international dimensions sizes Pick A3 or A4 Orientation pick landscape or portrait Columns is the number of columns on the page as you dont want to have text covering the whole page purple lines mean columns Lets add 3 for example

5) Creating a New Document Gutter is the space in-between the columns

(Columns and gutters are just guides you dont have to use them)

The guides show up only on the screen and used for reference only. 10 They are not there during the export or printing stages.

5) Creating a New Document Margins (Pink lines mean margins) Inside is the left margin of the right hand page & right margin of the left hand (of the facing pages of the Centre)

Some Math's for you (Width and height are in picas common unit of measurement 6 picas in an inch & 12 points in a pica multiply that together and you get 72 points in an inch)

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5) Creating a New Document

Bleed and Slug Adobe have hidden this as they think this will scare you It is another type of guide that goes out on your pasteboard Click on more options Bleeds refer to objects that go outside the intended area for Printing

Large-format printers typically print to 3mm - 5mm from edge (bleed value)

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5) Creating a New Document

Slug The slug area is discarded when the document is trimmed to its final page size. For example the slug area can hold printing information, instructions and descriptions about the document. Pasteboard is the white are or scrap area

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5) Creating a New Document

Once opened you can go back and adjust the document File > document setup (to go back and change Size and pages)

Layout > Margins & Columns (to go back and change margins, columns & Gutters)

(TIP) Purple guides will be locked (column guide) to move this > View > Grids & Guides > Lock column Guides

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6) Understanding Guides, Rulers & Measurements

Document and guides in Normal View Mode A. Spread (black lines) B. Page (black lines) C. Margin guides (magenta lines) D. Column guides (violet lines) E. Bleed area (red lines) F. Slug area (blue lines)

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6) Understanding Guides, Rulers & Measurements Guides are created by dragging mouse from either rulerbar and into the page

Guides are useful for positioning objects correctly on page (guides are NOT printed)
Tip > Layout > Ruler guides = you can change the colour if you want
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7) Using Pages
Insert a new blank page > Layout > add page As you can see there is other option available

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10) Adding & controlling Text Frames Before typing, it is advisable to create a text frame This will help you to layout your design Select the Text tool (T) then drag to create frame on page You can make as many frames as you like Use the black selection tool (V) if you need to re shape your text frame You will notice that the frame will lock into the guides

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11)Typing Text We will cover in more detail in In-Design stage (2) Simply click inside the text frame to start typing (anything you like) Highlight the text and then use Control board to adjust the text (For example change it to Helvetica) You will notice the text option are similar to Word

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12) Importing text There are two basic methods of importing text 1. > File > Place > (CMD + D) choose the text file (word or rtf file) you should see a place cursor with a thumb nail. If you get close to the edge of the margin guide your arrow will turn white if you click it will snap to the guide. If you hold the shift key (you will see wiggle line) this way you will insert the remaining text in your document. (And add new pages for you) 2. You can also click and drag to make your own text frame
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14) Placing an image onto a page File > Place (CMD + D) It loads the place cursor You can click on a blank frame You can click any where Or you can click and drag a box (with the same proportion as the image) When placing more than 1 image you will see a number appear in the place cursor (Use the arrow key to select between pictures)

Tip Do NOT use paste to put an image onto a page (In-Design gets upset)

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14) Placing an image onto a page In the finder you can select images and drag them into In-Design (CMD + Tab to switch programs) So select and image and drag them into your document look at the Control bar for fitting content to frame

Tip CMD + shift creates a grid shape. Good if you are adding in multiple files or creating contact sheets Hold the mouse key down and move the arrow keys to customize the grid design
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17) Export to PDF File > export > Format .. (Ensure Pdf to print is selected) The dialog box will appear Presets Probably best to keep it High quality PDF/X-1a 2001 for USA PDF/x-3 for Europe

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The End

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