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Welcome to Exploring InDesign CS3

You have successfully completed your first chapter. Congratulations! These packets are designed to review and reinforce the
material covered in each chapter of the book. They will include
chapter goals, terminology, and keyboard shortcuts. The packets
will also give you the opportunity to work independently on supplemental projects. These projects are importantthey require
you to use your problem-solving skills as you independently apply
the techniques presented in the chapter. The necessary artwork
and text files for each project can be found in each chapters
folder on the CD. Try to memorize the keyboard shortcuts!

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keyboard shortcuts
Function

Mac

Windows

Cmd+N

Ctrl+N

Type tool

Rectangle tool

Selection tool

Direct Selection tool

Cmd+A

Ctrl+A

Deselect all

Shift+Cmd+A

Shift+Ctrl+A

Increase text size

Shift+Cmd+>

Shift+Ctrl+>

Decrease text size

Shift+Cmd+<

Shift+Ctrl+<

Toggle between fill and

stroke

Hand tool

Click on document

Click on
document

Option+Click on
document

Alt+Click on
document

Cmd+S

Ctrl+S

Save As

Shift+Cmd+S

Shift+Ctrl+S

Save a Copy

Opt+Cmd+S

Alt+Ctrl+S

Cmd+P

Ctrl+P

Tab

Tab

Hide panels,
show Toolbox
and Control panel

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Constrain line or shape

Shift+Drag

Shift+Drag

New document

Chapter Goals

Become familiar with the Adobe InDesign CS3 environment

Identify and use basic panels and tools
Learn to use keyboard shortcuts
Learn the concepts of frames, stroke, and fill
Customize your workspace
Save and print documents

Terminology
Pasteboard
Toolbox
Rectangle tool
Stroke
Bounding box
Docked panel
Frame
Zoom tool
Field
Grabber hand
Save as

Panel
Selection tool
Ellipse tool
Portrait orientation
Selection handle
Floating panel
Scroll bars
Zoom percentage
Dialog box
Save

Control panel
Direct Selection tool
Fill
Landscape orientation
Dock
Cursor
Hand tool
Workspace
Context menu
Save a Copy

Projects

Decrease zoom
Save

Hide panels and Toolbox

Mac

Windows

View at 100%

Cmd+1

Ctrl+1

View at 200%

Cmd+2

Ctrl+2

View at 400%

Cmd+4

Ctrl+4

View at 50%

Cmd+5

Ctrl+5

Cmd+0 (zero)

Ctrl+0 (zero)

Fit page in window

Zoom tool to magnify

Print

01A Sampler

Function

Select all

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with a black stroke.
Always use with
caution!

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1. Congratulations on successfully navigating to this student
packet page! Open the InDesign file located in the same folder
as this file, named 01 Template.indd. This is a document that
has column and row guides to help you estimate the size of the
items you will draw. You will use the Line, Ellipse, and Rectange
tools in this project. You will apply either a stroke or a fill to each
object. Page 16 in your text shows an enlarged version of the
stroke and fill area of the toolbox that you can refer to when
working on this project. Your finished project doesnt have to
look exactly like the sample. Just have fun learning how to use
basic shapes!
2. Drawing tips:
Basically, select the tool, click+drag to size, release the mouse.
The Rectangle tool has a black stroke default. How convenient.
Hold Shift as you drag to draw a perfect circle, square, or vertical
or horizontal line.
If you select a tool and then click on the document, a window
opens which allows you to enter width and height values. You
might find that method convenient. It is not necessary to make
all the circles in the tic-tac-toe game the same size.

3. Applying fills:
Open the Swatches panel when you work on the red text.
It should be displayed as a default panel in your document
window. If you cant locate Swatches, press F5 (Function key 5)
to open it. To apply red: Use the Type tool to highlight the type.
Activate the Formatting Affects Text button on the Toolbox.
Activate the Fill icon. Select Red from the Swatches panel.
To add the black stroke: With the text still highlighted, activate
the Stroke icon and select the Black swatch.
4. Changing the stroke width
The three stacked squares have different stroke weights. First,
press D to set the stroke and fill to the document defaults. You
could also press the Default icon shown on Visual 126 on
Page 16. Use the Rectangle tool to draw three squares at the
approximate size. Use the Selection arrow to move them to the
stacked position, as shown. Open the Stroke panel, which should
be displayed in the document window. If it is not open, select
Window>Stroke. Locate the Weight field on the Stroke panel.
Select each square with the Direct Selection tool. One box has
the default stroke weight, the other two are values much larger
than 1 pt. Enter a value larger than 1 in the Weight field on the
Stroke panel.

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Review Questions
Exploring InDesign CS3

1. How can a floating panel be placed back on the panel dock?

2. What is the difference between the Selection tool and the Direct Selection tool?

3. What are the keyboard shortcuts for accessing (a)the Selection tool,
and (b)the Direct Selection tool?

4. The rectangle that shows the outermost dimensions of any shape

is called the _________________ ___________________.

5. How are the Rectangle Frame and Rectangle tools different?

6. What are two methods of deselecting an object?

7. What is a stroke? What is a fill?

8. What is the difference between Save and Save a Copy?

9. What is the keyboard shortcut for increasing the size of type?

10. Describe the features of the Status bar.

11. What is the keyboard shortcut for New Document?

12. What is the keyboard shortcut for View at 100%?

13. What is the keyboard shortcut for toggling between Stroke and Fill?

14. What is the keyboard shortcut for the Rectangle tool?

15. Where can you preview how your document will print on the paper you have selected?

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