ASSIGNMENT: InDesign Practice
You will be re-creating the following document in InDesign. Please refer to the folder that was placed on your desktop. It has all supporting images and text.
Palettes to Have Open:
- Tools
- Control - located in same place as your Photoshop Options palette, this palette lets you control your text and other common elements in InDesign
- Character - Just like your Photoshop Palette. Go to Window>Type and Tables>Character
- Text Wrap - this palette controls how your text reacts to images
- Swatches - Keeps track of the colors you will use in your document
- Links - this palette lets you see which images are linked to your InDesign document
Before You Import Pictures:
InDesign does NOT deal with resolution. You need to make sure all of your images are set at 300ppi BEFORE you import them into InDesign.
So when you download a large image to your desktop:
1. Open it in Photoshop
2. Go to Image>Image Size
3. Make sure "Resample Image" is unchecked, therefore linking your width (in inches), your height (in inches) and your resolution together.
4. Then change your resolution to 300.
You should notice that while your document size in inches will change, your document size in pixels (at the top) will stay the same. This is important because when you increase the resolution, you don't want the pixel count to increase -- that would make your photo blurry.
To Import a Picture:
1. Draw a frame (use "X Box" tool)
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| "X-box", "X-Circle", & "X-Polygon" Tools |
2. Go to File>Place and place the picture
3. Use the black arrow tool to adjust the frame.
Use the white arrow tool to adjust the contents (picture).
Use the white arrow tool to adjust the contents (picture).
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| Black Arrow Tool |
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| White Arrow Tool |
4. Use the scale tool to resize the frame and the picture together.
Use the rotate tool to rotate the frame and the picture together.
Use the rotate tool to rotate the frame and the picture together.
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| Scale Tool |
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| Rotate Tool |
To Control How Text Reacts with Pictures:
Remember to use your Text Wrap palette. Give your picture some "breathing room" around the edges so that your text does not crash into your picture.
Making Shapes
Use your vector shape tools to create rectangles, circles, and polygons.
Storing Colors
Store the colors you have used in your Swatches Palette. Once you select a color, click on the "New Swatch" icon at the bottom of your swatches palette to add that swatch to your library.
Making Shapes
Use your vector shape tools to create rectangles, circles, and polygons.
Storing Colors
Store the colors you have used in your Swatches Palette. Once you select a color, click on the "New Swatch" icon at the bottom of your swatches palette to add that swatch to your library.
