Getting Started with Adobe InDesign
Amber LavoieSeptember 30, 2012EDTECH 541
Welcome
“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content
is not design, It’s decoration.“
— Jeffrey Zeldman —
Discussion
How many of you have used Indesign before?
Initial Things to Consider
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Topics & Scope
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Audience
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Print or Web?
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Potential for Reuse?
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Pages Numbers & Style
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Getting Started
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Setting up Your Document
Screen may vary slightly for different versions
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Setting up Your Document
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Layers and Pages
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Let’s Talk Tools
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Quiz
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Quiz
Pressing and holding the type tool gives what option?
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Quiz
Pressing and holding the type tool gives what option?
Type on a Path
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Quiz
What’s the difference between the Pen and Pencil tool?
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Quiz
What’s the difference between the Pen and Pencil tool?
Pen will always draw a straight line, Pencil is freehand.
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Quiz
Using the ______ tool will create a placeholder for
photos or text.
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Quiz
Using the ______ tool will create a placeholder for
photos or text.Rectangle Tool
Resources
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Lynda.com
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Adobe.com
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Adobe Teaching and Learning Resources
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