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GETTING STARTED

MYGRAPHICSLAB: ADOBE INDESIGN CS6


USE THE APPLICATION BAR

Use the Application bar at the top of the screen for easy access to workspacecontrols Point at controls to display tool tips From left to right: Bridge button, Zoom Level menu, View Options menu, Screen Mode

menu, and Arrange Documents menu To show and hide the Application bar, choose Window > Application Bar The Control panel displays under the Application bar for modifying the selected object or

text; you can move or close the Control panel


MANAGE DOCUMENT WINDOWS

Manage multiple document windows with controls in the upper-left corner ofthe screen Choose options from the Arrange Documents menu in the Application bar to

control the stacking or tiling of the windows Choose Float All In Windows from the Arrange Documents menu to display each

document in its own window You can also “tear off” an individual document’s tab to display it in its own

window


MANAGE DOCUMENT WINDOWS (CONTINUED)

The Window > Arrange submenu provides the same controls as theArrange Documents menu

Click a document’s tab to display it in the window You can also choose the document’s name from the bottom of the Window menu Choose New Window from the Arrange Documents menu in the Application bar

to open the current document in a second window


CONFIGURE THE TOOLS PANEL

Click the double-arrow icon at the top of the Tools panel to alternatelydisplay the panel in two columns or one column

You can also change the Tools panel display using the Floating ToolsPanel drop-down menu in the Interface pane of the Preferences dialog box

Drag the Tool panel’s title bar or the horizontal bar below it to move thepanel to any position onscreen. Click the double-arrow icon at the top ofthe Tools panel to display the panel horizontally, as two columns, or as onecolumn. Drag it to another panel until a blue line displays to dock it

To alternately show and hide the Tools panel, choose Window > Tools


SELECT TOOLS

Click a tool to select it Point at a tool to display its tool tip and learn

its name You can also select a tool by pressing the

keyboard shortcut shown in the tool tip(except when the Type tool is selected)

To select a tool temporarily, hold down itskeyboard shortcut, perform an action, thenrelease to revert to the previous tool

Click the small triangle next to a tool todisplay a menu of hidden tools Selecting a hidden tool replaces the current

tool in the Tools panel

Buttons and menus at the bottom of theTools panel let you apply colors and controldocument display


OPEN AND CLOSE PANELS

Choose a panel’s name from theWindow menu to open or close it

Choosing among workspaces(Window > Workspace)automatically opens specific panels

You can also click a panel’s Closebutton in the upper-right corner toclose it

You can open various text-formatting panels from the Typemenu in addition to the Windowmenu

Press Tab to hide all panels (exceptwhen the Type tool is in use)


EXPAND AND COLLAPSE PANELS

Click a panel’s icon toexpand it

Click its icon again tocollapse it

In an open panelgroup, click a tab todisplay that panel


FLOAT PANELS

Drag a panel’s icon out ofa panel group to create afloating panel Drag the panel’s title bar

to reposition it onscreen You can drag other

panels into or onto thispanel to create a panelgroup

Click a tab to display adifferent panel withina group

Click a panel’s double-arrow icon in the upper-right corner to minimizeor maximize it (collapseor expand)

Drag a panel’s lower-rightcorner to resize it


DOCK PANELS

Drag a panel to another panel untila blue line displays to dock it


DISPLAY PANEL MENUS

Click the panel menuicon in the upper-rightcorner to display amenu of additionalrelated options


CHOOSE AMONG WORKSPACES

Choose an option from theWindow > Workspace menu tocontrol which panels display(and where they appear)

The selected workspace alsocontrols the keyboard shortcutsand menu customization in use

InDesign’s default workspace isEssentials; the Advanced work-space shows all of the controlsyou are likely to need

Choose Window > Workspace >Reset to restore the panel positionspecified in a workspace


CREATE A NEW WORKSPACE

Choose Window > Workspace > New Workspace to save your panelconfiguration and menu/keyboard shortcut customizations as aworkspace

Choose your new workspace from the Window > Workspace menu

You can delete workspaces you create; you cannot delete the defaultworkspaces provided with InDesign


USE THE ZOOM TOOL

Select the Zoom tool tozoom in and out of areasof a document

Press Z to select theZoom tool (except whenthe Type tool is selected)

Click the Zoom tool tozoom in and out bypreset increments

Press the Option/Alt keyto zoom out

Drag the Zoom tool toview specific areas


CHOOSE A MAGNIFICATION LEVEL

Choose an option from the Zoom Level menu in the Application bar You can also enter a specific value in the field and press Return/Enter If you close the Application bar, a Zoom Level menu/field displays in the

lower-left corner of the document window


CHOOSE A PRESET MAGNIFICATION LEVEL

Choose an option from the View menu

Zoom In and Zoom Out work by presetincrements

The keyboard shortcuts shown inthe menu are worth remembering,particularly for Fit Page in Window andActual Size


TURNING PAGES

Click the First Page, Previous Page, Next Page, and Last Page buttonsin the lower-left corner of the document window to “turn” pages

You can also choose these options from the Layout menu

The Layout menu also lets you navigate to the Next Spread andPrevious Spread


DISPLAYING A SPECIFIC PAGE

Double-click a page icon in thePages panel to display a specificpage in the document window

You can also choose Layout > Go toPage and enter a page number

The Page Number field/menu in thelower-left corner of the documentwindow also lets you enter orchoose a page number to display

Use the Hand tool to drag to aspecific page or area of a page


SET PREFERENCES

Choose InDesign >Preferences > General (Mac)or Edit > Preferences >General (Windows) to modifydefault settings

Click an option in the list onthe left to display and modifythose preferences

When no documents areopen, preference settingsbecome the defaults for allnew documents you create

When a document is open,preference settings affectthat document only


CUSTOMIZE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts You can choose a shortcut set, such as PageMaker 7.0 or QuarkXPress 4.0, and save

your own sets Select a Product Area, then select a command View the Current Shortcuts, then click in the New Shortcut field and press the new shortcut A note in the lower-left corner indicates if the shortcut will override a current shortcut Keyboard shortcut modifications are saved with workspaces You can also edit the commands that display in menus by choosing Edit > Menus


USE CONTEXT MENUS

Control-click (Mac) orright-click (Windows)to display a menu ofrelevant options A menu will display for

editing text, modifyingan object, displayinglayout aids such asguides, and more


CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT

Choose File > New >Document

OR

Press Ctrl+N (Windows) orCommand+N (Mac)

OR

Click the New Documentbutton in the InDesignWelcome screen The New Document

dialog box lets youspecify severaldocument-wide settings

You can change any ofthese settings after youopen the document


SAVE A DOCUMENT PRESET

A document preset is a predefined collection of settingsfor a specific kind of document (for example, an ad oran envelope of a specific size)

After you save a document preset, it’s available in theDocument Preset menu in the New Document dialogbox each time you create a new document


SWITCH AMONG OPEN DOCUMENTS

The name of each open document is displayed on a tab at the top of thedocument window Clicking a tab makes that the active (frontmost) document The names of all open documents are displayed at the bottom of the Window menu;

you can make a hidden document active by choosing its name from the menu


SAVE A DOCUMENT AND TEMPLATE

When you save an InDesign document, you must choose a folder and assigna name The Format menu lets you save either an InDesign document or an InDesign template A template is an InDesign document that serves as the starting point for documents that

share the same layout


OPEN A DOCUMENT WITH MISSING FONTS

When you open an InDesign document, you will receive an alert if any fonts itused are not available on the current computer The Find Font button lets you replace missing fonts with fonts that are available on the

host computer If you click OK, the document opens and missing fonts are displayed with a generic

replacement font and highlighted with a pink background to warn you that the originalfont is not available


SAVE A DOCUMENT FOR PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF INDESIGN

Each new version ofInDesign can opendocuments created byprevious versions ofInDesign; however, to usean older version of InDesignto open a document createdby a more recent version,you must export theInDesign file in a specialformat (IDML)

If you simply use the Saveor Save As command tosave an InDesign CS6 file,you won’t be able to open itdirectly in an earlier version;you must choose File >Export