Adobe InDesign CS5 - Illustrated Unit A: Getting Started with InDesign CS5

Objectives Upon completion of this unit, you should be able to:  Understand page layout software  Start InDesign  Explore the InDesign workspace  Create a new document  Name and save a document  Work with panels  Work with guides  Use Adobe Help

Understanding Page Layout Software Adobe InDesign is a page layout software program  Includes tools for positioning text and graphics on document pages  With InDesign, you can: Create and place graphics Choose from many colors Position objects easily Store items Create interactive buttons and hyperlinks Export documents

Understanding Page Layout Software (cont’d.)

Starting InDesign When starting InDesign you will see:  For the first time: Welcome Screen: offers options for opening or creating a document, or visiting Adobe Web site  Without the Welcome screen: Default workspace Program opens without any documents open

Starting InDesign FIGURE A-2: InDesign window

Starting InDesign FIGURE A-3: Newsletter document

Exploring the InDesign Workspace InDesign workspace  Includes the following features: Document tab Control panel Tools panel Panels Document window Pasteboard Rulers Status bar

Exploring the InDesign Workspace FIGURE A-4: Essentials workspace

Creating a New Document Before you create a new document:  Know what you would like to create Planning helps you make the right choices Create a new document in the New Document dialog box:  Click File on the Application bar  Point to New  Click Document

Creating a New Document FIGURE A-5: New Document dialog box

Creating a New Document FIGURE A-6: New document

Naming and Saving a Document To save a document:  Click File on the Application bar  Click Save To name a document:  Click File on the Application bar  Click Save As Floating windows:  Allows you to view artwork in another document while working in one

Naming and Saving a Document Figure A-7: Save As dialog box

Naming and Saving a Document FIGURE A-8: Creating a floating document window

Working with Panels Panels:  Moveable objects in the workspace Contain buttons, check boxes, and menus you can use to work with and format InDesign objects Example: Swatches panel includes color swatches for applying colors to objects To open a panel in the workspace:  Click the panel’s name or icon Or click Window on the Application bar

Working with Panels Figure A-9: View of expanded Swatches panel

Working with Guides Guides:  Horizontal and vertical lines created and positioned in the document window  Have what seems like a magnetic pull Causes objects (e.g., text or graphics) to snap, or exactly align, to them  Make it easy to position objects precisely  Many options: Align, lock, group, ungroup, rotate, etc.

Working with Guides Figure A-10: New guide

Working with Guides Figure A-11: Four new guides

Using Adobe Help Adobe Community Help window  Opens with help topics and resources Categorized by subject (e.g., Text and Graphics)  Expand subjects by clicking the plus sign to the left of a subject name  Clicking a topic name displays information about that topic You can also search for a specific keyword or phrase

Using Adobe Help Figure A-12: Adobe InDesign CS5 Help

Using Adobe Help Figure A-13: Graphics Help topic

Using Adobe Help Figure A-14: Help topic about placing multiple graphics