ADOBE INDESIGN CS3 Chapter 4 WORKING WITH FRAMES

Align and distribute objects Applying Fills and Strokes Fill is color that fills an object Stroke is color used to outline object Stroke may be modified using the Stroke panel LESSON 1 2 2Chapter 4

Align and distribute objects Using the Step and Repeat command Create multiple objects evenly spaced Need to choose which objects and number of copies Need to specify offset values LESSON 1 3 3Chapter 4

Align and distribute objects Using Step and Repeat Horizontal and Vertical Offset values determine how far to the right and down the copied objects will be positioned. LESSON 1 4 4Chapter 4

Align and distribute objects LESSON 1 5 Aligning Objects Objects can be aligned by their Tops Bottoms Left sides Right sides Centers 5Chapter 4

Align and distribute objects The Align panel offers a quick solution for aligning two or more selected objects in various alignments LESSON 1 6 Align objects buttons 6Chapter 4

Align and distribute objects Distributing objects Align panel also offers solutions for distributing objects Distributing objects spaces them evenly on a page LESSON 1 7 Distribute Objects buttons 7Chapter 4

Stack and Layer Objects Understanding the stacking order Control stacking order with four commands on Arrange menu Bring to Front command move selection to front Send to Back command moves selection to back Bring Forward command move selection one level forward Send Backward command moves selection one level backward LESSON 2 8 8Chapter 4

Stack and Layer Objects By default, every document is created with a single layer The Layers panel is used for working with layers Layers can be locked or unlocked Layers can be hidden or shown Duplicate layers with Duplicate Layers command LESSON 2 9 9Chapter 4

Stack and Layer Objects Working with Layers Create multiple layers in Layers panel Each layer contains its own stacking order Assign a selected color to a layer LESSON 2 10Chapter 4

Stack and Layer Objects LESSON 2 11 Toggles visibility icon Locked layer button Indicates current drawing layer icon Create new layer button Delete selected layers button Layers panel with three layers 11Chapter 4

Stack and Layer Objects Each layer has a unique selection color LESSON 2 12 The bounding box of the selected rectangle is the same color as the selection color applied to the circles layer that it has been placed on 12Chapter 4

Stack and Layer Objects LESSON 2 13 Manipulating Layers and Objects on Layers Move objects between layers and reorder layers in Layer panel Click layer in Layers panel to select targeted layer Click object and layer is automatically targeted 13Chapter 4

Stack and Layer Objects LESSON 2 14 Selecting artwork on layers To select only objects on a single layer, you must use keyboard shortcut Press and hold [Alt](win) or [option](Mac) Click layer in Layers panel 14Chapter 4

Stack and Layer Objects LESSON 2 15 Selecting objects behind other objects Pressing and holding [Ctrl](win) or [Command] (Mac) allows you to click through stacking order Click top object Press and hold [Ctrl](win) or [Command] (Mac) Clicking top object again will select object immediately behind it 15Chapter 4

Work with Graphics Frames Placing graphics in a document Graphics is element on page that is not text Two methods for placing graphics in document Create graphics frame using any of three frame tools Place graphics with the Place command The Selection Tool selects the graphics frame The Direct Selection Tool selects the contents inside the frame LESSON 3 16 Chapter 4

Understanding the difference between the graphics frame and the graphic Graphic frame contains graphic Where graphic frame is smaller then graphic, only area that can fit frame will be shown and determines where graphic will be chopped Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 17Chapter 4

Understanding the difference between the Selection Tool and the Direct Selection Tool Selection Tool addresses the graphics frame Direct Selection Tool addresses the contents of the frame Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 18Chapter 4

Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 19 Selection Tool Graphics frame is selected 19Chapter 4

Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 20 Direct Selection Tool Bounding box of graphic Transform panel values refer to selected graphic 20Chapter 4

Moving a graphic within a graphics frame Click and drag the graphic with the Direct Selection Tool Better way is to press and hold the Direct Selection Tool over graphic until it turns into black arrow Ghosted image of graphic outside frame shown and referred to as dynamic preview Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 21Chapter 4

Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 22 Direct Selection Tool changes to black arrow Viewing the Dynamic preview Non-visible parts of graphic made visible 22Chapter 4

Resizing a graphic Select graphic with Direct Selection Tool Easy way to scale graphic is to use Transform panel Change Scale X and Scale Y percentages Use Transform/Scale command on Object menu to rescale graphic Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 23Chapter 4

Using the Fitting commands For a quick way to resize, use the Fitting commands located on the Object menu Fit Content to Frame command scales content to fit frame Fit Frame to Content command scales frame to fit content Center Content command centers graphic within frame Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 24Chapter 4

Wrapping text around an imported Photoshop graphic saved with a named clipping path Text Wrap panel offers a number of ways to wrap text around graphic Clipping path is graphic drawn in Photoshop outlining image When Photoshop file is saved you name the clipping path Clipping path is saved with the file Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 25Chapter 4

Work with Graphics Frames LESSON 3 26 Wrap around object shape button Click Path list arrow to choose a named path saved with the Photoshop file Click Type list arrow to choose Photoshop Path 26Chapter 4

Work with Text Frames LESSON 4 27 Semi-Autoflowing Text – method for manually threading text through multiple frames Autoflowing text – method of quickly adding text to document InDesign creates enough pages and enough text frames to hold the imported text New text frames are automatically positioned within existing column guides 27Chapter 4

Work with Text Frames LESSON 4 28 Inserting a column break Move text from the bottom of one column to the top of the next with Column Break command Column break is a typographical command that forces text into the next column Use Insert Break Character command on Type menu 28Chapter 4

Work with Text Frames LESSON 4 29 Text without column breakText with column break Example of column break 29Chapter 4

Work with Text Frames LESSON 4 30 Inserting a “Continued on page…” notation Page continuation is formatted as a special character Create test frame Type the words “Continued on page X” Select X and apply Next Page Number command (click Type menu, point to Insert Special Characters, then point to Markers) 30Chapter 4