1. TC 310 The Computer in Technical Communication
Dr. Jennifer Turns
Week 8, Day 2 (11/20)

2. Day 14 By the end of class, students should be able to: What we’ll do…
Place and manipulate graphics in InDesign
Make use of Master pages in InDesign
Use InDesign to create a simple two-page fact sheet
Use a variety of strategies to control the placement of text in InDesign (e.g., creating wacky textbox shapes!)
What we’ll do…
Part 1: Finish the InDesign Tutorial
Part 2: Play with text placement/control
Part 3: Create a sample fact sheet

3. Part 1: InDesign Tutorial 1
Getting Started
Opening document
Viewing document
Turning on Guides
Threading Text in Frames
Placing and flowing text
Threading text
Adding a pull quote
Wrapping text around an object
Adding a stroke to the frame
Changing the frame inset
Changing the margin alignment
Working with Styles
Applying paragraph styles
Formatting text for the character style
Creating and applying a character style
Placing graphics
Working with grouped objects
Using the pen tool to reshape an object
Targeting layers when placing
Rotating the photograph
Cropping and moving the photograph
Working with Master Pages
Editing master pages
Applying master pages to document pages
Overriding master page items
Viewing your document

4. Part 2: Controlling Text
From the help topic, “Working with Text”
“All text in Adobe InDesign exists inside containers called frames. Like graphics frames, text frames can be moved, resized, and otherwise manipulated. The tool you use to select a text frame determines the kind of changes you can make. Use the type tool (T) to enter or edit text in a frame. Use the selection tool (solid arrow) for general layout tasks such as positioning and sizing the frame. Use the direct-selection tool (empty arrow) to alter the shape of the frame itself.”

5. Part 2: Methods for placing text
Putting text into cursor
Copy
File > place, then open the document with the text
Pasting text into text frame
Simply paste - you will get a default text frame
Create a text frame with Type tool – then paste into it
Create a text frame with drawing tools– then paste into it
Manipulating text frames…

6. Part 2: Design Challenge
Design Challenge: On a single page, create a series of two or more threaded text frames. Try to create the “wackiest” frames you can.

7. Part 3: Creating Sample Fact Sheet
Getting started
“Tutorial 2” Available from the class website
Save graphics to desktop
New Skills
Creating new document
Specifying number and width of columns
Skills from previous tutorial
Placing, threading, and formatting text
Placing and formatting images

8. Some Useful Points
You want to see how layout will appear but don’t have text…
Type > Fill placeholder with text
What are important issues in print production?
Help topics > Index > Color…
Your curious – what other programs are similar to InDesign?
Help topics > Index > Converting from…
End user doesn’t have InDesign?? Use PDF.
File > Export > PDF…

9. Looking Ahead Due Dates Next Class Assignment 8 Includes: Celebrate!
Tuesday (11/20)
By class
Includes:
Solution
Key Features
Design Rationale
Learning Reflection
Next Class
Celebrate!
Move on to synthesis and portfolio