1. TC 310 The Computer in Technical Communication Dr. Jennifer Turns Week 7, Day 1 (5/12)

2. Day 13 By the end of class, students should be able to: –Identify lessons from the Robohelp assignment –Explain the basic functionality provided by InDesign –Create simple documents in InDesign –Imagine the possibilities for Assignment 8 What we’ll do… –Talk about page layout software –Complete an InDesign tutorial

3. Exploring Page Layouts Analyze the various documents provided. What characteristics do you see? What features might you expect in Page Layout software?

4. Situating InDesign InDesign and Word –InDesign and Word both support text editing. –What common functionality might you expect to find? InDesign and Photoshop –InDesign and Photoshop are both Adobe products. –What common interface characteristics might you expect to encounter?

5. InDesign Tutorial 1: Overview 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

6. InDesign Tutorial 1: Starting Pt To find the starting file “ID_01.indd”: –Program Files –Adobe –InDesign –Learning Adobe Indesign –Tour Rename it and then save it…

7. Debriefing - Robohelp Usability Test: What would a usability test of these candidate systems look like? Choosing among systems: What type of test could we run in order to choose among these candidate systems?

8. Looking Ahead Due Dates –Assignment 8 Monday (5/19) By class –Includes: Solution Key Features Design Rationale Learning Reflection Next Class –Continue InDesign –Finish tutorial –Construct a sample 2- page fact sheet

9. InDesign – Tutorial 2 New Items –Creating new document –Specifying number and width of columns From previous tutorial –Placing, threading, and formatting text –Placing and formatting images