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Interface
Application Bar
Contains a workspace switcher, menus and other
application controls.
Tool Panels
Contains tools for creating and editing images,
artwork, page elements and etc.
Control Panel
Displays options for the currently selected tool.
Document Windows
Displays the file you’re working on. It can be tabbed,
grouped and docked.
Panels
Helps you monitor and modify your work. It can be
grouped, stacked and docked.
Application frame
Groups all the workspace elements in a single,
integrated window that lets you treat the application
as a single unit.
Getting Started
Number of Pages
Number of pages/total pages for the document.
Facing Pages
Make left and right pages face each other.
Double-page Spread.
Deselecting for stand alone page.
Orientation
Click the Portrait Icon(Tall) or Landscape Icon(Wide).
Interacts dynamically with the dimensions in the page size.
Height has larger value portrait icon is selected while if
width has the larger value the landscape icon is selected.
Adobe InDesign uses default measuring unit pica(p0).
Although, users may still input inches(in) abbreviation and
let Adobe InDesign automatically convert its value.
Bleed
Used to align objects that you want to extend all the way
to the trim line of your document.
Slug
Used for special instructions to the printer, sign-off forms or
other information related to your documents.
Not commonly use, especially when documents is
trimmed to its final page size.
Important Notes/Reminders:
Check “OK” once you’re done with all the
document settings.
For incorrect document formats/information it
can still be edited by simply clicking
File>Document Setup or simply holding
“CTRL + ATL + P”.
TOOLBOX
Allowsyou to easily
slide an image within a
frame to crop it.
Accessed through the
Direct Selection Tool.
Create precise,
smooth lines using
anchors points.
Togglesthe direction
point on an existing
pen selection.
Accessed through Pen
Tool.
Selects text or
designates insertion
point for adding text.
Enters
and edits text on
a path.
Accessed through
the Type Tool.
Draws hard-edged
freehand strokes on
an image.
Progressively
smoothens a path
with each pass.
Accessed through
the Pencil Tool.
Creates an empty
rectangular placeholder.
Creates an empty
elliptical placeholder.
Creates an empty
polygonal placeholder.
Usedto draw
rectangle, ellipse and
Polygon.
Applies
or changes the
gradient.
A gradual transition
between two colours.
Gradually softens
gradient in a specified
direction.
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TOOLBOX (FUNCTIONALITIES & DESC)
Usedto draw
rectangle, ellipse and
Polygon.
Applies a note to a
specified area of the
document.
Samples formatting
attributes from one
area and allows you to
apply them to another.
Inorder to
remove/hide guides
you hide it temporarily
by going to View >
Grids and Guides >
Hide Guides or CTRL+;
Using Colors
Exporting to PDF
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