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Contents
Begin by opening Adobe InDesign CS6. .......................................................................................... 3

How to start. ................................................................................................................................ 3

Setting up the document ............................................................................................................... 4

Gutter .. ........................................................................................ 7

Tool Box ....................................................................................................................................... 8

(A) Selection tools ............................................................................................ 9

(B) DRAWING AND TYPE TOOL ................................................................................................ 14

How to use pen tool. (Pen ) ..................................................................... 14

(C) TRANSFORMATION TOOLS ................................................................................................. 25

(D) MODIFICATION AND NAVIGATION TOOLS .......................................................................... 27

Formatting Text .......................................................................................................................... 31

Using Color ................................................................................................................................. 33

Working with Objects .................................................................................................................. 37

U ) ............................ 37

Using Text Wrap ( Object … ................... 38

.. ............................................................................................................... 40

Locking the Objects (Object Lock ..) ............................................................ 41

Saving File .................................................................................................................................. 42

Exporting ! ................................................................................................................................. 43

WHAT IS A PDF? ..................................................................................................................... 43

Export As PDF ......................................................................................................................... 43

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Begin by opening Adobe InDesign CS6.

How to start.

( ) Start  Programs  Adobe  InDesign CS6, ( ႕)

desktop InDesign Short cut double click ..

Windows 8 Keyboard Window button AdobeInDesign

..

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Setting up the document

( ႕ .. Document Create New

Document ..

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( New Document dialog box ႕ ..

1 2

..

1. Number of Pages

..

2. Facing Pages

..
..
ဤ Option ..

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3. Primary Text Frame

Column Setting Margin guide text frame

ဤ Option ..
Rectangle Frame Master Page ..

4. Page Size

Page Size ..
A3, A4, letter, legal and tabloid ႕ ..

5. Orientation

Orientation .. (tall-
Portrait) ႕ (wide-Landscape)
..

..Indesign default unit .. (.5 in)

InDesign pica ..

6. Gutter

Gutter ..
.. print (0) ..

7. Bleed

More Options ႕ bleed area Print Object trim

line ႕ ႕ .. ႕
print bleed ..

8. Slug

More Options ႕ Slug area Bleed area

document information (example: production information)
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.. bleed slug area .. ႕

..

ဤ Setting File  Document Setup

..

Gutter ..

Gutter print
( ႕) ..
႕ Gutter ..

Document setting Save Preset button

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Tool Box

Indicates default tool

* Keyboard shortcut appears

in parenthesis.

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Tools .. tools (A, B, C and D)

..

(A) Selection tools ..

Selection tool select .. select

႕ ..

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Node (or) point (or)

Anchor Point

Direct Selection tool Object Node point select

Direction ႕ .. ..

(a) Direct Selection tool

(b) node drag ..

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Page tool Document page frame

..

 Alt key Drag

..

Document ..Layout  PagesAdd Pages (Ctrl+Shift+P)

size
..

(a) Page tool ..

(b)
(c) Selection rectangle ..
(d) ၁ Alt key
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Gap tool Object ..

(a) Gap tool ..

(b) Object spacing mouse pointer ..
(c) spacing ႕ ..
(d) spacing gap mouse drag ..

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Content Collector tool & Content Placer tool

Content Placer tool

Content
Collector
tool

Next and Previous

button

Content Collector tool Document ၌ Library

.. Content Collector tool Object Text
box .. Window
Text Box ..

Content Placer tool Object

(1) Content Placer tool ..

(2) Window Next Previous button Object
..
(3) ႕ ..

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(B) DRAWING AND TYPE TOOL

Pen tool ..

Add Anchor Point tool anchor point (

) .. anchor point ..

Delete Anchor Point tool Add Anchor point tool ႕ .. anchor point
..

Convert Direction Point tool point (A) drag

curve ( ) .. (Point A)
..

How to use p )

Pen tool .. pen tool

..

A B C D

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(A) ..
(B) ႕ Close path ..
(C) select ..
(D) Convert Direction Point tool .. ..

..

..

(a) A A-a ႕ ..
(b) B B-b ႕ ..
(c) ..

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A-a

B-b

(d) M point
..

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(e) Direction tool X Y ႕ drag ..

pen tool ..
right click lock lock ..
…

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(1) Shift key A B ႕ ..

A B

(2) Shift key C D ႕ ..

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(3) Shift key E F ႕ ..

F E

(4) Shift key G H ႕ ..

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(5) Shift key I J ႕ ..

I J

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Type tool text frame (text box) select ..

..

(a) Type tool ..

(b) ( ) A B ႕ drag ..
(c) ..

Type on a Path tool ..

( ..)

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..

(a) ..
(b) Type on a path tool ..
(c) ..
(d) ..
(e) ..right click stroke width (0)
..

(f) object frame view ExtraHide Frame

Edges ..

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Pencil tool freehand ..

Smooth tool ႕ ..
..

Erase tool (path) node ..

Line tool ..Shift Horizontal, Vertical

..

Rectabgle Frame tool Place holder ..

Type tool click ..

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Ellipse Frame tool ( ႕) Place holder ..

Polygon Frame tool Place holder

Type tool ..

Rectangle tool .. Shift

..

Ellipse tool drag .. Shift Drag

..

Polygon tool .. tool drag

polygon width, height polygon ၊
star inset ..

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(C) TRANSFORMATION TOOLS

Free Transform tool Object .. ၁

.. Shear Shear tool
..

Rotate tool Object .. ..

(a) Object select

(b) Rotate tool
(c) control palette ..

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Scale tool Object .. scale

..

(a) Right click ..

(b) Transform Scale ..

(c) dialog box scale ..

Shear tool Object Skew .. Shear

tool .. select object
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(D) MODIFICATION AND NAVIGATION TOOLS

Img - 1 Img - 2

Eyedropper tool Object attribute copy .. ..

(a) Eyedropper tool ..

(b) attribute ( ၊ ) ႕
.. attribute (Adobe
InDesign ..
(c) Eyedropper tool attribute
..
(d) ႕ ႕ Learning CD vol (1) Drag
..
(e) Img-2 ..
(f) Object
..

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Measure tool Object .. ..

(a) Measure tool ..

(b) ႕ ) ..
(c) Info dialog box ..

.. H (eight) ..
W (idth) ..

Gradient Swatch tool object gradient .. gradient Object

.. ..

(a) Object (Select ) ..

(b) Gradient Swatch tool ..
(c) ..

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Gradient Feather tool gradient object

.. Select ..

Scissors tool ..

(a) Object selct ..

(b) node .. ( A B ႕
..)

Hand tool ႕ .. hand tool select

drag .. (Space bar drag
)

Zoom tool ႕ ႕ .. ..zoom tool

zoom ႕ … ႕ ..

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… Ctrl+0 fit in window

Ctrl+1 Actual size
Ctrl+2 Double size
Ctrl+(+) Zoom In
Ctrl+(-) Zoom Out

Note tool ..
.. ..

(a) ၂ img-3 drag text area ..

(b) Note tool ..
(c) text area ..
(d) Note dialog box comment ..

Img - 3

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Formatting Text

Img - 4 Img - 5

၂ text drag ..
.. img-4 text area
႕ .. select fram
႕ ..
text area ႕ .. text box
.. ႕ img-5
text area ..

(a) ၁ .. mouse pointer

႕ ..
(b) img-5 text area
.. (mouse pointer
..
(c) ..

Img - 4 Img - 5

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(d) Img-4 img-5 text are ..

(e) img-4 text area ႕ img-5
text area ႕ ..

(f) img-4 text area ႕ .. img-5 text area

img-4 text area ႕ ႕ ႕ ..
..

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Using Color

(1) Color .. Windows  Color 

Color .. ..

(2) ႕ Color box Object select ..

color bar ..

(3) Gradient color Windows  Color  Gradient ..

(4) Object Select ..
(5) ၁ ..
(6) ..

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(7) ..
a. Gradient color bar ႕ indicator
)
b. ႕ ColorBar ..
c. Gradient color bar indicator
)
d. ဤ Color bar …

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e. CMYK ..

f. ColorBar
႕ .. ..
g. ..

(8) Gradient Gradient bar

Right click Add to Swatch … ..

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(9) Swatches tab Gradient color

( ) preset ဤ Document
႕ ..

.. Color double click ..

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Working with Objects

Object ( ) .. ႕ Text, Image

Graphic ႕ ..

• Text (Element) – Text area

• Image - file extension …
.jpg, .gif, .tif, .pct, .bmp, .ai, .pdf, or .png,
• Graphic – Pen ႕ Path tool Vector illustration .(Vector )

Using Link )

(1) Window  Link ..

(2) Place (Ctrl+D) information
..
a. Ctrl+D Illustrator ..
b. Select ..
c. Link Info dialog box
( .. .. .. .. ..
႕ )

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Using Text Wrap ( Object text

…

႕
..

႕ ႕ ႕ Text Wrap ..

(a) select ..( select ( )

.. ( ) ႕ Ctrl key
.. ႕ ၁ ) ၁
..

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(b) ႕ WindowTextWrap ႕ (Ctrl+Alt+W) ..

(c) TextWrap dialog box Wrap around bounding Box ..
.. ..

(d) ဤ ႕
( Select ..) Right Offset ..
႕ ..(
offset link option ..)

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(e) ၂ ႕ ..

..

Document Object ႕ ..
႕ ႕ .. object Vector
႕ ..
Group ..

(1) ႕ Select ..
a. Select Object Shift key
.. ႕
b. Select Object drag
..

A B
Drag Select …
B

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(2) Object  Group .. ႕ Ctrl+G ..

(3) Select Object ..
(4) Select ႕ ..

.. ႕ ..(a) Select ..(b) Object menu UnGroup

.. ႕ Ctrl+Shift+G ..

Locking the Objects (Object Lock ..)

၊ ႕ Lock ..
Place trace
Lock .. Lock ..

(1) Select ..
(2) Object  Lock .. ႕ Ctrl+L ..

.. Lock ..(a) Lock Object select (b) Object 

Unlock All on Spread ..

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Saving File

File .. File
.. ႕
InDesign job ..

(1) File  Save ( ႕ )

.. File  SaveAs
(2) File Name File
..
(3) Save button ..

File
InDesignCS6 docume ..

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Exporting !
Exporting Job PDF, HTML, JPEG File
format ..

WHAT IS A PDF?

PDF ႕ ..
File size ..
email ႕ ..webpage web application File format
.. File Size File format
.. ႕ Mac PC ..
Apple IBM PC ..
( ) ၄ Print ႕ ..

Export As PDF
(1) File  Export ..
(2) Save as type Adobe PDF (Print) ..
(3) Save in icon Desktop
..
(4) File Name Save button ..

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4
3

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(5) .. Export button ..

.. PDF file Security option ..

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(6) PDF file format ..

..

U Sann Oo (MIS, Mandalay)

MS.c, (Computer Science), ETEC (Civil), IDCS (UK).

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