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    InDesign

    This cheat sheet is from the video training course bringyourownlaptop.com/indesign

    Resetting defaults - for good! Quick page navigation Styling text quickly
    Close all Indesign files. Now amend what Apply CMD (mac)/CTRL (PC), J to move Highlight the text you want to alter
    you want, ie change the default font, add around pages in a long document. and apply the following shortcuts.
    Size CMD (mac)/CTRL (PC), Shift, < >
    Defaults reset for any NEW documents! Tracking ALT, arrow left/right
    Great for when you only ever need corporate Leading ALT, page up/page down
    branding fonts and colours! Definitely three of the top 10 shortcuts to know!

    Converting imperial to metric


    You’re set in mm but need inches. Saving/closing multiple files
    Type ‘10 inches’ into the width/height Save: CMD (mac)/CTRL (PC), Shift, S
    measurement box. It will automatically Close: CMD (mac)/CTRL (PC), Shift, W
    convert this to mm.
    Great for converting Toggling between fill and stroke
    pixel measurements and Rather than using the small
    it saves you changing the icons just hit X and it will swap
    preferences all the time! the order of the boxes.
    ALSO use the shortcut Shift, X to swap
    Viewing pages and spreads the colour around. The secret for ignoring text wrap
    To view the full page: Go to Preferences via ‘Edit > Preferences’
    CMD (mac)/CTRL (PC), 0 (zero) Selecting layers underneath (PC) or ‘InDesign CC > Preferences’ (mac)
    To view the full spread: Simply hover over the box, apply > Composition and tick ‘Text wrap only
    CMD (mac)/CTRL (PC), Option, 0 (zero) CMD, click mouse (mac) or CTRL,
    click mouse (PC) to easily select the
    View two pages at once layer underneath. It’s a way to select
    Click on the icon bottom right. items without having to move
    Great to view the contents at the everything.

    Is it really a SHORTCUT when


    same time as another page. The black arrow in the tool bar needs
    to be selected.
    there’s so many keys to learn?
    YES!! Especially if you’re doing
    MAC USERS

    the same thing ALL. THE. TIME!


    Can’t find the tool you need?
    Go to ‘Help’ in the nav & type
    what you’re looking for into Decide what’s worth learning.
    the search Perhaps it’s not necessary to learn
    box. It will the shortcut for page numbers; you
    g
    show you only do this once but you’re resizin
    text, moving around, undoing,
    it’s location
    !
    redoing all the time... you get the idea
    with a big
    blue arrow!
    Awesome.

    Online course for visual people


    bringyourownlaptop.com/indesign

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