Chapter 1 Getting to Know InDesign. The workspace is the arrangement of panels and windows. You can choose a custom workspace from the workspace switcher

Chapter 1

Getting to Know InDesign

• The workspace is the arrangement of panels and windows.

• You can choose a custom workspace from the workspace switcher.

• Custom workspaces are designed for different types of jobs.

Explore the InDesign Workspace

• The document window is where you work.• The pasteboard is where you store objects for

later use in your document.• Objects on the pasteboard do not print but

are saved with the file.



• The Tools panel holds all tools.• Tools with black triangles are hiding other

related tools.• Tools have shortcut keys.

– Press [v] to access Selection tool.



• Panels are grouped together by function.• Each workspace displays a different

arrangement of panels.• Click a panel name to expand it.


Panels are grouped together by function


• Use the Zoom tool to change the magnification level of the document.

• The current zoom level appears on the document tab and the Zoom Level text box on the Menu bar.


• Click the Zoom tool on document to zoom in.• Press [Alt] (Win) or [option] (Mac) to zoom out.• Press [Ctrl][Spacebar] (Win) or [Command]

[Spacebar] (Mac) to access Zoom tool from any other tool.

View and Modify Page Elements

• Use the Hand tool to scroll around a document.

• Press [Spacebar] to access Hand tool.


Rulers Margin guides

Ruler guide

Frame edges


• Frames are shapes that you fill with color, text, or graphics.

• You can opt to hide or show frame edges.• If you show frame edges, they will be

highlighted when a frame is selected.


• Screen modes are options for viewing your documents.

• In Normal mode, you can see all page elements, including margin guides, ruler guides, frame edges, and the pasteboard.


• Preview mode shows what your page looks like with all non-printing elements removed.

• Presentation mode presents your document full screen against a black background.


You can navigate Presentation mode using the following keys.


You can set Interface preferences to indicate how you want multiple open documents to be set up.


Select to open documents as tabs in Interface preferences


• Create multiple views of the same document by opening a new window.

• Click Window on the Menu bar, point to Arrange, then click New Window.

• Two windows allow you to see different zoom levels for the same document.


• You can use InDesign to create multi-page documents, such as magazines.

• Left and right pages that face each other are called spreads.

• You can navigate through spreads by clicking the page icons on the Pages panel.

Navigate Through a Document

Double-clickpage icon to viewpage

Double-clickpage numbers to viewspread in window


• You can apply color labels to thumbnails in the Pages panel

• Color labels are useful for organization and collaboration.


• Objects are text or graphic elements, such as images or blocks of color or lines, that are placed in a document.

• Objects have frames, and frames have handles that you click and drag to affect how the frame and contents look.

Work with Objects and Smart Guides

• You can resize frames and contents with these keyboard combinations.


Two frequently used variations of the Copy and Paste commands are:• Paste objects in place.• Copy objects while dragging them.


• Hide objects and they won’t print.• Lock objects to make them immovable.• Group objects to protect relationships

between multiple objects.


• If activated, smart guides appear automatically when you move objects in the document.

• Smart guides give you visual clues to position objects precisely.


Smart guides align the top edges of two objects


Documents

Chapter 1 Getting to Know InDesign. The workspace is the arrangement of panels and windows. You can choose a custom workspace from the workspace switcher