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Adobe InDesign CS2--Revealed

WORKING WITH TEXT

Chapter 2Working with Text

Chapter Objectives

Format text

Format paragraphs

Create and apply styles

Edit text

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OVERVIEW

Chapter 2

Working with Text

• The 4 main elements of any layout are• Text• Color• Illustration• And imagery

Working with Text

Chapter 2

Working with Text

• In this chapter we will focus on working with text

• Text in a layout can appear in a variety of ways• It can be display text from a bold

dramatic headline• It can be paragraphs of text• Or it can appear as simple page

numbers at the lower corner of a pageWorking with Text

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Working with Text

• InDesign is a first-rate application for generating & editing text

• Limited only by your imagination

Working with Text


Format Text

Character palette – command center

for modifying text– choose font, font

size, and font style

LESSON 1

6

Font size

Font

Font style


Format Text

Character palette – apply tracking –

the horizontal space between a text selection

– apply kerning – the horizontal space between a pair of letters

LESSON 1

7

Trackingvalue

Kerningvalue


Kerning and Tracking Text

Kerning is the process of increasing or decreasing space between a pair of characters.

Tracking affects the spaces between letters and is applied to an entire word or paragraph.

Kerning & tracking are used for setting text in a way that is pleasing to the eye.

LESSON 1

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Quick Tip

InDesign lets you paste text with or without formatting.

When you copy text, then paste it, it is by default pasted with all its formatting—its typeface, type style, type size, and any other formatting that has been applied.

Sometimes, this can be undesirable.

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Chapter 2

Quick Tip

The Edit/Paste without Formatting command– Strips the copied text of all its original

formatting– Then reformats it to match the

formatting of the text where it is pasted.– Make note of it because when you need

it, it will be very handy!

Working with Text


Format Text

Using the Character palette, you can also modify the horizontal and vertical scale of text and apply a baseline shift

LESSON 1

11

Horizontal scalevalue

Baseline shift value

Vertical scalevalue


Format Text

Horizontal scale affects the width of characters

Vertical scale affects the height of characters

LESSON 1

12


Format Text

Creating superscript characters– text is made smaller and baseline shift

is adjusted without affecting overall baseline

– Superscript command is in the Character palette menu

LESSON 1

13

Example of superscript characterused as footnote

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Underlining Text

InDesign offers many different options, commands, and dialog boxes for creating rules for underlining text:– Horizontal– Vertical– Or diagonal lines

The underlining command is located in the Character palette.

Working with Text


Format Paragraphs

Use the Paragraph palette to format paragraphs correctly– top section controls text alignment– middle section offers controls for

indents

LESSON 2

15


Format Paragraphs

Paragraph palette– bottom section

controls vertical spacing between paragraphs and drop caps

LESSON 2

16

Alignment buttons

Indent buttons

Drop cap buttons

Paragraphspacing buttons


Format Paragraphs

Understanding returns and soft returns– pressing [Enter] creates a new

paragraph– use a soft return to move words to a

new line without creating a new paragraph

– press [Shift][Enter] to create a soft return

LESSON 2

17


Format Paragraphs

Bullets and Numbering

– make formatting choices in the Bullet and Numbering dialog box

LESSON 2

18


Create and Apply Styles

LESSON 3

19

A style is a group of formatting attributes that is saved with a name in the Character Styles or Paragraph Styles palettes– styles are time-saving features– ensure consistency among text



Character Styles palette is found by clicking Window on the menu bar, pointing to Type & Tables, then clicking Character Styles

Click Character Styles palette list arrow, then click New Character Style or New Paragraph Style

– make choices in New Character Style dialog box

LESSON 3

20

Click a category on left, such as Character Color,then choose options on right

Create a descriptive name for style



Repeat same process for creating paragraph styles.

– named styles appear in the Paragraph Styles palette or the Character Styles palette

LESSON 3

21



Quick Apply– new CS2 feature– found on Edit menu– lists all styles in document

LESSON 3

22

Type first few characters of

style name and Quick Apply

jumps to that style


Edit Text

Use Find/Change– search for a word

in the document, then change any or all instances of the word to another

LESSON 4

23

Options in Find/Change dialog box allow you to refine your search


Edit Text

Check Spelling– utility for correcting misspelled words– add your own words to dictionary so

that the spell checker does not pick them up each time

• proper names, etc

LESSON 4

24


Edit Text

Autocorrect– new CS2 feature– automatically corrects misspelled

words found in Autocorrect Preferences dialog box

– when word is typed incorrectly, press [Spacebar] twice to autocorrect

LESSON 4

25


Edit Text

Autocorrect– turn on feature by

clicking Edit on the menu bar, pointing to Spelling, then click Autocorrect

LESSON 4

26

Add your own commonly misspelled words

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Drag and Drop

Allows you to move text to locations without having to cut and paste.

Simply drag it from one text frame into another.

You can drag and drop a copy of selected text by hold the ALT key down when dragging.

You can even drag and drop text between documents.

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Chapter 2

Lab Assignment: Skills Review

P. 2-30: Format text

P. 2-30 & 2-31: Format paragraphs

P. 2-32: Create and apply styles

Always type your name after the file name

Print & turn in your assignment along with your jump drive

Put printouts & jump drive in manila envelope with your name on envelope

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