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OBJECTS
MYGRAPHICSLAB: ADOBE INDESIGN CS6
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CREATE STRAIGHT LINES WITH THE LINE TOOL
Click and drag with the Line tool to create straight lines Press the Shift key when dragging to constrain angle of line to 45º increments
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CREATE A RECTANGULAR TEXT FRAME WITH THE TYPE TOOL
Click and drag with the Type tool tocreate rectangular text frames
Press the Shift key when draggingto create a square frame
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CREATE A RECTANGULAR GRAPHICS FRAME
Click and drag with the RectangleFrame tool to create a rectangulargraphics frame Press the Shift key when dragging
to create a square frame
Graphics frames serve asplaceholders for imported graphics
Click and hold on the RectangleFrame tool in the Tools panel todisplay two other tools: The Ellipse Frame tool creates
elliptical and circular graphicsframes
The Polygon Frame tool createspolygonal graphics frames
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CREATE AN UNASSIGNED RECTANGULAR FRAME
Click and drag with theRectangle tool to create anunassigned rectangular frame Press the Shift key when
dragging to create a squareframe
Unassigned frames are oftenused as graphic elements byadding a stroke and/or fill
Convert an unassigned frameinto a graphics frame or textframe by choosing Object >Content > Graphic or Object >Content > Text (the frame mustfirst be selected)
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CREATE AN UNASSIGNED ELLIPTICAL FRAME
Click and drag with the Ellipse toolto create an unassigned ellipticalframe Press the Shift key when dragging
to create a circular frame
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CREATE A POLYGONAL UNASSIGNED FRAME
Click and drag with the Polygon tool tocreate an unassigned polygonal frame Press the Shift key when dragging to
create an unassigned polygonal framewith equal sides and angles
Double-click the Polygon tool tospecify the number of sides and a starinset
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SELECT AN OBJECT
Click an object with the Selection toolto select it
If an unassigned frame has no fill,you must click on its edge to select it
Click on an empty portion of the pageor pasteboard to deselect objects
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SELECT MULTIPLE OBJECTS
Shift-click or click and draga rectangle with theSelection tool to selectmultiple objects
Choose Edit > Select All orCtrl+A/Command+A toselect all objects
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MOVE OBJECTS
Drag a selected object to move it
Press the Shift key when draggingto constrain movement tohorizontal, vertical, and 45º angles
If an unassigned frame has no fill,you must click and drag its edgeor center point to move it
An object’s X and Y coordinatesare displayed as you drag
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RESIZE OBJECTS
Click and drag any of an object’s eight resizing handles to resize it Press Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift (Mac) while dragging to proportionally
scale the object and its content (text or graphic) Object’s width and height are displayed as you drag Scaling and resizing an object are not the same
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ADD A STROKE TO AN OBJECT
Before you apply a stroke, click the Stroke box in theTools or Swatches panel
Use the Stroke panel to specify stroke width, stroke type,and other settings
Use the Swatches panel to change the color of the stroke
Basic stroke controls (width, style, and color) are alsoavailable in the Control panel
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ADD A FILL TO AN OBJECT
Click the Fill box in the Tools or Swatches panel Select a color from the Swatches panel
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CHANGE THE TINT OF STROKE AND FILL
The Tint field in the Swatches panel lets you change thetint of strokes and fills Make sure the correct box — Fill or Stroke — is selected
before you change a tint value
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TRANSFORM OBJECTS (SCALE, ROTATE, SHEAR, AND FLIP)
Scale: Hold down Ctrl+Shift(Windows) or Command+Shift(Mac) and drag a corner handle Content (text or graphic) is also
scaled You can also scale objects
using the Scale tool, the Scalefield in the Control panel, andthe Transform panel
Rotate: Move the pointer outsideany of the four corner handlesuntil the rotation arrows aredisplayed, and then drag You can also double-click the
Rotate tool, use the Rotate fieldin the Control panel orTransform panel, or chooseObject > Transform > Rotate torotate objects
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TRANSFORM OBJECTS (SCALE, ROTATE, SHEAR, AND FLIP) (CONTINUED)
Shear (slant): Use the Shearcontrols in the Control panel orthe Transform panel, or use theShear tool
Flip: Click the Flip Horizontal orFlip Vertical button in the Controlpanel You can also choose Object >
Transform > Flip Horizontal/FlipVertical or use the context menu
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CHANGING THE STACKING ORDER OF OBJECTS
Each time you create an object,it’s placed above/in front of otherobjects on the page
Arrange commands (Object menu)let you change the position of anobject in the stacking order Bring Forward and Send Backward
move the object one level in thestacking order
Bring to Front and Send to Backmove the object to the top/bottom ofthe stacking order
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MANAGE OBJECTS USING LAYERS
You can use layers to organizeobjects on a page. For example,you can create a layer for textframes and a layer for graphicsframes. Create a new layer bychoosing New Layer from theLayers panel menu
To place selected objects on adifferent layer, click the blue squarein the Layers panel and drag it tothe target layer
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SHOW/HIDE, LOCK/UNLOCK LAYERS
Show/Hide box in Layers panelcontrols layer visibility
Lock/Unlock box determines ifobjects on layer can beselected/modified
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CHANGE THE SHAPE OF OBJECTS
Use the Convert Shapecontrols in the Pathfinderpanel to change an object’sshape Convert Shape commands
are also available in theObject menu (Object >Convert Shape)
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CREATE COMPLEX OBJECT SHAPES
Use the Pathfinder controls in the Pathfinder panel to create complex shapes
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ALIGN OBJECTS
When you create or drag an object,Smart Guides are automaticallydisplayed to help you align objectedges and centers with margin andcolumn guides, other objects, andthe horizontal and vertical centers ofthe page
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ALIGN OBJECTS (CONTINUED)
Object edges automatically snap tomargin and column guides when youcreate or drag an object
The Align panel lets you align multipleobjects
Top edges of these objects are aligned
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CREATE COPIES OF OBJECTS
To create a copy of an object, press Alt/Option while dragging Add the Shift key to constrain movement to 45º angles Other options for creating copies:
Edit > Copy Edit > Paste Edit > Duplicate
Edit > Step and Repeat to create multiple copies
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CREATE GROUPS OF OBJECTS
Choose Object > Group to combine multiple objects into a group
Choose Object > Ungroup to ungroup a group