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Using Adobe InDesign ®

Using Adobe InDesign ®. Session One The InDesign User Interface By Steve Sloan. Class Format. Presentation The ID work space A brief introduction to ID and DTP Learning how to use ID Hands-on Using InDesign hands on Samples and Examples Books and DVD to look at. The program.

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Using Adobe InDesign ®

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  1. Using Adobe InDesign® Session One The InDesign User Interface By Steve Sloan

  2. Class Format • Presentation • The ID work space • A brief introduction to ID and DTP • Learning how to use ID • Hands-on • Using InDesign hands on • Samples and Examples • Books and DVD to look at

  3. The program • This will be available for download • PDF(s), PowerPoint, Audio Version, Podcast • Temporary URL:www.edupodder.com/sessions • Sign Up Sheet • Please be sure you are signed up! • Handout(s) • Evaluation • Let us know how I did!

  4. Beyond word processing! • DTP software is precise • DTP software aggregates! • Content from other programs • Quality control

  5. Beyond… (Cont.) • Uses own measurement system and printing trades language • Sample terms: serifs, leading, points, picas • The “Zen” of desktop publishing: • Digital preparation of pages for press quality

  6. Output methods • Print: • Laser printing • 600+ dpi, (mostly for small batch, in-house, flyers, newsletters, forms, black and white jobs) • Electronic pre-press • Professional service bureaus, 1200+ dpi, and large press runs for bigger jobs • Prepare “camera ready” output • Produce “color separations” (for color) • Version management and other work flow considerations

  7. Output methods (Continued) • Electronic Output • PDF® is the standard • Cross platform • Printable • Editable • Deployable on-line • Importable into other software • XML • eBooks

  8. This is the InDesign workspace

  9. InDesign is palette based • Introduces own terms • Strokes and fills • Palette based interface • Palettes are a strongly followed Adobe UI concept • There are many palettes • View menu controls their appearance • “Tiny arrows” indicate hidden tools • “Flyout” menus • Palettes dock, join, separate and can be disconnected

  10. Tools palette • A lot of tools in the program • Can be intimidating • This palette allows you to create and manipulate text and objects • View mode • On bottom of palette • Is important feature

  11. Other palettes • Allow you to further enhance design • Palettes can be torn off, grouped and joined • Uses flyout menus • Docking on side of screen increases real estate!

  12. Using Palettes • Help you get work done • Controlled with Window Menu • Have keyboard shortcuts • Palette Management • Can pull apart from groups • Dock into side tabs (new with CS) • Click+Hold+Drag on palette tab • Hover over side area on right • Release when see vertical bar • Click tab to open • Return to group, or group palettes together as you wish

  13. Using Palettes

  14. Do Exercise One Managing Palettes

  15. Other palettes • Other great tools not mentioned • Layers, styles and tables • A lot of what you know about Pagemaker carries over to InDesign • Right clicking (ctrl-clicking) brings up important options

  16. Columns and Guides

  17. Columns and Guides (Cont.) • Layout > Margins and Columns • Change number of columns • Click ok

  18. Columns and Guides (Cont.) • Rulers • Help you measure objects on page • Drag guides from them • Object alignment • Click+Hold+Drag from inside ruler area • Can move anywhere on page • Works same with left ruler • Do not print • “View>Snap to guide” enables alignment • If move object close, it snaps to guide

  19. Do Exercise Two Managing Columns and Guides

  20. Continuing on with InDesign • Learning ID • You can’t be an expert without putting in the time! • The best way is to drive it

  21. Continuing on with ID (Cont.) • User Group Meetings • SF Bay Area IDUG • Meets bi-monthly • http://www.indesignusergroup.com • You can’t be an expert without putting in the time!

  22. Continuing on with ID (Cont.) • Books • Deke McClelland (2004). Adobe InDesign CS One-on-one. Sebastapol: Deke Press/O’Reilly • Adobe, Classroom-in-a-book, (2004) Berkeley: Adobe Press/Peachpit Press

  23. Continuing on with ID (Cont.) • Computer Based Training (CBT) • Total Training Series • Atomic Learning • Classes $$$$$ • Just Do It! • Use it • Teach it • Support it

  24. InDesign References • The Book! • Kvern, O. M., & Blatner, D. (2004). Real World Indesign CS. Berkeley: Peachpit Press • Adobe web site • User to user forums • SF Bay Area IDUG • Meets bi-monthly

  25. InDesign Excercise • Please be sure you have handout • USE ID!!! • Using the tool the only way to learn it • Consider taking on a project • Put in the time! (Volunteer?) • I hope you enjoyed this session • If you did not sign in, please do so • Please don’t forget the comment pages

  26. The End Steve.sloan@sjsu.edu (408) 924-2374

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