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Adobe InDesign Masterclass

You're reading from   Adobe InDesign Masterclass A comprehensive guide to taking your digital design skills from beginner to professional

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803247441
Length 408 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mohammed Jogie Mohammed Jogie
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: InDesign Fundamentals
2. Chapter 1: Exploring InDesign FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Working with Text and Shapes 4. Part 2: Beyond the Basics
5. Chapter 3: Designing Social Media Posts 6. Chapter 4: Designing with Text and Tables 7. Chapter 5: An Overview of Color Models 8. Chapter 6: Working with Graphics and Color 9. Chapter 7: Transparency and Effects: Part 1 10. Chapter 8: Transparency and Effects: Part 2 11. Part 3: Advanced Techniques
12. Chapter 9: Advanced Typography 13. Chapter 10: Preparing Documents for Professional Print 14. Chapter 11: Multimedia, Interactivity, and AI 15. Chapter 12: Help and Troubleshooting 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Typing and formatting text in InDesign

We can now turn our attention to the typographic elements of our design. Type can be dealt with in two ways in InDesign. The first option is where you draw a text frame and type directly into it. The second option is where text is imported into InDesign from a secondary source. We’ll explore both in the following steps:

  1. Navigate to Page 1 by double-clicking the page on the Pages panel. Choose the Type tool T). Click in the frame at the top of the page. You’ll recall that we created this earlier in the chapter. The frame is automatically transformed into a text frame. You’ll know you’ve done this correctly when the blue X icon running across the frame disappears.
  2. Enable the Caps Lock key on your keyboard, and type SUPERCARS. The text by default is black and 12 pt – virtually impossible to read. With the Type tool still active in the frame, choose Select All from the Edit menu. The text we just typed...
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