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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

Opening files and accessing resources

Let’s start by opening the appropriate exercise files. Note that the files referred to in this practical activity can be downloaded from the following link.

https://packt.link/a19oQ

  1. We’ll start by exploring the completed project. Open with the file labeled Try it yourself 2 - Business Card Complete.indd. Should you be prompted with a Missing Fonts message, please click Activate. InDesign will load the missing fonts automatically. See the following screenshot.
Figure 2.2: The Missing Fonts dialog

Figure 2.2: The Missing Fonts dialog

  1. Choose the Selection tool Page 1, we have a background colored rectangle, a white border, a logo, some cubes, and text.
  2. Navigate to Page 2 by double-clicking on it in the Pages panel found to the right of the interface. This page has the same background border with personal details. It is the back of the business card design.
  3. Close the file when you are done exploring it.
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