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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

Getting started

Let’s get going by setting up our document. We’ll set up a single-page document with the type area, columns, and a grid system that will help guide our design placement and composition. Follow these steps:

  1. Launch InDesign. From the top left of the InDesign home screen, choose New File. In the resultant New Document dialog, choose the Mobile category of presets.
  2. Click the View All Presets + button. Then select Google Pixel/Pixel 2. This preset gives us a good basis to work from. Be sure not to type Return or Enter, as this will accept the current changes and close the New Document dialog. Please make the following changes:
    1. Check the Preview checkbox found at the bottom left of the dialog. By doing so, we’ll get real-time visual feedback as we tweak the document parameters.
    2. Let’s name our document. We’ll call it UI Design. Type the name in the text input area at the top right of the dialog box. This is just below PRESET DETAILS...
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