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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

Placing multiple objects

InDesign offers powerful controls to place and space multiple objects at once. We’ll explore these options when placing the social media icons in our design. Follow these steps:

  1. With the Selection tool Graphical user interface, application  Description automatically generated active, click off the page to deselect all objects. Choose File menu | Place. Navigate to the Chapter 3 - Designing Social Media Posts Example Files folder. Select the following files using Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (macOS) to make a non-contiguous multi-file selection:
    1. 03 Facebook icon.ai
    2. 03 LinkedIn icon.ai
    3. 03 Twitter icon.ai
  2. InDesign will load all three files into its place gun. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move between the place gun image previews.

Important note

Do not release your mouse till all steps are complete. If you do inadvertently release your mouse, choose Edit | Undo and your place gun will be reloaded.

  1. Click and drag toward the bottom right of the design, as shown in Figure 3.19. Tap the right arrow key...
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