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INDESIGN GEARED FOR LAYOUTS

FROM THE TOP

• SELECT TOOL. SELECTS ALL.

• POINT SELECT TOOL, WILL SELECT A PART SO THAT

YOU CAN DISTORT.

10 THINGS

• CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT. SET MEASUREMENT. USE INCHES, 8.5X11 EASIEST.

• BLEED AND SLUG, ONLY IF YOU ARE PRINTING A SOLID 8.5 BY 11 AND YOUR SHEET IS BIGGER,

THEN YOU WANT TO GO OVER 8.5 BY 11 BY AROUND .25 OF AN INCH SO THAT WHEN THE

PRINTERS CUT THIS, THEY DON’T HAVE ANYTHING WHITE.

• I CHOSE TO MAKE 3 COLUMNS.

TEXT AND IMAGE PLACEMENT

DRAW A BOX USING THE RECTANGLE FRAME TOOL. THEN GO INTO FILE, PLACE AND PLACE AN

IMAGE IN IT.

NEXT DO MORE BOXES FOR YOUR TEXT USING THE TEXT TOOL.

THEN CLICK ONTO THE BOXES BELOW TO SYNC THEM SO THAT IF YOUR TEXT OVERFLOWS IT

WILL GO INTO THE NEXT BOX.

EDIT AN IMAGE

• DOUBLE CLICK TO MOVE THE IMAGE AROUND.

• NEXT, DO A TITLE. USE THE T TOOL ON THE SIDE TO MAKE A TEXT BOX. THEN TYPE IN THE

WORD WITH THE FONT YOU ARE WANTING. ALL THE SIZING, FONT TYPE ECT. IS UP TOP.

• THEN USING THE CLEAR ARROW TURN THE BOX AROUND AND PLACE IT SOMEWHERE.

ADD MORE PHOTOS

ONCE DONE, ADD TEXT BOXES

USE THE T TOOL ON THE SIDE FOR THIS.

DRAW A BOX, PLACE THE IMAGE IN. GO INTO WINDOWS AND FIND TEXT WRAP. CHOOSE THE CIRCLE AND CHOOSE

CONTOUR OPTIONS – DETECT EDGES.

THEN SAVE…