Tag: Basic InDesign

Text shape can be formatted in a variety of ways in InDesign. You can create multiple columns, establish spacing and wrap text along objects. You may also want to check …

Checking your links allows your images to appear at optimum quality for print design. Watch part 2 here.  Table of Contents: 00:10 – Accessing the link panel 00:17 – Information …

How to apply various effects, color modes and some tips to make your design work. Table of Contents: 00:10 – Opening Window > Effects 00:27 – Opacity v Tint 00:50 …

Using Swatches to create Visual Identity Swatches can be exported and imported across the Adobe Suite, allowing you to brand logos, content and message clearly and easily. This tutorial explores …

Table of Contents: 00:15 – Placing Photos inside of frames 00:33 – File Place or Command D 00:47 – Placing photos without a frame 01:37 – Command Z to undo

Paragraph Formatting allows you to change features such as text alignment, indents and drop caps. You can also adjust columns, column gaps and bullets within Paragraph Formatting.   Table of …

Table of Contents: 00:46 – Creating consistency with font 01:15 – Creating Contrast with font 01:44 – Applying color for contrast 02:04 – Type on a path 02:35 – Type …

Table of Contents: 00:21 – Creating text frame columns 00:37 – Matching text columns to doc columns 00:55 – Manual columns

Creating Paragraph Styles Table of Contents: 00:08 – What Paragraph styles do 00:48 – Creating a Style Group 00:54 – Adding a new style 01:59 – Applying Paragraph Styles 02:12 …

Pathfinders help you build basic shapes into stylized icons or combine fonts for unique logos. Additionally, Pathfinders exist in both InDesign and Illustrator so it is worth learning and experimenting …

You can create text boxes quickly using the type tool or File > Place a Word Document directly into InDesign. Table of Contents: 00:17 – Type Tool shortcut – T …

All objects and text in InDesign have a fill and a stroke. In this lesson we review how you add fills and strokes to lines, shapes and text. We also …

There are two types of shape tools in InDesign – frame tools and marquee tools. Frames are used for placing images. Marquee tools are used for backgrounds and shapes. Each …

Grids and guides help you devise a template for placing objects in InDesign. With use of grids you are able to align objects to each other and in relation to …

Creating New Files Adobe makes new file creation simple. You really only need to have made some decisions about the output of your document prior to starting – is it …

Navigating the InDesign Workspace is the first step in building design. This video will provide you with a quick overview of the workspace. Table of Contents: 00:25 – Menu Options …

Filling text with either image or gradient opens some areas for creative design. Table of Contents: 00:16 – Creating shape from type 00:57 – Opening a gradient panel 01:13 – …

Table of Contents: 00:20 – Adding a stroke to your Line 00:31 – Use hit + Line tool to create straight lines 00:56 – Changing the size of your line …

When resizing images in InDesign your main goal is to prevent stretched and distorted images. To ensure that images are in proportion, hold down CMD + Shift as you scale. …