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19. Using the Direct Selection tool, select the seventh image in the filmstrip.
Remember, the default reference point for the Auto-Fit option centers the image inside
the frame. In this image, the horse’s head is cut off.

20. Drag the image down inside the frame until the horse’s head is visible.

21. Save the file and continue to the next stage of the project.

Stage 4 Creating and Formatting Basic Text

InDesign is ultimately a page-layout application, not an illustration program. Page layout means
combining text and graphic elements in a meaningful way to convey a message. Text can be a
single word (as in the logo used in this project) or thousands of pages of consecutive copy (as in a
dictionary). Virtually every project you build in InDesign will involve text in one way or another; this
letterhead is no exception.

create a simPle text Frame
Adding text to a page is a relatively simple process: draw a frame, and then type.
In this exercise, you’ll create a new text frame and add the client’s tag line, then apply
some basic formatting options to style the text. Note:
Keep in mind that this project is an introduction to creating elements on a layout Remember from the
page; there is far more to professional typesetting than the few options you use here. Getting Started section
InDesign provides extremely precise control over virtually every aspect of every letter at the beginning of this
and word on the page. In the following projects, you will learn about the vast number book: to complete the
of options that are available for setting and controlling type, from formatting a single projects in this book,
paragraph to an entire multi-page booklet. you should install and
activate the ATC fonts
1. With identity.indd open, select the Type tool in the Tools panel. that are provided with
the book resource files.

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