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2. Click in the empty space below the placed logo and drag to create a frame.
To type text into a layout, you must first create a frame with the Type tool; when you
release the mouse button, you see a flashing bar (called the insertion point) where you
first clicked to create the text frame.

Type tool

Insertion point Type tool cursor

The tag line for the letterhead is supposed to appear in the black area to the right of
the logo. However, if you click inside that area with the Type tool, it will convert the
existing shape to a type area. In this case you want a simple rectangular text frame, so
you are creating it in an empty area, and then moving it into place.

3. Review the character formatting options in the Control panel.

Type Styles Horizontal scale

Font Family Font Size Kerning Vertical scale Fill Color

Font Style Leading Tracking Baseline Shift Stroke Color

Skew (false italic)

4. Type urban architecture & natural landscapes.
The text appears, beginning at the flashing insertion point. Depending on the size of
your frame, the text might automatically wrap to a second line within the frame.
New text in InDesign is automatically set in black 12-pt Minion Pro. This font is
installed along with the application, so it should be available on your computer unless
someone has modified your system fonts. Don’t worry if your type appears in some other
font; you will change it shortly.

Note:
Type defaults to a 100%
black fill with no stroke.
(You can apply a stroke
5. Choose the Selection tool in the Tools panel. to type, but you should
You must use the Selection tool to change the position and size of a text frame. You can be very careful when you
either drag the handles to manually change the frame, or use the Control panel options do to avoid destroying the
to define specific parameters. letter shapes.)

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