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Project 7 Project 8
Letterhead Design 385 Festival Poster 443

Stage 1 Setting up the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Stage 1 Building Graphic Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Define a New Layout File ..........................387 Set up the Workspace ............................445
Understanding Document Presets....................392 Color by Numbers ...............................446
Create Ruler Guides..............................393 Define Color Swatches............................447
Stage 2 Creating Basic Page Elements . . . . . . . . . . 395 Understanding Color Naming Conventions .............448
Create Basic Frames .............................395 Create the Poster Background ...................... 451
The Control Panel in Depth ........................398 Working with Color Groups ........................ 451
Create a Rounded Rectangle .......................400 Define and Apply a Gradient .......................454
Editing Object Corners............................402 Using the Gradient Tools .......................... 457
Clone, Align, and Distribute Multiple Objects............402 Create an Irregular Graphics Frame...................458
Create a Compound Path..........................405 Clipping Path Options ............................460
The Pathfinder Panel in Depth ......................406 Create Visual Impact with Transparency ...............463
Create and Transform Multiple Frames ................407 Create a QR Code ...............................468
Create a Simple Line ............................. 410 More about InDesign Effects .......................469
Create Bézier Curves ............................. 413 Stage 2 Importing and Formatting Text . . . . . . . . . .471
Change Color Values ............................. 415 Control Text Threading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Stage 3 Placing External Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 Define Manual Frame Breaks ....................... 474
Place an Adobe Illustrator File ...................... 416 Designing with Placeholder Text ..................... 476
Content Fitting Options ........................... 419 Apply Character Formatting ........................ 477
Place Images into Existing Frames.................... 421 Apply Paragraph Formatting ....................... 479

Stage 4 Creating and Formatting Basic Text . . . . . 426 Stage 3 Graphics as Text and Text as Graphics . . . 483
Create a Simple Text Frame ........................ 426 Place Inline Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Selecting Text .................................. 428 Applying Optical Margin Alignment ..................483
More About Working with Fonts.....................430 Understanding the Baseline Grid ....................485
Place an External Text File ......................... 431 Working with Anchored Objects.....................486
Tips and Tricks for Working with Layout Elements ........434 Create Type on a Path ............................487
Type on a Path Options ........................... 491
Stage 5 Printing InDesign Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Using the Flattener Preview Panel.................... 492
Print a Sample Proof ............................. 435
Stage 4 Outputting the File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Project Review ...............................439
Export a PDF File for Print .........................493
Portfolio Builder Project........................440
Resolution Options for PDF ........................495
Project Review ............................... 497
Portfolio Builder Project........................498

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