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Project 7 Project 8
Letterhead Design 385 Festival Poster 439

o Setting up the Workspace ..............387 o Building Graphic Interest...............441
Define a New Layout File ..........................387 Set up the Workspace ............................441
Understanding Document Presets.................... 391 Define Color Swatches............................442
Create Ruler Guides..............................392 Working with Color Groups ........................447
o Creating Basic Page Elements...........394 Create the Poster Background ......................448
Create a Simple Line .............................394 Define and Apply a Gradient .......................450
The Control Panel in Depth ........................395 Using the Gradient Tools .......................... 453
Create Bézier Curves .............................399 Create an Irregular Graphics Frame...................454
Change Color Values .............................401 Understanding Clipping Path Options .................456
Create a Basic Graphics Frame ......................403 Create Visual Impact with Transparency ...............458
Clone, Align, and Distribute Multiple Objects............406 Create a QR Code ...............................464
Understanding Object Distribution ................... 410 More about InDesign Effects .......................465
Create a Rounded Rectangle ....................... 411 o Importing and Formatting Text..........467
More about Working with InDesign Objects............. 413 Define Multiple Layers ............................467
Tips and Tricks for Working with Layout Objects ......... 414 Control Text Threading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469
o Placing External Images ............... 415 Define Manual Frame Breaks ....................... 472
Place an Adobe Illustrator File ...................... 415 Designing with Placeholder Text ..................... 473
Content Fitting Options ........................... 420 Apply Character Formatting ........................ 474
Place Images into Existing Frames....................420 Apply Paragraph Formatting ....................... 476
Understanding the Baseline Grid .................... 479
o Creating and Formatting Basic Text ..... 424
Applying Optical Margin Alignment ..................480
Create a Simple Text Frame ........................ 424
Selecting Text .................................. 426 o Working with Text as Graphics ..........481
More About Working with Fonts..................... 428 Place Inline Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481
Place an External Text File .........................429 Working with Anchored Objects.....................484
Create Type on a Path ............................485
o Printing InDesign Files................. 432
Print a Sample Proof ............................. 432 Type on a Path Options ...........................488
o Outputting the File....................489
Project Review ...............................436
Using the Flattener Preview Panel....................489
Portfolio Builder Project........................ 437
Export a PDF File for Print .........................490
Resolution Options for PDF ........................ 492
Project Review ...............................494

Portfolio Builder Project........................495

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