Today we learnt about a new software INDESIGN.

InDesign is a layout and publishing software. InDesign is used to design complex layouts like those of magazines, posters and newspapers.

We learnt the basics of the software:

• Filling dummy text on the document:
  1. Go to type Menu
  2. Select fill with place holder text

• We learnt about the 3 different frames (they are reversible):
  1. Text
  2. Unassigned (creates place holders or any solid artwork)
  3. Graphic (insert images)

• To get a frame:
  1. Go to object menu
  2. Click on Content
  3. You will see a drop down appearing with all 3 frame options

Area type flowing text: Works by defining an area for the text to flow (heavily based on grids)

Unit of measurement used in InDesign – pica

To enter text in a document, simply define the area. The inside margin is more as compared to the outside margin due to binding.

There are two empty boxes on the document when text is placed in the document, the inport and the outport. When text is copied and placed in the document, a plus sign might come on the bottom right which depicts that there is either extra space or text available. To put the extra text on the next page, click on the + sign and the cursor starts loading, then define the area in the next page and the text will be placed.

There are 4 ways of flowing a text:

1. Manual: it’s set as default. Manually place and fill in text on every page.
2. Semi Auto (alt): When text is placed on a page and there is remaining text left, the cursor automatically loads and to fill the text just define the area.
3. Auto (shift): Text will automatically flow in all the documents.
4. Fixed Flow (shift+alt): Places the text wherever needed without aligning it in sequence of the document.

We made a free hand object and filled it with text, to do so:

1. Use pencil tool to make the outline
2. Go to object panel, choose content and then select text
3. Go on type and select fill with placeholder text

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