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Contents
Begin by opening Adobe InDesign CS6. .......................................................................................... 3
How to start. ................................................................................................................................ 3
Setting up the document ............................................................................................................... 4
Gutter

.. ........................................................................................ 7

Tool Box ....................................................................................................................................... 8

(A)

Selection tools

............................................................................................ 9

(B) DRAWING AND TYPE TOOL ................................................................................................ 14

How to use pen tool. (Pen

) ..................................................................... 14

(C) TRANSFORMATION TOOLS ................................................................................................. 25

(D) MODIFICATION AND NAVIGATION TOOLS .......................................................................... 27
Formatting Text .......................................................................................................................... 31
Using Color ................................................................................................................................. 33
Working with Objects .................................................................................................................. 37
U

) ............................ 37

Using Text Wrap (

Object

................... 38

.. ............................................................................................................... 40
Locking the Objects (Object

Lock

..) ............................................................ 41

Saving File .................................................................................................................................. 42

Exporting ! ................................................................................................................................. 43
WHAT IS A PDF? ..................................................................................................................... 43
Export As PDF ......................................................................................................................... 43

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Begin by opening Adobe InDesign CS6.

How to start.
Start Programs Adobe InDesign CS6,

( )
desktop

Windows 8

InDesign Short cut

Keyboard

double click

Window button

..

AdobeInDesign

..

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Setting up the document

(
Document

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.. Document

Create New

..

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New Document dialog box

..

2
3

4
5

..

1. Number of Pages

..

2. Facing Pages

..
..
Option

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..

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3. Primary Text Frame

Column Setting

Margin guide

Option

text frame

..

Rectangle Frame

Master Page

..

4. Page Size

Page Size

..

A3, A4, letter, legal and tabloid

..

5. Orientation

Orientation

..

Portrait)

(tall-

(wide-Landscape)

..

..Indesign

default unit

InDesign

..

(.5 in)

pica

..

6. Gutter

Gutter

..
..

print

(0)

..

7. Bleed

More Options
line

bleed area

Print

bleed

trim

..
print

Object

..

8. Slug

More Options
document

Slug area

Bleed area

information (example: production information)

..

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bleed

slug area

..

..
File Document Setup

Setting
..

Gutter

..

Gutter

print
(

..
Gutter

Document setting

..

Save Preset button

..

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Tool Box

Indicates default tool

Keyboard shortcut appears

in parenthesis.

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Tools

.. tools

(A, B, C and D)

..

(A)

Selection tools

Selection tool

select

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..

..

select
..

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Node (or) point (or)

Anchor Point

Direct Selection tool

Object

Direction

Node point

..

select
..

(a) Direct Selection tool

(b)

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node

drag

..

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Page tool

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Document

page frame

..

Alt key

Drag

..

..Layout PagesAdd Pages (Ctrl+Shift+P)

Document

size
..
(a) Page tool

..

(b)
(c) Selection rectangle
(d)

..
Alt key

..

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Gap tool

Object

(a) Gap tool

(b)

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..
..
Object

spacing

(c)
(d)

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mouse pointer
spacing

spacing gap

mouse

drag

..

..

..

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Content Collector tool & Content Placer tool

Content Placer tool

Content
Collector
tool

Next and Previous

button

Content Collector tool

..

Document

Library

Content Collector tool

box

Object

..

Window

Text Box
Content Placer tool

(1) Content Placer tool

(2) Window

Next

Text

..
Object

..
Previous button

Object

..
(3)

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..

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(B) DRAWING AND TYPE TOOL

Pen tool

..

Add Anchor Point tool

)

anchor point
..

anchor point

Delete Anchor Point tool Add Anchor point tool

..

..

anchor point

..
Convert Direction Point tool
curve

point (A)
(

) ..

drag

(Point A)

..

How to use p

Pen tool

.. pen tool

..

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(A)

..

(B)
(C)

Close path

..

select

..

(D) Convert Direction Point tool

..

..

..

..
(a)

A-a

..

(b)

B-b

..

(c)

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..

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A-a

B-b

(d)

point
..

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(e)

Direction tool

drag

..

pen tool
right click

..
lock

lock

..

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(1) Shift key

(2) Shift key

..

..

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(3) Shift key

..

..

(4) Shift key

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(5) Shift key

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..

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Type tool

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text frame (text box)

select

..

..

(a) Type tool

..

(b)

(c)

drag

..
..

B
Type on a Path tool
(

[Type text]

..
..)

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..
(a)

..

(b) Type on a path tool

..

(c)

..

(d)

..

(e)

..right click

stroke width

(0)

..

(f)

object
Edges

[Type text]

frame

view ExtraHide Frame

..

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Pencil tool

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freehand

..

Smooth tool

..
..

Erase tool

(path)

Line tool

node

..
..Shift

Horizontal, Vertical

..
Rectabgle Frame tool
Type tool

[Type text]

click

Place holder

..
..

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Ellipse Frame tool

Place holder

Polygon Frame tool

..

Place holder

Type tool

..

Rectangle tool

..

Shift

..
Ellipse tool

drag

.. Shift

Drag

..
Polygon tool

..

tool

polygon width, height

star inset

[Type text]

drag
polygon

..

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(C) TRANSFORMATION TOOLS

Free Transform tool

Object

.. Shear

..

Shear tool

..
Rotate tool

Object

(a) Object

..

..

select

(b) Rotate tool

(c)

[Type text]

control palette

..

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Scale tool

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Object

..

scale

..
(a) Right click

..

(b)

(c)

Shear tool
tool

Transform

dialog box

Scale

scale

Object

Skew
..

..

select

..

..

Shear

object

..

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(D) MODIFICATION AND NAVIGATION TOOLS

Img - 1

Eyedropper tool

Img - 2

Object

(a) Eyedropper tool

attribute

copy

..

..

..

(b)

attribute (
..
InDesign

attribute

)
(Adobe

..

(c) Eyedropper tool

attribute

..
(d)

Learning CD vol (1)

Drag

..
(e) Img-2
(f)

..

Object
..

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Measure tool

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Object

..

..

(a) Measure tool

..

(b)
(c)

..

Info dialog box

..

..

H (eight)

..

W (idth)

Gradient Swatch tool

object

..

gradient

.. gradient

Object
..

(a)

Object

(b) Gradient Swatch tool

(c)

[Type text]

(Select

..

..

..
..

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Gradient Feather tool

gradient

..

object

Select

..

Scissors tool

..

(a)

Object

(b)

selct

..

node

.. (

..)

Hand tool
drag

..

.. (Space bar

hand tool

select

drag

)
Zoom tool

zoom

[Type text]

..

..zoom tool

..

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Ctrl+0

fit in window

Ctrl+1

Actual size

Ctrl+2

Double size

Ctrl+(+)

Zoom In

Ctrl+(-)

Zoom Out

Note tool

..
..

(a)

img-3

(b) Note tool

(c)

drag

..

text area

..

..
text area

(d) Note dialog box

..
comment

..

Img - 3

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Formatting Text

Img - 4

Img - 5

text
..

..

drag

img-4

..

text area

select

fram

..

text area

..

text box

..

img-5

text area

..

(a)

.. mouse pointer

(b)

..

img-5

text area

.. (mouse pointer
..
(c)

..

Img - 4

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Img - 5

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(d) Img-4

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img-5

(e)

text are
img-4

..

text area

img-5

text area

..

(f)

img-4
img-4

text area

text area

.. img-5

text area
..
..

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Using Color

(1)

.. Windows Color

Color
Color

(2)

..

..

Color box

Object

select

..

color bar

(3) Gradient color

(4)
(5)
(6)

[Type text]

..

Windows Color Gradient

Object

Select

..

..
..

..

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..
a.

Gradient color bar

indicator

)
b.

c.

ColorBar

..

Gradient color bar

indicator

)
d.

[Type text]

Color bar

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e.

CMYK

f.

ColorBar

..

g.

(8)

..
..

Gradient
Right click

[Type text]

..

Gradient bar
Add to Swatch

..

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Swatches tab
(

[Type text]

Document

preset

.. Color

Gradient color

double click

..

..

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Working with Objects

Object
Graphic

( )

..

Text, Image

..

Text (Element) Text area

Image -

file extension

.jpg, .gif, .tif, .pct, .bmp, .ai, .pdf, or .png,

Graphic Pen

Path tool

Vector illustration

.(Vector

Using Link

(1) Window Link

..

(2)

Place (Ctrl+D)

information

..
a. Ctrl+D
b.
c.

Illustrator

Select

..

Link Info dialog box

(

..

[Type text]

..

..

..

..

..

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Using Text Wrap (

Object

text

..

(a)

select

Text Wrap
..(

..
select

..

( )
Ctrl key

( )
..

..

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(b)

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WindowTextWrap

(c)

TextWrap dialog box

..

Wrap around bounding Box

..

Select

..) Right Offset

..

..(
offset

[Type text]

..

..

(d)
(

(Ctrl+Alt+W)

link option

..)

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(e)

..

..
Document

Object

..

object

Vector

Group

Select

a. Select

Object
..

b.

..

..

(1)

..

..
Shift key

Select

Object

drag

..

A
Drag
B

[Type text]

Select

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(2) Object Group

..

(3) Select

Ctrl+G

Object

(4)

..

Select

..
..

..(a)
Ctrl+Shift+G

UnGroup

..)

..
trace

.. Lock
Select

..

..
..

.. Lock
Unlock All on Spread

..(b) Object menu

Lock

Lock

(2) Object Lock

Select

Lock

Place

(1)

..

..

Locking the Objects (Object

[Type text]

..

..(a) Lock

Ctrl+L

..
Object

select

(b) Object

..

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Saving File

File

..
..

File

InDesign job
(1) File Save (

..
)

.. File SaveAs

(2)

File Name

File

..
(3) Save button

..

File
InDesignCS6 docume

[Type text]

..

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Exporting !
Exporting

Job

format

PDF, HTML, JPEG

File

..

WHAT IS A PDF?

PDF

..
File size

email

..webpage

web application
..

..
Apple

..

Mac

File format
File Size

File format

PC

..

IBM PC
(

..

Print

..

Export As PDF

(1) File Export

..

(2) Save as type

Adobe PDF (Print)

..

(3)

Save in icon

Desktop

..
(4) File Name

[Type text]

Save button

..

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.. Export button

..

[Type text]

PDF file

Security option

..

..

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PDF file format

..

..
U Sann Oo (MIS, Mandalay)
MS.c, (Computer Science), ETEC (Civil), IDCS (UK).

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