- Table of Content
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- shortcuts
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- setting up grid for A4
- find panels
- changing units
- setting margin, columns, guides
- insert lorem ipsum
- text frame with 2 columns
- selections
- move text quickly, without copy pasting
- see linebreaks, soft returns
- place images fast (photobook)
- hyperlinks and anchors
- history trees
- link/embed images
- layouting with 2 columns
- page numbers
- insert figure dash
- special characters
- find and replace with regular expressions
- gradients
- clipping masks, clip images with shapes
- wrap text around object
- set tabulator stops, right indent, left indent, first line indent
- exporting
How to find stuff
Please use Browser Search or Scroll down.
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shortcuts
cmd/crtl + mousewheel zoom in/out hold space pan crtl + w preview mode shift cmd m place images tab hide palettes cmd ; show/hide guides cmd r ruler cmd ' show/hide grid
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setting up grid for A4
view -> grid and axis manager spacing 7mm divisions 1 enable Snap to grid
find panels
view -> studio -> in here....
changing units
hand tool -> now find Units dialog on top menu bar
setting margin, columns, guides
view -> guides manager
insert lorem ipsum
add text box text -> insert filler text (to make it editable: right click -> expand)
text frame with 2 columns
view -> studio -> text frame columns: 2
selections
double click on word to select word triple click to select line quadruple click to select paragraph shift & cmd & arrow keys for sentences
move text quickly, without copy pasting
select text, then just drag it around
see linebreaks, soft returns
text -> show special characters
place images fast (photobook)
create image frames in master drag master onto spreads to apply then just place images into frames (while previewing) (or right click on image -> convert to picture frame)
hyperlinks and anchors
add hyperlinks
select text -> right click -> interactive -> insert hyperlink view -> studio -> hyperlinks (to see all in document)
text anchors
select text -> right click -> interactive -> insert anchor select text -> right click -> interactive -> insert hyperlink hyperlink type: anchor, select anchor
exporting PDF with links
file -> export -> PDF Preset: digital - small size click more button check include hyperlinks
history trees
in history panel, go back some steps and do some changes there will be a tree icon now click this icons to cycle between history trees file -> save History with document
link/embed images
document -> ressource manager
layouting with 2 columns
find a master page view -> guides -> set 2 columns here then add a text frame view -> studio -> text frame -> set 2 columns here too
page numbers
in master page, add text field text -> insert -> fields -> page number
adding total page number (3 of 8)
in master page, click in page numbers text frame view -> studio -> fields -> document sections doubleclick on <Last Page in Run>
insert figure dash
text -> insert -> dashes and hyphens
special characters
text -> show glyph browser
find and replace with regular expressions
view -> studio -> find and replace click gear icon -> regular expression r\..+
gradients
first add a shape then select fill tool and set gradient here
clipping masks, clip images with shapes
add a star shape and an image drag image onto star shape in layers panel
wrap text around object
draw shape over text text -> text wrap -> text wrap settings (maybe use another object, like ellipe to draw a round shape and then setting it transparent)
set tabulator stops, right indent, left indent, first line indent
select text frame view -> show text ruler (or find dropdown arrows at the end -> frame text ruler) right click on the stop to change alignment type
exporting
select PDF X4, it's the latest then click more button to get more specific...
