Second InDesign Induction

Today we are in our second InDesign Induction where we look at how to create more complex grids that will help us with creating our grid research publication.

Hanging Grid 

• We set a margin of 15mm for our A3 landscape page.
• Layout --> Create Grids --> 6 Columns and 4 rows
• Considering the gutter in relation with the margin; make the gutter half the margin (7.5 mm) --> Fit guides to Margins
• Each guide is essentially a ruler guide
• View (grids and guides) -> Lock Guide; in order for the guide lines to not move when working with other things within the page.

Master Pages

• Achieving consistency across multiple pages
• Double click on A Master page to view master page.
• When on one of the pages of the document and want to put something on a text frame which is on the maser page, click Cmd+Shift to unlock and use it.
• Changes made on the master page will automatically update all the other pages.
• Putting page numbers--> A Master page --> create a text frame and go to Type option -->Insert Special Character --> Markers --> Current Page Number

Creating Guides on Master Page

• Double click on A Master page to view master page.
• Layout --> Create Guides

Creating Master Page

• Pages palette --> New Master
• To apply new master page to a page document drag new master page to page document you want to apply it to. *Everything lock will be removed and vice versa.

Fitting Image on Frame

• Go to Object --> Fill Frame Proportionally or Fit Content Proportionally
• Possibility of flexibility on the page/image by fitting the image on the frame.

*CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE IMAGE ON INDESIGN WE ARE CHANGING THE RESOLUTION OF THE IMAGE.

• Find the Image info on the Link palette to find out or confirm the resolution (effective ppi (HAS TO BE 300) - resolution of image after we change the size of image in Indesign) --> SCALE % (HOW BIG OR SMALL THE IMAGE HAS BECOME) and is used to change the image's scale on Photoshop where it's link.
• In Photoshop change the image size in Image *TICK RESAMPLE TO KEEP THE RESOLUTION OF THE IMAGE, change cm to percent and put % on the with and height.

Working with Illustrator Files

• Changing sizes in flexible as it's vector-based.
• or Copying and pasting AI file to InDesign, we don't have concern ourselves with links (as InDesign also works with vectors, where only copying and pasting the vector shapes)

Use of Colour in InDesign

• Exactly the way you use colour in Illustrator
• There are a number of way you can work with colour in InDesign/Illustrator --> Use the SWATCHES PALETTE.
• Swatches palette allows you to create different colour swatches and change CMYK %'s
• To edit a swatch simply double-click on it.

Van De Graaf Canon

• 180mm x 270mm (2:3 ratio)
• Layers in InDesign work the same as Illustrator
• If you don't want a layer to be printed, double-click the layer and untick Print Layer (it will show in italics on the layers palette)
• Create a new image frame for the diagonal lines on each corner for the page
• Use line tool to make the lines on the centre of the dps
• Use ruler guide for the vertical and line tool again for the diagonal line form the vertical line
• Go to Margins and Columns and change the 4 margins (untick the link) 30 mm x 60 mm and 20 mm x 40 mm
• ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE VAN DE GRAAF CANON
• Layout; create guides -> make a 9 mm x 9 mm rows and columns with 0 mm gutters.
• 'W' for Preview view.

Saving InDesign for Later or Newer Version

• Save as 'InDesign CS4 or Later (IDML) or put it as a Package.
• There are different PDF saving methods here are different presets for different pdf files:
• Press Quality : highest quality
• High Quality Print : prints very well in digital print resource but not very good for commercial industry
• Smallest File Size : looks great for blogs and screen, emails etc. 
• *If making a book maybe click Spread instead of Pages
• *If putting PDF in InDesign, click option on bottom-left corner and click Show Import Options.