Adobe InDesign CS2

Getting started

Click Start → All Programs → Adobe InDesign CS2. The program will open.

 

CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT:

 

To create a new project, choose File → New Document from the menu bar. 

 

                                 

 

Type the number pages you want your document to contain. If your document contains more than 1 page make sure that the facing pages option is selected so that the left and right pages face each other in a spread. Master pages act as a background that you can quickly apply to many pages.

 

Work space overview:

 

    

 

Work Area:

 

 The InDesign work area consists of a document window where you draw and layout your artwork, a toolbox for drawing and editing artwork and palettes to help you monitor artwork and menus that contain commands for performing tasks.

 

Status Bar:

 

The status bar shows information about the status of a file. Click the status bar menu to do any of the following:

 

Control palette:

 

The Control palette offers quick access to options, commands, and other palettes related to the current page item or objects you select.

 

CREATE A NEW MASTER PAGE:

 

To create a unique look for secondary pages, you need to create a new master page. Choose New Master from the Pages palette menu. For Based On Master, choose A‑Master. Changes you make to the A‑Master will also apply to the B‑Master. If you want to change the Master page name, type a name. Click OK.

 

                                

 

In the Pages palette, double-click the new master page. Because guides help you position and align objects precisely, you’ll have to add some to the Master page. Choose Layout > Create Guides. Specify the number of rows and columns. For Fit Guides To, select Margins. Click OK.

Guides added to the master page appear on all document pages to which the master is applied. You can also add guides to master pages or document pages by simply dragging them from the rulers. In addition to guides, you can use the Grid feature in InDesign, which allows you to easily snap graphics and text frames into place.

 

 

Apply the master page to a document page:

 

Drag the new master page from the top half of the Pages palette to a page icon in the Pages section of the palette. A black rectangle indicates which page you have selected. After applying the master page, you will notice the letter B in the page icon. This letter indicates the master page that has been applied. All changes to a master are automatically applied to all pages that use that master.

 

 

DRAWING LINES AND POLYGONS:

 

Hold the mouse down on the Rectangle tool in the toolbox, and select the shape tool (Rectangle, Ellipse, or Polygon) you want to use. Then drag in the document window to draw the shape. Holding down the Shift key constrains its proportions; for example, you can use the Shift key with the Rectangle tool to draw a square, or with the Ellipse tool to draw a circle.

                             

                                                        

 

 

 

Use the Selection tool to select the shape that you just drew. Click the Fill proxy in the toolbox.  Then click any swatch in the Swatches palette to fill the shape with color. (If the Swatches palette isn’t showing, choose Window > Swatches.