Question | Answer |
Name one thing that InDesign can do that Microsoft Word cannot. | Color separations. Id. has more professional type control. |
What two keys do you hold down when sizing an image using the selections tool so the image does not get skewed or sheared? | Shift & CTRL/Cmd |
Name 2 things that appear in the color control palette when type is selected? | Font name, font size, font style, leading |
How do you change the color of text? | Swatches, color proxy |
Name 2 file formats used in InDesign for importing images (for print doc.)? | .tif, .wmf, .ai, .eps, .ai |
How do I get an image into InDesign? | File>Place> or Cmd & D |
What is a guide and how do you get one and use one? | Non printing ruler guide. Drag off ruler, helps line up and orient objects in a document. |
What do the magenta lines indicate in your InDesign document? Can images go outside the lines? | Magenta lines indicate document margins, images should go off the edge if you can have a bleed, usually text stays within the margins. |
How do I select multiple items in InDesign? | Select one object then hold the shift key and select another object. Or marquee the whole group with the selection tool. |
What can you do in InDesign to help the text stand out from the background? | Shadow, glow, stroke and fill. |
Should I copy and paste images from the Internet or Word into my InDesign document? | No, because then they are embedded. |
How can I tell where a reference point is for an object in InDesign? | Select item with selection tool and look at the proxy section of the control palette. |
How do I remove or add a border to a shape or rectangle frame? | With shape selected use pull down menu in control palette to change or remove border/frame. |
Where do I find out what images are attached to my document in InDesign? | Links palette. |
What is the purpose of an X frame vs. a regular rectangle frame? | X frame can be used to indicate a photo in your layout without it actually being in there yet. |
What does the normal and the preview screen modes show? | Normal shows all non printing marks, preview hides all the non printing marks and gives a preview of what the document will look like printed. (w) is shortcut |
What does the x and y axis in a color palette tell us? | Location of the item on x and y axis reletive to reference point. |
How do we center align type in its type box? | Use the control palette and center align paragraph settings. |
What key do you hold down while drawing a shape to draw a circle or square? | SHIFT. |
What three things do I need to take with my InDesign document to a printer or give another person? | document, fonts, and linked images. |