Adobe CS5.5 (v.7.5) Mac Upgrade NO 65103933 User Manual
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65103933
Creating a new document
In both QuarkXPress and InDesign,
choosing File > New > Document
or pressing Command+N (Mac OS)
or Ctrl+N (Windows) displays the
New Document dialog box. The
controls in these dialog boxes are
similar, but not identical. Here are a
few things you should know about
creating a new InDesign document:
choosing File > New > Document
or pressing Command+N (Mac OS)
or Ctrl+N (Windows) displays the
New Document dialog box. The
controls in these dialog boxes are
similar, but not identical. Here are a
few things you should know about
creating a new InDesign document:
■ Facing Pages: If you’re creating a
book or magazine with a left and
right (verso and recto) page for-
mat, select this option.
right (verso and recto) page for-
mat, select this option.
■ Master Text Frame: This is similar
to the Automatic Text Box option
in QuarkXPress. While this feature
is not as important in InDesign as
it is in QuarkXPress, it is useful if
you will be using the Smart Text
Reflow feature, which can add or
delete pages as you type or edit
text on your InDesign pages.
in QuarkXPress. While this feature
is not as important in InDesign as
it is in QuarkXPress, it is useful if
you will be using the Smart Text
Reflow feature, which can add or
delete pages as you type or edit
text on your InDesign pages.
■ The maximum size of an InDesign
page is 216 x 216 inches (that’s
an 18-foot or 548-cm square)
compared to 48 x 48 inches in
QuarkXPress.
an 18-foot or 548-cm square)
compared to 48 x 48 inches in
QuarkXPress.
■ The Page Size menu lists common
screen resolution sizes—helpful
when creating documents that
will be exported to PDF or SWF
to be viewed onscreen. For all
intents and purposes, points and
pixels are equivalent measures.
when creating documents that
will be exported to PDF or SWF
to be viewed onscreen. For all
intents and purposes, points and
pixels are equivalent measures.
■ The Intent menu should match
the document’s final destina-
tion: Choose Print to create a
document with CMYK swatches
and transparency blend mode.
Choose Web for onscreen, inter-
active documents, because it sets
your color swatches and transpar-
ency blend mode to RGB and your
measurements to pixels.
tion: Choose Print to create a
document with CMYK swatches
and transparency blend mode.
Choose Web for onscreen, inter-
active documents, because it sets
your color swatches and transpar-
ency blend mode to RGB and your
measurements to pixels.
■ If you later change your mind
about the final page size, you can
choose File > Document Setup.
This also lets you convert a fac-
ing-page document into a single-
sided document, or vice versa.
choose File > Document Setup.
This also lets you convert a fac-
ing-page document into a single-
sided document, or vice versa.
■ You can change a document’s
margin and column settings by
choosing Layout > Margins And
Columns. While QuarkXPress lets
choosing Layout > Margins And
Columns. While QuarkXPress lets
you adjust margins and columns
only on a master page, InDesign
lets you change these settings
for a master page or one or more
individual document pages—
depending on what you select in
the Pages panel.
only on a master page, InDesign
lets you change these settings
for a master page or one or more
individual document pages—
depending on what you select in
the Pages panel.
■ If your document opens vertically
(like a wall calendar) instead of
horizontally, you can later rotate
one or more spreads by select-
ing them in the Pages panel and
choosing Rotate Spread View >
90° CW (or 90° CCW) from the
Pages panel menu.
horizontally, you can later rotate
one or more spreads by select-
ing them in the Pages panel and
choosing Rotate Spread View >
90° CW (or 90° CCW) from the
Pages panel menu.
■ Although you can create a sin-
gle document with as many as
9,999 pages, you’ll probably want
to use the Book feature (File >
New > Book) to manage your
long documents. A book file is a
collection of InDesign files. You
can sequentially number pages in
booked documents, and use the
Synchronize feature to ensure the
documents use the same styles,
color swatches, and master pages.
9,999 pages, you’ll probably want
to use the Book feature (File >
New > Book) to manage your
long documents. A book file is a
collection of InDesign files. You
can sequentially number pages in
booked documents, and use the
Synchronize feature to ensure the
documents use the same styles,
color swatches, and master pages.
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