Adobe CS5.5 (v.7.5) Windows Upgrade SE 65103498 User Manual

The Pages panel in InDesign is very similar to the Docu-

ment Layout palette in QuarkXPress, though the Pages 

panel lets you display and manage your pages in a num-

ber of ways that QuarkXPress does not. For example, 

InDesign shows thumbnails of each page.

Both programs let you create straight or Bezier-curved 

lines (called paths in InDesign). You can place text or 

pictures inside the boundary of these InDesign paths, 

whether they are open paths or closed shapes.

While QuarkXPress has a Starburst tool, InDesign has 

a Polygon tool (paired with the Rectangular and Ellipse 

tools in the Tools panel). Double-click the tool to set the 

Number of Sides and Star Inset values.

In QuarkXPress, you import text or graphics using 

the Get Picture or Get Text features (called Import in 

QuarkXPress 7 or later). InDesign lets you place graphics 

and text with or without an existing frame. To place text 

or graphics, choose File > Place, locate the file you want, 

and click Open. If an empty frame is selected, the text 

or graphics content will appear in it automatically. If no 

frame is selected, you can click to create a frame and place 

the content into it, or drag to create a frame of a spe-

cific size. For more information, see “Importing text and 

graphics” on page 22.
Note that you can also place multiple files at the same 

time in InDesign, which is a great time-saver.

In QuarkXPress, you use the Modify dialog box or the 

Colors panel to apply a background color or blend to 

boxes. In InDesign, you fill objects by selecting the Fill 

icon in the Tools panel or the Swatches panel, and then 

selecting a color, tint, or gradient in the Swatches, Tools, 

Color, or Gradient panel. You can also choose a color 

from the Fill button in the Control panel.
You can change the fill color of any object—including 

frames, selected text, and paths—to a solid color, a tint, a 

gradient, or None (fully transparent). For more informa-

tion, see “Stroke and fill” on page 13.

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