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Steps for Layout in InDesign II: Art

This continues the InDesign tutorial, Steps for Layout on InDesign I: Color and Type. The example newsletter is in the IVLE handouts bin.
1.

To place the TIFF files you created in Photoshop, seledct File > Place and choose nus1large.tif. Click in the upper left corner of the space where you want the graphic to go. We cropped and scaled the picture to fit the space precisely, but if it is too wide or too narrow, follow these directions. If it fits, go on to step 2 of this page.
Photoshop is better at cropping and scaling, so only use InDesign for minor adjustments that you can do visually. To crop the picture, click the triangle below the direct selection tool and choose the Position Tool (top right).



Shave the length or the width as needed and double click. To scale a picture, select the Scale Tool. Drag to desired size and select Object > Fitting > Fit Frame to Content.

2.

Follow these steps, keyed to the illustration to the right, to create a color box around the picture.

A
. Click on the rectangle tool. Boxes around photos should be set at hairline width or 0.25 points in the Rectangle Tool's control window.



B. With the picture still highlighted, click on the Stroke icon to activate it.

C. Click on the Apply Colour button, which should already show our Pantone colour. (If it does not, select the Colours window and click on Pantone 660 to bring it into the Tool Box.)
The Fill icon should be behind the Stroke icon (B.) and have a red diagonal line through it. If it does not, click on the Apply None button, third in the line with the Apply Colour button (C.).
InDesign will automatically put a box around the highlighted picture. SAVE.
Later, you will want a box for your index and masthead, where there are no pictures already highlighted. You can draw a box with the Rectangle Tool, in much the same way as you use the Text tool to draw a text box. Its crosshairs are the drawing point.

 

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