Thursday, 19 January 2012

InDesign Workshop Induction 2

  • Layers- transparency- Quickest way to unlock a layer on Photoshop is to double click on the the layer. It will then turn from 'Background' to 'Layer 0'. 
  • Once you have finished editing you file save it as a PSD file to that you keep al your layers. Never save your file as a TIFF file when you go to get something professionally printed. ALSO make sure that the layers box is unchecked.
  • Go to InDesign and open recently save image. TEXT WRAP- when text automatically goes round the Object Shape. 
    • Contour Options- Alpha Channel- it means transparent and none transparent (Transparency). This will bring the text right around the actual image not the box it is in. WRAP OPTIONS
  • TASK- to reproduce these pages for a magazine-
Gutter : 6mm
Columns : 5.3mm 




Final Outcome.


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