In this lesson you’ll take your first steps in InDesign*, using the Selection Tool to select frames, using the Type Tool to edit text. You’ll also use the Control Panel to change the text’s size and leading, and discover how to tell when the text doesn’t fit. Finally you’ll learn how to replace an image, then adjust the size and crop of an image.
*For this and subsequent lessons, download the lesson files [below], and unzip them by double-clicking on them in either the Finder [Mac] or Windows Explorer [PC]. If you have any issues with missing fonts or images, please review Lessons 1–4 and Lessons 1–5 from Module 1.
New subjects covered
Recognising image frames vs text frames
Using the Selection Tool
Selecting frames
Using the Type Tool
Selecting and editing text in InDesign
Using the Control Panel to change text size
About overset text
Undoing mistakes
Preventing overset text
Design considerations
Adjusting type spacing with leading
Replacing an image
Adjusting the size of an image
About an image container vs its contents
Cropping an image in InDesign
How to preview an image crop
New tools learnt
The Selection Tool
The Type Tool
New commands
File>Place
Object>Fill Frame Proportionally
New jargon learnt
Links
Overset text
Leading
Container vs contents
Cropping
