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InDesign
 
InDesign
  
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== Textframes ==
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*multiple columns
 +
*linkable to other frames (threading)-> flowing text
 +
*movable,sizable
 +
*auto fit to content
  
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- frames
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== Typography ==
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multiple columns
+
'''- character palette'''
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linkable to other frames (threading)-> flowing text
+
*General:
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movable,sizable
+
**typeface family
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auto fit to content
+
**typeface (maps, when family is changed), NO software approximation available
−
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**'''style'''
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- baseline offset
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**leading
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Ascent
+
**tracking
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    The height of the “d” character in the font falls below the top inset of the text frame.
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**kerning
−
 
+
***manual
−
Cap Height
+
***optical pair kerning (based on calculated space between chars)
−
    The top of uppercase letters touch the top inset of the text frame.
+
***metrics (pairs defined in font set)
−
 
+
**horizontal & vertical scaling
−
Leading
+
**baseline shift
−
    Use the text’s leading value as the distance between the baseline of the first line of text and the top inset of the frame.
+
**skew value
 +
**superscript
 +
**subscript
 +
**optical margin alignment (mostly: punctuation marks outside frame -> text even)
  
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X Height
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*'''OpenTypeStuff''':
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    The height of the “x” character in the font falls below the top inset of the frame.
 
  
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Fixed
+
**contextual replacements
−
    Specify the distance between the baseline of the first line of text and the top inset of the frame.
+
**type styles: all caps, small caps (auto mapping to predesigned), strike-through, etc…
−
 
+
**ligatures (auto substitution)
−
Min
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**glyphs  
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    Select a minimum value for the baseline offset.
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***via glyph panel
−
 
+
***automatically in current font
−
- adding text
+
***list of recently used
−
typing, pasting (with(out) style info), placing
+
***create own customized glyphs sets
−
 
 
−
- selecting text
 
−
double,triple,quadruple,quintuple clicks
 
−
 
 
−
- show hidden characters
 
−
 
 
−
- glyphs (Open Font!)
 
−
via glyph panel
 
−
automatically in current font
 
−
list of recently used
 
−
create own customized glyphs sets
 
−
 
 
−
- special characters
 
 
 
−
- quotation marks
+
'''paragraph palette'''
−
specifiy which ones to use for different languages
+
**composing engines (single or multiple lines)
−
 
+
**justification, 7 versions, +(set word and char. spacing ranges),  
−
- white spaces
+
**alignment
−
different sizes
+
**hyphenation (extensive settings)
−
 
+
**drop caps
−
TYPOGRAPHY
 
−
 
 
−
- character palette
 
−
 
 
−
- typeface family
 
−
        - typeface (maps, when family is changed), NO software approximation available
 
−
 
 
−
style
 
−
 
 
−
leading
 
−
 
 
−
tracking
 
−
 
 
−
kerning
 
−
manual
 
−
optical pair kerning (based on calculated space between chars)
 
−
metrics (pairs defined in font set)
 
−
 
 
−
horizontal & vertical scaling
 
−
baseline shift
 
−
skew value
 
−
superscript
 
−
subscript
 
−
optical margin alignment (mostly: punctuation marks outside frame -> text even)
 
−
+OpenTypeStuff:
 
−
contextual replacements
 
−
type styles: all caps, small caps (auto mapping to predesigned), strike-through, etc…
 
−
ligatures (auto substitution)
 
−
 
−
- paragraph palette
 
−
-> composing engines (single or multiple lines)
 
−
justification, 7 versions, +(set word and char. spacing ranges),  
 
−
alignment
 
−
hyphenation (extensive settings)
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
drop caps
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
Effects
 
−
 
 
−
- text to path
 
−
 
 
−
- inline graphics
 
  
−
- text wrap (in conjunction with paths!)
+
'''baseline offset'''
 +
*Ascent
 +
**The height of the “d” character in the font falls below the top inset of the text frame.
 +
*Cap Height
 +
**The top of uppercase letters touch the top inset of the text frame.
 +
*Leading
 +
**Use the text’s leading value as the distance between the baseline of the first line of text and the top inset of the frame.
 +
*X Height
 +
**The height of the “x” character in the font falls below the top inset of the frame.
 +
*Fixed
 +
**Specify the distance between the baseline of the first line of text and the top inset of the frame
 +
*Min
 +
**Select a minimum value for the baseline offset.
  
−
- gradients
+
== Effects ==
 +
*text to path
 +
*inline graphics
 +
*text wrap (in conjunction with paths!)
 +
*gradients
  
 +
== adding text ==
 +
*typing
 +
*pasting (with(out) style info)
 +
*placing (hot-linking)
  
 +
*selecting text
 +
**double,triple,quadruple,quintuple clicks
  
−
Sources:
+
== Misc ==
 +
*show hidden characters
 +
*special characters
 +
*quotation marks
 +
**specifiy which ones to use for different languages
 +
*white spaces
 +
**different sizes
 +
== Sources ==
 +
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6fb3a.html
  
 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/238960/Adobe-InDesign-InDepth-Typography
 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/238960/Adobe-InDesign-InDepth-Typography

Latest revision as of 09:01, 25 January 2012

InDesign

Textframes

  • multiple columns
  • linkable to other frames (threading)-> flowing text
  • movable,sizable
  • auto fit to content

Typography

- character palette

  • General:
    • typeface family
    • typeface (maps, when family is changed), NO software approximation available
    • style
    • leading
    • tracking
    • kerning
      • manual
      • optical pair kerning (based on calculated space between chars)
      • metrics (pairs defined in font set)
    • horizontal & vertical scaling
    • baseline shift
    • skew value
    • superscript
    • subscript
    • optical margin alignment (mostly: punctuation marks outside frame -> text even)
  • OpenTypeStuff:
    • contextual replacements
    • type styles: all caps, small caps (auto mapping to predesigned), strike-through, etc…
    • ligatures (auto substitution)
    • glyphs
      • via glyph panel
      • automatically in current font
      • list of recently used
      • create own customized glyphs sets

paragraph palette

    • composing engines (single or multiple lines)
    • justification, 7 versions, +(set word and char. spacing ranges),
    • alignment
    • hyphenation (extensive settings)
    • drop caps

baseline offset

  • Ascent
    • The height of the “d” character in the font falls below the top inset of the text frame.
  • Cap Height
    • The top of uppercase letters touch the top inset of the text frame.
  • Leading
    • Use the text’s leading value as the distance between the baseline of the first line of text and the top inset of the frame.
  • X Height
    • The height of the “x” character in the font falls below the top inset of the frame.
  • Fixed
    • Specify the distance between the baseline of the first line of text and the top inset of the frame
  • Min
    • Select a minimum value for the baseline offset.

Effects

  • text to path
  • inline graphics
  • text wrap (in conjunction with paths!)
  • gradients

adding text

  • typing
  • pasting (with(out) style info)
  • placing (hot-linking)
  • selecting text
    • double,triple,quadruple,quintuple clicks

Misc

  • show hidden characters
  • special characters
  • quotation marks
    • specifiy which ones to use for different languages
  • white spaces
    • different sizes

Sources

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6fb3a.html

http://www.scribd.com/doc/238960/Adobe-InDesign-InDepth-Typography

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