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InDesign
 
InDesign
  
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== Textframes ==
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*multiple columns
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*linkable to other frames (threading)-> flowing text
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*movable,sizable
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*auto fit to content
  
- frames
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== Typography ==
multiple columns
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'''- character palette'''
linkable to other frames (threading)-> flowing text
 
movable,sizable
 
auto fit to content
 
 
- 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.
 
 
 
- adding text
 
typing, pasting (with(out) style info), placing
 
 
 
- 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
 
specifiy which ones to use for different languages
 
 
 
- white spaces
 
different sizes
 
 
 
 
 
== TYPOGRAPHY ==
 
 
 
 
 
- character palette
 
 
*General:
 
*General:
 
 
**typeface family
 
**typeface family
 
**typeface (maps, when family is changed), NO software approximation available
 
**typeface (maps, when family is changed), NO software approximation available
**style
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**'''style'''
 
**leading
 
**leading
 
**tracking
 
**tracking
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**optical margin alignment (mostly: punctuation marks outside frame -> text even)
 
**optical margin alignment (mostly: punctuation marks outside frame -> text even)
  
*OpenTypeStuff:
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*'''OpenTypeStuff''':
  
 
**contextual replacements
 
**contextual replacements
 
**type styles: all caps, small caps (auto mapping to predesigned), strike-through, etc…
 
**type styles: all caps, small caps (auto mapping to predesigned), strike-through, etc…
 
**ligatures (auto substitution)
 
**ligatures (auto substitution)
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**glyphs
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***via glyph panel
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***automatically in current font
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***list of recently used
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***create own customized glyphs sets
 
 
*paragraph palette
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'''paragraph palette'''
 
**composing engines (single or multiple lines)
 
**composing engines (single or multiple lines)
 
**justification, 7 versions, +(set word and char. spacing ranges),  
 
**justification, 7 versions, +(set word and char. spacing ranges),  
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**drop caps
 
**drop caps
  
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'''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
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**Select a minimum value for the baseline offset.
  
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== Effects ==
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*text to path
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*inline graphics
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*text wrap (in conjunction with paths!)
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*gradients
  
Effects
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== adding text ==
 
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*typing
- text to path
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*pasting (with(out) style info)
 
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*placing (hot-linking)
- inline graphics
 
 
 
- text wrap (in conjunction with paths!)
 
 
 
- gradients
 
 
 
  
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*selecting text
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**double,triple,quadruple,quintuple clicks
  
Sources:
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== Misc ==
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*show hidden characters
 +
*special characters
 +
*quotation marks
 +
**specifiy which ones to use for different languages
 +
*white spaces
 +
**different sizes
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== Sources ==
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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