Indesign Software Induction 2

Induction 2

Photoshop and Illustrator files, and images aren't actually put into Indesign, they are linked into the Indesign file. Below in the box here you can find the images you have included into the design, double clicking onto them displays and highlights where they are in the document. Hovering over the image link in this box below shows you where the file is located, the one that is linked. 

Stay Organised

This explains the reason why there is low resolution images in place of the ones put into Indesign, it's because indesign is for only arrangement, when it's printed Indesign puts in the High-resolution version of the image which is then printed. This keeps the file size of Indesign small allowing the software to run fast, unlike other programs where files are imbedded instead of linked.

If ever when there is a file missing which is linked to the Indesign document there will be to clues to finding out if one has gone missing, within the links file there is a red hexagon, as well as one on the frame where it was before it shows another red hexagon in the top-left corner to tell you it's not longer linked. When a file is still linked, there's a chain-link shown in the place of the red hexagon.

When creating a document with Indesign it's best to create a folder where the images for the document can be always kept so that you don't accidentally lose any of the images linked to the document. Keeping the Indesign file alongside the images when taking it back from computer to computer.

 

Because the image files are linked it means we can edit and image while it's still there and once it's saved it'll automatically update, this is one of the big advantages of using the method of file links instead of embedding.

Alt+Double click

Edit Image shortcut. 

Changing and saving the image in photoshop or illustrator, once saved instantly updates.

Edited Image.

Photoshop files offer the ability to use transparency within Indesign, only when saved as a PSD.

Transparent Image.

If I wanted to have guides on every page, I can use the master page to setup grids I want to use throughout my document if It's a publishing type, or if it's just a series of posters for example. Whatever I do to the master pages applies it's self to all the other pages, I can also do page numbering through this way also. You can see it's from a master page by the little A in the top of the page.

If I want to see how my document is gonna look I can use the keyboard short cut 'W' this then displays the pages as the below is shown, no guides and everything that is of the page is no longer shown. There is also the presentation mode which then takes up the whole screen but this can be accessed this from the bottom of the left toolbar. 

You can also change the stacking order akin to illustrator by going through Arrange > and choosing one of the options to either bring of push back or forward within the layout.

Text Wrap

There is also the option to text wrap an image if it overlaps on top of a text frame. The text wrap can be found within Window > Text wrap. The left option is as normal and all the others wrap around the image, once I've done this I doesn't have padding around the image. These options become available when you've clicked one of the text wrap options at the top. Increasing these then increases the padding around the image. This only applies when you have clicked onto any frame, image or text.

If I have an transparent image like the one I created and I want the text to wrap around the image and now the frame, only on the 3rd option can I do this, but by clicking onto the drop down and selection Alpha Channel. 

I can also curve the side of text by using the text wrap by creating shapes to then shape the text how I want, I can also do this using the pen tool as well to create custom shapes, to then shape how the text flows.

I can then use the type tool to then place type within shapes as well, using the same shape to form the side of text I can then place text inside a shape to become a frame. This can be edited just like in illustrator because it's a vector as well.

Because shapes created in Indesign are vectors (with pen-tool) this then means I can edit illustrator vector shapes within Indesign by copying and pasting them into Indesign I can then edit the paths.