Class 4

InDesign CS2
CLASS IV

Align Palette Align Distribute Exercise One Creat a new document Align Add 2 different shapes. Fill them with a color. Try all the alignment commands. Between each command, move the objects out of alignment. Distribute Add a 3rd shape. Try all of the distribute commands. Between each command, move objects out of even distribution. Locking Position Exercise One - Part II Repeat Exercise One Lock the position of one object and repeat Exercise One. Align & Distribute Also available in Options - Control Bar Color Types CMYK Tints RGB LAB Spot Colors Color Palette Spectrum Options Color Options CMYK RGB LAB Out of Gamut Symbol Converting to Safe Applying Colors Drag and Drop Select + Choose Color Exercise Two Create 5 text frames naming the differing color options. CMYK, RGB, LAB, Tint and Spot. Use the align and distribute commands to space them evenly at the top of the page. Create 10 frames 0.5" square. Align to the first column CMYK and distribute evenly. Use all the copying methods to create a grid. Copy - Paste Duplicate Menu Option Drag Step and Repeat Use Align and Distribute to adjust to a perfect grid. Fill each square frame with a color corresponding to the column headings CMYK, RGB, LAB. Swatches Palette Types Color Gradient Defining & Storing Applying Making Naming Color Value User Defined Renaming Deleting Organizing / Moving Exercise Three Apply several swatch colors in place of your existing colors. Drag and drop. Click and apply. Create several new swatches. Define a color and create a new swatch in every different color space. Use drag and drop. Use palette menu. Rename the swatches. Rearrange the swatches . Tints Defining Adding Naming Name is linked to original. Renaming Spot Colors Defining Rearranging Libraries Naming Exercise Five Define and add several Tint and Spot colors. Make sure to add some Spot colors from libraries. Fill in the remaining columns with Tint and Spot colors. Gradients Creating Swatch Gradient Ramp Color Stop Midpoint Control Location Linear Radial Separate Organization Exercise Six Define and add several gradients. Switch between Color, Gradient and All Swatches on the Palette. Locking / Unlocking Grouping / Ungrouping Aligning and distributing groups Exercise Six Part II Make a new column for Gradient with all frames below it. Use Align and Distribute to rearrange the you will have to unlock and group. Fill in the remaining frames with gradients. Gradient Palette Reverse Controls Angle Gradient Tool (G) Exercise Seven Use the zoom and view commands to focus on the gradient column. Use the Gradient tool and gradient palette to change the type and direction of your gradients. Apply Color Text Frame Stroke Exercise Eight Apply a different color to each column heading both the frame and text. Apply a color to the stroke of several other frames. More with Swatches Importing (Loading) Exporting (Saving) You must highlight first. Merging (merge to first selection) Shift Click Command Click Selecting All Unused Exercise Nine Load swatches from the sample files. Save 5 swatches to the desktop. Select several swatches and merge them. Delete all unused swatches. Arrange Forward Back Front Back Exercise Ten Create a new file. Add several colored shapes and at least one text frame. Stack the content. Use the arrange commands to change the stacking order. Selecting Above Below Container Content Next Previous Control Bar Exercise Eleven Add several more colored shapes. Practice the select commands. Group objects into at least three groups. Use the Container/Content and Next/Previous options to select objects. Repeat using the control bar.