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InDesign® Software Basics

Adobe® InDesign® software is what I use to teach typography and is referred to throughout this book. Therefore, I believe it is important to give a basic InDesign® tutorial here. I am assuming you already know how to use a Macintosh computer and mouse, so this chapter will only cover what I think you need to know to do the exercises and assignments in this book.

Indesign® Tools Panel And Menus

Tools Panel

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THE CONTROL PANEL

Character and Paragraph Formatting

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SETTING UP A DOCUMENT

Open the New Document menu (command ...

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