InDesign

What's the most important fact from each video that helped me in using InDesign?

Building a Newspaper:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-indesign-cs6/creating-a-newsletter/

The most important thing I learned through this video was how to add text, but at the same time keep adding it in order to view it all in different text boxes. Sometimes the text boxes will run out of space, but you still need to see the rest of your text. This video helped with that.


Wrapping text around objects:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/indesign-wrapping-text-around-objects.html?set=indesign--fundamentals--work-type

This video showed the best way to allow text to wrap about the through the graphics instead of keeping the text covered up. By going to the Window menu, then Text Wrap, it'll give you options to change your text and adjust it to the best positioning.

Placing Graphics:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/indesign-placing-graphics-graphic-frames.html?set=indesign--fundamentals--create-artwork

This video helped me figure out how to place images into the document. Each image needs a frame before it can be placed within the document. The dimensions of the image can be changed, along with the frame.



Videos I chose:


How To Draw Shapes:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/indesign-drawing-objects.html?set=indesign--fundamentals--create-artwork

This video was helpful in the sense that it showed how to make different shapes appear on your document. Using the rectangle tool, you can select and create different shapes on your document. Using smart guides, you can make sure the shapes are the same size if you want. I found this video gave me new ideas to add into my next project.


Colorizing Images:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/indesign-colorizing-images.html?set=indesign--fundamentals--apply-color

I found this video pretty cool because it showed you how to take an outside image and add it to your document in a color that it is not originally. Making sure the image is black and white first, place it in your document where needed. Then, by selecting the image itself, the photo can be altered to a different color using the color swatches. I think this would be a cool element to be able to incorporate in order to make images more exciting.


How to Add Pages to your Document:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/indesign-basics-pages-panel.html?set=indesign--fundamentals--page-layout

This video discussed a basic tool for using InDesign and that was adding pages. I was always confused on where and how to do this. There are so many options once you get into a program. When originally creating a document, you can select the number of pages that are in your document. Other than that, you can click the icon on the bottom right with a paper and a folded corner on it. Clicking that icon will add another page. If you click Command while clicking on that icon, there will be options for adding pages to the document.