Using InDesign Manual 2025

LESSON TWO WORKING WITH INDESIGN Objectives Upon completion of this lesson, students will: 1. Understand the basic InDesign tools and work area. 2. Know how to use the InDesign Toolbox. 3. Know how to access InDesign palettes. 4. Know how to work with text, color, shapes and guides. Materials • Background { No hard hat needed in the InDesign work area • Activities { Working with palettes { Using Selection and Direct Selection tools { Working with shapes { Working with text and frames { Working with the Fill and Stroke palette

{ Working with swatches and color { Working with rulers and guides • Evaluation Resources required

• Your school’s version of Adobe InDesign installed • Permissions, browser settings and networking configuration addressed and granted by the school’s IT Department • Walsworth’s Enhancements • InDesign Template files from the Enhancement folder at Support Download

LESSON 2

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