Chapter 11 &12

Placing image InDesign & Drag and Drop InDesign

If you place and image into InDesign, this will give your images the support it needs. The resolution and file format will be correct and look good. If you drag and drop, into InDesign, some qualities of the original image could be lost. This process is why it is best to place an image into InDesign.



Missing and Modified Ink

You will use the link panel to make sure that your links are correct and active. If you want to update or alter your links you can do it through your link panel. The link also tells you what page your link is located on. Modified links are represented with the exclamation mark in a yellow triangle, while missing links are represented by a question mark in a circle.



Transform Graphics InD

Transforming graphics in InDesign can be achieved in several ways. You can use the scale tool, transformation tool, or you can enter a percentage value in the x y scale field in the control panel. You may also scale interactively by pressing command shift and then dragging the corner of the frame to the desired location.



Drop Shadows

The process of creating a shadow in InDesign starts with a background. Next, place the shadow image and set the frame to multiply in InDesign. Finish with the silhouetted object.



Swatches

It is best to create swatches then create informal colors. A swatch with a triangle and a dot in the bottom right corner indicates that it is a spot color. An empty box with no dot indicates it is a process color.



Ink manger

The primary purpose of ink manager is to fix spot color errors by remapping extraneous colors to correct inks.



Where PDFs come from

On Mac’s you may save as PDF, use acrobat distiller, or export to PDF.



Features of various settings

File size includes creating a PDF a wide range of file sizes, small email size, printable sizes, press quality.



Detail PDF/X-1a

This is your best choice when no specification of a PDF file is given, however, RGB color is converted to CMYK.





Export Versus Distiller

In Export, there is a less of a chance of a vector and text content being rasterized during direct export. With distiller you may encounter instances of CID font and coding in a directly distilled PDF.



Editing PDF Files

Editing PDF in acrobat is very limited due to the fact PDF are supposed to be file files. There are 3 editing tools, touch up text, touch up rendering order, and touch up object.



Information Source:

Adobe Creative Suite Applications, written by Claudia McCue.