InDesign basics #3: formatting text

Match the following

• Drag a frame to create a shape.

• Tool #1

• Drag a frame intended for text

• Tool #2

• Drag a frame to place photos or graphics

• Tool #3

When you resized your title text box, you saw a red and white box with a 'plus' sign. What did this mean?

• That there is actually more text than the box allows to fit.

• That you need to replace the font.

• That using all caps is bad design: revise it.

When you changed the font size and color as you see here, where did you make the changes?

• By choosing WINDOW >TYPE from the top menu bar

• By using the PROPERTIES panel

• By clicking and dragging the text frame

When formatting the 'details' text for this event poster, the narrator asked you to make a design change using the 'text frame options' from the 'object' menu. What change did you make?

• Change font size

• Change font color

• Change the amount of columns

When adding the text to this resume, you were asked to

• Type in the text manually and format it.

• Import the text by choosing FILE>PLACE, then drag a text box.

• Make the text headers blue.

As shown in this graphic, there is a line connecting two text boxes, showing that the text is linked. How was this done?

• By copying / pasting the overflow text into a new box

• By clicking on the red 'overflow' box, then clicking / dragging a new box for the overflow text

• By drawing a line that connected both text boxes

You were asked to move a block of text down to match with the 'black circle' graphic icon as shown. How was this done?

• Shrink the original text box, click on the red '+' sign, and create a new box.

• Select the text to move, 'cut' it, create a new text box, and paste.

• Delete the text to be moved, then re-type in a new text box.