1. InDesign Tutorial
By Gledis Dedaj

2. What We have done so far…
• Creating and setting up a new file
• Windows & Dock
• Multiple pages (master/none)
• Using Rulers/Grids/Guides
• Stroke and Colour Windows
• Tools (in Tool Bar) :
 Black Arrow (How to select)
 Text Tool & Character Window (How to write and manipulate text)
 Pencil Tool
 Line Tool

3. Creating and setting up a
new file
 To create a document click
the ‘Document’ Icon.

4. Creating and setting up a
new file
 When this box opens
you must un-click
‘Facing Pages’
 Then click ‘OK’

5. Windows & Dock
 Windows
 Dock
Bar

6. Multiple pages (master/none)
 This opens up the
pages tab.
 To create more
pages click on
 To delete a page ‘Pages’ on the
click the bin icon. Windows Bar.
 To increase number of
pages click this icon.

7. Multiple pages (master/none)
 To create a page with the same content
as the previous one, click ‘Master’.

8. Using Rulers
• The rulers allow you to see the measurements of your layout .
• You can change the ruler to whatever measurement unit you
need. E.g. centimetres.

9. Using Guides & Grids
 To create guides you click the
ruler at the top or the side and
drag the mouse to the area where
you want the guide line to be.
 The guide lines allow you to place your
objects on the same line and do not
appear when pages are printed.

10. Stroke and Colour
Windows
• When you click this icon a
tab will open up.
• This tab allows you to
change the colour of
your object or text.

11. Stroke and Colour
Windows
• You can change the stroke of the
outline of your object.
• When you click ‘Type’ a list of options
will open up.

12. Tools (in Tool Bar)
• Black Arrow – Allows you to select and move your object.
• Creates text boxes that you can write inside.
• To draw on the page.
• Line Tool: To create lines on the page.
• Creates boxes

13. Editing on InDesign
• First I put guides onto the
page to keep me aware of
where everything should be
on the layout.
• Then I aligned all the
boxes on this line.

14. Editing on InDesign
• Then I inserted • Next I created
drop-caps before text boxes on top
the paragraphs. of the purple
boxes.
• For the text I used ‘Lorem Ipsum’.

15. Editing on InDesign
• I added the rest of the text
boxes, with black text and no
box for the background.
• Then I added the numbers on
the page and changed the
colour and font to look like
the original.

16. Editing on InDesign
• I then moved the images in closer to
match the original layout of the advert.
I brought the images and text
•
boxes in closer to the main
Editing on InDesign then aligned them.
image and

17. Final product
Mine Original