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Introduction
This is what we'll set up in this episode, A tidy InDesign workspace, panels that are easy to open via dock icon or menu window, and how to restore them if they get messy. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe InDesign series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. InDesign has dozens of panels. We don't need to open all of them, just know how to call the panels we need and how to restore the panel layout. Click the Workspace button in the top right corner.
Step 1: Selecting the workspace
The Workspace option determines the panel arrangement, Essential, Tipography, Printing and Proving, and others. In this series, we use Essential Classic because it displays the full control panel and the dock panel on the right.
Step 2: Opening the panel from the document icon
The icon column on the right is the dock panel. Click the swatches icon, and the color panel opens below. Click the paragraph icon for paragraph style, then the text red icon. Each group can have several tabs, for example, swatches, color, and gradient are in one group.
Step 3: Window Menu
Panels not in the dock can be opened via the menu window. For example, window, output, pre-flight, or window, style, character style. Almost all panels also have shortcuts, such as F7 for layers and F12 for pages.
Step 4: Panel Adjusting Selection
The property panel always displays relevant settings. Without a selection, it shows document settings, size, margin, and columns. When a photo frame is selected, it shows frame fitting and text wrap. When the text frame is selected, the text frame settings appear.
Step 5: Links Panel
Open the Links panel from the dock. Here are listed all the images placed in the document along with their page numbers. Click on one of the images, and at the bottom, the link information appears, such as effective resolution and image size. This panel is important when preparing print files.
Step 6: Reset Workspace
If the panel is cluttered or something is missing, select Window, Workspace, Reset Essential Classic. All panels return to their original layout. We can also save our own layout through New Workspace.
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Done. We have selected the Essential Classic workspace, opened panels through the dock and the Window menu, viewed properties that change content, used the Links panel, and reset the workspace. In the next episode, we will set up units, rulers, and guides. Need a magazine layout design, book, brochure, product catalog, company profile, or annual report? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as opens InDesign courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface all the way to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with a step-by-step PDF guide, practice file, and project file, Available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, Save 28% with the 12-month package, Or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now on the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com. Contact our WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com. Thank you for watching, See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode. See you in the next episode.
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