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Introduction
In this episode, we'll learn how to create text frames, type, select text quickly, and view hidden characters such as spaces and paragraph ends. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe InDesign series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. All text in InDesign is inside text frames. After understanding graphic frames in the previous module, now we move on to text frames.
Step 1: Creating a Text Frame
Create a new A4 document. Select the Type Tool using the shortcut T, then drag to form a box in the marine area. A text frame is created, and the cursor blinks inside it. Ready to type.
Step 2: Typing and New Paragraph
Type the title of the literacy competition announcement. Press Enter to create a new paragraph, then type the content of the announcement. Every time you press Enter, InDesign creates a new paragraph, and long text automatically wraps to the next line within the frame. Double-click a word to select it, and triple-click to select an entire line.
Step 3: Selecting Words and Lines
Quadruple-click to select the entire paragraph. Selected text is highlighted.
Step 4: Selecting All Text
Click anywhere inside the frame, then press Ctrl A to select all text in the frame, including text in connected frames. Now we can change the font of all text at once, for example, to George's 11 point.
Step 5: Show Hidden Characters
Select Type, Show Hidden Characters, or press Alt Ctrl I. Paragraph marks appear at the end of each paragraph, a small dot indicates a space, and a paragraph symbol indicates the end of a story. With this, we can find double spaces or excessive Enter characters that are not visible.
Step 6: Exiting the Frame
Press Escape to exit the typing mode. The text frame is now selected as an object with the Selection Tool, ready to be moved or resized. This is the fastest way to switch between editing content and adjusting the frame.
Done!
Done. We have created text frames, typed paragraphs, selected words, lines, paragraphs, and all text, viewed hidden characters, and exited the frame using Escape. In the next episode, we'll place text from a Word document. Need a layout design for a magazine, book, brochure, product catalog, company profile, or annual report? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as InDesign courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes covering the interface up to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, exercise files, and project files, are available to 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. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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