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If you are a newbie InDesign user then fast easy access to this application is not that easy because for that you need to know the InDesign small-small tricks very well. Yes…! there are such tricks that make your InDesign workflow easy and superfast. Here are some selective collections of InDesign tips will help or enhance your operating skills. These tips and tricks are perfect for beginner users in InDesign, there‘s plenty of things to get started. So let’s begin.

QUICK TIPS FOR EASY WORKFLOW IN INDESIGN

Preflight Check

Preflight is the way that InDesign combs through your document in real time and checks your error related to links, images, overflow, etc. you can  open the preflight window within Window > Output > Preflight. To keep this running just make sure that “on” option is checked. Preflight also display at all times along the bottom of your windows – green dot is an indication for being error free while red dot indicates these are the errors somewhere in your document. You can make double tap along the bottom of your window or in the preflight window and it tells you what the error is actually.

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Mask An Image With Another Image

InDesign doesn’t have a specific mask command, but you can still combine two images to create unique graphics. The secret is in clipping path command you can’t use clipping paths to mask images in InDesign but you can use paths created in InDesign or embedded alpha channels created in an image-editing application. Using the clipping path command allows you to both create and control these types of paths.

Steps to mask an image with another image:

• Place the image you plan to use as a mask into your document.
• Select clipping path from the object menu to display the clipping path dialog box.
• Choose detect edges from the Type pop-up menu. Then, click OK.
• Finally click on the image with the direct selection tool and use the place command to import the second image into the selected path.

Flowing Text Boxes Through All Pages

This one is the secret weapon for flowing text……ready to know this? If the amount of text in a text box is more than the size of your text box this is called overflow, a little + red sign appear in the lower right corner of your text box. if you want to flow to a new text box , tap to this + sign then start drawing a new box and your text will automatically spill over the new box.

If you have bunch of pages to flow text boxes through, instead of having to draw your new text box on every single page, simply hold shift and click once in the top left corner of your margins. A new box will appear on that page and every page after as same as the exact size of your margins, until your text runs out.

 Eyedropper

You can use this eyedropper tool to mimic settings from existing copy, fills, strokes or colors within your document.

• Select the highlight elements you want to give affect.
• Pick the eyedropper tool and click on the original source.
• Select any other tool within the toolbox to finish up the process.

Or else:

If you make double click on the eyedropper tool InDesign will offer you with an option box. Here you can select and deselect various option.

Distribute Objects Evenly

Open the align palette by going to the: Window > Object & Layout > Align.

In the top right corner of the palette tap on the triangle button and select Show Options. An extra panel will appear titled Distribute Spacing. Now select the objects that you want to distribute with the selection tool and hit either the horizontal or vertical option. It’s possible to define the amount of space in between the objects.

Place Multiple Images Into A Grid:

To do this just follow these steps:

• Choose File>Place. Select any image that you want to place. The cursor will show a thumbnail of the first image and the number of image loaded in the cursor.

• press the left or right arrow key to cycle through the image thumbnails. Press ESC to delete an image without placing it.

• Hold down Cmd+Shift-click (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift-click (PC) and drag with your mouse to create a grid of boxes. When you will have a grid of images.

Dashes & Stripes Easter Eggs:

Custom Stripe:

·          In the stroke panel, choose strokes from the popup menu.

·          Select new option

·          Select strips for line type.

·          Name the stripe “rainbow”

·          Choose ok and see the rainbow colored strip!

Other options for stripes:

Create a new stripe as described above and name it “Rasta” to get a different colored stripe.

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Other catchy options are also there:

• Master pages — these are the mini pages templates that you can create for repeating content. This will help your pages to stay super consistent and your workflow moves like a dream.

• Transform again tools — this tool look a little confusing at first glance but once you know how to use them they are huge time saver for creating grids and patterns.

• Designing with tables — table don’t need to look boring so to make your table interesting, there are tons of customizing options for making up your tables look sleek, modern and appealing to the eyes.

• OpenType — these features are available in photoshop + Illustrator, but by accessing it via the glyphs window in indesign, it becomes easier to work.

• Character + paragraph styles — styles are presets of formatting for your text that you can apply with in just one click and soon to be your besty.

Wrap Up:

Hopefully new users must found this tutorial helpful and also have explored new InDesign secrets . Surely you will find something here to stretch your skills.