WEEK 1-5 EXAM Flashcards
The configuration of the work area that is customizable in InDesign is known as the:
Workspace
What does the Selection tool allow you to do?
Apply formatting to an object
Resize objects
Move objects
What indicates there is a menu of additional hidden tools available for a specific tool?
A small triangle in the lower-right corner of the tool icon
What key combination is used to alternate between the tools in a menu?
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (MacOS)
How can you customize the options shown in the Control panel?
Click the gear icon on the far right side of the panel
Which of these statements is correct about pasteboards?
Objects on the pasteboard do not print
A pasteboard surrounds each page
You can change the size of a pasteboard
What does it mean when a panel name has a check mark in the Window menu?
The panel is open and in front of other panels in its group
Another name for a detached panel is:
Floating panel
The keyboard shortcut to change the Selection tool temporarily into the Zoom tool is:
Control+spacebar (Windows) or Command+spacebar (MacOS)
If you change the document-specific preferences while no documents are open, what will be affected by the change?
All new documents but not existing documents
What are some ways you can change the magnification (zoom level) of a document?
You can choose commands from the View menu to zoom in, zoom out, fit the page to the window, and more. You can also use the Zoom tool in the Tools panel and click or drag over a document to enlarge or reduce the view. In addition, you can use keyboard shortcuts to increase or reduce the magnification. Finally, you can also use the Zoom Level field at the lower-left corner of the document window.
How do you select tools in InDesign?
You can click to select a tool in the Tools panel. Or, if no text insertion bar is in text, you can press the tool’s keyboard shortcut. For example, you can press V to select the Selection tool from the keyboard; press and hold the keyboard shortcut to temporarily select the tool. Select hidden tools by positioning the pointer over a tool in the Tools panel and holding down the mouse button. When the menu appears, select the tool. Finally, you can Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (macOS) a tool to cycle through its hidden tools.
What are three ways to display a panel?
To make a panel display, click its icon, click its tab, or choose its name from the Window menu. For example, choose Window > Object & Layout > Align. You can also access type-specific panels from the Type menu. For example, choose Type > Character or Type > Paragraph Styles.
How do you create a panel group?
Drag a panel off the dock to create a free-floating panel. Drag the tab of any other panel into the tab bar of the new, free-floating panel. A panel group can be moved and resized as one panel.
What are some ways you can customize the InDesign interface through Preferences?
In the Preferences dialog, adjust options such as the color of the background and panels, how panels display, and how the interface scales according to screen resolution.
Which view mode displays the area outside the bleed area and can contain information such as printer instructions?
Slug mode
The process of linking one text frame to a text frame that follows it is known as:
Threading
What options are available when the loaded text icon is displayed?
Click inside an existing frame to add text
Drag to create a new text frame
Click to create a new text frame within the page’s column guides
Which of the following styles lets you apply formatting such as fill and stroke color, corner effects, and feathering?
An object style
What tool do you use to resize a graphics frame and also position the graphic within it?
Selection tool
What panel should you access if you want to rotate an object’s placement?
Control panel
What is the stroke of an object?
The outline of an object
What is preflighting in InDesign?
The process of evaluating a document for potential output issues
What is one thing you cannot do in Presentation mode?
Edit documents
Why is it a good idea to format one object rather than to use multiple objects in InDesign?
Using multiple objects creates extra work when moving and aligning those objects
What tool allows you to create text frames?
You create text frames with the Type tool.
What tool allows you to thread text frames?
You thread text frames with the Selection tool.
What symbol indicates that a text frame has more text than it can display—that is, overset text?
A red plus sign in the lower-right corner of a text frame indicates overset text.
What tool allows you to move both frames and graphics within frames?
The Selection tool lets you drag a graphics frame (and its graphic) to move it, and it lets you move a graphic within its frame.
Where is the command for creating a QR code?
The Generate QR Code command is in the Object menu.
How can you tell if an aspect of a layout will cause output problems
The Preflight panel reports errors when something in the layout does not comply with the selected preflight profile. For example, if the selected profile specifies no RGB color usage but an RGB color or image is used in the document, an error is reported. Preflight errors are also reported in the lower-left corner of the document window.
List two best practices for creating InDesign documents.
InDesign best practices include the following: avoid stacking objects, thread text frames, use styles for all formatting, preflight early and often, and try to automate repetitive tasks.
If the Make All Settings the Same icon is deselected in the New Document Preset dialog box, what are you allowed to do?
You can enter settings that are not the same for all four margins of the document
When you create a document with facing pages, which pages by default appear to the right of the spine?
All odd numbered pages
Any object that you add to this page will automatically appear on any page to which it has been applied:
Master page
The size of an em space in InDesign is:
The width of the current font size
A file that contains InDesign objects and describes their location relative to one another on a page is known as a:
Snippet
What should you do if you don’t want to apply the master page settings to a document page?
Choose [None] in the Apply Master dialog box
A triangle that appears above the page icon in the Pages panel indicates:
The start of a section
When importing graphics in InDesign that are created in Adobe Photoshop:
Use the Place command
How can you hide the pasteboard and all guides, grids, and frame edges to see what the completed spread looks like?
Click View > Screen Mode > Preview
What are the advantages of adding objects to parent pages?
By adding objects such as guides, footers, automatic page numbers, and placeholder frames to parent pages, you can maintain a consistent layout on the pages to which the parent is applied. Also, you can make changes on the parent page once, and that change will be applied to all pages based on that parent page.
How do you change the page-numbering scheme (pattern) within a document?
In the Pages panel, select the page icon where you want new page numbering to begin. Then, choose Numbering & Section Options from the Pages panel menu, or choose Layout > Numbering & Section Options and specify the new page-numbering scheme.
How do you select a parent page item on a document page?
Hold down Shift+Ctrl (Windows) or Shift+Command (macOS), and then click the object to override it from the parent page and select it. You can then edit or delete the object.
What’s the advantage of basing a new parent page on an existing parent page?
By basing a new parent page on an existing parent page, you create a parent–child relationship between the new parent page and the existing one. Any changes you make to the Based On parent page are automatically applied to the second parent. This makes it much faster to apply global changes.
How do you set up InDesign to automatically place page numbers on document pages?
Use the Current Page Number marker character on a parent page. Create a text frame on a parent page and choose Type > Insert Special Character > Markers > Current Page Number.