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.
How do you handle items that print to the edge of the paper?
Objects that will print up to the edge of paper must extend past the edge of the page and into the pasteboard area in the file, at least up to the bleed guides. It is not important that objects end at the bleed guide. The bleed guides show the minimum amount that they must extend past the page edge.
In the Layers panel, what indicates that a layer is the target layer?
A pen icon
When you click the triangle next to the layer name, the topmost item on the list is the _____ in the layer.
Top object
If a graphics frame isn’t wide enough to show the entire graphic, you can:
Use the Selection tool and drag the center-right handle out until the graphic appears
Choose Object > Fitting > Fit Frame To Content
Drag out the small, white handle using the Selection tool, but not the yellow handle
What tool allows you to create a text frame?
Type tool
What feature in InDesign allows you to snap an object to the midpoint of a column?
Smart Guides
Which tool should you use to adjust the space between frames in InDesign?
Gap tool
When text flows around the bounding box of an object, it is called _____ the text.
Wrapping
Which of these statements is true about modifying the shape of frames?
The area of one shape can be subtracted from another
You can change the shape of an existing frame by adding other shapes
The shape of a frame can be changed even if it already contains text
Rather than using the Selection tool, what is another method to rotate a selected object?
Click Object > Transform > Rotate
A quick way to select an object in a group is to:
Double-click the object with the Direct Selection tool
When should you use the Selection tool to select an object, and when should you use the Direct Selection tool to select an object?
Use the Selection tool for general layout tasks, such as positioning, rotating, and resizing objects. Use the Direct Selection tool for tasks involving editing paths or frames, such as moving an anchor point on a path or selecting an object within a group and then changing the object’s fill or stroke color. Use the Direct Selection tool to select the content of the frame to make changes without changing the frame, such as rotating or scaling an image inside a frame while the frame remains unchanged.
How do you move an object from one layer to another?
When the object is selected, a solid square displays in the right column of the Layers panel. Drag this square to a different layer. The object will now be on the new layer. You’ll be able to see that it’s now behind or in front of objects on other layers, depending on whether you moved it to a higher or lower layer.
When you select an object and choose Object > Arrange > Bring To Front but the object is still not in front of some objects, why does that happen?
The arrange commands operate within each layer, and not between layers. That object is not on the top or frontmost layer.
Without ungrouping objects, how do you select an object within a group?
To select an object within a group, use the Selection tool (Image) to select the group, and then click Select Content (Image) in the Control panel to select one object in the group. You can then click Select Next Object (Image) or Select Previous Object (Image) to select different objects in the group. You can also select an object in a group by clicking the object with the Direct Selection tool (Image) or double-clicking it with the Selection tool.
How do you align objects to another specific object?
Select all of the objects you want to align. Then click the object to which you want all of the other objects to align again. This becomes the key object, which is indicated by a thicker highlight around that object. Then choose Align To Key Object from the Align, Control, or Properties panel. Click the alignment you want, such as Align Top Edges or Align Horizontal Centers, or any of the other choices.
The unique color-rendering abilities of a specific output device are known as the:
Gamut
When proofing colors, soft proofing is performed when you:
Proof the colors onscreen
What does it mean if an option is checked in the Preflight Profiles dialog box for a loaded profile?
There is an error in the file and InDesign is flagging it
What does the abbreviation CMYK stand for?
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Which statement is not true regarding spot colors?
A spot color is printed using a combination of the four standard process inks
What happens when you click the arrow next to the Fill/Stroke box?
The stroke and fill colors of a selected object are swapped
A graduated blend between two or more colors is known as a:
Gradient
How many color themes does the Color Theme tool generate by default after analyzing an image or object?
Five
What is a benefit to adding a color theme to your CC Library?
You can more easily share color themes with a work group
Which app for iPad, iPhone, and Android lets you create color themes using your device’s camera?
Adobe Capture
What is the advantage of creating colors in the Swatches panel instead of the Color panel?
If you use the Swatches panel to apply a color to text and objects and then decide you want to use a different color, you don’t need to update each use of the color individually. Instead, change the color’s definition in the Swatches panel, and the color changes automatically throughout the layout.
What are the three general steps involved in applying a swatch of color?
The three general steps to applying a color swatch are: (1) selecting the text or object, (2) selecting the stroke or fill box, depending on what you want to change, and (3) selecting the color. You can access color swatches in various panels, including Swatches, Control, Properties, and Tools.
What are the pros and cons of using spot colors versus process colors in print jobs?
By using a spot color, you can ensure color accuracy. However, each spot color requires its own plate on the press, so using spot colors can be more costly. Use process colors when a job requires so many colors that using individual spot inks would be expensive or impractical, such as when printing color photographs.
After you create a gradient and apply it to an object, how do you adjust the direction of the gradient blend?
To adjust the direction of the gradient blend, use the Gradient Swatch tool to repaint the fill along an imaginary line in the direction you want.
Which of the following cannot be specified in the New Document dialog box?
Margin color
What three items provide all the controls you need to style text
The Control panel, Paragraph panel (Type > Paragraph), and Character panel (Type > Character)
If you click—rather than click and drag—an empty area of the page when you place an image, the image is placed at 100 percent of its original size.
True
CMYK inks can reproduce any and every color, even a color photograph.
False
InDesign is not able to recognize or identify spot colors that you create in Illustrator or Photoshop.
False
Spot colors are mixtures of CMYK.
False
Paragraph formats: Alignments such as Center, Columns, Space Before/After
True
To constrain the Line tool to creating horizontal, vertical, or 45-degree lines
Press the Shift key as you draw
In Adobe InDesign, you create named colors in which panel?
Swatches panel
Align To Object Edges will not snap to the edge of other objects on a page or spread when you create or move an object.
False
You create text frames with the Type tool.
True
When creating a new document, if the Facing Pages option is not selected, each page stands alone, like a stack of pages.
True
The building blocks of an Adobe InDesign layout are
objects, text, and graphics
Gutter is the term for the space between columns.
True
As you work with frames, you’ll discover that InDesign does not provide you with a great amount of flexibility and control over your design.
False
Pantone is a brand name.
True
Character formats: Style, Size, Leading, All Caps
True
Adobe InDesign frames can contain text, graphics, or color.
True
InDesign gives you easy-to-use color management features that help you achieve good, consistent color without needing to become a color management expert.
True
The building blocks of InDesign pages are objects: text frames, graphics frames, lines, and more.
True
By default, the Tools panel is docked to the upper-right corner of the work area
True
The configuration of the panels in the work area is referred to as the ____.
Workspace
InDesign offers several different ways to navigate through a document, including using the Pages panel, the Hand tool, the Go To Page dialog box, scroll bars, and controls in the document window.
True
InDesign offers several methods for rotating objects.
True
Bleed guides help you make sure artwork is large enough because they show the minimum distance the items must extend.
True
Layout aids such as guides help with size and placement, and styles let you format page elements automatically.
True
Causes object edges to snap to the center of other objects on a page or spread when you create or move an object.
Align To Object Center
InDesign, the workspace cannot be customized.
False
In InDesign, you create gradients by clicking the New Gradient Swatch in the Gradient panel menu.
True
Smart Dimensions causes the width, height, or rotation of an object to snap to the dimensions of other objects on a page or spread when you create, resize, or rotate an object.
True
The Convert Shape options are also available in the Pathfinder and Properties panels.
True
InDesign provides only the panels that are shown in the default Essentials workspace
False
InDesign has many features to change the shape of frames.
True
Lets you quickly arrange objects so that the space between them is equal.
Smart Spacing
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.
True
Guides can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.
False
Each workspace features a different set of panels that are displayed on the left side of the workspace.
False
By default, InDesign shows tools and panels available in Essentials workspace.
True
The Menu bar sits at the top of the workspace and includes several menus.
True
InDesign and other graphics applications, such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, use color numbers to describe the color for each pixel.
True
Once you determine the page size for a layout, it cannot be modified.
False
