Adobe+InDESIGN

**Adobe InDesign seems impossible at first, but you will learn quickly if you use this checklist to help guide you through the tasks you need to use the program.**

 * In Design/Tech Skill Checklist: **
 * Each Journalism student needs to be able to do the following by the end of her second issue in Journalism: **
 * Program: **
 * ===**Where to find InDesign help.**===

MOMO SAYS: Never ever touch the large capital T icons (the scales) that make text taller or wider to fit text in. Instead use the tracking function (AV) spacing icons to reduce space between letters. If you use the scales, it changes the proportions of the letter and looks very unprofessional.
 * Files: **
 * ** Open a new file **
 * ** Create a template—with columns and margins—title of section, volume, and, page numbers correctly placed. (Layout -> Margins and Columns) Add 5 columns, do not touch the gutter or the dimensions of the margins. **
 * ** Create frames (using the box icon) for special items such as table of contents (first page), attributions (final page) **
 * Text: **
 * ** Insert a textbox and text (Article text is always Georgia 10. "By line" should be Myriad Pro in 14pt. Captions for photos and graphics are Georgia 9 bold. Photo/Illustration credits are Trajan 9 pt in all caps.) **
 * ** Wrap text (Alt+Ctrl+W; or Window and ask for the Text Wrap window to appear) **
 * ** Change spacing of text to make text fit. **
 * ** Correct text that falls outside the text box. **
 * ** Check indents to make sure that they are roughly even. **
 * ** Create a textbox for a headline. **
 * ** Insert a subtitle (or lead) **
 * ** Create an image file for headlines that use special fonts that are not default fonts, otherwise known as creating outlines. This is done just before we send it to the printer. WARNING: After you create an image file, you cannot edit it and you cannot remove it (without a lot of hassle) so be careful. (Highlight and select text to outline -> Type -> Create Outlines or Shift + Ctrl + O) **


 * DIVIDERS: Dividers are optional, but they can sometimes make the layout a little neater, especially in a "text-y" spread. Be careful not to make the dividers look like boxes. They should not call attention to themselves—so keep them thin and subtle. **
 * ** Insert, size, center dividers appropriately. Make sure that the dividers are not too close to the text. Leave about 10% of the complete width on each side—so the divider is about 80% of the width of the text. The width of the divider lines should be 1pt. **


 * Photos (start with photos that are as high definition as possible): **
 * ** Change a photo from color to black and white (most students use Photoshop or Microsoft Photoeditor to do this). NOTE: NEVER use the Microsoft PAINT program because it degrades the quality of the photo. Save as a JPEG (.jpg) file as it is the most versatile and retains the quality with a small file size. **
 * ** Insert caption and credits for photos (Caption should be a short and concise description in a sentence, written in bolded Georgia text of size 9. Credits should be in the format of (PHOTO FIRST NAME INITIAL. LAST NAME) in Trajan font of size 9.) **
 * **// As credits take space especially in a very "tight" layout, if the photo or illustration is done by the International staff, instead of crediting them by name. //**
 * Graphics **
 * ** Scan an illustration **
 * ** Create a table or chart (EXCEL) **
 * ** Insert into the layout a (table, cartoon, illustration, graphic ) that is oddly shaped or sized. **
 * ** Illustrations don't need a caption; however, credit accordingly in the style of a photo credit. (ILLUSTRATION // FIRST NAME INITIAL. LAST NAME) **