Column Measure, Paragraph Composer, Hyphenation, OMA, Justification
- [Voiceover] Justified text is…considered formal and structured.…Justified text is symmetrical and…the smooth right edge creates balance.…Justified type is also more economical…than left-aligned type because…it allows more words on the page.…The challenge of justified type…is to control the variation in the word spacing.…The column measure or number of characters…per line has a big influence on justified type.…
The more word spaces there are on a line…the less noticeable the variation…in those word spaces will be and…the better looking the justified type will be.…What's an appropriate column measure…will vary according to the nature of the publication.…But if you're working with less than…40 characters per line, it will be…difficult to get good justified text.…You can use the info panel to measure…the number of characters per line.…
Triple click on the line and it tells you right there,…number of characters on that line.…Moving now to the next page.…Here's a comparison between left-aligned…and justified type, with the white space…
Author
Nigel French
Released
6/30/2016To get the most from this course, make sure to watch InDesign Typography Part 1.
- Text flow and text threading
- Placeholders and text frames
- Type alignment
- Indents, insets, and spacing
- Bullet and numbered lists
- Text wrap
- Formatting with styles
- Hyphenation and line breaks
- Combining typefaces
- White space and grids
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome40s
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Exercise files1m 5s
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1. Text Flow
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Text flow and text threading5m 49s
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Auto-sizing text frames2m 22s
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Good type hygiene4m 45s
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2. Alignment
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Left-aligned type3m 39s
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Justified type4m 57s
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Centered type1m 13s
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Right-aligned type1m 14s
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Hanging punctuation2m 22s
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Vertical alignment options4m 19s
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3. Indents, Insets, and Spacing
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First-line indents3m 54s
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Other types of indents2m 37s
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Using text insets2m 51s
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Paragraph spacing2m 39s
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4. Typical Formatting Scenarios
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Tabbed text9m 3s
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Bullet and numbered lists7m 20s
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Working with tables4m 36s
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Working with text wraps10m 24s
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5. Global Formatting with Styles
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Parent and child styles6m 47s
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Sequential styles3m 22s
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Using a grep style5m 4s
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6. Controlling Text
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Hyphenation8m 18s
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Breaking lines2m 33s
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Keep Options3m 25s
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Preventing short lines4m 29s
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7. Design Considerations
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Combining typefaces2m 22s
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Establishing hierarchy3m 52s
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Using white space2m 25s
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Working with a grid3m 41s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye34s
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