From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - InDesign
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Make selections - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - InDesign
Make selections
- [Instructor] Let's take a look at how to make selections in InDesign. In our file, we have this placed image of a pan, and let's say we want the text to wrap around the shape of the pan handle in the second column and also to rotate the pan so it's at more of a flat angle. To rotate both the pan photo and the frame containing it, I have to select the frame with the Selection Tool. That's the black arrow. And I can tell that I have the frame selected by the color of its edges, which is the color chosen for the layer in the Layers panel. So I see blue here and blue around the edges. If I wanted to leave the frame as it is and just work with the image inside the frame, there are a number of ways to select just the image. I can double-click on the image with the Selection Tool. Notice how the color of the edge of the image is the opposite of the layer color. Now it's a yellowish brown instead of blue. And I can also see that the boundaries of this placed image extend beyond the edges of…
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Create frames6m 25s
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Place images7m 17s
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Add type to a design5m 10s
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Format type6m 47s
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Convert type to outlines2m 44s
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Manage text flow4m 20s
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Add special characters2m 58s
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Make selections5m 39s
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Modify frames3m 56s
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Use the Story Editor4m 33s
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Use effects5m 1s
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Use object styles3m 5s
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Add interactive elements5m 4s
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Add media2m 17s
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Work with buttons2m 25s
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Create tables5m 9s
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Format tables and cells7m 4s
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