From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - InDesign
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Organize and customize the workspace - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - InDesign
Organize and customize the workspace
- [Instructor] Let's take a look at what you need to know about using InDesign workspaces for the ACA exam. The workspace menu is at the top of the document window in an area called the application bar, right up here. And you can choose here from the default workspaces that come with InDesign, or add your own, and you can do the same thing from the Window menu. I'll select the Essentials workspace here, and this offers a very streamlined interface with just a few panels, things like Properties, Pages, and CC Libraries. I'll choose the Essentials Classic workspace, and make sure that it's reset to its default appearance. So, now I have the control panel above my document here, and I have a few other panels, like Pages, Layers, Links, and so on. Or I can choose a workspace like Typography, and I get all kinds of panels for formatting and editing text, like Glyphs, Text Wrap, Paragraph and Paragraph Styles, and Character and Character Styles. Notice that all the panels are docked…
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Set appropriate document settings4m 9s
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Create a new document preset2m 46s
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Use elements of the InDesign interface5m 42s
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Organize and customize the workspace4m 9s
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Configure application preferences2m 40s
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Navigate a document3m 30s
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Use rulers2m 52s
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Use guides and grids4m 45s
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Use views and viewing modes5m 16s
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Open and use templates3m 40s
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Set fill and stroke colors6m 33s
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Create and customize gradients4m 12s
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Create and edit swatches and swatch libraries6m 1s
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Load and modify styles7m 18s
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