Join Nigel French for an in-depth discussion in this video Spanning columns, part of InDesign: Typography (2012).
Here's an issue that relates to text flow, and it's the way we construct our text frames.…What's the difference between this spread, and this spread? Trick question;…there is none.…Visually, they are exactly the same,…but they're constructed in different ways.…This first spread is made up of one text frame that is divided into three columns.…The first paragraph and the intro paragraph both have span attributes, so that…they span, in the case of the first paragraph, the headline,…all three columns; in the case of the intro paragraph, two columns, and then the…text flows in single columns.…
The second text frame, the text is divided into three columns, and the text is…flowing into those three columns.…We divide our columns either using this option on the control panel, the option…the beneath sets the gutter width, or space between those columns, or we can come…to Text Frame Options, and split the columns there.…An alternative approach to this is to have each of the text frames be a single…column, but be threaded; one frame, two frames, three, four, five, et cetera.…
Author
Nigel French
Updated
11/12/2014Released
8/3/2012- Understanding text threads and text flow methods in InDesign
- Using Copy and Paste vs. Place
- Choosing and combining typefaces
- Understanding leading and how it relates to type size and column width
- Comparing points, picas, and ems
- Learning the proper use of white space and break characters
- Understanding the finer points of kerning and tracking
- Working with punctuation, special characters, ornaments, and ligatures
- Aligning text
- Applying global formatting with paragraph, character, and object styles
- Refining spacing with indents
- Creating drop caps
- Avoiding common problems associated with justified type and text wraps
- Setting up margins and columns
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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This course was recorded using InDesign CS6. For InDesign users working with CS4, CS5, or CS5.5, IDML files are provided.
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Q: This course was updated on 11/12/2014. What changed?
A: We added 18 new movies, primarily in the "Using Typekit" and "Type Treatments and Effects" chapters. These movies describe new and enhanced typography features in the latest release of InDesign CC, and are indicated by the "(CC 2014.1)" tag in their names.
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Introduction
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Welcome52s
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1. Using Typekit
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What is Typekit? (CC 2014.1)1m 56s
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Syncing problems (CC 2014.1)1m 43s
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2. Placing, Flowing, and Threading Text
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Working with text frames8m 26s
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Understanding text threads3m 40s
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Placing multiple text files3m 50s
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Using the Story Editor3m 41s
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Spanning columns5m 14s
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3. Character Formatting
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Choosing your type6m 46s
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Scaling type2m 27s
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Setting type in all caps3m 46s
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Setting type in small caps4m 21s
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Underlining type4m 11s
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Applying baseline shift4m 8s
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4. Terminology and Conventions
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Understanding type anatomy3m 25s
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What's in a name?1m 19s
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5. Leading
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Setting leading4m 56s
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Avoiding auto-leading4m 12s
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6. Kerning and Tracking
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When and how to kern5m 53s
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When and how to track8m 17s
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7. Small but Important Details
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Using dashes5m 24s
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Using ellipses2m 56s
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Using space characters4m 15s
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Working with ligatures4m 29s
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Setting fractions3m 56s
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Working with optical sizes4m 40s
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Stylistic sets (CC 2014.1)2m 54s
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8. Alignment
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Understanding alignment3m 47s
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Determining column width4m 53s
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Working with right alignment1m 22s
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Combining alignments9m 20s
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Using hanging punctuation2m 13s
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Working with vertical alignment10m 27s
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9. Indents and Spacing
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Using first-line indents2m 26s
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Using paragraph spacing4m 14s
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10. Breaking and Not Breaking Lines, Paragraphs, Columns, and Pages
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Setting hyphenation6m 14s
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Balancing ragged lines1m 36s
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Defining Keep Options4m 7s
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11. Tabs, Tables, and Lists
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Understanding tabs8m 58s
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Table tips and tricks11m 55s
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Creating a bulleted list6m 50s
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Creating a numbered list3m 46s
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12. Drop Caps
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Understanding drop caps11m 3s
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Navigating tricky drop caps5m 14s
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Other uses of drop caps2m 56s
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13. Global Formatting with Styles
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Removing overrides4m 58s
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Using paragraph rules creatively11m 48s
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Mapping Word styles6m 12s
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14. Working with Text Wraps
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Applying a text wrap6m 7s
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Inverting text wraps2m 7s
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15. Margins, Columns, and Grids
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Setting up columns2m 53s
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Dividing a page into rows3m 26s
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Setting up a baseline grid5m 40s
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Baseline grid tricks7m 23s
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16. Type Treatments and Effects
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Vertical type (CC 2014.1)2m 58s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye28s
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