Join David Blatner for an in-depth discussion in this video Use drop caps, part of InDesign CC 2018 Essential Training.
- [Narrator] Much of the art of design…revolves around drawing the eye…to where you want the reader to go.…And one of the best ways to draw the eye…to the beginning of a story or a section…is with a drop cap.…InDesign lets you easily apply a drop cap…to any paragraph.…And the most direct path to a drop cap…is the Control Panel.…I have my magazine document open…from the exercise files folder,…and I'm going to jump to the previous spread…by pressing Option or Alt + PgUp.…Now, let's go ahead and zoom in down here…to the bottom of my page.…
I'll double-click with the selection tool…to place my cursor inside that paragraph.…And remember, just having the cursor…flashing in there is enough.…Next, I'm going to make sure my Control Panel…is in paragraph mode.…I'll come up here and click the paragraph symbol.…There we go.…And now, I'm going to come over here…and set the drop cap value from zero to, say, three.…I just typed the number three inside that field,…but I could have clicked the little arrow keys…to the left of the field.…
Author
David Blatner
Released
10/27/2017- Creating a new layout
- Inserting pages
- Adding text
- Inserting graphics
- Applying color and transparency
- Drawing and editing frames and paths
- Formatting objects
- Formatting text
- Creating styles for uniform formatting
- Building tables
- Adding links and interactivity
- Printing and exporting InDesign documents
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome51s
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Using the exercise files2m 26s
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How this course is updated1m 15s
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1. Learn InDesign in 30 Minutes
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Get started3m 8s
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Add or edit text5m 15s
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Add or replace graphics5m 8s
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Move objects around3m 35s
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Create and print a PDF6m 37s
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2. Create a Document
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New documents8m 58s
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Guides and measurements4m 40s
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Add text frames4m 40s
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Type and edit text3m 34s
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Apply basic text formatting8m 40s
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Import graphics8m 31s
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Save and revert documents4m 59s
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3. Manage Pages
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Override master page items3m 48s
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Change page size7m 6s
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Add page numbering3m 1s
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4. Text
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Import text4m 35s
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Thread text frames4m 25s
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Set text frame attributes6m 10s
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Insert special characters4m 28s
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Use the Story Editor5m 36s
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Check spelling5m 6s
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Use Find/Change6m 54s
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Put text on a path6m 38s
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5. Graphics
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Use the Links panel7m 52s
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6. Color and Transparency
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Create color swatches6m 4s
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Understand unnamed colors5m 56s
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7. Frames and Paths
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Create text outlines5m 19s
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8. Manage Objects
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Create and control layers6m 53s
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Understand text wrap5m 42s
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Use anchored objects5m 14s
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9. Text Formatting
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Use Find Font5m 28s
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Use drop caps3m 17s
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Set tabs and tab stops7m 6s
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Span and split paragraphs3m 44s
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10. Styles
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Use character styles5m 4s
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Edit and redefine styles2m 56s
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Use object styles3m 54s
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11. Tables
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Create a table5m 30s
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Adjust rows and columns6m 47s
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Format a table4m 56s
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Format cells4m 57s
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Place graphics in cells2m 51s
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12. Interactive Documents
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Add hyperlinks5m 6s
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Create an Interactive PDF5m 53s
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13. Package, Print, and Export
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Package for output7m 2s
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Use the Print dialog box7m 26s
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Export a PDF8m 9s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 3s
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