1. InDesign
L/O:
-to be able to use inDesign and know
how to use the tools
(so you can complete your ancillaries)

2. tools
• Creating and setting up a new file
• Windows & dock
• Multiple pages (master/none)
• Using rulers/grids/guides
• Stroke & colours windows
• Tools (in tool bar):
– Black & white arrow: how to select
– Text tool: & character window how to write and manipulate text
– Pencil tool
– Line tool
– Rectangle tool (how to create shapes)
– Rectangle frame took (how to place images (and make bigger/smaller)
– How to manipulate/crop/arrange/transform objects
– Scale tool
– Eyedropper tool
– Hand tool
– Zoom tool

3. Task: to redesign these from scratch

4. Use these edited photos first

5. Steps
• Pre design steps: save photos from PDF (copy and paste into paint
and save as separate JPEGS)
• 1. open new file (A4 landscape)
• 2. place images (back layers to front layers)
• 3. create graphics (colour boxes)
• 4. create heading and standfirst, adjust font details
• 5. create textboxes, type and adjust font details
• 6. compare to real version – should look EXACTLY the same! Any
last minute adjustments
• 7. Export as PDF
• Take screen grabs of each step

6. InDesign software evidence
Jane Doe

7. Step by step powerpoint
• Create a powerpoint which has ANNOTATED
screen grabs of each step
• (describing how you used inDesign tools)
• (provides evidence you know how to use
software)
• (evidence for evaluation questions!)

8. Last slide
Real text your re-design