This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Viewing guides
Revising or completing an existing document, as you will do in this lesson, is typical work for entry-level InDesign users. Currently, the postcard document is displayed in Preview mode, which displays artwork in a standard window, hiding nonprinting elements such as guides, grids, frame edges, and hidden characters. To work on this document, you will view guides and hidden characters (such as spaces and tabs).
Click and hold down the Screen Mode button at the bottom of the Tools panel, and choose Normal (
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A screenshot shows a menu. The options are normal, preview, bleed, slug, and presentation. The preview option is already selected and it is highlighted. The cursor hovers over the normal option. The shortcut key for presentation option is shift plus W.
Any layout aids previously enabled now display. For example, light blue nonprinting lines now indicate existing text frames and objects because frame edges were already displayed (View > Extras > Show Frame Edges). You will now enable other layout aids.
Choose View > Grids & Guides > Show Guides.
When guides are displayed, it’s easy to position objects with precision, including automatically snapping text frames and graphics frames into place. The guides do not print and do not indicate the print or export area.
Choose Type > Show Hidden Characters.
Displaying hidden (nonprinting) characters—such as tabs, spaces, and paragraph returns—helps you precisely select and style text. In general, it’s a good idea to show hidden characters whenever you are editing or formatting text.
A figure provides the different elements in a poster. The page edges, forced line break hidden character, and paragraph return hidden character are labeled out. The margin guides are given in magenta. The ruler guides are given in blue. Space hidden character is represented by a dot.
As you work on this document, use the skills you learned in Lesson 1 to move panels, scroll, and zoom as necessary.
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