- create the document
- import text styles
- customize the toolbar
- set object defaults
- add master objects
- create the masthead
- set tab stops
- formatted text fields
- page numbering
- divide text areas
- apply gradient fill
- import text
- use column break
- use baseline shift
- modify image
- link text boxes
- identify placeholders
- extra bits
identify placeholders
To make our document valuable as a template, we'll identify the placeholder elements of our page so that they can be easily selected and replaced when publishing the next newsletter.
Select the fountain photo.
Double-click the gradient-filled text box.
Select the three words of the headline.
Choose Format > Advanced > Define as Placeholder Text ( -).
Next, we want to identify the story text as placeholder. That text is a little more difficult to select because it is linked between different pages and the text box on page 3 is overfilled with text. We'll do a little trick to easily select the text.
Choose Edit > Select All (- ) to select all the contents in the two linked boxes.
The headline will be deselected.
Next, double-click the text box that contains the headline and sub-head of the other story.
Choose Format > Advanced > Define as Placeholder Text ( -).
Choose Format > Advanced > Define as Placeholder Text ( -).
Scroll the document window until you can see the bottom of the column of text on page 2.
Choose Format > Advanced > Define as Placeholder Text ( - ).
Click the View icon in the toolbar and choose Hide Layout.
Take a moment to review the work you've done so far in the document. It's a great start to a good organization newsletter. In the next chapter we'll learn to create other types of content and we'll also learn how to prepare for future growth.
Save your file.