Time-Saving Tips Using InDesign

Learn ways to save time using Adobe InDesign and spend more time on the creative aspects of a project.

Introduction

• Be more productive using InDesign

1. Shortcuts

• Tool shortcuts
• Color shortcuts
• The magic of the Option key
• Character and paragraph formatting
• Accessing control panel options
• Customizing keyboard shortcuts
• Document navigation shortcuts
• Power Zoom

2. Efficiencies

• The home screen
• Creating a custom workspace
• Find and change efficiencies
• Table efficiencies
• InDesign defaults
• Named vs. unnamed colors
• Creative Cloud libraries

3. Working with Objects

• Drawing objects with control
• Using Gridify
• Live Distribute
• Using Paste Into and Paste in Place
• Frame-fitting options
• Content-Aware Fit
• Object Styles

4. Working with Text

• Adjusting text properties
• Auto-size text frames
• Tab tricks
• Understanding based on
• Creating and modifying styles
• Creating style shortcuts
• Using Quick Apply
• Using Next Style
• Object Styles for text frames

Conclusion

• Next steps