Most of the friends who have been in contact with design know ID software. ID software, AI software, PS software, and CDR software are all Adobe software. People often use these four software in the design field. However, many users are not very familiar with ID software. So what is ID software? How to use ID software?
ID software is called "InDesign". It is a professional typesetting design software launched by Adobe. Because of its unique creativity and professionalism, it is favored by many designers.
Many users who are new to ID software are often at a loss. They don't know how to use ID software. It has many functions, and there is no operation prompt after installing the software. Many users can only learn and use ID software. Today, I will lead you to familiarize yourself with some simple operations of ID software.
ID Software Getting Started Guide
After opening the ID software. There are two buttons on the left. They are "New" and "Open". We can create some documents that we want to design through "New". In the new document, the software will provide us with some commonly used document formats. We can directly click to select. It can also be customized. The customized options are as follows:
File Name
Width Height
Orientation: horizontal/vertical
Binding: left to right / right to left
Number of pages, number of starting pages, whether to page
Bleeding settings
Among them, bleeding generally refers to the blood level. It is also a function often used in printing. In the design, the designer usually adds bleeding positions. This can reserve a cutting position.
After completing the settings, click "Margins and Columns". Margin refers to the distance of the outer circle. We can also modify it through "File-Document Settings" later.
There are roughly four basic tools commonly used in ID software. They are graphics tool, grid tool, eyedropper tool, and frame tool.
The graphics tools are divided into rectangle tools, ellipse tools and polygon tools. When using the polygon tool. Click once on the graph and the settings will appear. There is a "star inset" option in the settings. A star can be drawn by "star inset".
The main function of the grid tool is to determine the location of the text. When using the grid tool, the ranks and total words will be displayed below. And when the user modifies the text parameter above. The grid tool will change accordingly.
The eyedropper tool in ID software is different from the eyedropper tool in PS. It is not only able to absorb the color of the object. It can also absorb the attributes of the object. For example, font, text size, etc.
The picture can be easily placed through the frame tool. The designer can use the framework tool first. The size of the range required to pull out the picture. Then use the shortcut key of Ctrl+D to place the picture.
ID software is one of the software commonly used by designers. It is extremely professional. And it has many unmatched features of typesetting software. If the user wants to learn how to use ID software. In addition to understanding the basic operations. It needs more practice and exercise. Only in this way can I gradually master the use of ID software.
