Quark to InDesignCS3 Conversion Guide - InDesign User Group

showing and hiding note markers
and for navigating through the notes
in a document, and in the Story Editor
(Edit > Edit In Story Editor).
The Eyedropper tool lets you copy
character, paragraph, fill, stroke,
and transparency attributes from
any object, including an imported
graphic. Double-clicking the
Eyedropper tool displays the
Eyedropper Options dialog box,
which lets you specify the attributes
the Eyedropper tool copies.
The Gradient Swatch tool lets you
specify the start point, end point,
and angle of a gradient; the
Gradient Feather tool lets you
create a gradient that changes
from opaque to transparent.
The Hand tool lets you adjust the
visible portion of the page within
the document window.
The Button tool lets you create buttons
that will initiate actions, such
as navigating to a different page, or
playing an audio or video clip, when
you export your InDesign layout as
an Adobe PDF file. After you create
a button, use the controls in the
Button Options dialog box (Object >
Interactive > Button Options) to
specify the button’s behavior. Buttons
become active only in an exported
PDF document.
the Quick Apply window provides easy access to
paragraph, character, and object styles, and many other
InDesign features.
The Fill box lets you apply color
(solid, tint, or gradient) to objects;
the Stroke box lets you apply a
stroke to objects. The Default Fill
And Stroke icon (lower left) lets you
return the Fill and Stroke boxes to
their default settings (no fill, black
stroke). The Swap Fill And Stroke
icon (upper right) switches the
stroke and fill colors. The attributes
associated with the Fill and Stroke
icons when nothing is selected are
applied to new objects.
what’s the easiest way to access
commonly used InDesign features?
InDesign has context-sensitive
menus that display commands
related to the active tool or selection,
providing quick access to commonly
used commands. To display a
context-sensitive menu, right-click
a selected object. For Mac OS users
who don’t have a two-button mouse,
press the Control key as you click the
mouse. A context-sensitive menu is
also displayed if you right-click when
nothing is selected.
When the Type tool is selected and
text is highlighted, the contextsensitive
menu displays many of
the commands in the Type menu,
including Cut, Copy, and Paste;
Font and Size; and Text Frame
Options. When the Selection tool is
selected, the context-sensitive menu
displays many of the commands
in the Object menu, including
Transform, Arrange, Select,
Effects, and Display Performance.
The Quick Apply feature
(Command+Return in Mac OS
or Ctrl+Enter in Windows) also
provides quick access to styles,
menu commands, text variables,
and scripts.
Quick Apply icon
Context-sensitive menus
display commands
related to the active tool
or selection. this
example shows the
commands available
when the text insertion
point is blinking.
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