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Like Photoshop and Illustrator, InDesign lets you create see-through effects by applying a blending mode, opacity, or any of several Photoshop effects to an entire object or separately to an object’s fill, stroke, or content. In addition to choosing effects from the Effects panel menu, you can also choose them from the Object menu (Object > Effects). 48 Adobe InDesign CS3 | Conversion guide Creative Effects InDesign was the first page layout program to include transparency features that let you create eye-catching, see-through effects. InDesign CS3 has expanded on these features with the addition of new, nondestructive Photoshop-based effects that can be applied independently to an object’s fill, stroke, or content. InDesign CS3 makes it easier and quicker to get exactly the results you want, as you design in real time, with live preview of all your creative effects. You can also save effects as part of an object style for easy reuse or sharing. where are the controls for applying creative effects, and what can I do with them? The Blending Mode and Opacity controls are in the Effects panel (Window > Effects), while all the other Photoshop effects are listed in the Effects panel menu and the Object menu (Object > Effects). Choosing an effect opens the Effects dialog box. You can also open the Effects dialog box by clicking the fx button in the Control panel, or at the bottom of the Effects panel, and choosing an effect. The Effects dialog box lists all effects, which makes it easy to apply multiple effects at once. The Settings For menu lets you apply effects independently to an object, it stroke, or its fill, or to the text in text frames.
You can apply transparency effects to any object, including text frames, placed graphics, and shapes you create within InDesign. Here’s a list of the available effects and a description of the results they produce: • The Blending Mode menu in the Effects panel provides 16 options for changing the appearance of areas where the selected object or group overlaps underlying objects. The blending mode options in InDesign are similar to those available in Photoshop and identical to those in Illustrator. • The Opacity field and its accompanying slider let you vary the degree of transparency of the selected object or group from 100% (completely opaque) to 0% (completely transparent). When you decrease an object’s opacity, the object becomes lighter, and the underlying artwork becomes visible through the object. • Drop Shadow adds a soft- or hard-edged shadow behind any object. You can control the position of a drop shadow and vary the blending mode, opacity, size, spread, noise, and color of the drop shadow. The Use Global Light option lets you use the same position settings for all drop shadows in a document. specifying a 60% opacity value for the “life” text makes it lighter and translucent. this example also shows the options available in the Blending mode menu. the Drop shadow controls in the Effects dialog box let you add a drop shadow to any object and control the placement and appearance of the shadow. Creative Effects 49
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