QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign CS4 Conversion Guide

For Spots option. This ensures you
get the best quality color for proofing
and for conversion to CMYK. The Ink
Manager also lets you convert a spot
color to a process color by clicking
the spot color icon to the left of
the spot color name or by selecting
the All Spots To Process option.
To convert RGB colors or images to
CMYK when you print, choose Composite
CMYK, Separations, or In-RIP
Separations from the Color pop-up
menu in the Output pane of the Print
dialog box.
You can convert to CMYK while
exporting a PDF file by choosing
Convert To Destination (Preserve
Numbers) from the Color Conversion
pop-up menu in the Output
pane of the Export Adobe PDF dialog
box. Preserve Numbers indicates that
images and swatches already defined
with CMYK values will pass through
and not be changed.
Bézier Drawing
While Adobe Illustrator is the industry’s
premier drawing application,
InDesign offers many excellent drawing
features that work identically to
those in Illustrator, including a Pen
tool and a Convert Direction Point
tool. Note that when the Pen tool is
over a path, it automatically changes
to the Add Anchor Point tool; when
over an anchor point, it changes to
the Delete Anchor Point tool.
The Pathfinder panel (in the Window
> Object & Layout menu) lets
you merge and intersect paths. The
Object > Paths menu lets you combine
paths into compound paths.
You can also copy and paste editable
vector artwork between InDesign
and Illustrator (see “Copying Graphics”
on page 24).
Redrawing Frames with the Pencil Tool
The Pencil tool lets you draw paths
or frames free-form, by clicking and
dragging. To create a closed path,
hold down the Option (Mac OS) or
Alt (Windows) key after you start
drawing, and hold it down until after
you let go of the mouse button.
The Pencil tool not only draws, it
redraws: If you draw over part of a
path or frame edge, InDesign deletes
a section of the path and redraws
using the new path you drew. This
is helpful for converting rectangular
frames to irregular shapes.
To change the Pencil tool’s tolerance
settings, double-click the tool in the
Tools panel.
Corner Effects
InDesign lets you alter the look of
corner points in any frame or path.
For example, you may want to apply
rounded corners to a selected frame
or path. You can do this by choosing
Object > Corner Options, and then
choosing Rounded from the Effects
pop-up menu in the Corner Options
dialog box.
Anchoring Objects into Text
When you copy a path, frame, or
group with the Selection tool and
then paste it into text with the Type
tool, it’s called an anchored item. It
behaves like a single text character
that moves with the adjoining text as
you make edits to the text. You can
also create an anchored object by
inserting the text cursor in some text
and choosing File > Place or Object >
Anchored Object > Insert.
You can apply a corner effect to any path,
whether it is a frame or a Bézier line with
corner points.
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