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THE INDESIGN WORKSPACE 1
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EXPLORING ADOBE INDESIGN CS6
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EXPLORING INDESIGN CS6
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▶ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Function
Control panel
Direct Selection tool
Fill
Landscape orientation
Dock
Cursor
Hand tool
Workspace
Context menu
Save a Copy
Ctrl+N
Type tool
T
T
Rectangle tool
M
M
Selection tool
V
V
Direct Selection tool
A
A
Cmd+A
Ctrl+A
Deselect all
Shift+Cmd+A
Shift+Ctrl+A
Increase text size
Shift+Cmd+>
Shift+Ctrl+>
Decrease text size
Shift+Cmd+<
Shift+Ctrl+<
H
H
Increase view size
Cmd+plus sign
Ctrl+plus sign
Decrease view size
Cmd+minus sign
Ctrl+minus sign
Cmd+S
Ctrl+S
Save As
Shift+Cmd+S
Shift+Ctrl+S
Save a Copy
Opt+Cmd+S
Alt+Ctrl+S
Cmd+P
Ctrl+P
Tab
Tab
Hide panels,
show Tools
and Control panel
Shift+Tab
Shift+Tab
Constrain line or
shape
Shift+Drag
Shift+Drag
Hand tool
Save
▶ TERMINOLOGY
Panel
Selection tool
Ellipse tool
Portrait orientation
Selection handle
Floating panel
Scroll bars
Zoom percentage
Dialog box
Save
Cmd+N
Select all
Become familiar with the Adobe InDesign CS6 environment
Understand how to use this textbook
Modify InDesign preferences
Identify and use basic panels and tools
Learn to use keyboard shortcuts
Learn the concepts of frames, stroke, and fill
Customize your workspace
Save and print documents
Pasteboard
Toolbox
Rectangle tool
Stroke
Bounding box
Docked panel
Frame
Zoom tool
Field
Grabber hand
Save as
Windows
New document
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