Indesign Refresher

 

POV - Me, finally understanding why Indesign isn't working how I want it to


Blue lines how I loathe you,, (Hide these with Ctrl + H)

You can lock specific elements for ease of use by right clicking and selecting it on the drop down.

Some shortcuts cause I am lazy and don't wanna have to drag my mouse everytime.

V - Selection Tool
A - Direct Selection Tool (What is the difference???)
P - Pen Tool
T - Type Tool
I - Eyedropper Tool
E - Free Transform
R - Rotate
S - Scale 
(Ugh, even after this I still probably just brushed the surace)

Last but very Important, when importing images into your moodboard, an orange outline refers to scaling and transforming the imported image. Blue lines refer to cropping and image borders. That was such a pain. Remember to scale them down to size early, just so you save yourself a headache when trying to select a specific image later down the line.


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  1. Austin LamJuly 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM

    The Selection Tool selects the entire piece, e.g. a whole square shape. With the Direct Selection Tool you can select anchor points, e.g. just a corner of the square which you can then move around, independent of the other corners.
    I also Ctrl + H like crazy when I work 👍. Similarly, Shift + W puts it in present mode, but Ctrl + W closes InDesign so you have to be careful of that hahaha

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