一旦您从在常规文字处理器(word processor)中设计文档切换到使用桌面出版(desktop publishing)应用程序，您将永远不会回头。InDesign是 Adobe 的Creative Cloud服务的一部分，拥有数量惊人的工具和功能。
但是，初学者应该尝试这些InDesign提示和技巧，以开始从这个功能丰富的应用程序中获得更多收益，并减少创建令人惊叹的设计所需的时间。
1.使用键盘(Keyboard)快速预览您的文档(Document Quickly)
- 按W键可在显示文档中所有边距、参考线和轮廓的普通视图(Normal view)和隐藏这些元素 的文档视图之间切换。(Document view)
- 如果按住Shift + W，则可以切换到演示(Presentation)模式。
2. 围绕图像的角落
将图像放入文档后，请执行以下步骤：
- 切换到选择工具(Selection tool )（黑色箭头工具或按V），您会在图像的一个角落附近看到一个黄色方块。
- 选择黄色方块进入编辑模式(Edit Mode)。图像的每个角落都会出现一个黄色菱形。
- 拖动(Drag)菱形以使图像的角变圆。
- 如果要一次调整一个角，请在拖动时按住Shift 。
3.以正确的方式添加页码
首先，打开母版页(master page)。然后创建一个文本框架，您希望页码出现在页面上。选择文字(Type )>插入特殊字符(Insert Special Character)>标记(Markers )>当前页码(Current Page Number)。格式化你认为合适的。
4.关闭断字
默认情况下， InDesign(InDesign)会打开断字。要阻止InDesign在行尾连字，请转到“窗口(Window )” > “类型和表格”(Type & Tables) > “段落(Paragraph )”或按Alt + Ctrl + T（在 Mac 上为Command + Option + T ）打开“(T)段落(Paragraph)”面板，然后取消选中“连字符(Hyphenate)”框.
如果您发现您的文档有很多连字符，这将特别有用。
5. 下划线文字
要在InDesign(InDesign)中为文本添加下划线，请执行以下步骤：
方法一
- 使用文字工具选择文本（或按键盘上的 T ）。
- 按(Press)工具栏中的下划线按钮。
方法二
- 选择要加下划线的文本，然后转到字符(Character)面板。
- 选择调色板的下拉菜单并选择Underline。
方法三
- 键盘(Keyboard)快捷键：选择文本并按Shift + Ctrl + U。
- Mac 用户可以按Shift + Command + U。
6.平衡参差不齐的线条
Balance Ragged Lines工具将平均分配段落每行的字数，使行的长度大致相同并且看起来更均匀。
请按照以下步骤操作：
- 选择一段文本。
- 在“段落”面板（对于Windows >类型和表格( Type & Tables )>段落( Paragraphs)或Alt + Ctrl + T 或对于 Macs Command + Option + T），选择下拉菜单并选择平衡不规则线(Balance Ragged Lines)。
下面，我们在右侧段落中使用了平衡不规则线(Balance Ragged Lines)工具，但在原始段落中没有使用。请注意，换行符略有不同，使右侧的段落更加对称。
7.不要复制和粘贴图像
InDesign（和其他Adobe创意应用程序）最有用的功能之一是链接图像。不要复制和粘贴图像，而是创建一个图像框架，然后将(Place )图像放置在该框架中。
- 在图形框架中放置图像的键盘快捷键是Ctrl + D。
- Mac 用户可以按Command + D。
如果您修改链接的图像，InDesign将自动使用更新的版本。相比之下，如果要复制和粘贴图像，则每次图像更改时都必须粘贴新版本。打消念头！
8. 在 InDesign 中调整图像大小
InDesign中的大多数内容都放在一个称为框架的容器中。有两种框架：文本框架和图形框架。您可以使您的图像适合它们的框架，并且您可以调整图形框架以适合您的图像。
- 要使图像适合其框架，请选择框架，然后选择“对象(Object )” > “适合(Fitting)” > “按比例适合内容”(Fit Content Proportionally)。如果图像与框架的比例不同，您最终会得到一些空白空间。
- 您可以选择“对象(Object )” > “拟合(Fitting)” > “按比例填充框架(Fill Frame Proportionally)” 。唯一的区别是，如果图像和框架的比例不同，那么您的某些图像可能会被框架裁剪。
- 您还可以选择Object > Fitting > Content-Aware Fit。考虑到图像的内容和框架的大小，此选项将自动使图像适合框架。
注意：此选项在(Note:)Windows 32 位上不可用。
9. 复制文档中的页面
您可以按照以下步骤轻松复制InDesign文档中的页面：(InDesign)
- 打开页面面板(Pages panel)。
- 按住Alt（Mac 用户为 Option ）并拖动页面。(Option)
- 当您释放鼠标按钮时，您拖动的页面将被复制。
- 或者，右键单击“页面”(right-click)面板(Pages panel)中的页面。
- 选择重复传播(Duplicate Spread)。您也可以将这些技巧用于母版页。
10. 键入时查看拼写错误
要在Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)中为拼写错误下划线，请打开 InDesign 的动态拼写(Dynamic Spelling)功能。
- 确保(Make)您的所有文件都已关闭。
- 转到Edit > Preferences > Spell Checking（或Spelling，具体取决于您的InDesign版本）> Dynamic Spelling。
从现在开始，您将在文档中看到用不同颜色下划线的错误。红色下划线表示您有拼写错误，或者InDesign无法识别该单词。绿色下划线表示可能存在语法错误。
11.更改文档(Your Document)的背景颜色(Background Color)
请按照以下步骤操作：
- 使用矩形框架(Rectangle Frame)工具（按键盘上的M）创建与页面大小精确的框架。
- 使用“颜色(Color )”或“色板(Swatches )”面板选择您想要的颜色。
- 在“图层(Layers)”面板中，确保矩形框架位于任何其他内容框架的后面。
12.画出完美的形状
要创建完美的圆形或正方形，请在绘制形状时按住 Shift键。(Shift)使用椭圆工具(Ellipse Tool)（按键盘上的L选择）用于圆形，使用矩形工具(Rectangle Tool)（键盘上的M）用于正方形。
13. 选择你的单位和增量
你认为公制更好，还是你是英制测量的奴隶？
无论哪种方式，InDesign都能满足您的需求。前往Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments。从那里，您可以选择您选择的测量单位，例如英寸、毫米或像素。
14. 将您的InDesign 文档(InDesign Document)导出到Microsoft Word
导出到Word需要Adobe Acrobat Pro（您可以随时使用他们的免费试用版）。
- 首先，通过转到文件(File )> Adobe PDF 预设将您的(Adobe PDF Presets)InDesign文档导出为 PDF 。
- 选择其中一个导出选项。
- 使用Adobe Acrobat Pro打开PDF ，然后通过选择文件(File )>导出到( Export to )> Microsoft Word >(Word) Word文档(Word document)将其导出到 Word 。您将能够指定Word文档是否应保留页面布局。
14 Adobe InDesign Tips & Tricks For Beginners to Try
Once you make thе swіtch from deѕіgning documents in a regular word processor to using a desktop publishing application, you’ll never go back. InDesign is part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud service and has an incredible number of tools and features.
However, beginners should try these InDesign tips and tricks to start getting more out of this feature-rich app and cut down on the time it takes to create stunning designs.
1. Use the Keyboard to Preview Your Document Quickly
- Pressing the W key toggles between the Normal view, which shows all the margins, guides, and outlines in your document, and the Document view, which hides those elements.
- If you hold Shift + W, you can toggle to Presentation mode.
2. Round the Corners of Your Images
After you place an image in your document, follow the steps below:
- Switch to the Selection tool (black arrow tool or press V), and you’ll see a yellow square near one of the corners of your image.
- Select the yellow square to go into Edit Mode. A yellow diamond will appear at each corner of the image.
- Drag a diamond to round the corners of your image.
- Hold down Shift while you drag if you want to adjust one corner at a time.
3. Add Page Numbers the Right Way
First, open the master page. Then create a text frame where you want the page number to appear on the page. Select Type > Insert Special Character > Markers > Current Page Number. Format as you see fit.
4. Turn Off Hyphenation
InDesign turns on hyphenation by default. To stop InDesign from hyphenating a word at the end of a line, turn on the Paragraph panel by going to Window > Type & Tables > Paragraph or press Alt + Ctrl + T (Command + Option + T on Macs) and uncheck the Hyphenate box.
This is particularly helpful if you find that your document has a lot of hyphens.
5. Underline Text
To underline text in InDesign, follow the steps below:
Method 1
- Select the text with the Type tool (or press T on the keyboard).
- Press the underline button in the toolbar.
Method 2
- Select the text you want to underline and then go to the Character palette.
- Select the palette’s dropdown menu and choose Underline.
Method 3
- Keyboard shortcut: select the text and press Shift + Ctrl + U.
- Mac users can press Shift + Command + U.
6. Balance Ragged Lines
The Balance Ragged Lines tool will evenly distribute the number of words on each line of a paragraph so that the lines are roughly the same length and look more even.
Follow the steps below:
- Select a paragraph of text.
- In the Paragraphs panel (For Windows > Type & Tables > Paragraphs or Alt + Ctrl + T or for Macs Command + Option + T), select the dropdown menu and choose Balance Ragged Lines.
Below, we’ve used the Balance Ragged Lines tool in the paragraph on the right but not in the original. Note that the line breaks are slightly different, giving the paragraph on the right a bit more symmetry.
7. Don’t Copy and Paste Images
One of the most useful features of InDesign (and other Adobe creative apps) is linking images. Instead of copying and pasting an image, create an image frame and then Place the image in that frame.
- The keyboard shortcut for placing an image in a graphic frame is Ctrl + D.
- Mac users can press Command + D.
If you modify the linked image, InDesign will automatically use the updated version. By contrast, if you were to copy and paste the image, you’d have to paste the new version every time the image changes. Perish the thought!
8. Resize Images in InDesign
Most content in InDesign goes inside a container called a frame. There are two kinds of frames: text frames and graphic frames. You can fit your images to their frames, and you can adjust graphic frames to fit your images.
- To fit an image to its frame, select the frame and then choose Object > Fitting > Fit Content Proportionally. If the image has different proportions than the frame, you’ll end up with some empty space.
- You can select Object > Fitting > Fill Frame Proportionally. The only difference is that if the image and frame have different proportions, then some of your images may be cropped by the frame.
- You can also choose Object > Fitting > Content-Aware Fit. This option will automatically fit the image to the frame considering both the content of the image and the size of the frame.
Note: This option is not available on Windows 32-bit.
9. Duplicate a Page in a Document
You can easily duplicate a page in your InDesign document by following the steps below:
- Open the Pages panel.
- Hold down Alt (Option for Mac users) and drag the page.
- The page you dragged will be duplicated when you release the mouse button.
- Alternatively, right-click on the page in the Pages panel.
- Select Duplicate Spread. You can use these tricks with master pages, too.
10. See Spelling Errors As You Type
To underline spelling errors, as in Microsoft Word, turn on InDesign’s Dynamic Spelling feature.
- Make sure all your documents are closed.
- Go to Edit > Preferences > Spell Checking (or Spelling depending on your version of InDesign) > Dynamic Spelling.
From now on, you’ll see errors in your document underlined with different colors. A red underline means you have a spelling mistake–or InDesign doesn’t recognize the word. A green underline indicates a possible grammatical error.
11. Change the Background Color of Your Document
Follow the steps below:
- Use the Rectangle Frame tool (press M on the keyboard) to create a frame precisely the size of the page.
- Use the Color or Swatches panel to select the color you want.
- In the Layers panel, make sure the rectangle frame is behind any other content frames.
12. Draw a Perfect Shape
To create a perfect circle or square, hold down the Shift key while you draw the shape. Use the Ellipse Tool (press L on the keyboard to select) for circles and the Rectangle Tool (M on the keyboard) for squares.
13. Choose Your Units & Increments
Do you think better in metric, or are you a slave to imperial measurements?
Either way, InDesign has got you covered. Head over to Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments. From there, you can choose the measuring unit of your choice, like inches, millimeter, or pixels.
14. Export Your InDesign Document to Microsoft Word
Exporting to Word requires Adobe Acrobat Pro (you can always use their free trial).
- First, export your InDesign document to PDF by going to File > Adobe PDF Presets.
- Choose one of the export options.
- Open the PDF with Adobe Acrobat Pro and export it to Word by selecting File > Export to > Microsoft Word > Word document. You’ll be able to specify whether the Word doc should retain the page layout or not.
