Saturday, November 10, 2018

10 Best Features of Adobe InDesign Every Graphic Designer Should Know


Adobe InDesign is unique in many respects in comparison to many other digital publishing applications as it as varied features which makes it convenient for the designers to get good at their task. It is one of the latest desktop publishing design software from Adobe, and it offers many new features, including components from other Adobe favorites, like PageMaker, Photoshop, and Illustrator. It is not only convenient, but allows control over page elements and overall design. By learning this software one can boost their career the print media industry. But to get sound knowledge you really need to join InDesign Course in Delhi from a renowned training institute.

Top 10 Features of Adobe InDesign

The following are some of the features.

1. Font searching
The ability to find a particular font is faster in InDesign CC. A user can enter part of the font family name and view only those fonts that match those criteria. For example, entering "bold" will only display bold fonts.

2. An Easy Transition from PageMaker
As with other Adobe products, the user interfaces such as the tool box, the palettes, and the menu bars are very similar. From keyboard shortcuts to context menus and import features, the creators of InDesign have provided a smooth learning curve from other Adobe applications.

3. Automatic Clipping Paths
It is no longer necessary to first put an image in Photoshop to create a clipping path. Transparent backgrounds around COB photos, now can be done quickly and easily in this desktop publishing application. The program looks for the edges of a graphic and simply creates a clipping path along its apparent edges.

4. Text on a Path
This graphic feature, previously only available in Illustrator, is now as simple as drawing a path and placing the text along the outline, directly in InDesign. Simply click on the text tool and create the text in any shape or form. 

5. Drawing Tools
From drawing shapes to creating paths, lines and graphics, InDesign has a variety of freeform tools. The pen tool, pencil tool and eraser tools allow the user to sketch and create shapes or figures. The corner effects in this software also allow for a great deal of user creativity.

6. Optical Margin Alignment
InDesign has introduced this feature which was a request from the users. It adjusts the position of characters and improves the appearance of text by creating a clean edge and putting punctuation outside the edge of the text block.

7. Character and Paragraph Styles
PageMaker users are accustomed to using and applying styles to text blocks, but this feature in InDesign makes it quick and easy. Using the eyedropper, the user can copy and apply up to 20 separate character attributes to a variety of text blocks.

8. Drop Cap Control
The drop cap feature in InDesign is part of the actual paragraph style and can include multiple characters. The surrounding text is automatically adjusted when the drop cap is edited.

9. Optical Kerning
To get better spacing and better word fit on a line, InDesign examines character shapes and adjusts the kerning automatically. This feature allows users to see more precise kerning in body copy as well as larger type.

10. Multi-Line Composer
This feature is great for page designers concerned with inadequate line spacing. InDesign can examine many lines of text at a time to determine the best place to break for spacing and hyphenation. Most other programs use a single line composer, and designers are forced to artificially adjust spacing problems.

Author Introduction: This blog is written by Roshan K.L who is pursuing Multimedia Master Plus course from ADMEC Multimedia Institute. This piece of content is the part of his final assessment.

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