Adobe InDesign

The Swatches panel or the colors panel is the main place to define colors or swatches for your objects. You can change colors or define custom colors based on the objective of…

We have seen earlier how to use the Find/Change feature to find and replace specific text items easily. The same can be applied to objects. For example, you can find an object…

The Eyedropper tool is an easy way to apply formatting from one object or text to the other. Select the Eyedropper tool from the toolbar and click any formatting or style that…

InDesign allows you to add a whole range of effects to objects in your document. For this example, we will look at some text effects such as Bevel and Emboss. Remember that you…

Drop shadows are a great way to make an object stand out and can give a sense of depth to the object. However, care must be taken not to overuse them…

Coloring Imported Images You can add color to images just like you add to objects. However, there are a few caveats to keep in mind. This works only with raster…

Selection Tools There are two types of selection tools in InDesign. The commonly used Selection tool (black arrow selection tool) and the Direct Selection tool. You can perform a selection either by selection…

QR codes are square blocks of graphical code that contain embedded information. QR codes are being increasingly used to condense all information into a single image. The QR code can contain…

Image transparency or if you are an image editor, the alpha channel, is very important to ensure that the image you are inserting into the document blends with it instead…

Often, the images that we want to place in the document are larger and don’t fit completely in the frame we want. InDesign offers tools to ensure that you are…