Switch back to your Type tool and click in the first text frame you created. If you want to see this link visually, choose Show Text Threads from the View menu. The second frame will be automatically threaded to the first frame. Switch back to the Selection tool (V), click the out port of the frame you just created, and drag out a new text frame on the next page. So grab your Type tool (T) and create a new text frame on the first page. Be sure to uncheck the Limit to Master Text Frames box in the Smart Text Reflow section and click OKįor smart text reflow to work, you’ll need to thread together at least two text frames on two separate pages. Open your Type preferences by choosing Type from the InDesign (PC: Edit)>Preferences menu. We want to use this feature on regular text frames, so we’ll need to make a change in our preferences.
InDesign CS4 defaults to only allowing smart text reflow on master page text frames. Choose Add Page from the Layout>Pages menu.Ģ CHANGE YOUR SMART TEXT REFLOW PREFERENCE So if you don’t already have a document open with at least two pages, go ahead and insert another page. In order to use smart text reflow you need at least two pages in your document. The next feature we’re going to look at is smart text reflow. When the spacing between your second and third images matches the spacing between your first and second images, your smart guides will kick in to let you know the spacing between all three is the same. The magic comes in when you drag your third image into position. (Note: You can select multiple images in Bridge and place them one by one without having to go back and forth between the two apps.) Now drag the middle image until you get the amount of spacing you want between it and the first image. Place a third image to the right of your first two images. Smart guides can also even out the spacing between multiple images. As you drag, smart guides will appear to let you know when the new frame is the exact same size as the first image. Back in InDesign, line up your cursor with the top-right corner of the first image that you placed and drag out the new frame. Select another image and choose File>Place>In InDesign. Click the Bridge button in the Control panel to go back to Bridge. Make sure you have smart guides turned on by choosing View>Guides & Grids. Now let’s take a look at the new smart guides in InDesign. This is a huge improvement! Deselect the frame by hitting Command-Shift-A (PC: Ctrl-Shift-A). However, in InDesign CS4 when you drag out a frame on the page, the frame will maintain the same proportions as the image. This will take you back to InDesign with a loaded cursor.Īt this point you could just click on the page and InDesign would dynamically create a new frame and place the image at 100% size. Navigate to the folder containing your images, select one image, and choose File>Place>In InDesign. Choose Browse from the File menu, which will switch to, or launch, Bridge. Although you can place images from the File menu in InDesign, it’s actually easier to do it from Adobe Bridge. To create a new document, choose New>Document from the File menu and accept the default settings. You can either work with an existing document or create a new one. We’re going to take a look at proportional placing first. InDesign is a page layout app, so anything that helps that process is a welcome addition, so let’s take a look at how CS4 will speed up your day-to-day work.
#ADOBE INDESIGN CS4 TUTORIAL UPDATE#
Every now and then an app gets an update that really impacts your daily routine, and I’m happy to say that InDesign CS4 has some new-and-improved features that will do just that.
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