(Some people call these right toolbar options palettes, but for some reason I’ve always called them fly-out menus because, well, they fly out when you click them.) If you don’t see the Character fly-out menu in your right toolbar, you can go to Window > Type > Character to toggle it on. My favorite place to format my text is in the Character fly-out menu in the right toolbar. Some basic tools for formatting text are found in the top toolbar, but only when your cursor is clicked inside the text box. Changing your font name, size, and spacing is one of the tools that can be found in multiple places. Formatting Text in InDesignĪn important thing to know about InDesign is that there are always multiple ways to do the same thing, so a lot of the buttons and menus that are overwhelming you right now, they’re mostly duplicates. Click and drag to draw the frame, and then you can start typing your text inside.ĭon’t worry, you’re not stuck with your frame size, you can adjust it from any side or from the corners even after you’ve added text to it. To do this, click the text tool in the left toolbar, or use the shortcut, the letter T on your keyboard. In other programs, you can just click once and start typing, but in InDesign you have to draw a frame (some people call it a text box) for your text to live inside. And if you’re the YouTube-type, click here to subscribe to my channel for more design tutorials and tips! Or keep reading for the notes from the video if you’re more of a read-to-learn type. Watch the tutorial below for basic run-through of adding and adjusting text and fonts in Adobe InDesign. My 3 favorite shortcuts for resizing anything in Adobe InDesign
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Here’s a roundup of some of the other beginner InDesign tutorials we’ve been covering: In this post + tutorial video below, you’ll learn the basics of adding and formatting text in Adobe InDesign, including adjusting fonts, changing font sizes, line spacing and resizing text frames. 🤓So I’m excited to kick off a series of basic, beginner InDesign tutorials to help you get started with the software even if you’re brand spankin’ new to it. As someone who uses Adobe InDesign almost everyday, I’ve come to realize that NOT everyone is as nerdy as me.
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