CHAPTER 2
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Making the Switch from PageMaker to InDesign
Custom frames
A.
Applied to graphics frame
B.
Applied to text frame
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Use the Object > Fitting commands to center
the object within the frame, fit the content to
the frame, or fit the frame to the content.
For more information about paths and
frames, or about moving a graphics frame or
its content, see InDesign Help.
Using frames to design pages
Both PageMaker and InDesign let you design
pages using empty frames as placeholders for
text or graphics. In InDesign, you can draw
placeholder frames using the frame-drawing tools
in the toolbox. For example, a rectangle drawn
using the Rectangle tool does not include a
placeholder X, but a rectangle drawn using
the Rectangle Frame tool does include a
placeholder X.
Placeholder frames
A.
PageMaker
B.
InDesign
For more information about laying out pages
with frames, see InDesign Help.
In PageMaker, you can work with imported
graphics as stand-alone objects or place graphics
into frames. InDesign automatically adds frames
to graphics you import, so every imported graphic
has a frame. Like PageMaker, InDesign uses text
frames; however, InDesign text frames and text
placeholders use
ports,
rather than handles, to
show how text frames are threaded. (See “Working
with InDesign text frames” on page 27.)
Creating columns
In both PageMaker and InDesign, you can create
columns for text when you first set up your
document. Both programs let you change the
number of columns later, or manually adjust the
width of columns by dragging them in the
document window.
B
A
B
A
