Using the Design Checker

The Design Checker is another great tool for helping you fine-tune your publication. The Design Checker actually looks at the design elements and objects in your publication and helps you find empty frames , improperly proportioned pictures, font problems (such as too many fonts), and other design problems. The Design Checker also offers you help when it identifies a potential design problem.

To use the Design Checker, follow these steps:

1. Select the Tools menu, and then select Design Checker . The Design Checker task appears.

2. In the Design Checker task pane, the design flaws found in the publication will be listed (see Figure 10.3).

   Figure 10.3. Use the Design Checker to check your publication for design flaws.

   

3. To go to the item that is listed as an error, click the item in the Design Checker list. The picture frame, text box, or other object will be selected on the appropriate publication page.

4. When you fix the error, it will disappear from the Design Checker list.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all the errors in the publication have been remedied.