Chapter 26. WORKING WITH OBJECTS IN INDESIGN

IN THIS CHAPTER

Creating Objects 600

Editing and Reshaping Objects 602

Transforming Objects 604

Applying Fill and Stroke 607

Grouping Objects 609

Using Object Libraries 610

Working with Object Effects 612

Understanding the Copy/Paste Options 616

Working with Compound Paths 616

Converting Shapes 617

Using Object Styles 617

Working with Snippets 619

After you have your document set up, you're ready to dig into InDesign in earnest. The program has an almost mind-boggling number of controls that you can use in the document creation process. The next step is learning how to use them.

In the next three chapters, you take a look at creating and working with various types of page elements. This chapter gives an overview of creating and modifying all types of objects. In Chapter 27, "Working with Type in InDesign," you explore text specifically, and then in Chapter 28, "Working with Graphics in InDesign," you look at various types of graphics.