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Control panel: Character options
Control panel: Paragraph options
Control panel: Object options
Control panel: Table options
e Control panel is context-sensitive. e controls it displays
change depending on the currently selected object and tool. For
example, when an object is selected with the Selection tool, the
Control panel lets you scale, rotate, or ip it.
Document Layout palee | Pages panel
e Pages panel in InDesign is very similar to the Docu-
ment Layout palette in QuarkXPress, though the Pages
panel lets you display and manage your pages in a num-
ber of ways that QuarkXPress does not. For example,
InDesign shows thumbnails of each page.
Line | Path
Both programs let you create straight or Bezier-curved
lines (called paths in InDesign). You can place text or
pictures inside the boundary of these InDesign paths,
whether they are open paths or closed shapes.
Starburst tool
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Polygon tool
While QuarkXPress has a Starburst tool, InDesign has
a Polygon tool (paired with the Rectangular and Ellipse
tools in the Tools panel). Double-click the tool to set the
Number of Sides and Star Inset values.
Get Picture/Get Text; Import | Place
In QuarkXPress, you import text or graphics using
the Get Picture or Get Text features (called Import in
QuarkXPress  or later). InDesign lets you place graphics
and text with or without an existing frame. To place text
or graphics, choose File > Place, locate the le you want,
and click Open. If an empty frame is selected, the text
or graphics content will appear in it automatically. If no
frame is selected, you can click to create a frame and place
the content into it, or drag to create a frame of a spe-
cic size. For more information, see “Importing text and
graphics” on page 22.
Note that you can also place multiple les at the same
time in InDesign, which is a great time-saver.
Background color
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Fill
In QuarkXPress, you use the Modify dialog box or the
Colors panel to apply a background color or blend to
boxes. In InDesign, you ll objects by selecting the Fill
icon in the Tools panel or the Swatches panel, and then
selecting a color, tint, or gradient in the Swatches, Tools,
Color, or Gradient panel. You can also choose a color
from the Fill button in the Control panel.
You can change the ll color of any object—including
frames, selected text, and paths—to a solid color, a tint, a
gradient, or None (fully transparent). For more informa-
tion, see “Stroke and ll” on page 13.
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