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Working with type
Adobe InDesign CS4 Digital Classroom
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4 In the Tools panel, select the Type tool ( ). You will use the Type tool to create a new
text frame. Position your cursor along the left side of the page, where the left margin
guide and the  rst horizontal guide meet. Click and hold down, then drag down and to
the right, to the location where the right margin and the second horizontal guide meet.
Release the mouse button. A new text frame is created, and a cursor blinks in the top-left
corner of the new frame you have created.
Use the Type tool to create a new text frame. Most text needs to be placed within a frame.
5 Type Fending o the winter blues with cross-training. The text appears in the default
font and size. Keep the cursor within this text frame, and keep the Type tool selected.
6 In the panel docking area along the right side of the workspace, press the Paragraph
Styles button (
) to open the Paragraph Styles panel. Click to select the Heading style
from the list of available styles in the Paragraph Styles panel. The Heading style is applied
to the paragraph, which includes all the text within this frame.
Apply the paragraph style to the text.
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