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Working with graphics

33Lesson 1, InDesign CS4 Essential Skills

10 Choose the Selection tool and click on the spinnews logo at the top of page 1. You

cannot currently select it because the layer is locked.

11 Unlock the layer by clicking on the padlock icon ( ) immediately to the left of the

Graphics layer, then select the spinnews logo using the Selection tool. You can now

select the image. Now that the layer is unlocked, it can be selected and moved. If you

accidentally select the wrong object, choose Edit > Deselect All or if you accidentally

move an object, choose Edit > Undo to return it to the original location.

Locking a layer prevents all items on that layer from being selected. You can use this to organize

your layout as you construct your documents. For example, you can create a layer that contains

all the guides for your document. This provides another method of hiding and showing your

guides quickly.

Applying e ects

You can use InDesign to apply special e ects to images or objects in your layout. These e ects

can save you time, as you do not need to use another program, like Photoshop, to achieve some

common e ects. E ects allow you to alter the appearance and transparency of objects and

images without destroying the original. You can remove or alter e ects after they have been

applied, and the original object or image is not modi ed. Some of the common e ects you can

apply using InDesign include Drop shadow, Bevel and Emboss, and Feathering. Next you will

apply an e ect to an object in this newsletter.

1 Navigate to page 2 by using either the page drop-down menu in the lower-left corner of

the workspace or the Pages panel.

2 Using the Selection tool ( ), select the blue border in the upper-left corner of the page.

The border spans pages 2 and 3. As you discovered earlier, if the object were placed on a

locked layer, you would  rst need to unlock the layer before the object can be selected

and edited. This object should not be on a locked layer, so you should be able to select it

without di culty.

3 Press the E ects button ( ) in the panel docking area or choose Windows > E ects to

open the E ects panel. Remember, if you’ve changed workspaces, some of the panel

buttons may not be available. You may need to choose the Advanced workspace to see all

the panels, such as the E ects panel.

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