Datasheet

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Part I: Before You Begin
Discovering the Document Window
In InDesign, you spend lots of time working in document windows — the
“containers” for your documents. Each document, regardless of its size, is
contained within its own document window.
The best way to get familiar with the InDesign document window is by
opening a blank document. Simply choosing File➪New➪Document (Ô+N or
Ctrl+N) and clicking OK opens a new document window. Don’t worry about
the settings for now — just explore.
Figure 1-1 shows all the standard elements of a new document window. I
won’t bore you by covering interface elements that are standard to all pro-
grams. Instead, the rest of this section focuses on InDesign-specific elements.
Menus
Rulers
Page controls
Application frame
Pasteboard
Document window
Document page
Resize corner
Scroll bars
Panel
groups
Panels
Main dock
Applications bar
Zero point Control panel
Tools panel
Document tab and title
Figure 1-1:
The
document
window is
where you
work on
documents.