Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
With InDesign, you can easily create tables, convert text to tables, or import tables from
other applications. Rich formatting options—including headers, footers, and alternating
row and column patterns—can be saved as table and cell styles.
Getting started
In this lesson, you'll work on a fictional college flyer designed to be attractive, easy to use,
and easy to revise. You'll convert text to a table, and then format the table using options in
the Table menu, Control panel, and the Table panel. The table will include header rows that
repeat when the table flows across multiple pages. Finally, you will create a table style and
a cell style so the formatting can be quickly and consistently applied to other tables.
Note
If you have not already downloaded the project files for this lesson to your
computer from your Account page, make sure to do so now. See “
Getting
1.
To ensure that the preference and default settings of your Adobe InDesign program
match those used in this lesson, move the InDesign Defaults file to a different
folder following the procedure in “
Saving and restoring the InDesign Defaults file
”
on page
3
.
2.
Start Adobe InDesign. To ensure that the panels and menu commands match those
used in this lesson, choose Window > Workspace > [Advanced], and then choose
Window > Workspace > Reset Advanced.
3.
Choose File > Open, and open the 11_Start.indd file, in the Lesson11 folder, loc-
ated inside the Lessons folder within the InDesignCIB folder on your hard disk. If
the Missing Fonts dialog box displays, click Sync Fonts.
4.
Choose File > Save As, name the file
11_Tables.indd
, and save it in the Lesson11
folder.
5.
To see what the finished document will look like, open the 11_End.indd file in the
same folder. You can leave this document open to act as a guide as you work.
When you're ready to resume working on the lesson document, click the
11_Tables.indd tab in the upper-left corner of the document window.
