Adobe® InDesign® CS6 on Demand

4. Working with Text

What You’ll Do

Use Type Tools

Create Type and Path Type

Import and Flow Text

Work with Overflow Text

Use Smart Text Reflow

Type and Select Text

Edit Text with Autocorrect

Copy and Move Text

Change Fonts and Font Size

Change Text Leading, Kerning, and Tracking

Scale and Skew Text

Align, Indent, and Space Paragraphs

Create a Drop Cap

Apply a Paragraph Rule

Set Tabs

Work with Glyphs

Insert Special Text Characters

Set Text Frame Options

Create Columns

Wrap Text Around an Object

Create Type Outlines

Add Page Numbers to Continued Text

Introduction

InDesign comes with two main type tools: Type and Type on a Path. The Type tool allows you to create a rectangle text frame where you can store text in your document, while the Type ...