Adobe InDesign question.
May 22, 2004 4:15 AM Subscribe
Adobe InDesign question.
I'm having to learn Adobe InDesign 3.0 ("CS") for use at work. Is there a "Snap to objects" option? It doesn't appear so. The closest thing I can find it to create my own "guides", but even this is awkward. I have to create one, and then line it up with an existing object manually by copying the coordinate from the object and then pasting it back into the position of the guide.
Is there a better way?
I'm having to learn Adobe InDesign 3.0 ("CS") for use at work. Is there a "Snap to objects" option? It doesn't appear so. The closest thing I can find it to create my own "guides", but even this is awkward. I have to create one, and then line it up with an existing object manually by copying the coordinate from the object and then pasting it back into the position of the guide.
Is there a better way?
There is no "snap to objects" feature. You can use the Align palette (from the Window menu) to align objects to each other.
By the way, the online help system for all the CS products is really great: browser-based, very detailed, and fully searchable.
posted by jjg at 10:52 AM on May 22, 2004
By the way, the online help system for all the CS products is really great: browser-based, very detailed, and fully searchable.
posted by jjg at 10:52 AM on May 22, 2004
The Acrobat 6.0 help is in PDF. This annoys me to no end.
posted by nathan_teske at 11:24 AM on May 22, 2004
posted by nathan_teske at 11:24 AM on May 22, 2004
As jjg mentioned, your best bet it to use the align tool. One thing to remember: aligning two objects to a certain direction (top, left, right, bottom) will only move the object furthest from the direction. In other words, if you have two text boxes, and want to align the left edges, the object that is more to the right will be the one that moves. If you are top-aligning objects, the object that's further down will move up.
This is can be frustrating if you want to align two objects, say, left-alignment, but want to align to the object that's on the right side of the page. Just doing a "align-right" won't work exactly -- it will align the right edges, not the left edges, which may not be what you want.
The simplest way to get around this is to lock the object you want to align things to. Then everything works properly.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 12:18 PM on May 22, 2004
This is can be frustrating if you want to align two objects, say, left-alignment, but want to align to the object that's on the right side of the page. Just doing a "align-right" won't work exactly -- it will align the right edges, not the left edges, which may not be what you want.
The simplest way to get around this is to lock the object you want to align things to. Then everything works properly.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 12:18 PM on May 22, 2004
Or, even easier, just pull the other object to the right of the object you're aligning to, then align left.
posted by jjg at 12:31 PM on May 22, 2004
posted by jjg at 12:31 PM on May 22, 2004
align is good. i also only design using grids and the grid snap on. i find it's easier to make alignments that way, and to connect objects as well.
posted by grimley at 1:48 PM on May 22, 2004
posted by grimley at 1:48 PM on May 22, 2004
Or, even easier, just pull the other object to the right of the object you're aligning to, then align left.
/me smacks forehead.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:21 PM on May 22, 2004
/me smacks forehead.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:21 PM on May 22, 2004
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posted by mdeatherage at 10:06 AM on May 22, 2004