Today we are going to start basic InDesign training by taking an existing page and re-creating it so it looks like the original page created by an editor last year.
This is a spatial test, among other things. You should NOT change the dimensions of ANYTHING. All you have to do is to use the Black Arrow tool to move the objects around.
DO NOT change dimensions of ANYTHING
DO NOT grab the little white dots in the corners.
DO learn to see the little boxes in the background.
DO learn to see the pink/purple lines that act as the border.
DO learn to see the gutters.
DO learn that spacing matters.
DO notice how far apart objects are (hint those little boxes mean something)
BE PRECISE - everything will fit EXACTLY as the newspaper page you have in front of you. The objects are set up to do all the work for you - they will shift the text around, and they will fit just like a jigsaw puzzle.
For the first 15 minutes you are on your own - try to put the puzzle together. At the 15 minute mark - the leadership team and I will come around to help you figure it out.
Let's see how well you can do this.
Here is the link to the folder you need to DOWNLOAD to your desktop. I will walk you through the steps once you have the folder downloaded. We will open the file together:
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