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Lesson 4 Use Libraries INDESIGN 6-33 Add a library object to a document 1. Open ID 6-2.indd, click Fix Links Automatically, navigate to the Missing Graphic folder to locate Red 1.psd, open Red 1.psd, click No in the Warning dialog box regarding text edits, then save the file as Library Test. TIP Do not be concerned if some of the files show the Linked File is Modified icon in the Links palette. 2. Drag Dog Layer.psd from the Min-Pin Library palette onto the document page. 3. Display the Links palette (if necessary). Dog Layer.psd is listed in the Links palette. 4. Center the graphic on the page, display the Text Wrap palette, then click the Wrap around object shape button (if necessary). 5. Type .5 in the Top Offset text box in the Text Wrap palette. 6. Click the Type list arrow in the Contour Options section of the Text Wrap palette, then click Detect Edges, if necessary. 7. Deselect all, switch to Preview (if necessary), then compare your document to Figure 45. 8. Save your work, then close Library Test. You dragged a graphic from the Min-Pin Library to the Library Test document. FIGURE 45 Placing an image from the Min-Pin Library CHAPTER SUMMARY CHAPTER SUMMARY In this chapter, you explored the many issues involved with working with placed graphics. First, you explored the Links palette to learn its symbols and how it works. You learned how to identify and update missing and modified files, and you learned the issues involved with updated placed text files. Next, you focused on the graphics them- selves. You learned the difference between vector graphics and bitmap graphics, then you studied resolution issues with bitmap graphics. You learned how to manipulate bitmap graphics in InDesign—how to remove a white background, how to load alpha channels, and how to load a clipping path. Finally, you learned how to work with Libraries and how to use them as a handy resource for storing files that you use often. You also got a brief overview of Adobe Bridge. What You Have Learned • An understanding of preview files • How to use the Links palette • How to use the Link Information dialog box • Managing links to placed graphics • How to update missing and modified files • How to manage links to placed text files • An understanding of vector graphics • How to place vector graphics • How to choose the default display performance • An understanding of bitmap graphics • An understanding of image resolution • How to remove a white background from a placed graphic • How to load alpha channels in InDesign • How to load a clipping path in InDesign • How to work with Libraries Key Terms Alpha channel Selections made in Photoshop that have been saved with a descriptive name. Bitmap images Images that consist of pixels created in a program such as Adobe Photoshop. They can also be digital pho- tos. Anything that has been scanned is a bitmap image. Clipping path A graphic that you draw in Photoshop that outlines the areas of the image that you want to show when the file is placed in a layout program like InDesign. Pixels A rectangular grid of colored squares used to create bitmap graphics. Resolution independent Graphics professionals refer to vector graphics as being resolution independent because they are not made of pixels and therefore have no resolution issues. Silhouette A selection you make in Photoshop using selection tools, such as the Pen Tool. Vector graphics Usually illustrations created in and imported from drawing programs like Adobe Illustrator. INDESIGN 6-34 Placing and Linking Graphics [...]... segments Corner point joining one straight and one curved segment Corner point joining two curved segments – note the direction lines Smooth point Direction lines Lesson 1 Use the Pen Tool Direction handles INDESIGN 7-7 The Convert Direction Point Tool can also be used to change corner points to smooth points and smooth points to corner points To convert a corner point to a smooth point, click the Convert... smooth point to a corner point Dragging direction line converts smooth point to corner point Corner point Smooth point Smooth point converted to a corner point Corner point converted to a smooth point INDESIGN 7-8 Convert Anchor Point Tool being used to create new direction lines Creating Graphics Create straight segments 1 Open ID 7-1.indd, then save it as Halloween Witch 2 Click View on the menu bar,... hold [Shift], then click point 2 9 Release [Shift], bypass point 3, then click point 4, so that your screen resembles Figure 8 You created straight segments with the Pen Tool Lesson 1 Use the Pen Tool INDESIGN 7-9 Add an anchor point to a path FIGURE 9 Repositioning the added anchor point 1 Position the Pen Tool pointer over the path between point 2 and point 4 TIP When the Pen Tool pointer is positioned... order to draw the next segment Direction line dragged out from point 5 You added an anchor point to the path, then repositioned it You then reconnected to the path, which allowed you to continue drawing INDESIGN 7-10 Creating Graphics Create curved segments FIGURE 11 Viewing four curved segments 1 Position the Pen Tool pointer over point 6, then click and drag a direction line to the next yellow star... anchor point, manipulating the path between points 9 and 10 also repositions the path between points 8 and 9 3 Click Edit on the menu bar, then click Undo Modify Path (continued) Lesson 1 Use the Pen Tool INDESIGN 7-11 . drawing programs like Adobe Illustrator. INDESIGN 6-34 Placing and Linking Graphics