Chapter 2: Working with Text and Text Frames

In This Chapter

check.png Understanding text and frames in a publication

check.png Adding and importing text

check.png Exploring text frame options

check.png Changing paragraph settings

check.png Editing with text editors and spell checking

check.png Working with tables

check.png Creating and editing text on a path

Most of the documents you create contain text, so it’s important to know how to format, style, and control text in your layouts. Text is made up of characters, and the characters are styled in specific fonts. If you want to find out more about fonts and typefaces, check out Book I, Chapter 6.

This chapter explains how to create, edit, and style text by using InDesign. You get started by editing and manipulating text placed inside text frames — containers on the page that hold text content. The most ...

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