InDesign CS5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

12. Libraries and Snippets

In This Chapter:

Storing Items in a Library 316

Applying Library Items to a Page 318

Setting the Library Display 319

Searching and Sorting Libraries 320

Creating and Using Snippets 322

Back when I worked in advertising, I noticed that the art directors would stick little bits and pieces of type and logos on their mechanical board, drafting table, lamp, and wall. This made it easy to grab an often-used logo or piece of art to insert into a layout.

Similarly, when you work with electronic page layouts, you use certain elements over and over. For instance, if you’re working on a magazine, you might want to have a series of different-sized frames to hold frequently used ads.

Rather than copying and pasting the frames ...