create a new interface
you can adjust parameters such as page number, page alignment (left and right pages like books after being checked), vertical and horizontal, size, etc. Margins are the margins on the page. After creation, it can be readjusted in Layout → Margins and Columns.
page window
you can create a new page, drag and drop the order, delete the page, and so on in the page window panel. Double-click a page to enter it.
home page
a home page is a master page, and after adjusting the content on the home page, it will be directly applied to all ordinary pages. You can right-click to create a new home page. Drag the homepage to other pages to apply the contents of this homepage to this page. If you want to change an element set on the home page in a normal page, you can hold down ctrl+shift and drag the element.
page numbering
in the home page, after the text box is framed with the text tool, right-click and select Insert Special Character → Logo → Current Page Number (or ctrl+alt+shift+N) to complete all page coding. Right-click the page to set the page number style in Page Number and Chapter Options.
place (ctrl+D)
multiple materials can be placed at one time. If you click directly on the page, it is directly placed in the page with the original size of the material; You can also drag the box to customize the size.
Tip:
1. After determining the size of a picture, press and hold ALT to copy several copies, select the copy and put it into a new picture, and the new picture will have the same size.
2. after drawing a graph with the shape tool, you can put a picture in the graph to control its size. If you find that the picture doesn't fit the graphic at this time, you can right-click the picture and select Fit to adjust "Fill the frame in proportion (ctrl+ALT+shift+C)/" Fit the content in proportion "(ctrl+ALT+Shift+E)/" Identify and adjust the content "(ctrl+ALT+X)/" Make the frame fit the content "as needed.
3. The hierarchical relationship between pictures can be adjusted by right-clicking "Arrange".
select tool v: drag corners to control the display range of the material. Double-click the corner of the display range under this tool to make the display range the same size as the material itself; If you hold down ctrl and drag the corner, you can change the display range and the size of the material itself together; Holding down ctrl+shift and dragging the corners will change the display range and the size of the material itself at the same time according to the length-width ratio.
directly select tool a: drag corners to control the size of the material itself
freely transform tool e: freely transform the material itself
layers
You can create new layers in the layers window for easy management. In which layer the material is located, its border is displayed as the color of the layer. Double-click the layer to enter the layer options to set. If you want to put a material on another layer, select the material, and in the layer panel, drag and drop the rightmost color block to the color block area of another layer.
display performance
after selecting the material, right-click and click "display performance" to select "quick display" (basic display of outline)/"typical display" (normal display)/"high-quality display" (high-definition display, occupying more resources). Changes in display performance will not affect the printed product.
the shape tool M/L
can draw ellipses, rectangles, etc., and hold down ALT to draw shapes from the center to the periphery; Hold down shift to draw a perfect circle, square, etc. Click the page directly to customize the height and width to draw a graph.
the pen tool P
draws various curve paths. After drawing, you can use the direct selection tool to adjust the anchor point.
the scissors tool C
can cut the path.
Stroke window
You can change the stroke type, size and thickness of materials, paths and graphics
Style:
1. Object style (ctrl+F7): Select an adjusted material, and click New Style to create the same style as this material, which can be easily applied to other unadjusted materials.
2. Character style (shify+F11): Select an adjusted text (font, size, color, etc.) and click New Style to create the same text style, which can be easily applied to other texts that need to be adjusted.
3. Paragraph style (F11): The same is true.
text tool T
select the text tool and pull out the text box on the page to type. A red plus sign indicates that the text box is too small to display all the text, just widen the text box.
Steps to create a table of contents
1. Create your own paragraph style for each chapter and section
2. Create a paragraph style for the table of contents, double-click the paragraph style of the table of contents, and set the "leader" (that is, the connecting symbol between the chapter name and the page number) in Tabs
3. Select Layout → Table of Contents and add the settings.
4. Then click on the page to display the table of contents.
export (ctrl+E)
you can export the produced files to PDF, JPG and other formats. When exporting to JPG, each page will be exported as a separate picture.
Packaging
File → Packaging, that is, all materials and files will be integrated and packaged into a folder.