Elance Adobe InDesign Test Answers
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What can you use In Design for?
Create chapter books
Create magazine layouts
Create newsletters
All of these
What do InDesign's default web settings
include?
Page sizes in Picas
Color mode in CMYK
Work space set to interactive
Page sizes in pixels
What is an .idml file for?
Saving a pantone color swatch palette.
Saving a mark-up file for proofing.
Saving a file for older versions of InDesign.
Saving a preflight profile.
What does the term layer mean?
A layer is the digital equivalent of transparent
sheets of film that are stacked on top of each other
A layer is the amount of color that is applied to
an object located inside of your document
A layer is a preference that can be changed in
InDesign
A layer is the outside of an object that can be
selected by holding down Shift while clicking
Unless using the text tool, clicking tab will:
Change to proofing mode
Hide all panels
Enable Overprint Preview
Enlarge the screen
What is a Paragraph Composer?
Evaluates multiple lines to determine the best possible
line breaks
Evaluates a font for printing
Evaluates the objects used in the layout
Evaluates only one line to determine the best
possible line breaks
Where would you go to adjust the vertical
justification of text?
Paths panel
Pathfinder panel
Text Wrap panel
Text Frame Options
True or False: If you want text to align to
the spine on a spread, you have to change the alignment on every text box
manually?
False
True
What key do you hold down while drawing a
shape to draw a perfect circle or square?
F8
Shift + Option
Cmd
Shift
Which of the following will make text to stand
out from the background?
all of the listed answers
shadow
stroke and fill
glow
If including a hyperlink in your document,
which is the correct destination?
any fle
self
.indd file
URL
How is text aligned when flush left is
selected?
Aligns text with a half inch margin
Text is black
Aligns text to left margin
None of these
What is a stroke?
The point at which a gradient fill changes from one
color to the next
The area around your document board
The technical name for color swatches
The outline of a path, image or character
What is the definition of a font?
characters that are consonants
none of these
a complete character set of particular type design
characters that are only vowels
Types of hyperlinks you can create within
InDesign include
Bookmarks
A page destination within the same document
All of these
A link to another PDF document
To send an object to the back of a document,
what tool would you use?
Transform
Align
Arrange
Pathfinder
Which of the following is one way to insert a
high resolution graphic into InDesign?
You cannot use photos
File/Place the graphic
Frame tool
Copy/Past the graphic
InDesign easily integrates with:
All of these
Illustrator
Photoshop
Flash
What feature allows you to place the same
design element on every page in your document?
Persistent Art Palette
Frame Background
Figure Pages
Master Pages
Which of the following are ways in which you
can adjust the InDesign Tool panel?
Make it vertical or horizontal
Show or hide it through the Window menu
All of these
Make it one or two columns wide
How do you add a page in a layout?
File>Open
none of these
Layout>Pages>Add Page
Layout>Pages
Newer versions of InDesign offer the ability
to build interactive layouts including the addition of...
buttons and hyperlinks
video and sound files
page transitions
All of these
Which of the following must be included with
an InDesign document when the document is sent to a printer?
All of these
Documents
Fonts
Linked images
Which of the following appears in the color
control palette when type is selected?
leading
all of these
font name
font size
InDesign is what type of application?
word processor
digital painting
layout
photo manipulation
What is the keyboard shortcut to create a new
document on a MAC?
shift + F3 + M
command + D
command + N
option + M
What is Preflight?
Checks the colors used in the file
All of these
Confirms all fonts used in a file are available for
printing
Confirms all graphics used in a file are available
for printing
Where can you apply a "Basic
Feather" on a photo?
Under Object, Content
Under Format
Under Object, Fitting
Under Object, Effects
Which of the following file formats are used
for importing graphics?
.eps
.tif
.ai
all of these
Of these, which are Facing Pages typically
used for?
One page ads
Web page layout
Book and magazine layout
Letterhead layout
When saving a document, which extension does
the document save as?
.indd
.in
.doc
.jpg
Paragraph Styles:
Format with a click
Make it easy and quick to change styles
Ensure consistency
All of these
What is the name of the temporary storage area
for text and graphics?
desktop
text box
graphics box
clipboard
What do "Object Styles" do?
Format Text
Format Characters
Format Page
Format Graphics and Frames
Can you apply "opacity" to objects
in InDesign?
No, the feature is not available.
Yes, opacity is available
What does an object style allow you to do?
Update formatting to graphics, text, and frames
Speed up tedious production tasks
All of these
Update formatting attributes
What does CMYK stand for?
Coral Magenta Yellow Kerning
Cyan Maroon Yellow Black
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
Cyan Magenta Yellow Kryan
InDesign provides a shortcut editor in which
you can view and generate a list of all shortcuts, and edit or create your own
shortcuts.
True
False
A master page can be created from...
All of these
An existing spread
An existing page
Scratch
An existing master page
The Application Bar includes:
All of these
Screen mode options such as Normal and Preview
Zoom level
View options such as guides and rulers
What does the term bleed mean?
The space between paragraphs in text
Text or art that extends beyond the trim page
boundaries
The area between columns of text
The color of overlapping images on your document
When creating a book which of the following
file extensions is used?
.fla
.eps
.ai
.indb
When using the pencil tool, drawing a line,
what is at each end of the line?
dots
bullets
two stars
Anchor points
What is the space between two columns called?
column
gutter
edge
border
Process colors use 4 standard inks, what are
they?
Just Black and Tints
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black
Cyan Magenta, Green and Black
Cyan, Magenta, Tan and Black
What is the first step in adding a border to a
graphics frame?
copy & paste
hand tool
copy
Selection Tool
What does the term "bleed" in
InDesign refer to?
An image which extends off the document page
The use of a predominantly red color scheme
White type against a dark background
The opacity of graphics
Intermixing colors
What file formats can be exported from
indesign?
jpg
eps
All of these
print pdf
interactive pdf
InDesign supports which of the following file
formats?
EPS and PDF
TIFF, JPEG, and GIF
.ai and .psd
All of these
The display performance has which of the
following options?
high quality
typical
fast
all of these
Which tool would be used to draw an oval?
Magic Wand
Rectangle tool
All of these
Ellipse tool
What are object libraries used for?
To store and organize graphics, texts and pages you
frequently use
To store and organize your books
To store and organize all your fonts
How many layers can you have in InDesign?
10
25
35
Depends how much RAM is available
Which of the following can be imported
directly into InDesign?
HTML
CSV data
Text from Microsoft Word
All of these
Which tool would you select to format text?
Direct Select tool
Type tool
Select tool
Pen tool
What three colors make up the visible light
spectrum?
CMY
CMYK
RIP
RGB
What is another name for wide horizontal page
orientation?
horizontal orientaion
landscape orientation
vertical orientation
portrait orientation
What is XML?
Exisiting management layout
Export more language
Export many layouts
Extensible Markup Language
Basic shapes that may be drawn in InDesign
include:
Rectangles and squares
All of these
Polygons including stars
Ellipses and circles
Why should you use the Package command?
To send a copy of linked items and graphics
All of these
For printing instructions
Copies of fonts used within the document
Page numbering can...
All of these
include a prefix such as "Index"
start at the beginning of any new section
be numerals, roman numerals, letters
How do you wrap text around an graphic?
Create a text box above and below the graphic
Object/content/text
Windows/type and tables/cell styles
Window/Text Wrap. In the text wrap panel, select
your wrap style
What does Landscape Orientation mean?
The document should be used for web, not print
layout
The page width is greater than its height
A horizon line will automatically appear on each
page
The page height is greater than its width
What is the file extension of a raw InDesign
file?
.id
.indd
.idf
None of the Above
Where can you find master pages?
.indd file
file
pages panel
layers panel
In which pallette can kerning be adjusted?
color pallette
font pallette
none of these
character pallette
what is the basic method for selecting any
object ?
All of these
text tool
pen tool
Selection Tool
What is the definition of kerning?
space between two sentences
the space between two words
space between two characters
none of these
The Swatches panel in InDesign is used to...
create tints
fill and stroke objects
store colors
All of these
InDesign's MiniBridge is used to...
access images on your hard drive
adjust column widths
draw frames that span multiple columns
thread text among frames
How many master pages can you create in a
single document?
There is no limit
50
1
0
Which tool do you use to place page numbers on
each page of a master page?
type tool
direct select
select
pen
In what window is the Ignore Text Wrap Option
Layout: Margins and Columns
Object: Text Frame Option: Ignore Text Wrap
Type: Glyphs
View: Extras
Object: Content
How do you view a layout in In Design at
full-resolution?
View/100%
There is no option
View/Display Performance/High Quality Display
Adjust your monitor
To view all keyboard shortcuts, choose:
Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts
Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials
Window > Workspace > Show Full Menus
What does RIP stand for?
Rest In Piece
Real Image Processor
Revert Image Process
Raster Image Processor
What effect fades out images on a gradient?
Feather
Compound paths
Corner Effects
Overprinting
What is a nested style ideal for?
All of these
Drop Caps
Creating run-in headings
Structured paragraphs
What does the term spread mean?
A set of pages that the reader sees all at once
The distance between objects in your document
The chronological order that appears in text books
A term for enlarging objects along a horizontal
axis
Graphics you place in your document may appear
pixelated, fuzzy, or grainy. In most cases, it’s because
The images are old.
InDesign displays images in low-resolution by
default to improve performance.
Too many documents are open at once.
The images are of poor quality.
What does the term Frame refer to in InDesign?
The workspace outside the printing area of a page
The boxes which hold text and images
The underlying grid used for alignment of items
What does InDesign do as Desktop Publishing
software?
Saves the files as a jpeg
None of these
Assembles text and graphics in a layout
Converts the file text to images
What item(s) can you specify when you
synchronize documents in a book?
All of these
Variables
Styles
Master Pages
Trap Presets
What do you need to do before an InDesign CS3
layout can be exported as XML?
All objects must be tagged
The sequence of the XML tags must be verified in
the Structure pane
All of these
Element tags must be created and loaded
To enlarge an object in InDesign, select it
and then use which tool?
Image Size
Grow
Scale
Zoom
In typography, a __________ is a set of
characters that share common design features.
Serif font
Fontface
Typeface
Sans-serif font
When adding a footnote to a document, which
menu must you choose to insert the footnote?
Type>Insert Footnote
File>Open
File>Insert Footnote
Type
What are smart guides?
Borders around a page
None of these
Lines used to help line up objects
Grids in the background
Which key would you press to begin a new
paragraph?
Shift
F8
Tab
Enter
Can you export a table from another program
for use in InDesign?
None of the Above
Sometimes
No
Yes
Where is the Bring to Front command found?
none of these
Object Menu
text box
Color palette
When working with "Transparency,"
what do you usually need to do to save or import?
Apply color to it
Make the image smaller
Re-draw the image
Flatten the image
What is the definition of a drop cap?
none of these
a black letter
an spelling error at the beginning of a sentence
enlarged letter at the beginning of a story
Before creating a table of contents you must:
Verify that all documents are listed in the correct
order.
All of these
Verify that the book list is complete.
Verify that all headings have been formatted with
the appropriate paragraph styles.
A time saving way to change one word for
another throughout an InDesign document is to use
Edit>InCopy
Object>Transform Again
Find/Change…
Type>Find Font
How do you select a single word with the Type
tool?
Quadrupal click anywhere in the word.
Triple click anywhere in the word.
Click anywhere in the word.
Quintuple click anywhere in the word.
Double click anywhere in the word.
What are process colors?
colors made up of RGB
transparent color swatches
specially mixed inks
colors made up of CMYK
Color system manufacturer, Pantone, creates
standardized colors for communicating color information across applications and
processes. In InDesign, collections of these standardized colors are called
color __________.
Libraries
Harmonies
Indexes
Families
To constrain the movement of an object in
InDesign, select it with the Selection Tool and then hold down which key as you
drag it?
Option (Mac) or Alt (Win)
Function
Command (Mac) or Control (Win)
Shift
What do the terms child and parent mean when
working with master pages?
A child master page is used for specifying text
elements and parent is used for graphics only
A child master page contains only elements used for
children's books while the parent master contains all other information
A child master page is a term used for the pages at
the end of your document and parent is used for pages at the beginning
A child master page is based off of a parent page
and will change based on the settings of the parent
What does the bleed panel do?
It lets you drip and smear paint to create marks.
It lets you specify printer marks and size of bleed
area.
All of these
It lets you specify the color and thickness of ink.
What is the "bleed" of a page?
Parts of the page that are not there
Parts of the page that are past the margins
The red area on your page
Parts of the art/text that extend past the page
boundary and will be trimmed after printing
What are the eight handles surrounding a frame
used for?
to resize the frame
to create a border
none of these
to contain the text
When adding an image to a page you need to
select from which drop down menu?
Layout
Table
Edit
File
Which of these techniques will remove all
effects from an object?
All of these
select Clear Effects in the Effects panel menu
click on the Clear Effects button in the Effects
panel
open the Effects dialog box and unselect all of the
check marks
select Clear Effects in the Object > Effects
menu
Which file format can import semi-
transparency into InDesign?
WBMP
JPG
GIF
PNG
The preflight panel in InDesign
Alerts users to problems with text, color mode and
resolution of placed graphics etc.
Resides at the bottom of the document window
Is "live" in recent versions
All of these
What type of tool is the rotate tool?
spin tool
none of these
flip tool
transform tool
Which of the following is a reason that an
image in InDesign may look low resolution/pixelated?
The link to the original image has been broken
The display performance is set to Fast or Typical
The original image was too low in resolution
All of these
Can you stop the InDesign Welcome screen from
opening when you start the program?
No.
Yes.
Maybe.
Which would a Master Page most likely be used
for?
To apply a logo and header information that appears
on every page throughout the document.
To mark the start of each major section of a
document.
To design the cover page to the document.
To group together all the subsequent pages in a
section of the document for organization and planning.
To line up the left side of multiple frames on
a page, use...
the Distribute panel
the Pathfinder panel
Object>Arrange
the Align panel
Can you see guidelines if you are in preview
mode?
Yes
Sometimes
No
When you are color separating artwork, what
are you doing?
Dividing your work into CMYK
Taking the color and putting it next to Black
Colorizing your work
Putting the work into layers
To save an InDesign file as a PDF, select
Edit>Save as PDF
File>Save As…
File>Export
File>Import
How do you place an image into InDesign?
File>Import
Copy & Paste
via Adobe Bridge
File>Place OR Cmd + D
To create a soft return where text drops down
to the next line without creating an new paragraph, do which of the following?
Command + \ (Mac) or Control + \ (Win)
Command + Enter (Mac) or Control + Enter (Win)
Option + Enter (Mac) or Alt + Enter (Win)
Shift + Enter
When trouble-shooting text, it's helpful to be
able to "see" where paragraph returns, tabs etc. have been placed.
How do you make these characters visible in InDesign?
View>Screen Mode>Slugs
Type>Show Hidden Characters
Type>Character Styles
View>Overprint Preview
What is the keystroke for Type tool on both
Windows and MAC?
Shift + T
T
Option + T
P
How do you move a chapter file in a book?
You cannot move chapters, only pages
Copy and paste to the desired area
Select Book panel and drag it up or down
Use the selection tool
What happens when you single-click inside a
paragraph using the Type tool?
You select (highlight) an entire word that will be
replaced when you type.
You select (highlight) all of the paragraphs and
text in the text box.
You select (highlight) an entire line of text that
will be replaced when you type.
You place an insertion point at that spot in the
text.
You select (highlight) an entire paragraph of text
that will be replaced when you type.
How do you keep your layout organized?
Use layers
Use table options
Use multiple documents
Use frames
What are hidden characters?
Non-printing symbols that represent spaces,
returns, etc.
Layers whose visibility have been turned off.
Objects outside of the trim area.
The hidden area of an image in a picture frame.
A way to resize a graphic without risking
distortion is to
Use the Free Transform tool to drag a corner of the
frame
Hold down the shift key as you drag a corner
outward
Use the Direct Select Tool to drag a corner of a
frame
Use Object Fitting>Fit Content to Frame
Which of the following is/are true about
Unconditional and Conditional Text?
Unconditional text is always visible.
All text is unconditional until selected and
changed.
Conditional text lets you store two or more
versions of text within one document.
All of the answers are true.
What does the term object mean?
An object can only be a vector shape
An object is anything independent of a page
An object can only be a text box
An object can only be a placed graphic
What does the Single-line Composer do?
Evaluates the objects used in the layout
Evaluates only one line to determine the best
possible line breaks
Evaluates the fonts used
Evaluates multiple lines to determine the best
possible line breaks
To mask portions of an image imported from
Photoshop:
Image portions cannot be masked in InDesign
Use only JPEGs which support transparency
Select Object > Clipping Path or alpha channel
Use the Eraser Tool on the background
When placing raster images from Photoshop into
InDesign, which command retains all of the original data always?
Insert > Photo
Copy and Paste
Any of these
File > Place
True or False:In recent versions of InDesign,
you can place an InDesign document inside another one.
True
False
How does InDesign CS5 integrate with other
Adobe products?
It doesn't
InDesign integrates only with Photoshop
InDesign shares a common user interface, but
nothing else
It shares a common user interface and logic
The color Paper in the Swatches panel is...
100% K
transparent
opaque white, by default
not modifiable
What is the Mac keyboard shortcut for group?
G
Cmd + G
Option +G
Shift + G
In which palette can leading be adjusted?
None of these
Font palette
Character palette
Color palette
To place a copied item from the clipboard to
the same location as the original item that was copied choose
All of these
Edit>Paste
Edit>Paste in Place
Edit>Paste Into
Which of the following is true by default for
images placed in InDesign?
They are automatically embedded into the document
Any layers they contain are flattened
They are linked to the document
They change to match the color mode of the document
What is the benefit of using a master page?
Provides consistency throughout the layout
There is no benefit
Alerts you of any problems with printing
In order to prepare an InDesign document for
commercial printing, which command can be used to collect all files in one
folder?
Package
Export
Wrap
Collect for Output
What is the little round icon you see when you
hover over an image?
Content Grabber
hover thing
donut
icon grabber
What do you call the invisible line on which
letters without descenders rest?
Text Line
Bottom Line
Grid
Baseline
Flow Line
What's the difference between kerning and
tracking?
Kerning adjusts the space between two characters
and tracking adjusts the space between more than two characters
Kerning adjusts the space between more than two characters
and tracking adjusts the space between only two characters
Kerning deals with serif fonts, tracking is used
for sans serif
Kerning provides space above your paragraph and
tracking provides space below the paragraph
What is the definition of point of origin?
the beginning of a sentence
location on object from which a transform is
executed
beginning of a paragraph
none of these
If you wish to make copies of an object on the
page, you could use
The Step & Repeat dialog box
Command + Option (Mac) or Control + Alt (Win), and
drag
Edit>Copy and Edit>Paste
All of these
Updates for InDesign can be found under which
menu?
Object
Help
Edit
Window
What happens when you hold shift with the pen
tool?
lines are dotted
lines are invisible
lines are kept at 45 or 90 degrees
none of these
How do you select an object in a group?
Use the Pen tool
Use the Direct Selection tool
Use the Scissors tool
Use the Selection tool
Which of the following characteristics does
not belong to web design?
RGB color mode
Spot varnish
Pixel ratio
Hexadecimal color values
Color saturation
What are Ruler Guides used for?
none of these
measure paper size
align text with each other
as guides to place objects
In the program InDesign, what are the
dimensions in inches for a document set at page size "Tabloid"?
11" x 17"
12" x 18"
11" x 14"
8.5" x 11"
Which key when clicked will hide all panels?
shift
tab
space bar
F5
You may find additional special characters for
each font in which panel?
Glyphs
Extensions
Editorial
Character
What does the Master Text Frame option do?
Adds a text frame to the Master Page
Embeds all fonts used in your InDesign document for
exporting
Adds placeholder text to a the selected text frame
Is used for wrapping text around images
To access spot colors such as Pantone's
Solids...
build it in the Color Panel with CMYK values
use the Eyedropper tool and click on an imported
graphic containing the color
select New Color Swatch... from the Swatches panel
menu
convert any color to a Spot color with the Mini
Bridge Tool
When a graphic is selected, what color is the
outline?
It is the color assigned to the layer it is on
purple
red
black
To select a few scattered objects from a page
with many objects...
use the Direct Select Tool to marquee any portion
of desired objects
hold down the shift key as you click on the desired
objects
use the keyboard shortcut: Command + A (Mac) or
Control + A (Win)
hold down the Option/Alt key as you click on
desired objects
Which tool must you use to add a table to a
text frame?
Magnify
Select
Hand
Text
Can the contents of an individual page be
altered if a Master Page is applied to it, without affecting all the other
pages to which the master has been applied?
Not without copying and pasting the contents of the
original Master Page template into that page.
No
Yes, if "Override All Master Page Items"
is selected from the page's context menu.
Yes, by editing the original Master Page template.
What is the keystroke for choosing the Hand
tool on both Windows and MAC?
T
Shift + H
Option + H
H
What is the keyboard shortcut for the Zoom
tool?
shift+o
shift +z
z
o
To temporarily hide the Tool bar and all
panels click which key?
F3
View
Tab
Escape
What setting would you change to adjust the
vertical space between lines of text?
Alignment
Kerning
Tracking
Leading
How can you adjust the opacity of an object in
InDesign?
In the Effects panel
On the Levels panel
In Photoshop or Illustrator before it is placed in
InDesign
In the Tint field of the Swatches panel
The vertical space between lines is called:
Tracking
Leading
Height
Baselines
Kerning
Which of the following lists correct sizes for
letter, legal, and tabloid in inches?
8 x 11 / 8.5 x 14 / 12 x 18
8.5 x 11 / 8.5 x 15 / 11 x 17
8.5 x 11 / 8.5 x 14 / 12 x 18
8 x 10 / 8.5 x 14 / 11 x 17
8.5 x 11/ 8.5 x 14/ 11 x 17
Saving an InDesign file with the PDF preset of
"Smallest File Size" is appropriate for which destination?
On screen display
Printing proofs to an inkjet or laser printer
A high resolution offset press
All of these
By default, the thumbnails at the very top of
the Pages panel represent...
Master Pages
Layers higher up in the stacking order
Document Pages
Layers lower down in the stacking order
Which of the following would you do to create
a three page spread?
Drag an additional master page to the right hand
side of spread #1
Drag an additional master page to the left hand
side of spread #2
All of the listed answers.
Uncheck "Allow Document Pages to Shuffle"
and "Allow Selected Spread to Shuffle."
A spot color created for a spot varnish should
be set to______in order to avoid knocking out any element under the varnish.
Graphic
Unassigned Content
Nonprinting
Overprint Fill
Where would you go to apply a color to the
outer edge (stroke) of an object?
All of these
The Swatches panel
The Color panel
The Tool Bar
What types of fonts are automatically included
when using the Package command?
Only TrueType
All fonts used in the document
Only OpenType
No fonts are included
How do you change the display measurements of
your document?
Preferences > Guides and Pasteboard
Preferences > Units and Increments
File Document Setup > Rulers and Increments
File Document Setup > Guides and Pasteboard
Preferences > Grid
How do you change the default unit
measurements on rulers?
Edit > Preferences > Units &
Increments... and change the horizontal and vertical Ruler Units.
Edit > Preferences > Defaults... and change
the horizontal and vertical Ruler Units.
Edit > Preferences > Organization... and
change the horizontal and vertical Ruler Units.
Edit > Defaults > Units & Increments...
and change the horizontal and vertical Ruler Units.
View > Rulers > Units & Increments... and
change the horizontal and vertical Ruler Units.
In the new document dialogue box, what does
the intent drop down menu give options for?
Print or Web
Web only
Print only
Print & Other Programs
How do you quickly access the hand tool?
Option + S
Cmd + S
Hit the spacebar
Shift +H
Which of the following is not available as a
page ordering option?
Continue on next even page
Continue from previous library
Continue on next odd page
Continue from previous document
Create Outlines command allows you to...
create a thin border around a graphic element.
convert text to a compound path.
stroke selected text.
stroke selected object.
Which property of a frame cannot be
manipulated using mathematical equations?
Width and height
Rotation
Opacity
Scale
If you use File>Place… to import an
Illustrator object into InDesign
You are risking file printing errors as Copy &
Paste and Drag & Drop are not recommended between Illustrator and InDesign
You'll need to make any future modifications of
that object in Illustrator and use the Links panel to update the it in InDesign
You may use InDesign to modify that Illustrator
object
You won't be able to make future modifications to
it and will have to delete and replace it with new versions
Keyboard Increments are part of . . .?
Preferences panel
Document Presets
Print Presets
Document Setup
What is the keyboard shortcut to toggle
between Normal and Preview screen modes?
X
P
W
N
InDesign shows no errors on preflight but all
of your graphics appear as grey boxes with a black "X". What is the
cause?
You are importing a graphic that InDesign does not
support.
The images are too high resolution for your video
card.
You have your display performance set to "fast
display".
What needs to be created in order to create a
nested style?
A cell style and a paragraph style
Nothing
A character style and a paragraph style
An object style
To move an InDesign object very precisely, you
can change its X and Y position values. Which of the following is true about
this method?
The X value represents the object's vertical
distance from the upper left corner of the page
A short cut to access the Transform panel is to
double click the Free Transform Tool
You can change the X and Y values in either the
Control panel or the Transform panel
The default zero point of an InDesign page is its
center
True or False: InDesign CS5 can use
QuarkXpress and PageMaker keyboard shortcuts to make transition from these
programs easier.
False.
True.
By default, an InDesign document...
contains a single layer
merges all visible layers each time you close the
document
has one layer for all text and one layer for all
graphics
creates a new layer each time you paste or place an
object
Which of the following is NOT a Pantone Plus
color library offered in InDesign CS6?
Solid Saturated
Solid Coated
Solid Uncoated
Metallic Coated
What method of inserting graphics into a
document provides the highest level of support for resolution, file formats,
multipage PDF /INDD files, and color?
File > Import
Edit > Paste
All of these
File > Place
None of these
True or False: Spell Check is under the Edit
menu?
False
True
What value is leading typically measured as?
inches
points
picas
pixels
What is the quick key for "Preview"
mode?
V
M
K
W
P
An easy way to create a 45° straight line in
InDesign is by
Press and drag with the Pen Tool
Holding the Shift key while you drag with the Line
Tool
All of these
Holding the Option(Alt) tool as you drag with the
Pencil Tool
What is the the Adobe equivalent of Mail
Merge?
Data Import
Data Merge
Spreadsheet Data Input
Mail Merge
Why is CMS important between devices you are
using?
To help maintain and regulate colors
To keep your colors monochromatic
To Save the document properly
So the work flows properly
How could you set a text frame to ignore the
text wrap set on a nearby item?
Apply a greater text wrap value to the frame than
the object
Apply no text wrap to the frame
Check the Ignore text wrap box in Text Frame
Options
Change the stacking order of the two items
How could you select the content inside of a
frame for a photo?
Direct Selection Tool
Hand Tool
Edit > Select text
Selection Tool
Using the Gap Tool, you can adjust:
Spaces among multiple rows and columns of frames
The size of an image so that it completely fills
its frame
Tracking in justified text
The space between kerned letter pairs
To add a hyperlink to an interactive InDesign
PDF, you must
Designate a Source and a Destination
Add Start and Stop controllers
All of these
Select Up and Down states
What is the definition of a ligature?
None of these
A complete set of characters
Two glyphs combined to create a single glyph
Text that wraps around a graphic element
Automatic page numbering is:
Should never be be added on the Master Pages
All of these
Found under Type > Insert Special Character
Will not update if you add, delete or rearrange
pages in your document
How do you remove a single effect from an
object?
Select the effect in the Object panel and press Del
+ E
Select the object and open the Effects dialog box.
Then unselect the checkmark next to the effect you want to remove.
Select the effect in the Effects panel and press
the Clear Effect button in the Effects panel
Select the effect in the Effects panel and press
Clear Effect in the Effects panel menu
Select the effect in the Object panel and press
Clear Effect in the Objects > Effects menu.
When linking to a vector graphic, is it better
to place an EPS or AI file in InDesign?
AI
Both work fine
EPS
Neither, TIFFs
What are the shortcut keys to zoom in and out
of a document?
Cmd (Ctrl) + and Cmd (Ctrl) -
Shift + and Cmd (Ctrl) -
Shift + and Shift -
Cmd (Ctrl) + and Shift -
What is the keyboard shortcut for the Rotate
Tool?
Alt + R
Ctrl + E
E
R
Shift + R
When does an overset cell occur?
When the cell dimensions are too small for the
content
When using the text tool
When the cell dimensions are to big for the content
When the cell is broken
When creating a new InDesign document, what do
the "Intent" options include?
Bleed and Slug
Landscape or Portrait
Print or Web
Columns and Margins
What does a Round Join do?
None of these
Creates pointed corners that extend beyond the
endpoint when the miter’s length is within the miter limit.
Creates rounded corners that extend 1/2 the stroke
width beyond the endpoints.
Creates squared corners that abut the endpoints.
What is the keyboard shortcut to center a
picture in a frame?
E
Cmd + Shift + E
Shift + E
Cmd + E
How do you ignore the text wrap when placing
an image in a table?
Create new panel layer
Select Align Options
Select Options— Text Wrap— Select no text wrap option
Select Table—Text Frame Options— Ignore Text Wrap
When you drag a swatch to the trashcan icon,
what happens?
InDesign replaces the color with Black.
InDesign replaces the color with Paper.
InDesign asks what swatch you'd like to replace the
deleted swatch.
InDesign replaces the color with None.
What panel allows you to modify the horizontal
scale on a block of text?
pages
character
style
info
What is the keyboard shortcut to switch
between Normal View and Preview Mode?
Alt W
W
Cmd W
Shift W
Ctrl W
You should______ an image from a Photoshop
file into an InDesign file.
Always drag and drop
Never drag and drop
Copy and print
ICC Color profiles can be set for InDesign
using:
Photoshop
InDesign's preferences
All of the listed answers
Bridge
Which of the following is one way to create
guides in InDesign?
Layout/Ruler Guides
You cannot create guides
Draw lines
Layout/Create Guides
How do you change the display to highest
quality?
View->Display Mode->High Quality Display
File->Display Performance-> High Quality
Display
View->Screen Mode->High Quality Display
View->Display Performance-> High Quality
Display
Window->Display->High Quality Display
How can you use the Paste Board?
Store items you aren't using
Store copied items
To toggle an area of your document pasteable
To print a copy of all used items
InDesign tables...
are inserted in a rectangular graphic frame
are inserted in a text frame
are stand alone objects without a frame
cannot be built in InDesign but may be imported
from Excel
What is the term for the area outside the
boundaries of a document?
pasteboard
clipboard
none of these
white space
InDesign's Character Styles are designed to be
used to...
add effects such as drop shadows to objects .
format entire paragraphs of text.
format small chunks of text such as words and
phrases.
write or import CSS.
What typographic unit is half the width of an
em?
Pica
Pixel
Point
En
Cicero
Shearing an object in InDesign does which of
the following?
Crops it by using a clipping mask
Slants it along its horizontal axis
Crops it by using a smaller frame
Removes fuzzy, pixelated edges of imported photos
Drop shadows can be applied to objects by
selecting which of the following
All of these
The Fx button in the Effects panel
The Fx Button in the Control panel
Pressing Alt + Ctrl + M
Drop Shadow... from the Objects > Effects menu
What is the shortcut for automatic numbering
of the pages?
Alt+Shift+N
Ctrl+Shift+N
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
Ctrl+N
Alt+N
What does the term slug refer to?
The space between columns of text in your document
The area inside of an object that is currently
selected in your document
The outside margin of your document that allows for
graphics to be printed all the way to the edge
Extra area outside of your document, usually on the
bottom, that contains information about your document
What is the keyboard shortcut for show and
hide rulers?
Option / Alt + R
R
Shift + R
Ctrl / Cmd + R
____ will cause InDesign's preflight to flag
as a notification that there is a problem with the file.
The use of True Type fonts
The use of an incorrect color model
Lack of bleeds
Incorrect page margins
The Links panel:
Offers a list of online resources
Adds hyperlinks to the document
Flows text among multiple frames
Provides image meta-data
The Step and Repeat command can be used to:
Automatically reapply Paragraph Styles when
updating linked text files
Instantly create rows or columns of evenly spaced
duplicate objects
Repeat scripted actions across multiple documents
Load TOC Styles from other documents to build
new tables of contents with the same settings and formatting
When imposing a document for booklet printing,
the creep value...
is proportionally locked to sheet size
None of these
can leave the centerfold unadjusted, but move the
pages on the outer sheets away from the spine
is calculated by subtracting 1 from the total
number of sheets
A .idlk file is:
the largest possible file size.
generated when an InDesign file is opened.
an alternative format that you can open in multiple
Adobe programs.
Usually a spot color cannot be deleted
because. . .
spot colors cannot be deleted once created.
a placed image contains the spot color.
a replacement spot color has not been chosen.
What is the keyboard shortcut to bring an
object to front?
Command (Control) + [
Shift + ]
[
Shift + Command (Control) + ]
Shift + Command (control) + [
What is the short cut key to create outlines?
Shift + Control (Command) + O
Shift + O
Control (Command) + O
O
Alt + Control (Command) + O
The Convert Direction Point Tool is useful
for:
Changing the style of the Direct Select Tool from
the default to a custom cursor
Reversing the direction of text flow from right to
left
Converting corner anchor points to smooth anchor
points on a Bézier Curve
Swapping the tip and end points of an arrow
In which window do you check the ink limit of
your document?
Trap Presets
Attributes
Object Styles
Separations Preview
Flattener Preview
How can you "reach through" objects
to select items lower in the stacking order?
Change the view to outline mode
You can't reach through objects. You must move them
aside.
Use the Direct Select Tool
Command/Control click the top object several times
When you print your document, there seems to
be a white box around items that have drop shadows around them, but only where
the box intersects with text. What is going on?
You forgot to save your document as a PDF version
5.0 or higher so that it preserves the live transparency and layers when
printing to a non-postscript printer.
All of these could be causing this issue.
The color space of your drop shadow does not match
that of your text.
Overprinting or Simulate Overprinting has not been turned
on.
______ are gray and colored squares used for
measuring ink density.
Crop Marks
Bleed Marks
Registration Marks
Color Bars
What will be produced when clicking in two
different locations with the Pen tool?
A straight line (if shift is held)
All of these
Two Anchor Points
A Path Segment
From which file format can you export styles
to another document?
.pdf
.ascii
.xml
.indd
Which keyboard shortcut will allow you to
proportionally enlarge/reduce an image frame and its content by dragging one of
its corners?
Cmd / Ctrl + E
Shift + Alt
Shift + Cmd / Ctrl
Alt + Opt
How do you add a panel to a group?
Drag it
Cmd + P
Option + P
Copy & paste
What is the shortcut key for 'Rotate'?
R
Option + R
Shift + R
Shift + Option + R
Cmd + R
When printing, what ink mixture produces the
best results for a rich black
(cmyk) 0 0 0 100
(cmyk) 100 100 100 100
(cmyk) 60 40 40 100
(rgb) 0 0 0
To view a tool's shortcuts and modifier keys:
Go to Window > Utilities > Tool Hints, and
then select a tool
Select the tool in the Toolbox, then click Help
Shift-click the tool in the Toolbox
What is the keyboard equivalent for an EM
space
Comanc Shift N
Command Shift M
Command Option Shift M
Command Option X
Can you create different page sizes in one InDesign
document?
Yes, in the Pages menu.
Yes, under Document Setup
Yes, in the Preferences panel
No
Which of these commands is not available in
the transform window?
Perspective
Scale
Move
Rotate
Shear
To create a single guideline that spans a
two-page spread...
click and drag from the top ruler on to either page
choose: View>Show Document Grid
choose: View>Create Guides
Hold CMD / Ctrl and click and drag from the top
ruler on to the pasteboard
To create your own interactive buttons in
InDesign you must first...
use the Object States panel to assign an action to
the button
All of these
select the object you wish to use as a button and
then Choose Object>Interactive>Convert to Button
save the InDesign file as an .int
To resize an anchored object, which tool can
be used?
Direct Select Tool
Selection or Direct Selection Tool
Hand tool
How do you create a hyperlink?
Type>Hyperlink & Cross References>New
Hyperlink
Edit>Hyperlink
Type>Hyperlink
none of these
InDesign's search and replace tool includes
what powerful feature?
GREP (global regular expression print)
Automatic language translation
Regularization
Automatic hyphen insertion
Choose the _____ feature as one way to
determine transparency of a Photoshop file being placed on an InDesign page.
Matte value
Alpha channel
Layer mask
Filter effects
To replace a font with another font use...
Character panel
Change Case
Find Font
Find/Change
To properly add an image or graphic file in
InDesign you should almost always...
embed
copy and paste
link
All of the answers are correct.
Which of the following is/are true about
locked objects?
Locking an object prevents it from being accidently
moved
All of these
You can still select and modify the color of locked
objects
To lock an object select it and then choose
InDesign > Preferences > Lock Object
To apply an effect to text you must first...
select the text while holding the option key.
create a character style.
convert the text to a glyph.
open the character style panel.
select the text box with the direct selection
arrow.
How many colors are typically used to produce
magazine photographs?
4
256
8
none of these
What does a Butt Cap do?
Extends a line past the beginning and ending anchor
points by a distance equal to 1/2 of the width of the line.
None of these
Extends a line past the beginning and ending anchor
points radially by a radius equal to 1/2 the width of the line.
Ends a line flush with the beginning and ending
anchor points.
What does a Round Cap do?
None of these
Extends a line past the beginning and ending anchor
points radially by a radius equal to 1/2 the width of the line.
Ends a line flush with the beginning and ending
anchor points.
Extends a line past the beginning and ending anchor
points by a distance equal to 1/2 of the width of the line.
How can you quickly select an entire paragraph
of text in InDesign?
Click the text in the paragraph four times with the
Type Tool
Command (Mac) or Ctrl (Win) click the paragraph
Hold the shift key and click the first word in the
paragraph
Choose Edit > Select All
To create a custom baseline grid for a
particular text frame
View> Grids & Guides > customize
select text first, then click the align to baseline
icon in the paragraph style panel while holding the option key
Click the magnet icon in the control panel while
the Type tool is selected.
Preferences>Grids & Guides> baseline
Grid> custom
Object> Text Frame options> Baseline
options> Use custom baseline grid
If your text is selected as a black swatch,
but it's outputting in all four colors, what will fix it?
In Preferences, "Appearance of Black"
Under Type, "Output Black"
A setting in the swatch flyout panel
It's not my problem, it's the printer/prepress
people!
What does the RGB colorspace create when the
colors are mixed together in their maximum amounts?
Purple
White
Gray
Black
What does a Miter Join do?
Connects all endpoints in a closed loop (provided
the resulting line will not overlap itself)
Creates rounded corners that extend 1/2 the stroke
width beyond the endpoints.
None of these
Creates pointed corners that extend beyond the
endpoint when the miter’s length is within the miter limit.
Use the Tags panel to:
Create short notes containing document-specific
handling information
Organize commonly used Cell, Character, Object,
Paragraph, and Table Styles
Create, append, or clear metadata
Map XML tags to frames in an InDesign template
What does a nested style do?
Creates a character style that uses symbols
Overrides the paragraph style options
Applies certain formatting to specific areas of
text
Creates a paragraph style based on a character
style
What does a Projecting Cap do?
Ends a line flush with the beginning and ending
anchor points.
Extends a line past the beginning and ending anchor
points by a distance equal to 1/2 of the width of the line.
Extends a line that stops within 1/2 an inch before
both the beginning and ending anchor points.
None of these
What hot key will temporarily change the Pen
tool to the Convert Direction Point tool while drawing?
Space bar
Ctrl
Ctrl + C
Alt/option
Shift
How do you paste an object in place?
ctrl(cmd) + shift + v
ctrl(cmd) + shift + alt(option) + v
ctrl(cmd) + F
What's the shortcut to bold a font?
ctrl(cmd) + B
ctrl(cmd) + shift + B
opt + ctrl + B
ctrl(cmd) + F
Optical Margin Alignment controls_____.
the document's alignment of objects close to the
margins
left or right justification of text boxes
variations in margin width based on sheet number
whether punctuation marks and edges of letters hang
outside the text margins
What is listed in the Structure pane?
All of the styles used in a layout
All the tools available in InDesign
All the page numbers
All of the tagged objects used in a layout
True or False: InDesign is built on PageMaker.
True
False
You want to save a group of 10 special
characters from several different fonts that you frequently need to insert into
your InDesign file. Which feature will accomplish this without an external file?
Conditional Text
Find Fonts
Glyphs
Libraries
Character Styles
What is optical kerning based on ?
based on horizontal spacing
based on analysis of the shapes and letters
based on vertical spacing
based on font information
What is the keyboard shortcut for applying a
bullet point?
Alt / Opt + 8
Ctrl 8
Alt / Opt + &
Alt / Opt + 1
Alt / Opt + B
The Structure pane displays, in hierarchical
form, items in a document that have been marked with what?
None of these
XML tags
HTML tags
Meta tags
Which function is used to keep lines of text
together when flowing text on magazine columns?
Justification
Keep Options
Character Styles
Paragraph Styles
"Greeking" does what to text?
Renders a representation of the text without
showing the individual glyphs.
There is no such feature.
Converts the text to Greek letters.
Inserts the familiar "Lorem ipsum..."
text for temporary use in layouts.
Underlines words on screen that might be hard for
readers to understand.
Inserting a "Flush Space" will:
Align the paragraph flush towards the document
spine.
Add a small indent in the current paragraph.
Add a variable amount of space to the last line of
a fully justified paragraph.
Makes all spaces in the current paragraph
fixed-width.
Are InDesign scripts compatible with existing
PageMaker scripts?
Yes, as a PageMaker file
No
It depends on the computer
Which path type consists of a single open or
closed path?
Compound shapes
Objects
Compound paths
Simple paths
Lines
Under which menu would you adjust the
appearance of black?
Object > Effects
Object > Display Performance
Window > Color
Edit > Color Settings
Edit > Preferences
What is the shortcut for Text Frame Options?
Cmd + Ctrl + F
Alt + B
Cmd + B
Cmd + F
Which screen shows non printing marks?
zoom 200%
normal screen view
none of these
preview screen view
How do you select a line of text with the Type
tool?
Quadruple click anywhere in the line.
Quintuple click anywhere in the line.
Triple click anywhere in the line.
Click anywhere in the line.
Double click anywhere in the line.
The shortcut to hide an object on the page is?
Shift + 3
Ctrl / CMD + Y
Ctrl / CMD + ;
Alt + A
Ctrl / CMD + 3
What is the default auto-leading amount?
Single Spacing
120%
150%
Double Spacing
100%
To clear frame fitting options, you must:
Choose Object> Text frame options> Clear
frame
Choose Layout> Object> Release frame options
Choose Object> Fitting> Clear Frame Fitting
Options
Choose View> Frame Options> Clear
What can be done with the InDesign Scissors
Tool?
All of these
It slices through closed shapes
It slices pages to prepare them for a web page
It cuts paths
How do you select all of the text in a block
of text?
Click anywhere in the text block.
Double click anywhere in the text block.
Click next to the text box.
Quintuple click anywhere in the text block.
Triple click anywhere in the text block.
To change the typeface of text within the
context of your document, select the text and then:
None of these
Highlight the typeface name in the control panel
and press the up or down arrow
Either highlight in the control panel and press the
up or down arrow, OR use the drop down menu in the Character panel.
Hold the option key and press the up or down arrow
Use the drop down menu in the Character panel to change
the typeface.
Column and margin guides:
All of these
May be changed in File>Document Set Up…
Are non-printing, by default
Are not modifiable once set in the New Document
dialog box
When exporting a print PDF you cannot:
Use Slug area
Create automatic Bleed marks
Flatten transparency
Output "text as black"
What keyboard shortcut allows you to magnify
an area of an InDesign document?
Scale Tool
Eyedropper Tool
Command (Ctrl) + Space
View > Magnify command
What is the "target" layer?
A layer that has not yet been created
The workspace
The layer with the Pen icon in the layers panel
The layer with the bullseye on it
A plus sign next to a paragraph style
indicates that:
Local formatting has been applied
There is overset text
The selected text was imported without its original
formatting
The style is in use on multiple pages
What is the shortcut for the Gap Tool?
G
P
A
U
In order to retain transparency without
flattening, a file should be saved as a:
TIFF
PDF
None of these
JPG
Which keyboard shortcut allows you to toggle
between the Convert Direction Point tool and the Direct Selection tool?
Alt
Space bar
Option
Shift
Ctrl or Command
What happens by default to the bottom color
when you place one ink color over another?
Spread
Knock Out
Overprint
Choke
Trap
What is the keyboard shortcut to clear all
manual kerning and reset the tracking to 0?
Alt+Ctrl+M
Alt+Ctrl+T
Alt+Ctrl+Q
Shift+Ctrl+K
A CMYK print job requires a varnish only on a
big red letter X of a particular page. How can this be accomplished?
By assigning a spot color to the X.
By copying the X, pasting it in place and assigning
a spot color to it.
It cannot be done in InDesign.
By coping the X, pasting it in place and setting
the blending mode to multiply.
Creating a new swatch called "varnish"
and filling the X with it.
Where do you use a flush space?
With special characters at the beginning of the
paragraph
With special characters at the end of the paragraph
With special characters in the middle of the
paragraph
To modify the settings of a previously applied
effect you must first do what in the Effects dialog box?
Click on the checkbox next to the name fo the
effect to activate its settings.
Press the Fx button next to the effect name.
Click on the name of the effect to activate its
settings.
Select Global Light so all effects will use the
same light source.
What Page Size should you set for print
documents?
Number of pages in the document
Final trim size of paper
Page size plus bleed and slug allowance
Page size plus bleed allowance
Which of these is not a Corner Option?
Fancy
Inset
Inverse Beveled
Rounded
Inverse Rounded
An object's stroke is measured in...
Points
Whichever unit is selected in Preferences/Units
& Increments/ Other Units/Stroke.
Pixels
Millimeters
How do you increase size by 1% through the
keyboard shortcut?
Command Option +
Command -
Command +
Command f8
Which of the following is one way to access
and set Bleed and Slug Guides?
View > Grids & Guides > Bleeds & Slug
Enter a negative number in the Margins fields
View > Screen Mode > Bleeds & Slug
More Options in the New Document dialog box
Which of the following tools CANNOT be used
with the Perspective Grid tool?
Flare Tool
Polar Grid Tool
Which of the following is not a valid text variable
type?
Custom Text
Metadata Caption
Chapter Name
Running Header
File Name
To add a movie or a sound file to an InDesign
document select
File>Place
Object>Interactive>Media Options…
Insert>Media
File>Import XML…
What happens when the ruler is double clicked?
Preferences window opens
The zero point is set to where you click
A guide is created at that point
Nothing
The ruler units change
Which is not a valid start or end for a
stroke?
TriangleTall
Square
TriangleWide
Barbed
Simple
A table cell CANNOT contain:
Threaded text
Linked graphics
Another table
Anchored objects
The process of adjusting the amount of space
between a group of letters to affect density in a line or block of text is
called:
Tracking
Blocking
Leading
Sliding
Kerning
Which function can the Color palette perform
that the Swatches palette cannot?
Create a Mixed Ink
Create a spot color
Mix a tint of a spot color
Load a color set
What is the shortcut for the Line Tool?
\
L
/
-
What is the short cut key to open the preflight
panel?
Alt + Shift + Command + P
Command + P
Shift + Command + F
Alt + Shift + Command + F
Alt + Shift + F
What is the keyboard shortcut to switch
between open documents?
Cmd + ~
Option + O
Shift + ~
O
Which option below is not allowed by the
separations preview?
Individual Color Views
Total Ink Limits
Desaturate Black
Overprint Adjustments
Show Single Plates In Black
How would you select all of the
"cells" inside a table?
Hold down the Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows) key
and click on a table cell edge with the Direct Selection tool.
Click your Type tool in the table and press
Command-A (Mac) or Ctrl+A (Windows).
Click the Type tool on the upper-right corner of
the table.
Click the Type tool on the upper-left corner of the
table.
Use Direction tool and draw a box around entire
table to select it.
Quickest way to edit an image from InDesign:
Click Control > on image, click Right > Adobe
Photoshop
Click Shift > on image, click Left > Adobe
Photoshop
When exporting a layout that contains movies
or sounds as a PDF, what is the oldest version that you choose?
Acrobat 4 (PDF 1.3)
Acrobat 6 (PDF 1.5)
Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4)
Acrobat 3 (PDF 1.2)
The InDesign Control Panel:
Is where you access the preflight menu
Is contextual
Shows what document page you are viewing
Contains all of InDesign's tools
Where is the 'Text Wrap' window found?
Type > Text Wrap
Object > Type Frame Options > Text Wrap
Type > Type on a Path > Text Wrap
Object > Pathfinder > Text Wrap
Window > Text Wrap
How many pages can you create in a single
document?
9,999
99,999
100,000
There is no limit
What may the Fit Content to Frame option do?
Distort the content
Change the frame size
All of these
Crop the content
The keyboard shortcut used to open the Go To
Page dialog box is...
Command+P (Mac) or Control+P (Win)
Command+J (Mac) or Control+J (Win)
Command+G (Mac) or Control+G (Win)
Command+2P (Mac) or Control+2P (Win)
To apply an effect you must select...
the checkbox next to the desired effect in the
Effects dialog box
Ctrl + E
the desired effect from the Edit > Effects menu
the desired effect from the Effects drop down list
in the Control panel
the checkbox next to the Apply Effect option in the
Effects panel
The panel used to create complex shapes in
InDesign is:
Polygon panel
Shapes panel
The Pathfinder panel
Transform panel
What is the keyboard shortcut on a MAC for
switching between color modes?
option-click color bar
alt-click color bar
shift-drag slider
Shift - click color bar
The Color panel in InDesign is used to do
which of the following?
All of these
Store colors to use again later
Build gradients
Mix new colors
Text can be converted to outlines through:
All of the answers are correct.
Selecting the text and clicking Type > Create
Outlines
Selecting the text and clicking Cmd-Shift-O
Defining a Transparency Flattener Preset and
exporting to PDF using that preset.
When you import a Photoshop file into InDesign
Clipping paths will not be available
All of these
The Photoshop layers will be automatically
flattened
You can control the visibility of layers and layer
comps
Where in the menu can you set the document to
RGB?
Edit > Preferences
View > Display Performance
File > Document Setup
Edit > Transparency Blend Space
When using GREP search, the (?s) switch:
Performs a reverse search.
Turns on "Single line mode".
Finds the shortest match for the expression.
Ignores all whitespace.
What Key Command Launches InDesign help?
Cmnd + Shift + ?
F1
F12
Cmnd + H
Which of the following is not a path effect?
Gravity
Cross
Stair Step
Rainbow
Skew
A color will automatically add itself to the
swatches palette when it is...
a style that requires color.
a color chosen with the eyedropper from the Color
palette.
a tiff file that uses color and is placed on a
page.
a converted process color into a spot in the Ink
Manager.
What is the keyboard shortcut for adding
effects?
Shift + Alt + E
Ctrl/Command + Shift + M
Ctrl/Command + Alt + M
Ctrl/Command + M
Ctrl/Command + Alt + E
An em is a unit of measurement equal to:
Twice the currently specified point size
The point size, with a 1px border added to top and
bottom
None of these
The currently specified point size
Half of the currently specified point size
What does the Convert Direction Point tool do?
Sets the insertion point of a text path
Changes the direction of path
Change a corner point to a smooth point
Selects an anchor point so you can edit it
Word and letter spacing can be customized in
what panel?
Character Styles panel.
Pharagraph Styles panel.
Object Styles panel.
It is automatically set up by setting the kerning
to optical.
Justification panel.
When editing text in indesign, the keyboard
shortcut Command-Y does what to the table?
Highlights all text in the table
Copies the highlighted text
Creates indents in each paragraph
Creates a new screen to edit and view the text in
Highlights spelling errors
What is metric kerning based on?
horizontal spacing information
vertical spacing information
font information
metric system
What is the keyboard shortcut for the Free
Transform Tool?
T
E
Ctrl (Cmd) + T
F
Ctrl (Cmd) + E
What is the keyboard shortcut for the
selection tool?
V, or Esc
Ctrl-V
Command-Shift
V, or option
Which is a content option for a frame?
Named
Unassigned
Tagged
Locked
Cmd/Ctrl B is a keyboard shortcut for what?
Text Frame Options
Send object to back
Swatch Panel
Baseline Tool
For GREP find/change, this function will find
all occurrences of an uppercase or lowercase character, directly followed by a
double quote. How do you add a period before the double quote? ([\l\u])"
$1(.)"
+."
\+\.\"
$1."
$\."
Which of the following interactive functions
will export to Flash but not interactive PDF?
Go To Next View
View Zoom
Go To Next Page
Go To Page
How could you create a drop cap in InDesign so
that it updates if the text is edited?
Select and enlarge the font size of the first
letter in a paragraph
Create a separate text box for the drop cap and
embed it in the paragraph
Select the desired letters and then choose
Type>Drop Cap make…
Enter a value for number of lines in the Drop Cap
field on the Control Panel
If you clicked 'Don't show again' on the
InDesign welcome screen, how can you bring it back?
Preferences > Welcome Screen > Show Welcome
Screen on Startup
Preferences > Interface > Welcome Screen >
Unclick Don't Show Again
Preferences > General > Show Welcome Screen
on Startup
Help > Welcome Screen > Unclick 'Don't show
again'
When moving InDesign from one computer to
another, it is important to first use:
Workspace > Reset
Help > Deactivate
File > Export
Application > Transport
What happens when you select both the Snap To
Guides and the Snap To Document Grid commands?
The grid takes precedence.
The guides take precedence.
Neither grid nor guides take precedence.
The view of an entire InDesign spread may be
rotated
With the Rotate Tool
Through the Pages panel
As an option under the View menu
With the Hand Tool
After enlarging a graphic in InDesign, you can
click on its edge with which tool to check its X and Y percentage values?
Selection Tool
Measure Tool
Direct Selection Tool
Free Transform Tool
Which is not a valid start type for a stroke?
SquareSolid
TriangleSolid
CircleSolid
Triangle
Circle
What is the keyboard shortcut to select the
measure tool?
K
Ctrl+Shift R
Cmd/Ctrl K
There is none
What does a Bevel Join do?
Creates squared corners that abut the endpoints.
None of these
Creates rounded corners that extend 1/2 the stroke
width beyond the endpoints.
Creates pointed corners that extend beyond the
endpoint when the miter’s length is within the miter limit.
None of these
To begin the process of creating a new
gradient in InDesign...
choose New Gradient Swatch... from the Swatches
panel menu
select Foreground and Background colors on the Tool
panel and then press and drag with the Gradient Tool
open the Color panel and click to add stops under
the CMYK color ramp
All of these
What is the shortcut for the Paragraph
palette?
Cmd + Option + P (Ctrl + Alt + P)
Cmd + Option + T (Ctrl + Alt + T)
Cmd + T (Ctrl + T)
Cmd + R (Ctrl + R)
In GREP, the dollar sign ($) means what?
Beginning of a paragraph
Longest match
Shortest match
Dollar
End of a paragraph
In GREP, what is the symbol for any character?
?
\
.
+
/
When you copy content to the clipboard from
your layout, what happens?
Your work is cut
Your file becomes really big
You automatically create an InDesign Library
containing that content
You automatically create an Adobe PDF file of that
content
What is the purpose of an INDL file?
Allows for new InDesign documents to be opened in
older version of InDesign
Allows for InDesign documents to be opened on a
different platform (Mac vs PC)
Allows you to save ink/color swatch settings
Allows for the organization of graphics, text, and
pages you use most often
What is the keystroke for overriding master
page items when selecting them?
Alt + Option
Option + F8
Shift + Command
Command + Option
Shift + Alt + Option
To select an empty, unassigned frame in
InDesign...
All of these
click its center point.
click anywhere within the empty frame.
click on its edge.
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