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Question:* Can you create different page sizes in one InDesign document?

Answer: • Yes, in the Pages menu.

Question:* Which item does not appear under the Window-Editorial menu?

Answer: • Extensions

Question:* What can you use In Design for?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut to switch between Normal View and Preview Mode?

Answer: • W

Question:* What is an .idml file for?

Answer: • Saving a file for older versions of InDesign.

Question:* What are smart guides?

Answer: • Lines used to help line up objects

Question:* Which of the following is/are true about Unconditional and Conditional Text?

Answer: • All of the answers are true.

Question:* Which of these techniques will remove all effects from an object?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* How does InDesign CS5 integrate with other Adobe products?

Answer: • It shares a common user interface and logic

Question:* 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?

Answer: • Type>Show Hidden Characters

Question:* 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 __________.

Answer: • Libraries

Question:* What is a Paragraph Composer?

Answer: • Evaluates multiple lines to determine the best possible line breaks

Question:* InDesign's MiniBridge is used to...

Answer: • access images on your hard drive

Question:* In which pallette can kerning be adjusted?

Answer: • character pallette

Question:* How many layers can you have in InDesign?

Answer: • Depends how much RAM is available

Question:* When using the pencil tool, drawing a line, what is at each end of the line?

Answer: • Anchor points

Question:* When creating a book which of the following file extensions is used?

Answer: • .indb

Question:* What is the definition of a font?

Answer: • a complete character set of particular type design

Question:* Which of the following appears in the color control palette when type is selected?

Answer: • all of these

Question:* Types of hyperlinks you can create within InDesign include

Answer: • All of these

Question:* Newer versions of InDesign offer the ability to build interactive layouts including the addition of...

Answer: • All of these

Question:* Which of the following file formats are used for importing graphics?

Answer: • all of these

Question:* What is the name of the temporary storage area for text and graphics?

Answer: • clipboard

Question:* Can you apply "opacity" to objects in InDesign?

Answer: • Yes, opacity is available

Question:* InDesign easily integrates with:

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut to create a new document on a MAC?

Answer: • command + N

Question:* Which of the following are ways in which you can adjust the InDesign Tool panel?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* Process colors use 4 standard inks, what are they?

Answer: • Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black

Question:* What feature allows you to place the same design element on every page in your document?

Answer: • Master Pages

Question:* What file formats can be exported from indesign?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* When saving a document, which extension does the document save as?

Answer: • .indd

Question:* InDesign supports which of the following file formats?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* Basic shapes that may be drawn in InDesign include:

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What is the first step in adding a border to a graphics frame?

Answer: • Selection Tool

Question:* What are object libraries used for?

Answer: • To store and organize graphics, texts and pages you frequently use

Question:* What does the term "bleed" in InDesign refer to?

Answer: • An image which extends off the document page

Question:* What is the benefit of using a master page?

Answer: • Provides consistency throughout the layout

Question:* Which of the following must be included with an InDesign document when the document is sent to a printer?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* How do you add a page in a layout?

Answer: • Layout>Pages>Add Page

Question:* Where can you apply a "Basic Feather" on a photo?

Answer: • Under Object, Effects

Question:* Of these, which are Facing Pages typically used for?

Answer: • Book and magazine layout

Question:* Which of the following is one way to insert a high resolution graphic into InDesign?

Answer: • File/Place the graphic

Question:* What does an object style allow you to do?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* Paragraph Styles:

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What is Preflight?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* To send an object to the back of a document, what tool would you use?

Answer: • Arrange

Question:* InDesign is what type of application?

Answer: • layout

Question:* InDesign provides a shortcut editor in which you can view and generate a list of all shortcuts, and edit or create your own shortcuts.

Answer: • True

Question:* What do "Object Styles" do?

Answer: • Format Graphics and Frames

Question:* A master page can be created from...

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What is a stroke?

Answer: • The outline of a path, image or character

Question:* What does the term bleed mean?

Answer: • Text or art that extends beyond the trim page boundaries

Question:* What does CMYK stand for?

Answer: • Cyan Magenta Yellow Black

Question:* The Application Bar includes:

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What three colors make up the visible light spectrum?

Answer: • RGB

Question:* What is the space between two columns called?

Answer: • gutter

Question:* The display performance has which of the following options?

Answer: • all of these

Question:* Which tool would be used to draw an oval?

Answer: • Ellipse tool

Question:* Which tool would you select to format text?

Answer: • Type tool

Question:* Page numbering can...

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What is another name for wide horizontal page orientation?

Answer: • landscape orientation

Question:* How do you wrap text around an graphic?

Answer: • Window/Text Wrap. In the text wrap panel, select your wrap style

Question:* What does Landscape Orientation mean?

Answer: • The page width is greater than its height

Question:* Where can you find master pages?

Answer: • pages panel

Question:* How is text aligned when flush left is selected?

Answer: • Aligns text to left margin

Question:* What is XML?

Answer: • Extensible Markup Language

Question:* Which of the following will make text to stand out from the background?

Answer: • all of the listed answers

Question:* Which of the following can be imported directly into InDesign?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* Why should you use the Package command?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What key do you hold down while drawing a shape to draw a perfect circle or square?

Answer: • Shift

Question:* What is the definition of kerning?

Answer: • space between two characters

Question:* The Swatches panel in InDesign is used to...

Answer: • All of these

Question:* what is the basic method for selecting any object ?

Answer: • Selection Tool

Question:* What is the file extension of a raw InDesign file?

Answer: • .indd

Question:* Which tool do you use to place page numbers on each page of a master page?

Answer: • type tool

Question:* Graphics you place in your document may appear pixelated, fuzzy, or grainy. In most cases, it’s because

Answer: • InDesign displays images in low-resolution by default to improve performance.

Question:* How many master pages can you create in a single document?

Answer: • There is no limit

Question:* In typography, a __________ is a set of characters that share common design features.

Answer: • Typeface

Question:* What does InDesign do as Desktop Publishing software?

Answer: • Assembles text and graphics in a layout

Question:* What does the term spread mean?

Answer: • A set of pages that the reader sees all at once

Question:* If including a hyperlink in your document, which is the correct destination?

Answer: • URL

Question:* How do you view a layout in In Design at full-resolution?

Answer: • View/Display Performance/High Quality Display

Question:* What effect fades out images on a gradient?

Answer: • Feather

Question:* What is a nested style ideal for?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* In what window is the Ignore Text Wrap Option

Answer: • Object: Text Frame Option: Ignore Text Wrap

Question:* To view all keyboard shortcuts, choose:

Answer: • Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts

Question:* When adding a footnote to a document, which menu must you choose to insert the footnote?

Answer: • Type>Insert Footnote

Question:* To enlarge an object in InDesign, select it and then use which tool?

Answer: • Scale

Question:* What does RIP stand for?

Answer: • Raster Image Processor

Question:* What do you need to do before an InDesign CS3 layout can be exported as XML?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What is the definition of a drop cap?

Answer: • enlarged letter at the beginning of a story

Question:* Which key would you press to begin a new paragraph?

Answer: • Enter

Question:* How do you select a single word with the Type tool?

Answer: • Double click anywhere in the word.

Question:* Can you export a table from another program for use in InDesign?

Answer: • Yes

Question:* To line up the left side of multiple frames on a page, use...

Answer: • the Align panel

Question:* A time saving way to change one word for another throughout an InDesign document is to use

Answer: • Find/Change…

Question:* When working with "Transparency," what do you usually need to do to save or import?

Answer: • Flatten the image

Question:* What are process colors?

Answer: • colors made up of CMYK

Question:* 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?

Answer: • Shift

Question:* What does the term Frame refer to in InDesign?

Answer: • The boxes which hold text and images

Question:* What type of tool is the rotate tool?

Answer: • transform tool

Question:* What does the term layer mean?

Answer: • A layer is the digital equivalent of transparent sheets of film that are stacked on top of each other

Question:* What is the "bleed" of a page?

Answer: • Parts of the art/text that extend past the page boundary and will be trimmed after printing

Question:* What does the bleed panel do?

Answer: • It lets you specify printer marks and size of bleed area.

Question:* Before creating a table of contents you must:

Answer: • All of these

Question:* Which of the following is a reason that an image in InDesign may look low resolution/pixelated?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* 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?

Answer: • False

Question:* What item(s) can you specify when you synchronize documents in a book?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What are the eight handles surrounding a frame used for?

Answer: • to resize the frame

Question:* What do the terms child and parent mean when working with master pages?

Answer: • A child master page is based off of a parent page and will change based on the settings of the parent

Question:* Where is the Bring to Front command found?

Answer: • Object Menu

Question:* When you are color separating artwork, what are you doing?

Answer: • Dividing your work into CMYK

Question:* Can you see guidelines if you are in preview mode?

Answer: • No

Question:* How do you keep your layout organized?

Answer: • Use layers

Question:* Which file format can import semi- transparency into InDesign?

Answer: • PNG

Question:* To save an InDesign file as a PDF, select

Answer: • File>Export

Question:* The preflight panel in InDesign

Answer: • All of these

Question:* Can you stop the InDesign Welcome screen from opening when you start the program?

Answer: • Yes.

Question:* A way to resize a graphic without risking distortion is to

Answer: • Hold down the shift key as you drag a corner outward

Question:* What is the keystroke for Type tool on both Windows and MAC?

Answer: • T

Question:* What does the Single-line Composer do?

Answer: • Evaluates only one line to determine the best possible line breaks

Question:* When adding an image to a page you need to select from which drop down menu?

Answer: • File

Question:* Where would you go to adjust the vertical justification of text?

Answer: • Text Frame Options

Question:* Which would a Master Page most likely be used for?

Answer: • To apply a logo and header information that appears on every page throughout the document.

Question:* What are hidden characters?

Answer: • Non-printing symbols that represent spaces, returns, etc.

Question:* The color Paper in the Swatches panel is...

Answer: • opaque white, by default

Question:* How do you place an image into InDesign?

Answer: • File>Place OR Cmd + D

Question:* What happens when you single-click inside a paragraph using the Type tool?

Answer: • You place an insertion point at that spot in the text.

Question:* How do you move a chapter file in a book?

Answer: • Select Book panel and drag it up or down

Question:* What is the little round icon you see when you hover over an image?

Answer: • Content Grabber

Question:* In order to prepare an InDesign document for commercial printing, which command can be used to collect all files in one folder?

Answer: • Package

Question:* When placing raster images from Photoshop into InDesign, which command retains all of the original data always?

Answer: • File > Place

Question:* In which palette can leading be adjusted?

Answer: • Character palette

Question:* What is the definition of point of origin?

Answer: • location on object from which a transform is executed

Question:* To create a soft return where text drops down to the next line without creating an new paragraph, do which of the following?

Answer: • Shift + Enter

Question:* What does the term object mean?

Answer: • An object is anything independent of a page

Question:* What do you call the invisible line on which letters without descenders rest?

Answer: • Baseline

Question:* Which of the following characteristics does not belong to web design?

Answer: • Spot varnish

Question:* If you wish to make copies of an object on the page, you could use

Answer: • All of these

Question:* What is the Mac keyboard shortcut for group?

Answer: • Cmd + G

Question:* What happens when you hold shift with the pen tool?

Answer: • lines are kept at 45 or 90 degrees

Question:* Which of the following is true by default for images placed in InDesign?

Answer: • They are linked to the document

Question:* Unless using the text tool, clicking tab will:

Answer: • Hide all panels

Question:* True or False:In recent versions of InDesign, you can place an InDesign document inside another one.

Answer: • True

Question:* What's the difference between kerning and tracking?

Answer: • Kerning adjusts the space between two characters and tracking adjusts the space between more than two characters

Question:* To mask portions of an image imported from Photoshop:

Answer: • Select Object > Clipping Path or alpha channel

Question:* Updates for InDesign can be found under which menu?

Answer: • Help

Question:* In the program InDesign, what are the dimensions in inches for a document set at page size "Tabloid"?

Answer: • 11" x 17"

Question:* Which key when clicked will hide all panels?

Answer: • tab

Question:* To place a copied item from the clipboard to the same location as the original item that was copied choose

Answer: • Edit>Paste in Place

Question:* To select a few scattered objects from a page with many objects...

Answer: • hold down the shift key as you click on the desired objects

Question:* How do you select an object in a group?

Answer: • Use the Direct Selection tool

Question:* To access spot colors such as Pantone's Solids...

Answer: • select New Color Swatch... from the Swatches panel menu

Question:* What does the Master Text Frame option do?

Answer: • Adds a text frame to the Master Page

Question:* What are Ruler Guides used for?

Answer: • as guides to place objects

Question:* You may find additional special characters for each font in which panel?

Answer: • Glyphs

Question:* Which tool must you use to add a table to a text frame?

Answer: • Text

Question:* What setting would you change to adjust the vertical space between lines of text?

Answer: • Leading

Question:* To temporarily hide the Tool bar and all panels click which key?

Answer: • Tab

Question:* Saving an InDesign file with the PDF preset of "Smallest File Size" is appropriate for which destination?

Answer: • On screen display

Question:* 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?

Answer: • Yes, if "Override All Master Page Items" is selected from the page's context menu.

Question:* How do you change the display measurements of your document?

Answer: • Preferences > Units and Increments

Question:* When a graphic is selected, what color is the outline?

Answer: • It is the color assigned to the layer it is on

Question:* Which of the following lists correct sizes for letter, legal, and tabloid in inches?

Answer: • 8.5 x 11/ 8.5 x 14/ 11 x 17

Question:* Where would you go to apply a color to the outer edge (stroke) of an object?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* How do you quickly access the hand tool?

Answer: • Hit the spacebar

Question:* What is the keystroke for choosing the Hand tool on both Windows and MAC?

Answer: • H

Question:* Create Outlines command allows you to...

Answer: • convert text to a compound path.

Question:* The vertical space between lines is called:

Answer: • Leading

Question:* Which property of a frame cannot be manipulated using mathematical equations?

Answer: • Opacity

Question:* Which of the following is not available as a page ordering option?

Answer: • Continue from previous library

Question:* How can you adjust the opacity of an object in InDesign?

Answer: • In the Effects panel

Question:* How do you change the default unit measurements on rulers?

Answer: • Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments... and change the horizontal and vertical Ruler Units.

Question:* By default, the thumbnails at the very top of the Pages panel represent...

Answer: • Master Pages

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut for the Zoom tool?

Answer: • z

Question:* What method of inserting graphics into a document provides the highest level of support for resolution, file formats, multipage PDF /INDD files, and color?

Answer: • File > Place

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut to toggle between Normal and Preview screen modes?

Answer: • W

Question:* If you use File>Place… to import an Illustrator object into InDesign

Answer: • You'll need to make any future modifications of that object in Illustrator and use the Links panel to update the it in InDesign

Question:* Keyboard Increments are part of . . .?

Answer: • Preferences panel

Question:* Which of the following would you do to create a three page spread?

Answer: • All of the listed answers.

Question:* InDesign shows no errors on preflight but all of your graphics appear as grey boxes with a black "X". What is the cause?

Answer: • You have your display performance set to "fast display".

Question:* 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?

Answer: • You can change the X and Y values in either the Control panel or the Transform panel

Question:* In the new document dialogue box, what does the intent drop down menu give options for?

Answer: • Print or Web

Question:* Which of the following is NOT a Pantone Plus color library offered in InDesign CS6?

Answer: • Solid Saturated

Question:* A spot color created for a spot varnish should be set to______in order to avoid knocking out any element under the varnish.

Answer: • Overprint Fill

Question:* Which of the following is a method for defining a style?

Answer: • All of the listed answers

Question:* What needs to be created in order to create a nested style?

Answer: • A character style and a paragraph style

Question:* An easy way to create a 45° straight line in InDesign is by

Answer: • Holding the Shift key while you drag with the Line Tool

Question:* How could you select the content inside of a frame for a photo?

Answer: • Direct Selection Tool

Question:* Why is CMS important between devices you are using?

Answer: • To help maintain and regulate colors

Question:* By default, an InDesign document...

Answer: • contains a single layer

Question:* What is the quick key for "Preview" mode?

Answer: • W

Question:* Using the Gap Tool, you can adjust:

Answer: • Spaces among multiple rows and columns of frames

Question:* What is the definition of a ligature?

Answer: • Two glyphs combined to create a single glyph

Question:* How do you remove a single effect from an object?

Answer: • Select the object and open the Effects dialog box. Then unselect the checkmark next to the effect you want to remove.

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut for the Rotate Tool?

Answer: • R

Question:* What value is leading typically measured as?

Answer: • points

Question:* True or False: InDesign CS5 can use QuarkXpress and PageMaker keyboard shortcuts to make transition from these programs easier.

Answer: • True.

Question:* You should______ an image from a Photoshop file into an InDesign file.

Answer: • Never drag and drop

Question:* True or False: Spell Check is under the Edit menu?

Answer: • True

Question:* When creating a new InDesign document, what do the "Intent" options include?

Answer: • Print or Web

Question:* When linking to a vector graphic, is it better to place an EPS or AI file in InDesign?

Answer: • Both work fine

Question:* What is the the Adobe equivalent of Mail Merge?

Answer: • Data Merge

Question:* How could you set a text frame to ignore the text wrap set on a nearby item?

Answer: • Check the Ignore text wrap box in Text Frame Options

Question:* What are the shortcut keys to zoom in and out of a document?

Answer: • Cmd (Ctrl) + and Cmd (Ctrl) -

Question:* What types of fonts are automatically included when using the Package command?

Answer: • All fonts used in the document

Question:* To add a hyperlink to an interactive InDesign PDF, you must

Answer: • Designate a Source and a Destination

Question:* What does a Round Join do?

Answer: • Creates rounded corners that extend 1/2 the stroke width beyond the endpoints.

Question:* What panel allows you to modify the horizontal scale on a block of text?

Answer: • character

Question:* When you drag a swatch to the trashcan icon, what happens?

Answer: • InDesign asks what swatch you'd like to replace the deleted swatch.

Question:* How do you ignore the text wrap when placing an image in a table.

Answer: • Select Table—Text Frame Options— Ignore Text Wrap

Question:* Automatic page numbering is:

Answer: • Found under Type > Insert Special Character

Question:* What typographic unit is half the width of an em?

Answer: • En

Question:* When does an overset cell occur?

Answer: • When the cell dimensions are too small for the content

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut to center a picture in a frame?

Answer: • Cmd + Shift + E

Question:* How can you use the Paste Board?

Answer: • Store items you aren't using

Question:* Where can you access InDesign's panels such as Swatches and Links?

Answer: • The Window menu

Question:* What do InDesign's default web settings include?

Answer: • Page sizes in pixels

Question:* How do you change the display to highest quality?

Answer: • View->Display Performance-> High Quality Display

Question:* ICC Color profiles can be set for InDesign using:

Answer: • All of the listed answers

Question:* ____ will cause InDesign's preflight to flag as a notification that there is a problem with the file.

Answer: • The use of an incorrect color model

Question:* Which of the following is one way to create guides in InDesign?

Answer: • Layout/Create Guides

Question:* What is the term for the area outside the boundaries of a document?

Answer: • pasteboard

Question:* The Step and Repeat command can be used to:

Answer: • Instantly create rows or columns of evenly spaced duplicate objects

Question:* InDesign's Character Styles are designed to be used to...

Answer: • format small chunks of text such as words and phrases.

Question:* Shearing an object in InDesign does which of the following?

Answer: • Slants it along its horizontal axis

Question:* What is the shortcut for automatic numbering of the pages?

Answer: • Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N

Question:* A .idlk file is:

Answer: • generated when an InDesign file is opened.

Question:* InDesign tables...

Answer: • are inserted in a text frame

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut for show and hide rulers?

Answer: • Ctrl / Cmd + R

Question:* Drop shadows can be applied to objects by selecting which of the following

Answer: • All of these

Question:* How do you set an insertion point in a paragraph of text?

Answer: • Click once with the Type tool where you want the point to be.

Question:* When imposing a document for booklet printing, the creep value...

Answer: • can leave the centerfold unadjusted, but move the pages on the outer sheets away from the spine

Question:* The Links panel:

Answer: • Provides image meta-data

Question:* What does the term slug refer to?

Answer: • Extra area outside of your document, usually on the bottom, that contains information about your document

Question:* Usually a spot color cannot be deleted because. . .

Answer: • a placed image contains the spot color.

Question:* What is the short cut key to create outlines?

Answer: • Shift + Control (Command) + O

Question:* What will be produced when clicking in two different locations with the Pen tool?

Answer: • All of these

Question:* 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?

Answer: • All of these could be causing this issue.

Question:* The Convert Direction Point Tool is useful for:

Answer: • Converting corner anchor points to smooth anchor points on a Bézier Curve

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut to bring an object to front?

Answer: • Shift + Command (Control) + ]

Question:* How can you "reach through" objects to select items lower in the stacking order?

Answer: • Command/Control click the top object several times

Question:* ______ are gray and colored squares used for measuring ink density.

Answer: • Color Bars

Question:* In which window do you check the ink limit of your document?

Answer: • Separations Preview

Question:* Which keyboard shortcut will allow you to proportionally enlarge/reduce an image frame and its content by dragging one of its corners?

Answer: • Shift + Cmd / Ctrl

Question:* What is the shortcut key for 'Rotate'?

Answer: • R

Question:* When printing, what ink mixture produces the best results for a rich black

Answer: • (cmyk) 60 40 40 100

Question:* What is the Slug area

Answer: • An area that get added to a document and printed. It is usually cut off in final trim. Very useful for generating proofs with a printed sign off box among other things.

Question:* From which file format can you export styles to another document?

Answer: • .indd

Question:* To create a single guideline that spans a two-page spread...

Answer: • Hold CMD / Ctrl and click and drag from the top ruler on to the pasteboard

Question:* Choose the _____ feature as one way to determine transparency of a Photoshop file being placed on an InDesign page.

Answer: • Alpha channel

Question:* What is the keyboard equivalent for an EM space

Answer: • Command Shift M

Question:* How do you add a panel to a group?

Answer: • Drag it

Question:* How do you create a hyperlink?

Answer: • Type>Hyperlink & Cross References>New Hyperlink

Question:* To view a tool's shortcuts and modifier keys:

Answer: • Go to Window > Utilities > Tool Hints, and then select a tool

Question:* Which of these commands is not available in the transform window?

Answer: • Perspective

Question:* To create your own interactive buttons in InDesign you must first...

Answer: • select the object you wish to use as a button and then Choose Object>Interactive>Convert to Button

Question:* To properly add an image or graphic file in InDesign you should almost always...

Answer: • link

Question:* What does a Butt Cap do?

Answer: • Ends a line flush with the beginning and ending anchor points.

Question:* To resize an anchored object, which tool can be used?

Answer: • Selection or Direct Selection Tool

Question:* How many colors are typically used to produce magazine photographs?

Answer: • 4

Question:* What does a Round Cap do?

Answer: • Extends a line past the beginning and ending anchor points radially by a radius equal to 1/2 the width of the line.

Question:* InDesign's search and replace tool includes what powerful feature?

Answer: • GREP (global regular expression print)

Question:* To replace a font with another font use...

Answer: • Find Font

Question:* What does a Projecting Cap do?

Answer: • Extends a line past the beginning and ending anchor points by a distance equal to 1/2 of the width of the line.

Question:* Which of the following is/are true about locked objects?

Answer: • Locking an object prevents it from being accidently moved

Question:* What does a Miter Join do?

Answer: • Creates pointed corners that extend beyond the endpoint when the miter’s length is within the miter limit.

Question:* If your text is selected as a black swatch, but it's outputting in all four colors, what will fix it?

Answer: • In Preferences, "Appearance of Black"

Question:* How can you quickly select an entire paragraph of text in InDesign?

Answer: • Click the text in the paragraph four times with the Type Tool

Question:* To apply an effect to text you must first...

Answer: • select the text box with the direct selection arrow.

Question:* Use the Tags panel to:

Answer: • Map XML tags to frames in an InDesign template

Question:* What hot key will temporarily change the Pen tool to the Convert Direction Point tool while drawing?

Answer: • Alt/option

Question:* What does a nested style do?

Answer: • Applies certain formatting to specific areas of text

Question:* How do you paste an object in place?

Answer: • ctrl(cmd) + shift + alt(option) + v

Question:* What does the RGB colorspace create when the colors are mixed together in their maximum amounts?

Answer: • White

Question:* To create a custom baseline grid for a particular text frame

Answer: • Object> Text Frame options> Baseline options> Use custom baseline grid

Question:* What is listed in the Structure pane?

Answer: • All of the tagged objects used in a layout

Question:* Optical Margin Alignment controls_____.

Answer: • whether punctuation marks and edges of letters hang outside the text margins

Question:* True or False: InDesign is built on PageMaker.

Answer: • False

Question:* The Structure pane displays, in hierarchical form, items in a document that have been marked with what?

Answer: • XML tags

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut for applying a bullet point?

Answer: • Alt / Opt + 8

Question:* What's the shortcut to bold a font?

Answer: • ctrl(cmd) + shift + B

Question:* Under which menu would you adjust the appearance of black?

Answer: • Edit > Preferences

Question:* Which function is used to keep lines of text together when flowing text on magazine columns?

Answer: • Keep Options

Question:* Which screen shows non printing marks?

Answer: • normal screen view

Question:* "Greeking" does what to text?

Answer: • Renders a representation of the text without showing the individual glyphs.

Question:* The shortcut to hide an object on the page is?

Answer: • Ctrl / CMD + 3

Question:* What is the shortcut for Text Frame Options?

Answer: • Cmd + B

Question:* 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?

Answer: • Glyphs

Question:* What is optical kerning based on ?

Answer: • based on analysis of the shapes and letters

Question:* Which path type consists of a single open or closed path?

Answer: • Simple paths

Question:* What is the default auto-leading amount?

Answer: • 120%

Question:* When exporting a print PDF you cannot:

Answer: • Output "text as black"

Question:* Are InDesign scripts compatible with existing PageMaker scripts?

Answer: • No

Question:* To clear frame fitting options, you must:

Answer: • Choose Object> Fitting> Clear Frame Fitting Options

Question:* How do you select a line of text with the Type tool?

Answer: • Triple click anywhere in the line.

Question:* What can be done with the InDesign Scissors Tool?

Answer: • It cuts paths

Question:* To change the typeface of text within the context of your document, select the text and then:

Answer: • Either highlight in the control panel and press the up or down arrow, OR use the drop down menu in the Character panel.

Question:* How do you select all of the text in a block of text?

Answer: • Quintuple click anywhere in the text block.

Question:* Column and margin guides:

Answer: • Are non-printing, by default

Question:* A plus sign next to a paragraph style indicates that:

Answer: • Local formatting has been applied

Question:* In order to retain transparency without flattening, a file should be saved as a:

Answer: • PDF

Question:* What keyboard shortcut allows you to magnify an area of an InDesign document?

Answer: • Command (Ctrl) + Space

Question:* Inserting a "Flush Space" will:

Answer: • Add a variable amount of space to the last line of a fully justified paragraph.

Question:* Where do you use a flush space?

Answer: • With special characters at the end of the paragraph

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut to clear all manual kerning and reset the tracking to 0?

Answer: • Alt+Ctrl+Q

Question:* Which keyboard shortcut allows you to toggle between the Convert Direction Point tool and the Direct Selection tool?

Answer: • Ctrl or Command

Question:* What is the shortcut for the Gap Tool?

Answer: • U

Question:* What is the "target" layer?

Answer: • The layer with the Pen icon in the layers panel

Question:* If you Copy & Paste or Drag & Drop an Illustrator object into an InDesign file...

Answer: • you may use InDesign to modify that Illustrator object

Question:* To add a movie or a sound file to an InDesign document select

Answer: • File>Place

Question:* Which of these is not a Corner Option?

Answer: • Inverse Beveled

Question:* A CMYK print job requires a varnish only on a big red letter X of a particular page. How can this be accomplished?

Answer: • By copying the X, pasting it in place and assigning a spot color to it.

Question:* Indesign CS4 is version __________ .

Answer: • 6.0

Question:* Which of the following tools CANNOT be used with the Perspective Grid tool?

Answer: • Polar Grid Tool

Question:* To modify the settings of a previously applied effect you must first do what in the Effects dialog box?

Answer: • Click on the name of the effect to activate its settings.

Question:* Which of the following is one way to access and set Bleed and Slug Guides?

Answer: • More Options in the New Document dialog box

Question:* What happens when the ruler is double clicked?

Answer: • A guide is created at that point

Question:* Which is not a valid start or end for a stroke?

Answer: • TriangleTall

Question:* Which of the following is not a valid text variable type?

Answer: • Chapter Name

Question:* What happens by default to the bottom color when you place one ink color over another?

Answer: • Knock Out

Question:* An object's stroke is measured in...

Answer: • Whichever unit is selected in Preferences/Units & Increments/ Other Units/Stroke.

Question:* What is the short cut key to open the preflight panel?

Answer: • Alt + Shift + Command + F

Question:* How do you increase size by 1% through the keyboard shortcut?

Answer: • Command +

Question:* How would you select all of the "cells" inside a table?

Answer: • Click the Type tool on the upper-left corner of the table.

Question:* What Page Size should you set for print documents?

Answer: • Final trim size of paper

Question:* Which keyboard shortcut is for temporary selection of the Hand Tool?

Answer: • All of the Above

Question:* A table cell CANNOT contain:

Answer: • Threaded text

Question:* Which option below is not allowed by the separations preview?

Answer: • Overprint Adjustments

Question:* Quickest way to edit an image from InDesign:

Answer: • Click Shift > on image, click Left > Adobe Photoshop

Question:* Which function can the Color palette perform that the Swatches palette cannot?

Answer: • Mix a tint of a spot color

Question:* How many pages can you create in a single document?

Answer: • 9,999

Question:* What is the shortcut for the Line Tool?

Answer: • \

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut to switch between open documents?

Answer: • Cmd + ~

Question:* When exporting a layout that contains movies or sounds as a PDF, what is the oldest version that you choose?

Answer: • Acrobat 6 (PDF 1.5)

Question:* What may the Fit Content to Frame option do?

Answer: • Distort the content

Question:* The InDesign Control Panel:

Answer: • Is contextual

Question:* To apply an effect you must select...

Answer: • the checkbox next to the desired effect in the Effects dialog box

Question:* 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:

Answer: • Tracking

Question:* Where is the 'Text Wrap' window found?

Answer: • Window > Text Wrap

Question:* The keyboard shortcut used to open the Go To Page dialog box is...

Answer: • Command+J (Mac) or Control+J (Win)

Question:* The Color panel in InDesign is used to do which of the following?

Answer: • Mix new colors

Question:* When using GREP search, the (?s) switch:

Answer: • Turns on "Single line mode".

Question:* You have imported several Illustrator documents that have spot colors into your InDesign document. You want to export a PDF document that contains CMYK colors only. How can you convert these colors without changing the original files in Illustrator?

Answer: • Choose Ink Manager from the Swatches panel menu.

Question:* When you import a Photoshop file into InDesign

Answer: • You can control the visibility of layers and layer comps

Question:* Which of the following is not a path effect?

Answer: • Cross

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut on a MAC for switching between color modes?

Answer: • Shift - click color bar

Question:* Where in the menu can you set the document to RGB?

Answer: • Edit > Transparency Blend Space

Question:* A color will automatically add itself to the swatches palette when it is...

Answer: • a style that requires color.

Question:* What Key Command Launches InDesign help?

Answer: • F1

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut for adding effects?

Answer: • Ctrl/Command + Alt + M

Question:* The panel used to create complex shapes in InDesign is:

Answer: • The Pathfinder panel

Question:* Text can be converted to outlines through:

Answer: • All of the answers are correct.

Question:* How do you break connected (flowed) text boxes?

Answer: • window > utilities > scripts > application > javascript > run 'splitstory' with text boxes selected

Question:* What does the Convert Direction Point tool do?

Answer: • Adds handles to an anchor point

Question:* An em is a unit of measurement equal to:

Answer: • The currently specified point size

Question:* Word and letter spacing can be customized in what panel?

Answer: • Justification panel.

Question:* When editing text in indesign, the keyboard shortcut Command-Y does what to the table?

Answer: • Creates a new screen to edit and view the text in

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut for the Free Transform Tool?

Answer: • E

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut for the selection tool?

Answer: • V, or Esc

Question:* What is metric kerning based on?

Answer: • font information

Question:* Which is a content option for a frame?

Answer: • Unassigned

Question:* 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])"

Answer: • $1."

Question:* How could you create a drop cap in InDesign so that it updates if the text is edited?

Answer: • Enter a value for number of lines in the Drop Cap field on the Control Panel

Question:* Which of the following interactive functions will export to Flash but not interactive PDF?

Answer: • Go To Page

Question:* If you clicked 'Don't show again' on the InDesign welcome screen, how can you bring it back?

Answer: • Help > Welcome Screen > Unclick 'Don't show again'

Question:* Cmd/Ctrl B is a keyboard shortcut for what?

Answer: • Text Frame Options

Question:* When moving InDesign from one computer to another, it is important to first use:

Answer: • Help > Deactivate

Question:* What happens when you select both the Snap To Guides and the Snap To Document Grid commands?

Answer: • The grid takes precedence.

Question:* After enlarging a graphic in InDesign, you can click on its edge with which tool to check its X and Y percentage values?

Answer: • Direct Selection Tool

Question:* Which is not a valid start type for a stroke?

Answer: • TriangleSolid

Question:* What is the keyboard shortcut to select the measure tool?

Answer: • K

Question:* The view of an entire InDesign spread may be rotated

Answer: • Through the Pages panel

Question:* What is the shortcut for the Paragraph palette?

Answer: • Cmd + Option + T (Ctrl + Alt + T)

Question:* What does a Bevel Join do?

Answer: • Creates squared corners that abut the endpoints.

Question:* To begin the process of creating a new gradient in InDesign...

Answer: • choose New Gradient Swatch... from the Swatches panel menu

Question:* In GREP, the dollar sign ($) means what?

Answer: • End of a paragraph

Question:* What is the keystroke for overriding master page items when selecting them?

Answer: • Shift + Command

Question:* When you copy content to the clipboard from your layout, what happens?

Answer: • You automatically create an Adobe PDF file of that content

Question:* In GREP, what is the symbol for any character?

Answer: • .

Question:* What is the purpose of an INDL file?

Answer: • Allows for the organization of graphics, text, and pages you use most often

Question:* To select an empty, unassigned frame in InDesign...

Answer: • click on its edge.

Question:* To create a soft return where text drops down to the next line without creating an new paragraph, do which of the following?

Answer: • Shift + Enter

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