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Adobe Indesign Publishing

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The arrangement of pages onto plates and printed sheets so they will be in proper sequence once the sheets are printed and folded - Most of the time this involves printing on BOTH sides of a sheet.






2. Job - collection of data and materials - analysis - audience - form & function - creative design - thumbnail - rough - comprehensive - production - proofing - correction - detail and fine tuning - final proof - printing - post- production (covers/ st






3. First they provide unmatched structure and organization - which helps create a predictable rhythm and sense of familiarity to the design






4. Feet symbol when smart quotes are on






5. Exaggerated stroke on an italicized character






6. Page used to globally affect multiple pages






7. A space that is a width of a capital N in whichever font is being used; is used to connect ranges of numbers - dates - and letters.






8. A vector created by lines or by stationary elements arranged in a way as to suggest a line






9. Arrows drawn on a force diagram to represent location of a force - magnitude of a force - and direction of a force. - created by something that points in a specific direction - such as an arrow - a one-way street sign - or somebody looking or pointin






10. Used instead of the tab key to indent the first line of a paragraph






11. Be sure to keep in mind that the choice you make for your project will affect how it the printed piece is perceived.






12. Paper made out of animal skins-- slightly soft shiny feel to it






13. The uppercase version of each alphabetic character reduced to the x-height of that typeface.






14. Number of points in an inch when using a standard font.






15. Save






16. 1. SIMILARITY 2. PROXIMITY 3. CONTINUITY 4. CLOSURE






17. Less contrast between strokes - vertical stress - heavy (sometimes square or slab)






18. Material that you use when you "beat up all materials"






19. Keyboard shortcut for the pencil tool






20. Typographers can test for rivers by turning a proof sheet upside down (top to bottom) to examine the text. From this perspective - the eye is less likely to recognize words and the type can be viewed more readily as an overall pattern.






21. Are single lines or parts of a sentence that appear alone at the top of a new column or page






22. Punctuation between a range of numbers. Example: October 14-October 18






23. Save As






24. Pages that butt up against each other.






25. Quit






26. A printing process in which images are transferred from plates that have recessed areas. Also called intaglio printing. Indented - fine approach- done for magazines in huge factories a lot of money






27. Cotton or linen






28. Locks text onto consistent horizontal points.






29. The different kinds of paper that can be used






30. View page in Normal Mode






31. A relief printing process - requires an image carrier that is physically raised above non-image area. Books - numbering - embossing - hot leaf stamping - packaging.






32. The space between lines of text






33. Ungroup






34. High contrast between thick and things - vertical stress -unbracketed serifs - vertical look






35. Various styles of type that fall into larger categories such as roman - gothic - display - script - blackletter - etc






36. Defines a paragraph; also called a hard return






37. Used when two words should not be separated as: Dr. Jones






38. Maintain proportion of box or content while enlarging or reducing






39. A symbolic picture-especially one used as part of a writing system for carving messages in stone.






40. Copy






41. A technique that allows text to flow around a graphic image






42. ... (ellipse)






43. Extension for InDesign files






44. Cloth like roller that comes across the roller- top of paper - presses lightly






45. A letter that is 3 or 4 points larger than the rest of the text






46. Flat surface- used in most publications - least expensive






47. Fit picture to window with no distortion






48. Nudge 1 point






49. Are gaps appearing to run down a paragraph of text - due to a coincidental alignment of spaces. They can occur regardless of the spacing settings - but are most noticeable with wide inter-word spaces caused by full text justification or monospaced fo






50. Gathered signatures are simply sewn straight through - from one side of the book to the other - near the binding fold