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# InDesign

## Core skills

* paragraph and character style 
* margins and columns 
* placing images
* creating text & image boxes

## Shortcuts

```
hide guide - w 
preview mode - shift + w
exit preview - esc 
show ruler - cmd + r
hide guides - cmd + " ?

text panel - command + t
```

## Design principles

$$
alignment  \times consistency  \times legibility  \times contrast
$$