The cloud icon on the frame edge and in the Links panel are reminders that I’m working with a linked CC Libraries asset. That’s one of the beauties of using this CC Libraries integrated workflow. Any effects I apply in InDesign will be maintained should I decide to purchase the image in the future. So far it’s the only image in my custom Clock Project library.įrom there, I drag and drop the thumbnail into my layout, where it reconstitutes itself as a full-size, albeit low-res image. Once I’ve placed it, I can manipulate it as much as I want (crop, add effects, add a stroke and so on), print it, export it to PDF, upload it to Publish Online - you know, the usual. To use it in my layout, I click the Cloud icon that appears when I hover over the thumbnail, which saves it as a low-res preview to my CC Library. Scrolling through here, I select a fun clock image for my article. When I hit Return/Enter, the number of results is so big that it helps to make the panel really large. You can also search for assets you’ve saved in the current library, or all of them - use the dropdown menu at the far right of the field to select a search scope other than the default Adobe Stock service. The Search field here is a welcome new feature in CC 2015. So I open the CC Libraries panel in InDesign (Window > CC Libraries) and enter “clock” or “time” in the search field. If you use a pre-CC version of InDesign, you can still subscribe to the Adobe Stock service and use it like a regular online stock photo agency, but its integration with the CC Libraries panels in the CC apps is only available if you’re a CC user.įor example, in an article about a time-limited offer, I want to find a fun picture of a clock. From the CC Libraries panel you can search the stock photo library, find the asset you want, save it to any of your custom-named libraries in the panel, and from there drag and drop it into your layout. It gives members access to over 45 million images and videos, mainly from Fotolia.Īnd now, with InDesign CC 2015.2 and enhancements to CC Libraries, the Adobe Stock workflow in InDesign is really slick. You can also add columns that will affect all pages related to the master.Back in June, Adobe launched a new service for Creative Cloud users, Adobe Stock. You are now able to make global edits to your document by inserting text boxes and graphics the same way you would on the normal pages. Remember, there is a left and a right page to the master, so be sure you are on the page you want to be.Īlternatively, you can use the navigation tool at the bottom left of the screen to choose the A -Master page. Double-click on A-Master in the Pages Panel to display the Master Page.Make sure the Pages Panel is showing by going to the Window menu, then clicking Pages.To view the default InDesign Master Page: However, if you’re creating a multi-page document such as a newsletter, book, or catalog, master pages are one of InDesign’s most powerful features. If you’re working with a single page document, you don’t need to worry about master pages. headers, footers, page numbers, etc.) By default, every InDesign document you create contains two masters, one for pages on the left and one for those on the right. Master pages can contain text and graphic elements that will appear on all pages of a publication (i.e. A Master Page is a nonprinting page that you can use as the template for the rest of the pages in your document.