From the course: InDesign 2021 Quick Start
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Add a background and a color theme - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: InDesign 2021 Quick Start
Add a background and a color theme
- [Instructor] It's now time to create the background. Select the background layer in order to place the shape inside the appropriate container, then select the rectangle tool from the left toolbar. With the rectangle tool selected, click and drag from one of the top corners and intersect the origin of the rectangle with the origin of the bleed area. Create a rectangle that will cover the entire area of your document plus bleeds, just like so. By default, we have a black stroke around the rectangle, while the fill is empty. In order to swap colors between the stroke and the fill, click on the little double-pointed arrow on the top of the icons at the bottom of the toolbar, or you can use the shortcut Shift+X to swap a color from the fill to the stroke, just like so. To select a different color for your fill, double click on the fill icon to open the color picker window. From here, you can select any color that you prefer…
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