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InDesign Fundamentals: Square Off Rounded Boxes
Dateline: December 4, 2006
Version: Adobe InDesign CS2
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Launch InDesign. Choose File > New > Document (Command + N). For Page Size, select Letter and click OK. Select the Rectangle Frame tool (F) and option-click the center of the document. Use the options in the resulting Rectangle dialog box and click OK. Choose Object > Corner Effects. Use the options in the resulting Corner Effects dialog box and click OK.
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Press Shift and draw a 1-in. square. Choose Edit > Select All (Command + A). Press Shift + F7 to show the Align palette. Click the Align Left Edges and Align Top Edges buttons. Choose Object > Group (Command + G). Press Shift and draw another 1-in. square. Choose Edit > Select All (Command + A). Click the Align Right Edges and Align Bottom Edges buttons.
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Choose Object > Ungroup (Command + Shift + G). Choose Window > Object & Layout > Pathfinder and click the Add button (below). Choose File > Place (Command + D), select file, choose the desired image file and click Open. Choose Edit > Deselect All (Command + Shift + A). Press W to view in Preview mode.
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The final effect is shown at left.
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