Editing Computer Tutorials
Starting a New InDesign Poster Project
This tutorial shows how to set your document settings for your poster and set up your Workspace in InDesign when starting a new project. InDesign is similar to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. It has similar tools, some of which work differently in InDesign than in...
Adding Color Shapes and Backgrounds InDesign
This tutorial walks through how to add color backgrounds and shapes to an InDesign poster.Add a Color Background Once your poster is created, you may want to start by creating a colored shape for your background. Select the Rectangle tool from the tool panel. The...
Adding and Formatting Text InDesign
This tutorial shows how to add and format text for your InDesign poster.Create a Text Box When adding text to your project, you will want to use the guides to center and align your text boxes. Select the text tool from the tool panel. The text tool icon is an...
Adding Images and Graphics to an InDesign Project
This tutorial shows how to add images and graphics to an InDesign poster.Creating Frames for Your Graphics To place an Image in your poster, you will first want to create an approximate layout of what you want your poster to look like by making a frame for each...
Making Adjustments to Images in InDesign
This tutorial walks though how to make different adjustments to images in your InDesign poster.Moving an Image After placing your images in their frames, you may want to reposition it within the frame, such as the image in the lower right corner of our poster. Choose...
Exporting An InDesign Poster
This tutorial walks through how to export your finished poster as a PDF file.To be able to share or print the poster you created in InDesign, you will next to export it as a PDF.NOTE: You may want to run the spell check before exporting your poster because InDesign...
Backing Up Your InDesign Project
This tutorial walks through backing up an InDesign project to cloud storage or a flash drive. When working on a Media Commons iMac, you will have to back up your project when you are not actively working on it. Penn State’s iMacs get refreshed daily, so everything...
Adding Music to Your Project in Adobe Premiere Rush
This tutorial demonstrates how to add built-in music to your project in Premiere Rush. Click the Add Media button (white "+" in a blue circle). Select Audio in the window that pops open. This opens the audio menu. There are three audio categories: Soundtracks, Sound...
Adding Titles and Cutaways in Adobe Premiere Rush
This tutorial demonstrates how to add and customize titles, add and edit cutaways, and transform titles, images, and video in Premiere Rush.Adding Cutaways Access your image and video files by clicking on the blue Add Media button. Select Media from the pop-up menu....
Using the Transform Tools in Premiere Rush
This tutorial demonstrates how to transform titles, images, and video in Premiere Rush.Scaling Video and Images Select the video or image you want to scale. Access the Transform menu by clicking the Transform button in the upper right side of the screen. Leave...