This Little Bite of Mine

Desktop Publishing Create: Lessons from a Goose—Edit 1

Open a new InDesign document. Draw in a text box that fills the margins from left to right and type the following information.

Lessons from a Goose Next time you see geese heading south for the winter flying along in a "V" formation you might be interested in knowing what science has discovered about why they fly that way. It has been learned that as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who share common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone, and quickly gets into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are going. When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point. It pays to take turns doing hard jobs. The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. An encouraging word goes a long way. Finally, when a goose gets sick, or is wounded by a gun shot, and falls out, two geese fall out of formation and follow him down to help and protect him. They stay with him until he is either able to fly or until he is dead and they launch out on their own or with another formation to catch up with the group. If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that.

Save the above now in your DTP folder as Lessons from a Goose—Original Text Desktop Publishing Create: Lessons from a Goose—Edit 1 Instructions: Using the text you have just typed, make the following changes.

1. Change the top margin to 6p0.

2. Change the inside and outside margins to 6p0.

3. Adjust the text box to fit the above margin changes.

4. Change main headline to Perpetua 24 pt., bold/italic.

5. Set the main headline Vertical Scale to 175%.

6. Set the main headline Horizontal Scale to 150%.

7. Center align the headline.

8. Select the opening paragraph and set for Perpetua 20 pt., centered.

9. With cursor at the end of paragraph 1, enter once and set a triple paragraph rule weighted at 2 pt.

10. Select all remaining entries and set for Perpetua 14 pt.

11. Select paragraph entries 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11; set Left Indent for each at 2p0.

12. Run Spellcheck. Don’t forget to visually check your accuracy as well.

13. Set in a textbox at the bottom to incorporate your personal info.

14. Save in your DTP folder as Lessons from a Goose—Edit 1. Do NOT print yet. We will be adding to the document tomorrow. Return this assignment copy.