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by bilmaw on Graphic River |
http://graphicriver.net/user/bilmaw
TEMPLATE DOCUMENTATION | VERSION 1.0 | FEBRUARY 2012
TEMPLATE DOCUMENTATION
TEMPLATE STYLES
ALSO INCLUDES:
MASTER PAGES
for Adobe InDesign CS4+ / Photoshop CS2+
Master Pages explained and what they are for
All of the Paragraph/Character & Object Styles explained
with examples
Getting Started Guide
Overview of Baseline Grid & Type Alignment
Tips and Guides for InDesign to make the most of your Template
purchase
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Everything you need to know about this professional template and
how to create your own beautiful layouts and include your own
information.
Lets get started...
Template Contents
From the Author
Thank you for purchasing this template and hopefully you will
find it easy to update and use.
You will find well organised Master Pages, Swatches, Object and
Paragraph/Character Styles. The resume has been all set up for you
and is ready to go. Even a novice in InDesign will be able to
create beautiful layouts.Now well go through how things are
organised and used, plus tips on editing text and placing your
images.
The InDesign files included are:
Twenty INDD files in the folder CS5. Five A4 and Five Letter
sized templates in Five Colours each, Dark and Light versions. indd
for use in CS5.
Twenty IDML files in the folder CS4. Five A4 and Five Letter
sized templates in Five Colours each, Dark and Light versions. idml
for use in CS4.
Both groups of files are identical and include all Styles and
Master Pages.
Also included are Photoshop (PSD) Dark and Light versions and
this documentation PDF.
I hope you find everything you need in this documentation and
have fun creating your own Resume/CV.
If you have any questions about the template or this help file,
you can contact me at Graphic River or visit www.bilmaw.com and use
the contact page. Enjoy! ~ Billy (bilmaw)
Creating your Resume/CV with Master Pages
This template uses Master Pages, all set-up for instant use.
There are templates for each different section used in this
template. The following page has in-depth descriptions of each
Master Page.
Each page has been created for you but if you would like to add
more and edit pages follow these instructions. Create a new page in
your document via the Pages Panel > Insert Pages or with the
Menu Layout > Pages > Insert Pages and then select which
Master youd like to use.
To be able to edit the text in the Master Pages Text Box on the
Page youve created, hold down Ctrl - Shift (PC) or Cmd - Shift
(Mac) and click on the Blue Text Frame. This command overrides the
Master Page and makes the Text Box editable.
To place your images in the Red Graphics Frames, choose File
> Place from the Menu (or press Ctrl/Cmd + D) and click with the
cursor inside the Red Frame.
Using the Horizontal Text Baseline Grid
Font Info
Image Credits
This template has been carefully constructed and uses a
perfectly aligned Typography Grid, based on the Body Text font
size, to create sleek and organised layouts with minimal
effort.
The Blue Horizontal Baseline Grid is used by the majority of the
Paragraph Styles and automatically aligns your text. You can turn
the Baseline Grid On/Off under Menu > View > Grids &
Guides > Hide/Show Baseline Grid. If you want a quick preview of
your layout without any guides just press W, this will allow you to
quickly assess how your layout is shaping up.
Fonts used are Aller, available from:
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Aller
Template Documentation
Images used are from the Envato Asset Library. All image
copyright is retained by the images original owner. The images used
in the template preview are for illustrative purposes only and are
not included in the download.
Editing Master items on a page (overriding): Ctrl/Cmd
Shift-click on the text box.
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Template Master PagesAn overview of the Master Page Templates
that are included and their functionality (Light versions shown,
Dark versions also included).
R1-Resume 1 R2-Resume 2
R1-Resume 1
R2-Resume 2
P-Portfolio
P-Portfolio
CL-Cover Letter
CL-Cover Letter
This is the first page for the Resume/CV. Includes sections for
a small photograph, your personal information, social networks,
work experience, education and personal/personal skills. You can
change the colour of the skills markers to visually represent your
skillset.
This is the second page for the Resume/CV. Includes sections for
a personal statement, awards or accomplishments, professional
statement and references.
This is a letter of introduction to your application. Sections
for the recipients address, date, your address, contact information
and the letter itself.
Depending on the position you are applying for you may need some
visual support. This page includes sections for main and thumbnail
images and a sidebar for image captions.
Use Quick Apply (Ctrl/Cmd - Enter) to apply any style to text
without using your mouse.
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Template Paragraph StylesAn explanation of the included Styles
and how they are used to customise your layouts.
Explanation of Based On
Group: Top Page
Group: Large Subtitle
Group: Title
Group: Body Text
The styles in InDesign have a clever feature in that you can
create a style based on another. Meaning if you change an attribute
in the parent or starting style, each style that its based on will
follow those changes.
This feature is present in the main styles used in this template
including Titles, Subtitles and Body text. For example: if you edit
the font in the first of these styles in a group, they will all
change accordingly.
This feature can also be switched off by choosing [No Paragraph
Style] under Based On: to make the style function
independently.
John SmithYour Profession
> Large Title
> Top Subtitle Grey
> Subtitle - Colour
> Title - Black
> Title - White
> Body Text 9pt BLACK
> Body Text 9pt BLACK (WHITE) CENTRE
> Body Text 9pt BLACK RIGHT
> Body Text 9pt WHITE
> Title - Colour
> Small Title - BLACK LEFT(RIGHT)
Title
Title
Title
Title
// Experience Description of the position and the
responsibilities you had in this post. Nullam pulvinar pulvinar
mattis.
Description of the position and the responsibilities you
had in this post. Nullam pulvinar pulvinar mattis.
Description of the position and the responsibilities you
had in this post. Nullam pulvinar pulvinar mattis.
Description of the position and the responsibilities you had in
this post. Nullam pulvinar pulvinar mattis.
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Template Character / Object StylesAn explanation of the included
Character / Object Styles, how they relate to Paragraph Styles and
using them to customise your layouts.
The Character Styles included are used for inline styles, for
example, highlighting a word in the title of a layout. You can see
examples throughout the sample layouts and they are very versatile
in expanding the options available.
About Character Styles
About Object Styles
Character Styles
Object Styles
To use just highlight the text you wish to style and click the
name of the Style in the Character Styles palette. These styles can
be applied to any Paragraph Style, so please experiment and use the
samples in the template as a guide.
This text is body text with the style applied to these
words.
> Bold - This Style allows you to make inline text bold for
highlighting important parts or items such as E: before email
etc.
> Light Grey Bold - This Style allows you to make inline text
bold and grey for highlighting intros on titles (Subtitle -
Colour).
// Education
Object Styles are used for the graphic elements in your layouts.
They are very useful as you can not only store attributes like
colour and stroke but you can define the Paragraph Styles of text
contained in the box.
Included are styles for specific elements of the layouts as well
as some generic styling which can be used anywhere, so feel free to
experiment.
NOTE: Object Styles dont control size or position but you can
copy and paste or refer to the Master Pages for examples.
> Thin Grey Line - This style is mainly used for the dividers
in the layout but can also be applied to arrows or shapes if
required.
> Photo Frame - This style adds a white border and subtle
drop shadow to your photo.
> Caption Text Box - This style adds inset spacing to the
Text Box and adds the Paragraph Style Title-White for quick styling
of your numbers or captions.
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Placing an image in a Red Graphic Frame: Use File > Place or
press Ctrl/Cmd-D and click on the frame.
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Template Photoshop VersionsThere are Photoshop (PSD) versions of
the InDesign Templates included, heres a quick run through...
The PSD Files are well organised into Layers and Layer Groups,
and include Guides for Bleed/Safe Zone. All fonts and graphics are
included and are identical to the InDesign Master Pages.
There is a PSD for each page of the Resume (4 in total) and they
contain layers for both Dark and Light versions.
Guides are in a Green Layer at the top, these are for reference
so be sure to hide them before printing.
Each permanent layer is Red, you can leave these on after
editing them as they belong to both Light and Dark versions.
Light layers are Yellow and Dark Layers are Purple so switch
these colours on and off to create either Dark or Light
versions.
The image placeholders are Smart Objects, so just double click
the layer icon, paste in your image, save, close and your done!
The PSD Files included were created with CS5 and saved with
Maximum Compatibility enabled. They have been tested as far back as
Photoshop CS2 and are fully intact and editable.
Photoshop File / .psd
Backwards Compatability
Above: Example of the PSD files included.There are versions for
all the InDesign Master Pages.
Above: Screenshot of the PSD Layers. Green guides, Red Permanent
layers, and Yellow for Light, Purple for Dark versions.
In the folder PSD, there is a ZIP for the Four A4 size Templates
(PSD A4) and the Four US Letter size Templates (PSD US Letter).
Each PSD contains the layers to create Dark and Light Versions from
the one PSD. They are all in the main orange colour, as file size
restrictions mean I cant include all the colour variations in PSD
format, but its very easy to change the colours in Photoshop.
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by bilmaw on Graphic River |
http://graphicriver.net/user/bilmaw