To start i made a new document and then added how many Columbus i want on each page and how many pages that i wanted to insert at the beginning; to start i added 5 pages but then coming to the end of my article i realised that i would have to add another page which i did by clicking insert and inserted a 'new page', this action could also be done with Columbus. Once i had my basic layout i then wanted a section in which i could insert my title which would be big and eye catching enough to catch attention, i did this by clicking on the text option which is down the left side of the screen. when clicking this is allows you to create text boxes in which you can type your information in, i used this for all of my title and all of my information as it allowed me to move the text around and let me line it up with the already situated Columbus.
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For effect i wanted to add something to the beginning of paragraphs to make it look more professional and eye catching; i created a text box in which i added a capital letter, i then made the writing white and the background black this allows for more depth in which i will be able to catch the attention of the public when published. I also made the text box 3 - 4 lines big which means that it goes over to some of the other writing but gives an impact to the article and makes it look more professional.
I added pictures to my article so that it could give a visual impact swell as being text based, i wanted to do this as most articles you see now a days have pictures in them to help the public have a deeper understanding of what you are talking about. I had to make my own folder on my desktop and get the pictures of my computer and insert them into a separate file, by doing this it allowed me to drag and drop the pictures onto my Adobe InDesign which i could then scale them into size and place them where i wanted on the pages. I made some of the pictures bigger than the actual Columbus which meant that some span over two Columbus and half of the page, i did this to add impact and create a more professional look to my article, it also gave the pictures more attention to the ones that i was speaking about more in the article.
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After i had finished my draft article i printed it off onto A3 paper and then proof read it, by doing this it allowed me to see the things that needed changing and improving, such things like certain words that did not fit right into the sentences, spelling mistakes and wrong placing of paragraphs. I also saw that i needed to label some of my pictures as the text does not have an image labelled to it which could become confusing to a reader. By proof reading it allows me to improve on my text based work so that it was up to date, after this i can then focus on the layout and all over look of my article to move things and add things to make it look more presentable and eye catching.
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