Adobe 9A0-142 - Questions & Answers

Following are included in the graphics file formats InDesign imports:

1. BMP. It is the native Windows bitmap format.
2. EPS. EPS or Encapsulated PostScript file format is favored by professional publishers. One of its color-separated variant is DCS or Desktop Color Separation.
3. GIF. GIF or Graphics Interchange Format is common in Web documents.
4. Illustrator. It is similar to EPS.
5. InDesign. Other InDesign documents can be imported, as if they are graphics. Specific pages can also be chosen to be imported.
6. JPEG. JPEG or Joint Photographic Expert Group compresses bitmap format used on the Web.
7. PCX. PCX or PC Paintbrush was very popular in earlier versions of Windows and DOS programs. It has been supplanted by other formats.
8. PDF. PDF or Portable Document Format is a variant of PostScript and is used for Web-based, network-based, and CD-based documents.
9. Photoshop. Photoshop is the native format in Adobe Photoshop 5.0 through CS5.
10. PICT. PICT or Picture is used in professional documents.
11. PNG. PNG or Portable Network Graphics is more capable than GIF.
12. Scitex CT. It is the continuous-tone bitmap format used on Scitex prepress systems.
13. TIFF. TIFF or Tagged Image File Format is the bitmap standard for image editors and publishers.
14. Windows Metafile. Windows Metafile is used in professional documents.

The Pathfinder panel is used to combine selected objects into new shapes. This panel can be opened by choosing Window > Object and Layout >Pathfinder.

Answer: B is incorrect. The Preflight panel is a feature of InDesign CS5 that warns of the problems that could prevent a document or book from printing or outputting as expected while a document is being edited. These problems include missing files or fonts, low-resolution images, overset text, and a number of other conditions. The preflight settings can be configured to define which conditions are detected. These preflight settings are stored in preflight profiles for easy reuse. To open the Preflight panel, choose Window
> Output > Preflight, and double-click the Preflight icon at the bottom of the document window. The Preflight icon is green if no errors are detected or red if errors are detected. The Preflight panel is shown in the image below.

Answer: C is incorrect. The Stroke panel allows a user to modify the strokes applied to objects. The attributes of this panel affect how the path of an object looks. This panel can be opened by choosing Window > Stroke. Its keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+F10. It provides the following options to change the stroke of a selected object: Cap. It refers to the end of an open line. Following types of caps are available: Butt cap. It creates squared ends that abut (stop at) the endpoints. Round cap. It creates semi-circular ends that extend half the stroke width beyond the endpoints. Projecting cap. It creates squared ends that extend half the stroke width beyond the endpoints. This option makes the stroke weight extend evenly in all directions around the path. Join. It specifies the appearance of the stroke at corner points. Following types of joins are available. Miter join. It creates pointed corners that extend beyond the endpoint when the miter's length is within the miter limit. Round join. It creates rounded corners that extend half the stroke width beyond the endpoints. Bevel join. It creates squared corners that abut the endpoints.

Answer: D is incorrect. The Swatches panel stores colors. It is used to import, export, delete, and modify the color palette. Besides, a user can store custom colors in the Swatches panel. To add a color in the Swatches panel, move the cursor to the empty area of the Swatches panel (the cursor will change into the paint bucket) and click. To access the Swatches panel, select Window > Swatches.

A discretionary hyphen appears only if the word breaks. To open a discretionary hyphen use the following command. Type > Insert Special Character > Hyphens And Dashes > Discretionary Hyphen

Answer: C, B, and A These options are invalid.

If your cursor position is at the top-left corner of the table it means you can click to select the table. Cursor changes its shape when positioned on the cell, row, column, and table boundaries. The following table explains the different positions of a cursor and the actions that can be taken at those positions of the cursor. Cursor position Action that can be taken Above the top-left corner of the tableClick to select the table Above the left edge of a row Click to select the row Above the top of a column Click to select the column Above the right or left edge of a cell Drag to resize the column containing the cell Above the top or bottom of a cellDrag to resize the row containing the cell

Following are the various objects that can be created with InDesign's object-creation tools.

1. Straight lines created by using the Line tool 2. Lines and shapes created by using the Pen tool or the Pencil tool
3. Basic shapes created by using Ellipse, Rectangle, and Polygon 4. Basic frames created by using Ellipse Frame, Rectangle Frame, and Polygon Frame