InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows Visual QuickStart Guide

by Cohen, Sandee

• ISBN13: 9780321573575
• ISBN10: 0321573579
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-17
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Proven approach and expert author make this reference guide the most efficient way to dive into InDesign CS4, Adobe's page layout essential Stock available December 2008- Aust RRP $29.95 bull; Thoroughly revised to show readers the ins and outs of all the new features in InDesign CS4. bull; Highly accessible step-by-step guide to common InDesign tasks offers many helpful tips and screenshots. bull; Millions have learned InDesign from popular author and presenter Sandee Cohen. Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe's page-design component of Creative Suite 4, offers exciting new enhancements to its already powerful tools. Among the exciting features users will find are new Live Preflighting capabilities and seamless integration with Adobe Flash, including direct translation of InDesign pages into SWF files. Adobe InDesignCS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide will highlight the important new features, as well as covering the ones readers have relied on in previous versions of InDesign. Using the task-based, visual approach that readers count on in the Visual QuickStart Guides, this volume introduces readers to all aspects of InDesign CS4. Users will learn how to create and automate documents, import and style text and objects, manage long documents, export files for a wide variety of purposes, and much more.

Author Biography

Sandee Cohen is the graphics curriculum instructor for the New School Computer Instruction Center in New York City, senior contributing editor to InDesign Magazine, and a popular speaker at many conferences (including Macworld Conference and Expo, the InDesign Conference, the Creative Suite Conference and other events). She has also written Visual QuickStart Guides on Macromedia Fireworks and Macromedia FreeHand in addition to coauthoring other books on graphics and desktop publishing.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Document Setup

Basic Text

Working with Objects

Working in Color

Fills, Strokes, and Effects

Points and Paths

Imported Graphics

Text Effects

Pages and Books

Layers

Libraries and Snippets

Tabs and Tables

Automating Your Work

Styles

Typography

Color Management

Interactive & Multimedia

Output

Exporting

Customizing

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