Adobe Indesign CS2 How-Tos : 100 Essential Techniques

by Cruise, John; Anton, Kelly Kordes

• ISBN13: 9780321321909
• ISBN10: 0321321901
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-24
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

Easy-to-scan guide makes quick work of InDesign CS2 most useful features!

Author Biography

John Cruise is an Adobe-certified InDesign expert, writer, and design instructor Kelly Kordes Anton is a freelance writer and editor based in Littleton, Colorado

Table of Contents

Getting Started with InDesign	1	(18)
Getting Started with the Welcome Screen	2	(2)
Modifying Preferences	4	(2)
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts	6	(2)
Introducing the Toolbox	8	(2)
Using the Control Palette	10	(2)
Managing Palettes	12	(2)
Configuring Plug-ins	14	(2)
Introducing the Adobe Help Center	16	(3)
Working with Documents	19	(22)
Creating New Documents	20	(2)
Saving Document Presets	22	(3)
Understanding the Document Window	25	(3)
Opening Documents	28	(3)
Saving Documents and Templates	31	(2)
Adding Metadata to Documents	33	(2)
Navigating Documents	35	(2)
Viewing Documents	37	(4)
Working with Text	41	(44)
Creating Text Frames	42	(2)
Modifying Text Frames	44	(3)
Threading Text Frames	47	(3)
Creating Type Paths	50	(3)
Importing Text	53	(3)
Entering and Editing Text	56	(2)
Applying Character and Paragraph Formats	58	(2)
Composing Type	60	(3)
Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists	63	(2)
Setting Tabs	65	(2)
Setting Text Defaults	67	(2)
Working with Fonts	69	(2)
Using Paragraph and Character Styles	71	(3)
Using the Story Editor	74	(2)
Checking Spelling	76	(4)
Correcting Spelling Automatically	80	(2)
Searching and Replacing Text	82	(3)
Typography and Tables	85	(34)
Special Effects for Type	86	(3)
Setting Up Drop Caps and Nested Styles	89	(3)
Inserting Special Characters and Glyphs	92	(2)
Anchoring Objects in Text	94	(5)
Wrapping Text Around Objects	99	(2)
Applying Optical Margin Alignment	101	(2)
Importing Tables from Word and Excel	103	(2)
Creating New Tables	105	(2)
Converting Text to Tables	107	(2)
Adding Content to Tables	109	(1)
Formatting Tables	110	(3)
Adding Headers and Footers to Tables	113	(3)
Editing Tables	116	(3)
Drawing Lines and Shapes	119	(12)
Drawing Simple Lines	120	(2)
Drawing Complex Lines	122	(3)
Drawing Basic Shapes	125	(2)
Creating Complex Shapes	127	(2)
Converting Shapes	129	(2)
Working with Graphics	131	(20)
Placing Graphics	132	(2)
Cropping and Resizing Graphics	134	(4)
Modifying Graphics and Graphics Frames	138	(4)
Special Effects for Graphics	142	(3)
Working with Illustrator Graphics	145	(2)
Working with Photoshop Graphics	147	(2)
Managing Graphic Links	149	(2)
Working with Objects	151	(34)
Selecting and Deleting Objects	152	(3)
Moving and Locking Objects	155	(2)
Filling Objects with Color	157	(2)
Adding a Stroke to Objects	159	(2)
Creating Custom Stroke Styles	161	(2)
Transforming Objects	163	(2)
Adding Drop Shadows	165	(2)
More Special Effects for Objects	167	(3)
Using Object Styles	170	(2)
Grouping Objects	172	(2)
Aligning Objects	174	(2)
Duplicating Objects	176	(2)
Changing the Stacking Order	178	(2)
Using Libraries	180	(3)
Using Snippets	183	(2)
Working with Color	185	(14)
Using Spot Colors, Process Colors, and Tints	186	(4)
Using Gradients	190	(4)
Using Mixed Ink Colors	194	(2)
Using the Color Palette	196	(1)
Setting Up Color Management	197	(2)
Laying Out Pages and Creating Long Documents	199	(34)
Working with Master Pages	200	(3)
Setting Margins and Columns	203	(1)
Using Guides and Grids	204	(3)
Working with Layers	207	(2)
Working with Pages	209	(3)
Numbering Pages and Creating Sections	212	(4)
Creating a Book	216	(4)
Paginating a Book	220	(3)
Inserting Footnotes	223	(3)
Creating Tables of Contents	226	(5)
Exporting a Book for PDF or Print	231	(2)
Creating Media-rich PDFs	233	(10)
Creating Hyperlinks	234	(3)
Creating Buttons	237	(2)
Adding Movies and Sounds	239	(4)
Preflight and Output	243	(20)
Previewing Color Separations	244	(3)
Preflighting and Packaging Documents	247	(2)
Exporting Documents as PDF	249	(2)
Using PDF Presets	251	(2)
Exporting Documents in Other Formats	253	(3)
Printing Documents	256	(2)
Creating Printer Spreads	258	(3)
Using Print Presets	261	(2)
Index	263