Exploring Indesign Cs3

by Rydberg,Terry

• ISBN13: 9781418052638
• ISBN10: 1418052639
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-25
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr

Summary

In the world of design, projects don't come with directions. The "recipe book" approach used by most software books does little to prepare designers for the demands of a highly competitive industry. Exploring InDesign CS3 takes a different approach. With an emphasis on typography and critical thinking, Exploring InDesign CS3 transforms the novice into a professional who is able to use the software while applying industry-standard design principles. In addition to using the new features of Adobe InDesign CS3, users learn to identify each project's challenges and to strategize the best production sequence. Chapters and projects are carefully organized to move learners from basic operations to creating complex documents. Each chapter builds upon the skills presented in the previous chapter. As in industry, the emphasis throughout is on technical accuracy and productivity.

Author Biography

Terry Rydberg is lead graphic design instructor at the Harry V. Quadracci Printing and Graphics Center, Waukesha County Technical College, in Wisconsin

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The InDesign Workspace	p. 2
Welcome to InDesign CS3	p. 4
The Document Window	p. 5
The Menu Bar and Toolbox	p. 8
The Control Panel	p. 10
Using Tools	p. 12
Customizing Your Workspace	p. 20
Saving Your Work	p. 20
Printing Your Document	p. 22
Getting Started	p. 24
Summary	p. 23
Type, Tools, and Terms	p. 28
An Eye-Q Test	p. 30
First Things First	p. 31
Select an Appropriate Typeface	p. 32
Adding Text	p. 33
Putting It All Together	p. 40
A New System of Measurement	p. 42
Working with Text in a Frame	p. 43
Using the Glyphs panel	p. 45
The Production Sequence	p. 47
Summary	p. 48
The Fine Art of Setting Type	p. 52
The Anatomy of Type	p. 54
Understanding Hidden Characters	p. 56
How InDesign Defines Paragraphs	p. 57
Using Raised and Drop Caps	p. 60
Turn Off Hyphenation	p. 62
Use Nonbreaking Spaces and Hyphens	p. 62
Apply Alignment Settings, Indent Copy	p. 63
Balance Ragged Line	p. 64
Use Quotation Marks and Prime Marks	p. 65
Hang Punctuation	p. 66
Using Hyphens and Dashes	p. 66
Calculate Paragraph Line Measure	p. 68
Proofreader's Marks	p. 69
Summary	p. 70
Combining Type and Images	p. 74
InDesign's Measuring System	p. 76
X and Y Coordinates	p. 77
Understanding Paths and Selection Tools	p. 80
Working With Text	p. 83
Placing Text	p. 84
Managing Text Flow	p. 87
About Threaded Text Frames	p. 89
Underlining and Paragraph Rules	p. 92
Check Spelling	p. 94
Understanding Tracking and Kerning	p. 95
Working with Images	p. 97
Summary	p. 102
Tabs and Tables	p. 106
Working With Tabs	p. 108
Setting Tabs	p. 109
Creating Tables	p. 117
Table Basics	p. 117
Create a Table from Existing Text	p. 120
Summary	p. 123
Grids, Guides, and Aligning Objects	p. 128
Back to the Basics	p. 130
Create Document Presets	p. 130
Guides and Columns	p. 135
About Newsletters	p. 137
Building a Sample Newsletter	p. 139
Using Grids to Align Elements	p. 143
Aligning and Distributing Objects	p. 144
Other Object Management Techniques	p. 150
Summary	p. 156
Text Wrap and Layers	p. 160
Integrating Text and Graphics	p. 162
An Introduction to Text Wrap	p. 162
An Introduction to Document Layers	p. 166
Designing a CD Cover	p. 174
Summary	p. 179
Type Continuity: Applying Styles	p. 182
Creating a Newsletter	p. 184
Preparing Copy	p. 185
Introducing the Pages Panel	p. 186
How to Begin a Document With a Spread	p. 187
Using an Object Library	p. 189
Defining Styles	p. 193
Creating Character Styles	p. 200
Redefining Styles	p. 223
Using Find/Change	p. 208
Summary	p. 209
Page Continuity: Master Pages	p. 212
Master Pages	p. 214
Basic Operations	p. 214
Modifying Master Items on the Document Level	p. 217
Creating a Document with Multiple Masters	p. 219
Creating and Duplicating Master Pages	p. 222
Jump and Continuation Lines	p. 238
Creating an Object Library	p. 226
Creating Object Styles	p. 227
Defining Object Styles	p. 228
Changing Document, Object, Paragraph and Character Style Defaults	p. 230
Summary	p. 232
Business Forms	p. 236
General Project Information	p. 238
General Design Considerations	p. 238
Typography: Business Forms	p. 239
A Sample Job	p. 239
Identity Packages	p. 239
Design Considerations for Letterhead	p. 241
Design Considerations for Envelopes	p. 242
Design Considerations for Business Cards	p. 243
Design Considerations for Newspaper Display Ads	p. 245
Designing for the Phone Book	p. 247
Design Considerations for Forms	p. 248
Summary	p. 249
Designing with Type	p. 252
Type: A Versatile Design Element	p. 254
Placing Type on a Closed Shape	p. 254
Placing Type on an Open Path	p. 256
Create Text Outlines	p. 261
Create Shaped Text Frames	p. 262
Bitter Apple Game Preserve	p. 262
Make the Bitter Apple Logo	p. 264
Finishing Up the Flyer	p. 269
Summary	p. 271
Production Essentials	p. 274
Production Essentials	p. 276
Specifying Color	p. 276
Applying Color to Your Document	p. 278
The Swatches Panel	p. 281
Color Separations	p. 290
Printer's Marks and Printing Options	p. 292
Managing Graphics Files	p. 294
The Links Panel	p. 294
Using Adobe Stock Photos and Bridge	p. 296
James Wamser's Essential Prepress Tips	p. 298
Preflight the Document	p. 300
Summary	p. 302
Basic Graphic Elements	p. 306
Graphics Tools	p. 308
The Mighty Pen Tool	p. 308
Making a Closed Path	p. 309
Making an Open Path	p. 313
Compound Paths	p. 320
Summary	p. 322
Index	p. 324
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