InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows Visual QuickStart Guide

by Cohen, Sandee

• ISBN13: 9780321322012
• ISBN10: 0321322010
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-26
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Trusted format and a master teacher make this guide the choice for becoming a page layout pro using InDesign CS2 - quickly and easily!

Author Biography

Sandee Cohen is the graphics curriculum instructor for the New School Computer Instruction Center in New York City as well as a lively speaker at many conferences (including Seybold Seminars, Macworld Expo, and Thunder Lizard events). She also has written Visual QuickStart Guides on Macromedia Fireworks and Macromedia FreeHand in addition to coauthoring other books on graphics and desktop publishing.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Getting Started	1	(16)
Choosing Palettes	2	(8)
Working with Palettes	10	(4)
Using Workspaces	14	(1)
Using the Toolbox	15	(1)
Using Contextual Menus	16	(1)
Document Setup	17	(32)
Starting Documents	18	(2)
Choosing Layout Options	20	(3)
Changing Layout Options	23	(1)
Using the Document Presets	24	(2)
Using Document Rulers	26	(2)
Working with Guides	28	(4)
Working with Document Grids	32	(1)
Changing the Magnification	33	(2)
View and Pasteboard Controls	35	(2)
Using the Zoom and Hand Tools	37	(2)
Using the Navigator Palette	39	(2)
Controlling Windows	41	(1)
File Maintenance	42	(3)
Working with Bridge	45	(4)
Basic Text	49	(32)
Creating Text Frames	50	(3)
Typing Text	53	(1)
Selecting Text	54	(2)
Moving and Deleting Text	56	(2)
Using the Character Palette	58	(1)
Setting the Typeface and Point Size	59	(1)
Styling Text	60	(2)
Setting Line and Character Spacing	62	(2)
Applying Text Distortions	64	(1)
Setting the Language	65	(1)
Applying Paragraph Formatting	66	(1)
Setting Alignment and Indents	67	(2)
Inserting a Manual Indent	69	(1)
Setting Paragraph Effects	70	(1)
Working with Hidden Characters	71	(1)
Using the Glyphs palette	72	(3)
Working with Text Flow	75	(1)
Setting Text Frame General Controls	76	(3)
Using the Control Palette for Text	79	(1)
Using Special Text Characters	80	(1)
Working with Objects	81	(36)
Types of Frames	82	(1)
Creating Basic Shapes	83	(2)
Selecting Objects	85	(1)
Moving Objects	86	(2)
Replicating Objects	88	(2)
Resizing Objects	90	(1)
Using the Transform Tools	91	(5)
Using the Transform Palette	96	(4)
Using the Transform Commands	100	(2)
Using the Arrange Commands	102	(1)
Aligning Objects	103	(3)
Grouping and Pasting Into Objects	106	(4)
Using the Control Palette for Objects	110	(1)
Using the Measure Tool	111	(2)
Using the Info Palette with Objects	113	(1)
Locking Objects	114	(1)
Selecting Frames	115	(2)
Working in Color	117	(30)
The Basics of Color	118	(2)
Using the Color Palette	120	(4)
Defining and Storing Swatches	124	(8)
Using Swatch Libraries	132	(2)
Creating Mixed Inks	134	(4)
Creating Tints	138	(2)
Using the Color Picker	140	(1)
Creating Gradient Swatches	141	(3)
Using the Eyedropper	144	(1)
Overprinting Colors	145	(2)
Styling Objects	147	(32)
Applying Fills	148	(4)
Applying Stroke Effects	152	(7)
Creating Custom Stroke Styles	159	(7)
Adding Arrows and Corner Effects	166	(1)
Applying Transparency	167	(4)
Adding Drop Shadows and Feathers	171	(2)
Using the Pathfinder Commands	173	(3)
Using the Eyedropper	176	(2)
Setting Object Defaults	178	(1)
Pen and Beziers	179	(14)
Pen Points	180	(1)
Drawing Lines	181	(1)
Drawing Curves	182	(1)
Changing Curves and Corner Points	183	(1)
Modifying Paths	184	(2)
Modifying Points	186	(2)
Using the Pencil Tool	188	(2)
Using the Smooth Tool	190	(1)
Using the Erase Tool	191	(1)
Adding or Deleting Points on Paths	192	(1)
Imported Graphics	193	(38)
Placing Artwork	194	(2)
Using Bridge to Place Artwork	196	(1)
Specialty Frames	197	(3)
Setting the Image Import Options	200	(4)
Working with Images Inside Frames	204	(2)
Using the Position Tool	206	(1)
Fitting Graphics in Frames	207	(3)
Nesting Graphic Elements	210	(3)
Styling Placed Images	213	(1)
Linking Graphics	214	(4)
Embedding Graphics	218	(1)
Setting Layer Visibility	219	(1)
Using Clipping Paths	220	(4)
Importing Transparent Images	224	(2)
Viewing Images	226	(4)
Applying Effects to Images	230	(1)
Text Effects	231	(20)
Wrapping Text	232	(5)
Text on a Path	237	(3)
Working with Paragraph Rules	240	(4)
Inline and Anchored Objects	244	(7)
Pages And Books	251	(38)
Changing the Pages Palette	252	(1)
Adding Blank Pages	253	(2)
Navigating and Moving Pages	255	(4)
Creating and Separating Spreads	259	(2)
Importing Text	261	(3)
Flowing Text	264	(4)
Creating Text Breaks	268	(1)
Working with Master Pages	269	(5)
Adjusting Layouts	274	(1)
Working with Page Numbers	275	(2)
Making Books	277	(5)
Creating a Table of Contents	282	(5)
Creating an Index	287	(2)
Layers	289	(8)
Creating and Deleting Layers	290	(2)
Setting the Layer Options	292	(3)
Working with Layers	295	(2)
Libraries and Snippets	297	(8)
Storing Items in a Library	298	(2)
Applying Library Items to a Page	300	(1)
Setting the Library Display	301	(1)
Searching and Sorting Libraries	302	(2)
Creating and Using Snippets	304	(1)
Tabs and Tables	305	(36)
Inserting Tab Characters	306	(1)
Setting Tab Stops	307	(3)
Creating Tab Leaders	310	(1)
Creating and Using Tables	311	(5)
Navigating Through Tables	316	(1)
Selecting Tables	317	(2)
Working with Rows and Columns	319	(6)
Adjusting Tables within a Text Frame	325	(1)
Working with Headers and Footers	326	(2)
Adding Images to Tables	328	(1)
Customizing Cells	329	(3)
Setting Borders, Strokes, and Fills	332	(3)
Alternating Strokes and Fills	335	(3)
Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells	338	(1)
Using the Table or Control Palettes	339	(2)
Automating Your Work	341	(26)
Changing Case	342	(1)
Checking Spelling	342	(4)
Finding and Changing Text	346	(4)
Find Dialog Box Settings	350	(2)
Finding and Changing Text (continued)	352	(1)
Using the Story Editor	353	(1)
Bullets and Numbering	354	(2)
Footnotes	356	(3)
Creating Tagged Text	359	(2)
Using Find Font	361	(1)
Keeping Lines Together	362	(1)
Using the Eyedropper on Text	363	(2)
Using Scripts	365	(2)
Text and Object Styles	367	(32)
Defining Text Styles	368	(2)
Text Style Categories	370	(3)
Defining Text Styles (continued)	373	(5)
Loading and Importing Styles	378	(4)
Applying Styles and Style Overrides	382	(1)
Clearing Style Overrides	383	(2)
Redefining and Deleting Styles	385	(2)
Automatic Drop Cap Styling	387	(2)
Using Nested Styles	389	(4)
Defining Object Styles	393	(1)
Object Style Categories	394	(2)
Defining Object Styles (continued)	396	(1)
Working with Object Styles	397	(1)
Using the Quick Apply Feature	398	(1)
Typography Controls	399	(16)
Optical Margin Alignment	400	(1)
Using Adobe Paragraph Composer	401	(1)
Applying Justification Controls	402	(4)
Controlling Hyphenation	406	(2)
Baseline Grid	408	(3)
Balancing Ragged Lines	411	(1)
Using OpenType	411	(2)
Open Type Categories	413	(2)
Color Management	415	(8)
Choosing Color Settings	416	(4)
Saving and Loading Color Settings	420	(2)
Working with Profiles	422	(1)
Interactive PDF Elements	423	(36)
Types of Interactive Elements	424	(1)
Defining Hyperlinks	425	(9)
Working with Hyperlinks	434	(1)
Working with Bookmarks	435	(3)
Adding Sounds	438	(2)
Adding Movies	440	(3)
Movie Display Options	443	(2)
Creating Buttons	445	(2)
General Button Properties	447	(1)
Setting the Button States	448	(5)
Applying Behaviors	453	(1)
Button Behaviors	454	(2)
Applying Behaviors (continued)	456	(1)
Deleting or Deactivating Behaviors	457	(1)
Exporting Interactive PDFs	458	(1)
Output	459	(32)
Printing a Document	460	(1)
Print Dialog Box Categories	461	(2)
Setting the General Print Options	463	(1)
Choosing the Setup Controls	464	(1)
Tiling Pages	465	(2)
Setting Marks and Bleed	467	(2)
Setting the Output Controls	469	(2)
Working with Separations Preview	471	(1)
Separations Preview Plate Settings	472	(1)
Working with Separations Preview (continued)	473	(1)
Color Separations and Ink Manager	474	(2)
Setting the Graphics Options	476	(1)
Setting the Advanced Options	477	(1)
Flattener Presets and Preview	478	(4)
Working with Print Presets	482	(2)
Creating a Print Summary	484	(1)
Creating PostScript Files	485	(1)
Creating a Preflight Report	486	(3)
Packaging a Document	489	(2)
Exporting	491	(28)
Setting the Export File Options	492	(1)
Creating PDF Files	493	(1)
PDF Export Options	493	(2)
General PDF Options	495	(3)
Compression PDF Options	498	(3)
Output PDF Options	501	(2)
Advanced PDF Options	503	(1)
Security PDF Options	504	(2)
Working with PDF Presets	506	(2)
Creating EPS Files	508	(3)
InDesign Interchange Format	511	(1)
JPEG Options	511	(2)
Exporting SVG Files	513	(3)
Exporting Text	516	(1)
Packaging for GoLive	517	(2)
Customizing InDesign	519	(30)
Modifying Keyboard Shortcuts	520	(3)
Setting the Preferences Categories	523	(1)
The Preference Categories	523	(4)
General Preferences Controls	527	(2)
Type Preferences	529	(2)
Advanced Type Preferences	531	(1)
Composition Preferences	532	(2)
Units & Increments Preferences	534	(1)
Grids Preferences	535	(1)
Guides & Pasteboard Preferences	536	(1)
Dictionary Preferences	537	(3)
Spelling Preferences	540	(1)
Autocorrect Preferences	541	(1)
Story Editor Display Preferences	542	(1)
Display Performance Preferences	543	(2)
Appearance of Black Preferences	545	(1)
File Handling Preferences	546	(1)
Trashing Preferences	547	(1)
Configuring Plug-Ins	548	(1)
Index	549