Adobe Indesign CC: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features

About the Author
Acknowledgements
The Course
	Introduction
	1 Starting with a Solid Base
		Setting a Few Preferences
			When to Set Preferences
			General
			Interface
				Options
			Type
			Units & Increments
			Display Performance
			GPU Performance (if present)
		Configuring the Workspace
			Choose a More Useful Initial Workspace
			Create a New Workspace
	Project: An Introduction to Layout
		Lesson A: Create a New Document
		Lesson B: Placing the Images
			Place a Large, Full-Bleed Image
			Layers: Stacking and Protecting Content
			Create an Empty, Elliptical Frame
			Place an Image into That Circle
			Add a Colorful Stroke to the Frame
		Lesson C: Adding Text
			Procure a Few Fonts
			Add a Text Frame and Text
			The Title and Subhead
			Add Text Wrap
			That’s It!
	2 Objects & Navigation
		Lesson A: Navigation
			Vital Keyboard Shortcuts
			Zooming & Panning
			Page Navigation
		Lesson B: Text Frame Basics
			From Frame to Text and Back Again
			Placeholder Text
			Text Formatting Basics
			Quick Resizing Tricks
		Lesson C: Image Frames
			Place an Image: Linking vs. Embedding
			Image Frames and Their Dis-Contents
			Content Grabber (a.k.a. the Donut)
		Lesson D: Shape and Frame Tools
			Selecting
			“Unassigned” Frames
			Applying Fills and Strokes
			Stacking Order
			Align and Distribute
			Gridify
				Groups
				Gridify Images
				Gridify Text Frames
			Object Styles Introduction
		Lesson E: Creating Swatches
			New Swatch
				Color Type
				Color Mode
				CC Libraries
				Recycle: Load Command
				Reuse: Copy & Paste
		Lesson F: The Power and Pitfalls of Defaults
		Lesson G: Troubleshooting
			Missing Fonts and Find Font
			Missing/Modified “Links”
	3 Text Styles
		Lesson A: Acquiring Fonts
			Typeface Inspiration & Legitimate Online Sources
			Adobe Fonts Service
			Installing Fonts
		Lesson B: Typography Essentials
			Formatting Text
				Alignment
				Indents & Spacing
				Leading
				Kerning
				Tracking
		Lesson C: Building Paragraph Styles
			By Example: Emulating a Style Guide
			Applying Paragraph Styles
			Overrides: Style Violations
			Safely Editing Paragraph Styles
			Defaults—Again!
			Building Styles from Scratch
		Lesson D: Building Character Styles
			Applying Character Styles
			Safely Editing Character Styles
		Lesson E: Power Styling
			Keep Options
			GREP Styles: Find and Style
			Nested Styles: Style Text via Sequences
		Lesson F: Recycle and Reuse
			Copy & Paste
			Load Command
			Paste without Formatting
			CC Libraries
		Lesson G: Placing a Word Document
			Example 1: In a Perfect World
				Showing Import Options
			Example 2: In the Real World
				Showing Import Options
			Clean Up & Formatting with Find/Change
				Control the Scope of Find/Change
				Applying Styles with Find/Change
				Saving Queries
	4 Tabs & Tables
		Lesson A: Tabs
			Setting Tab Stops
			Including Tab Stop Position in Paragraph Styles
		Lesson B: Tables & Table Styles
			Create Tables by Converting Text
			Style Waterfall
			Adjusting Rows and Columns
			Create Tables by Placing Spreadsheets
	5 Frame Options & Object Styles
		Lesson A: Multiple Text Columns
			Columns and Gutters
			Frames as Columns: Threading Text
			Adding Frames and Deleting Frames
		Lesson B: The Text Frame Options Dialog Box
			Baseline Options
			Inset
			Auto-Size
			Balancing Columns
			Vertical Justification
		Lesson C: Leverage Object Styles
			For Text Frame Options
			For Image Frames
				Frame Fitting & Size and Position Options
				Frame Fitting Options
				Text Wrap
			Object Styles and Groups: Beware
				Object Styles Applied to Groups
				Paste Into
		Lesson D: Combining Paragraph and Object Styles
	Project: Promotional Handout
		Lesson A: Create a New Document
			This Document’s Settings
				Start with a Preset
				Customize The Settings
		Lesson B: Preparing for Content
			Introduction to Master Pages
			Build Styles with Placeholder Text
			Choose Defaults
		Lesson D: Inserting the Text
		Lesson E: Placing Images
			Placing Images into Placeholder Frames
	6 Document Structure
		Lesson A: Layers
			Controlling Stacking Order
			For Segregating Content
			For Protecting Content
			Reordering Layers
		Lesson B: Master Pages & Sections
			Sections
				Section Markers
			Page Numbers
			“Templates” for Pages and Spreads
			Ensure Consistency
			Overriding Master Page Items
			Primary Text Frames vs. Master Text Frames
		Lesson C: Adding, Deleting, and Moving Pages
			Insert Pages
			Page “Shuffling”
	Project: Build a Brochure
		Lesson A: Configure a New Document
			Create a New Document with Primary Text Frames
				Start with a Preset
				Customize the Settings
			Set Preferences & Display Performance
				Preferences
				Display Performance
			Save
			Load & Examine Styles
				Object Styles
				Paragraph Styles
				Character Styles
			Layers
			Prepare the Master Spread
		Lesson B: Place a Word Document
			Placing the Word Doc
		Lesson C: Clean Up the Formatting
			Find/Change to the Rescue
		Lesson D: Insert Cover Pages
			Add a Front Cover at the Beginning
			Add a Back Cover at the End
			Remind Pages of Their Masters
		Lesson E: Place Images and Graphics
			The Steps
			The Images
	7 Long Documents
		Lesson A: Tables of Contents
			Building a Dummy TOC
			Requires a Commitment to Styles-Use
			Generating a TOC
			Updating a TOC
		Lesson B: Cross References
			Requires a Commitment to Styles-Use
			Referencing Arbitrary Text
		Lesson C: Text Variables
			Update Display Bug
		Lesson D: Find/Change Turned Up to 11
			GREP: Find Patterns, Locations, and More
			Find/Change Glyphs
			Find/Change Object Formatting
		Lesson E: Book Document
			Let’s Assemble a Magazine!
	8 Output
		Lesson A: PDF
			Using Presets
				Making a Small, Downloadable PDF
				Making a Possibly Press-Ready PDF
		Lesson B: Packaging
		Lesson C: ePub (and HTML)
			Including Content
			Object Export Options
			Export Tagging
			Generating the Reflowable ePub
The Compendium
	1 Workspaces & Preferences
		Preferences
			Document-Specific and Global
			General
				Show “Start” Workspace When No Documents Are Open
				Page Numbering
					Prevent Selection of Locked Objects
					Apply to Content/Adjust Scaling Percentage
			Interface
				Appearance
					Color Theme
					Match Pasteboard to Theme Color
				Cursor and Gesture Options
					Tool Tips
					Show Thumbnails on Place
					Enable Multi-Touch Gestures
					Highlight Object Under Selection Tool
				Panels
					Floating Tools Panel
					Auto-Collapse Icon Panels/Auto-Show Hidden Panels
				Options
					Hand Tool
					Live Screen Drawing
			Type
				Use Typographer’s Quotes
				Type Tool Converts Frames to Text Frames
				Triple Click to Select a Line
				Apply Leading to Entire Paragraphs
				Drag and Drop Text Editing
				Smart Text Reflow
			Advanced Type
				Character Settings
				Input Method Options
					Use Inline Input for Non-Latin Text
				Missing Glyph Protection
				Type Contextual Controls
			Composition
				Highlight
					Keep Violations
					H&J Violations
					Custom Tracking/Kerning
					Substituted Fonts
					Substituted Glyphs
				Text Wrap
					Justify Text Next to an Object
					Skip by Leading
					Text Wrap Only Affects Text Beneath
			Units & Increments
				Ruler Units
				Keyboard Increments
					Cursor Key
					Baseline Shift
					Size/Leading
					Kerning/Tracking
			Grids
				Baseline Grid
				Document Grid
			Guides & Pasteboard
				Guide Options
				Smart Guide Options
				Pasteboard Options
			Dictionary
				Language
					Double Quotes and Single Quotes
				Hyphenation Exceptions
				User Dictionary
			Spelling
				Find
				Dynamic Spelling
			Autocorrect
			Notes
			Track Changes
				Show
				Change Bars
			Story Editor Display
				Text Display Options and Cursor Options
			Display Performance
				Default View
				Adjust View Settings
			GPU Performance
			Appearance of Black
				On Screen
				Printing/Exporting
			File Handling
				Document Recovery Data
				Saving InDesign Files
				Snippet Import
				Links
					Check Links Before Opening Document
					Find Missing Links Before Opening Document
					Create Links When Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files
					Preserve Image Dimensions When Relinking
					Hide New Layers When Updating or Relinking
			Clipboard Handling
				Clipboard
					Prefer PDF When Pasting
					Copy PDF to Clipboard
					Preserve PDF Data at Quit
				When Pasting Text and Tables from Other Applications Paste
			Publish Online
				Disable Publish Online
		Panel Locations
			Choose a More Useful Initial Workspace
			Creating a New Column of Panels
		Customizing Menus & Keyboard Shortcuts
			What’s on the Menu?
			Keys to Success
	2 Frames & Content
		Creating Frames and Shapes
			Rectangle
			Ellipse
			Gridify
			Polygon
		Fills & Strokes
			Create a New Color Swatch
			Gradients & Gradient Swatches
			The Stroke Panel
				Stroke Type
				Align Stroke
				Gap Color
				Start/End
				Miter Limit
		Frame to Content & Content to Frame
			Text Frames
			Image Frames
				Content Grabber
		Text Frames & Text Frame Options
			Linking Text Frames
				Manual Text Flow
				Semiautomatic Text Threading
				Automatic Text Threading
				Fixed Page Text Threading
			Scaled Text Preferences
			Text Frame Options
				Columns
					Fixed Number
					Fixed Width
				Inset Spacing
				Vertical Justification
				Baseline Options
					First Baseline Offset
					Baseline Grid
				Auto-Size
				Footnotes
		Image Frames & Linked Images
			Linking vs. Embedding
			Placing Images
			Frame Fitting Options
			Edit Original
			Modified Links
			Missing Links & Relinking
		Gridify Images
			Placing a Grid of Images
		Groups and Accessing Their Content
			Double-Click to Get In, Escape to Get Out
		Alignment & Distribution
			Guides
			Smart Guides
			Align Panel
			Precise Positioning and Sizing
		Transforms
			Movement
				With the Selection Tool—Two Ways
				X Location & Y Location Fields
			Rotation
				With the Selection Tool & Bounding Box
				Rotate Tool
				Rotation Buttons & Angle Field
			Scaling
				With the Selection Tool & Bounding Box
				Scale Tool
				Width & Height Fields
				Scale X Percentage & Scale Y Percentage Fields
			Reflection
				With the Selection Tool & Bounding Box
				Flip Buttons
			Shearing
				Shear Tool
				Shear X Angle Field
			Direct Selection Tool
			Free Transform Tool
			Pathfinder
			Compound Path
		Effects
			Live Corners Widget and Corner Options Dialog Box
			Effects Panel & Dialog Box
		Text Wrap & Anchored Objects
			Text Wrap: Force Fields on Objects
				Wrap Around Bounding Box
				Jump Object & Jump to Next Column
				Wrap Around Object Shape—It’s Tricky!
			Anchored Objects
				Inline Objects—In the Flow
				Above Line & Custom
				Custom Anchored Objects—Keeping Anchored Frames  on a Short Leash
				Anchored Objects and Text Wrap Together
	3 Styles, Type & Fonts
		Working with Type
			Vocabulary & Anatomy
			Adjusting Type in InDesign
				Kerning & Tracking
				Leading
				Scaling
				Proper Italic & Bold
				Alignment
				Indents & Spacing
			Font Technologies
				Adobe Fonts and Other Font Services
				Missing Fonts
		Paragraph Styles
			Creating a Paragraph Style
			Applying a Paragraph Style
			Editing a Paragraph Style
			General Options
				Based On
				Next Style
			Basic Character Formats
				Leading
				Kerning
				Tracking
				Case
				Ligatures
				No Break
			Advanced Character Formats
			Indents and Spacing
				Alignment
				Indents
				Align to Grid
				Space Before and Space After
				Space Between Paragraphs Using Same Style
				Ignore Optical Margin
			Tabs
			Paragraph Rules
			Paragraph Border & Paragraph Shading
			Keep Options
			Hyphenation & Justification
			Spanning & Splitting Columns
			Drop Caps and Nested Styles (and Line Styles)
				Drop Caps
				Nested Styles
			GREP Style
			Bullets and Numbering
			Character Color
			OpenType Features
				Figure Styles
				Stylistic Sets
			Underline & Strikethrough Options
			Output Tagging
		Character Styles
			Consistency
			Protection
			Creating a Character Style
			Applying a Character Style
			Editing a Character Style
			Output Tagging
		Object Styles
			Creating an Object Style
			Applying an Object Style
			Editing an Object Style
			The Attributes Controlled by Object Styles
				Size and Position Options
		Table & Cell Styles
			Placing a Table
			Table Style To-Do List
				The Paragraph Styles
				The Cell Styles
					General
					Text
					Graphic
					Strokes and Fills
					Diagonal Lines
				The Table Style
					General
					Table Setup
					Row Strokes and Column Strokes
					Fills
		Loading Styles from Other Docs
	4 Pages & Spreads
		Anatomy of a Spread
			Margins and Bleeds and Gutters, Oh My!
		Navigating Pages
			The Pages Panel
		Master Pages
			Naming Masters
			Current Page Number Marker
			Applying Master Pages
			The [None] Master
			Overrides
			Text and Image Frames
			Primary Text Frames & Smart Text Reflow
		Sections & Numbering
			Starting and Editing Sections
			Section Markers
		Shuffling
			Building Gatefolds
		Page Size & Layout Adjustment
			Adjust Layout
	5 Color Management
		The Basics
			RGB
			CMYK
			Process vs. Spot (Solid)
				Spot Color
				Process Color
		Color Myths, Theory, and Management
			Best Practices
			Grasping at Light
			Devices and Their Disappointing Limitations
			So What Should I Do?
			Profiles
			The Flexibility of RGB
			The Useful Rigidity of CMYK
			Final Advice
	6 Find/Change
		The Basics
			Setting Scope
			Find/Change Formatting
			Special Characters and Metacharacters
		GREP
			Code for Good
			Building a Query
			More Grep Queries
			Grep Resources
		Finding Glyphs
			What’s a Glyph?
		Finding Objects
			The Powers of Description
	7 Long Documents
		The Book Feature
			Creating and Populating a Book
			Document Syncing and Status
		Layers
			Stacking Order
			Creating Layers
				Moving Content Between Layers
				Reordering Layers
			Segregating Types of Content
			Deleting Layers
		Tables of Contents (TOCs)
			Preparation
			Creating the TOC
			Updating a Table of Contents
			TOC Styles
		Text Variables
			Chapter Numbers
			Captions
			Running Headers
		Cross References
			The Destination
			Building a Cross Reference
		Footnotes and Endnotes
			Footnotes
			Endnotes
		Indexes
			Create a Topic List
			Create Index Markers and References
			Generate the Index
			Get Help
	8 Output
		PDF
			Presets
			General Options
			Compression
			Marks and Bleeds
			Output
			Advanced
			Security
		Package
			A Copy of Everything
		ePub and Tagged File Formats
			Export Tagging
			Choosing What Gets Exported and How
			Exporting an ePub
				General
				Text
				Object and Conversion Settings
				HTML & CSS
				JavaScript
				Metadata
				Viewing Apps
			Last ePub Note
		Print
			Print Dialog Box
				General
				Setup
				Marks and Bleed
				Output
				Graphics
				Color Management
				Advanced
			Print Booklet
	Appendix
		Keyboard Shortcuts
		Rocky Nook