Adobe InDesign CS2 Revealed

Contents......Page 11
CHAPTER 1 EXPLORING THE INDESIGN WORKSPACE......Page 26
INTRODUCTION: Exploring the InDesign Workspace......Page 27
Looking at the InDesign Workspace......Page 29
Exploring the Toolbox......Page 30
Working with Palettes......Page 31
Tasks......Page 33
Accessing the Zoom Tool......Page 35
Using the Hand Tool......Page 36
Creating Multiple Views of a Document......Page 37
Tasks......Page 38
Navigating to Pages in a Document......Page 41
Using the Navigator Palette......Page 43
Tasks......Page 44
Accessing InDesign Help......Page 47
CHAPTER 2 WORKING WITH TEXT......Page 52
INTRODUCTION: Working with Text......Page 53
Understanding Leading......Page 55
Kerning and Tracking Text......Page 57
Underlining Text......Page 58
Tasks......Page 59
Using the Paragraph Palette......Page 63
Understanding Returns and Soft Returns......Page 66
Tasks......Page 67
Working with Character and Paragraph Styles......Page 71
Tasks......Page 73
Checking Spelling......Page 77
Tasks......Page 79
CHAPTER 3 SETTING UP A DOCUMENT......Page 84
INTRODUCTION: Setting up a Document......Page 85
Creating a New Document......Page 87
Understanding Master Pages......Page 88
Creating Guides......Page 89
Using the Transform Palette......Page 90
Using the Control Palette......Page 91
Using the Transform Palette to Transform Objects......Page 92
Tasks......Page 93
Creating a New Master Page......Page 101
Creating Automatic Page Numbering......Page 102
Inserting Em Dashes and En Dashes......Page 103
Creating a New Master Page Based on Another Master Page......Page 104
Tasks......Page 105
Applying Master Pages to Document Pages......Page 115
Tasks......Page 117
Placing Text......Page 119
Threading Text......Page 121
Tasks......Page 123
Modifying Master Pages......Page 125
Tasks......Page 126
Creating Sections in a Document......Page 129
Wrapping Text Around a Frame......Page 130
Tasks......Page 131
CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH FRAMES......Page 136
INTRODUCTION: Working with Frames......Page 137
Applying Fills and Strokes......Page 139
Using the Step and Repeat Command......Page 141
Aligning Objects......Page 142
Distributing Objects......Page 143
Tasks......Page 144
Understanding Layers......Page 149
Working with Layers......Page 150
Manipulating Layers and Objects on Layers......Page 151
Selecting Objects Behind Other Objects......Page 152
Tasks......Page 153
Placing Graphics in a Document......Page 159
Understanding the Difference Between the Selection Tool and the Direct Selection Tool......Page 160
Resizing a Graphic......Page 162
Wrapping Text Around an Imported Photoshop Graphic Saved with a Named Clipping Path......Page 163
Tasks......Page 165
Autoflowing Text......Page 173
Inserting a Column Break......Page 174
Inserting a "Continued on page..." Notation......Page 175
Tasks......Page 176
CHAPTER 5 WORKING WITH COLOR......Page 184
INTRODUCTION: Working with Color......Page 185
Understanding Tints......Page 187
Working with Unnamed Colors......Page 189
Tasks......Page 191
Applying Color to Objects......Page 195
Understanding the Paper Swatch......Page 197
Applying Color to Text......Page 198
Modifying and Deleting Swatches......Page 199
Tasks......Page 201
Understanding Spot Colors......Page 207
Importing Graphics with Spot Colors......Page 208
Tasks......Page 209
Creating Gradients......Page 213
Modifying a Gradient Fill Using the Gradient Palette......Page 215
Tasks......Page 216
CHAPTER 6 PLACING AND LINKING GRAPHICS......Page 224
INTRODUCTION: Placing and Linking Graphics......Page 225
Using the Links palette......Page 227
Managing Links to Placed Graphics......Page 228
Updating Missing and Modified Files......Page 229
Managing Links to Placed Text Files......Page 230
Tasks......Page 231
Placing Vector Graphics in InDesign......Page 235
Choosing the Default Display Performance......Page 236
Tasks......Page 238
Understanding Bitmap Graphics......Page 241
Understanding Bitmap Graphics in Relation to InDesign......Page 242
Removing a White Background from a Placed Graphic......Page 243
Loading Alpha Channels in InDesign......Page 245
Placing a Graphic with a Feathered Edge Against a Colored Background in InDesign......Page 246
Placing a Graphic with a Transparent Background in InDesign......Page 248
Tasks......Page 249
Working with Libraries......Page 253
Adding All Page Objects to a Library as Objects......Page 254
Tasks......Page 255
CHAPTER 7 CREATING GRAPHICS......Page 260
INTRODUCTION: Creating Graphics......Page 261
Understanding the Pen Tool......Page 263
Reconnecting to a Path......Page 264
Drawing Curved Segments with the Pen Tool......Page 265
Converting Anchor Points......Page 266
Tasks......Page 268
Reshaping Frames......Page 273
Defining Joins and Caps......Page 275
Creating a Dashed Stroke......Page 276
Tasks......Page 277
Creating Compound Paths......Page 281
Using Polygons as Inline Frames......Page 282
Tasks......Page 283
Positioning Type on a Line......Page 287
Converting Text to Outlines......Page 288
Applying a Drop Shadow......Page 289
Tasks......Page 291
CHAPTER 8 WORKING WITH TRANSPARENCY......Page 298
INTRODUCTION: Working with Transparency......Page 299
Colorizing Grayscale Images in InDesign......Page 301
Tasks......Page 303
Applying a Feathered Edge......Page 305
Tasks......Page 307
Understanding Blending Modes......Page 309
Using the Multiply Blending Mode......Page 310
Tasks......Page 311
Applying Transparency to Placed Graphics......Page 315
Selecting Overlapping Frames......Page 317
Tasks......Page 318
CHAPTER 9 WORKING WITH TABS AND TABLES......Page 326
INTRODUCTION: Working with Tabs and Tables......Page 327
Using Different Tab Alignments......Page 329
Using Text Insets......Page 332
Adding Rules above or below Paragraphs......Page 333
Tasks......Page 334
Formatting Tables......Page 339
Applying Strokes and Fills to a Table......Page 341
Tasks......Page 342
Modifying a Table to Fit Text......Page 347
Insetting Text Within a Cell......Page 349
Tasks......Page 350
Placing Graphics in a Table......Page 355
Tasks......Page 357
CHAPTER 10 MAKING BOOKS, TABLES OF CONTENTS, AND INDEXES......Page 362
INTRODUCTION: Making Books, Tables of Contents, and Indexes......Page 363
Adding Documents to a Book Palette......Page 365
Tasks......Page 367
Modifying the Page Range of Documents......Page 369
Tasks......Page 371
Loading Paragraph Styles......Page 373
Maintaining Consistent Styles Between Documents in a Book......Page 374
Generating a Table of Contents......Page 375
Reformatting Paragraph Styles......Page 376
Tasks......Page 377
Generating an Index......Page 383
Generating a Cross-reference Index Entry......Page 385
Sorting Index Entries......Page 386
Tasks......Page 387
CHAPTER 11 EXPLORING ADVANCED TECHNIQUES......Page 394
INTRODUCTION: Exploring Advanced Techniques......Page 395
Using the Pathfinder Palette......Page 397
Tasks......Page 399
Creating a Dotted Stroke Style......Page 403
Creating a Striped Stroke Style......Page 404
Tasks......Page 405
Creating a Mixed Ink Group......Page 409
Editing Mixed Ink Groups......Page 411
Tasks......Page 413
Understanding Nested Styles......Page 417
Applying Nested Styles......Page 418
Using the End Nested Style Here Command......Page 419
Tasks......Page 420
Working With Object Styles......Page 423
Applying and Editing Object Styles......Page 424
Tasks......Page 426
CHAPTER 12 PREPARING, PACKAGING, AND EXPORTING DOCUMENTS......Page 432
INTRODUCTION: Preparing, Packaging, and Exporting Documents......Page 433
Creating Bleeds......Page 435
Creating Slugs......Page 437
Printing Bleeds, Slugs, and Printer's Marks......Page 438
Tasks......Page 439
Using the Separations Preview Palette......Page 443
Tasks......Page 445
Packaging a Document......Page 449
Tasks......Page 451
Exporting a Document......Page 453
Tasks......Page 455
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