Adobe InDesign CS5 Classroom in a Book

Contents......Page 5
Prerequisites......Page 12
Installing the software......Page 13
Additional resources......Page 15
Adobe certification......Page 16
Checking for updates......Page 17
Lesson overview......Page 19
Looking at the workspace......Page 21
Working with panels......Page 28
Changing the magnification of a document......Page 33
Navigating through a document......Page 35
Using context menus......Page 37
Finding resources for using InDesign......Page 38
Review questions and answers......Page 39
Lesson overview......Page 41
Getting started......Page 43
Viewing the lesson document......Page 44
Preflighting as you work......Page 46
Viewing guides......Page 47
Adding text......Page 48
Working with styles......Page 51
Working with graphics......Page 55
Working with objects......Page 57
Working with object styles......Page 59
Exploring on your own......Page 61
Review questions and answers......Page 62
Lesson overview......Page 63
Getting started......Page 65
Creating and saving custom document settings......Page 66
Creating a new document......Page 67
Working with master pages......Page 68
Applying master pages to document pages......Page 86
Adding sections to change page numbering......Page 88
Adding new pages......Page 90
Placing text and graphics on the document pages......Page 91
Overriding master page items on document pages......Page 94
Changing the size of pages......Page 96
Viewing the completed spread......Page 99
Exploring on your own......Page 100
Review questions and answers......Page 101
Lesson overview......Page 103
Getting started......Page 105
Working with layers......Page 106
Creating and editing text frames......Page 111
Creating and editing graphics frames......Page 117
Adding metadata captions to graphics frames......Page 124
Changing the shape of a frame......Page 125
Wrapping text around a graphic......Page 127
Modifying the shape of frames......Page 129
Transforming and aligning objects......Page 134
Selecting and modifying grouped objects......Page 138
Finishing up......Page 139
Exploring on your own......Page 140
Review questions and answers......Page 142
Lesson overview......Page 143
Getting started......Page 145
Flowing text into an existing frame......Page 146
Flowing text manually......Page 148
Creating text frames while flowing text......Page 150
Flowing text automatically......Page 151
Creating threaded frames automatically......Page 152
Adding a jump line page number......Page 155
Exploring on your own......Page 156
Review questions and answers......Page 157
Lesson overview......Page 159
Getting started......Page 161
Finding and changing a missing font......Page 162
Entering and importing text......Page 163
Finding and changing text and formatting......Page 165
Checking spelling......Page 168
Editing text by dragging and dropping......Page 173
Using the Story Editor......Page 174
Tracking changes......Page 175
Exploring on your own......Page 176
Review questions and answers......Page 177
Lesson overview......Page 179
Getting started......Page 181
Adjusting vertical spacing......Page 182
Changing fonts and type style......Page 186
Fine-tuning Columns......Page 190
Changing paragraph alignment......Page 192
Creating a drop cap......Page 194
Adjusting letter and word spacing......Page 196
Setting tabs......Page 199
Adding a rule above a paragraph......Page 203
Exploring on your own......Page 204
Review questions and answers......Page 205
Lesson overview......Page 207
Getting started......Page 209
Defining printing requirements......Page 210
Creating and applying colors......Page 211
Working with gradients......Page 216
Creating a tint......Page 219
Applying colors to text and objects......Page 221
Using advanced gradient techniques......Page 224
Exploring on your own......Page 227
Review questions and answers......Page 229
Lesson overview......Page 231
Getting started......Page 233
Creating and applying paragraph styles......Page 234
Creating and applying character styles......Page 237
Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles......Page 240
Creating and applying object styles......Page 246
Creating and applying table and cell styles......Page 251
Globally updating styles......Page 256
Loading styles from another document......Page 258
Exploring on your own......Page 260
Review questions and answers......Page 261
Lesson overview......Page 263
Getting started......Page 265
Adding graphics from other programs......Page 266
Managing links to imported files......Page 267
Updating revised graphics......Page 270
Adjusting display quality......Page 272
Working with clipping paths......Page 273
Working with alpha channels......Page 276
Importing native Adobe graphics files......Page 281
Using a library to manage objects......Page 288
Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics......Page 292
Exploring on your own......Page 294
Review questions and answers......Page 295
Lesson overview......Page 297
Getting started......Page 299
Converting text to a table......Page 300
Formatting a table......Page 302
Creating a header row......Page 307
Adding graphics to table cells......Page 308
Creating and applying table and cell styles......Page 310
Exploring on your own......Page 313
Review questions and answers......Page 314
Lesson overview......Page 315
Getting started......Page 317
Importing and colorizing a grayscale image......Page 318
Applying transparency settings......Page 320
Adjusting transparency settings for EPS images......Page 324
Adding transparency effects......Page 326
Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency......Page 327
Applying transparency settings to text......Page 329
Working with effects......Page 330
Exploring on your own......Page 338
Review questions and answers......Page 339
Lesson overview......Page 341
Getting started......Page 343
Preflighting files......Page 344
Packaging files......Page 345
Creating an Adobe PDF proof......Page 348
Previewing separations......Page 350
Previewing how transparency effects will be flattened......Page 351
Previewing the page......Page 353
Printing a laser or inkjet proof......Page 354
Using the Ink Manager......Page 360
Exploring on your own......Page 361
Review questions and answers......Page 362
Lesson overview......Page 363
Getting started......Page 365
Setting up an online document......Page 366
Adding buttons, page transitions, and hyperlinks......Page 367
Exporting as Flash Player (SWF)......Page 371
Exporting as Adobe PDF (Interactive)......Page 373
Converting a print document for online use......Page 375
Adding advanced interactivity, animation, and video......Page 376
Exploring on your own......Page 387
Review questions and answers......Page 388
The need for color management......Page 389
Synchronizing color settings in Adobe Bridge......Page 390
Displaying images at full resolution......Page 392
Proofing colors onscreen......Page 393
B......Page 397
C......Page 398
D......Page 399
F......Page 400
G......Page 402
I......Page 403
L......Page 404
M......Page 405
P......Page 406
S......Page 409
T......Page 411
Z......Page 413
BONUS CHAPTER 15: WORKING WITH LONG DOCUMENTS (INCLUDED ON DISC)......Page 418
Starting a book......Page 420
Creating a running footer......Page 424
Adding a footnote......Page 427
Adding a cross-reference......Page 430
Synchronizing a book......Page 432
Generating a table of contents......Page 435
Indexing a book......Page 439
Exploring on your own......Page 445