Adobe InDesign CS5 Classroom in a Book

Contents......Page 6
Prerequisites......Page 13
Installing the software......Page 14
Additional resources......Page 16
Adobe certification......Page 17
Checking for updates......Page 18
Lesson overview......Page 20
Looking at the workspace......Page 22
Working with panels......Page 29
Changing the magnification of a document......Page 34
Navigating through a document......Page 36
Using context menus......Page 38
Finding resources for using InDesign......Page 39
Review questions and answers......Page 40
Lesson overview......Page 42
Getting started......Page 44
Viewing the lesson document......Page 45
Preflighting as you work......Page 47
Viewing guides......Page 48
Adding text......Page 49
Working with styles......Page 52
Working with graphics......Page 56
Working with objects......Page 58
Working with object styles......Page 60
Exploring on your own......Page 62
Review questions and answers......Page 63
Lesson overview......Page 64
Getting started......Page 66
Creating and saving custom document settings......Page 67
Creating a new document......Page 68
Working with master pages......Page 69
Applying master pages to document pages......Page 87
Adding sections to change page numbering......Page 89
Adding new pages......Page 91
Placing text and graphics on the document pages......Page 92
Overriding master page items on document pages......Page 95
Changing the size of pages......Page 97
Viewing the completed spread......Page 100
Exploring on your own......Page 101
Review questions and answers......Page 102
Lesson overview......Page 104
Getting started......Page 106
Working with layers......Page 107
Creating and editing text frames......Page 112
Creating and editing graphics frames......Page 118
Adding metadata captions to graphics frames......Page 125
Changing the shape of a frame......Page 126
Wrapping text around a graphic......Page 128
Modifying the shape of frames......Page 130
Transforming and aligning objects......Page 135
Selecting and modifying grouped objects......Page 139
Finishing up......Page 140
Exploring on your own......Page 141
Review questions and answers......Page 143
Lesson overview......Page 144
Getting started......Page 146
Flowing text into an existing frame......Page 147
Flowing text manually......Page 149
Creating text frames while flowing text......Page 151
Flowing text automatically......Page 152
Creating threaded frames automatically......Page 153
Adding a jump line page number......Page 156
Exploring on your own......Page 157
Review questions and answers......Page 158
Lesson overview......Page 160
Getting started......Page 162
Finding and changing a missing font......Page 163
Entering and importing text......Page 164
Finding and changing text and formatting......Page 166
Checking spelling......Page 169
Editing text by dragging and dropping......Page 174
Using the Story Editor......Page 175
Tracking changes......Page 176
Exploring on your own......Page 177
Review questions and answers......Page 178
Lesson overview......Page 180
Getting started......Page 182
Adjusting vertical spacing......Page 183
Changing fonts and type style......Page 187
Fine-tuning Columns......Page 191
Changing paragraph alignment......Page 193
Creating a drop cap......Page 195
Adjusting letter and word spacing......Page 197
Setting tabs......Page 200
Adding a rule above a paragraph......Page 204
Exploring on your own......Page 205
Review questions and answers......Page 206
Lesson overview......Page 208
Getting started......Page 210
Defining printing requirements......Page 211
Creating and applying colors......Page 212
Working with gradients......Page 217
Creating a tint......Page 220
Applying colors to text and objects......Page 222
Using advanced gradient techniques......Page 225
Exploring on your own......Page 228
Review questions and answers......Page 230
Lesson overview......Page 232
Getting started......Page 234
Creating and applying paragraph styles......Page 235
Creating and applying character styles......Page 238
Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles......Page 241
Creating and applying object styles......Page 247
Creating and applying table and cell styles......Page 252
Globally updating styles......Page 257
Loading styles from another document......Page 259
Exploring on your own......Page 261
Review questions and answers......Page 262
Lesson overview......Page 264
Getting started......Page 266
Adding graphics from other programs......Page 267
Managing links to imported files......Page 268
Updating revised graphics......Page 271
Adjusting display quality......Page 273
Working with clipping paths......Page 274
Working with alpha channels......Page 277
Importing native Adobe graphics files......Page 282
Using a library to manage objects......Page 289
Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics......Page 293
Exploring on your own......Page 295
Review questions and answers......Page 296
Lesson overview......Page 298
Getting started......Page 300
Converting text to a table......Page 301
Formatting a table......Page 303
Creating a header row......Page 308
Adding graphics to table cells......Page 309
Creating and applying table and cell styles......Page 311
Exploring on your own......Page 314
Review questions and answers......Page 315
Lesson overview......Page 316
Getting started......Page 318
Importing and colorizing a grayscale image......Page 319
Applying transparency settings......Page 321
Adjusting transparency settings for EPS images......Page 325
Adding transparency effects......Page 327
Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency......Page 328
Applying transparency settings to text......Page 330
Working with effects......Page 331
Exploring on your own......Page 339
Review questions and answers......Page 340
Lesson overview......Page 342
Getting started......Page 344
Preflighting files......Page 345
Packaging files......Page 346
Creating an Adobe PDF proof......Page 349
Previewing separations......Page 351
Previewing how transparency effects will be flattened......Page 352
Previewing the page......Page 354
Printing a laser or inkjet proof......Page 355
Using the Ink Manager......Page 361
Exploring on your own......Page 362
Review questions and answers......Page 363
Lesson overview......Page 364
Getting started......Page 366
Setting up an online document......Page 367
Adding buttons, page transitions, and hyperlinks......Page 368
Exporting as Flash Player (SWF)......Page 372
Exporting as Adobe PDF (Interactive)......Page 374
Converting a print document for online use......Page 376
Adding advanced interactivity, animation, and video......Page 377
Exploring on your own......Page 388
Review questions and answers......Page 389
The need for color management......Page 390
Synchronizing color settings in Adobe Bridge......Page 391
Displaying images at full resolution......Page 393
Proofing colors onscreen......Page 394
B......Page 398
C......Page 399
D......Page 400
F......Page 401
G......Page 403
I......Page 404
L......Page 405
M......Page 406
P......Page 407
S......Page 410
T......Page 412
Z......Page 414
BONUS CHAPTER 15: WORKING WITH LONG DOCUMENTS (INCLUDED ON DISC)......Page 419
Starting a book......Page 421
Creating a running footer......Page 425
Adding a footnote......Page 428
Adding a cross-reference......Page 431
Synchronizing a book......Page 433
Generating a table of contents......Page 436
Indexing a book......Page 440
Exploring on your own......Page 446