Exploring Adobe InDesign CS5 (Exploring (Delmar))

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 6
Preface......Page 11
Contents......Page 7
1 The InDesign Workspace......Page 18
Getting Started......Page 20
The InDesign Workspace......Page 24
The Menu Bar......Page 26
The Toolbox......Page 28
Using Panels......Page 29
Using Tools......Page 31
Placing Text in a Frame......Page 33
Navigating......Page 37
The Application Bar......Page 38
The Control Panel......Page 40
Customizing Your Workspace......Page 41
Saving Your Work......Page 42
Printing Your Document......Page 43
Summary......Page 45
2 Type, Tools, and Terms......Page 48
An Eye-Q Test......Page 50
First Things First......Page 51
Select an Appropriate Typeface......Page 52
Using the Control Panel to Change Typefaces......Page 55
Changing Leading......Page 57
Points, Picas and markup......Page 59
Working with Text in a Frame......Page 63
Using the Glyphs panel......Page 65
The Production Sequence......Page 67
Summary......Page 68
3 The Fine Art of Setting Type......Page 72
The Anatomy of Type......Page 74
Understanding Hidden Characters......Page 78
How InDesign Defines Paragraphs......Page 79
How to Add Space Between Paragraphs......Page 80
Using Raised and Drop Caps......Page 82
Proofreader’s Marks......Page 91
Summary......Page 93
4 Combining Type and Images......Page 98
Locate, Change, Lock, and Unlock the Zero Point......Page 100
The X and Y Coordinate System......Page 101
Understanding Paths and Selection Tools......Page 104
Multi-column Text......Page 107
Placing Text......Page 108
Managing Text Flow......Page 111
About Threaded Text Frames......Page 114
When should frames be threaded?......Page 116
Paragraph Rules......Page 117
How to Check Spelling in Your Document......Page 119
Understanding Tracking and Kerning......Page 120
Working with Images......Page 122
Summary......Page 128
5 Tabs and Tables......Page 132
Marking up Copy–An Important Production Step!......Page 134
Setting Tabs.......Page 135
Table Basics......Page 143
Create a Table from Existing Text......Page 146
Adding Headers and Footers to Tables......Page 149
Summary......Page 152
6 Grids, Guides, and Aligning Objects......Page 156
Create Document Presets......Page 158
Getting to Know Bleeds and Slugs......Page 160
Changing Margin Guides Page by Page......Page 163
Using a Baseline Grid......Page 169
Using Grids to Align Elements......Page 171
Aligning and Distributing Objects......Page 174
Using the Align Function......Page 175
Using the Distribute Function......Page 176
Other Object Management Techniques......Page 178
Managing Object Stacking Order......Page 179
Cut, Copy, Paste, Paste Into, Paste in Place......Page 181
Control Panel Transformations......Page 183
Summary......Page 185
7 Text Wrap, Layers, and Effects......Page 190
An Introduction to Text Wrap......Page 192
An Introduction to Document Layers......Page 196
Using Layers to Create Two Versions of a Document......Page 202
Designing a CD Cover......Page 205
The Effects Panel......Page 211
Summary......Page 213
8 Type Continuity: Applying Styles......Page 216
Creating a Newsletter......Page 218
About Facing Pages......Page 219
Introducing the Pages Panel......Page 220
How to Begin a Document With a Spread......Page 221
Using Snippets......Page 223
Using the Eyedropper Tool......Page 225
Defining Styles......Page 226
Applying Styles......Page 233
Clearing Overrides......Page 241
Using Find/Change......Page 242
Summary......Page 243
9 Master Pages and Object Styles......Page 246
What are Master Pages?......Page 248
Basic Operations......Page 249
Modifying Master Items on the Document Level......Page 252
Creating A Document With Multiple Masters......Page 254
Enable Layout Adjustment......Page 256
Jump Lines and Continuation Lines......Page 259
Using Object Libraries......Page 260
Creating Object Styles......Page 261
Resetting Object Style Defaults......Page 264
Summary......Page 265
10 Business Forms......Page 268
General Design Considerations......Page 270
Typography For Business Forms......Page 271
Design Considerations for Letterhead......Page 273
Design Considerations for Envelopes......Page 274
Design Considerations for Business Cards......Page 275
Design Considerations for Newspaper Display Ads......Page 277
Designing for the Phone Book......Page 279
Summary......Page 280
11 Designing with Type......Page 284
Placing Type on a Closed Shape......Page 286
Placing Type on an Open Path......Page 288
Creating Shadowed Type......Page 292
Create Text Outlines......Page 293
Bitter Apple Game Preserve Project......Page 294
Using the Page Tool for Multi-size Pages......Page 304
Summary......Page 305
12 Color Essentials......Page 308
Specifying Color......Page 310
Applying Color to Your Document......Page 312
Creating a Two-Color Layout......Page 321
The Swatches Panel......Page 315
Color Separations......Page 324
Printer’s Marks and Printing Options......Page 326
Other Print Dialog Box Options......Page 328
Using Mixed Inks......Page 329
Summary......Page 333
13 Production Essentials......Page 336
Input: Preparing Image Files for Use in InDesign......Page 338
From Input to Output: Using Images in InDesign......Page 341
The Links Panel......Page 342
Package the Document for Printing Output......Page 349
Summary......Page 356
14 Basic Graphic Elements......Page 360
The Mighty Pen Tool......Page 362
Adding and Deleting Anchor Points......Page 370
Smooth Points and Corner Points......Page 371
The Scissors Tool......Page 372
Compound Paths......Page 374
Summary......Page 376
Index (includes font list)......Page 379