Sams Teach Yourself Adobe InDesign 1.5 in 24 Hours

Teach Yourself • Adobe• InDesign 1.5 in24Hours......Page 2
Copyright © 2000 by Sams Publishing......Page 3
Contents at a Glance......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
About the Author......Page 18
Introduction......Page 22
How This Book Is Organized......Page 23
What’s On the Web Site?......Page 24
PART I Getting Started with Adobe InDesign......Page 26
HOUR 1 Introducing Adobe InDesign......Page 28
The Birth of InDesign from the Spirit of PageMaker......Page 29
Understanding the InDesign Interface......Page 32
Q&A......Page 41
Exercises......Page 42
HOUR 2 Preparing to Work in InDesign......Page 44
InDesign’s Menu Structure......Page 45
10 Most Important Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 49
Setting Your Application Preferences......Page 50
Restoring Default Preferences......Page 59
Other Defaults......Page 60
Workshop......Page 61
Q&A......Page 62
HOUR 3 Creating, Saving, and Opening Documents......Page 64
Creating Your First Document......Page 65
Saving a Document......Page 69
Opening InDesign Documents......Page 73
Summary......Page 76
Q&A......Page 77
HOUR 4 Managing Pages......Page 80
Finding Your Way Around Your Document......Page 81
The Pages/Layers/Navigator Palette(s)......Page 86
Spreads with Three or More Pages......Page 92
Mastering Master Pages......Page 95
Q&A......Page 100
HOUR 5 Using Layers and the Layout and Formatting Tools......Page 104
Guides, Grids, and Rulers......Page 105
Working with Document Layers......Page 115
Automatic Layout Adjustments......Page 121
Workshop......Page 122
Q&A......Page 123
PART II Working with Text......Page 126
HOUR 6 Creating Text......Page 128
Learning Text Frame Basics......Page 129
Importing Text from Other Applications......Page 137
Inserting Special Characters......Page 139
InDesign’s Word Processing Features......Page 141
Automatic Page and Section Numbering......Page 144
Q&A......Page 147
HOUR 7 Basic Typesetting with InDesign......Page 150
The Character Palette......Page 151
Character Styles......Page 159
Q&A......Page 163
HOUR 8 Working with Paragraphs......Page 166
Working with the Paragraph Palette......Page 167
Using the Paragraph Palette Menu......Page 171
Using Other Paragraph Options......Page 178
Working with Paragraph Styles......Page 181
Q&A......Page 182
PART III Working with Graphics......Page 186
HOUR 9 Using Graphics from Other Programs......Page 188
Choosing the Right Format......Page 189
Importing Graphics......Page 190
Managing Links......Page 194
Using Object Libraries......Page 197
Q&A......Page 199
HOUR 10 Using InDesign’s Drawing Tools......Page 202
Using InDesign’s Drawing Tools......Page 203
Creating Paths......Page 211
Advanced Techniques for Paths......Page 222
Q&A......Page 225
HOUR 11 Combining Text and Graphics......Page 228
Anchoring Graphics in Text......Page 229
Working with Text Wraps......Page 230
Creating Clipping Paths in InDesign......Page 238
Creating Frames from Text......Page 241
Using the Eyedropper Tool......Page 243
Text on a Path......Page 246
Summary......Page 249
Q&A......Page 250
Grouping and Ungrouping Objects......Page 252
Stacking Objects......Page 253
Aligning and Distributing Objects......Page 254
Locking and Unlocking Objects......Page 255
Transforming Objects......Page 256
Copying and Duplicating Objects......Page 258
Q&A......Page 260
PART IV Working with Color......Page 264
Electronic Publishing and Color......Page 266
Applying Colors to Objects......Page 267
Working with Colored Strokes......Page 275
Workshop......Page 277
Creating Colors On-the-Fly......Page 280
Working with Gradients......Page 284
Working with Swatch Libraries......Page 291
Workshop......Page 293
HOUR 15 Trapping and Other Prepress Considerations......Page 296
Working In Various Color Models......Page 297
Understanding Trapping......Page 300
Workshop......Page 309
HOUR 16 Color Management with InDesign......Page 312
Understanding Color Management......Page 313
Working with InDesign’s Color Management......Page 321
Q&A......Page 328
PART V InDesign Output......Page 330
Working with Printers......Page 332
Using the Print Dialog Box......Page 337
Workshop......Page 350
Q&A......Page 351
Working with Service Bureaus......Page 354
Formatting Files for the Service Bureau......Page 357
Preflighting Documents......Page 363
Packaging Your Files......Page 368
Summary......Page 370
Q&A......Page 371
HOUR 19 Preparing Acrobat Output with InDesign......Page 374
What Is Acrobat?......Page 375
Exporting PDFs from InDesign......Page 376
Creating PDF Styles......Page 383
Printing to PDF Using the Print Command......Page 387
Workshop......Page 388
Q&A......Page 389
HOUR 20 Creating Web Content with InDesign......Page 392
Print versus Web......Page 393
Creating Web Pages in InDesign......Page 396
Q&A......Page 403
HOUR 21 Exploring Other Export Options......Page 406
Using the Export Command......Page 407
Exporting a PostScript File......Page 411
Revisiting the Print Dialog Box......Page 414
Exporting Text......Page 418
Summary......Page 420
Q&A......Page 421
PART VI Advanced InDesign......Page 424
Using Shortcuts......Page 426
Customizing Tools......Page 430
Advanced Customization Options......Page 435
Q&A......Page 440
HOUR 23 Using InDesign in a Mixed Environment......Page 442
Resolving Cross-Platform Issues......Page 443
Sharing InDesign Resources......Page 446
Q&A......Page 455
HOUR 24 Deploying InDesign in the Real World......Page 458
Meeting InDesign’s System Requirements......Page 459
Switching from QuarkXPress......Page 460
Switching from PageMaker......Page 464
Q&A......Page 467
INDEX......Page 470