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COVERS: Adobe® InDesign CS5

CATEGORY: Graphics

USER LEVEL: Beginner

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ISBN 0-7897-4377-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4377-0

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Table of Contents

Part I: Workspace

Chapter 1 Understanding Your Workspace

Exploring the Interface

    The InDesign CS5 Interface

The Document Window

Label Icons and Data Fields

ToolTips

Interface Menus

    Panel Menus

    Footer Menus

    Contextual Menus

    Drop-down Lists

    On/Off Controls

    Check Boxes

    Option Buttons

    Toggle Buttons

    Action Buttons

    Text Buttons

    Select Buttons

    Toggles

    Data Fields

    Drop-down Sliders

    Visible Sliders

Chapter 2 Managing Windows and Panels

Panel Controls

Organizing Panels

    Regrouping Panels

    Collapsing Panels

    Stacking Panels

    Using the Panel Side Wells

Customizing Your Workspace

    Deleting a Workspace

Working with the Tools Panel

Arranging Document Windows

Changing Screen Modes

Part II: Page Building

Chapter 3 Working with Documents

Creating New Documents,

    Saving Document Presets

Opening InDesign Documents

Saving Documents

    Save Versus Save As

    Saving Backward with IDML Export

Working with Document Pages

    Adding Pages to a Document

    Arranging Pages in a Document

    Deleting Pages from a Document

    Including Multiple Page Sizes in a Document

    Targeting and Selecting Pages

    Applying Color Labels to Page Thumbnails

    Rotating a Spread Using the Pages Panel

Working with Grids and Guides

    Adjusting Margin and Column Guides

    Adding Ruler Guides

    Using Smart Guides

    Aligning Text to the Baseline Grid

    Snapping Objects to the Document Grid

Chapter 4 Working with Master Pages

Duplicating Master Pages

Converting Document Pages to Master Pages

Applying Master Pages

Deleting Master Pages

Creating and Applying Parent/Child Master Pages

Overriding Master Page Items

Adding Page Numbers and Sections

Chapter 5 Working with Frames and Shapes

Understanding Frames Versus Shapes

    Frames

    Shapes

Combining and Converting Frames and Shapes

Selecting and Editing Frames and Their Contents

    Placing Images and Text

    Selecting and Transforming

    Resizing Frames and Contents

Selecting Type

Working with Shapes

    Drawing Lines with the Line Tool

    Drawing Rectangles, Ellipses, and Polygons with the Shape Tools

    Drawing Custom Shapes with the Pen Tool

    Drawing Freeform Shapes with the Pencil Tool

Modifying Paths and Frames

    Modifying Paths with the Pen Tool

    Applying and Editing Compound Paths

    Creating Custom Shapes with Pathfinder

Nesting Objects with the Paste Into Command

Applying Fills

    Filling with Solid Colors

    Filling with Gradients

    Filling Text

Applying Strokes

    Applying Strokes to Frames, Shapes, and Paths

    Applying Strokes to Text

    Aligning Strokes

    Applying Stroked Path Start and End Styles

    Applying Gap Color to Open Stroke Styles

Working with Object Styles

    Creating and Saving Object Styles

    Applying Object Styles

    Using Default Object Styles

Chapter 6 Working with Objects

Transforming Objects

    Moving Objects

    Resizing Objects

    Rotating Objects

    Flipping Objects

    Shearing Objects

Stacking Objects

Using Groups

    Grouping and Ungrouping Objects

    Selecting Objects Within a Group

    Nesting Grouped Objects

Arranging Objects

Locking Objects

Aligning Objects

Distributing Objects

Adjusting Space with the Gap Tool

Duplicating Objects

Deleting Objects

Saving Objects to a Library

Working with Layers

    Creating and Naming a New Layer

    Placing Objects on Layers

Part III: Type

Chapter 7 Working with Text

Choosing Text Frame Options

    General Text Frame Options

    Baseline Options

Importing Text

    Copy and Paste

    Importing Microsoft Word and RTF Text

Filling with Placeholder Text

Threading and Unthreading Text Frames

Flowing Text

    Manual Text Flow

    Semi-Automatic Text Flow

    Automatic Text Flow

    Super AutoFlow

Editing Text with the Story Editor

    Tracking Text Changes with the Story Editor

Changing Case

Using the Show Invisibles Command

Using the Check Spelling Feature

    Using Dynamic Spelling

    Using Autocorrect

Working with the Dictionary

    Editing the Dictionary

Working with Fonts

    Using Find Font for Missing Fonts

    Utilizing the InDesign Fonts Folder

Applying Find/Change

Chapter 8 Formatting Text

Formatting Characters

    Kerning and Tracking

    Word Spacing

    Scaling and Skewing Type

    Adjusting Leading and Baseline Shift

    Underline and Strikethrough

    Superscript and Subscript

Formatting Paragraphs

    Setting Paragraph Horizontal Alignment

    Setting Left and Right Paragraph Indents

    Setting First and Last Line Indents

    Putting Space Before and After Paragraphs

    Creating Drop Caps

    Applying Keep Options

    Creating Hanging Indents and Punctuation

    Choosing Hyphenation Settings

    Choosing Justification Settings

    Spanning Columns

    Splitting Paragraphs into Columns

    Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists

    Setting Tabs

    Copying and Pasting Text Formatting

    Inserting Special Characters

    Inserting Footnotes

Chapter 9 Working with Text Styles

Understanding “Style Language”

Creating and Applying Character Styles

    Creating Character Styles

    Applying Character Styles

Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles

    Creating Paragraph Styles

    Applying and Removing Paragraph Styles

Creating Parent/Child Styles

Creating and Applying Nested Styles

Using Quick Apply

Editing, Overriding, and Redefining Styles

    Editing Styles

    Applying Overrides

    Redefining Styles

Working with Style Groups

    Creating a Style Group

Deleting Styles

Importing Styles

Part IV: Graphics

Chapter 10 Working with Graphic Links

Importing Graphic Objects

    Understanding Adobe Bridge

    Copying to and from Adobe Illustrator

    Importing Graphics with the Place Command

    Choosing Import Options

    Using the Image Import Options Dialog Box

    Using the EPS Import Options dialog box

    Using the Place PDF Dialog Box

Working with the Links Panel

    Updating Missing and Modified Links

    Locating a Linked Graphic in a Document

    Editing a Linked Graphic

    Showing and Hiding Link Info

    Embedding and Unembedding Images

Object Layer Options

Object-Level Display Settings

Applying and Editing a Photoshop Clipping Path in InDesign

Creating and Editing an InDesign Clipping Path

Chapter 11 Combining Graphics with Text

Applying Text Wraps

Converting Text to Outlines

Inserting Inline or Anchored Objects

Working with Type on a Path

    Creating and Editing Type on a Path

    Choosing Type on a Path Options

Generating Captions for Photos

Chapter 12 Working with Tables

Creating a New Table

    Converting Text into Tables

    Importing Tables from Microsoft Word or Excel Documents

Resizing Tables

    Resizing an Entire Table Interactively

    Resizing Columns Interactively

    Resizing Rows Interactively

    Resizing Columns and Rows Numerically

Adding Rows and Columns

    Using the Insert Command

    Using the Table Panel and Control Panel

    Option-Dragging (Mac) or Alt+Dragging (Win)

    Using the Table Options Dialog Box

Deleting Rows and Columns

    Using the Delete Command

    Using the Table Panel and Control Panel

    Using the Table Options Dialog Box

Working with Header and Footer Rows

    Adding Header and Footer Rows

    Converting Existing Rows into Headers and Footers

    Editing Table Headers and Footers

Merging and Splitting Cells

    Merging and Unmerging Cells

    Splitting Cells

Adjusting Cell Spacing and Alignment

Setting Table Borders, Strokes, and Fills

    Setting a Table Border

    Setting Table Strokes and Fills

    Setting Strokes and Fills in Individual Cells

Working with Table Contents

    Placing a Graphic in a Table Cell

    Fixing Overset Table Cell Contents

    Applying Diagonal Lines to Cells

    Setting Tabs in Table Cells

Utilizing Table and Cell Styles

    Creating a Table/Cell Style

Including Cell Styles in Table Styles

    Applying Table/Cell Styles

Editing Table/Cell Styles

Applying Table/Cell Overrides

Clearing Undefined Cell Attributes

Redefining Table/Cell Styles

Part V: Color and Effects

Chapter 13 Working with Color, Transparency, and Effects

Understanding Color Management Principles

Choosing Color Settings

Color Managing Placed Graphics

Using Proof Setup for Soft Proofing

Creating, Saving, Editing, and Deleting Color Swatches

Creating and Editing Gradients

Accessing Colors Stored in Libraries

Converting Spot Colors to Process

    Converting Spot Colors with the Ink Manager

    Converting Spot Colors with Swatch Options

Importing Colors from Other InDesign Documents

Working with Kuler

Creating and Assigning a Trap Preset

Changing an Object's Opacity Level

Applying Blend Modes

Applying Effects

Creating a Transparency Flattener Preset

Using the Separations Preview Panel

Chapter 14 Preflighting and Packaging

Defining a Custom Preflight Profile

    Links

    Color

    Images and Objects

    Text

    Document

Viewing Preflight Check Results

Embedding and Unembedding Preflight Profiles

Exporting and Loading Preflight Profiles

Deleting a Preflight Profile

Packaging a Document

Chapter 15 Printing Documents

Choosing Print Settings

    The General Panel

    The Setup Panel

    The Marks and Bleeds Panel

    The Output Panel

    The Graphics Panel

    The Color Management Panel

    The Advanced Panel

    The Summary Panel

Saving a Print Preset

Chapter 16 Exporting PDF Documents

Choosing Export as PDF Settings

    The Export Adobe PDF General Panel

    The Export Adobe PDF Compression Panel

    The Export Adobe PDF Marks and Bleeds Panel

    The Export Adobe PDF Output Panel

    The Export Adobe PDF Advanced Panel

    The Export Adobe PDF Security Panel

    The Export Adobe PDF Summary Panel

Saving a PDF Preset

Appendix A Settings and Preferences

Choosing InDesign Preferences

    General Preferences

    Interface Preferences

    Type Preferences

    Advanced Type Preferences

    Composition Preferences

    Units & Increments Preferences

    Grids Preferences

    Guides & Pasteboard Preferences

    Dictionary Preferences

    Spelling Preferences

    Autocorrect Preferences

    Notes Preferences

    Track Changes Preferences

    Story Editor Display Preferences

    Display Performance Preferences

    Appearance of Black Preferences

    File Handling Preferences

    Clipboard Handling Preferences

Customizing Shortcuts and Menus

    Editing Keyboard Shortcuts

    Editing Menus

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