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Adobe Indesign CS2 How-Tos 100 Essential Techniques

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ISBN-10: 0321321901

ISBN-13: 9780321321909

Edition: 2006

Authors: Kelly Kordes Anton, John Cruise, Kelly Kordes Anton, John Cruise

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InDesign CS2 is more than just a simple page layout tool: As part of Adobe's new Creative Suite 2 (which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, GoLive and Acrobat), it's a key component of an overall design workflow that lets users work seamlessly among all of their graphics applications to create spectacular layouts. "Work faster, create more" is what Adobe wants users to do with InDesign, and this info packed guide lets users get right down to doing just that by focusing on the InDesign CS2 features they're most likely to use and showcasing each in a stand-alone tip--complete with a relevant hint or two and a graphic example. In this fashion, readers learn as they go, exploring the program in a…    
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Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Adobe Press
Publication date: 4/24/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Getting Started with InDesign
Getting Started with the Welcome Screen
Modifying Preferences
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Introducing the Toolbox
Using the Control Palette
Managing Palettes
Configuring Plug-ins
Introducing the Adobe Help Center
Working with Documents
Creating New Documents
Saving Document Presets
Understanding the Document Window
Opening Documents
Saving Documents and Templates
Adding Metadata to Documents
Navigating Documents
Viewing Documents
Working with Text
Creating Text Frames
Modifying Text Frames
Threading Text Frames
Creating Type Paths
Importing Text
Entering and Editing Text
Applying Character and Paragraph Formats
Composing Type
Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
Setting Tabs
Setting Text Defaults
Working with Fonts
Using Paragraph and Character Styles
Using the Story Editor
Checking Spelling
Correcting Spelling Automatically
Searching and Replacing Text
Typography and Tables
Special Effects for Type
Setting Up Drop Caps and Nested Styles
Inserting Special Characters and Glyphs
Anchoring Objects in Text
Wrapping Text Around Objects
Applying Optical Margin Alignment
Importing Tables from Word and Excel
Creating New Tables
Converting Text to Tables
Adding Content to Tables
Formatting Tables
Adding Headers and Footers to Tables
Editing Tables
Drawing Lines and Shapes
Drawing Simple Lines
Drawing Complex Lines
Drawing Basic Shapes
Creating Complex Shapes
Converting Shapes
Working with Graphics
Placing Graphics
Cropping and Resizing Graphics
Modifying Graphics and Graphics Frames
Special Effects for Graphics
Working with Illustrator Graphics
Working with Photoshop Graphics
Managing Graphic Links
Working with Objects
Selecting and Deleting Objects
Moving and Locking Objects
Filling Objects with Color
Adding a Stroke to Objects
Creating Custom Stroke Styles
Transforming Objects
Adding Drop Shadows
More Special Effects for Objects
Using Object Styles
Grouping Objects
Aligning Objects
Duplicating Objects
Changing the Stacking Order
Using Libraries
Using Snippets
Working with Color
Using Spot Colors, Process Colors, and Tints
Using Gradients
Using Mixed Ink Colors
Using the Color Palette
Setting Up Color Management
Laying Out Pages and Creating Long Documents
Working with Master Pages
Setting Margins and Columns
Using Guides and Grids
Working with Layers
Working with Pages
Numbering Pages and Creating Sections
Creating a Book
Paginating a Book
Inserting Footnotes
Creating Tables of Contents
Exporting a Book for PDF or Print
Creating Media-rich PDFs
Creating Hyperlinks
Creating Buttons
Adding Movies and Sounds
Preflight and Output
Previewing Color Separations
Preflighting and Packaging Documents
Exporting Documents as PDF
Using PDF Presets
Exporting Documents in Other Formats
Printing Documents
Creating Printer Spreads
Using Print Presets
Index