InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
ISBN: 0321573579
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 309
Pages: 309
Authors: Sandee Cohen
- InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Thanks To
- Introduction
- Using This Book
- Instructions
- Menu Commands
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Learning Keyboard Shortcuts
- Cross-Platform Issues
- Modifier Keys
- Platform-Specific Features
- Chapter 1. Getting Started
- Choosing Palettes
- Working with Palettes
- Using Workspaces
- Using the Toolbox
- Using Contextual Menus
- Chapter 2. Document Setup
- Starting Documents
- Choosing Layout Options
- Changing Layout Options
- Using the Document Presets
- Using Document Rulers
- Working with Guides
- Working with Document Grids
- Changing the Magnification
- View and Pasteboard Controls
- Using the Zoom and Hand Tools
- Using the Navigator Palette
- Controlling Windows
- File Maintenance
- Working with Bridge
- Chapter 3. Basic Text
- Creating Text Frames
- Typing Text
- Selecting Text
- Moving and Deleting Text
- Using the Character Palette
- Setting the Typeface and Point Size
- Styling Text
- Setting Line and Character Spacing
- Applying Text Distortions
- Setting the Language
- Applying Paragraph Formatting
- Setting Alignment and Indents
- Inserting a Manual Indent
- Setting Paragraph Effects
- Working with Hidden Characters
- Using the Glyphs Palette
- Working with Text Flow
- Setting Text Frame General Controls
- Using the Control Palette for Text
- Using Special Text Characters
- Chapter 4. Working with Objects
- Types of Frames
- Creating Basic Shapes
- Selecting Objects
- Moving Objects
- Replicating Objects
- Resizing Objects
- Using the Transform Tools
- Using the Transform Palette
- Using the Transform Commands
- Using the Arrange Commands
- Aligning Objects
- Grouping and Pasting Into Objects
- Using the Control Palette for Objects
- Using the Measure Tool
- Using the Info Palette with Objects
- Locking Objects
- Selecting Frames
- Chapter 5. Working in Color
- The Basics of Color
- Using the Color Palette
- Defining and Storing Swatches
- Using Swatch Libraries
- Creating Mixed Inks
- Creating Tints
- Using the Color Picker
- Creating Gradient Swatches
- Using the Eyedropper
- Overprinting Colors
- Chapter 6. Styling Objects
- Applying Fills
- Applying Stroke Effects
- Creating Custom Stroke Styles
- Adding Arrows and Corner Effects
- Applying Transparency
- Adding Drop Shadows and Feathers
- Using the Pathfinder Commands
- Using the Eyedropper
- Setting Object Defaults
- Chapter 7. Pen and Beziers
- Pen Points
- Drawing Lines
- Drawing Curves
- Changing Curves and Corner Points
- Modifying Paths
- Modifying Points
- Using the Pencil Tool
- Using the Smooth Tool
- Using the Erase Tool
- Adding or Deleting Points on Paths
- Chapter 8. Imported Graphics
- Placing Artwork
- Using Bridge to Place Artwork
- Specialty Frames
- Setting the Image Import Options
- Working with Images Inside Frames
- Using the Position Tool
- Fitting Graphics in Frames
- Nesting Graphic Elements
- Styling Placed Images
- Linking Graphics
- Embedding Graphics
- Setting Layer Visibility
- Using Clipping Paths
- Importing Transparent Images
- Viewing Images
- Applying Effects to Images
- Chapter 9. Text Effects
- Wrapping Text
- Text on a Path
- Working with Paragraph Rules
- Inline and Anchored Objects
- Chapter 10. Pages And Books
- Changing the Pages Palette
- Adding Blank Pages
- Navigating and Moving Pages
- Creating and Separating Spreads
- Importing Text
- Flowing Text
- Creating Text Breaks
- Working with Master Pages
- Adjusting Layouts
- Working with Page Numbers
- Making Books
- Creating a Table of Contents
- Creating an Index
- Chapter 11. Layers
- Creating and Deleting Layers
- Setting the Layer Options
- Working with Layers
- Chapter 12. Libraries and Snippets
- Storing Items in a Library
- Applying Library Items to a Page
- Setting the Library Display
- Searching and Sorting Libraries
- Creating and Using Snippets
- Chapter 13. Tabs and Tables
- Inserting Tab Characters
- Setting Tab Stops
- Creating Tab Leaders
- Creating and Using Tables
- Navigating Through Tables
- Selecting Tables
- Working with Rows and Columns
- Adjusting Tables within a Text Frame
- Working with Headers and Footers
- Adding Images to Tables
- Customizing Cells
- Setting Borders, Strokes, and Fills
- Alternating Strokes and Fills
- Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells
- Using the Table or Control Palettes
- Chapter 14. Automating Your Work
- Changing Case
- Checking Spelling
- Finding and Changing Text
- Find Dialog Box Settings
- Finding and Changing Text (continued)
- Using the Story Editor
- Bullets and Numbering
- Footnotes
- Creating Tagged Text
- Using Find Font
- Keeping Lines Together
- Using the Eyedropper on Text
- Using Scripts
- Chapter 15. Text and Object Styles
- Defining Text Styles
- Text Style Categories
- Defining Text Styles (continued)
- Loading and Importing Styles
- Applying Styles and Style Overrides
- Clearing Style Overrides
- Redefining and Deleting Styles
- Automatic Drop Cap Styling
- Using Nested Styles
- Defining Object Styles
- Object Style Categories
- Defining Object Styles (continued)
- Working with Object Styles
- Using the Quick Apply Feature
- Chapter 16. Typography Controls
- Optical Margin Alignment
- Using Adobe Paragraph Composer
- Applying Justification Controls
- Controlling Hyphenation
- Baseline Grid
- Balancing Ragged Lines
- Using OpenType
- Open Type Categories
- Chapter 17. Color Management
- Choosing Color Settings
- Saving and Loading Color Settings
- Working with Profiles
- Chapter 18. Interactive PDF Elements
- Types of Interactive Elements
- Defining Hyperlinks
- Working with Hyperlinks
- Working with Bookmarks
- Adding Sounds
- Adding Movies
- Movie Display Options
- Creating Buttons
- General Button Properties
- Setting the Button States
- Applying Behaviors
- Button Behaviors
- Applying Behaviors (continued)
- Deleting or Deactivating Behaviors
- Exporting Interactive PDFs
- Chapter 19. Output
- Printing a Document
- Print Dialog Box Categories
- Setting the General Print Options
- Choosing the Setup Controls
- Tiling Pages
- Setting Marks and Bleed
- Setting the Output Controls
- Working with Separations Preview
- Separations Preview Plate Settings
- Working with Separations Preview (continued)
- Color Separations and Ink Manager
- Setting the Graphics Options
- Setting the Advanced Options
- Flattener Presets and Preview
- Working with Print Presets
- Creating a Print Summary
- Creating PostScript Files
- Creating a Preflight Report
- Packaging a Document
- Chapter 20. Exporting
- Setting the Export File Options
- Creating PDF Files
- PDF Export Options
- General PDF Options
- Compression PDF Options
- Output PDF Options
- Advanced PDF Options
- Security PDF Options
- Working with PDF Presets
- Creating EPS Files
- InDesign Interchange Format
- JPEG Options
- Exporting SVG Files
- Exporting Text
- Packaging for GoLive
- Chapter 21. Customizing InDesign
- Modifying Keyboard Shortcuts
- Setting the Preferences Categories
- The Preference Categories
- General Preferences Controls
- Type Preferences
- Advanced Type Preferences
- Composition Preferences
- Units Increments Preferences
- Grids Preferences
- Guides Pasteboard Preferences
- Dictionary Preferences
- Spelling Preferences
- Autocorrect Preferences
- Story Editor Display Preferences
- Display Performance Preferences
- Appearance of Black Preferences
- File Handling Preferences
- Trashing Preferences
- Configuring Plug-Ins
- Index
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- index_A
- index_B
- index_C
- index_D
- index_E
- index_F
- index_G
- index_H
- index_I
- index_J
- index_K
- index_L
- index_M
- index_N
- index_O
- index_P
- index_Q
- index_R
- index_S
- index_T
- index_U
- index_V
- index_W
- index_X
- index_Z
InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
ISBN: 0321573579
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 309
Pages: 309
Authors: Sandee Cohen