InDesign CS4 For Dummies
- 7h 10m
- Galen Gruman
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2009
Have designs on better-looking publications? Here's how to make them happen!
Whether you're an experienced designer or just want to create a cool newsletter for the school soccer team, InDesign is the gold standard for desktop publishing programs. This easy-to-follow guide is packed with tips and techniques for making the most of InDesign's features, along with some wise advice on designing pages that do their job perfectly.
- Make it work for you — explore the new tools, take advantage of personal workspaces, and set preferences for the way you work
- Master the details — take advantage of precise typography, layout, and graphics tools to get exactly the document you want
- Add color — use color libraries, multi-ink colors, and gradients to make your document sparkle
- Play well with others — learn how InDesign works seamlessly with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite
- Get in style — take text and object formatting up a notch by using styles and InDesign's many special effects
- Be Web savvy — use hyperlinks, multimedia elements, and more for Web, PDF, and Flash files
- Pack it up — prepare for printing or other output with enhanced preflighting and service-bureau tools
Open the book and find:
- Steps for designing and producing professional page layouts
- How to open and save documents and export document content
- The ins and outs of working with text
- Steps for managing chapters and books
- Secrets for setting up great master pages
- The dangers of unnamed colors
- How to manipulate, organize, and align design objects
- Tips for cropping and positioning graphics
About the Author
Galen Gruman is the principal at The Zango Group, an editorial and book production firm. He has designed and produced numerous publications and is a regular contributor to Macworld and CIO. Galen is author or coauthor of 22 books on desktop publishing, and he is currently the executive editor for InfoWorld.
In this Book
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Cheat Sheet
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Understanding InDesign Ingredients
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Making InDesign Work Your Way
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Opening and Saving Your Work
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Discovering How Pages and Layers Work
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The Joys of Reuse
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Working with Color
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Adding Essential Elements
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Manipulating Objects
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Organizing Objects
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Aligning and Arranging Objects
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Putting Words on the Page
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The Ins and Outs of Text Editing
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The Styles of Text
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Fine-Tuning Paragraph Details
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Finessing Character Details
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Tricks with Text
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Importing Graphics
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Fitting Graphics and Setting Paths
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Working with Tabs and Tables
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Working with Footnotes, Indexes, and TOCs
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Working with Automatic Text
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Publishing Books
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Printing Your Work
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Multimedia Project Basics
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Top Ten New Features in Indesign CS4
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Top Ten Resources for InDesign Users
