Real World Adobe InDesign CS5 Description based on print version record. - Includes index

✍ Scribed by Kvern, Olav Martin;Blatner, David;Bringhurst, Bob

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Year: 2010;2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 878
• Series: Real world
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Sharpen your InDesign skills with this definitive resource created specifically for design professionals who need to lay out, proof, export, and print/publish pages in InDesign CS5. Best-selling authors Olav Martin Kvern, David Blatner, and Bob Bringhurst share their hands-on techniques to help you master InDesign's advanced layout tools. This book is brimming with insightful advice, illustrations, and shortcuts that will have you producing high-quality work in no time. This is the book that experts open to find real answers to their questions about InDesign.

InReal World Adobe InDesign CS5you'll learn how to:
Use the new Layers panel to simplify working in complex documents Optimize your workflow with multiple page sizes and track text changes Learn the best practices for consistent color management Increase efficiency with scripts and other automation features Make your layouts come to life with the new Animation and Media panels for interactive documentsNote from the publisher:

FREE Adobe InDesign CS5.5 updates are available for this title. Simply register your product atwww.peachpit.com/registerand you will receive the updates when they become available.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
Chapter 1 Workspace......Page 16
Layout and Story Windows......Page 17
Managing Multiple Windows......Page 22
InDesign’s Panels......Page 24
Using the Tools Panel......Page 32
Other Panels......Page 42
Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 44
Customizing Menus......Page 47
Saving and Loading Workspaces......Page 49
Setting Preferences......Page 50
Publication Navigation......Page 77
Managing InDesign’s Plug-Ins......Page 82
On with the Tour......Page 83
Chapter 2 Page Layout......Page 84
Creating a New Publication......Page 85
Opening Publications......Page 88
Saving Publications......Page 90
Setting Basic Layout Options......Page 92
Pages and Spreads......Page 93
Adding Pages......Page 97
Arranging Pages......Page 98
Creating pages of different sizes......Page 101
Rotating Spreads......Page 104
Defining Sections......Page 105
Numbering Pages......Page 107
Working with Master Pages......Page 108
Applying Master Pages and Master Spreads......Page 112
Overriding Master Items......Page 115
Adjusting Layouts......Page 116
Selecting and Deselecting......Page 119
Guides......Page 123
Grids......Page 134
Stacking Objects......Page 135
Layers......Page 138
Grouping Objects......Page 146
Deleting Objects......Page 147
Finding and Changing Objects......Page 148
A Good Foundation......Page 149
Chapter 3 Text......Page 150
Creating Text Frames......Page 151
Setting Text Frame Options......Page 153
Spanning and Splitting Columns......Page 158
Linking and Unlinking Text Frames......Page 160
Flowing Text......Page 165
Entering Text......Page 170
Text Variables......Page 176
Cross References......Page 192
Importing Text......Page 195
Text Files and File Linking......Page 204
Editing Text......Page 205
Story Editor......Page 208
Track Changes......Page 211
Notes......Page 212
Using Adobe InCopy......Page 214
Checking Spelling......Page 215
Footnotes......Page 220
Conditional Text......Page 224
Find and Change......Page 15
Working with InDesign Tagged Text......Page 245
After Words......Page 249
Chapter 4 Type......Page 250
Character Formatting......Page 252
OpenType Fonts......Page 271
Find Font......Page 276
Paragraph Formatting......Page 277
Bullets and Numbering......Page 307
Styles......Page 316
Copying Styles from Other Publications......Page 332
Optical Margin Alignment......Page 333
An Old Typesetter Never…......Page 335
Chapter 5 Drawing......Page 336
Drawing Basic Shapes......Page 337
Points and Paths......Page 338
Drawing Paths with the Pencil Tool......Page 341
Drawing Paths with the Pen Tool......Page 342
Drawing Techniques......Page 343
Compound Paths......Page 348
Smoothing Paths......Page 350
Erasing Paths......Page 351
Path Operations......Page 352
Corner Options......Page 356
Strokes......Page 357
Stroke Styles......Page 365
Fills......Page 368
Gradients......Page 370
Transparency......Page 375
Transparency Effects......Page 381
Drawing Conclusions......Page 391
Chapter 6 Where Text Meets Graphics......Page 392
Paragraph Rules......Page 393
Tables......Page 398
Creating a Table......Page 399
Editing Tables......Page 402
Table Shortcuts......Page 415
Formatting Tables......Page 416
Table and Cell Styles......Page 426
Text Wrap......Page 431
Converting Text to Outlines......Page 435
Inline Frames and Anchored Objects......Page 437
Object Styles......Page 452
Placing Text on a Path......Page 457
Quick Apply......Page 463
Figure Captions......Page 466
Alternate Reality......Page 469
Chapter 7 Importing and Exporting......Page 470
Importing......Page 471
Placing Anything......Page 472
About Graphic File Formats......Page 475
Image Resolution and Scaling......Page 478
Graphic Display Properties......Page 479
Image Import Options......Page 481
Linking and Embedding......Page 487
Working with Graphic Frames......Page 496
File Info and Metadata......Page 501
Object Layer Options......Page 503
Working with Clipping Paths......Page 505
Exporting Documents......Page 509
Exporting JPEG......Page 510
Exporting EPS......Page 511
Exporting PDF for Printing......Page 514
InDesign Markup Language (IDML)......Page 530
Snippets......Page 531
Exporting HTML......Page 532
Data Merge......Page 538
XML......Page 545
The Best of All Possible Worlds......Page 549
Chapter 8 Long Documents......Page 550
Books......Page 551
Table of Contents......Page 560
Indexes (Or Indices)......Page 567
Putting It Together......Page 581
Chapter 9 Transforming......Page 582
Transformation Basics......Page 583
Numbers Are Your Friends......Page 588
Moving Objects......Page 591
Scaling......Page 593
Rotating Objects......Page 598
Shearing Objects......Page 601
Repeating Transformations......Page 604
Grid Mode......Page 607
Aligning and Distributing Objects......Page 608
Locking Objects......Page 612
Transform Your Life!......Page 613
Chapter 10 Color......Page 614
Color in InDesign......Page 615
InDesign’s Color Controls......Page 617
The Color Panel and the Color Picker......Page 631
Applying Colors and Gradients......Page 633
Kuler......Page 634
Ink Manager......Page 636
Trapping......Page 637
Color Management......Page 638
InDesign’s Color Management Controls......Page 641
The Color “Done”......Page 655
Chapter 11 Printing......Page 656
The InDesign Print Dialog Box......Page 657
General......Page 659
Setup......Page 663
Marks and Bleeds......Page 666
Output......Page 668
Graphics......Page 673
Advanced......Page 677
Print Presets......Page 679
Custom Printer Marks......Page 681
Printing Booklets......Page 682
Separations Preview......Page 686
Printing Transparency......Page 688
Preparing an InDesign File for Imagesetting......Page 697
Preflight and Package......Page 698
All the News That Prints to Fit......Page 703
Chapter 12 Scripting......Page 704
System Requirements......Page 705
Learning About InDesign Scripting......Page 708
Thinking About Scripting......Page 711
Using the Scripts Panel and the Script Label Panel......Page 712
Getting Started......Page 714
More Fun with Scripting......Page 717
End Script......Page 719
Chapter 13 Interactive Documents......Page 720
Hyperlinks......Page 722
Bookmarks......Page 729
Buttons......Page 730
Multi-State Objects......Page 736
Audio and Video......Page 738
Animation......Page 742
Page Transitions......Page 748
Previewing Interactive Documents......Page 749
Presentation Mode......Page 750
Interactive PDF Export......Page 751
SWF Export......Page 752
FLA Export......Page 754
Web Publishing......Page 755
Index......Page 756

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