InDesign CS5 For Dummies
Published on 24. May 2010
432 pages
978-0-470-64674-8 (ISBN)
Description
Get up to speed on the latest features and enhancements toInDesign CS5
As the industry standard in professional layout and design,InDesign delivers powerful publishing solutions for magazine,newspaper, and other publishing fields. This introductory book isan easy-to-understand reference for anyone migrating from anothersoftware application or those with little-to-no desktop publishingexperience. You'll explore InDesign basics and examine theenhancements to InDesign CS5, while you also discover how pageswork, build templates, create frames and shapes, manage styles, andmuch more.
* InDesign is proving to be an increasingly popular layout anddesign application; InDesign CS5 includes new functionality andenhanced tools
* Teaches all the basics for first-time users, including how toopen and save your work, arrange objects, work with color, edittext, manage styles, finesse character details, add special type,import and size graphics, set paths, work with tabs, createindices, and more
* Demonstrates how to calibrate colors, export PDF files,fine-tune paragraph details, create frames and shapes, manipulateobjects, and work with automated text
InDesign CS5 For Dummies offers a straightforward but funapproach to discovering how to get the most from your desktoppublishing experience when using InDesign.
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Galen Gruman is the principal at The Zango Group, an editorial and book production firm. He has designed and produced numerous publications. Galen has authored or coauthored more than 20 books on desktop publishing, and he is currently the Executive Editor for InfoWorld.
Content
Introduction.
Part I: Before You Begin.
Chapter 1: Understanding InDesign Ingredients.
Chapter 2: Making InDesign Work Your Way.
Part II: Document Essentials.
Chapter 3: Opening and Saving Your Work.
Chapter 4: Discovering How Pages and Layers Work.
Chapter 5: The Joys of Reuse.
Chapter 6: Working with Color.
Part III: Object Essentials.
Chapter 7: Adding Essential Elements.
Chapter 8: Manipulating Objects.
Chapter 9: Organizing Objects.
Chapter 10: Aligning and Arranging Objects.
Part IV: Text Essentials.
Chapter 11: Putting Words on the Page.
Chapter 12: The Ins and Outs of Text Editing.
Chapter 13: The Styles of Text.
Chapter 14: Fine-Tuning Paragraph Details.
Chapter 15: Finessing Character Details.
Part V: Graphics Essentials.
Chapter 16: Importing Graphics.
Chapter 17: Fitting Graphics and Setting Paths.
Part VI: Getting Down to Business.
Chapter 18: Working with Tabs and Tables.
Chapter 19: Working with Footnotes, Indexes, and TOCs.
Chapter 20: Working with Automatic Text.
Chapter 21: Publishing Books.
Part VII: Printing, Presentation, and Web Essentials.
Chapter 22: Printing and PDF'ing Your Work.
Chapter 23: Web Project Basics.
Chapter 24: Presentation Project Basics.
Part VIII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 25: Top Ten New Features in InDesign CS5.
Chapter 26: Top Ten Resources for InDesign Users.
Index.
