Adobe Indesign CS2 How-Tos : 100 Essential

Easy-to-scan guide makes quick work of InDesign CS2 most useful features!

John Cruise is an Adobe-certified InDesign expert, writer, and design instructor Kelly Kordes Anton is a freelance writer and editor based in Littleton, Colorado

Getting Started with InDesign

1

(18)

Getting Started with the Welcome Screen

2

(2)

Modifying Preferences

4

(2)

Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

6

(2)

Introducing the Toolbox

8

(2)

Using the Control Palette

10

(2)

Managing Palettes

12

(2)

Configuring Plug-ins

14

(2)

Introducing the Adobe Help Center

16

(3)

Working with Documents

19

(22)

Creating New Documents

20

(2)

Saving Document Presets

22

(3)

Understanding the Document Window

25

(3)

Opening Documents

28

(3)

Saving Documents and Templates

31

(2)

Adding Metadata to Documents

33

(2)

Navigating Documents

35

(2)

Viewing Documents

37

(4)

Working with Text

41

(44)

Creating Text Frames

42

(2)

Modifying Text Frames

44

(3)

Threading Text Frames

47

(3)

Creating Type Paths

50

(3)

Importing Text

53

(3)

Entering and Editing Text

56

(2)

Applying Character and Paragraph Formats

58

(2)

Composing Type

60

(3)

Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists

63

(2)

Setting Tabs

65

(2)

Setting Text Defaults

67

(2)

Working with Fonts

69

(2)

Using Paragraph and Character Styles

71

(3)

Using the Story Editor

74

(2)

Checking Spelling

76

(4)

Correcting Spelling Automatically

80

(2)

Searching and Replacing Text

82

(3)

Typography and Tables

85

(34)

Special Effects for Type

86

(3)

Setting Up Drop Caps and Nested Styles

89

(3)

Inserting Special Characters and Glyphs

92

(2)

Anchoring Objects in Text

94

(5)

Wrapping Text Around Objects

99

(2)

Applying Optical Margin Alignment

101

(2)

Importing Tables from Word and Excel

103

(2)

Creating New Tables

105

(2)

Converting Text to Tables

107

(2)

Adding Content to Tables

109

(1)

Formatting Tables

110

(3)

Adding Headers and Footers to Tables

113

(3)

Editing Tables

116

(3)

Drawing Lines and Shapes

119

(12)

Drawing Simple Lines

120

(2)

Drawing Complex Lines

122

(3)

Drawing Basic Shapes

125

(2)

Creating Complex Shapes

127

(2)

Converting Shapes

129

(2)

Working with Graphics

131

(20)

Placing Graphics

132

(2)

Cropping and Resizing Graphics

134

(4)

Modifying Graphics and Graphics Frames

138

(4)

Special Effects for Graphics

142

(3)

Working with Illustrator Graphics

145

(2)

Working with Photoshop Graphics

147

(2)

Managing Graphic Links

149

(2)

Working with Objects

151

(34)

Selecting and Deleting Objects

152

(3)

Moving and Locking Objects

155

(2)

Filling Objects with Color

157

(2)

Adding a Stroke to Objects

159

(2)

Creating Custom Stroke Styles

161

(2)

Transforming Objects

163

(2)

Adding Drop Shadows

165

(2)

More Special Effects for Objects

167

(3)

Using Object Styles

170

(2)

Grouping Objects

172

(2)

Aligning Objects

174

(2)

Duplicating Objects

176

(2)

Changing the Stacking Order

178

(2)

Using Libraries

180

(3)

Using Snippets

183

(2)

Working with Color

185

(14)

Using Spot Colors, Process Colors, and Tints

186

(4)

Using Gradients

190

(4)

Using Mixed Ink Colors

194

(2)

Using the Color Palette

196

(1)

Setting Up Color Management

197

(2)

Laying Out Pages and Creating Long Documents

199

(34)

Working with Master Pages

200

(3)

Setting Margins and Columns

203

(1)

Using Guides and Grids

204

(3)

Working with Layers

207

(2)

Working with Pages

209

(3)

Numbering Pages and Creating Sections

212

(4)

Creating a Book

216

(4)

Paginating a Book

220

(3)

Inserting Footnotes

223

(3)

Creating Tables of Contents

226

(5)

Exporting a Book for PDF or Print

231

(2)

Creating Media-rich PDFs

233

(10)

Creating Hyperlinks

234

(3)

Creating Buttons

237

(2)

Adding Movies and Sounds

239

(4)

Preflight and Output

243

(20)

Previewing Color Separations

244

(3)

Preflighting and Packaging Documents

247

(2)

Exporting Documents as PDF

249

(2)

Using PDF Presets

251

(2)

Exporting Documents in Other Formats

253

(3)

Printing Documents

256

(2)

Creating Printer Spreads

258

(3)

Using Print Presets

261

(2)

Index

263

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