InDesign CS6 Visual QuickStart Guide

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ISBN: 9780321822536 | 0321822536
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Copyright: 6/25/2012

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InDesign CS6: Visual QuickStart Guidehighlights the important new features, as well as covering the ones readers have relied on in previous versions of InDesign. Complete coverage of InDesign CS6's new features includes: tools for easily outputting to various devices such as phones and notebooks, including Alternate Layouts, Liquid Layouts, and new content management tools; linked content tools, too more easily allow repurposing of content; PDF forms creation feature, including extensive library resources; enhanced selection and drawing tools. Users will learn how to create and automate documents, import and style text and objects, manage long documents, export files for a wide variety of purposes, and much more.

Introduction	p. iii
Getting Started	p. 1
Working with Panels	p. 2
Using Workspaces	p. 4
Using the Tools Panel	p. 6
Using the Tool Hints Panel	p. 7
Using Contextual Menus	p. 8
Document Setup	p. 9
The Welcome Screen	p. 10
Setting Up Documents	p. 11
Setting the Layout Options	p. 13
Changing Layout Options	p. 16
Using the Document Presets	p. 17
Using Document Rulers	p. 19
Using the Page Tool	p. 21
Working with Guides	p. 23
Using Smart Guides	p. 27
Viewing Transformation Values	p. 27
Working with Document Grids	p. 28
Changing the Magnification	p. 29
View and Pasteboard Controls	p. 31
Using the Zoom and Hand Tools	p. 33
Controlling Windows	p. 35
Using the Application bar	p. 36
File Maintenance	p. 38
Basic Text	p. 41
Creating Text Frames	p. 42
Typing Text	p. 45
Selecting Text	p. 46
Moving and Deleting Text	p. 48
Using the Character Panel	p. 50
Setting the Typeface and Point Size	p. 51
Styling Text	p. 52
Setting Line and Character Spacing	p. 54
Applying Text Distortions	p. 56
Setting the Language	p. 57
Applying Paragraph Formatting	p. 58
Setting Alignment and Indents	p. 59
Bullets and Numbering	p. 61
Setting Paragraph Effects	p. 64
Working with Hidden Characters	p. 66
Using the Glyphs Panel	p. 67
Working with Text Flow	p. 70
Setting Text Frame General Controls	p. 71
Spanning and Splitting Columns	p. 75
Using the Control Panel for Text	p. 76
Using Special Text Characters	p. 77
Working with Objects	p. 79
Types of Frames	p. 80
Creating Basic Shapes	p. 81
Selecting Objects	p. 83
Moving Objects	p. 84
Replicating Objects	p. 86
Resizing Objects	p. 88
Using the Transform Tools	p. 89
Using the Transform Panel	p. 94
Using the Transform Commands	p. 98
Using the Arrange Commands	p. 100
Aligning Objects	p. 101
Smart Dimensions; Smart Spacing	p. 104
Using the Gap Tool	p. 105
Grouping and Pasting Into Objects	p. 106
Using the Measure Tool	p. 108
Using the Info Panel with Objects	p. 110
Locking Objects	p. 111
Selecting Frames	p. 112
Working in Color	p. 113
The Basics of Color	p. 114
Using the Color Panel	p. 116
Defining and Storing Swatches	p. 120
Using Swatch Libraries	p. 128
Creating Tints	p. 129
Using the Color Picker	p. 131
Creating Gradient Swatches	p. 132
Using the Eyedropper	p. 135
Overprinting Colors	p. 136
Fills, Strokes, and Effects	p. 137
Applying Fills	p. 138
Applying Stroke Effects	p. 142
Creating Custom Stroke Styles	p. 149
Adding Arrows	p. 154
Corner Options	p. 154
Opacity and Blend Mode Effects	p. 156
Working with Effects	p. 158
Shadow Effects	p. 159
Glow Effects	p. 160
Bevel and Emboss Effects	p. 161
Satin Effect	p. 161
Feather Effects	p. 162
Setting the Global Light	p. 163
Using the Pathfinder Commands	p. 164
Using the Eyedropper	p. 167
Setting Object Defaults	p. 169
Points and Paths	p. 171
Pen Points	p. 172
Drawing Lines	p. 173
Drawing Curves	p. 174
Changing Curves and Corner Points	p. 175
Modifying Paths	p. 176
Modifying Points	p. 178
Using the Pencil Tool	p. 180
Using the Smooth Tool	p. 182
Using the Erase Tool	p. 183
Adding or Deleting Points on Paths	p. 184
Imported Graphics	p. 185
Placing Artwork	p. 186
Using Bridge and Mini Bridge	p. 190
Specialty Frames	p. 191
Setting the Image Import Options	p. 194
Working with Images Inside Frames	p. 199
Fitting Graphics in Frames	p. 201
Linking Graphics	p. 204
Setting Layer Visibility	p. 208
Importing Transparent Images	p. 209
Viewing Images	p. 210
Text Effects	p. 213
Wrapping Text	p. 214
Text on a Path	p. 220
Working with Paragraph Rules	p. 223
Inline and Anchored Objects	p. 227
Pages and Books	p. 231
Changing the Pages Panel	p. 232
Adding Blank Pages	p. 234
Navigating and Moving Pages	p. 235
Modifying Page Sizes	p. 239
Creating and Separating Spreads	p. 241
Importing Text	p. 242
Flowing Text	p. 246
Creating Text Breaks	p. 248
Working with Master Pages	p. 249
Rotating Spreads	p. 255
Page Numbers and Text Variables	p. 256
Making Books	p. 260
Creating a Table of Contents	p. 265
Layers	p. 271
Creating and Deleting Layers	p. 272
Setting the Layer Options	p. 274
Working with Layers	p. 277
Layer Contents	p. 279
Libraries and Snippets	p. 281
Storing Items in a Library	p. 282
Applying Library Items to a Page	p. 284
Setting the Library Display	p. 285
Searching and Sorting Libraries	p. 286
Creating and Using Snippets	p. 287
Tabs and Tables	p. 289
Inserting Tab Characters	p. 290
Setting Tab Stops	p. 291
Creating Tab Leaders	p. 294
Creating and Using Tables	p. 295
Navigating Through Tables	p. 300
Selecting Tables	p. 301
Working with Rows and Columns	p. 303
Adjusting Tables Within a Text Frame	p. 309
Working with Headers and Footers	p. 310
Adding Images to Tables	p. 312
Customizing Cells	p. 313
Setting Borders, Strokes, and Fills	p. 316
Alternating Strokes and Fills	p. 319
Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells	p. 322
Using the Table or Control Panels	p. 323
Automating Your Work	p. 325
Changing Case	p. 326
Checking Spelling	p. 326
Using Find/Change	p. 330
Using the Text Find/Change	p. 332
Using the GREP Find/Change	p. 334
Using the Glyph Find/Change	p. 335
Using the Object Find/Change	p. 336
Saving Searches	p. 336
Adding Captions to Images	p. 337
Using the Story Editor	p. 340
Tracking Text Changes	p. 341
Conditional Text	p. 343
Conditional Text Sets	p. 346
Footnotes	p. 347
Using Find Font	p. 350
Keeping Lines Together	p. 351
Using the Eyedropper on Text	p. 352
Using Scripts	p. 354
Styles	p. 355
Working with Paragraph Styles	p. 356
Working with Character Styles	p. 360
Working with Styles	p. 361
Creating Style Groups	p. 363
Loading and Importing Styles	p. 364
Importing Text Styles from Word	p. 366
Applying Styles and Style Overrides	p. 368
Clearing Style Overrides	p. 369
Redefining and Deleting Styles	p. 371
Automatic Drop Cap Styling	p. 373
Using Nested Styles	p. 374
Creating Nested Line Styles	p. 377
Creating GREP Styles	p. 378
Defining Object Styles	p. 379
Working with Object Styles	p. 381
Defining Table and Cell Styles	p. 382
Using the Quick Apply Feature	p. 384
Typography	p. 387
Optical Margin Alignment	p. 388
Using Adobe Paragraph Composer	p. 389
Applying Justification Controls	p. 390
Controlling Hyphenation	p. 394
Baseline Grid	p. 396
Balancing Ragged Lines	p. 399
Using OpenType	p. 399
OpenType Categories	p. 401
Interactive and Multimedia	p. 403
Types of Interactive Elements	p. 404
Defining Hyperlinks	p. 405
Creating Cross-References	p. 410
Working with Bookmarks	p. 413
Adding Sounds	p. 416
Movies and Animations	p. 420
Creating Buttons	p. 423
Sample Buttons	p. 427
Creating PDF Forms	p. 428
Sample Forms	p. 429
Animating InDesign Objects	p. 430
Timing	p. 433
Multi-State Objects	p. 435
Working with the SWF Preview Controls	p. 437
Setting Page Transitions	p. 438
Working with Layouts	p. 441
Collecting and Placing Content	p. 442
Linking Items	p. 445
Mapping Styles	p. 447
Creating Alternate Layouts	p. 448
Applying Liquid Layout Rules	p. 450
Auto-Fit Commands	p. 454
Printing	p. 457
Printing a Document	p. 458
Setting the General Print Options	p. 459
Choosing the Setup Controls	p. 461
Tiling Pages	p. 462
Setting Marks and Bleed	p. 464
Setting the Output Controls	p. 466
Working with Separations Preview	p. 468
Color Separations and Ink Manager	p. 470
Setting the Graphics Options	p. 472
Setting the Advanced Options	p. 473
Flattener Presets and Preview	p. 474
Working with Print Presets	p. 478
Creating a Print Summary	p. 479
Creating Printer's Spreads	p. 480
Creating PostScript Files	p. 483
Preflighting Documents	p. 484
Creating Preflight Profiles	p. 485
Setting the Preflight Options	p. 489
Packaging a Document	p. 490
Exporting	p. 491
Setting the Export File Options	p. 492
Creating Print PDF Files	p. 494
Setting the PDF General Controls	p. 494
Setting the PDF Compression Options	p. 497
Exporting Interative PDF Files	p. 500
Setting the PDF Security Options	p. 502
Using InDesign Markup Files	p. 504
Exporting for InCopy	p. 504
Exporting EPUB Files	p. 505
Exporting HTML Files	p. 506
Exporting JPEG Files	p. 508
Exporting PNG Files	p. 509
Exporting as SWF Files	p. 510
Exporting as FLA Files	p. 511
Exporting Text	p. 512
Customizing	p. 513
Modifying Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 514
Modifying the Menu Commands	p. 517
Choosing the Preferences Categories	p. 518
General Preferences Controls	p. 518
Interface Preferences	p. 520
Type Preferences	p. 522
Advanced Type Preferences	p. 524
Composition Preferences	p. 525
Units & Increments Preferences	p. 526
Grids Preferences	p. 528
Guides & Pasteboard Preferences	p. 529
Dictionary Preferences	p. 530
Spelling Preferences	p. 533
Autocorrect Preferences	p. 534
Notes Preferences	p. 535
Track Changes Preferences	p. 536
Story Editor Display Preferences	p. 538
Display Performance Preferences	p. 539
Appearance of Black Preferences	p. 541
File Handling Preferences	p. 542
Clipboard Handling	p. 544
Trashing Preferences	p. 544
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