Adobe InDesign CS4 : on demand / Steve Johnson

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Introduction xvii1 Getting Started with InDesign CS4 1Installing InDesign 2Getting Started 4Viewing the InDesign Window 6 New!Showing and Hiding Panels 7Working with Panels 8 New!Using the Tools and Control Panel 10Opening a Document 12Opening a Document with Adobe Bridge 14Inserting Images or Text in a Document 16Using the Status Bar 17Working with Document Windows 18 New!Checking for Updates Online 20Getting Help While You Work 22 New!Saving a Document 24Finishing Up 26 New!2 Creating and Viewing a Document 27Creating a New Document 28 New!Creating a New Document from a Template 30Creating a New Document Using Presets 32Setting Up a Document 34Changing the Display View 36 New!Changing the View with the Zoom Tool 38Viewing and Using Rulers 40 New!Using Guides 42 New!Changing Guides & Pasteboard Options 44Using Smart Guides 46 New!Using the Grid 48 New!Moving Around with the Hand Tool 50Working with the Info Panel 51Creating and Displaying Workspaces 52 New!Using Undo and Redo 54 New!3 Managing Pages and Books 55Using the Pages Panel 56 New!Inserting Pages 58Navigating Pages 60Deleting or Moving Pages 62 New!Working with Page Spreads 64Rotating Page Spreads 65 New!Creating Master Pages 66Working with Master Pages 68Working with Page Numbers and Sections 70Working with Chapter Numbers 72Creating and Using Text Variables 74Creating a Book 76Managing Books 78 New!Creating a Table of Contents 80Adjusting Layouts 824 Working with Text 83Using Type Tools 84Creating Type in a Text Frame 85Creating Type Using Frame Tools 86Creating Path Type 88Importing Text 90Flowing Imported Text 92Working with Overflow Text 94Using Smart Text Reflow 96 New!Typing and Selecting Text 98Editing Text with Autocorrect 100 New!Copying and Moving Text 101Changing Fonts 102Changing Font Size 104Text Leading 105Text Kerning 106Text Tracking 107Scaling or Skewing Text 108Aligning Paragraphs 109Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs 110Creating a Drop Cap 111Applying a Paragraph Rule 112Adding Bullets and Numbering 114Setting Tabs 116Working with Glyphs 117Inserting Special Text Characters 118Working with Hidden Text 119Setting Text Frame Options 120Wrapping Text Around an Object 122Creating Type Outlines 124Adding Page Numbers to Continued Text 1255 Placing and Working with Graphics 127Placing Graphics 128 New!Placing Graphics with Options 129 New!Setting Place Import Options 130Placing Multiple Graphics 132 New!Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge 134Copying or Moving Graphics 136Using the Links Panel 137 New!Managing Linked Graphics 138Editing a Linked Graphic 140 New!Displaying XMP Graphic Information 141Creating Specialty Frames for Graphics 142Selecting and Moving Frames and Graphics 144Fitting Graphics in Frames 146Nesting Graphics in Frames 148Formatting Graphics in Frames 149Controlling Graphics Display Performance 1506 Working with Objects and Layers 153Creating Shapes 154Creating Lines 156Using the Direct Selection Tool 158Resizing Objects 160Moving Objects 161Duplicating Objects 162Grouping and Combining Objects 164Aligning and Distributing Objects 166Arranging Object Stack Order 168Transforming Objects 169Using the Free Transform Tool 170 New!Rotating Objects 171Scaling Objects 172Shearing Objects 173Repeating Object Transformations 174Locking and Unlocking Object Position 175Creating Inline Objects 176Creating Anchored Objects 177Creating and Deleting Object Layers 178Setting Layer Options 180Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects 181Locking Layers and Objects 182Merging Layers and Groups 183Working with Objects on Layers 184Using the Measure Tool 1857 Applying and Managing Color 187Changing Color Settings 188Changing Color Profiles 190Working with Color Modes 192Applying Colors 193Using the Eyedropper Tool 194Working with the Color Panel 196Working with the Swatches Panel 198Managing Color Swatches 200Working with Swatch Libraries 202Creating Tint Swatches 203Creating Gradient Swatches 204Creating Mixed Inks 206Using Colors from the Kuler Panel 208 New!Overprinting Colors 210Proofing Colors on the Screen 2118 Applying Fills, Strokes, and Effects 213Applying Fill and Stroke Colors 214Changing Stroke Attributes 216 New!Creating Stroke Styles 218Applying Gradients 220Using the Gradient Tool 222Using the Gradient Feather Tool 223Creating Blends and Effects 224Applying Shadow Effects 226Applying Glow Effects 227Applying Bevel and Emboss Effects 228Applying Feather Effects 229Applying Corner Object Effects 230Converting Shape Objects 231Setting Object Defaults 2329 Working with Points and Paths 233Drawing with the Pen Tool 234Selecting and Moving Points and Segments 236Converting Points 237 New!Adding and Deleting Anchor Points 238Splitting Paths 240 New!Joining Anchor Points 242 New!Using the Smooth Tool 243Using the Pencil Tool 244Erasing to Reshape Paths 246Working with Pathfinder 247Creating a Compound Path 248Working with Clipping Paths 25010 Working with Tables 253Creating Tables 254Importing Text into Tables 256Entering and Editing Text in a Table 258 New!Modifying a Table 260Adjusting Table Rows and Columns 262Adjusting Table Cells 264Aligning Content in Table Cells 265Creating Table Headers and Footers 266Adding Strokes and Fills 268 New!Alternating Fills and Strokes 270Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells 272Adding a Border to a Table 273Adjusting Tables in the Text Frame 27411 Working with Styles 275Using the Paragraph Styles or Character Styles Panel 276Changing the Basic Paragraph Style 277Creating Paragraph Styles 278Creating Character Styles 280Creating GREP Styles 282 New!Creating Style Groups 283Loading and Importing Styles 284Applying and Overriding Styles 286Creating Nested Styles 288 New!Creating Object Styles 290Creating Table and Cell Styles 292Using Quick Apply 29412 Finalizing a Document 297Using Spell Check 298Using Custom Dictionaries 300 New!Finding and Changing Fonts 301Using Find and Change 302Searching for Text 304Searching Using GREP 306 New!Searching for Glyphs 307Searching for Objects 308Working with Hyphenation 309Keeping Lines Together 310Changing Justification Options 311Changing Case 312Using the Story Editor 313 New!Adding Footnotes 314Creating and Working with Notes 316 New!13 Creating an Interactive Document 319Defining Hyperlink Destinations 320Creating Hyperlinks 322Using the Hyperlinks Panel 324 New!Creating Cross-References 326 New!Creating Bookmarks 328Adding Sounds or Movies 330Adding Page Transitions 332 New!Using the Buttons Panel 333Creating Buttons 334 New!Working with Events and Actions 336 New!Working with Button States 338 New!Setting Button Tab Order 33914 Automating the Way You Work 341Creating a Library 342Using and Updating a Library 344Changing Library Item Information 345Searching and Sorting Libraries 346Creating and Using Snippets 348Creating Conditional Text 350 New!Using and Running Scripts 352Using Data Merge 354 New!Working with XML 356Exporting XML or IDML 358 New!15 Exporting a Document 359Exporting a Document 360 New!Understanding Export File Formats 361Exporting PDF Files 362Setting PDF General Options 364 New!Setting PDF Compression Options 366Setting PDF Marks and Bleeds Options 367Setting PDF Output Options 368Setting PDF Advanced Options 369Setting PDF Security Options 370Exporting with PDF Presets 371Exporting as an EPS 372Exporting as a Flash Movie 374 New!Exporting as an XFL for Flash 376 New!Exporting Cross-Media Files 378Exporting as a JPEG 38016 Printing and Outputting a Document 381Printing a Document 382Printing with Presets 383Setting General and Setup Print Options 384Setting Marks and Bleed Options 386Setting Graphics Options 388Previewing Color Separations 389Setting Output Options 390Setting Trapping Options 392Setting Advanced Options 394Setting Color Management Options 396Creating a Print Summary 397Printing Spreads in a Booklet 398Using Live Preflight 400 New!Inserting File Information 402Creating a Package 40417 Customizing the Way You Work 407Setting General Preferences 408Setting Interface Preferences 409 New!Setting Type Preferences 410 New!Setting Advanced Type Preferences 412Setting Composition Preferences 413Setting Units & Increments Preferences 414Setting Dictionary Preferences 416Setting Spelling Preferences 418Setting Notes Preferences 420Working with Appearance of Black Preferences 421Setting Story Editor Display Preferences 422Setting File Handling Preferences 424 New!Setting Clipboard Handling Preferences 426Defining Shortcut Keys 427 New!Customizing Menus

428Configuring Plug-Ins 429Customizing the Control Panel 43018 Collaborating with Others 431Sharing Content with Adobe InCopy 432Setting Up User Identification 433Exporting Content from InDesign 434Using the Assignments Panel 435 New!Creating an Assignment 436Checking Content Out and In 438Updating Content 439 New!Working with InCopy 440 New!19 Working Together with Adobe Programs 441Exploring Adobe Programs 442 New!Exploring Adobe Bridge 443 New!Getting Started with Adobe Bridge 444Getting Photos from a Digital Camera 445 New!Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera 446 New!Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge 448Applying Image Adjustments 450Creating a Web Photo Gallery 451 New!Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge 452Sharing My Screen 453 New!Managing Files Using Adobe Version Cue 454Working with Adobe Drive 455 New!Exploring Adobe Device Central 456Checking Content Using Adobe Device Central 457Using Adobe Extension Manager 468Workshops: Putting It All Together 459Project 1: Creating a Master Page 459Project 2: Creating Layouts with a Table 462Project 3: Using Conditional Text 464 New!Want More Projects 466New Features 467 New!Adobe Certified Expert 473Index 479

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