InDesign CS2 for Dummies
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Design perfect pages with Windows® or Mac OS® X
Get up to speed and make the switch to InDesign quickly and easily
Whether you're starting from scratch or migrating from another page layout
program, you'll appreciate this plain-English guide to InDesign CS2. It walks
you through all the essential information about handling graphics, text, objects,
and the printing process, plus a thing or two about designing eye-catching publications.
You'll be "in" before you know it!
Discover how to
- Plan and lay out a publication
- Set up and apply Master Pages
- Create text frames, picture frames, and lines
- Set preferences to streamline your work
- Prepare files for printing
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Starting at the Beginning.
Chapter 1: Finding Out How InDesign Works.
Chapter 2: Taking a Quick Lap around the Track.
Chapter 3: Understanding InDesign Ingredients.
Chapter 4: Making It Work Your Way.
Part II: Document Essentials.
Chapter 5: Opening, Viewing, and Saving Your Work.
Chapter 6: Discovering How Pages Work.
Chapter 7: Layers and Layers.
Chapter 8: Creating Layouts Right the First Time.
Chapter 9: Working with Books.
Part III: Object Essentials.
Chapter 10: Adding Frames, Lines, and Colors.
Chapter 11: Aligning Objects with Grids and Guidelines.
Chapter 12: Manipulating Objects.
Chapter 13: Organizing Objects.
Part IV: Text Essentials.
Chapter 14: The Ins and Outs of Text.
Chapter 15: The Text Frame Tango.
Chapter 16: Handling Character Details.
Chapter 17: Handling Paragraph Details.
Chapter 18: Tricks with Text.
Part V: Graphics Essentials.
Chapter 19: Importing Pictures.
Chapter 20: Special Effects with Graphics.
Chapter 21: Creating Complex Shapes.
Part VI: Printing and Output Essentials.
Chapter 22: Setting Up for Output.
Chapter 23: Printing and Other Output Techniques.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 24: Top Ten Resources for InDesign Users.
Chapter 25: Top Ten Must-Knows for QuarkXPress Refugees.
Chapter 26: Top Ten Must-Knows for PageMaker Orphans.
Index.
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