InDesign 2 for Macintosh and Windows

Sandee Cohen has been training in the field of desktop publishing for the past 12 years. The graphics curriculum instructor for the New School Computer Instruction Center in New York City, she has spoken at many conferences, including Seybold Seminars, Macworld Expo, and Thunder Lizard events. She is the author of Fireworks 4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide and InDesign 1.0/1.5 for Macintosh and Window: Visual QuickStart Guide.

Introduction.


1. Getting Started.


Using Palettes. Working with Palettes. Interface Elements. The Mac OS X Interface. The Toolbox. Contextual Menus.



2. Document Setup.


Starting Documents. Choosing Layout Options. Changing Layout Options. Document Rulers. Setting Margin and Column Guides. Ruler Guides. Document Grids. Changing the Magnification. Zoom and Hand Tools. Navigator Palette. Controlling Windows. Saving Documents. Opening and Closing Files.



3. Basic Text.


Creating Text Frames. Typing Text. Selecting Text. Moving and Deleting Text. Character Palette. Setting the Typeface and Point Size. Styling Text. Setting Line and Character Spacing. Applying Text Distortions. Setting the Language. Applying Paragraph Formatting. Setting Alignment and Indents. Inserting a Manual Indent. Setting Paragraph Effects. Text Utilities. Working with Text Flow. Setting Text Frame Controls. Special Text Characters.



4. Working with Objects.


Types of Frames. Creating Basic Shapes. Selecting Objects. Moving Objects. Replicating Objects. Resizing Objects. Transform Tools. Transform Palette. Transform Palette Menu. Arrange Commands. Aligning Objects. Grouping Objects. Locking Objects.



5. Working in Color.


Color Modes. Defining and Storing Color SWAtches. Swatch Libraries. Creating Tints. Unnamed Colors. Gradient Swatches. Unnamed Gradients. Eyedropper. Overprinting Colors.



6. Styling Objects.


Applying Fills. Applying Stroke Effects. Adding Corner Effects. Adding Corner Effects. Applying Transparency. Adding Drop Shadows and Feathers. Using the Eyedropper. Setting Object Defaults.



7. Pen and Béziers.


Pen Points. Drawing Lines. Drawing Curves. Changing Curves and Corner Points. Modifying Paths. Modifying Points. Pencil Tool. Smooth Tool. Erase Tool.



8. Imported Graphics.


Placing Artwork. Specialty Frames. Setting Image Import Options. Modifying Placed Images. Fitting Graphics in Frames. Nesting Elements. Styling Placed Images. Linking Graphics. Embedding Graphics. Using Clipping Paths. Importing Transparent Images. Viewing Images. Applying Effects to Images.



9. Text Effects.


Wrapping Text. Text on a Path. Paragraph Rules.



10. Pages and Books.


Adding Blank Pages. Working with Pages. Creating Island Spreads. Importing Text. Setting the Import Options. Flowing Text. Creating Text Breaks. Master Pages. Adjusting Layouts. Page Numbers. Changing the Pages Palette. Making Books. Creating a Table of Contents. Creating an Index. Creating Hyperlinks.



11. Layers.


Creating and Deleting Layers. Setting the Layer options. Working with Layers.



12. Libraries.


Storing Items in a Library. Setting the LibraryDisplay. Searching and Sorting Libraries.



13. Tabs and Tables.


Storing Items in a Library. Setting the Library Display. Searching and Sorting Libraries. Inserting Tab Characters. Setting Tab Stops. Tab Leaders. Creating and Using Tables. Changing the Content in Tables. Setting the Table Options. Setting the Table Cell Options. Setting the Table Strokes and Fills. Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells.



14. Automating Text.


Changing Case. Checking Spelling. Finding and Changing Text. Defining Styles. Working with Styles. Using the Eyedropper on Text. Creating Tagged Text. Find Font. Keeping Lines Together.



15. Typography Controls.


Hanging Punctuation. Paragraph Composer. Applying Justification Controls. Controlling Hyphenation. Baseline Grid. Using OpenType.



16. Color Management.


Choosing Color Settings. Working with Profiles.



17. Output.


Printing a Document. General Print Options. Setup Controls. Tiling Pages. Marks and Bleeds. Output Controls. Graphic Options. Advanced Options. Transparency Flattener Styles. Print Styles. Creating a Print Summary. Creating PostScript Files. Creating a Preflight Report. Packaging a Document.



18. Exporting.


Export File Options. Creating PDF Files. PDF Styles. EPS Files. Web Files. SVG Files. Exporting Text.



19. Customizing InDesign.


Modifying Keyboard Shortcuts. Setting the Preference Categories. General Category. Text Category. Composition Category. Units & Increments Category. Grids Category. Guides Category. Dictionary Category. Display Performance Category. Workgroup Category. Configuring Plug-ins. Updating with Adobe Online.



Appendix: Keyboard Shortcuts.


Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts. Windows Keyboard Shortcuts.



Index.