Adobe InDesign CC on Demand / Edition 1

Adobe InDesign CC on Demand / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
0789751631
ISBN-13:
9780789751638
Pub. Date:
07/24/2013
Publisher:
Que
ISBN-10:
0789751631
ISBN-13:
9780789751638
Pub. Date:
07/24/2013
Publisher:
Que
Adobe InDesign CC on Demand / Edition 1

Adobe InDesign CC on Demand / Edition 1

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Overview

Includes

• Online Workshops

• Online Adobe Certified Exam (ACE) Resources

• More than 500 of the most essential InDesign CC tasks

Need answers quickly? Adobe InDesign CC on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.

Inside the Book

• Improved publishing and productivity with Adobe Creative Cloud

• Create layouts for print, web, tablets, and mobile devices

• Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge or Mini Bridge

• Create, link, and manage content, pages, and books

• Create text and apply style to display artistic text

• Create QR code graphics

• Use track changes to review content

• Create interactive PDFs, EPUB ebooks, and HTML web pages

• Create publications for use with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite

Numbered Steps guide you through each task

Did You Know alerts you to tips and techniques

See Also points you to related information in the book

Tasks are presented on one or two pages

Illustrations with matching steps

Bonus Online Content

Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to:

• Workshops and related files

• Keyboard shortcuts

Visit the author site: perspection.com


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780789751638
Publisher: Que
Publication date: 07/24/2013
Series: On Demand Series
Pages: 588
Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Steve Johnson has written more than 80 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Edge Animate, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Dreamweaver CS6, Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe Flash Professional CS5, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Office 2013 and 2010, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple OS X Mountain Lion. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys coaching baseball, playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Northern California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.

Table of Contents

Introduction xvii

1 Getting Started with InDesign CC 1

Installing InDesign 2 New!

Getting Started 4 New!

Viewing the InDesign Window 6 New!

Showing and Hiding Panels 7

Working with Panels 8

Using the Tools and Control Panel 10

Opening a Document 12 New!

Opening a Document with Adobe Bridge 14

Inserting Images or Text in a Document 16

Using the Status Bar 17

Working with Document Windows 18

Checking for Updates Online 20 New!

Getting Help While You Work 22

Saving a Document 24 New!

Finishing Up 26

2 Creating and Viewing a Document 27

Creating a New Document 28 New!

Creating a New Document from a Template 30

Creating a New Document Using Presets 32 New!

Setting Up a Document 34 New!

Changing the Display View 36

Changing the View with the Zoom Tool 38

Viewing and Using Rulers 40

Using Guides 42

Changing Guides & Pasteboard Options 44 New!

Using Smart Guides 46

Using the Grid 48

Moving Around with the Hand Tool 50

Working with the Info Panel 51

Creating and Displaying Workspaces 52

Using Undo and Redo 54

3 Managing Pages and Books 55

Using the Pages Panel 56

Inserting Pages 58

Navigating Pages 60

Changing the Page Size 62

Deleting Pages 65

Moving Pages 66

Working with Page Spreads 68

Rotating Page Spreads 69

Creating Master Pages 70

Working with Master Pages 72

Working with Page Numbers and Sections 74

Working with Chapter Numbers 76

Creating and Using Text Variables 78

Creating a Book 80

Managing Books 82

Creating a Table of Contents 84

Starting an Index 86

Creating an Index Entry 88

Creating an Index 90

Managing an Index 92

4 Working with Text 95

Using Type Tools 96

Creating Type in a Text Frame 97

Creating Type Using Frame Tools 98

Creating Path Type 100

Importing Text 102

Flowing Imported Text 104

Working with Overflow Text 106

Using Smart Text Reflow 108

Typing and Selecting Text 110

Editing Text with Autocorrect 112

Copying and Moving Text 113

Changing Fonts 114 New!

Changing Font Size 116

Changing Text Leading 117

Changing Text Kerning 118

Changing Text Tracking 119

Scaling or Skewing Text 120

Aligning Paragraphs 121

Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs 122

Creating a Drop Cap 123

Applying a Paragraph Rule 124

Adding Bullets and Numbering 126

Setting Tabs 128

Working with Glyphs 129

Inserting Special Text Characters 130

Working with Hidden Text 131

Setting Text Frame Options 132

Creating Columns 134

Wrapping Text Around an Object 136

Creating Type Outlines 138

Adding Page Numbers to Continued Text 139

Working with Different Languages 140

5 Placing and Working with Graphics 141

Placing Graphics 142

Placing Graphics with Options 143

Setting Place Import Options 144

Placing Multiple Graphics 146

Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge 148

Adding Captions to Graphics 150

Copying or Moving Graphics 152

Using the Links Panel 153

Managing Linked Graphics 154

Editing a Linked Graphic 156

Displaying XMP Graphic Information 157

Creating Specialty Frames for Graphics 158

Selecting and Moving Frames and Graphics 160

Fitting Graphics in Frames 162

Nesting Graphics in Frames 164

Formatting Graphics in Frames 165

Controlling Graphics Display Performance 166

Adding Alt Text to Graphics 168

6 Working with Objects and Layers 169

Creating Shapes 170

Creating Lines 172

Creating Multiple Objects in a Grid 173

Using the Selection Tool 174

Using the Direct Selection Tool 176

Resizing Objects 178

Moving Objects 179

Duplicating Objects 180

Grouping and Combining Objects 182

Aligning Objects 184

Distributing Objects 186

Arranging Object Stack Order 188

Transforming Objects 189

Repeating Object Transformations 190

Using the Free Transform Tool 191

Scaling Objects 192

Shearing Objects 193

Rotating Objects 194

Locking and Unlocking Objects 196

Creating Inline Objects 197

Creating Anchored Objects 198

Creating and Deleting Object Layers 200

Setting Layer Options 202

Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects 203

Locking Layers and Objects 204

Merging Layers and Groups 205

Working with Objects on Layers 206

Using the Measure Tool 207

Using Live Screen Drawing 208

7 Applying and Managing Color 209

Changing Color Settings 210

Changing Color Profiles 212

Working with Color Modes 214

Applying Colors 215

Using the Eyedropper Tool 216

Working with the Color Panel 218

Working with the Swatches Panel 220

Managing Color Swatches 222

Working with Swatch Libraries 224

Creating Tint Swatches 225

Creating Gradient Swatches 226

Creating Mixed Inks 228

Using Colors from the Kuler Panel 230

Overprinting Colors 232

Proofing Colors on the Screen 233

Changing the Interface Color Theme 234 New!

8 Applying Fills, Strokes, and Effects 235

Applying Fill and Stroke Colors 236

Changing Stroke Attributes 238

Creating Stroke Styles 240

Applying Gradients 242

Using the Gradient Tool 244

Using the Gradient Feather Tool 245

Creating Blends and Effects 246

Applying Shadow Effects 248

Applying Glow Effects 249

Applying Bevel and Emboss Effects 250

Applying Feather Effects 251

Applying Corner Object Effects 252

Converting Shape Objects 254

Setting Object Defaults 255

9 Working with Points and Paths 257

Drawing with the Pen Tool 258

Selecting and Moving Points and Segments 260

Converting Points 262

Adding and Deleting Anchor Points 264

Splitting Paths 266

Joining Anchor Points 268

Using the Smooth Tool 269

Using the Pencil Tool 270

Erasing to Reshape Paths 272

Working with Pathfinder 273

Creating a Compound Path 274

Working with Clipping Paths 276

10 Working with Tables 279

Creating Tables 280

Importing Text into Tables 282

Entering and Editing Text in a Table 284

Modifying a Table 286

Adjusting Table Rows and Columns 288

Adjusting Table Cells 290

Aligning Content in Table Cells 291

Creating Table Headers and Footers 292

Adding Strokes and Fills 294

Alternating Fills and Strokes 296

Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells 298

Adding a Border to a Table 299

Adjusting Tables in the Text Frame 300

11 Working with Styles 301

Using the Paragraph Styles or Character Styles Panel 302

Changing the Basic Paragraph Style 303

Creating Paragraph Styles 304

Creating Character Styles 306

Creating GREP Styles 308

Creating Style Groups 309

Loading and Importing Styles 310

Applying and Overriding Styles 312

Creating Nested Styles 314

Creating Object Styles 316 New!

Creating Table and Cell Styles 318

Using Quick Apply 320

Mapping Styles to Export Tags 322 New!

12 Finalizing a Document 323

Using Spell Check 324

Using Custom Dictionaries 326

Finding and Changing Fonts 327

Using Find and Change 328

Searching for Text 330

Searching Using GREP 332

Searching for Glyphs 333

Searching for Objects 334

Working with Hyphenation 335

Keeping Lines Together 336

Changing Justification Options 337

Using the Story Editor 338

Adding Footnotes 340

Changing Case 342

13 Creating an Interactive Document 343

Defining Hyperlink Destinations 344

Creating Hyperlinks 346

Converting and Stylizing Hyperlinks 348

Using the Hyperlinks Panel 350

Creating Cross-References 352

Creating Bookmarks 354

Adding Media 356

Setting Media Options 358

Adding Animation with Motion Presets 360

Working with Animations 362

Changing Animation Order 364

Adding Page Transitions 365

Using the Buttons and Forms Panel 366

Creating Buttons 368

Creating Forms 370

Working with Events and Actions 372

Working with Button States 374

Setting Tab Order 375

Creating Multi-State Objects 376

Inserting HTML Content 378

Creating QR Codes 379 New!

Using the SWF Preview Panel 380

14 Creating a Digital Publication 381

Creating Liquid Layouts 382

Creating Alternate Layouts 384

Working with Alternate Layouts 386

Adjusting Layouts 387

Getting Started with Digital Publishing Suite 388

Creating a Folio Overlay 390

Creating a Folio Publication 392

Importing Articles into a Folio Publication 394

Setting Folio and Article Properties 395

Previewing a Folio Publication 396

15 Automating the Way You Work 397

Creating a Library 398

Using and Updating a Library 400

Changing Library Item Information 401

Searching and Sorting Libraries 402

Creating and Using Snippets 404

Creating Conditional Text 406

Collecting and Placing Content 408

Creating Linked Content 410

Linking Content Across Documents 412

Managing Linked Content 413

Using and Running Scripts 414

Using Data Merge 416

Working with XML 418

Exporting XML or IDML 420

16 Exporting a Document 421

Exporting a Document 422

Understanding Export File Formats 423

Exporting as a Print PDF 424

Setting PDF General Options 426

Setting PDF Compression Options 428

Setting PDF Marks and Bleeds Options 429

Setting PDF Output Options 430

Setting PDF Advanced Options 431

Setting PDF Security Options 432

Exporting with PDF Presets 433

Exporting PDF Files in the Background 434

Setting PDF Media Options 435

Exporting as an Interactive PDF 436

Exporting as an EPS 438

Exporting as a JPEG or PNG 440

Exporting as a Flash Movie 442

Exporting as a Flash File 444

Ordering Content in the Articles Panel 446

Exporting as an Accessible PDF 448

Applying Tags to a PDF 450

Exporting Tags for EPUB and HTML 451 New!

Exporting as an EPUB eBook 452 New!

Exporting as an HTML 454 New!

Setting EPUB and HTML Options 456 New!

17 Printing and Outputting a Document 457

Printing a Document 458

Printing with Presets 459

Setting General and Setup Print Options 460

Setting Marks and Bleed Options 462

Setting Graphics Options 464

Previewing Color Separations 465

Setting Output Options 466

Setting Trapping Options 468

Setting Advanced Options 470

Setting Color Management Options 472

Creating a Print Summary 473

Printing Spreads in a Booklet 474

Using Live Preflight 476

Inserting File Information 478

Creating a Package 480

Using Document Fonts 482

18 Customizing the Way You Work 483

Setting General Preferences 484

Setting Interface Preferences 485 New!

Setting Type Preferences 486

Setting Advanced Type Preferences 488 New!

Setting Composition Preferences 489

Setting Units & Increments Preferences 490

Setting Dictionary Preferences 492

Setting Spelling Preferences 494

Setting Notes Preferences 496

Working with Appearance of Black Preferences 497

Setting Story Editor Display Preferences 498

Setting File Handling Preferences 500

Setting Clipboard Handling Preferences 502

Defining Shortcut Keys 503

Customizing Menus 504

Configuring Plug-In and Extensions 505 New!

Customizing the Control Panel 506

19 Collaborating with Others 507

Creating and Working with Notes 508

Tracking Text Changes 510

Sharing Content with Adobe InCopy 512

Setting Up User Identification 513

Exporting Content from InDesign 514

Using the Assignments Panel 515

Creating an Assignment 516

Checking Content Out and In 518

Updating Content 519

Working with InCopy 520

20 Working Together with Adobe Programs 521

Exploring Adobe Programs 522 New!

Exploring Adobe Bridge 523

Getting Started with Adobe Bridge 524

Getting Photos from a Digital Camera 525

Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera 526 New!

Modifying Images in Camera Raw 528 New!

Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge 530

Setting Preferences in Adobe Bridge 532

Applying Image Adjustments 534

Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge 535

Using Mini-Bridge 536

Scripting with Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit 537

Working with Adobe Media Encoder 538

Working with Adobe Extension Manager 540 New!

Using the Adobe Exchange Panel 541 New!

Accessing Adobe Creative Cloud 542 New!

New Features 543 New!

Adobe Certification 549

Index 555

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