What better way to learn this new page-layout program than
from the people who developed the software?
Adobe
InDesign 1.5 Classroom in a Book gives you what no
other book on InDesign can: comprehensive lessons on using
the features and tools you'll find in the latest release,
developed by the experts at Adobe and tested in its
classrooms and labs.
The self-paced lessons cover the gamut of desktop
publishing tasks, leading you step-by-step through key
areas of the program, including layout, typography, and
color. You can follow the book from start to finish,
increasing your skill level with each lesson, or skip
directly to the lessons that interest you. This
building-block approach has made Classroom in a Book
the bestselling series of hands-on training workbooks. An
accompanying cross-platform CD-ROM contains all the files
you need to complete the lessons. Platform: MAC WIN
Sommaire
1. Getting Started.
Introduction. Using
Palettes. Working with Palettes. Interface Elements. The
Toolbox. Contextual Menus.
2. Document Setup. Starting Documents.
Choosing Layout Options. Changing Layout Options. Document
Rulers. Margin and Column Guides. Ruler Guides. Document
Grids. Changing the Magnification. Zoom and Hand Tools.
Navigator Palette. Controlling Windows. Saving
Documents.
3. Text. Text Frames. Typing Text.
Selecting Text. Moving and Deleting Text. Character
Palette. Setting the Typeface and Point Size. Styling Text.
Line and Character Spacing. Applying Text Distortions.
Setting the Language. Paragraph Formatting. Alignment and
Indents. Paragraph Effects. Text Utilities. Working with
Text Flow. Text Frame Controls. Text on a Path. Special
Text Characters.
4. Working with Objects. Basic Shapes. Replicating
Objects. Selecting Objects. Moving and Resizing Objects.
Transform Tools. Transform Palette. Transform Submenu.
Transform Commands. Arrange Commands. Aligning Objects.
Grouping Objects. Locking Objects. Fill Effects. Stroke
Effects. Corner Effects. Setting Object Defaults.
5. Pen and Béziers. Pen Points. Drawing Lines.
Drawing Curves. Changing Curves and Corner Points.
Modifying Paths. Modifying Points. Pencil Tool. Smooth
Tool. Eraser Tool.
6. Working in Color. Color Modes. Storing
Colors. Swatch Libraries. Tints. UnnamedColors. Gradient
Swatches. Unnamed Gradients. Overprinting Colors.
Eyedropper Tool.
7. Imported Graphics. Placing Artwork. Making
Graphic Frames. Special Frame Shapes. Image Import Options.
Viewing Images. Modifying Placed Images. Fitting Graphics
in Frames. Coloring Graphics in Frames. Linking Graphics.
Embedding Graphics. Using Clipping Paths. Nesting
Elements.
8. Long Documents. Adding Blank Pages.
Working with Pages. Island Spreads. Flowing Text. Master
Pages. Adjusting Layouts. Adding Page Numbers. Changing the
Pages Palette. Using Layers. Working with Libraries.
Organizing Libraries.
9. Automating Text. Setting Tabs. Checking
Spelling. Finding and Changing Text. Defining Styles.
Working with Styles. Using the Eyedropper on Text. Creating
Tagged Text. Find Font.
10. Advanced Text. Hanging Punctuation.
Multiline Composition. Justification Controls. Controlling
Hyphenation. Keeping Lines Together. Paragraph Rules.
Wrapping Text.
11. Color Management. Application Color
Settings. Document Color Settings. Controlling Imported
Graphics.
12. Output. Printing a Document.
Choosing a Printer. Paper Properties. Graphics Properties
(Win). PostScript and Layout Options (Mac). Advanced Page
Controls. Color Controls. Resizing to Fit Paper Sizes.
Tiling Pages. Page Marks. Trapping. Preflight Report.
Prepress Package. Prepress Files. Printer Styles.
13. Export. PDF Files. PDF Styles. EPS
Files. Web Files. Exporting Text.
14. Customizing InDesign. Modifying Keyboard
Shortcuts. General Preferences. Text Preferences.
Composition Preferences. Units and Increments Preferences.
Grids Preferences. Guides Preferences. Dictionary
Preferences. Configuring Plug-ins. Updating with Adobe
Online.
15. Compared to QuarkxPress. Working with Tools.
Working with Boxes. Creating a Layout. Finding the
Measurements Palette. Colors and Blends. Frames and Rules.
Runarounds and Clipping Paths. Working with Text.
Outputting Files.
16. Compared to PageMaker. Working with Tools.
Working with Boxes. Creating a Layout. Controlling Objects.
Colors and Tints. Working with Text. Outputting
Files.