InDesign CS3 in easy steps

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By: Robert Shufflebotham

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If your aim is to get started with the basics; become a competent and confident user; and then to master InDesign - this book is for you. Written by an industry professional with over 16 years experience of training in electronic publishing software, InDesign CS3 in easy steps breaks down this versatile, user-friendly page layout software into a straightforward, manageable and logical series of learning events.

The book builds from the basics, to cover more and more of the extensive range of functionality InDesign CS3 has to offer. By following the book's logical structure you can develop the core skills needed to master the software.

Since its launch, InDesign has led a new wave in publishing and design innovation. With this In Easy Steps primer in hand, you too can be part of this creative workflow revolution.

About the Author

Robert Shufflebotham is a software training consultant with over 21 years experience of delivering software training. He trains on a regular basis for some of the largest and most prestigious magazine, book and newspaper publishers in the world. He also has a MA in Electronic Media.

The Working Environment	p. 7
Document Setup	p. 8
The Working Environment	p. 10
The Toolbox	p. 12
Opening Documents	p. 14
Bridge	p. 15
Managing Panels	p. 18
The Control Panel	p. 20
Ruler Guides	p. 21
Saving Documents	p. 23
Zooming and Scrolling	p. 25
Projects - Introduction	p. 26
Project 1: Publicity Leaflet	p. 27
Building Pages	p. 29
Creating Frames	p. 30
Moving Objects	p. 32
Selection Techniques	p. 33
Control and Transform Panels	p. 35
Lines	p. 38
Manually Resizing Objects	p. 40
Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear	p. 41
Project 1: Building Frames	p. 42
Text Basics	p. 43
Entering and Importing Text	p. 44
Basic Text Editing	p. 46
Highlighting Text	p. 48
Threading Text	p. 49
Understanding Text Threads	p. 51
Story Editor	p. 53
Glyphs	p. 54
Special Characters and White Space	p. 55
Text Frame Options - Columns	p. 56
Text Frame Insets & Vertical Alignment	p. 57
Project 1: Entering Text	p. 58
Character Settings	p. 59
Font, Size, Style	p. 60
Leading	p. 62
Kerning and Tracking	p. 64
Horizontal and Vertical Scale	p. 66
Baseline Shift and Slanted Text	p. 67
Project 1: Formatting Type	p. 68
Paragraph Settings	p. 69
Indents	p. 70
Space Before/Space After	p. 71
Alignment	p. 72
Drop Caps	p. 73
Aligning to a Baseline Grid	p. 74
Hyphenation	p. 76
Keep Options and Breaks	p. 78
Text Composers	p. 80
Paragraph Rules	p. 82
Bullet Points and Lists	p. 84
Images and Graphic Frames	p. 85
Placing an Image	p. 86
Fitting Options	p. 87
Scaling and Cropping Images	p. 88
Stroking a Frame	p. 90
Image Links	p. 91
Managing Links	p. 92
Clipping Paths	p. 94
InDesign Clipping Paths	p. 95
Image Visibility Controls	p. 97
Project 1: Placing Images	p. 98
Arranging Objects	p. 99
Stacking Order	p. 100
Creating Layers	p. 101
Understanding Layers	p. 103
Moving Objects Between Layers	p. 104
Managing Layers	p. 105
Hiding and Locking Layers	p. 107
Grouping Objects	p. 109
Working with Groups	p. 110
The Group Selection Tool	p. 111
Aligning Objects	p. 112
Distributing Objects	p. 113
Anchored Objects	p. 114
Project 1: Arranging Objects and Color	p. 116
Working with Color	p. 117
Filling and Stroking Objects	p. 118
The Swatches Panel	p. 120
Add, Delete and Edit Swatches	p. 121
The Color Panel	p. 123
Color Matching Systems	p. 124
Creating and Applying Gradients	p. 125
Managing and Editing Text	p. 127
Spell Checking	p. 128
Adding Words to the Dictionary	p. 129
Find/Change Words	p. 130
Find/Change Basic Text Formatting	p. 131
Text Wrap	p. 133
Irregular Text Wrap	p. 135
Type on a Path	p. 136
The Pages Panel and Master Pages	p. 137
The Pages Panel	p. 138
Inserting and Deleting Pages	p. 140
Repositioning Document Pages	p. 141
Setting Master Pages	p. 142
Add and Delete Master Pages	p. 144
Automatic Page Numbering	p. 146
Overriding Master Page Objects	p. 148
Applying Master Pages	p. 149
Project 2: Newsletter	p. 150
Paragraph, Character & Object Styles	p. 151
Paragraph Styles	p. 152
Character Styles	p. 154
Applying and Editing Styles	p. 156
Copying Styles	p. 158
Nested Styles	p. 159
Object Styles	p. 160
Project 2: Paragraph, Character and Object Styles	p. 162
Tables and Tabs	p. 163
Inserting a Table	p. 164
Add and Delete Rows/Columns	p. 165
Highlighting and Moving Techniques	p. 166
Resizing Columns and Rows	p. 167
Entering Content in Cells	p. 169
Cell Controls	p. 171
Cell Strokes, Borders and Fills	p. 172
Alternating Fills and Strokes	p. 174
Importing Tables	p. 176
Table and Cell Styles	p. 177
Setting and Editing Tabs	p. 179
Project 1: Table	p. 182
Table of Contents, Indexing and Books	p. 183
Table of Contents Style Setup	p. 184
Creating a Table of Contents	p. 186
Creating an Index Entry	p. 188
Generating an Index	p. 190
Creating and Managing a Book	p. 191
Synchronizing a Book	p. 193
Project 3: Building a Book Chapter	p. 194
Printing and Exporting	p. 195
Printing a Composite	p. 196
Preflight	p. 199
Package	p. 200
Exporting to PDF	p. 202
Creating XML Tags	p. 205
Applying Tags	p. 206
XML Structure Pane	p. 208
Exporting XML	p. 209
Snippets	p. 210
Export to XHTML	p. 211
Transformations and Transparency	p. 213
The Rotate Tool	p. 214
The Scale Tool	p. 216
The Shear Tool	p. 217
The Free Transform Tool	p. 218
Transparency and Blending	p. 219
Effects	p. 220
Project 2: Effects	p. 222
Paths and the Pen Tool	p. 223
Points and Paths	p. 224
The Pen Tool	p. 225
Selecting and Manipulating Points	p. 227
Smooth and Corner Points	p. 228
Converting Points and Cutting Paths	p. 229
Creating Text Outlines	p. 231
The Pathfinder Panel	p. 232
Project 1: Logo	p. 234
Index	p. 235
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ISBN: 9781840783490
ISBN-10: 1840783494
Series: In Easy Steps
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: 1st June 2008
Dimensions (cm): 22.7 x 18.6 x 1.1
Weight (kg): 0.35