InDesign CS2 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer Tech))

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 408 pages
• Published by: For Dummies May 27, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764595725
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764595721
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Description

• Over the last few years, Adobe InDesign has made significant inroads against QuarkXPress, with adoptions by major media companies such as Meredith Corporation and Hearst Magazines; it is now the only desktop publishing program taught at many art schools
• Shows graphic designers how to get up to speed quickly on the latest InDesign release, make the most of program tools, create great page designs, add sparkle, and output to a variety of media
• The authors, both Quark experts who've converted to InDesign, offer special tips and insights to Quark users who are making (or thinking of making) the switch to InDesign

Back Cover Copy
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

Reader Reviews
While this book has helped me to get up and running in Adobe InDesign, I am not overwhelmed by it as a resource. For one thing, it needs more screen pictures and clearer screen pictures. I also found several instances where knowlege was assumed - the editors has skipped to the conclusion of a task, without really explaining it. I guess that they assume most layout designers will know how, but for those more familiar with Microsoft products, that is not the case. Finally, the index at the back of the book is sorely lacking. I could not find many basic elements of the program listed there, so the index is not always much of a resource for jumping right to the area you need.