Essentials of Adobe InDesign 2

Features

• Cover Type: Spiral Bound with 296 pages
• Published by: IconLogic, Inc. May 22, 2003
• ISBN 10 Number: 1891762788
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1891762789
• Book Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Book Description
No faster way to learn InDesign

Learn InDesign the IconLogic way, using our unique "skills & drills" approach to learning. This book will have you using InDesign 2 like a professional, in just a few short days. Here is what you will learn:

The InDesign Environment and Text Basics

Start InDesign and Open a Document | Change Views by Zooming | Scroll by Dragging the Page | Show and Hide Palettes | View Multiple Documents | Create a New Document | Change Document Setup | Create a Text Frame | Create Graphics Frames | Resize and Move Page Elements | Customize Preferences | Create a Text Frame | Type Text Into a Text Frame | Work with Overset Text | Modify a Text Frame | Make Simple Edits | Select Text | Cut, Copy, and Paste Text | Change Character Attributes

Text Formatting

Place Text | Align Paragraphs | Create Multiple Columns | Set a First Line Indent | Add Paragraph Space | Set Leading | Set Paragraph Rules | Flow Text onto Multiple Pages | Navigate a Multi-Page Document | Set Pages Palette Options | Insert and Delete Pages | Work with a Master Text Frame | Modify a Master Text Frame | Use Step and Repeat | Add Ruler Guides to the Page | Use The Selection Tool To Thread Frames | Use the Selection Tool to Unthread | Thread Text AcrossMultiple Pages | Create Flexible Text Threads | Set and Move a Tab Stop | Add a Fill Character | Set a Decimal Tab Stop | Use the "Align to Other" Tab | Create a Hanging Indent | Apply Text Formatting Using the Eyedropper Tool

Graphics, Objects and PDFs

Place an Image On the Page | Place an Image in an Existing Frame | Move and Crop an Image | Fit an Image Non-Proportionally and Center a Picture | Change the Scale of an Image | Rotate and Skew an Image | Resize the Frame and Graphic with Mouse and Keyboard | Flip an Image Horizontally and Vertically | Change the Fill Color of a Frame | Create a Clipping Path | Customize a Clipping Path | Use Step and Repeat | Align Objects | Group Items | Lock Position | Resize a Group | Compound Paths | Pass Through a Stack | Change and Edit a Shape | Add Arrowheads to a Line | Change Frame Content | Create a Multiple Column Text Frame | Use Find/Change | Format Text and Paragraphs | Add Ruler Guides | Place a Graphic onto the Page | Create a Text Wrap around an Object | Spell Check a Document | Preflight and Package a File for Handoff | Create a PDF

CMYK Colors, Master Pages and Libraries

Change the Units & Increments to Picas | Transform a Frame | Add and Use Process Color | Type and Format Text | Create and Use a Library | Create a Master Page | Add Objects to a Master Page | Use an Existing library | Add an Automatic Page Number | Duplicate and Rename Master Pages | Assign a Master Page | Wrap Text Around an Image | Edit a Text Wrap

Styles

Create a Body Text Paragraph Style | Create a Headline Paragraph Style | Edit a Style | Apply Direct Formatting to a Paragraph | Create a New Style Based on a Selection | Lock Text to a Paragraph Grid | Insert Drop Caps | Create and Use a Character Style

Tracking, Kerning, and Hyphenation

Track Text | Kern Letter Pairs | Use Tracking as a Layout Tool | Adjust Hyphenation | Create User Dictionary Hyphenation Exceptions | Work with Discretionary Hyphens | Prevent Selected Text from Breaking | Outdent Punctuation

Tables

Draw a Table | Add Data, Columns and Rows | Combine Cells and Format Text | Format a Table | Change Text Rotation and Cell Stroke Weight | Place Graphics Into Table Cells | Convert Text Into a Table | Scale a Table and its Content

Fonts, Links and Templates

Use Find Font to Replace a Font | Use the Links Palette to Update a Graphic | Create and Use a Template

Long Documents

Create a Book File | Add Documents to a Book File | Reorder and Remove Book Documents | Synchronize Selected Documents | Create a Table of Contents Style | Create a Table of Contents | Add Index Entries | Generate an Index | Change the Index Punctuation | Create Index Paragraph

About The Author
Kevin A. Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc. He has written more than 100 step-by-step computer training books including "Essentials of RoboDemo 3, 4 and 5," "Essentials of Dreamweaver MX 2004," "Accelerated QuarkXPress 6," "Essentials of PageMaker 7" and "Essentials of RoboHelp HTML X5."

Kevin spent five years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an award-winning photojournalist and writer, and has more than twenty years experience as a technical writer and publisher. He is a certified technical trainer, has been a classroom instructor more than 11 years and is a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions. Kevin holds multiple certifications from companies such as Adobe, Macromedia and CompTIA.

Reader Reviews
This is by far the best book I have seen on Adobe InDesign. It is clear, concise and explains the software and how to use it beautifully. The author is obviously intricately knowledgeable about InDesign and takes the reader/user step-by-step through this powerful software. I have used InDesign extensively, and found this book to be an invaluable reference source, as well as a learning tool. Even the most PC-challenged user should have no difficulty learning InDesign with this book!! I highly recommend Essentials of Adobe InDesign 2.