InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 600 pages
• Published by: Peachpit Press October 6, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0321322010
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0321322012
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Book Description
You already know why it makes sense for you to learn Adobe InDesign: because major magazines, newspapers, book publishers, ad agencies, graphic-design firms, and corporate creative groups worldwide use it to increase productivity and refine creative results. And you need to get up to speed on the very newest version--Adobe InDesign CS2--today! Enter Adobe InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide. Using the task-based, visual approach that has become the hallmark of Peachpit's popular Visual QuickStart Guides, this volume provides a fast, easy, comprehensive introduction to everything InDesign. You'll learn about all aspects of the InDesign interface, including its tools and palettes, as well as how to create documents and master pages, import and style text and objects, automate your work, manage long documents, use the Bezier pen tools,create interactive PDF elements, and work with color.  You'll also learn how to use the new Adobe Bridge file browser to locate, manage, and drag and drop assets easily into your InDesign layouts. You’ll find a new chapter on working with InCopy, complete coverage of more advanced topics (like preflighting and advanced text control) and a thorough introduction to all of InDesign's productivity-enhancing features and tools.

About The Author
Sandee Cohen is the graphics curriculum instructor for the New School Computer Instruction Center in New York City as well as a lively speaker at many conferences (including Seybold Seminars, Macworld Expo, and Thunder Lizard events). She also has written Visual QuickStart Guides on Macromedia Fireworks and Macromedia FreeHand in addition to coauthoring other books on graphics and desktop publishing.

Reader Reviews
I've used Visual Quickstart books for years, and until this one they've been extremely accurate. This one contains what seem to be screen caps of menus and options from some previous version of InDesign, so you have to look around for the options someplace else if they've moved. That said, it's a good book overall and the "Tips" are a valuable part of understanding how InDesign functionality works. Comment | | (Report this)