Overview

Adobe InDesign CS4 on Demand   What you need, when you need it!   Need answers quickly? Adobe InDesign CS4 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Inside the Book • Improve publishing and productivity with the CS4 interface • Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge • Manage pages and books to keep track of your documents • Transform and reshape objects to create a new look • Create text and apply style to display artistic text • Use libraries and create snippets to reuse your work • Create interactive PDFs for use on the web • Create output for commercial print purposes   Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts   Visit the author site: perspection.com  

Full Product Details

Author:   Steve Johnson ,  . Perspection Inc.
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.866kg
ISBN:  

9780789738394

ISBN 10:   0789738392
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   28 January 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction xvii 1 Getting Started with InDesign CS4 1 Installing InDesign 2 Getting Started 4 Viewing the InDesign Window 6 New! Showing and Hiding Panels 7 Working with Panels 8 New! Using the Tools and Control Panel 10 Opening a Document 12 Opening a Document with Adobe Bridge 14 Inserting Images or Text in a Document 16 Using the Status Bar 17 Working with Document Windows 18 New! Checking for Updates Online 20 Getting Help While You Work 22 New! Saving a Document 24 Finishing Up 26 New! 2 Creating and Viewing a Document 27 Creating a New Document 28 New! Creating a New Document from a Template 30 Creating a New Document Using Presets 32 Setting Up a Document 34 Changing the Display View 36 New! Changing the View with the Zoom Tool 38 Viewing and Using Rulers 40 New! Using Guides 42 New! Changing Guides & Pasteboard Options 44 Using Smart Guides 46 New! Using the Grid 48 New! Moving Around with the Hand Tool 50 Working with the Info Panel 51 Creating and Displaying Workspaces 52 New! Using Undo and Redo 54 New! 3 Managing Pages and Books 55 Using the Pages Panel 56 New! Inserting Pages 58 Navigating Pages 60 Deleting or Moving Pages 62 New! Working with Page Spreads 64 Rotating Page Spreads 65 New! Creating Master Pages 66 Working with Master Pages 68 Working with Page Numbers and Sections 70 Working with Chapter Numbers 72 Creating and Using Text Variables 74 Creating a Book 76 Managing Books 78 New! Creating a Table of Contents 80 Adjusting Layouts 82 4 Working with Text 83 Using Type Tools 84 Creating Type in a Text Frame 85 Creating Type Using Frame Tools 86 Creating Path Type 88 Importing Text 90 Flowing Imported Text 92 Working with Overflow Text 94 Using Smart Text Reflow 96 New! Typing and Selecting Text 98 Editing Text with Autocorrect 100 New! Copying and Moving Text 101 Changing Fonts 102 Changing Font Size 104 Text Leading 105 Text Kerning 106 Text Tracking 107 Scaling or Skewing Text 108 Aligning Paragraphs 109 Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs 110 Creating a Drop Cap 111 Applying a Paragraph Rule 112 Adding Bullets and Numbering 114 Setting Tabs 116 Working with Glyphs 117 Inserting Special Text Characters 118 Working with Hidden Text 119 Setting Text Frame Options 120 Wrapping Text Around an Object 122 Creating Type Outlines 124 Adding Page Numbers to Continued Text 125 5 Placing and Working with Graphics 127 Placing Graphics 128 New! Placing Graphics with Options 129 New! Setting Place Import Options 130 Placing Multiple Graphics 132 New! Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge 134 Copying or Moving Graphics 136 Using the Links Panel 137 New! Managing Linked Graphics 138 Editing a Linked Graphic 140 New! Displaying XMP Graphic Information 141 Creating Specialty Frames for Graphics 142 Selecting and Moving Frames and Graphics 144 Fitting Graphics in Frames 146 Nesting Graphics in Frames 148 Formatting Graphics in Frames 149 Controlling Graphics Display Performance 150 6 Working with Objects and Layers 153 Creating Shapes 154 Creating Lines 156 Using the Direct Selection Tool 158 Resizing Objects 160 Moving Objects 161 Duplicating Objects 162 Grouping and Combining Objects 164 Aligning and Distributing Objects 166 Arranging Object Stack Order 168 Transforming Objects 169 Using the Free Transform Tool 170 New! Rotating Objects 171 Scaling Objects 172 Shearing Objects 173 Repeating Object Transformations 174 Locking and Unlocking Object Position 175 Creating Inline Objects 176 Creating Anchored Objects 177 Creating and Deleting Object Layers 178 Setting Layer Options 180 Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects 181 Locking Layers and Objects 182 Merging Layers and Groups 183 Working with Objects on Layers 184 Using the Measure Tool 185 7 Applying and Managing Color 187 Changing Color Settings 188 Changing Color Profiles 190 Working with Color Modes 192 Applying Colors 193 Using the Eyedropper Tool 194 Working with the Color Panel 196 Working with the Swatches Panel 198 Managing Color Swatches 200 Working with Swatch Libraries 202 Creating Tint Swatches 203 Creating Gradient Swatches 204 Creating Mixed Inks 206 Using Colors from the Kuler Panel 208 New! Overprinting Colors 210 Proofing Colors on the Screen 211 8 Applying Fills, Strokes, and Effects 213 Applying Fill and Stroke Colors 214 Changing Stroke Attributes 216 New! Creating Stroke Styles 218 Applying Gradients 220 Using the Gradient Tool 222 Using the Gradient Feather Tool 223 Creating Blends and Effects 224 Applying Shadow Effects 226 Applying Glow Effects 227 Applying Bevel and Emboss Effects 228 Applying Feather Effects 229 Applying Corner Object Effects 230 Converting Shape Objects 231 Setting Object Defaults 232 9 Working with Points and Paths 233 Drawing with the Pen Tool 234 Selecting and Moving Points and Segments 236 Converting Points 237 New! Adding and Deleting Anchor Points 238 Splitting Paths 240 New! Joining Anchor Points 242 New! Using the Smooth Tool 243 Using the Pencil Tool 244 Erasing to Reshape Paths 246 Working with Pathfinder 247 Creating a Compound Path 248 Working with Clipping Paths 250 10 Working with Tables 253 Creating Tables 254 Importing Text into Tables 256 Entering and Editing Text in a Table 258 New! Modifying a Table 260 Adjusting Table Rows and Columns 262 Adjusting Table Cells 264 Aligning Content in Table Cells 265 Creating Table Headers and Footers 266 Adding Strokes and Fills 268 New! Alternating Fills and Strokes 270 Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells 272 Adding a Border to a Table 273 Adjusting Tables in the Text Frame 274 11 Working with Styles 275 Using the Paragraph Styles or Character Styles Panel 276 Changing the Basic Paragraph Style 277 Creating Paragraph Styles 278 Creating Character Styles 280 Creating GREP Styles 282 New! Creating Style Groups 283 Loading and Importing Styles 284 Applying and Overriding Styles 286 Creating Nested Styles 288 New! Creating Object Styles 290 Creating Table and Cell Styles 292 Using Quick Apply 294 12 Finalizing a Document 297 Using Spell Check 298 Using Custom Dictionaries 300 New! Finding and Changing Fonts 301 Using Find and Change 302 Searching for Text 304 Searching Using GREP 306 New! Searching for Glyphs 307 Searching for Objects 308 Working with Hyphenation 309 Keeping Lines Together 310 Changing Justification Options 311 Changing Case 312 Using the Story Editor 313 New! Adding Footnotes 314 Creating and Working with Notes 316 New! 13 Creating an Interactive Document 319 Defining Hyperlink Destinations 320 Creating Hyperlinks 322 Using the Hyperlinks Panel 324 New! Creating Cross-References 326 New! Creating Bookmarks 328 Adding Sounds or Movies 330 Adding Page Transitions 332 New! Using the Buttons Panel 333 Creating Buttons 334 New! Working with Events and Actions 336 New! Working with Button States 338 New! Setting Button Tab Order 339 14 Automating the Way You Work 341 Creating a Library 342 Using and Updating a Library 344 Changing Library Item Information 345 Searching and Sorting Libraries 346 Creating and Using Snippets 348 Creating Conditional Text 350 New! Using and Running Scripts 352 Using Data Merge 354 New! Working with XML 356 Exporting XML or IDML 358 New! 15 Exporting a Document 359 Exporting a Document 360 New! Understanding Export File Formats 361 Exporting PDF Files 362 Setting PDF General Options 364 New! Setting PDF Compression Options 366 Setting PDF Marks and Bleeds Options 367 Setting PDF Output Options 368 Setting PDF Advanced Options 369 Setting PDF Security Options 370 Exporting with PDF Presets 371 Exporting as an EPS 372 Exporting as a Flash Movie 374 New! Exporting as an XFL for Flash 376 New! Exporting Cross-Media Files 378 Exporting as a JPEG 380 16 Printing and Outputting a Document 381 Printing a Document 382 Printing with Presets 383 Setting General and Setup Print Options 384 Setting Marks and Bleed Options 386 Setting Graphics Options 388 Previewing Color Separations 389 Setting Output Options 390 Setting Trapping Options 392 Setting Advanced Options 394 Setting Color Management Options 396 Creating a Print Summary 397 Printing Spreads in a Booklet 398 Using Live Preflight 400 New! Inserting File Information 402 Creating a Package 404 17 Customizing the Way You Work 407 Setting General Preferences 408 Setting Interface Preferences 409 New! Setting Type Preferences 410 New! Setting Advanced Type Preferences 412 Setting Composition Preferences 413 Setting Units & Increments Preferences 414 Setting Dictionary Preferences 416 Setting Spelling Preferences 418 Setting Notes Preferences 420 Working with Appearance of Black Preferences 421 Setting Story Editor Display Preferences 422 Setting File Handling Preferences 424 New! Setting Clipboard Handling Preferences 426 Defining Shortcut Keys 427 New! Customizing Menus 428 Configuring Plug-Ins 429 Customizing the Control Panel 430 18 Collaborating with Others 431 Sharing Content with Adobe InCopy 432 Setting Up User Identification 433 Exporting Content from InDesign 434 Using the Assignments Panel 435 New! Creating an Assignment 436 Checking Content Out and In 438 Updating Content 439 New! Working with InCopy 440 New! 19 Working Together with Adobe Programs 441 Exploring Adobe Programs 442 New! Exploring Adobe Bridge 443 New! Getting Started with Adobe Bridge 444 Getting Photos from a Digital Camera 445 New! Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera 446 New! Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge 448 Applying Image Adjustments 450 Creating a Web Photo Gallery 451 New! Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge 452 Sharing My Screen 453 New! Managing Files Using Adobe Version Cue 454 Working with Adobe Drive 455 New! Exploring Adobe Device Central 456 Checking Content Using Adobe Device Central 457 Using Adobe Extension Manager 468 Workshops: Putting It All Together 459 Project 1: Creating a Master Page 459 Project 2: Creating Layouts with a Table 462 Project 3: Using Conditional Text 464 New! Want More Projects 466 New Features 467 New! Adobe Certified Expert 473 Index 479

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Steve Johnson has written more than 45 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS2, Adobe Flash CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple Mac OS X Leopard. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.

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