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"Written in a sassy, fun style - by two InDesign gurus - this book tackles every major InDesign problem with a lay-it-on-the-line solution!; Easy-to-find, easy-to-read answers to every common question about InDesign CS and InDesign CS2.; It's like having a wireless link into the authors' brains - drawing on eight years of collective InDesign experience!; Includes hundreds of tips and tricks culled from personal experience and users in every industry segment. Adobe InDesign is taking the publishing world by storm and users are hungry for solutions to their myriad concerns - from how best to manage the program's sometimes unwieldy interface to how to produce quality PDF files. With the latest release of Adobe InDesign CS2, expect an ever-growing and more ravenous user audience. Enter page-layout guru David Blatner and veteran trainer Anne-Marie ""HerGeekness Concepcion, who have scoured the online forums, interviewed Adobe engineers, and gathered together answers to over 200 of the most-commonly asked questions. Written in a fun-to-read style, this book tackles every major InDesign problem with a lay-it-on-the-line solution. Rather than a comprehensive look at every nook and cranny of this rich program, or a switcher's guide, or a how to get-up-to-speed quickly for beginners guide, Adobe InDesign CS2 Solutions is for anyone who has been using InDesign long enough to realize that the solution to their problems isn't always as obvious as one would expect. (Release of Adobe InDesign CS2 is April, 2005 with a USD699 street price or USD169 upgrade.)"

Full Product Details

Author:   David Blatner ,  Anne-Marie Concepcion
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Peachpit Press Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 17.70cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780321334138

ISBN 10:   0321334132
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   23 June 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Palettes and Menus and Windows, Oh My! In which the user interface is deciphered and solutions are found for preferences and document navigation 2. Making Pages and Taking Names In which we discuss the myriad troubles you can get into using master pages, guides, and laying out page 3. Text and Tables In which solutions are found for importing documents, formatting text, using styles, and building 4. Graphically Speaking In which we uncover hidden truths regarding imported graphics and drop shadows 5. Color My World In which the mysteries of color swatches and gradients are unraveled 6. Drawing in InDesign In which we look at scaling objects, drawing paths, and stroking frames 7. Long Documents In which we crack the puzzles of the table of contents, footnotes, and index features 8. Leaving the Nest In which we explore solutions for printing, prepress, and PDF Index

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"David Blatner (www.moo.com) is the author or co-author of 14 books, including Real World InDesign CS, Real World QuarkXPress, Real World Photoshop, InDesign Tips and Tricks, andReal World Scanning & Halftones. He is also a contributing editor for CreativePro.com and the editorial director of InDesign Magazine. His books have sold more than a half-million copies worldwide and have been translated into 15 languages. Anne-Marie ""HerGeekness"" Concepción (www.senecadesign.com) owns a busy cross-media design studio in Chicago and is one of  the industry’s best-known trainers and publishing consultants. She is the author of Professional Web Site Design as well as numerous feature articles in Photoshop Fix, HOW, Publish, and Digital Chicago magazines. Her DesignGeek email newsletter is read by thousands of designers, publishers and pre-press folk around the world."

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