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Introduction
How to Read This Book
Why Use InDesign
Part 1:
The User Interface
Chapter 1.
The Tools Palette
Tools for Selecting
Type Tools
Drawing Tools
Editing Tools
Navigation Tools
Determining Color Selections
Chapter 2.
Views and Navigation
Navigating on a Page
Moving Between Pages
Chapter 3.
Showing and Hiding Page Elements
Show and Hide Page Properties
Preview Mode
Chapter 4.
Palettes and Windows
The Pasteboard
Managing Palettes
Chapter 5.
Context Menus
Document Window Context Menus
Using Context Menus With Frames
Text and Context Menus
Chapter 6.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Finding Shortcuts
Customizing Shortcuts
Chapter 7.
Defaults & Preferences
Page Settings
Default Preferences
Preference File
Chapter 8.
Adobe Online
Using Adobe Online
Setting Online Preferences
Chapter 9.
InDesign Plug-ins
What Are Plug-ins?
Managing Plug-ins
Third-Party Plug-ins
Part 2:
Building Pages
Chapter 10.
Creating Frames
Understanding the Lingo
Flexibility with Frames
Chapter 11.
Tools for Selecting
Bounding Boxes and Anchor Points
Selecting Multiple Objects
Chapter 12.
Creating and Editing Shapes
Simple Shapes
Freeform Shapes
Precise Shapes with the Pen Tool
Reshaping Paths and Frames
Chapter 13.
Think Outside the Box: Nesting Objects
Parent and Child Objects
Chapter 14.
Fills and Strokes
Fills
Strokes
Chapter 15.
Corner Effects
Finding the Corners
Editing Effects
Chapter 16.
Compound Paths
How to Make Holes
Editing Holes
Releasing Holes
Chapter 17.
Moving and Resizing Objects
The Transform Palette
Moving Objects
Resizing Objects
Chapter 18.
Other Object Transformations
Rotating
Flipping
Skewing or Shearing
The Free Transform Tool
Chapter 19.
Grouping, Stacking, and Locking Objects
Grouping
Stacking Order
Locking
Chapter 20.
Selecting with Complex Stacking and Nesting
Clicking Through the Stack
Your Secret Weapon: The Group Selection Tool
Combining Groups with Nesting
Chapter 21.
Duplicating and Deleting Objects
Duplicating Objects
Deleting Objects
Chapter 22.
Aligning and Distributing Objects
Aligning Objects
Distributing Objects
Chapter 23.
Making Objects Non-printing
Chapter 24.
Layers
Basic Layer Operations
Differences from QuarkXPress 5 Layers
Chapter 25.
Object Libraries
Creating and Managing Libraries
Asset Management
Part 3:
Building Documents
Chapter 26.
Creating New Documents
Changing Page Size and Orientation
Chapter 27.
Opening and Saving Files
Opening Files
Saving Files
Chapter 28.
Adding, Deleting, and Arranging Pages
The Pages Palette
Chapter 29.
Multipage Spreads
Creating a Multipage Spread
Chapter 30.
Creating and Applying Master Pages
Creating a New Master Page
Duplicating a Master Page
Converting a Document Page into a Master Page
Applying Master Pages to Document Pages
Chapter 31.
Targeting versus Selecting Pages
Targeting a Page or Spread
Selecting a Page or Spread
Chapter 32.
Creating Parent/Child Relationships
Working with a Parent Page
Chapter 33.
Overriding Master Items
Changing Master Items
Removing Master Item Changes
Reapplying Master Pages
Chapter 34.
Ruler Guides
Customizing Ruler Guides
Create Guides
Chapter 35.
Margin and Column Guides
How InDesign Handles Margin Guides
Layout Adjustment
Chapter 36.
Document and Baseline Grids
Baseline Grid
Document Grid
Chapter 37.
Numbering and Sectioning
Creating Sections
Section Options
Editing Sections
Part 4:
Typography
Chapter 38.
Typing and Editing Text
Selecting, Deleting, and Navigating
Hidden Characters
Speeding Up Editing
Chapter 39.
Importing Text
Import Filters
Flowing Text
Pasting Text
Unlinking Imported Text
Creating Placeholder Text
Chapter 40.
Threading and Unthreading Text Frames
Threading Terminology
Threading
Unthreading
Removing a Frame from the Chain
Chapter 41.
Checking Spelling
Picking a Search Range
Performing a Search
Chapter 42.
Foreign Languages and Dictionaries
Foreign Languages
Adding or Removing Words
Chapter 43.
Think Outside the Box: InDesign and Fonts
InDesign's Font Folder
Font Menus
Access to All Characters
OpenType Font Support
Chapter 44.
Character Formatting
Selecting Text for Formatting
Basic Character Formatting
Kerning and Tracking
Type Styles
Other Character Formatting
Chapter 45.
Paragraph Formatting
Selecting Paragraphs
Alignment and Spacing
Drop Caps
Keep Options
Chapter 46.
Composition
Single-line vs. Paragraph Composers
Composition Preferences
Chapter 47.
Hanging Indents and Punctuation
Hanging Indents
Hanging Punctuation
Chapter 48.
Hyphenation and Justification
Applying H&J Settings
Hyphenation Settings
Justification Settings
Chapter 49.
Setting Tabs
Working with Tabs
Changing and Deleting Tabs
Right Indent Tab
Chapter 50.
Text Frame Properties
Fitting a Frame to Its Text
Text Frame Options
Chapter 51.
Special Characters
Calling Out Characters
OpenType Fonts
Fractions
Typographers' Quotes
White Space Characters
Break Characters
Auto Page Numbers and Jump Lines
Unicode Mapping Problems
Chapter 52.
Find and Change
Setting the Search Range
Specifying the Text
Performing a Text Search
Finding/Changing Formatted Text
Chapter 53.
Find Font
Find Font Dialog Box
Part 5:
Styles
Chapter 54.
Paragraph Styles
Creating Paragraph Styles
Chapter 55.
Character Styles
Chapter 56.
Applying Styles
Applying Paragraph Styles
Applying Character Styles
Overriding Local Attributes
Copying Styles
Chapter 57.
Editing Styles
Modifying Character and Paragraph Styles
Redefining styles
Deleting Styles
Chapter 58.
Importing Styles
Appending Styles from InDesign Documents
Importing Styles from Word Files
Chapter 59.
Exporting Text
Text Formats
Chapter 60.
Tagged Text
InDesign Tagged Text versus XPress Tags
Tagged Text Export Options
Part 6:
Graphics
Chapter 61.
Importing Graphics
Placing Graphics
Chapter 62.
Think Outside the Box: InDesign and Graphic File Formats
Importing Native File Formats
Alternatives to Native Formats
Import Options
Chapter 63.
Copying Objects To and From Adobe Illustrator
Setting Up Illustrator
Copying Objects Into InDesign
Copying Objects from InDesign into Illustrator
Chapter 64.
Scaling Graphics Precisely
Big Differences
Scaling Images
Chapter 65.
Linking & Embedding Graphics
The Links Palette
Embedding Graphics
Chapter 66.
Display Options
View Menu Settings
Individual Image Display Settings
Setting Display Defaults
Chapter 67.
Colorizing Images
Chapter 68.
Clipping Paths
Using Embedded Paths
Creating Clipping Paths
Editing a Clipping Path
Converting Clipping Paths to Frames
Part 7:
Where Text Meets Graphics
Chapter 69.
Inline Objects
Creating Inline Objects
The No Ascent Workaround
Chapter 70.
Paragraph Rules
Setting Appearance
Positioning the Rules
Chapter 71.
Text Wraps
Wrap Options
Creating Contours
Controlling Text Wrap
Chapter 72.
Converting Text to Outlines
Creating Outlines
Manipulating Outlines
Chapter 73.
Text and Graphics on a Path
Creating Path Type
Editing Path Type
Graphics on a Path
Chapter 74.
Creating and Importing Tables
Table Terminology
Creating a New Table
Importing Tables
Converting Tables to Text
Chapter 75.
Formatting Tables
Selecting Tables
Tools for Table Formatting
Editing a Table's Structure
Setting Strokes and Fills
Creating Alternating Patterns
Chapter 76.
Formatting Text in Tables
Text Formatting
Table Flow Between Text Frames
Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Content
Chapter 77.
Using Graphics within a Table
Pasting or Placing Graphics
Fitting Graphics
Choosing the Right Tool
Handling Overset Graphics
Chapter 78.
Table Alignment and Spacing
Alignment and Spacing Within a Cell
Alignment and Spacing Around a Table
Part 8:
Color and Transparency
Chapter 79.
Creating Colors
Swatches Palette
Color Palette
Chapter 80.
Applying Colors
Applying Colors to Frames and Text
Applying Color to Lines
Chapter 81.
Gradients
Gradient Swatches
Controlling Gradients
Chapter 82.
Eyedropper Tool
Copying and Applying Colors
Copying Text and Other Formatting
Chapter 83.
Colors & Color Libraries
Converting Spot Colors to Process
Importing Colors
Editing, Merging, and Deleting Colors
Chapter 84.
Transparency
Importing Transparent Objects
Applying Transparency
Chapter 85.
Drop Shadows & Feathering
Applying Drop Shadows
Applying Feathering
Chapter 86.
Overprinting Color
Setting Overprints
Chapter 87.
Color Management
Setting Up Color Management
Soft-Proofing Colors
Color Managing Print Output
Part 9:
Long Documents
Chapter 88.
Managing Book Files
Building a Book
Standardizing Attributes
Setting Page Order
Preparing, Printing & Exporting Books
Chapter 89.
Making a Table of Contents
Building a TOC
TOC Styles
Chapter 90.
Building an Index
Indexing Topics
Making References
Building the Index
Part 10:
Printing
Chapter 91.
Preflighting
The Preflight Dialog Box
Chapter 92.
Packaging a Document for Print
Printing Instructions
Packaging Options
Chapter 93.
Printing
Printing Overview
The General Panel
The Setup Panel
The Marks & Bleeds Panel
Chapter 94.
Think Outside the Box: Transparency & Printing
Transparency Must Be Flattened
Controlling How Flattening Occurs
Chapter 95.
Advanced Print Settings
The Output Panel
The Graphics Panel
Color Management Panel
Advanced Panel
Summary Panel
Resources for Print Service Providers
Chapter 96.
Creating Printer Styles
Creating a Printer Style
Selecting Printer Styles
Chapter 97.
Trapping
Built-in or In-RIP Trapping
Trapping Controls
Part 11:
Exporting
Chapter 98.
Exporting EPS
General Options
Advanced Options
Chapter 99.
Creating PDF Files
Exporting PDF
An Alternative to Exporting
Customizing PDF Export
PDF Styles
Chapter 100.
Exporting to HTML and SVG
Exporting to HTML
Exporting to SVG
Appendix A.
Converting QuarkXPress Files
Conversion Isn't Perfect
Converting QuarkXPress Files
Problem Areas to Look For
Other Conversion Options