Adobe InDesign CS6 on demand

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    • Johnson, Steve
    • Adobe Systems
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Adobe InDesign CS6 on demand

Steve Johnson

Que Pub., c2012

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Need answers quickly? Adobe InDesign CS6 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. Numbered Steps guide you through each task See Also points you to related information in the book Did You Know alerts you to tips and techniques Illustrations with matching steps Tasks are presented on one or two pages Inside the Book * Create layouts for print, web, tablets, and mobile devices * Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge or Mini Bridge * Create, link, and manage content, pages, and books to keep track of your documents * Create text and apply style to display artistic text * Use track changes to review content * Create interactive PDFs , EPUB ebooks, and HTML web pages * Create output for commercial print purposes * Create output for commercial print purposes * Create publications for use with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite 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

Table of Contents

Introduction xvii 1 Getting Started with InDesign CS6 1 Installing InDesign 2 Getting Started 4 Viewing the InDesign Window 6 Showing and Hiding Panels 7 Working with Panels 8 Using the Tools and Control Panel 10 New! Opening a Document 12 New5.5 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 Saving a Document 24 New! Finishing Up 26 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 New! Setting Up a Document 34 New! Changing the Display View 36 Changing the View with the Zoom Tool 38 Viewing and Using Rulers 40 Using Guides 42 Changing Guides & Pasteboard Options 44 Using Smart Guides 46 Using the Grid 48 Moving Around with the Hand Tool 50 Working with the Info Panel 51 Creating and Displaying Workspaces 52 New! Using Undo and Redo 54 3 Managing Pages and Books 55 Using the Pages Panel 56 New! Inserting Pages 58 Navigating Pages 60 Changing the Page Size 62 New! Deleting Pages 65 Moving Pages 66 Working with Page Spreads 68 Rotating Page Spreads 69 Creating Master Pages 70 Working with Master Pages 72 New! Working with Page Numbers and Sections 74 Working with Chapter Numbers 76 Creating and Using Text Variables 78 Creating a Book 80 Managing Books 82 Creating a Table of Contents 84 Starting an Index 86 Creating an Index Entry 88 Creating an Index 90 Managing an Index 92 4 Working with Text 95 Using Type Tools 96 Creating Type in a Text Frame 97 New! Creating Type Using Frame Tools 98 Creating Path Type 100 Importing Text 102 Flowing Imported Text 104 Working with Overflow Text 106 Using Smart Text Reflow 108 Typing and Selecting Text 110 Editing Text with Autocorrect 112 Copying and Moving Text 113 Changing Fonts 114 New! Changing Font Size 116 Changing Text Leading 117 Changing Text Kerning 118 Changing Text Tracking 119 Scaling or Skewing Text 120 Aligning Paragraphs 121 Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs 122 Creating a Drop Cap 123 Applying a Paragraph Rule 124 New! Adding Bullets and Numbering 126 Setting Tabs 128 Working with Glyphs 129 Inserting Special Text Characters 130 Working with Hidden Text 131 Setting Text Frame Options 132 New! Creating Columns 134 New! Wrapping Text Around an Object 136 Creating Type Outlines 138 Adding Page Numbers to Continued Text 139 5 Placing and Working with Graphics 141 Placing Graphics 142 Placing Graphics with Options 143 Setting Place Import Options 144 Placing Multiple Graphics 146 Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge 148 Adding Captions to Graphics 150 Copying or Moving Graphics 152 Using the Links Panel 153 Managing Linked Graphics 154 Editing a Linked Graphic 156 Displaying XMP Graphic Information 157 Creating Specialty Frames for Graphics 158 Selecting and Moving Frames and Graphics 160 Fitting Graphics in Frames 162 Nesting Graphics in Frames 164 Formatting Graphics in Frames 165 Controlling Graphics Display Performance 166 New! Adding Alt Text to Graphics 168 New5.5 6 Working with Objects and Layers 169 Creating Shapes 170 Creating Lines 172 Creating Multiple Objects in a Grid 173 Using the Selection Tool 174 Using the Direct Selection Tool 176 Resizing Objects 178 Moving Objects 179 Duplicating Objects 180 Grouping and Combining Objects 182 Aligning Objects 184 New! Distributing Objects 186 Arranging Object Stack Order 188 Transforming Objects 189 Repeating Object Transformations 190 Using the Free Transform Tool 191 Scaling Objects 192 Shearing Objects 193 Rotating Objects 194 Locking and Unlocking Objects 196 Creating Inline Objects 197 New5.5 Creating Anchored Objects 198 New5.5 Creating and Deleting Object Layers 200 Setting Layer Options 202 Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects 203 Locking Layers and Objects 204 Merging Layers and Groups 205 Working with Objects on Layers 206 Using the Measure Tool 207 Using Live Screen Drawing 208 7 Applying and Managing Color 209 Changing Color Settings 210 Changing Color Profiles 212 Working with Color Modes 214 Applying Colors 215 Using the Eyedropper Tool 216 Working with the Color Panel 218 Working with the Swatches Panel 220 Managing Color Swatches 222 Working with Swatch Libraries 224 Creating Tint Swatches 225 Creating Gradient Swatches 226 Creating Mixed Inks 228 Using Colors from the Kuler Panel 230 Overprinting Colors 232 Proofing Colors on the Screen 233 New! 8 Applying Fills, Strokes, and Effects 235 Applying Fill and Stroke Colors 236 Changing Stroke Attributes 238 Creating Stroke Styles 240 Applying Gradients 242 Using the Gradient Tool 244 Using the Gradient Feather Tool 245 Creating Blends and Effects 246 Applying Shadow Effects 248 Applying Glow Effects 249 Applying Bevel and Emboss Effects 250 Applying Feather Effects 251 Applying Corner Object Effects 252 Converting Shape Objects 254 Setting Object Defaults 255 9 Working with Points and Paths 257 Drawing with the Pen Tool 258 Selecting and Moving Points and Segments 260 Converting Points 262 Adding and Deleting Anchor Points 264 Splitting Paths 266 Joining Anchor Points 268 Using the Smooth Tool 269 Using the Pencil Tool 270 Erasing to Reshape Paths 272 Working with Pathfinder 273 Creating a Compound Path 274 Working with Clipping Paths 276 10 Working with Tables 279 Creating Tables 280 Importing Text into Tables 282 Entering and Editing Text in a Table 284 Modifying a Table 286 Adjusting Table Rows and Columns 288 Adjusting Table Cells 290 Aligning Content in Table Cells 291 Creating Table Headers and Footers 292 Adding Strokes and Fills 294 Alternating Fills and Strokes 296 Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells 298 Adding a Border to a Table 299 Adjusting Tables in the Text Frame 300 11 Working with Styles 301 Using the Paragraph Styles or Character Styles Panel 302 Changing the Basic Paragraph Style 303 Creating Paragraph Styles 304 New! Creating Character Styles 306 New5.5 Creating GREP Styles 308 Creating Style Groups 309 Loading and Importing Styles 310 Applying and Overriding Styles 312 Creating Nested Styles 314 Creating Object Styles 316 Creating Table and Cell Styles 318 Using Quick Apply 320 Mapping Styles to Export Tags 322 New! 12 Finalizing a Document 323 Using Spell Check 324 Using Custom Dictionaries 326 New! Finding and Changing Fonts 327 Using Find and Change 328 Searching for Text 330 Searching Using GREP 332 Searching for Glyphs 333 Searching for Objects 334 Working with Hyphenation 335 Keeping Lines Together 336 New! Changing Justification Options 337 Using the Story Editor 338 Adding Footnotes 340 Changing Case 342 13 Creating an Interactive Document 343 Defining Hyperlink Destinations 344 Creating Hyperlinks 346 Converting and Stylizing Hyperlinks 348 Using the Hyperlinks Panel 350 Creating Cross-References 352 Creating Bookmarks 354 Adding Media 356 New! Setting Media Options 358 Adding Animation with Motion Presets 360 Working with Animations 362 Changing Animation Order 364 Adding Page Transitions 365 Using the Buttons and Forms Panel 366 New! Creating Buttons 368 New! Creating Forms 370 New! Working with Events and Actions 372 New! Working with Button States 374 New! Setting Tab Order 375 Creating Multi-State Objects 376 Inserting HTML Content 378 New! Using the SWF Preview Panel 380 New! 14 Creating a Digital Publication 381 Creating Liquid Layouts 382 New! Creating Alternate Layouts 384 New! Working with Alternate Layouts 386 New! Adjusting Layouts 387 Getting Started with Digital Publishing Suite 388 New! Creating a Folio Overlay 390 New! Creating a Folio Publication 392 New! Importing Articles into a Folio Publication 394 New! Setting Folio and Article Properties 395 New! Previewing a Folio Publication 396 New! 15 Automating the Way You Work 397 Creating a Library 398 Using and Updating a Library 400 Changing Library Item Information 401 Searching and Sorting Libraries 402 Creating and Using Snippets 404 Creating Conditional Text 406 Collecting and Placing Content 408 New! Creating Linked Content 410 New! Linking Content Across Documents 412 New! Managing Linked Content 413 New! Using and Running Scripts 414 Using Data Merge 416 Working with XML 418 Exporting XML or IDML 420 16 Exporting a Document 421 Exporting a Document 422 New! Understanding Export File Formats 423 New! Exporting as a Print PDF 424 New5.5 Setting PDF General Options 426 New5.5 Setting PDF Compression Options 428 Setting PDF Marks and Bleeds Options 429 Setting PDF Output Options 430 New! Setting PDF Advanced Options 431 Setting PDF Security Options 432 Exporting with PDF Presets 433 Exporting PDF Files in the Background 434 Setting PDF Media Options 435 Exporting as an Interactive PDF 436 New! Exporting as an EPS 438 New! Exporting as a JPEG or PNG 440 New! Exporting as a Flash Movie 442 Exporting as a Flash File 444 Ordering Content in the Articles Panel 446 New5.5 Exporting as an Accessible PDF 448 New5.5 Applying Tags to a PDF 450 New5.5 Setting EPUB and HTML Options 451 New5.5 Exporting as an EPUB eBook 452 New! Exporting as an HTML 454 New! 17 Printing and Outputting a Document 457 Printing a Document 458 Printing with Presets 459 Setting General and Setup Print Options 460 Setting Marks and Bleed Options 462 Setting Graphics Options 464 Previewing Color Separations 465 Setting Output Options 466 Setting Trapping Options 468 Setting Advanced Options 470 Setting Color Management Options 472 Creating a Print Summary 473 Printing Spreads in a Booklet 474 Using Live Preflight 476 New! Inserting File Information 478 New! Creating a Package 480 New! Using Document Fonts 482 18 Customizing the Way You Work 483 Setting General Preferences 484 Setting Interface Preferences 485 New5.5 Setting Type Preferences 486 New! Setting Advanced Type Preferences 488 Setting Composition Preferences 489 Setting Units & Increments Preferences 490 Setting Dictionary Preferences 492 New! Setting Spelling Preferences 494 Setting Notes Preferences 496 Working with Appearance of Black Preferences 497 Setting Story Editor Display Preferences 498 Setting File Handling Preferences 500 Setting Clipboard Handling Preferences 502 Defining Shortcut Keys 503 Customizing Menus 504 Configuring Plug-In and Extensions 505 New! Customizing the Control Panel 506 19 Collaborating with Others 507 Creating and Working with Notes 508 Tracking Text Changes 510 Sharing Content with Adobe InCopy 512 Setting Up User Identification 513 Exporting Content from InDesign 514 Using the Assignments Panel 515 Creating an Assignment 516 Checking Content Out and In 518 Updating Content 519 Working with InCopy 520 20 Working Together with Adobe Programs 521 Exploring Adobe Programs 522 Exploring Adobe Bridge 523 Getting Started with Adobe Bridge 524 New! Getting Photos from a Digital Camera 525 Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera 526 Modifying Images in Camera Raw 528 Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge 530 Setting Preferences in Adobe Bridge 532 New! Applying Image Adjustments 534 Creating a Web Photo Gallery 535 Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge 536 Using Mini-Bridge 537 Working with Adobe Media Encoder 538 New! Working with Adobe Extension Manager 540 New! Scripting with Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit 541 New! New Features 543 New! Adobe Certified Expert 549 Index 555

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