InDesign CS5 For Dummies
Get up to speed on InDesign CS5 and create great publicationsfor print or the WebHow do you design? Free-form, creating one-of-a-kind pieces? Or would you love a highly formatted template that you could modify as needed for regular periodicals? InDesign is the right tool for both approaches, and this is the right book to help you master the essentials. Learn to set up your documents, prepare them for output, and get creative!Take a tour — navigate around InDesign's menus, dialog boxes, panels, and panes, and customize preferencesMaster the template — set up and modify templates, use master pages, build libraries, and work with colorThe essential object — manipulate, organize, align, and arrange design objectsTerrific text — see how to import and thread text, edit and style it, and finesse characters to make your words look greatMust-have graphics — prepare graphics files, work with image layers, and create a clipping pathGet down to business — create manuals and annual reports with tables, footnotes, and indexesPretty in print — calibrate color and prepare your document for printingPresent your project — export your work to the Web or make it an interactive presentation with animation and soundOpen the book and find:Tips on modifying defaults for views, colors, and stylesHow pages and layers workWhat you can do with color swatchesWhen to align objects and when to stack themHow to customize the spelling and hyphenation dictionariesImport options for Word, Excel, and RTF filesHow to handle automatic textTips for cropping and positioning graphicsLearn to:Navigate the interface and set up reusable master pagesWork creatively with lines, text frames, and graphics framesManipulate text and spiff up your documents with graphicsCreate PDFs, Web pages, and Flash files from InDesign