Exploring InDesign CS / Terry Rydberg.

Table of Content
1 THE IN DESIGN WORKSPACE
Getting Started
Palettes, Palettes, and More Palettes
Using Your Tools
Keyboard Shortcuts
Getting Text into Your Frame
etc.

2 TYPE, TOOLS AND TERMS
An Eye-Q Test
First Things First
Select a Great Typeface
Using Text
Putting It All Together
etc.

3 THE FINE ART OF SETTING TYPE
The Anatomy of Type
Understanding Hidden Characters
Using Raised and Drop Caps
Turn Off Hyphenation
Use Non breaking Spaces and Hyphens
etc.

ADVENTURES IN DESIGN: CHOOSING TYPEFACES: CONCORD, CONFLICT, AND CONTRAST
4 COMBINING TYPE AND IMAGES
In Design's Measuring System
Units of Measurement
Working with Text
Multi column Text
Placing Text
etc.

5 TABS AND TABLES
Setting Tabs
How Should I Mark Up the Copy?
Type First--Set Tabs second
How Dose the Tabs Palette Work?
Indent to Here
etc.

ADVENTURES IN DESIGN: THE ART OF TYPE
6 GRIDS, GUIDES AND ALIGNING OBJECTS
Back to the Basics
Guides and Columns
Aligning and Distributing Objects
Other Object Management Techniques
Summary

7 MANAGING ELEMENTS: TEXT WRAP AND LAYERS
Integrating text and Graphics
An Introduction to Text Wrap
Using Layers to Create Two Versions of a Document
Design a CD Cover
Summary

8 TYPE CONTINUITY: APPLYING STYLES
Creating Complex Documents
Preparing the Four-Page Newsletter Structure
Using the Eyedropper Tool
Defining Styles
Creating Character Styles
Applying Styles
etc.

9 PAGE CONTINUITY: MASTER PAGES
Master Pages
Adding Elements and Renaming Master Pages
Modifying Master Page Elements
Creating New Master Pages
Setting Automatic Pages
etc.

ADVENTURE IN DESIGN: HIGH-IMPACT DESIGN ON A LOW BUDGET
10 Business forms
General Project Information
General Design Considerations
Typographic Considerations
A Sample Job
Identity Packages
etc.

11 DESIGNING WITH TYPE
Type: A Versatile Design Element
Placing Type on a Closed Shape
Placing Type on an Open Path
Creating Shadowed Type
Create Text Outlines
etc.

12 Production essentials
Color Basics
The Swatches Palette
Color Separations
Printers' Marks
Collecting and Packing
Summary

13 BASIC GRAPHIC ELEMENTS
Graphics Tools
The Mighty Pen Tools
Summary

Includes Index: p 330-345