Adobe InDesign CS4 Classroom in a Book / :The Official Training Workbook From Adobe Systems Writers, John Cruise and Kelly Kordes Anton

Table of Contents


GETTING STARTED
About Classroom in a Book
Prerequisites
Installing the Software
Additional Resources

1: INTRODUCING THE WORKSPACE
Getting Started
Looking at the Workspace
Working with Panels
Customizing the Workspace
Changing the Magnification of a Document
Etc.

2: GETTING TO KNOW INDESIGN
Getting Started
Viewing the Lesson Document
Preflighting as you Work
Changing the View Mode
Viewing Guides
Etc.

3: SETTING UP A DOCUMENT AND WORKING WITH PAGES
Getting Started
Creating and Saving Custom page Settings
Creating a New Document
Switching Between Open InDesign Documents
Working with New Master Pages
Etc.

4: WORKING WITH FRAMES
Getting Started
Working with Layers
Creating and Editing Text Frames
Creating and Editing Graphics Frames
Working with Frames
Etc.

5: IMPORTING AND EDITING TEXT
Getting Started
Creating and Entering Text
Vertically Aligning Text
Flowing Text Manually
Working with Styles
Etc.

6: WORKING WITH TYPOGRAPHY
Getting Started
Adjusting Vertical Requirements
Changing Fonts and Type Style
Changing Paragraph Alignment
Creating a Drop Cap
Etc.

7: WORKING WITH COLOR
Getting Started
Defining Printing Requirements
Creating and Applying Colors
Working With Gradients
Etc.

8:
WORKING WITH STYLES
Getting Started
Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles
Creating and Applying Character Styles
Nesting Character Styles Inside Paragraph Styles
Creating and Applying Object Styles
Etc.

9: IMPORTING AND MODIFYING GRAPHICS
Getting Started
Adding Graphics From Other Programs
Comparing Vector and Bitmap Graphics
Managing Links to Imported Files
Updating Revised Graphics
Etc.

10: CREATING TABLES
Getting Started
Importing and Formatting a Table
Using Graphics within tables
Formatting Text Within a Table
Exploring on Your Own
Etc.

11: WORKING WITH TRANSPARENCY
Getting Started
Importing and Colorizing a Grayscale Image
Applying Transparency Settings
Adjusting Transparency Settings for EPS Images
Adjusting Transparency to Images
Etc.

12: WORKING WITH LONG DOCUMENTS
Getting Started
Starting a Book
Creating a Running Footer
Adding a Footnote
Adding a Cross-Reference
Etc.

13: OUTPUT AND EXPORTING
Getting Started
Preflighting Files
Packing Files
Creating an Adobe PDF Proof
Previewing Separations
Etc.

14: CREATING RICH INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTS
Getting Started
Setting Up an Online Document
Adding Buttons, Page Transitions, and Hyperlinks
Exporting as a Flash
Exporting as Adobe PDF
Etc.

Includes Index p. 409-419