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Title:
Adobe InDesign CS6 : classroom in a book : the official training workbook from Adobe Systems / [writers, John Cruise and Kelly Kordes Anton].
Author:
Cruise, John, editor.

Anton, Kelly Kordes.

Adobe Systems.
Publication Information:
San Jose, California : Adobe Press ; Berkeley, CA : Peachpit Press, 2012.

©2012
Call Number:
Z253.532.A34 C785 2012
Abstract:
Overview: Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn InDesign CS6 choose Adobe InDesign CS6 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team. The 16 project-based lessons show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working with InDesign CS6. Readers learn what they need to know to create engaging page layouts using InDesign CS6. This completely revised CS6 edition covers the new tools for adding PDF form fields, linking content, and creating alternative layouts for digital publishing. The companion CD includes all the lesson files that readers need to work along with the book. This thorough, self-paced guide to Adobe InDesign CS6 is ideal for beginning users who want to master the key features of this program. Readers who already have some experience with InDesign can improve their skills and learn InDesign's newest features.
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ISBN:
9780321822499
Series:
Classroom in a book : the official training workbook from Adobe Systems

Classroom in a book.
Physical Description:
ix, 419 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.).
General Note:
Includes index.
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Contents:
Getting Started: -- About classroom in a book -- Prerequisites -- Installing the software -- Additional resources -- Adobe certification -- Checking for updates -- Introducing The Workspace: -- Getting started -- Looking at the workspace -- Working with panels -- Customizing the workspace -- Changing the magnification of a document -- Navigating through a document -- Using context menus -- Exploring on your own -- Finding resources for using InDesign -- Getting To Know Indesign: -- Getting started -- Viewing the lesson document -- Preflighting as you work -- Viewing guides -- Adding text -- Working with styles -- Working with graphics -- Working with objects -- Working with object styles -- Exploring on your own -- Setting Up A Document And Working With Pages: -- Getting started -- Creating and saving custom document settings -- Creating a new document -- Switching between open InDesign documents -- Working with master pages -- Applying master pages to document pages -- Adding new document pages -- Rearranging and deleting document pages -- Changing the size of pages -- Adding sections to change page numbering -- Placing text and graphics on document pages -- Overriding master page items on document pages -- Viewing the completed spread -- Exploring on your own -- Working With Objects: -- Getting started -- Working with layers -- Creating and modifying text frames -- Creating and modifying graphics frames -- Adding metadata captions to graphics frames -- Placing and linking graphics frames -- Changing the shape of a frame -- Wrapping text around a graphic -- Modifying the shape of frames -- Transforming and aligning objects -- Selecting and modifying grouped objects -- Finishing up -- Exploring on your own -- Flowing Text: -- Getting started -- Flowing text into an existing frame -- Flowing text manually -- Creating text frames while flowing text -- Flowing text automatically -- Creating threaded frames automatically -- Resizing text frames automatically -- Adding a jump line page number -- Exploring on your own -- Editing Text: -- Getting started -- Finding and changing a missing font -- Entering and importing text -- Finding and changing text and formatting -- Checking spelling -- Editing text by dragging and dropping -- Using the Story Editor -- Tracking changes -- Exploring on your own -- Working With Typography: -- Getting started -- Adjusting vertical spacing -- Changing fonts and type styles -- Fine-tuning columns -- Changing paragraph alignment -- Creating a drop cap -- Adjusting letter and word spacing -- Setting tabs -- Adding a rule above a paragraph -- Exploring on your own -- Working With Color: -- Getting started -- Managing color -- Synchronizing color settings in Adobe Bridge -- Specifying color settings in InDesign -- Displaying images at full resolution -- Proofing colors onscreen -- Defining printing requirements -- Creating and applying colors -- Working with gradients -- Creating a tint -- Creating a spot color -- Applying colors to text and objects -- Using advanced gradient techniques -- Exploring on your own -- 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 -- Creating and applying table and cell styles -- Globally updating styles -- Loading styles from another document -- Exploring on your own -- Importing And Modifying Graphics: -- Getting started -- Adding graphics from other programs -- Comparing vector and bitmap graphics -- Managing links to imported files -- Updating revised graphics -- Adjusting display quality -- Working with clipping paths -- Working with alpha channels -- Importing native Adobe graphics files -- Using a library to manage objects -- Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics -- Exploring on your own -- Creating Tables: -- Getting started -- Converting text to a table -- Formatting a table -- Creating a header row - Adding graphics to table cells -- Creating and applying table and cell styles -- Exploring on your own -- Working With Transparency: -- Getting started -- Importing and colorizing a grayscale image -- Applying transparency settings -- Adding transparency effects to imported vector and bitmap graphics -- Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency -- Applying transparency settings to text -- Working with effects -- Exploring on your own -- Printing And Exporting: -- Getting started -- Preflighting files -- Packaging files -- Creating an Adobe PDF proof -- Previewing separations -- Previewing how transparency effects will be flattened -- Previewing the page -- Printing a laser or inkjet proof -- Using the Ink Manager -- Exploring on your own -- Creating Adobe PDF Files With Form Fields: -- Getting started -- Adding form fields -- Exporting an interactive Adobe PDF file -- Exploring on your own -- Creating And Exporting An Ebook: -- Getting started -- Completing the booklet -- Choosing the content of an ebook -- Adding metadata -- Exporting an EPUB file -- Exploring on your own -- Working With Long Documents: -- Getting started -- Starting a book -- Creating a running footer -- Adding a footnote -- Adding a cross-reference -- Synchronizing a book -- Generating a table of contents -- Indexing a book -- Exploring on your own -- Index.
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