InDesign CS4 For Dummies - Softcover

Gruman, Galen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047038848X ISBN 13: 9780470388488

Publisher: For Dummies, 2008

Synopsis

InDesign is the preferred graphic design software, and InDesign CS4 is loaded with cool new desktop publishing features. InDesign CS4 For Dummies shows you how to use every one!

Whether you’re an experienced designer or just want to create a cool newsletter for the school soccer team, you’ll benefit from Galen Gruman’s guidance. This desktop publishing expert shows you how to navigate InDesign menus, dialog boxes, panels, and panes; streamline your work with templates; prepare your creations for printing or online publication, and more.

• Explore the new tools, work with the application frame, and set preferences for the way you work
• Learn to open and save documents and export content
• Get familiar with the Pages panel, apply Master Pages, and work with Layers
• Make the most of color with color libraries, multi-ink colors, spot versus process color, and gradients
• Create layout guidelines and use color swatches for consistency
• Streamline text formatting by using styles and treat text as a graphic element
• Design for the Web with hyperlinks, multimedia elements, and Flash files
• See how InDesign CS4 works seamlessly with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite
• Discover why good design is part science and part art and learn to manipulate, organize, and align design objects
• Take advantage of tips for cropping and positioning graphics
• Prepare for printing or other output with enhanced preflighting tools

InDesign CS4 For Dummies also offers great advice for designing pages that do their job perfectly. Start creating today!

About this title

About the Author

Galen Gruman is the principal at The Zango Group, an editorial and book production firm. He has designed and produced numerous publications and is a regular contributor to Macworld and CIO. Galen is author or coauthor of 22 books on desktop publishing, and he is currently the executive editor for InfoWorld.

From the Back Cover

Have designs on better-looking publications? Here's how to make them happen!

Whether you're an experienced designer or just want tocreate a cool newsletter for the school soccer team, InDesignis the gold standard for desktop publishing programs. This easy-to-follow guide is packed with tips and techniques for making the most of InDesign's features, along with some wise advice on designing pages that do their job perfectly.

• Make it work for you — explore the new tools, take advantage of personal workspaces, and set preferences for the way you work

• Master the details — take advantage of precise typography, layout, and graphics tools to get exactly the document you want

• Add color — use color libraries, multi-ink colors, and gradients to make your document sparkle

• Play well with others — learn how InDesign works seamlessly with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite

• Get in style — take text and object formatting up a notch by using styles and InDesign's many special effects

• Be Web savvy — use hyperlinks, multimedia elements, and more for Web, PDF, and Flash files

• Pack it up — prepare for printing or other output with enhanced preflighting and service-bureau tools

Open the book and find:

• Steps for designing and producing professional page layouts

• How to open and save documents and export document content

• The ins and outs of working with text

• Steps for managing chapters and books

• Secrets for setting up great master pages

• The dangers of unnamed colors

• How to manipulate, organize, and align design objects

• Tips for cropping and positioning graphics

Whether you're an experienced designer or just want tocreate a cool newsletter for the school soccer team, InDesignis the gold standard for desktop publishing programs. This easy-to-follow guide is packed with tips and techniques for making the most of InDesign's features, along with some wise advice on designing pages that do their job perfectly.

• Make it work for you — explore the new tools, take advantage of personal workspaces, and set preferences for the way you work

• Master the details — take advantage of precise typography, layout, and graphics tools to get exactly the document you want

• Add color — use color libraries, multi-ink colors, and gradients to make your document sparkle

• Play well with others — learn how InDesign works seamlessly with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite

• Get in style — take text and object formatting up a notch by using styles and InDesign's many special effects

• Be Web savvy — use hyperlinks, multimedia elements, and more for Web, PDF, and Flash files

• Pack it up — prepare for printing or other output with enhanced preflighting and service-bureau tools

Open the book and find:

• Steps for designing and producing professional page layouts

• How to open and save documents and export document content

• The ins and outs of working with text

• Steps for managing chapters and books

• Secrets for setting up great master pages

• The dangers of unnamed colors

• How to manipulate, organize, and align design objects

• Tips for cropping and positioning graphics

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047038848X
• ISBN 13: 9780470388488
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432