Adobe® InDesign® CS6 Digital Classroom 1 About the Authors 7 Acknowledgments 8 Credits 9 Contents 13 Starting up 23 About InDesign Digital Classroom 23 Prerequisites 23 Starting Adobe InDesign CS6 25 Fonts used in this book 25 Access lesson files & videos any time 25 Checking for updated lesson files 25 Resetting the InDesign workspace and preferences 26 Loading lesson files 26 Working with the video tutorials 28 Additional resources 29 Lesson 1: InDesign CS6 Essential Skills 31 InDesign CS6 Essential Skills 31 Starting up 31 InDesign tools 32 The InDesign workspace 33 Working with panels 37 Navigating through an InDesign document 42 Working with type 46 Using styles 51 Working with graphics 56 Resources for additional help 66 Self study 68 Review 68 Lesson 2: Building Documents with Master Pages 69 Starting up 69 Creating custom page sizes 70 Creating and formatting master pages 73 Adding layout pages 86 Self study 98 Review 98 Lesson 3: Working with Text and Type 99 Starting up 99 Adding text to your document 100 Changing character attributes 102 Changing paragraph attributes 106 Finding and changing text 114 Checking and correcting spelling 120 Special characters and glyphs 129 Text frame options 132 Importing text 134 Baseline grid 142 Using styles to format text 145 Placing text on a path 149 Missing fonts 155 Self study 157 Review 157 Lesson 4: Working with Styles 159 Starting up 159 Style types 160 Paragraph styles 161 Character styles 164 Using nested styles 166 Updating styles 168 Loading styles from another InDesign document 169 Quick Apply 171 Organizing styles into groups 173 Object styles 174 Finishing up 178 GREP Styles 179 Self study 181 Review 181 Lesson 5: Working with Graphics 183 Starting up 183 Working with the Links panel and the Link badge 185 Adding graphics to your layout 190 Wrapping text around images 207 Advanced importing 218 Self study 222 Review 222 Lesson 6: Creating and Using Tables 223 Starting up 223 Creating a table 224 Importing a table 231 Editing tables and table options 233 Formatting cells and text 241 Setting column and row dimensions 258 Using graphics in tables 261 Cell styles and table styles 265 Self study 273 Review 273 Lesson 7: Using Color in Your Documents 275 Starting up 275 Applying colors to frames and text 276 Creating and saving a new swatch 282 Creating a tint reduction 287 Making a dashed stroke 289 Creating and saving gradients 291 One-click edits 298 Using and saving spot colors 302 Self study 305 Review 305 Lesson 8: Using Effects 307 Starting up 307 Creative effects 308 Object styles with effects 318 Basic Feather 320 Converting text to a path 324 Applying blending modes to objects 327 Working with imported files that use transparency 331 Self study 338 Review 338 Lesson 9: Advanced Document Features 339 Starting up 339 Adding text variables 340 Creating a book from multiple files 343 Synchronizing attributes across a book file 347 Creating Captions 352 Creating a Table of Contents 355 Building an index 360 Creating PDFs and printing from the Book panel 366 Self study 368 Review 368 Lesson 10: Preflighting, Printing and Creating PDFs from InDesign 369 Starting up 369 Package inventory 370 Preflight checks 373 Packaging your document 377 Creating an Adobe PDF 381 Separation preview 385 Printing a proof 388 Self study 390 Review 390 Lesson 11: Introduction to Digital Documents 391 Starting up 391 InDesign as your Digital Publication Hub 392 Importing multimedia content 393 Creating page transitions 403 Creating animations 405 Previewing your document 407 Exporting your document 408 New layout features 413 Layout adjustments 417 Creating PDF Forms 428 Self study 435 Review 435 Lesson 12: Creating Digital Books 437 Starting up 437 Preparing your InDesign document for ePub conversion 439 Adding interactive links 442 Creating an ePub 446 Testing your ePub 454 Distributing ePub files 456 Self study 457 Review 457 Lesson 13: Adobe InDesign CS6 New Features 459 Starting up 459 About the new features in InDesign CS6 460 Content Collector 461 Linked content 462 Liquid layouts 463 Alternate layouts 465 PDF forms 467 Primary text frame 468 ePub enhancements 469 Index 471
Expert book-and-video package helps you conquer Adobe InDesign CS6
Whether you want to create sophisticated page layouts for print or electronic books or produce dazzling brochures and other publications, chances are Adobe InDesign is the design and page layout tool you'll call upon. Now you can enhance your creativity and discover all the ways to use Adobe InDesign with this book-and-DVD training package. Thirteen self-paced lessons teach you how to design, produce, and develop streamlined workflows for page layout. Each lesson is accompanied by a video tutorial that clearly demonstrates techniques and further explains concepts.
- A complete Adobe InDesign book-and-video training package from the expert instructors at the AGI Creative Team
- Thirteen self-paced lessons allow you to absorb the material at your own pace
- Includes short, downloadable videos that demonstrate techniques and further illustrate and explain concepts
- Covers the basics, the essentials, and seasoned techniques, as well as new features of InDesign CS6
Adobe InDesign CS6 Digital Classroom is like having your own personal instructor guiding you through each unique lesson.
Note: The DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file. These materials are available for download upon purchase.
