Index
+ (plus) sign, 99, 145, 190–191
A
Adobe Color, 86
Adobe Creative Cloud. See Creative Cloud libraries
Adobe Illustrator files, 62, 63
ACA objectives for, 2, 34, 78, 120, 172, 224
changing screen modes, 6
compatibility with earlier versions, 115
importing text files into, 183–184
modifying preferences in, 45
opening, 4
using Photoshop and Illustrator files in, 62, 63
aligning text
Control panel options for, 71
vertically in text frames, 100
anchor points
defined, 101
direction lines for, 252
repositioning, 251
auto-sizing text frames, 100
B
blending modes, 105–106, 107–108
book files, 220–223. See also comic book project; recipe book design
opening, 221
synchronizing settings in, 222
uses for, 220
brochure layouts, 116
bulleted lists, 159–160, 194–196
buttons
clickable panel, 18
Create New Page, 127
interactive PDF, 163, 164, 165–169
C
capital letters
cells
aligning text in, 203
selecting, 201
text insets in, 204
chapters. See sections
applying and editing, 194
bullet and numbered lists, 194–196
creating, 193
modifying hyperlink appearance, 257
characters. See also character styles; special characters
adjusting leading for, 71
changing bullet, 160
hiding/showing, 71
viewing tabs in text, 208
check boxes, 163
Check Spelling dialog box, 239
child objects. See parent-child layouts
clearing
all effects, 108
Color Theme tool content, 85
paragraph style overrides, 190, 191
rotation, 24
converting color themes to, 85, 86
selecting swatches of, 60
viewing color separations for, 138
color. See also CMYK color; color themes; RGB color
adding, 57
applying in text frames, 98
creating color swatches, 58–59, 83
editing text, 71
removing stroke or fill, 61
selecting shape without fill, 54
color swatches
complementary color based on, 88–89
duplicating and editing, 90–91
loading from other documents, 92–93
merging, 90
sharing via CC library, 93
converting to RGB or CMYK, 85, 86
using from Adobe Capture CC, 86–87
indenting text within, 155–156
master pages for different layouts, 126–127
matching text frame width to, 140–141
page design using, 122–123, 139–141
spanning paragraphs across, 142
threading text between, 145–147, 176
using as layout guides, 38
combo boxes, 163
about, 225
ACA objectives for, 224
exporting in web format, 259–261
freeform shapes and lines in, 249–256
grid-based designs for, 226–232
placing and linking content to, 232–238
working with libraries, 241–249
comma-delimited text, 207
commands. See menus
content
fitting to comic frame, 229–230
loading into Content Conveyor tool, 233–235
placing with Content Placer tool, 233, 234
preserving changes to child objects, 237–238
searching/replacing text, 240–241
updating links to, 235
Content Collector tool, 233
Content Conveyor tool, 233–235, 236
“continued from” lines, 147
adjusting shape width/height, 13
aligning text from, 71
applying effects from, 107
bulleted lists using, 159
changing opacity in, 104
formatting objects from, 60
hyphenation using, 61
illustrated, 5
indenting paragraph text, 155
modifying fill color from, 14
numbered lists using, 158
positioning rulers in, 41
removing stroke in table from, 205–206
resizing and transforming objects on, 231
tracking adjustments from, 97
Convert Table To Text dialog box, 209
Convert Text To Table dialog box, 208
copying objects, 10
corners for graphic frames, 177–178
cover design. See magazine cover design
Creative Cloud libraries, 245–249
adding graphic item from, 248
collaborating with, 241
editing graphic in, 249
page elements added to, 246–247
renaming items in, 247
sharing swatches via, 93
themes added from, 84
customizing
hyphenation, 162
menu display, 30
preflight profile, 112
zoom level, 21
D
defaults
leading, 72
reverting preferences to, 45
deleting
document pages, 130
layers, 52
object styles, 182
ruler guides, 42
digital media
liquid page rules for, 116–119
resolution for, 114
Direct Selection tool, 102–103, 251
disabling. See enabling/disabling
display. See also hiding/showing; viewing
customizing menus, 30
matching Color Theme to, 84
documents, 19–25. See also book files; document intent; master pages; text
adding to book, 220
advantages of styling, 188
CC library item added to, 248
consolidating in single window, 40
defining multiple tables of contents in, 218
deleting pages in, 130
different page sizes in one, 131–133
dragging, 21
editing global preferences for, 45
enabling Preflight for, 111–112
IDML, 115
multicolumn, multipage layout setup, 122–123
navigating within marqueed areas, 19–20
opening, 4
overriding master items, 131
packaging files for printer, 114–116, 220
placing library item on pages, 244–245
preset Find/Change cleanups for, 241
preventing pages from shuffling, 132
searching/replacing text, 240–241
tabbed window for, 5
table of contents for, 216–220
2-Up views of, 40
drawing straight lines, 55
dummy text, 139
duplicating
object styles, 181
E
editing
character styles, 194
column and row width/height, 201–204
corners in Live Option mode, 178
cross-references, 215
duplicated color swatches, 90–91
global document preferences, 45
graphic in CC libraries, 249
kerning or tracking text, 95–97
menus, 30
numbering and sections, 135
parent layouts, 119
repositioning anchor points, 251
text color, 71
text formatting, 70
Ellipse Frame tool, 54
facing pages, 37
hyphenation, 161
Preflight, 111
snap to rulers, 43
EPS files, 64
EPUB files, 258
erasing part of path, 251
Essentials workspace, 4, 5, 26
ACA objectives covered, 34
adding images and graphics, 62–68
preparing press-ready PDF files, 74–76
rulers and smart guides for, 40–44
events for interactive buttons, 166
Excel data, 187
expanding/docking panels, 15, 16, 17
content in web format, 259–261
documents in format supporting hyperlinks, 258
graphics to PNG file, 260
interactive form as PDF, 170–171
interactive SWF files, 220
page to JPEG file, 261
F
files. See also book files; exporting; importing; PDF files; PNG files
compatible imported text, 183–184
EPS, 64
EPUB, 258
exporting interactive SWF, 220
GIF, 64
INDD, 4
opening INDD, 4
packaging for printer, 114–116, 220
supporting hyperlinks, 258
TIFF, 63
TXT, 184
XLS/XLSX, 184
fill
adding to freeform shapes, 250
adjusting cell settings for, 205
adjusting for shape, 14
applying color in text frames, 98
removing color for, 61
selecting shape without color for, 54
Find Font dialog box, 110
first line left indent, 155
floating panels, 17
folders for design links, 66
auto-leading settings and, 72
form elements
designing and creating, 164–165
formatting. See also spacing; and specific styles
editing cross-reference, 215
numbers and bullets for lists, 158–160, 194–196
objects from Control panel, 60
quotations, 156
text styles for, 188
forms. See interactive PDF forms
Frame Fitting Options dialog box, 230
frames. See also graphic frames; text frames
converting text to, 151
fitting content to comic, 229–230
selecting unassigned shapes for, 54
tools to create, 13
types of, 12
freeform shapes and lines, 249–258
adding fill to shapes, 250
creating closed path, 252
editing and repositioning anchor points, 251
G
getting started
ACA objectives covered, 2
opening and using InDesign, 4–6
using workspaces, 5, 25–27, 31
GIF files, 64
gradients
creating gradient swatch, 175
repositioning/resizing image in, 68
scaling image within, 68
about vector-based, 62
adjusting display performance of, 22–23
editing in CC libraries, 249
illustrated, 63
managing links to placed, 66–67
resizing, 65
selecting colors in, 82
green traffic light symbol, 257
reusing page size for, 226–227
setting up rectangular frame grid, 227–228
storyboards and, 226
groups
locking/unlocking object, 50
panel, 17
guides. See also rulers
magazine covers, 80
snapping to, 43
using column and margin settings as, 38
H
header rows
about, 198
changing color fill for, 206–207
converting table row to, 209
headers
adding to master page, 126
defined, 124
updating linked, 235
headings
nested styles for run-in, 197–198
spacing after, 154
spanning across columns, 142
height. See width/height
help resources, 7
layers, 48
nonprinting characters, 71
panels, 18
rulers, 41
tabs in text conversion, 208
tools, 7
HTML format, 258
I
IDML (InDesign Markup Language), 115
about pixel-based, 62
distributing evenly, 228
fitting into comic frame, 229–230
illustrated, 63
inserting in text, 152
managing links to placed, 66–67
placeholder frames for, 148
placing and sizing, 65
removing from loaded graphic icon, 231
repairing missing links, 66, 67
scaling within graphic frame, 68
Excel data, 187
Word RTF or DOCX files, 184, 185–186
INDD files, 4
InDesign Markup Language (IDML), 115
InDesign. See Adobe InDesign
indexes, 223
Insert Pages dialog box, 130
Insert Table dialog box, 199
inserting
insertion point
moving within tables, 199
placement in text for, 94, 192
inset
setting cell, 204
Intent menu (New Document dialog box), 32
Interactive For PDF workspace, 26
interactive PDF forms, 162–171
defined, 162
designing elements of, 164
transitions between pages, 169–170
interactive SWF files, 220
J
jump lines, 147
K
keyboard shortcuts
adjusting text on path, 255
conflicts with operating system, 21
creating, 29
Gap tool, 229
hiding/showing panels, 18
kerning and tracking, 97
tips for Zoom tool, 21
Type tool, 97
L
language for spell checking, 239
last line right indent, 155
Layer Options dialog box, 48
layers, 46–52. See also Layers panel
about, 46
adding or moving objects to different, 51
changing stacking order of, 50
deleting, 52
found in PSD and AI files, 63
hiding/showing, 48
merging, 51
reordering object stacking order on, 46–47
selecting objects from different, 102
adding layers from menu, 47
deleting layers from, 52
illustrated, 18
uses for, 15
layouts. See also documents; parent-child layouts; and specific design projects
columns and margins in, 38, 123
content and linking in parent-child, 119, 232
creating rough, 138
different-sized pages in, 131–133
placeholder text in, 139
preventing pages from shuffling, 132
selecting active document, 20
leading
body copy, 94
closing, 242
naming and describing items in, 243–244, 247
subsets of items in, 244
types of, 241
line spacing, 71
lines. See also freeform shapes and lines
adding color to, 60
moving segments of, 103
Pen tool for adding, 252
straight, 55
link badges, 66
links
between page objects and library items, 244
updating content, 235
Links panel, 15
list boxes, 163
live captions, 111
Live Corner mode, 178
loading
content into Content Conveyor tool, 233–235
custom preflight profile, 112
swatches from other documents, 92–93
locking/unlocking
objects and object groups, 50
ruler guides, 42
lorem ipsum, 139
lowercase letters, 96
M
ACA objectives covered, 78
alternate layouts for, 116–119
color and color themes for, 81–93
packaging files for printer, 114–116, 220
setting up document for, 80–81
text and text frames in, 94–100
transparency and effects for, 104–108
magazine layouts, 121–171. See also interactive PDF forms; page numbers
about, 121
ACA objectives covered, 120
aligning column text in, 142–145
common size of, 122
headings across columns, 142
indenting text in columns, 155–156
multiple-column layouts for, 139–141
number of columns for, 123, 141
numbering sections in, 133–134
preventing page shuffling, 132
sizing pages differently in, 131–133
spacing between paragraphs, 53–54
wrapping text around images, 147–150
master items
examples of, 124
overriding, 131
stacking order of placed, 126
about, 124
adding pages based on, 129–130
inserting page numbers on, 125–126, 134
primary text frames on, 185
adding layers from New Layer panel, 47
illustrated, 5
Intent, 32
merging
color swatches, 90
layers, 51
Microsoft files
compatible with InDesign, 184
importing Excel worksheets, 187
Word import options, 186
missing links
warning dialog box for, 109
mockups
creating design, 138
placeholder text in, 139
replacing placeholder text in, 188–198
moving
insertion point in table, 199
layer in stacking order, 50
line segments, 103
objects to new layer, 51
rulers, 41
text on path, 255
multicolumn layouts. See columns; magazine layouts
multipage documents. See magazine layouts; recipe book design
N
naming/renaming
layers, 48
object libraries, 242
navigating
during Preflight, 111
newsletters, 121, 122. See also magazine layouts
numbered lists, 158–160, 194–196
numbering pages. See page numbers
O
creating, 242
defined, 241
subsets of items in, 244
object styles
applying, 181
creating, 179
deleting, 182
duplicating, 181
purpose of, 179
Object Styles panel, 180, 181, 182
objects. See also object libraries
blending modes applied to, 105–106, 107–108
copying, 10
grouping and selecting multiple, 101–102
liquid layout rules for, 117
loading on Content Conveyor, 236
locking/unlocking specific, 50
moving to different layers, 51
opacity of, 104
removing from Content Conveyor, 234, 235
rotating, 8
saving changes to child, 237–238
snapping to guides, 43
stacking order on layer for, 46–47
working with master items, 124, 126, 131
opening
book files, 221
InDesign, 4
two documents, 40
orientation of pages, 123
output. See also printing
needed for print service providers, 114–116, 220
PDF Export Presets for printed, 74–75
setting document intent for, 32–33
overriding
master items, 131
paragraph styles, 190
overset text
adjusting on pages, 99, 146–147
in cells, 203
P
Package dialog box, 115
packaging files for printer, 114–116, 220
adding in cross-reference, 213, 215
adding jump line, 147
inserting for foldout page, 134
Roman number, 133
starting sections with different, 133–134
updating when opened in book panel, 221
page spreads
applying transitions to interactive, 170
pages. See also documents; master pages
accessing, 24
adding CC library item to, 248
adjusting overset text on, 99, 146–147
applying master page to, 25, 128–130
bleed and slug options for, 38, 39, 122, 123
creating master page from, 128
deleting from documents, 130
designing reusable size for, 226–227
designing with columns, 122–123, 139–141
different sizes in one document, 131–133
document vs. master, 125
exporting to JPEG file, 261
headers and footers for, 124, 126
inserting in documents, 129–130
liquid page rules for, 116–119
locking layers for, 49
navigating to different, 25
numbering sections, 125–126, 133–135
overriding master items on, 131
placing library item on, 244–245
preventing from shuffling, 132
size and orientation of, 123
styling with gradient swatches, 174–177
transitions between interactive, 169–170
using multiple master, 126–127
applying master pages from, 25, 128–129
facing pages, 37
selecting page ranges in, 128
uses for, 15
panels. See also specific panels
clickable button on, 18
creating group of, 17
Essential workspace default, 5
hiding, 18
task-specific, 25
Tools, 7
Tools Hints, 7
Paragraph panel, 153, 156, 161
Paragraph Style Options dialog box, 192
advantages of, 188
appearing in table of contents style, 217
applying, 190
clearing overrides of, 190
creating, 189
table text formatted with, 200
Paragraph Styles panel, 15, 189, 190, 192
paragraphs. See also paragraph styles
aligning to baseline grid, 144–145
enabling/disabling hyphenation in, 161
inserting cross-references in, 212–214
leading values for, 71–72, 94–95
selecting line or all of, 97
spacing after and between, 153–154
starting with drop caps, 152–153
placing and linking content for, 232
preserving changes to child objects, 237–238
updating, 119
paths
about anchor points and, 101
components of, 249
creating closed, 252
drawing with Pencil tool, 250–251
editing, 253
smoothing or erasing, 251
tools creating freeform, 250
PDF files. See also interactive PDF forms
about, 64
creating interactive form, 170–171
exporting book files as interactive, 222–223
hyperlink support in, 258
PDF/X standards, 75
selecting presets for, 73
submitting press-ready files to printer, 75
Pen tool, 242–243, 250, 251–253
photos. See images
pixel-based images. See images
Place And Link command, 236
placeholder frames
creating and filling with images, 148
placing multiple images into empty, 231–232
resizing graphics to fit, 65
selecting fitting option for, 229–230
placeholder text, 139, 188–198
placing
multiple images in design, 231–232
and sizing images, 65
placing text files, 185
advantages for web use, 259
compatibility of, 64
exporting comic page as, 260
pointers
changes in Selection, 8
placing images with loaded, 65
selecting guides with, 43
Polygon Settings dialog box, 103
Polygon tool
creating shapes with, 52, 53, 103
editing shapes with, 102
making frames with, 13
posters. See event poster
power zoom, 22
Preferences dialog box
baseline grid preferences, 143
reverting to defaults, 45
Smart Text Reflow option, 119, 185
Preflight panel, 112
Preflight Profiles dialog box, 112
about, 109
dealing with missing fonts, 110
enabling/disabling, 111
loading custom profile for, 112
missing links when, 109
presets
Find/Change document cleanups, 241
selecting for zoom level, 21
selecting PDF, 73
preventing pages from shuffling, 132
primary text frames, 185
print service providers
creating color separations, 137–138
packaging files for, 114–116, 220
production output needs for, 114
designing documents for, 36–40
resolution of media for, 13–14
setting document intent for, 33, 37
projects. See also document intent; and specific projects
choosing document intent for, 32–33
organizing design links in folder, 66
sending proofs to clients, 73–74
setting up documents for, 36–40
proxy previews for tables, 205–206
Q
quotations, formatting, 156
R
radio buttons, 163
Recent Files workspace, 27
recipe book design, 172–223. See also page numbers
about, 173
ACA objectives for, 172
combining book files in, 220–223
numbering pages and sections, 133–135
styling characters and paragraphs in, 188–198
styling with gradient swatches, 174–177
Rectangle Frame tool, 54
red plus (+) sign, 99, 145, 190–191
Reference Point locator, 231
removing
effects, 108
image from graphic icon group, 231
object from Content Conveyor, 234, 235
stroke or fill color, 61
replacing
missing fonts, 110
repositioning
image in graphic frame, 68
rulers, 41
resetting workspaces, 32
resizing
graphics, 65
panels, 16
text, 11
reusing. See also libraries
design elements, 232
converting color themes to, 85, 86
Eyedropper’s graphic selections mixed as, 82
Roman numeral page numbers, 133
rotating
selected objects, 8
alternating stroke for, 206
changing fill color for header, 206–207
converting to header or footer, 209
setting alternating fill for, 207
stroke color for header, 205–206
adding/moving, 41
default units for, 45
snapping object to, 43
S
saving
changes to child objects, 237–238
forms as interactive PDFs, 170–171
master pages, 128
workspaces, 31
scaling image in frame, 68
screen mode, 6
searching/replacing text, 240–241
section indicator, 135
creating, 135
selecting
active document, 20
cells and ranges, 201
contiguous range of swatch colors, 92
graphic color, 82
guides, 43
line or full paragraph, 97
page ranges, 128
path, 255
PDF presets, 73
placeholder frame options, 229–230
points with Direct Selection, 102
shape without fill, 54
single or facing pages, 37
text for gradient fill, 176
tools, 7
Typography workspace, 70
unassigned shape for frame, 54
words and paragraphs, 97
Separations Preview panel, 137–138
sets of page objects, 233, 234
shapes
editing width/height of, 13, 53
fill/stroke adjustments for, 14, 61
paths of, 101
selecting unassigned frames for, 54
showing. See hiding/showing
signature fields, 163
Smart Text Reflow option, 119, 185
smoothing path, 251
snapping to guides, 43
adjusting leading, 71–72, 94–95
after and between paragraphs, 153–154
body copy leading, 94
line, 71
Span Columns dialog box, 142
Indent To Here, 156
jump line, 147
stacking order
master items in, 126
revising layer, 50
selecting stacked objects, 54
Start workspace, 4
status bar
indicating Preflight errors, 109, 111
navigating to page with, 25
Story Editor window, 146
storyboards, 226
stroke
adjusting cell settings for, 205
adjusting for shape, 14
alternating table row, 206
removing color for, 61
setting header row color, 205–206
styles. See also specific styles
formatting text, 188
synchronizing book file, 222
subheads, 154
submit buttons, 168
subsets of items, 244
adding colors to, 59
creating color swatches, 58–59, 83
gradient swatches on, 176
merging color swatches, 90
spot color added from, 136
uses for, 15
T
tab-delimited text, 207
tabbed document window, 5
about, 216
generating multiple, 218
numbering, 133
table of contents style
paragraph styles in, 217
Table Options dialog box, 206, 207
tables, 198–212. See also rows
adding header/footer rows to, 209
changing appearance of, 204–207
tabs
viewing hidden, 208
text, 68–72. See also styles; text frames
adding to text frames, 100
aligning, 71
applying color to, 98
baseline grid to align, 142–145
centering in text frame, 100
changing color of, 71
dummy, 139
function in design, 68
jump lines, 147
modifying in table cell, 203
resizing, 11
Smart Text Reflow option, 119, 185
TXT files, 184
vertical alignment of, 100
viewing in Story Editor, 146
Text Frame Options dialog box, 99–100
aligning column text in, 142–145
color fill in, 98
importing text or tables into, 184–185
matching to column width, 140–141
modifying settings for, 141
number of columns in, 141
primary, 185
tables in standalone, 199, 200
using as master items, 131
threading text frames, 145–147, 176
TIFF files, 63
Tool Hints panel, 7
choosing, 7
creating freeform paths, 250
finding hidden, 7
used for frames and shapes, 12–14
Tools panel
accessing Stroke/Fill box from, 60
illustrated, 5
selecting tools from, 7
transforming images and objects, 231
transitions between interactive pages, 169–170
transparency and effects, 104–108
changing object opacity, 104
effect of PDF Export presets on, 74–75
wrapping text around image transparent backgrounds, 150
2-Up document view, 40
TXT files, 184
Type tool. See also text
creating and editing tables with, 198, 199
uses for, 7
typography. See also fonts
kerning vs. tracking, 96
Typography workspace, 70
upper- and lowercase letters, 96
U
ungrouping objects, 102
units of measurement, 45
updating
child layouts, 119
cross-references, 216
linked content, 235
modified links, 67
page numbers in book panel, 221
uppercase letters, 96
V
vector-based graphics. See graphics
vertical alignments
adjusting cell text, 203
in text frames, 100
viewing. See also hiding/showing
docked panels, 16
documents, 20
expanded/docked panels, 15, 16, 17
hidden tabs in text, 208
text in Story Editor window, 146
two open documents, 40
W
Web documents
resolution for, 114
auto-sizing text frame height, 100
windows
consolidating documents in single, 40
Story Editor, 146
tabbed document, 5
Word file import options, 185–186
workspaces
creating/saving, 31
resetting, 32
selecting Typography, 70
Start, 4
wrapping text around images, 147–150
X
XLS/XLSX files, 184