Table of Contents

Introduction

Using This Book

Instructions

Menu Commands

Keyboard Shortcuts

Learning Keyboard Shortcuts

Cross-Platform Issues

Modifier Keys

Platform-Specific Features

1. Getting Started

Choosing Panels

Working with Panels

Using Workspaces

Using the Tools Panel

Using Contextual Menus

2. Document Setup

The Welcome Screen

Setting up Documents

Choosing Layout Options

Changing Layout Options

Using the Document Presets

Using Document Rulers

Working with Guides

Working with Document Grids

Changing the Magnification

View and Pasteboard Controls

Using the Zoom and Hand Tools

Using the Navigator Panel

Controlling Windows

File Maintenance

3. Basic Text

Creating Text Frames

Typing Text

Selecting Text

Moving and Deleting Text

Using the Character Panel

Setting the Typeface and Point Size

Styling Text

Setting Line and Character Spacing

Applying Text Distortions

Setting the Language

Applying Paragraph Formatting

Setting Alignment and Indents

Inserting a Manual Indent

Setting Paragraph Effects

Working with Hidden Characters

Using the Glyphs Panel

Working with Text Flow

Setting Text Frame General Controls

Using the Control Panel for Text

Using Special Text Characters

4. Working with Objects

Types of Frames

Creating Basic Shapes

Selecting Objects

Moving Objects

Replicating Objects

Resizing Objects

Using the Transform Tools

Using the Transform Panel

Using the Transform Commands

Using the Arrange Commands

Aligning Objects

Grouping and Pasting Into Objects

Using the Control Panel for Objects

Using the Measure Tool

Using the Info Panel with Objects

Locking Objects

Selecting Frames

5. Working in Color

The Basics of Color

Using the Color Panel

Defining and Storing Swatches

Using Swatch Libraries

Creating Mixed Inks

Creating Tints

Using the Color Picker

Creating Gradient Swatches

Using the Eyedropper

Overprinting Colors

6. Fills, Strokes, and Effects

Applying Fills

Applying Stroke Effects

Creating Custom Stroke Styles

Adding Arrows and Corner Options

Opacity and Blend Mode Effects

Working with Effects

Shadow Effects

Glow Effects

Bevel and Emboss Effects

Satin Effect

Feather Effects

Setting the Global Light

Using the Pathfinder Commands

Using the Eyedropper

Setting Object Defaults

7. Points and Paths

Pen Points

Drawing Lines

Drawing Curves

Changing Curves and Corner Points

Modifying Paths

Modifying Points

Using the Pencil Tool

Using the Smooth Tool

Using the Erase Tool

Adding or Deleting Points on Paths

8. Imported Graphics

Placing Artwork

Using Bridge to Place Artwork

Specialty Frames

Setting the Image Import Options

Working with Images Inside Frames

Using the Position Tool

Fitting Graphics in Frames

Nesting Graphic Elements

Styling Placed Images

Linking Graphics

Embedding Graphics

Setting Layer Visibility

Using Clipping Paths

Importing Transparent Images

Viewing Images

9. Text Effects

Wrapping Text

Text on a Path

Working with Paragraph Rules

Inline and Anchored Objects

10. Pages and Books

Changing the Pages Panel

Adding Blank Pages

Navigating and Moving Pages

Creating and Separating Spreads

Importing Text

Flowing Text

Creating Text Breaks

Working with Master Pages

Adjusting Layouts

Page Numbers and Text Variables

Making Books

Creating a Table of Contents

11. Layers

Creating and Deleting Layers

Setting the Layer Options

Working with Layers

12. Libraries and Snippets

Storing Items in a Library

Applying Library Items to a Page

Setting the Library Display

Searching and Sorting Libraries

Creating and Using Snippets

13. Tabs and Tables

Inserting Tab Characters

Setting Tab Stops

Creating Tab Leaders

Creating and Using Tables

Navigating Through Tables

Selecting Tables

Working with Rows and Columns

Adjusting Tables Within a Text Frame

Working with Headers and Footers

Adding Images to Tables

Customizing Cells

Setting Borders, Strokes, and Fills

Alternating Strokes and Fills

Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells

Using the Table or Control Panels

14. Automating Your Work

Changing Case

Checking Spelling

Using Find/Change

Using the Text Find/Change

Using the GREP Find/Change

Using the Glyph Find/Change

Using the Object Find/Change

Saving Searches

Using the Story Editor

Bullets and Numbering

Footnotes

Creating Tagged Text

Using Find Font

Keeping Lines Together

Using the Eyedropper on Text

Using Scripts

15. Styles

Working with Paragraph Styles

Working with Character Styles

Working with Styles

Creating Style Groups

Loading and Importing Styles

Importing Text Styles from Word

Applying Styles and Style Overrides

Clearing Style Overrides

Redefining and Deleting Styles

Automatic Drop Cap Styling

Using Nested Styles

Defining Object Styles

Working with Object Styles

Defining Table and Cell Styles

Using the Quick Apply Feature

16. Typography

Optical Margin Alignment

Using Adobe Paragraph Composer

Applying Justification Controls

Controlling Hyphenation

Baseline Grid

Balancing Ragged Lines

Using OpenType

Open Type Categories

17. Color Management

Choosing Color Settings

Saving and Loading Color Settings

Working with Profiles

18. Interactive PDF

Types of Interactive Elements

Defining Hyperlinks

Working with Hyperlinks

Working with Bookmarks

Adding Sounds

Adding Movies

Movie Display Options

Creating Buttons

General Button Properties

Setting the Button States

Applying Behaviors

Button Behaviors

Modifying Behaviors

Exporting Interactive PDFS

19. Output

Printing a Document

Setting the General Print Options

Choosing the Setup Controls

Tiling Pages

Setting Marks and Bleed

Setting the Output Controls

Working with Separations Preview

Color Separations and Ink Manager

Setting the Graphics Options

Setting the Advanced Options

Flattener Presets and Preview

Working with Print Presets

Creating a Print Summary

Creating Printer’s Spreads

Creating PostScript Files

Creating a Preflight Report

Packaging a Document

20. Exporting

Setting the Export File Options

Creating PDF Files

Setting the PDF General Controls

Setting the PDF Compression Options

Setting the Output PDF Options

Setting the Advanced PDF Options

Setting the Security PDF Options

Working with PDF Presets

Creating EPS Files

InDesign Interchange Format

Setting the JPEG Options

Exporting SVG Files

Exporting Text

Exporting Cross-Media Files

21. Customizing

Modifying Keyboard Shortcuts

Modifying the Menu Commands

Choosing the Preferences Categories

General Preferences Controls

Interface Preferences

Type Preferences

Advanced Type Preferences

Composition Preferences

Units & Increments Preferences

Grids Preferences

Guides & Pasteboard Preferences

Dictionary Preferences

Spelling Preferences

Autocorrect Preferences

Notes Preferences

Story Editor Display Preferences

Display Performance Preferences

Appearance of Black Preferences

File Handling Preferences

Clipboard Handling

Trashing Preferences

Configuring Plug-Ins

Index