Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book (2021 release) by Kelly Kordes Anton -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Where are the Lesson Files? About the Authors Acknowledgments Contents Getting Started

About Classroom in a Book Prerequisites Installing the software Online content Saving and restoring the InDesign Defaults file Training resources

1. 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 Using panel menus Modifying interface preferences Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

2. Getting to Know Indesign

Getting started Viewing guides Adding text Working with styles Working with graphics Working with objects Working with object styles Preflighting as you work Viewing the document in Presentation mode Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

3. Setting Up a Document and Working with Pages

Getting started Creating a new document Creating and saving custom document settings Creating a new document from a preset Working with master pages Applying master pages to document pages Adding new document pages Rearranging and deleting document pages Changing the size of pages within one InDesign document Adding sections to change page numbering Overriding master page items and placing text and graphics Printing to the edge of the paper: Using the bleed guides Viewing the completed spread Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

4. Working with Objects

Getting started Introducing layers Working with layers Creating and modifying text frames Creating and modifying graphics frames Adding metadata captions to graphics frames Wrapping text around a graphic Transforming the shape of frames Transforming and aligning objects Selecting and modifying grouped objects Flowing type along a path Drawing lines and modifying arrowheads Finishing up Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

5. Working with Color

Getting started Managing color Defining printing requirements Creating colors Applying colors Working with tint swatches Working with gradients Working with color groups Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

6. Flowing Text

Getting started Flowing text into an existing frame Flowing text manually Creating text frames while flowing text Creating threaded frames automatically Flowing text automatically Using Find/Change to delete extra paragraph returns Applying paragraph styles to text Adjusting columns Using the baseline grid to align text Adding a jump line page number Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

7. Editing Text

Getting started 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 Review questions Review answers

8. Working with Typography

Getting started Adjusting vertical spacing Working with fonts, type styles, and glyphs Working with columns Changing paragraph alignment Creating a drop cap Adjusting letter and word spacing Adjusting line breaks Setting tabs Working with paragraph shading and rules Review questions Review answers

9. 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 Review questions Review answers

10. Creating Tables

Getting started Working with tables Converting text to a table Changing rows and columns Formatting a table Adding graphics to table cells Creating a header row Creating and applying table and cell styles Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

11. 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 Importing and sizing graphics Editing placed pictures Working with dropped backgrounds Importing native Adobe graphic files Using subject-aware text wrap Filling type with a graphic Using an InDesign library to manage objects Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

12. working with transparency

Getting started Creating a background graphic 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 Review questions Review answers

13. Printing and Exporting

Getting started Preflighting files Previewing separations Managing colors Previewing transparency effects Previewing the pages Creating an Adobe PDF proof Creating a press-ready PDF and saving a PDF preset Printing a proof and saving a print preset Packaging files Exporting graphics for the web and other digital destinations Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

14. Creating Adobe PDF Files with Form Fields

Getting started Setting up a workspace for forms Adding form fields Setting the tab order of the fields Adding a button to submit the form Exporting an interactive Adobe PDF file Testing your form in Acrobat Reader Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

15. Creating a Fixed-Layout Epub

Getting started Creating a new document for fixed-layout export EPUB: Fixed-layout versus reflowable Adding animation Buttons Adding multimedia and interactive elements Exporting a fixed-layout EPUB file InDesign Publish Online Exploring on your own Review questions Review answers

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