Contents

Chapter One: Getting Started with InDesign

#1: Getting Started with the Welcome Screen

#2: Modifying Preferences

#3: Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

#4: Introducing the Tools

#5: Using the Control Panel

#6: Customizing the Interface

#7: Configuring Plug-Ins

#8: Introducing the Adobe Help Viewer

Chapter Two: Working with Documents

#9: Creating New Documents

#10: Saving Presets

#11: Understanding the Document Window

#12: Opening Documents

#13: Saving Documents and Templates

#14: Adding Metadata to Documents

#15: Navigating Documents

#16: Viewing Documents

Chapter Three: Working with Text

#17: Creating Text Frames

#18: Modifying Text Frames

#19: Threading Text Frames

#20: Creating Type Paths

#21: Importing Text

#22: Entering and Editing Text

#23: Applying Character and Paragraph Attributes

#24: Composing Type

#25: Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists

#26: Setting Tabs

#27: Working with Fonts

#28: Using Paragraph and Character Styles

#29: Inserting Variable Text

#30: Using the Story Editor

#31: Checking Spelling

#32: Correcting Spelling Automatically

#33: Searching and Replacing Text

Chapter Four: Typography and Tables

#34: Special Effects for Type

#35: Setting Up Drop Caps and Nested Styles

#36: Inserting Special Characters and Glyphs

#37: Anchoring Objects in Text

#38: Wrapping Text Around Objects

#39: Applying Optical Margin Alignment

#40: Importing Tables from Word and Excel

#41: Creating New Tables

#42: Converting Text to Tables

#43: Adding Content to Tables

#44: Formatting Tables

#45: Using Table and Cell Styles

#46: Adding Headers and Footers to Tables

#47: Editing Tables

Chapter Five: Drawing Lines and Shapes

#48: Drawing Simple Lines

#49: Drawing Complex Lines

#50: Drawing Basic Shapes

#51: Creating Complex Shapes

#52: Converting Shapes

Chapter Six: Working with Graphics

#53: Placing Graphics

#54: Cropping and Resizing Graphics

#55: Modifying Graphics and Graphics Frames

#56: Special Effects for Graphics

#57: Working with Illustrator Graphics

#58: Working with Photoshop Graphics

#59: Managing Graphic Links

Chapter Seven: Working with Objects

#60: Selecting and Deleting Objects

#61: Moving and Locking Objects

#62: Filling Objects with Color

#63: Adding a Stroke to Objects

#64: Creating Custom Stroke Styles

#65: Transforming Objects

#66: Special Effects for Objects

#67: Using Object Styles

#68: Grouping Objects

#69: Aligning Objects

#70: Duplicating Objects

#71: Changing the Stacking Order

#72: Using Libraries

#73: Using Snippets

Chapter Eight: Working with Color

#74: Using Spot Colors, Process Colors, and Tints

#75: Using Gradients

#76: Using Mixed Ink Colors

#77: Using the Color Panel

#78: Setting Up Color Management

Chapter Nine: Laying Out Pages and Creating Long Documents

#79: Working with Master Pages

#80: Setting Margins and Columns

#81: Using Guides and Grids

#82: Working with Layers

#83: Working with Pages

#84: Numbering Pages and Creating Sections

#85: Creating a Book

#86: Paginating a Book

#87: Inserting Footnotes

#88: Creating Tables of Contents

#89: Exporting a Book for PDF or Print

Chapter Ten: Creating Media-Rich PDFs

#90: Creating Hyperlinks

#91: Creating Buttons

#92: Adding Movies and Sounds

Chapter Eleven: Preflight and Output

#93: Previewing Color Separations

#94: Preflighting and Packaging Documents

#95: Exporting Documents as PDF

#96: Using PDF Presets

#97: Exporting Documents in Other Formats

#98: Printing Documents

#99: Creating Printer Spreads

#100: Using Print Presets

Index