Adobe InDesign CS6 on Demand

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Steve Johnson has written more than 70 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, Adobe Flash Professional CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010 and 2007, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple Mac OS X Lion. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys coaching baseball, playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Northern California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.

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Need answers quickly? Adobe InDesign CS6 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.

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Need answers quickly? Adobe InDesign CS6 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.

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Introduction xvii

1 Getting Started with InDesign CS6 1

Installing InDesign 2

Getting Started 4

Viewing the InDesign Window 6

Showing and Hiding Panels 7

Working with Panels 8

Using the Tools and Control Panel 10 New!

Opening a Document 12 New5.5

Opening a Document with Adobe Bridge 14

Inserting Images or Text in a Document 16

Using the Status Bar 17

Working with Document Windows 18 New!

Checking for Updates Online 20

Getting Help While You Work 22

Saving a Document 24 New!

Finishing Up 26

2 Creating and Viewing a Document 27

Creating a New Document 28 New!

Creating a New Document from a Template 30

Creating a New Document Using Presets 32 New!

Setting Up a Document 34 New!

Changing the Display View 36

Changing the View with the Zoom Tool 38

Viewing and Using Rulers 40

Using Guides 42

Changing Guides & Pasteboard Options 44

Using Smart Guides 46

Using the Grid 48

Moving Around with the Hand Tool 50

Working with the Info Panel 51

Creating and Displaying Workspaces 52 New!

Using Undo and Redo 54

3 Managing Pages and Books 55

Using the Pages Panel 56 New!

Inserting Pages 58

Navigating Pages 60

Changing the Page Size 62 New!

Deleting Pages 65

Moving Pages 66

Working with Page Spreads 68

Rotating Page Spreads 69

Creating Master Pages 70

Working with Master Pages 72 New!

Working with Page Numbers and Sections 74

Working with Chapter Numbers 76

Creating and Using Text Variables 78

Creating a Book 80

Managing Books 82

Creating a Table of Contents 84

Starting an Index 86

Creating an Index Entry 88

Creating an Index 90

Managing an Index 92

4 Working with Text 95

Using Type Tools 96

Creating Type in a Text Frame 97 New!

Creating Type Using Frame Tools 98

Creating Path Type 100

Importing Text 102

Flowing Imported Text 104

Working with Overflow Text 106

Using Smart Text Reflow 108

Typing and Selecting Text 110

Editing Text with Autocorrect 112

Copying and Moving Text 113

Changing Fonts 114 New!

Changing Font Size 116

Changing Text Leading 117

Changing Text Kerning 118

Changing Text Tracking 119

Scaling or Skewing Text 120

Aligning Paragraphs 121

Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs 122

Creating a Drop Cap 123

Applying a Paragraph Rule 124 New!

Adding Bullets and Numbering 126

Setting Tabs 128

Working with Glyphs 129

Inserting Special Text Characters 130

Working with Hidden Text 131

Setting Text Frame Options 132 New!

Creating Columns 134 New!

Wrapping Text Around an Object 136

Creating Type Outlines 138

Adding Page Numbers to Continued Text 139

5 Placing and Working with Graphics 141

Placing Graphics 142

Placing Graphics with Options 143

Setting Place Import Options 144

Placing Multiple Graphics 146

Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge 148

Adding Captions to Graphics 150

Copying or Moving Graphics 152

Using the Links Panel 153

Managing Linked Graphics 154

Editing a Linked Graphic 156

Displaying XMP Graphic Information 157

Creating Specialty Frames for Graphics 158

Selecting and Moving Frames and Graphics 160

Fitting Graphics in Frames 162

Nesting Graphics in Frames 164

Formatting Graphics in Frames 165

Controlling Graphics Display Performance 166 New!

Adding Alt Text to Graphics 168 New5.5

6 Working with Objects and Layers 169

Creating Shapes 170

Creating Lines 172

Creating Multiple Objects in a Grid 173

Using the Selection Tool 174

Using the Direct Selection Tool 176

Resizing Objects 178

Moving Objects 179

Duplicating Objects 180

Grouping and Combining Objects 182

Aligning Objects 184 New!

Distributing Objects 186

Arranging Object Stack Order 188

Transforming Objects 189

Repeating Object Transformations 190

Using the Free Transform Tool 191

Scaling Objects 192

Shearing Objects 193

Rotating Objects 194

Locking and Unlocking Objects 196

Creating Inline Objects 197 New5.5

Creating Anchored Objects 198 New5.5

Creating and Deleting Object Layers 200

Setting Layer Options 202

Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects 203

Locking Layers and Objects 204…