Brilliant InDesign CS4

Description

What you need to know and how to do it

Brilliant guides allow you to find the information that you need easily and without fuss. Using a highly visual, step-by-step approach, Brilliant books will solve your technology problems and guide you through essential tasks, providing you with exactly what you need to know, when you really need it.

Spend less time reading and more time doing with a simple, step-by-step approach to Adobe InDesign CS4

Brilliant guides provide the quick, easy-to-access information that you need...

* Now in accessible full colour design throughout
* Detailed index and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know
* Each task is presented on one or two pages
* Numbered steps guide you through each task or problem
* Numerous screenshots illustrate each step
* "See Also..." boxes point you to related tasks and information in the book
* "Did you Know...?" sections alert you to relevant expert tips, tricks and advice

Brilliant InDesign CS4 provides the in-depth, wide ranging coverage that enables you to get the most out of the software and will show you how to...

* Improve publishing and productivity with the CS4 interface
* Browse, organise and process files, using Adobe Bridge
* Manage pages and books to keep track of your documents
* Transform and re-shape objects to create a new look
* Create text and apply style to artistic text
* Use libraries and create snippets to reuse your work
* Create interactive PDFs for use on the web
* Create output for commercial print purposes

Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Flash CS3, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Microsoft Expression Web and Apple Mac OS X Panther. Perspection was founded in 1991 and is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books and sold more than 5 million copies.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Getting Started with InDesign CS4

Chapter 2: Creating and Viewing a Document

Chapter 3: Managing Pages and Books

Chapter 4: Working with Text

Chapter 5: Importing Images

Chapter 6: Working with Objects and Layers

Chapter 7: Applying and Managing Color

Chapter 8: Applying Fills, Strokes, and Effects

Chapter 9: Working with Points and Paths

Chapter 10: Working with Tables

Chapter 11: Working with Styles

Chapter 12: Finalizing a Document

Chapter 13: Creating an Interactive Document

Chapter 14: Automating Your Work

Chapter 15: Exporting a Document

Chapter 16: Printing and Outputting a Document

Chapter 17: Customizing the Way You Work

Chapter 18: Collaborating with Others

Chapter 19: Working with Adobe CS4 Programs