Adobe InDesign CS, a core component of the Adobe Creative Suite, has the power to challenge old habits of the last 12 years and make sweeping changes through the print, publishing and design sectors. InDesign CS in easy steps brings a clear, logical and informative learning sequence to this product which has created a new creative excitement and impetus amongst end-users, using clear, step by step instructions and an abundance of screenshots that clarify and explain the features covered with the minimum of fuss and the maximum impact.
The early chapters concentrate on the fundamentals of page layout and create a platform on which to build more advanced skills. The features covered – such as creating, manipulating and organizing frames, importing and handling type, importing and sizing images – form the core skill areas that must be understood and mastered in order to become a competent, confident user of the software.
1 The Working Environment
2 Building Pages
3 Text Basics
4 Character Settings
5 Paragraph Settings
6 Images and Graphic Frames
7 Arranging Objects
8 Working with Color
9 Managing and Editing Text
10 The Pages Palette and Master Pages
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