{"product_id":"indesign-cs5-for-dummies-paperback","title":"Indesign Cs5 for Dummies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGalen Gruman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet up to speed on the latest features and enhancements to InDesign CS5\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the industry standard in professional layout and design, InDesign delivers powerful publishing solutions for magazine, newspaper, and other publishing fields. This introductory book is an easy-to-understand reference for anyone migrating from another software application or those with little-to-no desktop publishing experience. You'll explore InDesign basics and examine the enhancements to InDesign CS5, while you also discover how pages work, build templates, create frames and shapes, manage styles, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInDesign is proving to be an increasingly popular layout and design application; InDesign CS5 includes new functionality and enhanced tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches all the basics for first-time users, including how to open and save your work, arrange objects, work with color, edit text, manage styles, finesse character details, add special type, import and size graphics, set paths, work with tabs, create indices, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how to calibrate colors, export PDF files, fine-tune paragraph details, create frames and shapes, manipulate objects, and work with automated text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInDesign CS5 For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a straightforward but fun approach to discovering how to get the most from your desktop publishing experience when using InDesign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet up to speed on InDesign CS5 and create great publicationsfor print or the Web\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you design? Free-form, creating one-of-a-kind pieces? Or would you love a highly formatted template that you could modify as needed for regular periodicals? InDesign is the right tool for both approaches, and this is the right book to help you master the essentials. Learn to set up your documents, prepare them for output, and get creative!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake a tour -- navigate around InDesign's menus, dialog boxes, panels, and panes, and customize preferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaster the template -- set up and modify templates, use master pages, build libraries, and work with color\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essential object -- manipulate, organize, align, and arrange design objects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerrific text -- see how to import and thread text, edit and style it, and finesse characters to make your words look great\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMust-have graphics -- prepare graphics files, work with image layers, and create a clipping path\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet down to business -- create manuals and annual reports with tables, footnotes, and indexes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePretty in print -- calibrate color and prepare your document for printing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresent your project -- export your work to the Web or make it an interactive presentation with animation and sound\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen the book and find: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips on modifying defaults for views, colors, and styles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow pages and layers work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat you can do with color swatches\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen to align objects and when to stack them\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to customize the spelling and hyphenation dictionaries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eImport options for Word, Excel, and RTF files\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to handle automatic text\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for cropping and positioning graphics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigate the interface and set up reusable master pages\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork creatively with lines, text frames, and graphics frames\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eManipulate text and spiff up your documents with graphics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate PDFs, Web pages, and Flash files from InDesign\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGalen Gruman\u003c\/b\u003e is the principal at The Zango Group, an editorial and book production firm. 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