Chapter Five. Working with InDesign

InDesign has matured rapidly since its debut ten years ago. Now in its seventh version, it’s as robust and powerful as applications like Photoshop and Illustrator that have been around twice as long. As publishing grows beyond the printed page, InDesign has grown in the same direction. Now, in addition to gorgeous printed pieces, you can generate interactive PDFs, Flash animations, and rich media documents that include video, interactivity, and navigation.

InDesign CS5 hasn’t forgotten its roots, however. It’s still a page-layout powerhouse, and many of its new features are geared toward simplifying how designers work on the printed page, boosting productivity, improving automation, reducing repetitive tasks, ...

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