InDesign CS5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

5. Working in Color

In This Chapter:

The Basics of Color 124

Using the Color Panel 126

Defining and Storing Swatches 130

Using Swatch Libraries 138

Creating Mixed Inks 139

Creating Tints 142

Using the Color Picker 144

Creating Gradient Swatches 145

Using the Eyedropper 148

Using the Kuler Panel 149

Overprinting Colors 151

When I first started in advertising, only the senior creative teams could work in color. The junior teams were assigned only black-and-white ads. Later on they might be able to work on a two-color job, but the four-color work was handled by senior art directors.

Fortunately, you’re not limited by such constraints. InDesign gives you, right from the first day you use it, all the color controls you could ever wish for. However, ...