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Moving to InDesign

by David Blatner, Christopher Smith, Steve Werner

September 2004

Beginner to intermediate

288 pages

6h 1m

English

Peachpit Press

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Copyright
Dedication
Introduction
How to Read This BookWhy Use InDesignFeaturesPerformanceWhat’s Your ROI?Add a Tool, Don’t Replace ItFor More InformationAcknowledgements
1. Top Ten Common Pitfalls
1. Top Ten “Gotchas” for QuarkXPress Users
“Where are the Item and Content tools?”“I see the picture box tools, but where are the tools for text boxes?”“I can’t find text leading!”“Why do I always get the wrong font and size when I start typing?”“I can’t click on master page items!”“How am I supposed to link text boxes together without a Link tool?”“Why does creating or editing a color or style affect objects on my page?”“How do I resize, color, or adjust pictures?”“How do I get rid of my guides?”“Where is that XPress feature I always use?”
2. Top Ten “Gotchas” for PageMaker Users
“When I move from page to page, things I leave on the pasteboard disappear.”“I can’t find the Cropping tool.”“How do I create booklets like I do with Build Booklet in PageMaker?”“I always avoided QuarkXPress because it used frames for everything. Now InDesign is the same!”“Where’s the automatic bullets and numbering that I used in PageMaker?”“How do I manage linked images?”“I miss some of the keyboard shortcuts I used in PageMaker.”“Is there any way to import my PageMaker dictionary and scripts?”“I can select items in a stack, but when I try to move a lower item, the top one is selected again.”“Where do I set the starting page number for my document?”
2. The User Interface
3. The Tools Palette
Tools for Selecting and Moving ObjectsType ToolsDrawing ToolsPenPencilLineFrameShapeEditing ToolsRotateScaleShearFree TransformEyedropperMeasureGradientNavigation ToolsGrabber HandZoomDetermining Color Selections
4. Views and Navigation
Document Window NavigationZoom ToolUseful Key Commands for NavigatingHand ToolMoving Between PagesPages PaletteDocument Window NavigationThe Navigator PaletteShowing and Hiding Page ElementsFrame EdgesBaseline GridText ThreadsDocument GridMaster ItemsPreview ModesManaging PalettesPalette Key CommandsMinimize PalettesCombining and Docking PalettesUsing WorkspacesUse the Control PaletteMaking Objects Non-printing
5. Keyboard Shortcuts and Context Menus
Keyboard ShortcutsFinding ShortcutsPrinting ShortcutsCustomizing Shortcuts
3. Building Pages

6. Creating Frames
Understanding the LingoFlexibility with FramesPlaceholder FramesFrames On-the-FlyDragging and Copying Shortcuts
7. Tools for Selecting
Bounding Boxes and Anchor Points
8. Creating and Editing Shapes
Simple ShapesLine ToolRectangle, Ellipse, and Polygon ToolsFreeform ShapesPencil ToolSmooth ToolErase ToolPrecise Shapes with the Pen ToolSimilarities and DifferencesReshaping Paths and FramesDirect Selection ToolAdd Anchor Point ToolDelete Anchor Point ToolConvert Direction Point ToolScissors ToolPathfinder Commands
9. Fills and Strokes
FillsStrokesThe Stroke PaletteDashes, Stripes, and Path End ShapesStroke StylesCorner Effects
10. Moving and Transforming Objects
The Transform and Control PalettesSetting the Transformation OriginPay Attention to What’s SelectedMoving ObjectsBy DraggingUsing the Transform PaletteUsing the Move Dialog BoxUsing the Arrow KeysResizing ObjectsDragging the Bounding BoxUsing the Transform or Control PaletteDragging with the Scale ToolUsing the Scale Dialog BoxRotatingDragging with the Rotate ToolUsing the Rotate Dialog BoxFlippingSkewing or ShearingSkewing with a PaletteUsing the Shear Dialog BoxDragging with the Shear ToolThe Free Transform Tool
11. Grouping, Stacking, Nesting, and Locking Objects
GroupingWhere Are Your Groups?Selecting the Members of a GroupThe Group Selection ToolNestingStacking OrderSelecting Object ControlsLocking
12. Duplicating, Deleting, and Aligning Objects
Duplicating ObjectsCopying and PastingPaste in PlaceDuplicating and Step-and-RepeatingOption/Alt-DraggingDeleting ObjectsAligning ObjectsDistributing ObjectsMaintaining the Bounding BoxDistributing Using Precise Spacing
13. Layers
Basic Layer OperationsAssigning Objects to LayersRearranging and Combining LayersDuplicating and Deleting Layers
4. Building Documents
14. Creating, Opening, and Saving Documents
Default Page SizesChanging Page Size and OrientationOpening FilesSaving Files
15. Adding, Deleting, and Arranging Pages
Adding Pages to your DocumentsArranging PagesDeleting PagesCreating a Multipage SpreadCreating a Multipage Master PageTargeting versus Selecting PagesTargeting a Page or SpreadSelecting a Page or Spread
16. Creating and Applying Master Pages
Creating a New Master PageAutomatic Linked Text FramesDuplicating a Master PageConverting a Document Page into a Master PageCreating Parent/Child RelationshipsMaking Child MastersApplying Master Pages to Document PagesChanging Master ItemsRemoving Master Item Changes
17. Grids and Guides
Customizing Ruler GuidesLocking GuidesDeleting GuidesCreate GuidesWorking with Margin GuidesHiding GuidesEditing Margin & Column GuidesLayout AdjustmentBaseline GridDocument Grid
18. Numbering and Sectioning
Creating SectionsSection OptionsPrefixesStyleSection MarkerEditing Sections
5. Typography
19. Importing and Editing Text
Selecting, Deleting, and NavigatingKeyboard NavigatingHidden CharactersStory EditorThe Info PaletteImport FiltersImport OptionsFormatted or Unformatted TextFlowing TextManual FlowSemi-AutoflowAutoflowLinking to Text FilesPasting TextCreating Placeholder Text
20. Threading and Unthreading Text Frames
ThreadingUnthreadingRemoving a Frame from the Chain
21. Checking Spelling and Using Dictionaries
Picking a Search RangePerforming a SearchForeign Languages and DictionariesApplying Language to TextAdding or Removing WordsHyphenation PointsRemoving Words
22. Character Formatting
Selecting Text for FormattingBasic Character FormattingTypefaceFont SizeLeadingKerning and TrackingMetrics KerningManual KerningOptical KerningTrackingType StylesFont StylingUnderline and StrikethroughAll Caps and Small CapsChanging CaseChanging PositionLigaturesNo BreakHorizontal and Vertical ScalingColor, Tint, Gradient, and StrokeBaseline ShiftSkewLanguageOpenType Font SupportSpecial CharactersInsert Character MenusGlyphs PaletteKeystrokesOther Special CharactersFractionsTypographers’ QuotesAuto Page Numbers and Jump Lines
23. Paragraph Formatting
Selecting ParagraphsAlignment and SpacingLeadingHorizontal AlignmentLeft and Right IndentsHanging IndentsThe Indent Here CharacterSpace Before and AfterBaseline GridDrop CapsKeep OptionsKeep with NextKeep Lines TogetherStart ParagraphWorking with TabsCreating Tab StopsTab AlignmentTab LeadersChanging and Deleting TabsSingle-line vs. Paragraph ComposersHyphenation and JustificationApplying H&J SettingsHyphenation SettingsJustification SettingsHanging PunctuationParagraph RulesPositioning the Rules
24. Text Frame Properties
Fitting a Frame to Its TextText Frame OptionsColumnsInset SpacingVertical Text Alignment
25. Find and Change
Setting the Search RangeSpecifying the TextPerforming a Text SearchFinding/Changing Formatted TextApplying FormattingFind Font Dialog BoxFinding InformationReplacing a Font
6. Styles
26. Paragraph and Character Styles
Creating Paragraph StylesCharacter StylesApplying StylesOverriding Local AttributesNested StylesModifying StylesRedefining stylesDeleting StylesImporting StylesImporting Styles from a DocumentImporting Styles from Word Files
27. Exporting Text
Text FormatsText OnlyRich Text FormatAdobe InDesign Tagged Text
7. Graphics
28. Importing Graphics
Placing GraphicsThe Place GunDrag & Drop ImportingGraphic File FormatsAdvantages of Native File FormatsTo Import or Not to ImportRecommended Prepress FormatsInappropriate File FormatsImport OptionsThe Links PaletteUpdating and Changing Graphic LinksInformation about GraphicsEditing the Original GraphicEmbedding GraphicsMaintaining Editable Vectors
29. Scaling Graphics Precisely
Scaling ImagesScaling with Fitting CommandsScaling With Key CommandsScaling with the Transform or Control PaletteScaling a Graphic by Dragging
30. Display Options
View Menu SettingsIndividual Image Display SettingsSetting Display Defaults
31. Clipping Paths
Using Embedded PathsCreating Clipping PathsEditing a Clipping PathConverting Clipping Paths to Frames
8. Where Text Meets Graphics
32. Inline Objects
Creating Inline ObjectsManipulating an Inline ObjectAdjusting Leading and Spacing
33. Text Wrap
Wrap OptionsCreating ContoursContour ChoicesEditing the ContourControlling Text Wrap
34. Text and Graphics on a Path
Creating Path TypePath Type ControlsEditing Path TypeThreading TextDeleting Path Type
35. Creating and Importing Tables
Table TerminologyTables versus TabsCreating a New TableEntering Text in a TableImporting TablesConverting Tables to Text
36. Formatting Tables
Selecting TablesSelecting CellsSelecting Rows or ColumnsSelecting the Entire TableTools for Table FormattingEditing a Table’s StructureScaling the Entire TableAdding Rows and ColumnsDeleting Rows, Columns, and Entire TablesMerging, Unmerging, and Splitting CellsChanging Row or Column SizeSetting Strokes and FillsFill and Stroke OptionsAdding Diagonal LinesHeaders and FootersCreating Alternating PatternsAdding Alternate Fills or StrokesAlignment and Spacing Within a CellAlignment and Spacing Around a Table
37. Text and Graphics in Tables
Text FormattingTabs within TablesOverset Text in a CellText RotationTable Flow Between Text FramesPasting or Placing GraphicsHandling Overset Graphics
9. Color and Transparency
38. Creating and Applying Colors
Swatches PaletteCreating SwatchesTint SwatchesColor PaletteSaving Unnamed ColorsApplying ColorsChanging the Color of TypeApplying Color to LinesColorizing ImagesGradientsGradient SwatchesGradient PaletteGradient ToolEyedropper ToolCopying and Applying ColorsEyedropper Tool StatusEyedropper OptionsColors & Color LibrariesImporting ColorsEditing and Deleting ColorsConverting Spot Colors to ProcessMixed Ink Swatches and GroupsSetting OverprintsPreviewing and Printing Overprints
39. Transparency
Importing Transparent ObjectsApplying TransparencyBlending ModesBlend OptionsBlend SpaceApplying Drop ShadowsApplying Feathering
10. Long Documents
40. Managing Book Files
Building a BookStandardizing AttributesSetting Page OrderPreparing, Printing, and Exporting BooksPreparing Books for PrintingPrinting BooksExporting Books to PDF
41. Table of Contents and Index
Building a TOCTOC StylesBuilding an IndexIndexing TopicsMaking ReferencesBuilding the Index
11. Printing
42. Preparing for Print
Preflighting Your DocumentThe Preflight Dialog BoxSeparation PreviewPackaging a Document for PrintPackaging Options
43. Printing
Choosing a PrinterCreating a PostScript FilePreviewing Your PrintingPrinter-Specific OptionsThe General PanelThe Setup PanelPaper Size and OrientationScaling and Positioning OptionsThumbnails and TilingMarks & BleedPrinter’s MarksBleed and Slug AreaThe Output PanelKinds of OutputColor SeparationsChoosing and Changing InksTrappingThe Graphics PanelOther PanelsCreating Print PresetsCreating a Print PresetSelecting Print PresetsPrinting TransparencyTransparency Must Be FlattenedWhen Flattening HappensHow Can You Identify Transparency?Controlling How Flattening OccursCustomizing the ControlsResources for Print Service Providers
12. Exporting
44. Exporting EPS and PDF
Export as EPSFormat SettingsAdvanced OptionsCreating PDF FilesCustomizing Your PDF ExportGeneralCompressionMarks & BleedsAdvancedSecurityPDF Export PresetsAn Alternative to Exporting
45. Other Export Options
Export as JPEGPackaging for GoLiveExport as XMLExport as SVGInDesign Interchange Format
Appendixes A, B, C: Converting Files and Plug-ins
A. Converting QuarkXPress Files
Conversion Isn’t PerfectWhat Translates WellThink “Templates”Converting QuarkXPress FilesFirst StepsThe Conversion ProcessProblem Areas to Look ForGetting HelpOther Conversion Options
B. Converting PageMaker Files
Preparing for ConversionUpdating Fonts and GraphicsResaving the DocumentOpening the File in InDesignConversion IssuesThink TemplatesGetting Help
C. InDesign Plug-ins
What Are Plug-ins?Managing Plug-insThird-Party Plug-ins

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Chapter 2. Top Ten “Gotchas” for PageMaker Users

If you’re an Adobe PageMaker user, you’ve likely been using it for many years, and the idea of switching to another program—even a different Adobe program—is anathema to you. Nevertheless, you see the writing on the wall, you know that PageMaker is a dead end street, and you’re trying to stay upbeat as you tackle this new whippersnapper, InDesign CS. Fortunately, not only do PageMaker and InDesign share many core features, as Adobe products they also share a common user interface.

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