Adobe InDesign CS4 on Demand   What you need, when you need it!   Need answers quickly? Adobe InDesign CS4 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Inside the Book • Improve publishing and productivity with the CS4 interface • Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge • Manage pages and books to keep track of your documents • Transform and reshape objects to create a new look • Create text and apply style to display artistic text • Use libraries and create snippets to reuse your work • Create interactive PDFs for use on the web • Create output for commercial print purposes   Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts   Visit the author site: perspection.com  

Table of Contents:
Introduction    xvii 1    Getting Started with InDesign CS4    1 Installing InDesign    2 Getting Started    4 Viewing the InDesign Window    6 New! Showing and Hiding Panels    7 Working with Panels    8 New! Using the Tools and Control Panel    10 Opening a Document    12 Opening a Document with Adobe Bridge    14 Inserting Images or Text in a Document    16 Using the Status Bar    17 Working with Document Windows    18 New! Checking for Updates Online    20 Getting Help While You Work    22 New! Saving a Document    24 Finishing Up    26 New! 2    Creating and Viewing a Document    27 Creating a New Document    28 New! Creating a New Document from a Template    30 Creating a New Document Using Presets    32 Setting Up a Document    34 Changing the Display View    36 New! Changing the View with the Zoom Tool    38 Viewing and Using Rulers    40 New! Using Guides    42 New! Changing Guides & Pasteboard Options    44 Using Smart Guides    46 New! Using the Grid    48 New! Moving Around with the Hand Tool    50 Working with the Info Panel    51 Creating and Displaying Workspaces    52 New! Using Undo and Redo    54 New! 3    Managing Pages and Books    55 Using the Pages Panel    56 New! Inserting Pages    58 Navigating Pages    60 Deleting or Moving Pages    62 New! Working with Page Spreads    64 Rotating Page Spreads    65 New! Creating Master Pages    66 Working with Master Pages    68 Working with Page Numbers and Sections    70 Working with Chapter Numbers    72 Creating and Using Text Variables    74 Creating a Book    76 Managing Books    78 New! Creating a Table of Contents    80 Adjusting Layouts    82 4    Working with Text    83 Using Type Tools    84 Creating Type in a Text Frame    85 Creating Type Using Frame Tools    86 Creating Path Type    88 Importing Text    90 Flowing Imported Text    92 Working with Overflow Text    94 Using Smart Text Reflow    96 New! Typing and Selecting Text    98 Editing Text with Autocorrect    100 New! Copying and Moving Text    101 Changing Fonts    102 Changing Font Size    104 Text Leading    105 Text Kerning    106 Text Tracking    107 Scaling or Skewing Text    108 Aligning Paragraphs    109 Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs    110 Creating a Drop Cap    111 Applying a Paragraph Rule    112 Adding Bullets and Numbering    114 Setting Tabs    116 Working with Glyphs    117 Inserting Special Text Characters    118 Working with Hidden Text    119 Setting Text Frame Options    120 Wrapping Text Around an Object    122 Creating Type Outlines    124 Adding Page Numbers to Continued Text    125 5    Placing and Working with Graphics    127 Placing Graphics    128 New! Placing Graphics with Options    129 New! Setting Place Import Options    130 Placing Multiple Graphics    132 New! Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge    134 Copying or Moving Graphics    136 Using the Links Panel    137 New! Managing Linked Graphics    138 Editing a Linked Graphic    140 New! Displaying XMP Graphic Information    141 Creating Specialty Frames for Graphics    142 Selecting and Moving Frames and Graphics    144 Fitting Graphics in Frames    146 Nesting Graphics in Frames    148 Formatting Graphics in Frames    149 Controlling Graphics Display Performance    150 6    Working with Objects and Layers    153 Creating Shapes    154 Creating Lines    156 Using the Direct Selection Tool    158 Resizing Objects    160 Moving Objects    161 Duplicating Objects    162 Grouping and Combining Objects    164 Aligning and Distributing Objects    166 Arranging Object Stack Order    168 Transforming Objects    169 Using the Free Transform Tool    170 New! Rotating Objects    171 Scaling Objects    172 Shearing Objects    173 Repeating Object Transformations    174 Locking and Unlocking Object Position    175 Creating Inline Objects    176 Creating Anchored Objects    177 Creating and Deleting Object Layers    178 Setting Layer Options    180 Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects    181 Locking Layers and Objects    182 Merging Layers and Groups    183 Working with Objects on Layers    184 Using the Measure Tool    185 7    Applying and Managing Color    187 Changing Color Settings    188 Changing Color Profiles    190 Working with Color Modes    192 Applying Colors    193 Using the Eyedropper Tool    194 Working with the Color Panel    196 Working with the Swatches Panel    198 Managing Color Swatches    200 Working with Swatch Libraries    202 Creating Tint Swatches    203 Creating Gradient Swatches    204 Creating Mixed Inks    206 Using Colors from the Kuler Panel    208 New! Overprinting Colors    210 Proofing Colors on the Screen    211 8    Applying Fills, Strokes, and Effects    213 Applying Fill and Stroke Colors    214 Changing Stroke Attributes    216 New! Creating Stroke Styles    218 Applying Gradients    220 Using the Gradient Tool    222 Using the Gradient Feather Tool    223 Creating Blends and Effects    224 Applying Shadow Effects    226 Applying Glow Effects    227 Applying Bevel and Emboss Effects    228 Applying Feather Effects    229 Applying Corner Object Effects    230 Converting Shape Objects    231 Setting Object Defaults    232 9    Working with Points and Paths    233 Drawing with the Pen Tool    234 Selecting and Moving Points and Segments    236 Converting Points    237 New! Adding and Deleting Anchor Points    238 Splitting Paths    240 New! Joining Anchor Points    242 New! Using the Smooth Tool    243 Using the Pencil Tool    244 Erasing to Reshape Paths    246 Working with Pathfinder    247 Creating a Compound Path    248 Working with Clipping Paths    250 10    Working with Tables    253 Creating Tables    254 Importing Text into Tables    256 Entering and Editing Text in a Table    258 New! Modifying a Table    260 Adjusting Table Rows and Columns    262 Adjusting Table Cells    264 Aligning Content in Table Cells    265 Creating Table Headers and Footers    266 Adding Strokes and Fills    268 New! Alternating Fills and Strokes    270 Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells    272 Adding a Border to a Table    273 Adjusting Tables in the Text Frame    274 11    Working with Styles    275 Using the Paragraph Styles or Character Styles Panel    276 Changing the Basic Paragraph Style    277 Creating Paragraph Styles    278 Creating Character Styles    280 Creating GREP Styles    282 New! Creating Style Groups    283 Loading and Importing Styles    284 Applying and Overriding Styles    286 Creating Nested Styles    288 New! Creating Object Styles    290 Creating Table and Cell Styles    292 Using Quick Apply    294 12    Finalizing a Document    297 Using Spell Check    298 Using Custom Dictionaries    300 New! Finding and Changing Fonts    301 Using Find and Change    302 Searching for Text    304 Searching Using GREP    306 New! Searching for Glyphs    307 Searching for Objects    308 Working with Hyphenation    309 Keeping Lines Together    310 Changing Justification Options    311 Changing Case    312 Using the Story Editor    313 New! Adding Footnotes    314 Creating and Working with Notes    316 New! 13    Creating an Interactive Document    319 Defining Hyperlink Destinations    320 Creating Hyperlinks    322 Using the Hyperlinks Panel    324 New! Creating Cross-References    326 New! Creating Bookmarks    328 Adding Sounds or Movies    330 Adding Page Transitions    332 New! Using the Buttons Panel    333 Creating Buttons    334 New! Working with Events and Actions    336 New! Working with Button States    338 New! Setting Button Tab Order    339 14    Automating the Way You Work    341 Creating a Library    342 Using and Updating a Library    344 Changing Library Item Information    345 Searching and Sorting Libraries    346 Creating and Using Snippets    348 Creating Conditional Text    350 New! Using and Running Scripts    352 Using Data Merge    354 New! Working with XML    356 Exporting XML or IDML    358 New! 15    Exporting a Document    359 Exporting a Document    360 New! Understanding Export File Formats    361 Exporting PDF Files    362 Setting PDF General Options    364 New! Setting PDF Compression Options    366 Setting PDF Marks and Bleeds Options    367 Setting PDF Output Options    368 Setting PDF Advanced Options    369 Setting PDF Security Options    370 Exporting with PDF Presets    371 Exporting as an EPS    372 Exporting as a Flash Movie    374 New! Exporting as an XFL for Flash    376 New! Exporting Cross-Media Files    378 Exporting as a JPEG    380 16    Printing and Outputting a Document    381 Printing a Document    382 Printing with Presets    383 Setting General and Setup Print Options    384 Setting Marks and Bleed Options    386 Setting Graphics Options    388 Previewing Color Separations    389 Setting Output Options    390 Setting Trapping Options    392 Setting Advanced Options    394 Setting Color Management Options    396 Creating a Print Summary    397 Printing Spreads in a Booklet    398 Using Live Preflight    400 New! Inserting File Information    402 Creating a Package    404 17    Customizing the Way You Work    407 Setting General Preferences    408 Setting Interface Preferences    409 New! Setting Type Preferences    410 New! Setting Advanced Type Preferences    412 Setting Composition Preferences    413 Setting Units & Increments Preferences    414 Setting Dictionary Preferences    416 Setting Spelling Preferences    418 Setting Notes Preferences    420 Working with Appearance of Black Preferences    421 Setting Story Editor Display Preferences    422 Setting File Handling Preferences    424 New! Setting Clipboard Handling Preferences    426 Defining Shortcut Keys    427 New! Customizing Menus    428 Configuring Plug-Ins    429 Customizing the Control Panel    430 18    Collaborating with Others    431 Sharing Content with Adobe InCopy    432 Setting Up User Identification    433 Exporting Content from InDesign    434 Using the Assignments Panel    435 New! Creating an Assignment    436 Checking Content Out and In    438 Updating Content    439 New! Working with InCopy    440 New! 19    Working Together with Adobe Programs    441 Exploring Adobe Programs    442 New! Exploring Adobe Bridge    443 New! Getting Started with Adobe Bridge    444 Getting Photos from a Digital Camera    445 New! Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera    446 New! Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge    448 Applying Image Adjustments    450 Creating a Web Photo Gallery    451 New! Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge    452 Sharing My Screen    453 New! Managing Files Using Adobe Version Cue    454 Working with Adobe Drive    455 New! Exploring Adobe Device Central    456 Checking Content Using Adobe Device Central    457 Using Adobe Extension Manager    468 Workshops: Putting It All Together    459 Project    1: Creating a Master Page    459 Project    2: Creating Layouts with a Table    462 Project    3: Using Conditional Text    464 New! Want More Projects    466 New Features    467 New! Adobe Certified Expert    473 Index    479