Need answers quickly? Adobe InDesignCS5 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.   Includes Workshops ACE Exam Objectives More than 500 Essential InDesign CS5 Tasks   Inside the Book • Improve publishing and productivity with the CS5 interface • Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge or Mini Bridge • Create and manage pages and books to keep track of your documents • Transform and reshape objects to create a new look • Create text and apply styles to display artistic text • Use track changes and CS Review to share and review content • 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  

Table of Contents:
Introduction     xvii 1  Getting Started with InDesign CS5     1 Installing InDesign     2 Getting Started     4 New! Viewing the InDesign Window     6 Showing and Hiding Panels     7 Working with Panels     8 Using the Tools and Control Panel     10 New! Opening a Document     12 Opening a Document with Adobe Bridge     14 New! Inserting Images or Text in a Document     16 New! Using the Status Bar     17 Working with Document Windows     18 Checking for Updates Online     20 New! Getting Help While You Work     22 New! Saving a Document     24 New! Finishing Up     26 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 New! Changing the Display View     36 New! Changing the View with the Zoom Tool     38 New! Viewing and Using Rulers     40 New! Using Guides     42 New! Changing Guides & Pasteboard Options     44 New! Using Smart Guides     46 Using the Grid     48 Moving Around with the Hand Tool     50 Working with the Info Panel     51 Creating and Displaying Workspaces     52 New! Using Undo and Redo     54 3  Managing Pages and Books     55 Using the Pages Panel     56 Inserting Pages     58 Changing the Page Size     60 New! Navigating Pages     62 Adding Color Labels to Pages     64 New! Deleting Pages     65 Moving Pages    66 Working with Page Spreads     68 Rotating Page Spreads     69 Creating Master Pages     70 Working with Master Pages     72 Working with Page Numbers and Sections     74 Working with Chapter Numbers     76 Creating and Using Text Variables     78 Creating a Book     80 New! Managing Books     82 Creating a Table of Contents     84 Starting an Index     86 Creating an Index Entry     88 Creating an Index     90 Managing an Index     92 Adjusting Layouts     94 4  Working with Text     95 Using Type Tools     96 New! Creating Type in a Text Frame     97 Creating Type Using Frame Tools     98 Creating Path Type    100 Importing Text     102 Flowing Imported Text     104 Working with Overflow Text     106 Using Smart Text Reflow     108 Typing and Selecting Text     110 Editing Text with Autocorrect     112 Copying and Moving Text     113 Changing Fonts     114 New! Changing Font Size     116 Text Leading     117 Text Kerning     118 Text Tracking     119 Scaling or Skewing Text     120 Aligning Paragraphs     121 Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs     122 Creating a Drop Cap     123 Applying a Paragraph Rule     124 New! Adding Bullets and Numbering     126 Setting Tabs     128 Working with Glyphs     129 Inserting Special Text Characters     130 Working with Hidden Text     131 Setting Text Frame Options     132 New! Creating Columns     134 New! Wrapping Text Around an Object     136 Creating Type Outlines     138 Adding Page Numbers to Continued Text     139 5  Placing and Working with Graphics     141 Placing Graphics     142 Placing Graphics with Options     143 Setting Place Import Options     144 Placing Multiple Graphics     146 New! Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge     148 Adding Captions to Graphics     150 New! Copying or Moving Graphics     152 Using the Links Panel     153 Managing Linked Graphics     154 New! Editing a Linked Graphic     156 New! Displaying XMP Graphic Information     157 Creating Specialty Frames for Graphics     158 Selecting and Moving Frames and Graphics     160 New! Fitting Graphics in Frames     162 New! Nesting Graphics in Frames     164 Formatting Graphics in Frames     165 Controlling Graphics Display Performance     166 6  Working with Objects and Layers     169 Creating Shapes     170 Creating Lines     172 Creating Multiple Objects in a Grid     173 New! Using the Selection Tool     174 New! Using the Direct Selection Tool     176 New! Resizing Objects     178 New! Moving Objects     179 New! Duplicating Objects     180 New! Grouping and Combining Objects     182 New! Aligning Objects     184 New! Distributing Objects     186 New! Arranging Object Stack Order     188 Transforming Objects     189 Repeating Object Transformations     190 Using the Free Transform Tool     191 Scaling Objects     192 New! Shearing Objects     193 New! Rotating Objects     194 New! Locking and Unlocking Objects     196 New! Hiding and Showing Objects     197 New! Creating Inline Objects     198 Creating Anchored Objects     199 Creating and Deleting Object Layers     200 New! Setting Layer Options     202 Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects     203 New! Locking Layers and Objects     204 New! Merging Layers and Groups     205 Working with Objects on Layers     206 New! Using the Measure Tool     207 Using Live Screen Drawing     208 New! 7  Applying and Managing Color     209 Changing Color Settings     210 Changing Color Profiles     212 Working with Color Modes     214 Applying Colors     215 New! Using the Eyedropper Tool     216 Working with the Color Panel     218 New! Working with the Swatches Panel     220 Managing Color Swatches     222 Working with Swatch Libraries     224 Creating Tint Swatches     225 Creating Gradient Swatches     226 Creating Mixed Inks     228 Using Colors from the Kuler Panel     230 Overprinting Colors     232 Proofing Colors on the Screen     233 8  Applying Fills, Strokes, and Effects     235 Applying Fill and Stroke Colors     236 New! Changing Stroke Attributes     238 Creating Stroke Styles     240 Applying Gradients     242 Using the Gradient Tool     244 Using the Gradient Feather Tool     245 Creating Blends and Effects     246 Applying Shadow Effects      248 Applying Glow Effects     249 Applying Bevel and Emboss Effects     250 Applying Feather Effects     251 Applying Corner Object Effects     252 New! Converting Shape Objects     254 Setting Object Defaults     255 9  Working with Points and Paths     257 Drawing with the Pen Tool     258 Selecting and Moving Points and Segments     260 Converting Points     262 New! Adding and Deleting Anchor Points     264 Splitting Paths     266 Joining Anchor Points     268 Using the Smooth Tool     269 Using the Pencil Tool     270 Erasing to Reshape Paths     272 Working with Pathfinder     273 Creating a Compound Path     274 Working with Clipping Paths     276 10  Working with Tables     279 Creating Tables     280 Importing Text into Tables     282 Entering and Editing Text in a Table     284 Modifying a Table     286 Adjusting Table Rows and Columns     288 Adjusting Table Cells     290 Aligning Content in Table Cells     291 Creating Table Headers and Footers     292 Adding Strokes and Fills     294 Alternating Fills and Strokes     296 Adding Diagonal Lines in Cells     298 Adding a Border to a Table     299 Adjusting Tables in the Text Frame     300 11  Working with Styles     301 Using the Paragraph Styles or Character Styles Panel     302 Changing the Basic Paragraph Style     303 Creating Paragraph Styles     304 Creating Character Styles     306 Creating GREP Styles     308 Creating Style Groups     309 Loading and Importing Styles     310 Applying and Overriding Styles     312 Creating Nested Styles     314 Creating Object Styles     316 Creating Table and Cell Styles     318 Using Quick Apply     320 12  Finalizing a Document     323 Using Spell Check     324 Using Custom Dictionaries     326 Finding and Changing Fonts     327 New! Using Find and Change     328 Searching for Text     330 Searching Using GREP     332 Searching for Glyphs     333 Searching for Objects     334 Working with Hyphenation     335 Keeping Lines Together     336 Changing Justification Options     337 Using the Story Editor     338 New! Adding Footnotes     340 Creating and Working with Notes     342 Changing Case     344 13  Creating an Interactive Document     345 Defining Hyperlink Destinations     346 Creating Hyperlinks     348 Converting and Stylizing Hyperlinks     350 New! Using the Hyperlinks Panel     352 Creating Cross-References     354 Creating Bookmarks     356 Adding Media     358 New! Setting Media Options     360 New! Adding Animation with Motion Presets     362 New! Working with Animations     364 New! Changing Animation Order     366 New! Adding Page Transitions     367 Using the Buttons Panel     368 Creating Buttons     370 Working with Events and Actions     372 Working with Button States     374 Setting Button Tab Order     375 Creating Multi-State Objects     376 New! Using the Preview Panel     378 New! 14  Automating the Way You Work     379 Creating a Library     380 Using and Updating a Library     382 Changing Library Item Information     383 Searching and Sorting Libraries     384 Creating and Using Snippets     386 Creating Conditional Text     388 Using and Running Scripts     390 Using Data Merge     392 Working with XML     394 Exporting XML or IDML     396 15  Exporting a Document     397 Exporting a Document     398 New! Understanding Export File Formats     399 New! Exporting as a Print PDF     400 Setting PDF General Options     402 New! Setting PDF Compression Options     404 Setting PDF Marks and Bleeds Options     405 Setting PDF Output Options     406 Setting PDF Advanced Options     407 Setting PDF Security Options     408 Exporting with PDF Presets     409 Exporting PDF Files in the Background     410 New! Setting PDF Media Options     411 New! Exporting as an Interactive PDF     412 New! Exporting as an EPS     414 Exporting as a Flash Movie     416 New! Exporting as a Flash File     418 New! Exporting Cross-Media Files     420 New! Exporting as a JPEG     422 New! 16  Printing and Outputting a Document     425 Printing a Document     426 Printing with Presets     427 Setting General and Setup Print Options     428 New! Setting Marks and Bleed Options     430 New! Setting Graphics Options     432 Previewing Color Separations     433 Setting Output Options     434 Setting Trapping Options     436 Setting Advanced Options     438 Setting Color Management Options     440 Creating a Print Summary     441 Printing Spreads in a Booklet     442 Using Live Preflight     444 Inserting File Information     446 Creating a Package     448 New! Using Document Fonts     450 New! 17  Customizing the Way You Work     451 Setting General Preferences     452 New! Setting Interface Preferences     453 New! Setting Type Preferences     454 Setting Advanced Type Preferences     456 Setting Composition Preferences     457 Setting Units & Increments Preferences     458 New! Setting Dictionary Preferences     460 Setting Spelling Preferences     462 Setting Notes Preferences     464 Working with Appearance of Black Preferences     465 Setting Story Editor Display Preferences     466 Setting File Handling Preferences     468 New! Setting Clipboard Handling Preferences     470 New! Defining Shortcut Keys     471 Customizing Menus     472 Configuring Plug-Ins     473 New! Customizing the Control Panel     474 18  Collaborating with Others     475 Sharing Text with Buzzword     476 New! Reviewing Content with CS Review     478 New! Tracking Text Changes     480 New! Sharing Content with Adobe InCopy     482 Setting Up User Identification     483 New! Exporting Content from InDesign     484 Using the Assignments Panel     485 Creating an Assignment     486 Checking Content Out and In     488 Updating Content     489 Working with InCopy     490 New! 19  Working Together with Adobe Programs     491 Exploring Adobe Programs     492 New! Exploring Adobe Bridge     493 Getting Started with Adobe Bridge     494 Getting Photos from a Digital Camera     495 Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera     496 New! Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge     498 Setting Preferences in Adobe Bridge     500 Applying Image Adjustments     502 Creating a Web Photo Gallery     503 Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge     504 Using Mini-Bridge     505 New! Exploring CS Live Services     506 New! Sharing My Screen     507 New! Reviewing CS Documents     508 New! Exploring Adobe Device Central     510 Checking Content Using Adobe Device Central     511 Using Adobe Extension Manager     512 New Features    513 New! Adobe Certified Expert     519 Index     525