Whether you're an experienced designer using InDesign at a fairly advanced level or a desktop publishing beginner new to InDesign-or making the transition from QuarkXPress-you'll find InDesign Production Cookbook chock-full of practical information, with quick solutions to real-world layout challenges. The book covers the very latest features in Adobe InDesign CS2 for Windows and Macintosh, including tips on using the program with Bridge within Adobe Creative Suite 2.
Unlike the traditional "bible" approach to learning new software, InDesign Production Cookbook's unique combination of concise explanations, expert tips, and practical recipes will bring new users up to speed quickly, while providing more seasoned professionals with the information they need to complete specific tasks on the run.
The book covers:
handling typography, including customization and special effectsworking with photographs and illustrationsusing InDesign's art tools to create illustrationsformatting tablesapplying color and transparency effectsbuilding multi-page documentscreating indexes and tables of contentsmaking interactive multimedia eBooksInDesign style taggingThere's even a chapter specifically for QuarkXPress users making the switch to Adobe InDesign, showing where you will find familiar tools and commands in the new program.
Packed with step-by-step instructions, hundreds of full-color examples, and authoritative information and advice, InDesign Cookbook is the ultimate, no-nonsense production guide for every InDesign user.
- ISBN10 0596100485
- ISBN13 9780596100483
- Publish Date 3 January 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 May 2022
- Publish Country US
- Imprint O'Reilly Media
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English