by Ted LoCascio | Publisher: Que | Release Date: September 2010 | ISBN: 9780132377928

Using Adobe InDesign CS5 is more than just a book: it's the fastest, easiest way to master the InDesign skills you're looking for! You won't just read about it: you'll see it, hear it, live it, with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars. It's all here, including a tour of the new features in InDesign CS5, such as working with the Gap Tool, Mini Bridge, Spanning Columns, Live Corner Effects, Track Changes, Metadata Captions, and much, much more!

1. Chapter 1: Understanding Your Workspace
   • SHOW ME Media 1.1—Working with ToolTips 00:07:12
   • TELL ME MORE Media 1.2—Accessing Panel Menu Options 00:01:36
   • SHOW ME Media 1.3—Accessing Contextual Menus 00:04:16
2. Chapter 2: Managing Windows and Panels
   • POINT-COUNTERPOINT Media 2.1—Auto-collapsing Iconic Panels 00:02:53
   • SHOW ME Media 2.2—Customizing the Control Panel 00:05:44
   • SHOW ME Media 2.3—Using the Application Frame in Mac OS X 00:03:41
   • SHOW ME Media 2.4—Changing Screen Modes 00:05:40
3. Chapter 3: Working with Documents
   • TELL ME MORE Media 3.1—Create a New Document Using Previous Settings 00:00:38
   • SHOW ME Media 3.2—Saving a Print Document Preset 00:07:31
   • SHOW ME Media 3.3—Including Multiple Page Sizes in a Document 00:05:47
   • SHOW ME Media 3.4—Applying Color Labels to Page Thumbnails 00:03:38
4. Chapter 4: Working with Master Pages
   • SHOW ME Media 4.1—Creating Master a Page 00:06:18
   • TELL ME MORE Media 4.2—Applying Master Pages to Multiple Document Pages at Once 00:00:52
   • SHOW ME Media 4.3—Creating a Child Master Page 00:04:49
   • SHOW ME Media 4.4—Overriding Master Page Items 00:03:01
5. Chapter 5: Working with Frames and Shapes
   • TELL ME MORE Media 5.1—Scaling Editable Text with the Selection Tool 00:00:44
   • SHOW ME Media 5.2—Joining Two Line Segments 00:02:30
   • SHOW ME Media 5.3—Applying Live Corner Effects 00:02:27
   • SHOW ME Media 5.4—Utilizing Object Styles 00:05:45
6. Chapter 6: Working with Objects
   • SHOW ME Media 6.1—Resizing Objects 00:09:10
   • SHOW ME Media 6.2—Rotating, Flipping, and Shearing Objects 00:08:02
   • SHOW ME Media 6.3—Using the Gap Tool 00:02:26
   • POINT-COUNTERPOINT Media 6.4—Transforming a Copy of an Object 00:01:22
7. Chapter 7: Working with Text
   • SHOW ME Media 7.1—Choosing First Baseline Offset Options 00:03:08
   • SHOW ME Media 7.2—Style Mapping 00:07:58
   • SHOW ME Media 7.3—Flowing Text 00:05:43
   • TELL ME MORE Media 7.4—Using the Document Fonts Feature 00:02:18
8. Chapter 8: Formatting Text
   • TELL ME MORE Media 8.1—Applying Leading to an Entire Paragraph 00:00:37
   • SHOW ME Media 8.2—Putting Space Before and After Paragraphs 00:07:14
   • SHOW ME Media 8.3—Spanning and Splitting Columns 00:09:02
   • SHOW ME Media 8.4—Copying and Pasting Text Formatting 00:04:04
9. Chapter 9: Working with Text Styles
   • TELL ME MORE Media 9.1—Creating Style Shortcuts 00:00:28
   • SHOW ME Media 9.2—Creating and Applying a Nested Style 00:05:20
   • SHOW ME Media 9.3—Using Quick Apply 00:07:08
   • SHOW ME Media 9.4—Utilizing Style Groups 00:05:22
10. Chapter 10: Working with Graphic Links
    • SHOW ME Media 10.1—Importing Graphics from Mini Bridge 00:06:39
    • SHOW ME Media 10.2—Gridify Imported Graphics 00:02:56
    • SHOW ME Media 10.3—Utilizing Object Layer Options 00:04:48
    • TELL ME MORE Media 10.4—Colorizing a Grayscale or Bitmap Graphic 00:00:39
11. Chapter 11: Combining Graphics with Text
    • TELL ME MORE Media 11.1—Ignoring Text Wraps 00:00:19
    • SHOW ME Media 11.2—Inserting Anchored Objects 00:04:04
    • SHOW ME Media 11.3—Choosing Type on a Path Options 00:04:44
    • SHOW ME Media 11.4—Generating Live Captions 00:05:14
12. Chapter 12: Working with Tables
    • SHOW ME Media 12.1—Resizing Tables Interactively 00:05:15
    • TELL ME MORE Media 12.2—Adding a Single Row at the Bottom of a Table 00:00:11
    • SHOW ME Media 12.3—Merging and Splitting Cells 00:03:05
    • SHOW ME Media 12.4—Including Cell Styles in Table Styles 00:05:05
13. Chapter 13: Working with Color, Transparency, and Effects
    • TELL ME MORE Media 13.1—Adding Unnamed Colors to the Swatches Panel 00:01:17
    • SHOW ME Media 13.2—Applying Blend Modes 00:06:03
    • SHOW ME Media 13.3—Applying Effects 00:05:23
    • SHOW ME Media 13.4—Using the Flattener Preview Panel 00:03:34
14. Chapter 14: Preflighting and Packaging
    • POINT-COUNTERPOINT Media 14.1—Displaying the Preflight Profiles Dialog Box 00:00:32
    • SHOW ME More Media 14.2—Embedding Preflight Profiles 00:04:42
    • SHOW ME Media 14.3—Packaging a Document 00:07:38
15. Chapter 15: Printing Documents
    • TELL ME MORE Media 15.1—Using the Print Dialog Box Page Preview 00:00:38
    • SHOW ME Media 15.2—Saving a Print Preset from the Print Dialog Box 00:05:40
    • SHOW ME Media 15.3—Saving a Print Preset Without Displaying the Print Dialog Box 00:04:10
16. Chapter 16: Exporting PDF Documents
    • SHOW ME Media 16.1—Saving a Preset from the Export Adobe PDF Dialog Box 00:06:48
    • SHOW ME Media 16.2—Saving a PDF Preset Without Displaying the Export Adobe PDF Box 00:03:19
    • TELL ME MORE Media 16.3—Utilizing the Built-in Adobe PDF Presets 00:01:44