InDesign CS4 For Dummies

InDesign is the preferred graphic design software, and InDesign CS4 is loaded with cool new desktop publishing features. <i>InDesign CS4 For Dummies</i> shows you how to use every one! <p>Whether you’re an experienced designer or just want to create a cool newsletter for the school soccer team, you’ll benefit from Galen Gruman’s guidance. This desktop publishing expert shows you how to navigate InDesign menus, dialog boxes, panels, and panes; streamline your work with templates; prepare your creations for printing or online publication, and more.</p> <ul type=”disc”> <li>Explore the new tools, work with the application frame, and set preferences for the way you work</li> <li>Learn to open and save documents and export content</li> <li>Get familiar with the Pages panel, apply Master Pages, and work with Layers</li> <li>Make the most of color with color libraries, multi-ink colors, spot versus process color, and gradients</li> <li>Create layout guidelines and use color swatches for consistency</li> <li>Streamline text formatting by using styles and treat text as a graphic element</li> <li>Design for the Web with hyperlinks, multimedia elements, and Flash files</li> <li>See how InDesign CS4 works seamlessly with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite</li> <li>Discover why good design is part science and part art and learn to manipulate, organize, and align design objects</li> <li>Take advantage of tips for cropping and positioning graphics</li> <li>Prepare for printing or other output with enhanced preflighting tools</li> </ul> <p><i>InDesign CS4 For Dummies</i> also offers great advice for designing pages that do their job perfectly. Start creating today!</p>