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InDesign Bible Series Excerpts

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InDesign CS3 Bible Excerpts

• QuickStart sample files (450K Zip archive)
• Color screens (Chapters 8 and 29) (GIF images in 516K Zip archive)
• Chapter 38 sample scripts (27K Word file)

InDesign CS2 Bible Excerpts

• Sample chapter: InDesign QuickStart (1.3MB PDF)
• QuickStart sample files (450K Zip archive)
• Bonus chapter: Appendix H: Switching to Mac OS X (1.5MB PDF)
• Color screens (Chapters 8 and 28) (GIF images in 610K Zip archive)
• Chapter 37 sample scripts (27K Word file)

InDesign CS Bible Excerpts

• Chapter 1: What InDesign Can Do For You (90K PDF)
• Chapter 19: Creating Special Text Formatting (320K PDF)
• Chapter 37: Using Scripts (190K PDF)
• QuickStart sample files (450K Zip archive)
• Color screens (Chapters 8 and 29) (GIF images in 400K Zip archive)
• Color insert: Color Techniques in InDesign (2.7MB PDF)

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Major Changes Since Publication

InDesign CS3 Bible Updates

• There are no updates at this time.

InDesign CS2 Bible Updates

• The Autocorrect feature does not let you use special characters in its dialog boxes, so you cannot have InDesign automatically replace two hyphens with an em dash as the book says you can.
• Adobe has changed how you access Version Cue workspaces. First, you only get the Use Adobe Dialog button in Open a File, Save, Export, and Load dialog boxes if you bought the full Creative Suite. (These let you open Version Cue workspaces and the files within them.) Second, If you bought the full Creative Suite, you can use either these Version Cue-enabled dialog boxes or the separate Adobe Bridge application to open Version Cue workspace. If you bought a stand-alone copy of InDesign, you must use Adobe Bridge. Note that you can open Bridge from InDesign quickly by choosing FileBridge (Option++O or Ctrl+Alt+O)
• Please note these corrections to the QuickStart chapter: In the "Working with Frames" section on page 5, the correct menu command in step 8 is Edit Duplicate, not Item Duplicate. In the "Working with Lines" section, the X: step 4 on page 11 should be 4p7, not 3p. On page 12, in the "Working with Graphics" section, step 1 should say to simply click the Rectangle Frame tool, not click and hold.
• Please note this correction to Chapter 3: On pages 82-83, the "Skip by Ledin" bullet should say that enabling this option affects how text wraps when either Jump Object or Wrap Around Bounding Box is selected in the Text Wrap pane.

InDesign CS Bible Updates

• You can download an updated Chapter 37: Using Scripts (PDF) that includes the JavaScript examples missing from the printed book's chapter.
• InDesign CS files cannot be read by InDesign 2, even if you export to the InDesign Interchange format as noted in the InDesign CS Bible and in the Adobe InDesign documentation. This function was removed after the book went to press, and Adobe has no alternative method for downward compatibility. The company says it will try to add downsave capability in a future release but can make no promises.
• The release of Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) brings a few changes. Among the most significant is the fact that the shortcuts for several palettes (Character Styles, Paragraph Styles, Transform, Stroke, Table, and Transparency) conflict with shortcuts for the new Mac OS X 10.3's Exposé feature; you'll need to change the shortcuts either in InDesign or in Exposé. Another significant change is that the hard-to-find Print Center in Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) is now more easily available in the System Preference control panel in Panther, under its new name Print & Fax.

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Adobe InDesign Bible Series Contents

InDesign CS3 Bible | InDesign CS2 Bible | InDesign CS Bible

InDesign CS3 Bible Contents

Part I: Welcome to InDesign

QuickStart: Building a Document from Start to Finish
Chapter 1: What InDesign Can Do for You
Chapter 2: Inside the InDesign Interface
Chapter 3: Getting InDesign Ready to Go

Part II: Document Fundamentals

Chapter 4: Creating, Opening, and Saving Documents
Chapter 5: Working with Pages
Chapter 6: Working with Layers
Chapter 7: Creating Layout Standards
Chapter 8: Defining Colors, Tints, and Gradients

Part III: Object Fundamentals

Chapter 9: Adding Frames, Shapes, and Lines
Chapter 10: Manipulating Objects
Chapter 11: Transforming Objects
Chapter 12: Applying Effects to Objects
Chapter 13: Orchestrating Objects

Part IV: Text Fundamentals

Chapter 14: Importing Text Files
Chapter 15: Flowing Text through a Document
Chapter 16: Editing and Formatting Text
Chapter 17: Specifying Character Attributes
Chapter 18: Specifying Paragraph Attributes
Chapter 19: Creating Special Text Formatting
Chapter 20: Setting Up Styles
Chapter 21: Using Special Characters

Part V: Business Document Fundamentals

Chapter 22: Setting Up Tabs and Tables
Chapter 23: Automating Text
Chapter 24: Working with Footnotes, Indexes, and TOCs
Chapter 25: Creating Multi-Document Projects

Part VI: Graphics Fundamentals

Chapter 26: Importing Graphics
Chapter 27: Fitting Graphics and Frames Together
Chapter 28: Drawing Freeform Shapes and Curved Paths

Part VII: Output Fundamentals

Chapter 29: Preparing for Color Prepress
Chapter 30: Preparing for Printing
Chapter 31: Printing Techniques
Chapter 32: Creating Prepress Files

Part VIII: Electronic Publishing Techniques

Chapter 33: Creating Electronic Documents
Chapter 34: Working with XML

Part IX: Workgroup Publishing Techniques

Chapter 35: Working with Others
Chapter 36: Workgroup Editing with InCopy

Part X: Extending InDesign

Chapter 37: Using Plug-Ins
Chapter 38: Using Scripts

Part XI: Appendices

Appendix A: Installing or Upgrading InDesign
Appendix B: What’s New in InDesign CS3
Appendix C: Switching from QuarkXPress
Appendix D: Switching from PageMaker
Appendix E: More Resources
Appendix F: Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

InDesign CS2 Bible Contents

Part I: Welcome to InDesign

QuickStart
Chapter 1: What InDesign Can Do for You
Chapter 2: A Tour of InDesign
Chapter 3: Getting InDesign Ready to Go

Part II: Document Fundamentals

Chapter 4: Creating, Opening, and Saving Documents
Chapter 5: Working with Pages
Chapter 6: Working with Layers
Chapter 7: Creating Layout Standards
Chapter 8: Defining Colors and Gradients
Insert: InDesign Color Technoques

Part III: Object Fundamentals

Chapter 9: Adding Text Frames, Graphics Frames, and Lines
Chapter 10: Manipulating Objects
Chapter 11: Orchestrating Objects
Chapter 12: Time-Saving Techniques

Part IV: Text Fundamentals

Chapter 13: Preparing Text Files for Import
Chapter 14: Working with Text
Chapter 15: Flowing Text through a Document
Chapter 16: Specifying Character Attributes
Chapter 17: Specifying Paragraph Attributes
Chapter 18: Creating Special Text Formatting
Chapter 19: Setting Up Styles
Chapter 20: Setting Up Tabs and Tables

Part V: Graphics Fundamentals

Chapter 21: Preparing Graphics for Import
Chapter 22: Importing Graphics
Chapter 23: Modifying Imported Graphics
Chapter 24: Special Effects for Graphics
Chapter 25: Drawing Free-Form Shapes and Curved Paths
Chapter 26: Modifying Shapes and Paths
Chapter 27: Treating Text as Artwork

Part VI: Output Fundamentals

Chapter 28: Preparing for Color Prepress
Chapter 29: Preparing for Printing
Chapter 30: Printing Techniques
Chapter 31: Creating Output Files

Part VII: Cross-Media Fundamentals

Chapter 32: Book and Long-Document Publishing
Chapter 33: Interactive Document Setup
Chapter 34: Working with XML

Part VIII: Going beyond the Program

Chapter 35: Working with Others
Chapter 36: Using Plug-Ins
Chapter 37: Using Scripts

Part IX: Introduction to Publishing

Chapter 38: The Publishing Environment
Chapter 39: Layout Theory and Practice
Chapter 40: Typography Theory and Practice
Chapter 41: Using Special Characters
Chapter 42: Color Fundamentals

Appendices

Appendix A: Installation
Appendix B: What's New in InDesign CS2
Appendix C: Switching from QuarkXPress
Appendix D: Switching from PageMaker
Appendix E: Using Adobe InCopy CS2
Appendix F: The InDesign Central Web Site
Appendix G: Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Bonus: Appendix H: Switching to Mac OS X (1.5MB PDF)

InDesign CS Bible Contents

Part I: Welcome to InDesign

QuickStart
Chapter 1: What InDesign Can Do for You
Chapter 2: A Tour of InDesign
Chapter 3: Getting InDesign Ready to Go

Part II: Document Fundamentals

Chapter 4: Creating, Opening, and Saving Documents
Chapter 5: Working with Pages
Chapter 6: Working with Layers
Chapter 7: Creating Layout Standards
Chapter 8: Defining Colors and Gradients
Insert: InDesign Color Technoques
Chapter 9: Book Publishing

Part III: Object Fundamentals

Chapter 10: Adding Text Frames, Picture Frames, and Lines
Chapter 11: Manipulating Frames and Lines
Chapter 12: Orchestrating Objects
Chapter 13: Time-Saving Techniques

Part IV: Text Fundamentals

Chapter 14: Preparing Text Files for Import
Chapter 15: Working with Text
Chapter 16: Flowing Text through a Document
Chapter 17: Specifying Character Attributes
Chapter 18: Specifying Paragraph Attributes
Chapter 19: Creating Special Text Formatting
Chapter 20: Setting Up Style Sheets
Chapter 21: Setting Up Tabs and Tables

Part V: Graphics Fundamentals

Chapter 22: Preparing Picture Files for Import
Chapter 23: Importing Pictures
Chapter 24: Modifying Imported Pictures
Chapter 25: Special Effects for Pictures
Chapter 26: Drawing Freeform Shapes and Curved Paths
Chapter 27: Modifying Shapes and Paths
Chapter 28: Treating Text as Artwork

Part VI: Output Fundamentals

Chapter 29: Preparing for Color Prepress
Chapter 30: Preparing for Printing
Chapter 31: Printing Techniques
Chapter 32: Creating Output Files

Part VII: Cross-Media Fundamentals

Chapter 33: Interactive Document Setup
Chapter 34: Working with XML

Part VIII: Going beyond the Program

Chapter 35: Working with Others
Chapter 36: Using Plug-Ins
Chapter 37: Using Scripts

Part IX: Introduction to Publishing

Chapter 38: The Publishing Environment
Chapter 39: Layout Theory and Practice
Chapter 40: Typography Theory and Practice
Chapter 41: Using Special Characters
Chapter 42: Color Fundamentals

Appendices

Appendix A: Installation
Appendix B: What's New in InDesign CS
Appendix C: Switching from QuarkXPress
Appendix D: Switching from PageMaker
Appendix E: Switching to Mac OS X
Appendix F: Using Adobe InCopy
Appendix G: The InDesign Central Web Site
Appendix H: Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

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