InDesign Productions Cookbook

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 effects
• working with photographs and illustrations
• using InDesign's art tools to create illustrations
• formatting tables
• applying color and transparency effects
• building multi-page documents
• creating indexes and tables of contents
• making interactive multimedia eBooks
• InDesign style tagging

There'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.

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 effects

working with photographs and illustrations

using InDesign's art tools to create illustrations

formatting tables

applying color and transparency effects

building multi-page documents

creating indexes and tables of contents

making interactive multimedia eBooks

InDesign style tagging

There'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.

Alistair Dabbs is a freelance journalist and author of many articles on digital imaging and computer arts. He is a regular contributor and columnist to computing magazines, graphic arts titles and newspapers. He is also an experienced trainer and Adobe Certified Expert.

Concepcion has worked as a consultant and trainer in the computer-based graphic design business since the late 1980s.

Keith Martin has been involved with the collector car hobby for more than thirty years, as a writer, television commentator and enthusiast. Martin’ s monthly magazine, Sports Car Market, began life as the Alfa Romeo Market Letter, and over the past 18 years, has evolved into the ultimate sports car collector reference. His book Keith Martin on Collecting Austin-Healey, MG and Triumph is also published by Motorbooks.