Even though this is a simple project, this is a great way to get your feet wet in a program that’s actually very intuitive, especially if you’re already familiar with Photoshop. We’re starting at square one, so even if you’ve never used InDesign before, you’ll be able to follow right along.


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“Just send me a PDF.” You’re hearing that phrase more and more these days, aren’t you? While creating PDFs isn’t exactly a no-brainer, it’s certainly easier than ever, thanks to the close integration of PDF with Creative Suite 2. Adobe PDFs are increasingly important in a wide range of industries, from office environments to the graphic arts. We’ve moved far beyond the original intention for PDF—a sort of “digital carbon copy”—to an accepted format for file submission and eBook distribution, the perfect tool for job markup and review, or a substrate for multimedia work.


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TIFF and EPS are synonymous with desktop publishing and have been since the late ’80s. Let’s face it, they’re standard file formats that have been trusted for years. However, just because something is old and trusted doesn’t make it the best technology. Remember when you had to hand crank the windows in your car? If you don’t remember, ask your parents or grandparents. It’s something that always worked, but you sure do enjoy power windows today.


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InCopy CS2 is a dedicated writing and editing program designed for use with InDesign CS2. It allows writers and editors to work on text while designers work on the layout in InDesign. The ability to work simultaneously on editorial and production tasks significantly reduces time to print and takes the nightmare out of production deadlines.


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Taking advantage of InDesign styles: learn to make the most out of text, nested, and object styles.


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InDesign CS2 is not only a good design tool; it’s a good typesetting tool. The line between design and production is often blurred, but in the end, InDesign can be used for both. You only need to know what you’re doing, and what InDesign can do.


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It’s time for us to reach outside of InDesign and take a look at a powerful application that comes with InDesign CS2 and the Creative Suite 2. It’s called Adobe Bridge. That’s right! If you have InDesign CS2, you have Bridge already installed. Bridge takes everything that we knew and loved about the Photoshop File Browser and brings it to the rest of the Creative Suite 2 apps. We could go on and on about how Bridge integrates with the other CS2 apps, but this is the InDesign tutorial, after all, so we’ll keep my focus on InDesign. Bridge and InDesign share some unique ties. Here are a few…


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The Color palette (Window menu > Color) is the color mixing palette of Adobe InDesign. It allows you to create colors using color sliders or by clicking in a color spectrum. Once you create a new color, the Color palette’s job is done. If you don’t save the color, it may disappear as soon as you select another object, never to be seen again. So, it’s an excellent idea to save your colors for future use. That’s where the Swatches palette comes in. It’s your color storage palette. In the following tutorial, we will discuss some of the many ways you can bring “lotsa Swatches” into your Swatches palette.


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Workflow and Layout for Long Documents with InDesign CS2.


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One area of Adobe InDesign that sets it apart from any other layout program is Transparent Effects. In this tutorial, we’ll be discussing how it’s possible to cut a window right through your page to a beautiful picture below using Layers, Custom Grids, soft Drop Shadows and the Pathfinder palette. It’s a quick way to simulate a die cut without adding any production cost.


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