If InDesign CS2 can do it, you can do it too. Here's everything you need to make the most of the software that's fast becoming the dominant professional tool. Take advantage of dynamic spell--checking, or create anchored objects that follow the text referring to them.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of InDesign CS2 Enjoy enhanced integration with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat Quickly apply formatting to almost any object with new object styles Improve text handling with automatic bulleted or numbered lists, intelligent paragraph alignment, customizable Word import, and footnoting Customize InDesign with keyboard shortcuts, workspace arrangements, and other saved presets Easily switch presets in multi-user environments Use nested styles to apply multiple levels of formatting to text Create custom colors and duotone effects Learn how to make the switch from QuarkXPress and PageMaker painlessly Simplify workgroup operations with the InCopy add-on

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
InDesign QuickStart
PARTI: Welcome to InDesign
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
PART III: Object Fundamentals
Chapter 9: Adding Text Frames, Graphics Frames, and Lines
Chapter 10: Manipulating Objects
Chapter 11: Orchestrating Objects
Chapter 12: Timesaving 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.1
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: Specialty Publishing Techniques
Chapter 32: Book and Long-Document Publishing
Chapter 33: Interactive Document Setup
Chapter 34: Working with XML
Chapter 35: Working with Others
Chapter 36: Using Plug-Ins
Chapter 37: Using Scripts
PART VIII: 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
PART IX: Appendixes
Appendix A: Installing or Upgrading InDesign
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: More Resources
Appendix G: Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Index