Adobe InDesign is no longer the industry newcomer—it’s a full-fledged, sophisticated program, tightly integrated with the other Adobe industry leading graphics and Web programs. It’s the essential tool for anyone doing page layout and design. With the release of InDesign CS3—part of Adobe’s perfectly synchronized, tightly integrated Creative Suite 3 (which now includes Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, and Flash CS3 Professional in the Design Premium and Web Premium packages)—it takes its place in the design firmament! Real World Adobe InDesign CS3 offers industrial-strength and time-saving techniques for design professionals who need to start laying out, proofing, and printing pages with InDesign CS3, without missing a beat (or a deadline!) in their fast-paced production cycles. Design pros will find everything they need here to successfully master InDesign’s advanced page layout tools, manage color, snippets, and use the program more efficiently. They’ll also find complete coverage of essential features in InDesign CS3, including new gradient feather, directional feather, and bevel and emboss effects; improved transparency controls; improved long document support; expanded Find/Change; and an even more flexible and customizable user interface.
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Adobe InDesign is no longer the industry newcomer—it’s a full-fledged, sophisticated program, tightly integrated with the other Adobe industry leading graphics and Web programs. It’s the essential tool for anyone doing page layout and design. With the release of InDesign CS3—part of Adobe’s perfectly synchronized, tightly integrated Creative Suite 3 (which now includes Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, and Flash CS3 Professional in the Design Premium and Web Premium packages)—it takes its place in the design firmament! Real World Adobe InDesign CS3 offers industrial-strength and time-saving techniques for design professionals who need to start laying out, proofing, and printing pages with InDesign CS3, without missing a beat (or a deadline!) in their fast-paced production cycles. Design pros will find everything they need here to successfully master InDesign’s advanced page layout tools, manage color, snippets, and use the program more efficiently. They’ll also find complete coverage of essential features in InDesign CS3, including new gradient feather, directional feather, and bevel and emboss effects; improved transparency controls; improved long document support; expanded Find/Change; and an even more flexible and customizable user interface.
About the Author
Olav Martin Kvern is an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator, software designer, and writer. He coauthored the ground-breaking Real World PageMaker. He has written for Macworld, Publish, and Adobe magazines. In addition, he has designed many books for Peachpit Press and is currently on the Adobe InDesign Developer Technologies team. David Blatner is an internationally respected author or co-author of more than 15 books, including Adobe InDesign Breakthroughs, Adobe Photoshop Breakthroughs, and Real World Adobe Photoshop. He also wrote the world’s best-selling book on QuarkXPress, Real World QuarkXPress.
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The Real World book series has a pedigree stretching back to the early days of desktop publishing. The name of course refers to what sets the books apart from the user manuals and instructions of yore: they are not intended as A-Z of every feature, but rather for highlighting the most useful features for the real world.
The book doesn't presume anything about the reader's experience, a total beginner with an inkling about publishing or printed material would soon get up to speed, but more advanced readers also have quite a lot to gain from the book.
Last but not least it is excellently written and fun to read.
The book doesn't presume anything about the reader's experience, a total beginner with an inkling about publishing or printed material would soon get up to speed, but more advanced readers also have quite a lot to gain from the book.
Last but not least it is excellently written and fun to read.
3 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By Y. Dahelvy
Format:Paperback
This book is not for a new user.
This book is published in association with adobe press. Author has said how this book was produced but no instruction on how to use this book. In the chapter one the author explained about the shortcut keys, layout and windows and Mac system and so on. But nothing found on subsequent chapters about how to use this book. There is no CD accompanied with this book. I had no option but to return this book to Amazon.
This book is published in association with adobe press. Author has said how this book was produced but no instruction on how to use this book. In the chapter one the author explained about the shortcut keys, layout and windows and Mac system and so on. But nothing found on subsequent chapters about how to use this book. There is no CD accompanied with this book. I had no option but to return this book to Amazon.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Required Reading for any professional InDesign user
9 Dec 2007
By A. M. Concepcion
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I not only recommend this book to all my InDesign students but my own copy is always near at hand for quick reference on the more obscure topics. David and Olav cover everything, from how to open a panel to how to set up an XML workflow. Hundreds of clear illustrations present examples of what's being discussed, making it very easy to understand.
I'm a fan of their humor, too. Here's one example, from the chapter on variables; specifically the Last Page Number variable ("Page X of Y"):
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Page X of Y. Ever wonder why so many financial and legal documents
use a page numbering scheme that tells you how many pages
there are in the document? For some documents, the simple knowledge
that *there is an end* is required to maintain one's sanity.
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These little delights are found throughout the book.
Chapter headings (many subtopics under each head) are Workspace, Page Layout, Text, Type, Drawing, Where Text Meets Graphics, Importing and Exporting, Long Documents, Transforming, Color, Printing, Scripting, and XML.
I'm a fan of their humor, too. Here's one example, from the chapter on variables; specifically the Last Page Number variable ("Page X of Y"):
----
Page X of Y. Ever wonder why so many financial and legal documents
use a page numbering scheme that tells you how many pages
there are in the document? For some documents, the simple knowledge
that *there is an end* is required to maintain one's sanity.
----
These little delights are found throughout the book.
Chapter headings (many subtopics under each head) are Workspace, Page Layout, Text, Type, Drawing, Where Text Meets Graphics, Importing and Exporting, Long Documents, Transforming, Color, Printing, Scripting, and XML.
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I need
8 Jan 2008
By Allan Bach
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
In my early days of learning software (1991) I would always try to learn by doing. Most times, I stumbled enough to learn how a program works. That has changed. Today's software packages are filled with toolbars, ribbons, icons, and countless menu items that allow the user to accomplish more than she can imagine.
I have always wanted to learn a page layout/graphics program. After dabbling in Microsoft Publisher, I knew there had to be more. Enter InDesign - a program that provides the tools to produce professional results. All I need to do is learn how it works.
Real World InDesign CS3 is the book I need. With little experience, I have to learn from the beginning, yet not be treated like a third grader in art class. This book is very well written, extremely easy to follow, and, with the layout designed for finding topics quickly, allows the reader to discover the how and why of a task. I am now on my way to understanding this "I can produce most anything" software package. Scaling. leading, kerning - all new terms for me - are now in my vocabulary. This is a big book filled with relevant information about InDesign. Each chapter has a beginning and ending, unlike some books where the author just writes in a technical tone.
If you're like me - new to InDesign - get this book. If you're beyond beginner, get this book. It satisfies all manner of users.
I have always wanted to learn a page layout/graphics program. After dabbling in Microsoft Publisher, I knew there had to be more. Enter InDesign - a program that provides the tools to produce professional results. All I need to do is learn how it works.
Real World InDesign CS3 is the book I need. With little experience, I have to learn from the beginning, yet not be treated like a third grader in art class. This book is very well written, extremely easy to follow, and, with the layout designed for finding topics quickly, allows the reader to discover the how and why of a task. I am now on my way to understanding this "I can produce most anything" software package. Scaling. leading, kerning - all new terms for me - are now in my vocabulary. This is a big book filled with relevant information about InDesign. Each chapter has a beginning and ending, unlike some books where the author just writes in a technical tone.
If you're like me - new to InDesign - get this book. If you're beyond beginner, get this book. It satisfies all manner of users.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The gold standard
7 Nov 2007
By S. Citron
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
In deference to the other excellent books available on InDesign CS3, Blatner and Kvern's latest update to this series proves once again that RWIDCS3 is the standard by which all others are measured. Written by two of the biggest ID brains around, this gigantic tome is not only jammed with everything and anything about InDesign, but is done so with a sly, dry wit and style that actually makes it fun to read. Bravissimo.
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