Computers : Desktop Publishing

InDesign CS3 is more than just a page layout tool; as part of Adobe's new Creative Suite 3, it's a key component of an overall design workflow that lets users work seamlessly among all of their graphics applications to create spectacular layouts. “Work faster, create more” is what Adobe wants users to do with InDesign, and this info-packed guide lets users get right down to doing just that by focusing on the InDesign CS3 features they're most likely to use and showcasing each in a stand-alone tip--complete with a relevant hint or two and a graphic example. In this fashion, readers learn as they go, exploring the program in a way that makes sense to them. Before they know it, users will be using the Bridge to manage their files, object styles to format their images, and snippets to save layout parts for reuse. Features new to InDesign CS3 that are covered include: customizing the interface, new object effects, finer transparency controls, and table and cell styles. Adobe InDesign CS3 will ship along with the rest of the Creative Suite 3 in mid-April. It can be purchased as part of one of the Creative Suite bundles, or as a stand-alone product for $699. Current registered owners of earlier versions can upgrade for $199. more...

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Digital Design using QuarkXPress 4 gives you the ability to fully understand QuarkXPress, while developing a knowledge of the rules of design and how computers can exploit them. Students with non visual backgrounds can rapidly improve, producing worthy examples of pages that integrate text and image. Knowledge gives you choices. The authors approach the subject of teaching QuarkXPress from all the necessary directions. Learning software enables you to layout a page but not how to design one. So this does not take the reader through a series of steps reproducing designed pages - that teaches you nothing. Instead, the authors provide an objecive understanding of what makes your designs work. more...

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Create and distribute PDF (Portable Document Format) files using Adobe Acrobat 7.0. This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to generate Adobe PDF files that retain the look and feel of the original documents, share PDFs, initiate and participate in PDF document reviews, and prepare PDFs for print or the Web. You’ll also learn to develop interactive forms, secure your documents, and create PDFs from Microsoft Office and other authoring applications. With coverage of Adobe Acrobat Standard and Professional editions, this hands-on resource will help you take full advantage of the premier paperless publishing and collaboration solution.:.; Read and search PDF documents.; Convert virtually any document to PDF.; Capture documents from a scanner, digital camera, or Web page.; Create bookmarks, links, navigation menus, and use thumbnails.; Add digital signatures and document security.; Optimize documents for print, the Web, or other purposes.; Review, edit, and annotate PDFs in multi-author environments.; Create a searchable index.; Create PDF forms using Adobe Designer.; Add multimedia elements to PDFs. About the author: Doug Sahlin is a best-selling author, Web site designer, and Acrobat trainer. He teaches corporations and government organizations how to save time and money by converting paper documents to PDF. Sahlin’s other books include How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 6.0, How to Do Everything with Adobe Encore DVD , and Digital Photography QuickSteps . more...

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This is the eBook version of the printed book. Visual QuickStart Guide—the quick and easy way to learn!. Users of Adobe InDesign will be impressed with the power, ease of use, and integration found in the new InDesign CS3, Adobe's page-design component of Creative Suite 3. Users will also find more robust file-placing capabilities, new Find features, and great new text and transparency effects, among other exciting features. Adobe InDesign CS3 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickS tart Guid e will highlight the important new features, as well as covering the ones readers have relied on in previous versions of InDesign. Using the task-based, visual approach that readers count on in the Visual QuickStart Gui de s , this volume introduces readers to all aspects of InDesign CS3. Users will learn how to create and automate documents, import and style text and objects, manage long documents, export files for a wide variety of purposes, and.: Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through InDesign and show you what to do.; Concise steps and explanations let you get up and running in no time.; Page for page, the best content and value around.much more.   more...

Price: $23.99

Over the last few years, Adobe InDesign has made significant inroads against QuarkXPress, with adoptions by major media companies such as Meredith Corporation and Hearst Magazines; it is now the only desktop publishing program taught at many art schools more...

Price: $24.99