creating long documents using adobe indesign
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Slideshow that accompanied my presentation to STC San Diego on creating long documents using Adobe InDesign. Includes many comparisons to FrameMaker.TRANSCRIPT
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
Creating Long Documents Using Adobe InDesign
Presented by Michael Opsteegh to the San Diego STC
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•InDesignisapagedesignapplicationratherthanawordprocessingapplication.
•InDesignisgearedtowardquick-to-printpubli-cationslikemagazinesandnewspapers.
•InDesignofferspowerfulworkflowandsingle-sourcefunctions.
What Is InDesign?
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
Page Layout
• e.g.,QuarkXPressorAdobeInDesign
• Documentsthatrequireadvancedtypographicadjustments
• Documentsthatrequireaccuratecolormanagement
• Documentsthatrequirepreciselayoutoftextandgraphics
Word Processing
• e.g.,MicrosoftWordorAdobeFrameMaker
• Mediumtolongdocuments
• Text-intensivedocumentswithfewgraphics
• Documentsthatrequirelittlelayoutoftextandgraphics
Differences between Word Processing and Page Layout
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
OpenTypesupport Basic Basic AdvancedPDFexport • • •TOCsandindices • •Footnotes • •Books • •XMLimport/export • •EPSimagesupport • •Variablesupport • •Ligatures •Colorseparationforprepress
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XHTMLsupport •
Comparing Tools
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
Adobe FrameMaker 9
Adobe InDesign CS4
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•Handledocumentswithalargenumberofpages
•Generatetablesofcontentsandindices•Autonumberpagesandelements•Checkspellingusingmultipledictionaries•Createdynamicfootnotes•Importinformationfromdatabases
What InDesign Can Do
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•Variables(CS3)•Runningheadersandfooters(CS3)•Conditionaltext(CS4)•Smarttextreflow(CS4)•Crossreferences(CS4)
What’s New in InDesign
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
Masterpagescontainelementsthatappearonmultiplepages,including:•Pagenumbers•Chapternumbers•Runningheadersandfooters•Logos
Master Pages
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•Usemasteragestocreatepagetemplates.•Addmultiplemasterpagestoadocumenttohandledifferenttypesofpageswithinyourdocument(e.g.,frontmatter,titlepages,TOC,indecies)
•Importmasterpagesfrompreexistingdocuments.
Master Pages
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•Uselayerstoorganizeobjectsonthepage.•Using“Sendtofront”and“Sendtoback”inacomplicatedlayoutwilldriveyoutodrink.
•Uselayersforconditionalformattingformul-tipledocumentoutputs(e.g.,TechniScribeuseslayerstocreatecolorandgrayscaleversions).
Layers
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•Alltextmustbecontainedwithinatextframe.•SelecttheTypeTool,clickthepage,anddragtodrawatextframe.
•SelecttheTypeToolandclickwithinagraphicframeorpathturnthoseobjectsintotextframes.
Text Frames•Typeyourtextonapath,b
eitac
ircle,square,orline.
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
Usevariablestoeasilymaintaininformationthatchangesfrequentlywithinyourdocuments:•Publicationdate•Productnames•Departmentnames•Titles
Variables
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
Usestylestomaintaintheconsistencyofyourpublicationsbycontrollingtheappearanceofelements:•Paragraphs•Characters•Tables
Styles
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
AsaCreativeSuiteapplication,AdobeInDesignplayswellwithPhotoshopandIllustrator:•PlacenativePSDandAIfiles.•PlacefilesthroughAdobeBridge.•Importclippingpaths.•RelyonAdobe’scolormanagementsys-temtopreserveyourcolorsthroughoutyourworkflow.
Graphics
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•Listchaptersorheadings.•Listanyothercollectionofanyparagraphstyletocreateatableoffigures,listofcontributors,listofadvertisers,etc.
•StylescontroltheappearanceoftheTOC.•TOCupdateisnotlive;youmustremem-bertoclickLayoutandselectUpdateTableofContents.
Tables of Contents
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•Listkeywordsorconcepts.•InDesignindicesseemtofallbetweenthecom-plexitiesofFrameMakerandsimplicitiesofWord.
•Stylescontroltheappearanceoftheindex.•TOCupdateisnotlive;youmustremembertoregeneratetheindexfromtheGenerateIndexwindow.
Indices
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•CreateaLibrarytostorefre-quentlyusedpageelements,graphics,textframes,etc.
•TheLibraryisaseparatefilefromyourInDesigndocument
•AsingleLibrarycanbeusedinmultipledocuments.
Libraries
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•Typicallinearproductionprocessislongandcostly,ofteninvolvingmultiplereviewsandpiecesofpaperwitheditorialnotespassedfromwriter,toeditor,todesigner,toproof-reader,backtothedesigner,backagaintotheproofreader….
•InDesignisgearedtowardquick-to-printpubli-cationslikenewspapersandmagazines,andit’sfocusisreducingthisworkflow.
InDesign/InCopy Workflow
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
• InCopyreducestheneedtobuymoreexpensiveInDesignlicenses.OnlythedesignerorseniorwriterneedsInDesign;writers,editors,andproofreaderscanusethelessexpensiveInCopy.
• InCopyimprovesthepublicationworkflow,playingtotheusers’strengths,allowingwritersandeditorstofo-cusontextanddesignerstofocusonpagelayout.
• Userscanbeanywhereintheworldwheretheycanac-cessthefilesonthenetworkserver.
• UsingInCopywithInDesignrequireslittlemorethanasharedfileserverwhereuserscanaccessfiles.
InDesign/InCopy Workflow
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•ImportingXMLintoInDesignallowsyourtousecontentforavarietyofothersources,includingdatabases.
•ExportingXMLallowsyoutorepurposeyourcontent
•InDesign’suseofXMLisparticularlyusefulfordocumentswithrepeatingtypesofelementslikedictionaries,indices,catalogs,newspapers,andmagazines.
XML Import/Export
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
Your Questions
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Creating Long DocumentsUsing Adobe InDesign
2009 • Michael Opsteegh • [email protected]
•ADesignersGuidetoAdobeInDesignandXMLbyJamesMaivaldandCathyPalmer(2007)
•InDesignType:ProfessionalTypographywithAdobeInDesignCS2byNigelFrench(2006)
•RealWorldAdobeInDesignCS3byOlavMartinKvernandDavidBlatner(2007)
•Lynda.com:OnlineTrainingLibrary,CD-ROMs,andBooksathttp://www.lynda.com
•MichaelOpsteegh:[email protected]
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