Adobe InDesign CS3 Manuel d'utilisateur

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INDESIGN CS3User Guide3Most versions of in-product and LiveDocs Help let you search across the Help systems of multiple products. Topicsmay also conta

INDESIGN CS3User Guide93Choosing word lists when opening documentsWhenopeningadocument,youmayseeanalertmessageaskingifyouwanttousethewordlistinthedocu

INDESIGN CS3User Guide94For a video on using Bridge, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0090.See also“Create snippets” on page 346Adobe Version CueAdobe® Version

INDESIGN CS3User Guide95Start a new document from a template1Choose File > Open.2 Locate and select a template.3 Select Normal (Windows) or Open No

INDESIGN CS3User Guide96If you’re saving a document in order to bring it to a prepress service provider for final output, InDesign can automat-ically

INDESIGN CS3User Guide97You can enable the option in Preferences or in the Save As dialog box. Because previews increase both file size andthetimeitta

INDESIGN CS3User Guide98Working with metadata in Bridge and Adobe Creative Suite componentsMany of the powerful Bridge features that allow you to orga

INDESIGN CS3User Guide996 If a warning dialog box appears, do one of the following:• Click Save to save a copy of the warnings as a text file, and the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide100For information about other conversion issues, check the support documents on the Adobe website atwww.adobe.com/support.Conve

INDESIGN CS3User Guide101Common PageMaker conversion issuesNote the following:• All master pages and layers are converted to InDesign masters and laye

INDESIGN CS3User Guide102Linking and embedding conversion issuesNote the following:• Text and graphics links are preserved and appear in the Links pan

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4Adobe HelpA. Back/Forward buttons (previously visited links) B. Expandable subtopics C. Icons indicating shared topic D. Previo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide103If you don’t see a listing for your word-processing application, you might need to save the document in a format theapplicati

INDESIGN CS3User Guide104• Link includes a link to the original graphics file, rather than an embedded image.8 Click More Options to display the follo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1056 For Image Quality, choose from a range of options that determine the trade-off between file compression (smallerfile size)

INDESIGN CS3User Guide106on the pasteboard that aren’t selected and don’t touch the page, or master page items (unless they’re overridden orselected b

INDESIGN CS3User Guide107• Image Conversion Lets you choose whether the optimized images in your document are converted to GIF orJPEG. Choose Automati

INDESIGN CS3User Guide108Export content to XHTML / Digital EditionsYou can export a document or book as a reflowable XHTML-based eBook that is compati

INDESIGN CS3User Guide109Images optionsThe Images section of the XHTML / Digital Editions Export Options dialog box includes the following options.Fro

INDESIGN CS3User Guide110Use the web color swatch libraryInDesign includes a color swatch library called Web, which consists of the colors most web br

111Chapter 5: TextAdobe InDesign CS3 gives you the tools you need to add text to pages with both flexibility and precision.Creating text and text fram

INDESIGN CS3User Guide112Dragging to create new text frame• Using the Selection tool, click the in port or out port of another text frame, and then cl

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5Keyboard shortcuts for Help navigation (Windows)• To move between panes, press Ctrl+Tab (forward) and Shift+Ctrl+Tab (backward)

INDESIGN CS3User Guide113• To quickly fit the frame to its content, use the Selection tool to select the text frame, and double-click any handle.For e

INDESIGN CS3User Guide114• When you place text into a frame on a document page that is based on one of several threaded frames on a masterpage, the te

INDESIGN CS3User Guide115See also“About import filters” on page 117“Work with missing fonts” on page 210Type text in a document1To place the insertion

INDESIGN CS3User Guide116Paste text from another application1To preserve formatting and information such as styles and index markers, open the Clipboa

INDESIGN CS3User Guide117• To copy the text, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) after you start dragging, and then release themouse button bef

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1182 Do one of the following:• To create a new frame for the placed text, make sure that no insertion point is present and that

INDESIGN CS3User Guide119Remove Styles And Formatting From Text And Tables Removes formatting, such as typeface, type color, and typestyle, from the i

INDESIGN CS3User Guide120Text-file import optionsIf you select Show Import Options when placing a text file, you can choose from these options:Charact

INDESIGN CS3User Guide121Tagged-text import optionsYou can import (or export) a text file capable of taking advantage of InDesign’s formatting capabil

INDESIGN CS3User Guide122See also“About links and embedded graphics” on page 349“Convert Word styles to InDesign styles” on page 168Threading textThre

INDESIGN CS3User Guide6When you start the Adobe Video Workshop, you choose the products you want to learn and the subjects you wantto view. You can se

INDESIGN CS3User Guide123Add an existing frame to the thread1Using the Selection tool, select a text frame, and then click the in port or the out port

INDESIGN CS3User Guide124• Click an in port or an out port that represents a thread to another frame. For example, in a two-framed thread,clickeithert

INDESIGN CS3User Guide125When you position the loaded text icon over a text frame, parentheses enclose the icon . When you position theloaded text ico

INDESIGN CS3User Guide126Text frame propertiesChange text frame propertiesUse Text Frame Options to change settings such as the number of columns in t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide127Fixed column widthA. Original 2-column text frame B. Resized with Fixed Column Width deselected (still 2 columns) C. Resized

INDESIGN CS3User Guide128Set baseline grids for a text frameIn some cases, you might want to use a baseline grid for a frame rather than for the entir

INDESIGN CS3User Guide129• Quintuple-click to select the entire story, or click anywhere in a story and choose Edit > Select All.If you cannot sele

INDESIGN CS3User Guide130Note: If you create a break by changing paragraph settings (as in the Keep Options dialog box), the break precedes theparagra

INDESIGN CS3User Guide131Story Editor windowA. Paragraph styles B. Drag divider to adjust column width C. Vertical depth ruler D. Overset text indicat

INDESIGN CS3User Guide132Story Editor preferencesUse Story Editor Display preferences to change the appearance of the Story Editor. Although the Story

INDESIGN CS3User Guide7• Creating and formatting tablesVideos also show you how to use InDesign CS3 with other Adobe products:• Using shared elements

INDESIGN CS3User Guide133Find/Change dialog boxA Find/Change tabs B. Find a tab character C. Replace with an em dash D. Search options E. Metacharacte

INDESIGN CS3User Guide134• Tosearchfororreplacetabs,spaces,orotherspecialcharacters,selectarepresentativecharacter(metacharacter)fromthepop-upmenutoth

INDESIGN CS3User Guide135Some OpenType formatting options appear in both the OpenType Options and Basic Character Formats (Positionmenu) sections. For

INDESIGN CS3User Guide136Include Hidden Layers Searches for text on layers that have been hidden using the Layer Options dialog box.When text on a hid

INDESIGN CS3User Guide137• Use parentheses to divide your search into subexpressions. For example, if you want to search for “cat” or “cot,”you can us

INDESIGN CS3User Guide138Phone numbers in the United States can appear in a variety of formats, such as 206-555-3982, (206) 555-3982,206.555.3982, and

INDESIGN CS3User Guide139Non-markingparentheses(?:expression)(quick) ($:brown) (fox) The quick brown fox jumps up anddown.The quick brown fox jumps up

INDESIGN CS3User Guide140Metacharacters for searchingMetacharacters represent a character or symbol in InDesign. Metacharacters in the Text section of

INDESIGN CS3User Guide141Em Dash ^_ ~_En Dash ^= ~=Discretionary Hyphen ^- ~-Nonbreaking Hyphen ^~ ~~Em Space ^m ~mEn Space ^> ~>Third Space ^3

INDESIGN CS3User Guide142Right Indent Tab ^y ~yIndent to Here ^i ~iEnd Nested Style Here ^h ~hNonjoiner ^k ~kRunning header (paragraph style) ^Y ~YRun

INDESIGN CS3User Guide8and websites to DVD menus and video buttons. Each template file is professionally constructed and represents abest-use example

INDESIGN CS3User Guide143Beginning of Paragraph ^End of Paragraph [location] $Zero or One Time ?Zero or More Times *One or More Times +Zero or One Tim

INDESIGN CS3User Guide144* Can be entered in the Find What box only, not the Change To box.Find and change objectsYou can use the Find/Change command

INDESIGN CS3User Guide145You can use other methods to enter the glyph you want to find in the Glyph box. Select a glyph in the documentwindow and choo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide146• To change the font in that occurrence, and then find the next instance, click Change/Find. This option is notavailable if m

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1474 Define the Find What and Change To fields. (See “Metacharacters for searching” on page 140 and “Search usingGREP expression

INDESIGN CS3User Guide148Open the Glyphs panel❖ Choose Type > Glyphs or Window> Type & Tables > Glyphs.Change the Glyphs panel view• Clic

INDESIGN CS3User Guide149Insert a recently used glyphInDesign tracks the previous 35 distinct glyphs you inserted and makes them available under Recen

INDESIGN CS3User Guide150Show menu options in the Glyphs panel1 In the Glyphs panel, choose an OpenType font from the font list.2 Choose an option fro

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1514 Choose the insert order in which glyphs will be added to the glyph set, and click OK:Insert At Front Each new glyph is list

INDESIGN CS3User Guide152Windows XP Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\InDesign\[Version]\Glyph SetsWindows Vista Users\[usernam

INDESIGN CS3User Guide9Note: Bridge Home may not be available in all languages.Adobe Design CenterAdobe Design Center offers articles, inspiration, an

INDESIGN CS3User Guide153White space optionsThe following options appear on the Type > Insert White Space menu:Em Space Equal in width to the size

INDESIGN CS3User Guide154• Select Repeated Words to find duplicate words such as “the the.”• Select Uncapitalized Words to find words (such as “german

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1554 To correct capitalization errors (such as typing “germany” instead of “Germany”), select Autocorrect Capitali-zation Errors

INDESIGN CS3User Guide156When you customize the words in a dictionary, you actually create lists of added words (words that aren’t already inthe dicti

INDESIGN CS3User Guide157• Toaddanexistingdictionary,clicktheAddUserDictionaryicon ,selecttheuserdictionaryfile,whichincludesa .udc or .not extension,

INDESIGN CS3User Guide158Add words to dictionariesIf, during a spell check, InDesign displays an unfamiliar word in the Check Spelling dialog box, sel

INDESIGN CS3User Guide159Import and export word listsYou can export word lists to a text file (.txt) and then import that list of words into a user di

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1607 To add the exceptions list stored in the external user dictionary to the exceptions list stored within the document,select

INDESIGN CS3User Guide161After you update a shared workstation’s user dictionary, the changes don’t appear in individual workstations until auser rest

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1622 In the Numbering and Formatting tab, select options that determine the numbering scheme and formattingappearance of the ref

INDESIGN CS3User Guide10New ideas are the heart of Think Tank, Dialog Box, and Gallery:• ThinkTankarticlesconsiderhowtoday’sdesignersengagewithtechnol

INDESIGN CS3User Guide163Footnote layout optionsThe following options appear in the Layout section of the Footnote Options dialog box:Minimum Space Be

INDESIGN CS3User Guide164Work with footnote textAs you edit footnote text, note the following:• When the insertion point is in footnote text, choosing

165Chapter 6: StylesA style is a collection of formatting that can be applied to items throughout a document. You can create styles forparagraphs, cha

INDESIGN CS3User Guide166When you select text or position the insertion point, any style that has been applied to that text is highlighted ineither of

INDESIGN CS3User Guide167Styles you create appear only in the current document. If no document is open, the styles you create will appear inall new do

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1683 In the Load Styles dialog box, make sure that a check mark appears next to the styles you want to import. If anyexisting st

INDESIGN CS3User Guide169Apply stylesBy default, applying a paragraph style won’t remove any existing character formatting or character styles applied

INDESIGN CS3User Guide170Before and after applying a style with Next Style.1 Select the paragraphs to which you want to apply the styles.2 In the Para

INDESIGN CS3User Guide171See also“Override character and paragraph styles” on page 171Delete character or paragraph stylesWhen you delete a style, you

INDESIGN CS3User Guide172• To apply a paragraph style and remove both character styles and overrides, hold down Alt+Shift (Windows) orOption+Shift (Ma

INDESIGN CS3User Guide11Adobe LabsAdobe Labs gives you the opportunity to experience and evaluate new and emerging technologies and products fromAdobe

INDESIGN CS3User Guide173See also“Create a paragraph style for running lists” on page 243Find and replace character and paragraph stylesUse the Find/C

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1742 Do one of the following:• To apply the drop cap to a single paragraph, choose Drop Caps and Nested Styles from the Paragrap

INDESIGN CS3User Guide175Create one or more nested styles1Create one or more character styles that you want to use to format text.2 Do one of the foll

INDESIGN CS3User Guide176Looping through nested styles5 Click OK.Nested style character style optionsTo determine how a nested character style ends, s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide177Digits The Arabic numerals 0–9 are included.End Nested Style CharacterExtends the nested style up to or through the appearanc

INDESIGN CS3User Guide178When creating styles, you might find that several styles share some of the same characteristics. Rather than settingthose cha

INDESIGN CS3User Guide1797 To apply effects, choose an option in Effects For (Object, Stroke, Fill, or Text), and then select categories of effectsand

INDESIGN CS3User Guide180Once you apply a style, you can apply other settings to the object as needed. Although you may override a settingdefined in t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide181Note: If an object style category is turned off (unchecked) rather than ignored, use the Clear Overrides command tooverride t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide182Break the link to an object styleYou can break the link between an object and the style applied to it. The object will retain

INDESIGN CS3User Guide12Finer transparency controlsCreate complex visual effects by applying multiple transparency settings to a single object. You ca

INDESIGN CS3User Guide183Working with stylesDuplicate styles or style groups❖ Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a style or style group i

INDESIGN CS3User Guide184When the Quick Apply list is displayed, press the left and right arrow keys to scroll through the edit field; press theup and

INDESIGN CS3User Guide185Move and reorder stylesBy default, styles you create appear at the bottom of the style group or panel.• To alphabetize all gr

186Chapter 7: Combining text and objectsTo enhance your design, try blending graphics and text by using anchored objects, text wrap, or type on a path

INDESIGN CS3User Guide187For a video on working with anchored frames, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0073.Create an anchored objectIf an object isn’t availab

INDESIGN CS3User Guide188Inline and Above Line position optionsWhen you choose Inline or Above Line from the Position menu in the Anchored Object Opti

INDESIGN CS3User Guide189Custom position optionsYou can use the following options when positioning a custom-positioned anchored object. You can specif

INDESIGN CS3User Guide190Right side of object aligned with left side of text frameNote: Depending on what you choose for X Relative To and Y Relative

INDESIGN CS3User Guide191The Y Relative To optionA. Aligning the top of the object to the top page edge B. Aligning the bottom of the object to the bo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide192Changing the location of the anchored object (X Relative To set to Text Frame; Y Relative To set to Line (Baseline))A. Choosi

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INDESIGN CS3User Guide13Table and cell stylesAs well as applying styles to characters and paragraphs, apply styles to a table or to table cells. With

INDESIGN CS3User Guide193• To keep the object within the text frame, but not with a specific line of text when text reflows, choose Text Framefrom the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide194• To view a dashed line from an anchor marker to its associated custom-positioned object, select the object andchoose View &g

INDESIGN CS3User Guide195Wrapping text around objectsWrap text around objectsYou can wrap text around any object, including text frames, imported imag

INDESIGN CS3User Guide196Wrap To optionsA. Both right and left sides B. Towards spine C. Away from spine5 Specify offset values. Positive values move

INDESIGN CS3User Guide197checkerboard pattern) as an alpha channel; you must otherwise use Photoshop to delete the background or createand save one or

INDESIGN CS3User Guide198Editing text wrap boundaryIf you manually change the shape of a text wrap path, User-Modified Path is selected in the Type me

INDESIGN CS3User Guide199Justify text next to wrap objectsWhen you specify how text is justified next to wrap objects, the change applies to the entir

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2002 Position the pointer on the path until a small plus sign appears next to the pointer , and then follow these steps:• To typ

INDESIGN CS3User Guide201Tighten character spacing around sharp turns and acute angles1Using the Selection tool or the Type tool, select the type on a

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2022 Position the pointer over the path type’s center bracket until a center bracket icon appears next to the pointer .Zoom in o

INDESIGN CS3User Guide14Customizable user interfaceCustomized workspacesSave your panel and menu changes as a workspace and be able to call up your pe

INDESIGN CS3User Guide203Type on a path effectsA. Rainbow effect B. Skew effect C. 3D Ribbon effect D. Stair Step effect E. Gravity effect• To keep ch

204Chapter 8: TypographyTypography gives visual form to language. Adobe InDesign CS3 gives you the tools you need to set type that suitsyour content.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide205Copy type attributes (Eyedropper)You can use the Eyedropper tool to copy type attributes such as character, paragraph, fill,

INDESIGN CS3User Guide206Type attributes copied to selected textChange which text attributes the Eyedropper tool copies1In the toolbox, double-click t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide207If two or more fonts are active in InDesign and use the same family name but have different Adobe PostScript names,the fonts

INDESIGN CS3User Guide208• Multiple Master• CompositeYou can turn off the preview feature or change the point size of the font names or font samples i

INDESIGN CS3User Guide209See also“Insert glyphs and special characters” on page 148“OpenType fonts” on page 208Apply OpenType font attributes1Select t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide210Positional Forms In some cursive scripts and in languages such as Arabic, what a character looks like can depend onits positi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide211• Place the missing fonts in the Fonts folder, which is located in the InDesign application folder. Fonts in this folderare a

INDESIGN CS3User Guide212LeadingA. Leading B. Text height C. Larger text size of one word increases leading for that one line.Change leadingBy default

15Chapter 2: WorkspaceThe Adobe® InDesign® CS3 workspace is arranged to help you focus on designing and producing pages efficiently.When you first sta

INDESIGN CS3User Guide213Types of kerningYou can automatically kern type using metrics kerning or optical kerning. Metrics kerning uses kern pairs, wh

INDESIGN CS3User Guide214When you click to place the insertion point between two letters, InDesign displays kerning values in the Characterpanel and t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide215You can also press Alt+Ctrl+Q (Windows) or Option+Command+Q (Mac OS) to reset kerning and tracking. Whenyou do so, kerning is

INDESIGN CS3User Guide216Make characters superscript or subscript in a non-OpenType font1 Select text.2 Choose Superscript or Subscript in the Charact

INDESIGN CS3User Guide217• Choose a color and tint. If you specified any line type other than solid, choose a gap color or gap tint to changethe appea

INDESIGN CS3User Guide218SwatchesA. Swatch affects fill or stroke B. Swatch affects container or text C. Tint percentage1 Do one of the following:• To

INDESIGN CS3User Guide219See also“Transparency effects” on page 395Assign a language to textAssigning a language to text determines which spelling and

INDESIGN CS3User Guide220Before (top) and after (bottom) setting BC and AD in small caps to complement old-style numerals and surrounding textIf you s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide221Scaling fonts horizontallyA. Unscaled type B. Unscaled type in condensed font C. Scaled type in condensed fontAdjust vertical

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2222 Select Adjust Scaling Percentage, and then click OK.Note the following:• The Adjust Scaling Percentage preference applies t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide16Default Photoshop workspaceA. Document window B. Dock of panels collapsed to icons C. Panel title bar D. Menu bar E. Options b

INDESIGN CS3User Guide223One-character, three-line drop cap (left), and five-character, two-line drop cap (right)See also“Drop caps and nested styles”

INDESIGN CS3User Guide224Placement of rulesA. Rule above paragraph B. Rule below paragraphAdd a rule above or below a paragraph1Select text.2 Choose P

INDESIGN CS3User Guide225Remove a paragraph rule1Using the Type tool , click in the paragraph containing the paragraph rule.2 Choose Paragraph Rules f

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2263 Select any of these options and then click OK:• For Keep With Next _ Lines, specify the number of lines (up to five) of the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide227Aligning textAlign or justify textText can be aligned with one or both edges (or insets) of a text frame. Text is said to be

INDESIGN CS3User Guide228Using a baseline grid ensures consistency in the location of text elements on a page. You can adjust the leading forthe parag

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2292 In the Paragraph panel or Control panel, choose Balance Ragged Lines from the menu.This feature takes effect only when the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide230• To vertically align lines of text up from the bottom of the frame, choose Bottom.• To evenly distribute lines of text verti

INDESIGN CS3User Guide231First-line indent (left) and no indent (right)• Select the top marker and type a value for X to indent the first line of text

INDESIGN CS3User Guide232In most cases you’ll specify the negative equivalent of the value you entered in step 2; for instance, if you specified aleft

INDESIGN CS3User Guide17Reconfigure the Tools panelYou can display the tools in the Tools panel in a single column, or side by side in two columns.In

INDESIGN CS3User Guide233Indent To Here special character1 Using the Type tool , click the insertion point where you would like to indent.2 Choose Typ

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2342 Clickthemagneticon ontheTabsdialogbox.TheTabsdialogboxsnapstothetopofthecolumnthatincludesthe selection or the insertion po

INDESIGN CS3User Guide235The first tab setting is right-aligned; the second tab setting is left-aligned.To insert a tab character in a table, choose T

INDESIGN CS3User Guide236• To return to the default tab stops, choose Clear All from the panel menu.Change a tab from one alignment to another1In the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide237• Canbeusedwithatableader.Rightindenttabsusethetableaderofthefirsttabstoppasttherightmargin,or,ifthere isn't one, the la

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2382 Do any of the following:• Click the Bulleted List button or the Numbered List button in the Control panel (in Paragraph m

INDESIGN CS3User Guide239Position settingsA. Hanging indent B. Left-aligned listNote: The Left Indent, First Line Indent, and Tab Position settings in

INDESIGN CS3User Guide240Bullets And Numbering dialog boxA. Bullet without remembered font B. Bullet with remembered fontChange the bullet character1O

INDESIGN CS3User Guide241• Choose an item (such as Em Dash or Ellipses) from the Insert Special Character menu.• Type a word or character before the n

INDESIGN CS3User Guide242Defined lists let you interrupt one list with another.For a video on creating bulleted and numbered lists, see www.adobe.com/

INDESIGN CS3User Guide18Navigator panel being dragged out to new dock, indicated by blue vertical highlightNavigator panel now in its own dockTo preve

INDESIGN CS3User Guide243Delete a defined list1Choose Type > Bulleted And Numbered Lists > Define Lists.2 Select a list.3 Click Delete, and then

INDESIGN CS3User Guide244Multi-level list with numbers and letters marking hierarchy levelsTo create a multi-level list, define the list and then crea

INDESIGN CS3User Guide245To restart numbers after a specific level or range of levels, type the level number or range (such as 2-4)intheRestartNumbers

INDESIGN CS3User Guide246Number a list from the previous or current storyWhether a list resumes numbering from the previous story or starts numbering

INDESIGN CS3User Guide247InDesign offers two composition methods: Adobe Paragraph Composer (the default) and Adobe Single-lineComposer (both are avail

INDESIGN CS3User Guide248See also“Highlight lines that are too loose or tight” on page 251“Justify text next to wrap objects” on page 199Hyphenate tex

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2494 Make changes to the following settings as needed, and then click OK:Words With At Least _ Letters Specify the minimum numbe

INDESIGN CS3User Guide250Adjust word and letterspacing in justified textYou can precisely control how Adobe applications space letters and words and s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide251Use a flush space with justified textUsing a flush space character adds a variable amount of space to the last line of a full

252Chapter 9: TablesA table consists of rows and columns of cells. A cell is like a text frame in which you can add text, anchored frames,or other tab

INDESIGN CS3User Guide19Adding a panel to a panel group• To rearrange panels in a group, drag a panel’s tab to a new location in the group.• To remove

INDESIGN CS3User Guide253The row height of a table is determined by the specified table style. For example, a table style may use cell styles toformat

INDESIGN CS3User Guide254If you want more control over formatting the imported table, or if you want to maintain a link to the spreadsheetformatting,

INDESIGN CS3User Guide255Change the alignment of a table within a frameA table assumes the width of the paragraph or table cell in which it is created

INDESIGN CS3User Guide256Move within a table using Tab• Press Tab to move to the next cell. If you press Tab in the last table cell, a new row is crea

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2572 Choose Table > Convert Rows > To Header or To Footer.Change header or footer row options1Place the insertion point in

INDESIGN CS3User Guide258• Move the pointer over the top edge of a column or the left edge of a row so that the pointer becomes an arrowshape ( or ),

INDESIGN CS3User Guide259Insert a column1Place the insertion point in a column next to where you want the new column to appear.2 Choose Table > Ins

INDESIGN CS3User Guide260Cut, copy, and paste table contentsWhen text is selected within a cell, cutting, copying, and pasting actions are the same as

INDESIGN CS3User Guide261Resize columns and rows1Select cells in the columns and rows you want to resize.2 Do one of the following:• In the Table pane

INDESIGN CS3User Guide262Note that changing the spacing before the table does not affect the spacing of a table row that falls at the top of aframe.Br

INDESIGN CS3User Guide20Minimize buttonManipulate panels collapsed to iconsCollapse panels to icons to reduce clutter on the workspace. (In some cases

INDESIGN CS3User Guide263Insert tabs into a table cellWhen the insertion point is in a table, pressing Tab moves the insertion point to the next cell.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide264Unmerge cells❖ Place the insertion point in the merged cell and choose Table > Unmerge Cells.Split cellsYou can split cell

INDESIGN CS3User Guide265By default, the formatting you select using the Table Options dialog box overrides any corresponding formattingpreviously app

INDESIGN CS3User Guide266Select the lines you want to affect in proxy preview area.In the proxy preview area, double-click any outside line to select

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2674 Under Line Stroke, specify desired weight, type, color, and gap settings; specify a Tint percentage and Overprintoptions.5

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2683 Under Alternating, specify the stroke or fill options for both the first pattern and the subsequent pattern. Forexample, yo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide269Using cell styles in table stylesWhen you create a table style, you can specify which cell styles are applied to different re

INDESIGN CS3User Guide270Change how styles are listed in the panel• Select Small Panel Rows to display a condensed version of the styles.• Drag the st

INDESIGN CS3User Guide271Auto-Rename Renames the loaded style. For example, if both documents have a style named “Table Style 1,” theloaded style is r

INDESIGN CS3User Guide272• IntheStylespanel,double-clickthestyle,orselectthestyleandchooseStyleOptionsfromtheStylespanelmenu.Note that this method app

INDESIGN CS3User Guide21Save workspacesYoucansavethecurrentsizesandpositionsofpanelsandanymenuchangesasacustomworkspace.Thenamesofworkspaces appear in

INDESIGN CS3User Guide273Preserve or remove overrides while applying a table style• To apply a table style and preserve cell styles but remove overrid

274Chapter 10: Long document featuresAssemble long documents using books, tables of contents, and indexes. You can group related documents in a bookfi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide275Manage book filesEach open book file appears on its own tab in the Book panel. If multiple books are open at the same time, c

INDESIGN CS3User Guide276For a video on synchronizing book documents, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0216.Select items to synchronize1Choose Synchronize Opti

INDESIGN CS3User Guide277It’s also a good idea to synchronize master pages using only one style source. If you synchronize from a different stylesourc

INDESIGN CS3User Guide278For a video on numbering pages in a book, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0217.See also“Create a paragraph style for running lists” o

INDESIGN CS3User Guide279Print or output a book fileOne advantage of using a book file is that you can use a single command to output—for print, prefl

INDESIGN CS3User Guide280• You can create character styles to format the page numbers and the characters separating them from the entries.For example,

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2813 In the Title box, type a title for your TOC (such as Contents or List of Figures). This title will appear at the top ofthe

INDESIGN CS3User Guide282Import TOC styles from another document1Choose Layout > Table Of Contents Styles.2 Click Load, select the InDesign file co

INDESIGN CS3User Guide22See also“About Adobe Bridge” on page 93“Adobe Version Cue” on page 94Control panel overviewThe Control panel (Window > Cont

INDESIGN CS3User Guide283You can specify a character that separates an entry and page number, as well as a style to apply to a character.Sort Entries

INDESIGN CS3User Guide284Table of contents with dot leaders1 Create a paragraph style with a tab leader. (See “Create a paragraph style with a tab lea

INDESIGN CS3User Guide285• To change the formatting applied to the table of contents title, entries, or page numbers, edit the paragraph orcharacter s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide286Tips for creating an indexCreating a well-planned and complete index can help make the information in your document immediate

INDESIGN CS3User Guide287HL Indicates index entries on a hidden layer. When you generate the index, you have the option of including theseindex entrie

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2884 Do one of the following:• Under Topic Levels, type the topic name (for example, animals)inthefirstbox.Tocreateasubtopic,typ

INDESIGN CS3User Guide289An index marker is inserted at the beginning of the word in which text is selected or the insertion point appears. Youcan vie

INDESIGN CS3User Guide290• To create an index entry without a page number, choose Suppress Page Range in the Type menu. Although no pagenumber will ap

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2913 Do one of the following:• Drag an entry to the New button to insert an index marker at the insertion point, or at the begi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide292To Next Use Of Style The page range extends from the index marker to the page where the next occurrence of theparagraph style

iiiContentsChapter 1: Getting startedInstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INDESIGN CS3User Guide23See also“Keys for the Control panel” on page 643Display the panel menu❖ Click the icon to the right of the Control panel.Dock

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2934 Choose New Page Reference in the Index panel menu.5 Enter a topic or topics in the Topic Levels boxes.6 In the Type menu, c

INDESIGN CS3User Guide294Index formatting optionsWhen you click More Options in the Generate Index dialog box, formatting options appear that let you

INDESIGN CS3User Guide295Between Entries If Run-in is selected, type or select a special character to determine how entries and subentries areseparate

INDESIGN CS3User Guide296See also“About markers” on page 297View all index topics in a bookWhen the Book option is selected, the Index panel displays

INDESIGN CS3User Guide297Working with markersAbout markersInDesign inserts a marker in text for items such as index entries, XML tags, and hyperlink t

298Chapter 11: DrawingWith drawing tools, you have complete control over the shape, stroke (outline), and fill of any object you draw. Allgraphics opt

INDESIGN CS3User Guide299Components of a pathA. Selected (solid) endpoint B. Selected anchor point C. Unselected anchor point D. Curved path segment E

INDESIGN CS3User Guide300About direction lines and direction pointsWhen you select an anchor point that connects curved segments (or select the segmen

INDESIGN CS3User Guide301Drawing with the line or shape toolsDraw basic lines and shapes1 In the toolbox, do one of the following:• Todrawalineorshape

INDESIGN CS3User Guide302• For Star Inset, type a percentage value to specify the length of a star’s spikes. The tips of the spikes touch the outeredg

INDESIGN CS3User Guide24Customize menus and keyboard shortcutsCustomize menusHiding and colorizing menu commands is a way to remove menu clutter and e

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3034 Whenthepathisthesizeandshapeyouwant,releasethemousebutton(butnottheAltorOptionkey).Afterthepath closes, release the Alt or

INDESIGN CS3User Guide304Note: Depending on where you begin to redraw the path and in which direction you drag, you may get unexpectedresults. For exa

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3054 Continue clicking to set anchor points for additional straight segments.The last anchor point you add always appears as a s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide306Drawing the second point in a curveA. Starting to drag second smooth point B. Dragging away from previous direction line, cre

INDESIGN CS3User Guide307Finish drawing a path❖ Complete a path in one of the following ways:• To close a path, position the Pen tool over the first (

INDESIGN CS3User Guide308Drawing a curved segment followed by a straight segment (part 1)A. First smooth point of curved segment completed and Pen too

INDESIGN CS3User Guide309Editing pathsSelect paths, segments, and anchor pointsBefore you can reshape or edit a path, you need to select the path’s an

INDESIGN CS3User Guide310• When you initially draw a smooth point with the Pen tool, dragging the direction point changes the length of thedirection l

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3112 Press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS) to delete the selected segment. Pressing Backspace or Deleteagain erases the r

INDESIGN CS3User Guide312You can select and edit multiple paths simultaneously in Photoshop and InDesign; however, you can add or deletepoints to only

INDESIGN CS3User Guide25Use keyboard shortcut setsTooltipsprovideaninstantaneousreferenceforshortcuts.InDesignalsoprovidesashortcuteditorinwhichyoucan

INDESIGN CS3User Guide313Clicking smooth point to create corner point• To convert a corner point without using direction lines to a corner point with

INDESIGN CS3User Guide314Smooth out pathsUse the Smooth tool to remove excess angles from an existing path or a section of a path. The Smooth tool ret

INDESIGN CS3User Guide315Crop content using the Position toolThe Position tool in InDesign functions similarly to the Crop tool in Adobe PageMaker. Th

INDESIGN CS3User Guide316Moving an image within its frameSet Position tool optionsWhen using the Position tool to move a graphic, you can hold down t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3173 For Weight, choose a stroke weight in the menu, or type a value and press Enter or Return.Note: Strokes thinner than 0.25 p

INDESIGN CS3User Guide318Although you can define dashed strokes in the Stroke panel, it’s easier to create a dashed stroke using a custom strokestyle.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide319Custom stroke stylesA. Dashed B. Dotted C. StripedCustom stroke styles can be saved and loaded into other InDesign documents.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide320Creating a dashed line in New Stroke Style dialog boxA. Clicking to add a dash to the pattern B. Dragging a marker to make th

INDESIGN CS3User Guide321Apply corner effectsYou can use the Corner Options command to quickly apply corner styles to any path. Available corner effec

INDESIGN CS3User Guide322• Preserve the transparent holes within some text characters, such as o and e, when you convert characters toeditable letterf

INDESIGN CS3User Guide265 In the New Shortcut box, press the keys for your new keyboard shortcut. If the key sequence is currently beingused for anoth

INDESIGN CS3User Guide323You can change the shape of any part of a compound path by using the Direct Selection tool to select an anchorpoint on one s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide324Create compound shapesYou create compound shapes using the Pathfinder panel (Window > Object & Layout > Pathfinder)

INDESIGN CS3User Guide325Create a compound shapeYou can work with a compound shape as a single unit or release its component paths to work with each s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide326• Use the converted outlines as text frames, so that you can type or place text in them.• Change the stroke attributes of let

327Chapter 12: GraphicsThe versatile importing capabilities of Adobe InDesign CS3 make it a powerful tool for integrating graphics frommany other prog

INDESIGN CS3User Guide328You can freely move or modify vector graphics without losing detail or clarity, because they are resolution-independent—they

INDESIGN CS3User Guide329For imported bitmap images, image resolution is determined by the source file. For bitmap effects, you can specifya custom re

INDESIGN CS3User Guide330If you want to edit objects and paths in InDesign...Copy the art from Illustrator and paste it into your InDesign document. F

INDESIGN CS3User Guide331Important: Before pasting a graphic, make sure that Illustrator is configured to copy as AICB (see Illustrator Help). InInDes

INDESIGN CS3User Guide332profile for the image using the Import Options dialog box or assign a different color profile to the graphic inInDesign. Over

INDESIGN CS3User Guide27The name of the tool and its keyboard shortcut appear when you hold the pointer over the tool—this text is calledthe tool tip.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide333Color in placed PDF pagesInDesign preserves colors embedded in PDF pages, even if the color comes from a color library not in

INDESIGN CS3User Guide334Importing other graphics formatsAbout other graphics formatsInDesign supports a variety of graphics formats, including bitmap

INDESIGN CS3User Guide335Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) filesGraphics Interchange Format (GIF) is a standard for displaying graphics on the World

INDESIGN CS3User Guide336Because they are based on the PostScript language, EPS files can contain both vector and bitmap graphics. SincePostScript can

INDESIGN CS3User Guide337Windows Metafile Format (.wmf) and Enhanced Metafile Format (.emf) filesWindows Metafile Format (WMF) and Windows Enhanced Me

INDESIGN CS3User Guide338The options available to you when you place a graphics file depend on the type of graphic. These options appearwhen you selec

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3397 To place the next graphic or the next page of a multipage PDF, click the loaded graphics icon in the layout wheredesired. I

INDESIGN CS3User Guide340Import options for graphicsThe options for importing graphics vary depending on the type of image being imported.Encapsulated

INDESIGN CS3User Guide341Image imported without clipping path (left) and with clipping path (right)Click the Color tab to view the following options:P

INDESIGN CS3User Guide342When you place a PDF that was saved with passwords, you’ll be prompted to enter the required passwords. If the PDFfile was sa

INDESIGN CS3User Guide28Display tool options❖ Double-click a tool in the toolbox.This procedure works only for some tools, such as the Eyedropper, Pen

INDESIGN CS3User Guide343Options for cropping placed PDFsA. Media B. Content C. Bleed D. Trim E. Crop F. ArtTransparent Background Select this option

INDESIGN CS3User Guide344You can adjust layer visibility either when you place a file or by using the Object Layer Options dialog box. Inaddition, if

INDESIGN CS3User Guide345• To import into an existing, unselected frame, click the loaded graphics icon anywhere in that frame.• To import into an exi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide346See also“About links and embedded graphics” on page 349“Pasting Illustrator graphics into InDesign” on page 330Copy and paste

INDESIGN CS3User Guide347See also“About XML” on page 510“Add an object or page to a library” on page 355Add snippets to a document1 Choose File > P

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3483 With the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool , select an imported graphic.4 Do one of the following:• Select Object &g

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3494 For Adjust View Settings, choose the display option you want to customize, and then move the slider for RasterImages or Vec

INDESIGN CS3User Guide350Links panelA. Linked graphic file name B. Page containing linked graphic C. Embedded-link icon D. Modified-link icon E. Image

INDESIGN CS3User Guide351The Link Needed section specifies whether a link to a full-resolution version of the file is needed. Files that areautomatica

INDESIGN CS3User Guide352• Click the Relink button or select Relink in the Links panel menu.3 Choose to link the file to the original file or to a fo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide29Gallery of selection toolsSee also“Toolbox overview” on page 26“Select objects” on page 358“Overview of selection methods” on

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3532 In the dialog box that appears, locate and double-click a file.Note: Ifallofthemissingfilesareinthesamefolder,youcanrestore

INDESIGN CS3User Guide354Object librariesAbout object librariesObject libraries help you organize the graphics, text, and pages you use most often. Yo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide355Create an object libraryAn object library exists as a named file on disk. When you create an object library, you specify wher

INDESIGN CS3User Guide356Add an object from a library to a document❖ Do one of the following:• Drag an object from the Object Library panel to a docum

INDESIGN CS3User Guide357View, add, or edit library informationWith large or numerous object libraries, library information can be cataloged using the

358Chapter 13: Frames and objectsLaying out your artwork in Adobe InDesign CS3 is made easy using tools that let you select, stack, and transformobjec

INDESIGN CS3User Guide359Path with bounding box selected (left), path selected (middle), and path with anchor point selected (right)• You can use the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide360Note: For more precise moving and scaling, and for other modifications such as rotation, use the Control panel or theTransfor

INDESIGN CS3User Guide361Select an object inside a frame❖ Do any of the following:• Click the object using the Direct Selection tool . The Direct Sele

INDESIGN CS3User Guide362You control selections in nested groups using the Direct Selection and Selection tools, as well as the Select Contentand Sele

INDESIGN CS3User Guide30See also“Toolbox overview” on page 26“Types of paths and shapes” on page 298Gallery of transformation toolsErasetoolletsyoudel

INDESIGN CS3User Guide363Select multiple nested objects1Using the Direct Selection tool , click the nested object.2 Hold down Shift as you click each

INDESIGN CS3User Guide364Transforming objectsTransform panel overviewUse the Transform panel to view or specify geometric information for any selected

INDESIGN CS3User Guide365Reference point moved to center (left), and object scaled (right)❖ Do one of the following:• To specify a different reference

INDESIGN CS3User Guide366Object’s rotation angle displayed relative to pasteboardIf you prefer, you can deselect the Transformations Are Totals comman

INDESIGN CS3User Guide367Parent frame’s position displayed relative to zero point of documentNested object’s position displayed relative to zero point

INDESIGN CS3User Guide368Note: This option does not change how stroke weights are affected when scaling a frame, only whether any changes affectmeasur

INDESIGN CS3User Guide369See also“Change transformation settings” on page 364“Gallery of transformation tools” on page 30“Keys for transforming object

INDESIGN CS3User Guide370• To reflect objects, drag a handle of the bounding box past the opposite edge or handle, until the object is at thedesired l

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3712 Do one of the following to open the Rotate dialog box:• Choose Object > Transform > Rotate.• Double-click the Rotate

INDESIGN CS3User Guide372• To move an object by dragging, drag the object to a new position. Shift-drag to constrain the movement of theobject horizon

INDESIGN CS3User Guide31See also“Toolbox overview” on page 26“Transform objects” on page 368Gallery of modification and navigation toolsSee also“Toolb

INDESIGN CS3User Guide373Resize objectsWhen you drag the handle of a frame that includes contents, such as an imported graphic, you may expect thecont

INDESIGN CS3User Guide374By default, InDesign scales strokes. For example, if you scale a selected object with a 4-point stroke by 200%, theStroke pan

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3752 Do one of the following to open the Scale dialog box:• Choose Object > Transform > Scale.• Double-click the Scale too

INDESIGN CS3User Guide376Original object (top) reflected using Flip Horizontal (middle) and Flip Vertical (bottom)The flip/rotate indicator (P) in the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide3772 Ifyouwanttouseadifferentreferencepointfortheshearing,clickwhereyouwantthereferencepointtoappear.3 Do one of the following:•

INDESIGN CS3User Guide378• To shear the object, click OK.• To shear a copy of the object, click Copy.Repeat transformationsYou can repeat transformati

INDESIGN CS3User Guide379Align panelA. Vertical alignment buttons B. Vertical distribution buttons C. Use Spacing distribution D. Horizontal alignment

INDESIGN CS3User Guide380Using the Distribute Horizontal Centers option for even spacingA. Creates even spacing between the centers of each object B.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide381Using the Distribute Horizontal Space option and adding a value for Use SpacingA. Creates spaces of a specified value between

INDESIGN CS3User Guide382If you’re not sure if an object is part of a group, select it using the Selection tool and look at the Object menu. Ifthe Ob

INDESIGN CS3User Guide32Zoom in or out• To zoom in, select the Zoom tool and click the area you want to magnify. Each click magnifies the view to then

INDESIGN CS3User Guide383Duplicate objects into rows or columnsUse the Step and Repeat command to instantly create rows or columns of duplicates. For

INDESIGN CS3User Guide384Background image pasted into a frame1 Do one of the following:• To paste one object inside a frame, select the object.• To pa

INDESIGN CS3User Guide385To fit a frame to its content quickly, double-click any corner handle on the frame. The frame resizes away from thepoint you

INDESIGN CS3User Guide386See also“Using placeholders to design pages” on page 76“Define object styles” on page 178Move a graphics frame or its content

INDESIGN CS3User Guide387Create a border or backgroundA graphics frame is ideally suited for use as a border or background for its content, because yo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide388Cropping an image using a graphics frame• To crop or mask any object, use the Selection or Direct Selection tool to select o

INDESIGN CS3User Guide389Crop using a graphic’s path or alpha channelInDesign can crop an imported EPS, TIFF, or Photoshop graphic using the clipping

INDESIGN CS3User Guide390Good (left) and bad (right) candidates for automatic clipping path1 Select an imported graphic, and choose Object > Clippi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide391Inset Frame Shrinks the resulting clipping path relative to the clipping path defined by the Threshold and Tolerancevalues. U

392Chapter 14: Transparency effectsWhen you create an object in Adobe InDesign CS3, by default it appears solid; that is, it has an opacity of 100%. Y

ivSpell-checking and language dictionaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Footnotes

INDESIGN CS3User Guide33Ifyoudecidetoviewallspreads,viewingmaybeeasierifyouresizetheNavigatorpaneltomakeittallandnarrow.Magnify or reduce the view usi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide393Add and edit transparency effects in the Effects panelA. Blending mode B. Levels C. FX icon D. Clear effects E. FX buttonBlen

INDESIGN CS3User Guide394Group Affects all objects and text in the group. (Use the Direct Selection tool to apply effects to objects within agroup.Str

INDESIGN CS3User Guide395You can move effects from one level to another in the same object by dragging the FX icon.Clear transparency effects from an

INDESIGN CS3User Guide396Note: In addition to the descriptions covered here, see “Common transparency settings and options” on page 398.Drop ShadowThe

INDESIGN CS3User Guide397Soften In addition to the Technique setting, blurs the effect to reduce unwanted artifacts and rough edges.Direction Choose U

INDESIGN CS3User Guide398Angle Rotates the frame of reference for the feathering effect such that, as long as you don’t enter a multiple of 90degrees,

INDESIGN CS3User Guide399Spread Determines the transparency of the blur within the shadow or glow effect as established by the Size setting.A higher p

INDESIGN CS3User Guide400See also“Synchronize color settings across Adobe applications” on page 441“Applying transparency to groups” on page 400Applyi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide401See also“Control graphics’ display performance” on page 347Stop displaying transparencyTo improve display performance, you ca

INDESIGN CS3User Guide402multiplied. This is useful for adding shadows to artwork. Painting with pure black or white results in pure black orwhite.Col

INDESIGN CS3User Guide34• To go to the first or last page, click the First Spread button or Last Spread button at the lower left ofthe document wind

INDESIGN CS3User Guide403It is important to understand that you apply the blending modes to the individual objects, but apply the IsolateBlending opti

INDESIGN CS3User Guide404See also“About flattening” on page 404Flattening transparent artworkAbout flatteningIf your document or artwork contains tran

INDESIGN CS3User Guide405You can choose a flattener preset in the Advanced panel of the Print dialog box or of the format-specific dialog boxthat appe

INDESIGN CS3User Guide406Export and import a custom transparency flattener presetYou can export and import transparency flattener presets in order to

INDESIGN CS3User Guide407• The SVG Options dialog box with More Options selected.Transparency Flattener optionsYou can set Transparency Flattener opti

INDESIGN CS3User Guide408Raster/Vector balance Specifies the amount of vector information that will be preserved. Higher settings preservemore vector

INDESIGN CS3User Guide409when printing separations if the document contains spot colors and overprinted objects. Deselect this option whensaving files

INDESIGN CS3User Guide410Best practices when creating transparencyIn most cases, flattening produces excellent results when you use an appropriate pre

INDESIGN CS3User Guide411• If you create a high-resolution print piece that you’ll also publish as a high-profile PDF document on a website,you may ne

INDESIGN CS3User Guide412• If you must use Acrobat 4.0 compatibility, your document contains spot colors, and you want to create a PDF filefor on-scre

INDESIGN CS3User Guide35You can enable or disable anti-aliasing for each of the view settings. For example, you can enable anti-aliasing forHigh Quali

413Chapter 15: ColorApplying colors and gradients to paths, frames, and type is a common publishing task, whether you’re publishing inprint or exporti

INDESIGN CS3User Guide414About process colorsA process color is printed using a combination of the four standard process inks: cyan, magenta, yellow,

INDESIGN CS3User Guide415Namedandunnamedcolorsonlyaffecthowaparticularcolorupdatesinyourdocument,neverhowcolorsseparateor behave when you move them be

INDESIGN CS3User Guide416Color PickerA. Previous color B. Current color C. Color spectrum D. Color slider triangles E. Color slider3 To define a color

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4173 Click the None button to remove the object’s fill or stroke.Applying colors by dragging and droppingAn easy way to apply c

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4183 Select the Fill box or the Stroke box in the Color panel.Color panelA. Fill box B. Stroke box4 If you selected a text frame

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4193 Click any object that has the fill and stroke attributes you want to sample. A loaded eyedropper appears , andthe selected

INDESIGN CS3User Guide420Swatch typesThe Swatches panel stores the following types of swatches:Colors Icons on the Swatches panel identify the spot a

INDESIGN CS3User Guide421• IfyouchoseProcessasthecolortypeandyouwanttonamethecoloryourself,makesurethatNameWithColorValue is deselected, and type a Sw

INDESIGN CS3User Guide422Duplicate a swatchDuplicating swatches can be useful when you want to create a warmer or cooler variation of an existing colo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide36Enter values in panels and dialog boxesPanels and dialog boxes use the measurement units and increments defined in the Edit &g

INDESIGN CS3User Guide423Customize swatch displayYou can control the size of swatches and whether the name displays with the swatch.1 In the Swatches

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4242 Choose Save Swatches For Exchange in the Swatches panel menu.3 Specify a name and location for the file, and click Save.See

INDESIGN CS3User Guide425Copy swatches between InDesign documentsYou can copy or drag a swatch (or objects with a swatch applied) from one document to

INDESIGN CS3User Guide426chip books are now printed on coated, uncoated, and matte paper stocks to ensure accurate visualization of theprinted result

INDESIGN CS3User Guide427A tint of a spot color is printed on the same printing plate as the spot color. A tint of a process color multiplies eachof t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4282 Do one of the following, and click OK:• To edit the tint, change the Tint value. This updates all objects using that tint s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide429First color stop5 For Stop Color, do one of the following:• To choose a color that’s already in the Swatches panel, choose Sw

INDESIGN CS3User Guide430Gradient panelA. Gradient fill B. Gradient type menu C. Reverse button D. Starting color stop E. Midpoint F. Ending color sto

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4312 Clickanywherebelowthegradientbartodefineanewcolorstop.Thenewcolorstopisautomaticallydefinedbythe color values at that posit

INDESIGN CS3User Guide432If a compound path with a gradient is selected, you can edit the gradient across all of its subpaths by using theGradient pan

INDESIGN CS3User Guide374 In the Scripting section, select Enable Attached Scripts to allow JavaScript actions to be attached to features inInDesign.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide433Multiple gradients in a single text frameWithin a single text frame, you can select different ranges of text and apply a uniq

INDESIGN CS3User Guide434Create a mixed ink group1 From the Swatches panel menu, choose New Mixed Ink Group. (This option is dimmed until you add a sp

INDESIGN CS3User Guide435Delete mixed ink groups❖ In the Swatches panel, select the parent of the mixed ink group you want to delete, and click the De

INDESIGN CS3User Guide436Working with spot-color channels in an Adobe Photoshop (PSD) fileWhen you place a native Photoshop file (PSD) or TIFF file in

437Chapter 16: Color managementA color management system reconciles color differences among devices so that you can be reasonably certain of thecolors

INDESIGN CS3User Guide438A color management system translates colors with the help of color profiles. A profile is a mathematical descriptionof a devi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide439Creating a viewing environment for color managementYour work environment influences how you see color on your monitor and on

INDESIGN CS3User Guide440Color settings for Adobe Creative Suite are synchronized in a central location through Adobe Bridge.If you decide to change t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4414. Set up color management in Adobe applications.The default color settings are sufficient for most users. However, you can c

INDESIGN CS3User Guide442The setting you select determines which color working spaces are used by the application, what happens when youopen and impor

INDESIGN CS3User Guide38• Creating transparency flattener presets. (See “Flattening transparent artwork” on page 404.)• Creating table of contents sty

INDESIGN CS3User Guide443• Select colors from a color library. Adobe applications come with several standard color libraries, which you canload using

INDESIGN CS3User Guide444See also“Color management policy options” on page 457Preparing imported graphics for color managementUse the following genera

INDESIGN CS3User Guide445Color-managing documents for online viewingColor-managing documents for online viewingColor management for online viewing is

INDESIGN CS3User Guide446Proofing colorsSoft-proofing colorsIn a traditional publishing workflow, you print a hard proof of your document to preview h

INDESIGN CS3User Guide447Monitor RGB (Photoshop and Illustrator) Creates a soft proof of colors in an RGB document using your currentmonitor color spa

INDESIGN CS3User Guide448Color-managing documents when printingPrinting with color managementColor management options for printing let you specify how

INDESIGN CS3User Guide449• Purchase a profile for your specific printer and paper. This method involves printing a profiling target on yourprinter and

INDESIGN CS3User Guide450Working with color profilesAbout color profilesPrecise, consistent color management requires accurate ICC-compliant profiles

INDESIGN CS3User Guide451Managing color with profilesA. Profiles describe the color spaces of the input device and the document. B. Using the profiles

INDESIGN CS3User Guide452Calibrate and profile your monitorWhen you calibrate your monitor, you are adjusting it so it conforms to a known specificati

INDESIGN CS3User Guide39• To discard automatically recovered changes and use the most recent version of the document that was explicitlysaved to disk

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4532 Select the option for embedding ICC profiles. The exact name and location of this option varies between applica-tions. Sear

INDESIGN CS3User Guide454appearanceofcolorsisdefinedbytheapplication’sworkingspaceprofiles,andyoucannolongerembedaprofileinthe document.Assign Current

INDESIGN CS3User Guide455Color settingsCustomize color settingsFor most color-managed workflows, it is best to use a preset color setting that has bee

INDESIGN CS3User Guide456sRGB is recommended when you prepare images for the web, because it defines the color space of the standardmonitor used to vi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide457If the profile is missing or does not match the working space, the application may display a warning message,depending on opt

INDESIGN CS3User Guide458Missing Profiles: Ask When Opening Displays a message whenever you open an untagged document. You will begiven the option to

INDESIGN CS3User Guide459Saturation Tries to produce vivid colors in an image at the expense of color accuracy. This rendering intent issuitable for b

460Chapter 17: Trapping colorThe quality of a printer’s work depends in large part on getting different inks to print exactly in register. To minimize

INDESIGN CS3User Guide461Avoid the need for trapping by eliminating the possibility of misregistration in your use of color. Prevent misregis-tration

INDESIGN CS3User Guide462Trapping imported bitmap imagesBuilt-in trapping can trap bitmap images, such as photographs, to text and graphics. Bitmap im

40Chapter 3: LayoutThe decisions you make when you first set up a document affect how efficiently you can design and produce pages.Proper planning hel

INDESIGN CS3User Guide463Maximizing trapping performanceWhether you use Adobe In-RIP trapping or built-in trapping, you can save time by not processin

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4646 For Trapping, choose one of the following options:• Application Built-In, to use the trapping engine included with InDesign

INDESIGN CS3User Guide465Note: Clicking the New Preset button at the bottom of the Trap Presets panel creates a preset based on the [Default] trappres

INDESIGN CS3User Guide466Trap assignments list the presets you have applied to various pages; the trap assignments are updated each time you click Ass

INDESIGN CS3User Guide467Black Indicates the distance that inks spread into solid black, or the holdback amount—the distance between blackedges and un

INDESIGN CS3User Guide468To change how much the component inks in abutting colors can vary before causing those colors to trap, increase ordecrease th

INDESIGN CS3User Guide469Set sliding traps1 Choose New Preset in the panel menu to create a preset, or double-click a preset to edit it.2 In the Trap

INDESIGN CS3User Guide470Printing books with conflicting trap presetsYou can apply one trap preset to one sheet of output, such as one page. Normally

INDESIGN CS3User Guide471Other spot inks Some spot colors, such as turquoise or neon orange, are significantly darker or lighter than theirCMYK equiva

472Chapter 18: Creating Adobe PDF filesExport Adobe InDesign CS3 documents to PDF format, which preserves the look and content of the originalInDesign

INDESIGN CS3User Guide41After you’ve created a document, you can use the Pages panel to create spreads with more than two pages or forcethe first two

INDESIGN CS3User Guide473Export to PDFExporting a document or book to Adobe PDF is as simple as using the default High Quality Print settings, or ascu

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4745 For Compatibility, choose the lowest PDF version necessary to open the files you create.6 Click Export (Windows) or Save (M

INDESIGN CS3User Guide475Adobe PDF presetsA PDF preset is a group of settings that affect the process of creating a PDF. These settings are designed t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide476converts colors to CMYK, downsamples color and grayscale images to 300 ppi and monochrome images to 1200 ppi,embeds subsets o

INDESIGN CS3User Guide477Load Adobe PDF presetsNew PDF presets (.joboptions files) that you create are stored in the Settings folder in the following

INDESIGN CS3User Guide478Adobe PDF optionsAdobe PDF option categoriesYou can set PDF options when you export to PDF or when you create or edit PDF pre

INDESIGN CS3User Guide479General options for PDFsClick the General category in the Export Adobe PDF dialog box to set the following options:Descriptio

INDESIGN CS3User Guide480Note: If Compatibility is set to Acrobat 6 (PDF 1.5) or later, tags are compressed for smaller file size. If the PDF is theno

INDESIGN CS3User Guide481Compression and downsampling options for PDFsWhen exporting documents to Adobe PDF, you can compress text and line art, and c

INDESIGN CS3User Guide482most monochrome images. Group 3, used by most fax machines, compresses monochrome bitmaps one row at atime. Run Length compre

INDESIGN CS3User Guide42Document window notes:• Lines of other colors are ruler guides which, when present, appear in the layer color when selected.•

INDESIGN CS3User Guide483Destination Describes the gamut of the final RGB or CMYK output device, such as your monitor or a SWOPstandard. Using this pr

INDESIGN CS3User Guide484file would fail compliance when inspected by the Preflight feature in Acrobat 7.0 Professional and later, or theEnfocus PitSt

INDESIGN CS3User Guide485Security options for PDFsYoucansetthefollowingoptionswhenyoucreateaPDForwhenyouapplypasswordprotectiontoaPDF.Optionsvary depe

INDESIGN CS3User Guide486Enable Copying Of Text, Images, And Other Content Lets users select and copy the contents of a PDF.Enable Copying Of Content

INDESIGN CS3User Guide487The following guidelines apply to electronically distributed Adobe PDF files:• Before putting Adobe PDF documents on a websit

INDESIGN CS3User Guide488PDF workflow technologies and requirementsAdobeiscontinuallyaddressingtheworkflowneedsofserviceproviders,andrecommendsthatyou

INDESIGN CS3User Guide489See also“Perform a preflight check” on page 562“Flattening transparent artwork” on page 404“Previewing color separations” on

INDESIGN CS3User Guide490When you apply tags to a document for PDF export, the tags do not control which content is exported to PDF, as isthe case wit

INDESIGN CS3User Guide491ThetagsappearontheTagstabinAcrobat6.0andlater,wheretheyarenestedaccordingtotherelationshipdefini-tions for the tagged element

INDESIGN CS3User Guide492Headings and columns (top) reflow in a logical reading order (bottom).See also“Rearrange structured elements” on page 531Tag

vApplying line (stroke) settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INDESIGN CS3User Guide43See also“About automatic layout adjustment” on page 77Change page margin and column settingsYou can change column and margin s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide4933 Choose Add Untagged Items from the Structure pane menu.Tags in the Structure pane and Tags panelTag page items manually1Cho

INDESIGN CS3User Guide494The Alt text attribute lets you create alternate text that can be read in lieu of viewing an illustration. ActualText issimil

INDESIGN CS3User Guide495HyperlinksA. Hyperlink source B. List of hyperlinksTo create a hyperlink to a position in text or to a page with specific vie

INDESIGN CS3User Guide496• To create a hyperlink to an unnamed destination, choose Unnamed. If Page is selected for Type, specify the pagenumber and z

INDESIGN CS3User Guide497Set up a text anchor destination1Choose Window > Interactive > Hyperlinks to display the Hyperlinks panel.2 Inthedocume

INDESIGN CS3User Guide498To update hyperlinks to external documents, choose Update Hyperlink in the Hyperlinks panel menu.Go to a hyperlink source or

INDESIGN CS3User Guide499Rename a bookmark❖ Click the bookmark in the Bookmarks panel, and choose Rename Bookmark from the panel menu.Delete a bookmar

INDESIGN CS3User Guide500QuickTime 6.0 or later is required to work with movies in InDesign. You can add QuickTime, AVI, MPEG, and SWFmovies, and you

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5014 Click Verify URL And Movie Size to make sure that the URL is valid. (You must have an Internet connection.)5 Specify any ot

INDESIGN CS3User Guide502Poster optionsYoucannotsimplyuseaplacedimageasaposter.Instead,specifyanyofthefollowingtypesofposterimagesintheMovie Options o

INDESIGN CS3User Guide44Dragging a column guide to create unequal column widthsTo create columns with unequal gutters, create evenly spaced ruler guid

INDESIGN CS3User Guide503• To resize the poster or media object, use the Direct Selection tool to select the poster. Switch to the Selectiontool, and

INDESIGN CS3User Guide504Button set up to play movieAfter you create a button, you can do the following:• Make the buttons interactive.• Use the State

INDESIGN CS3User Guide505Visibility In PDF SpecifywhetheryouwantthebuttontobevisibleorinvisibleintheexportedPDFdocument,andwhether you want the button

INDESIGN CS3User Guide506• To paste an image or a text frame, copy it to the Clipboard, select the state in the States panel, and then chooseEdit >

INDESIGN CS3User Guide507Making buttons interactiveYou can create, edit, and manage interactive effects in InDesign. When the document is exported to

INDESIGN CS3User Guide508• To delete a behavior, select the behavior in the list box, and click Delete.• To edit a behavior, select the behavior in th

INDESIGN CS3User Guide509Create jumps to hyperlink anchorsIf you create a bookmark or hyperlink anchor in an InDesign document, you can cause a button

510Chapter 19: XMLAdobe InDesign CS3 is one of many applications that can produce and use XML. After you tag content in anInDesign file, you save and

INDESIGN CS3User Guide511For example, in the following image, you can see a chapter elementthatcontains(istheparentof)severalrecipeelements. Each reci

INDESIGN CS3User Guide512The Structure pane lets you view, edit, and manage XML elements. You use the Structure pane in many ways whenworking with XML

INDESIGN CS3User Guide45Create a document using a preset1 Do one of the following:.• Choose File > Document Preset > [name of preset].• Choose F

INDESIGN CS3User Guide513Importing XMLXML import and layout methodsAfter you import XML data, the imported content appears as elements (the basic buil

INDESIGN CS3User Guide514Manually placing imported XML contentPlace content automatically By planning ahead, you can automate the process of placing X

INDESIGN CS3User Guide515Note: InDesign recognizes special namespace attributes that can specify paragraph or character styles in XML. For moreinforma

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5162 Open the Structure pane. (Choose View > Structure > Show Structure, or click the splitter button at thebottom of the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide517You don’t need to map every tag to a paragraph or character style. Some elements may not appear in the layout andothers may b

INDESIGN CS3User Guide518This technique is useful when you want to use the same layout for different sets of content. For example, a weeklynewsletter

INDESIGN CS3User Guide519Create placeholders for automatic layoutCreate placeholder frames or tables in your document when you want InDesign to automa

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5203 If the Tags panel does not contain tags with names identical to the XML elements you plan to import, create thetags or load

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5215 Tag each cell of the table with the desired tag. Depending on the structure of your XML content, you can eitherselect and t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5225 Using the Text tool, click in the first frame to create an insertion point, and type placeholder text for each elementyou w

INDESIGN CS3User Guide46The default units of measure for the rulers are picas (a pica equals 12 points). However, you can change custom rulerunits and

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5233 Choose File > Import XML (or choose Import XML on the Structure pane menu) and then select the XML fileyou want to impor

INDESIGN CS3User Guide524Delete Elements, Frames, and Content That Do Not Match Imported XML Removes elements from the Structurepane and the layout of

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5254 Select a color for the tag if you created your tag from the Tags panel menu. (If you created your tag with the NewTag butto

INDESIGN CS3User Guide526• When you tag text within a tagged element (such as a paragraph within a story), it appears as a child of the existingelemen

INDESIGN CS3User Guide527Tag content according to paragraph or character styleParagraph styles and character styles you assign to text can be used as

INDESIGN CS3User Guide528Tag text in tablesWhen you tag a table for XML, you create a table element as well as one cell element for each cell in the t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide529A tagged frame and, within it, tag markers.❖ Do any of the following:• To display color-coded tagged frames, choose View >

INDESIGN CS3User Guide530Delete tags• To delete a tag from the Tags panel, drag it to the Delete icon at the bottom of the panel. If the tag has been

INDESIGN CS3User Guide531• To close the Structure pane, choose View > Structure > Hide Structure, or click the splitter button.• To expand or co

INDESIGN CS3User Guide532• You cannot drag a table cell element into a table element or move elements into a table element.❖ In the Structure pane, do

INDESIGN CS3User Guide47Kerning Controls the increment for kerning using the keyboard shortcuts.6 Click OK.You can also change ruler units by right-cl

INDESIGN CS3User Guide533Insert a new parent element quickly by selecting Add Tag in the Tags panel and then clicking a tag in the panel. Youcan also

INDESIGN CS3User Guide534You may need to click the triangle icon next to an element to display its attributes.Edit or delete an attribute1Select an at

INDESIGN CS3User Guide535Comments and processing instructions appear in the Structure pane. You can move, edit, and delete comments andprocessing inst

INDESIGN CS3User Guide536Use DTD files to validate XMLValidating the XML in a document means to compare the structure, element tag names, and attribut

INDESIGN CS3User Guide537DTD file opened for viewing in InDesign❖ Do one of the following:.• In the Structure pane menu, choose View DTD.• Double-clic

INDESIGN CS3User Guide538To change the root element from which InDesign validates, choose DTD Options in the Structure pane menu.3 To fix errors displ

INDESIGN CS3User Guide539Apply XSLT Applies a stylesheet to define the transformation of the exported XML to, for example, a modified XMLtree or HTML.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide540• Format Method Specifies how the JPEG image is formatted for download. Baseline downloads the final qualityimage in one pass

541Chapter 20: PrintingTo make optimal decisions about printing, you should understand basic printing principles, including how theresolution of your

INDESIGN CS3User Guide542Transparent objectsIftheartworkcontainsobjectswithtransparencyfeaturesthatyouaddedusingtheTransparencypanelortheDropShadow or

INDESIGN CS3User Guide48Adjust the zero pointWhen you move the zero point, it moves to the same relative location in all spreads. For example, if you

INDESIGN CS3User Guide543Spreads Prints pages together, as if they were bound, or printed on the same sheet. You can print only one spreadpersheet.Ift

INDESIGN CS3User Guide544Specifying pages to printYou can specify a page range using either absolute numbering (the page’s position in the current doc

INDESIGN CS3User Guide545Comparison of printing a letter-size page on Letter, Letter.extra, or Tabloid paperNote: ThepreviewinthelowerleftareaofthePri

INDESIGN CS3User Guide546Specify a custom paper sizeIf you’re using a printer that accommodates various paper sizes, such as a high-resolution imagese

INDESIGN CS3User Guide547Choose which layers are printed or exported to PDF1 TorevieworchangetheShowLayerandPrintLayersettingsforyourdocument,selectal

INDESIGN CS3User Guide548Preview documentsYou can view how the document’s pages fit on the chosen paper size before you print to a PostScript printer.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide549Custom page view (left) and cut sheet view (right)A. Direction of media travel B. Transverse deselected C. Paper size D. Medi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide550Page Setup (Mac OS) This button displays the standard Mac OS Page Setup dialog box.Printer (Mac OS) This button displays the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide551Printer’s marksA. Crop marks B. Registration mark C. Page information D. Color bars E. Bleed marks F. Slug area1 Choose File

INDESIGN CS3User Guide552Crop Marks Adds fine (hairline) horizontal and vertical rules that define where the page should be trimmed. Cropmarks can als

INDESIGN CS3User Guide49After you use the Measure tool to measure an item, the line or lines remain visible until you take anothermeasurement or selec

INDESIGN CS3User Guide553Printing oversized documentsAlthough you can create InDesign documents as large as 18-by-18 feet, most desktop printers canno

INDESIGN CS3User Guide554Tile a document manuallyWhile tiling a document automatically prints all the tiles at once, tiling a document manually requir

INDESIGN CS3User Guide555For more information on composite printing, see the Adobe Print Resource Center atwww.adobe.com/go/print_resource.Note: The o

INDESIGN CS3User Guide556Note: InDesign does not subsample EPS or PDF graphics, even when Optimized Subsampling is selected.Proxy Sends screen-resolut

INDESIGN CS3User Guide557Note: InDesign cannot always change the data format used by EPS or DCS graphics files. If you experience problemssending data

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5586 Under Print, select Document.7 For Color Handling, choose Let InDesign Determine Colors.8 For Printer Profile, select the p

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5598 Under Print, select Proof. The profile should match the proof setup you specified.9 For Color Handling, choose Let InDesign

INDESIGN CS3User Guide560Printer resolution determines the number of dots available to create the halftone dot. A printer with smaller dots canproduce

INDESIGN CS3User Guide561Edit print presets❖ Do one of the following:• ChooseFile>Print,adjustprintsettings,andclickSavePreset.IntheSavePresetdialo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide562Handing off filesPerform a preflight checkBefore printing or handing off the document to a service provider, you can perform

INDESIGN CS3User Guide50• The names of any swatches. You can display color-space values instead by clicking the small triangle next to thefill or stro

INDESIGN CS3User Guide563Make sure that the fonts used in the document are licensed, installed, and activated either on your computer or onthe output

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5645 Select the following, as needed:Copy Fonts (Except CJK) Copies all necessary font files, not the entire typeface. Selecting

INDESIGN CS3User Guide565The following tables list recommended printer drivers and output methods for achieving the best results with post-processing

INDESIGN CS3User Guide566A device-independent PostScript file is ideal for composite prepress workflows, where the file will be trapped andseparated l

INDESIGN CS3User Guide567• It is device-dependent. It contains code for enabling and controlling specific device features, making it lesscompatible wi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5684 Under Pages in the Export EPS dialog box, do one of the following:• Select All Pages to export all pages in the document.•

INDESIGN CS3User Guide569Preview Options Determines the characteristics of the preview image that is saved in the file. The preview image isdisplayed

INDESIGN CS3User Guide570The process of creating printer spreads from layout spreads is called imposition. While imposing pages, you canchange setting

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5712-up Perfect Bound divided in four signaturesIf a booklet has a color cover and black-and-white insides, you can create two s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide572For example, if you want to create printer spreads for a traditional six-panel, trifold brochure, choose 3-up Consec-utive. Y

INDESIGN CS3User Guide513 For Start, type a value to offset the grid from either the top of the page or the top margin of the page, dependingontheopti

INDESIGN CS3User Guide573Understanding creepCreep specifies the distance pages move away from the spine to accommodate paper thickness and folding in

574Chapter 21: Color separationsTo produce high-quality separations, it helps to be familiar with the basics of printing, including line screens,resol

INDESIGN CS3User Guide575See also“Print or save separations” on page 588“Export to PDF” on page 473Prepare your document for color separations1 Correc

INDESIGN CS3User Guide576View the process color equivalents of a spot color1 Select the spot color in the Swatches panel.2 Choose CMYK in the Color pa

INDESIGN CS3User Guide577Consider the following issues when printing composites:• While no proof will give you an exact representation of your final o

INDESIGN CS3User Guide578InDesign also has overprint simulation, which is useful for simulating the effects of overprinting spot and processinks on a

INDESIGN CS3User Guide579Keep the following guidelines in mind as you apply manual overprinting:• If you use the Overprint Fill option on a 100% black

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5805 Select one of the following, then click OK.• To overprint the stroke of the rule, select Overprint Stroke.• To overprint a

INDESIGN CS3User Guide581Note: Overprint [Black] Swatch at 100% does not affect tints of [Black], unnamed black colors, or objects that appearblack be

INDESIGN CS3User Guide582• To view all separations at once, click and drag the pointer across all of the eye icons (or empty boxes) next to theseparat

INDESIGN CS3User Guide52Show or hide grids• To show or hide the baseline grid, choose View > Grids & Guides > Show/Hide Baseline Grid.• To s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide583Return to normal view1 Choose Window > Output > Separations Preview.2 For View, choose Off.Inks, separations, and scree

INDESIGN CS3User Guide584• Choose File > Save As, and choose PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript for the file type. Click Settings, and thenclick

INDESIGN CS3User Guide585Display or output spot colors using Lab valuesSome predefined spot colors, such as colors from the TOYO, PANTONE, DIC, and HK

INDESIGN CS3User Guide586Line screensA. 65 lpi: Coarse screen for printing newsletters and grocery coupons B. 85 lpi: Average screen for printing news

INDESIGN CS3User Guide587Emulsion optionsA. Positive image B. Negative C. Negative with emulsion side downImportant: The emulsion and image exposure s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide588The hard proof represents your expectation of the way the final separations will appear, and helps the serviceprovider to ver

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5895 Click Graphics, and do the following:• For Send Data, choose All.• For Fonts, choose Complete or Subset, unless fonts will

590Chapter 22: AutomationExtend the capabilities of Adobe InDesign CS3 by using scripts and plug-ins that you or someone else has created.Create form

INDESIGN CS3User Guide591Enable scripts attached to menusScript writers can use a special command that allows scripts to be attached to menu commands.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide592• To disable or enable a plug-in, make sure that a custom set is active, and then click to hide or show the check markat the

viChapter 17: Trapping colorTrapping documents and books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INDESIGN CS3User Guide533 Do one of the following:• To create a page guide, position the pointer inside a horizontal or vertical ruler and then drag t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide593Data mergeA. Data source file B. Target document C. Merged documentBasic steps for merging data1. Make plans to determine whi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide5945. Insert fields from the Data Merge panel into the target document.Youcanadddatafieldstoeitheradocumentpageoramasterpage.Ify

INDESIGN CS3User Guide595(Mac OS) Example of image references in data source fileAbout target documentsOnce your data source file is created, you need

INDESIGN CS3User Guide596Note: If an alert message indicates that it cannot open the file, or if incorrect fields appear in the list box, you may need

INDESIGN CS3User Guide597Adding data field placeholders to master pagesIf you insert data field placeholders on master pages, you have advantages that

INDESIGN CS3User Guide598Preview records in the target documentBefore you merge the target document and data source file, it’s a good idea to preview

INDESIGN CS3User Guide599Set content placement optionsUse the Content Placement Options dialog box to specify the default settings for the current doc

INDESIGN CS3User Guide6006 If you selected Multiple Records on the Records tab, click the Multiple Record Layout tab, and specify thefollowing:• For M

INDESIGN CS3User Guide601The report displays each overset instance in a numbered list showing the page number the text appears on, followedby overset

602Chapter 23: Sharing content betweenInCopy and InDesignAdobe InCopy is a professional writing and editing program that integrates tightly with Adobe

INDESIGN CS3User Guide54Ruler guides evenly spaced within page margins (left) and page edges (right)6 To delete any existing guides (including guides

INDESIGN CS3User Guide603Open assignment files created in InDesignInDesign users can create an assignment file and designate content for sharing. This

INDESIGN CS3User Guide604Open linked InCopy files exported from InDesignIn certain workflows, InDesign users might export text and graphics as separat

INDESIGN CS3User Guide605Compose content entirely in InCopyYou can create content in InCopy that isn’t associated with an InDesign file. In these stan

INDESIGN CS3User Guide606Best practices for working with managed filesUse the following practices to make sure that you work with the most up-to-date

INDESIGN CS3User Guide6074. In InDesign, work on the layout.Regardless of whether the content files are being edited in InCopy, InDesign users can wor

INDESIGN CS3User Guide608Note: The InCopy Notes and Track Changes features also use the specified name to identify the author of a note or atracked ch

INDESIGN CS3User Guide609Note: TheOutOfDateiconontheAvailable,InUse,Editing,TextContent,andGraphicsContenticonsindicatesthatthe content is out of date

INDESIGN CS3User Guide610Assignments panel overviewThe primary tool for working with assignments is the Assignments panel (Window > Assignments). T

INDESIGN CS3User Guide611Assignment filesIn InDesign, assignment files are containers for organizing collections of page items. For example, you might

INDESIGN CS3User Guide612See also“Relink missing assignment files (InDesign)” on page 624“Best practices for working with managed files” on page 606Cr

INDESIGN CS3User Guide55See also“Paste objects into different layers” on page 72Move ruler guides❖ Using Selection tool or the Direct Selection tool

INDESIGN CS3User Guide613Color Displays a list of colors for adding a distinctive highlight to the frames of the current assignment in thedocument win

INDESIGN CS3User Guide614Layer Exports all content on the selected layer.All Stories Exports every story that has not been exported already.All Graphi

INDESIGN CS3User Guide615Encoding Allows selection of either UTF8 or UTF16 unicode encoding, which is required as a new InCopy file iscreated. The InC

INDESIGN CS3User Guide616All items in the assignment are checked out to the assigned user. However, the contents of the package itself aren’tlocked, s

INDESIGN CS3User Guide617Return or forward a package (InCopy)After you open and edit a package, you can send it to another InCopy user or you can retu

INDESIGN CS3User Guide618• Open an assignment package. See “Receive packages (InCopy)” on page 616.The assignment names and their contents appear in t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide619When you check out available content in InCopy, you see the Editing icon on the InCopy frame, and in theAssignments panel. I

INDESIGN CS3User Guide620Assignments panel with In Use and Out Of Date icons (left) and Layout with out-of-date content (right)4 The InDesign user upd

INDESIGN CS3User Guide621Accidentally updating your workIn most cases, the update commands are disabled for content you have checked out, because that

INDESIGN CS3User Guide622If you are working on an assignment package, return or forward the assignment package after checking it in.See also“Exporting

INDESIGN CS3User Guide56Change ruler guide stacking orderBy default, ruler guides appear in front of all other guides and objects. However, some ruler

INDESIGN CS3User Guide623Save changes (InCopy)❖ Do one of the following:• TosavetheInCopyfileunderthesamenameandlocationonthefilesystem,chooseFile>

INDESIGN CS3User Guide624Deleting assignments accomplishes the following:• Removes the assignment data from the document.• Deletes the assignment file

INDESIGN CS3User Guide625• To undo changes since the last saved version and remove the lock file, select the content in the Assignments paneland choos

INDESIGN CS3User Guide626Placing/Duplicating IfyouplaceanInCopycontentfilemorethanonce,eachinstanceofthecontentappearsintheInDesignLinkspanel,buttheya

627Chapter 24: Comparison of PageMakerand InDesign menusBrowse through these tables to learn where Adobe PageMaker commands are found in AdobeInDesign

INDESIGN CS3User Guide628PageMaker Edit menu commandsPageMaker Layout menu commandsFile > Preferences > Layout Adjustment Layout > Layout Adj

INDESIGN CS3User Guide629PageMaker Type menu commandsLayout > Sort Pages Window > Pages Click and drag pages in the Pages panel tosort them.Layo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide630PageMaker Element menu commandsPageMaker command InDesign equivalent Additional informationElement > Fill Window > Swat

INDESIGN CS3User Guide631PageMaker Utilities menu commandsElement > Image > Image Control No equivalent Use the Edit Original command to changei

INDESIGN CS3User Guide632PageMaker View menu commandsPageMaker command InDesign equivalent Additional informationView > Display Master Items Choose

INDESIGN CS3User Guide57Pages and spreadsAbout pages and spreadsWhen you select the Facing Pages option in the File > Document Setup dialog box, do

INDESIGN CS3User Guide633PageMaker Window menu commandsPageMaker command InDesign equivalent Additional informationWindow > Arrange Icons (Windows)

634Chapter 25: Keyb oard shortcutsAdobe InDesign CS3 provides shortcuts to help you quickly work in documents without using the mouse. Manykeyboard sh

INDESIGN CS3User Guide635See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for selecting and moving objectsThis table isn’t a complete list of keybo

INDESIGN CS3User Guide636See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for transforming objectsThis table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shor

INDESIGN CS3User Guide637See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for editing paths and framesThis table isn’t a complete list of keyboard

INDESIGN CS3User Guide638See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for finding and changing textThis table isn’t a complete list of keyboard

INDESIGN CS3User Guide639Strikethrough Shift+Ctrl+/ Shift+Command+/All caps (on/off) Shift+Ctrl+K Shift+Command+KSmall caps (on/off) Shift+Ctrl+H Shif

INDESIGN CS3User Guide640See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for navigating through and selecting textThis table isn’t a complete list

INDESIGN CS3User Guide641See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for viewing documents and document workspacesThis table isn’t a complete

INDESIGN CS3User Guide642See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for working with XMLThis table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcut

INDESIGN CS3User Guide58Target or select a page or spreadYou e it h e r select or target pages or spreads, depending on the task you are performing.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide643See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for panelsThis table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It list

INDESIGN CS3User Guide644See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for the Character and Paragraph panelsThis table isn’t a complete list of

INDESIGN CS3User Guide645Keys for the character and paragraph stylesThis table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortc

INDESIGN CS3User Guide646Keys for the Pages panelThis table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t dis

INDESIGN CS3User Guide647Keys for using the Separations Preview panelThis table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those short

INDESIGN CS3User Guide648See also“Use keyboard shortcut sets” on page 25Keys for resolving conflicts between Mac OS 10.3x and 10.4This table isn’t a c

649IndexAaccessibilityof Help 4Acrobat. See Adobe Acrobatactivation of software 1Adobe AcrobatSee also PDF filescomparing versions 478presets for expo

INDEX650Bbanding. See gradientsbase (nonemulsion side) 586baseline gridabout aligning to 227aligning paragraphs to 227aligning table text to 263for te

INDEX651redefining 170sorting 185Character Styles panel 165checking in InCopy content 621checking out InCopy content 618checking spelling. See spell-c

INDEX652context menus 23continued on page. See jump linesControl panelabout 22keyboard shortcuts for 643conversion settingspresets 475Convert Directio

INDESIGN CS3User Guide59Add new pages to a document❖ Do any of the following:• To add a page after the active page or spread, click the New Page butto

INDEX653placeholder shapes 301polygons 301drawing toolscreating paths 298gallery 29drop capsapplying styles to 173creating 223removing 223ways of crea

INDEX654in PDFs 486installing 206multiple master 211OpenType 208previewing 207substituting missing fonts 210footers. See headers and footersfootnotesc

INDEX655editing and deleting 497finding in documents 498showing and hiding 496to document pages 496to places in documents 497hyphenatingmanual and aut

INDEX656for character and paragaraphstyles 645for character and paragraphpanels 644for Color panel 646for Control panel 643for finding and changing te

INDEX657copying 64creating 63deleting 66editing 66importing from otherdocuments 68in data merges 600keyboard shortcuts for 646layers and 69margin and

INDEX658selecting in frames 361selecting nested (overlapping) 361setting opacity 399shearing 376snapping to guides and documentgrid 56techniques for s

INDEX659spacing between 222word and letter spacing 250passwords, in PDFs 484pasteboardcustomizing 42fitting in window 32pastel inks, trapping 470pasti

INDEX660PostScript filesabout 564creating 567types of 564PostScript printersdrivers for 549PPD filesabout 550preferencesabout 36composition 247diction

INDEX661registration of software 1rendering intents 458requirements, system 1resizingSee also scalingglyphs 248objects and frames 373RGB color space,

INDEX662inset 127kerning 212in table cells 262text composition 246special characters 152in OpenType fonts 208Specifications for Web OffsetPublications

INDESIGN CS3User Guide60• Select a page or spread, and then choose Duplicate Page or Duplicate Spread in the Pages panel menu. The newpage or spread a

INDEX663tablesSee also tables, editing; tables,formatting; tables, strokes andfills; and table stylesabout 252adding text before 262aligning in frames

INDEX664TIFF files 334See also bitmap graphicscropping 389tints 427toolbox 26toolsabout 26categories of 28displaying hidden 28drawing and type 29navig

INDEX665Video Workshop 5videos. See moviesviewingadditional windows 34anchors 193different page 33document window 21hidden elements 129hidden markers

INDESIGN CS3User Guide61• To allow the creation of spreads of more than two pages in the entire document and to preserve those spreadswhen you add, re

INDESIGN CS3User Guide624 Choose the destination document name from the Move To menu.5 For Destination, choose where you want to move the pages, and s

viiChapter 23: Sharing content between InCopy and InDesignUnderstanding a basic managed-file workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INDESIGN CS3User Guide63Tips and guidelines for masters• You can compare alternative design ideas by creating a variety of masters and applying them i

INDESIGN CS3User Guide64Anyobjectsontheoriginalpageorspreadbecomepartofthenewmaster.Iftheoriginalpageusedamaster,thenewmaster is based on the original

INDESIGN CS3User Guide65See also“Synchronize book documents” on page 275“Import a master from another document” on page 68Copy a master within a docum

INDESIGN CS3User Guide66• Choose Apply Master To Pages from the Pages panel menu, select a master for Apply Master, make sure that thepage ranges in t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide672 Do one of the following:• Drag a selected master page or spread icon to the Delete icon at the bottom of the panel.• Click t

INDESIGN CS3User Guide68Detach a master item• To detach a single master item from its master, first override it by pressing Ctrl+Shift (Windows) orCom

INDESIGN CS3User Guide693 Determine what should occur if a loaded master has the same name as a master in the current document.• Choose Replace Master

INDESIGN CS3User Guide70The Layers panel lists layers with the frontmost layer appearing at the top of the panel.For a video on using layers, see www.

INDESIGN CS3User Guide71Suppress Text Wrap When Layer Is Hidden Select this option if you want text on other layers to flow normally whenthe layer is

INDESIGN CS3User Guide72Select, move, and copy objects on layersBy default, you can select any object on any layer. In the Layers panel, dots mark lay

1Chapter 1: Getting startedIf you haven’t installed your new software, begin by reading some information on installation and other prelimi-naries. Bef

INDESIGN CS3User Guide73Duplicate a layerWhen you duplicate a layer, you copy its contents and settings. The duplicate layer then appears above the or

INDESIGN CS3User Guide74Set a layer as nonprinting1 Select the layer in the Layers panel.2 Choose Layer Options from the Layers panel menu.3 To preven

INDESIGN CS3User Guide75Note: If you merge layers containing a mix of page objects and master items, the master items move to the back of theresulting

INDESIGN CS3User Guide76Text frame (left) and empty graphics frame (right)If you don’t see the crossbar inside an empty graphics frame, the frame edge

INDESIGN CS3User Guide77For example, you might use any of these strategies:• Draw text frames using the Type tool, and draw graphics frames using the

INDESIGN CS3User Guide78Page designed vertically, for print (left); page orientation changed for on-screen viewing, with layout automatically refitted

INDESIGN CS3User Guide79Allow Ruler Guides To Move Select this option when you want ruler guides to be repositioned by the LayoutAdjustment feature.Ig

INDESIGN CS3User Guide80If the automatic page number is on a master page, it displays the master page prefix. On a document page, theautomatic page nu

INDESIGN CS3User Guide81Change the format of page and chapter numbering1Choose Layout > Numbering & Section Options.2 Under Page Numbering or C

INDESIGN CS3User Guide82Create headers and footersHeaders and footers run through the top and bottom of the pages in your document, providing importan

INDESIGN CS3User Guide2Read MeThe installation disc contains the Read Me file for your software. (This file is also copied to the application folderdu

INDESIGN CS3User Guide83Document numbering optionsYou can change document numbering options when you choose Layout > Numbering & Section Option

INDESIGN CS3User Guide84Display absolute or section numbering in the Pages panelThe Pages panel can display absolute numbering (labeling all pages wit

INDESIGN CS3User Guide85Previous Page Number Inserts the number of the page containing the story’s previous frame. Use this characterwhen creating a “

INDESIGN CS3User Guide86Different options are available depending on the variable type you select.Text Before / Text After For all variable types (exc

INDESIGN CS3User Guide87File NameThis variable inserts the name of the current file into the document. It’s commonly added to the slug area of thedocu

INDESIGN CS3User Guide88Running Header (Paragraph or Character Style)By default, the Running Headers variables insert the first or last occurrence (on

INDESIGN CS3User Guide89Thevariableappearsonthepageasifyou’dtypeditinthedocument.Forexample,theCreationDatevariablemightappear as December 22, 2007. I

90Chapter 4: Working with documentsOpen, save, and export Adobe InDesign CS3 content using a variety of different formats. If you’re switching toInDes

INDESIGN CS3User Guide91Save documentsSave documents frequently, and create backup copies of important files. You can clear unnecessary data from adoc

INDESIGN CS3User Guide92You can also use the File > Open command to open files from InDesign 1.x and later (including Asian-languageversions), InDe