Adobe InDesign for Dummies [Paperback]

Deke McClelland (Author), Amy Thomas Buscaglia (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764505998 | ISBN-13: 978-0764505997 | Publication Date: September 16, 1999

Full-color illustrations highlight breakthrough InDesign features

Covers both Mac and Windows versions

Get up and running fast with help from DTP guru Deke McClelland If you're a desktop publishing pro, Adobe InDesign is about to rock your world. This spirited guide explains why InDesign is the wave of the future and shows you step-by-step how to take advantage of the program's next-generation features — including the ability to open QuarkXPress and PageMaker files!

Discover how to: Master layout, text, and graphics tools Export documents to PDF or HTML Use multiple masters and specialty typefaces Share documents between Mac and Windows Transition smoothly from Quark or PageMaker

The Dummies Way^™ Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author

Deke McClelland, a contributing editor at Macworld and Publish magazines, is the bestselling author of more than 50 computer books. Amy Thomas Buscaglia writes and edits for Adobe.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (September 16, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764505998
• ISBN-13: 978-0764505997
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #774,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > Adobe InDesign

More About the Author

Deke McClelland is a popular lecturer on Adobe Photoshop and the larger realm of computer graphics and design. He has hosted the interactive "Video Workshop" CD that shipped with Photoshop Versions 7, CS, and CS2, as well as hundreds of hours of tutorial-style video training for industry leaders lynda.com and Total Training. In addition to his video work, Deke has written 84 books translated into 24 languages, with more than 4 million copies in print. One of the most award-winning writers in the technology market, Deke received the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Computer Book in 1989. Since then, he has garnered more than 20 honors, including seven independent citations from the Computer Press Association. In 2002, he was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Like all of the Dummie books, May 22, 2000

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D. Stong (University Park, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe InDesign for Dummies (Paperback)

Adobe sadly didn't include much of a tutorial with the software, so I opted for a Dummie book- really a small investment. It's actually well written and easily understandable, though the first four chapters are a bit too simplistic for someone who has any familiarity with any graphic design apps or other Adobe products. It's by no means a tutorial; there are no excercises nor is there a disk. The style is wordy, familiar, and as such it makes information accessible to non-techies. This will hold me until "Real World InDesign" comes out in June.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for dummies only, May 20, 2000

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This review is from: Adobe InDesign for Dummies (Paperback)

I got Adobe InDesign for Dummies on the recommendation of a friend, as I was fighting my way thru a project using InDesign 1.0. It has basically the same information to be found in the InDesign manual, but it's much easier to understand.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best buy, October 1, 2008

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Roxy Wiltz "news writer" (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe InDesign for Dummies (Paperback)

This is a WONDERFUL book! At the newspaper where I work, we have the InDesign CS2 book, but I am a recent Indesign beginner and needed something simpler. This book has the best index I've seen in a while, and you receive step-by-step (literally) instructions on how to create text boxes, place photos, etc. I would have paid full price for the product if I'd had to - it is that great!