Adobe InDesign CS/CS2 Breakthroughs (Paperback)

by David Blatner (Author), Anne-Marie Concepcion (Author)

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Product Description
Adobe InDesign is taking the publishing world by storm and users are hungry for breakthrough solutions to their myriad concerns—from how best to manage the program's sometimes unwieldy interface to how to produce quality PDF files. Page-layout guru David Blatner and veteran trainer Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepción have scoured the online forums, interviewed Adobe engineers, and gathered together answers to over 200 of the most-commonly asked questions. Written in a sassy, fun-to-read style, this book tackles every major InDesign problem with a lay-it-on-the-line solution. Adobe InDesign CS/CS2 Breakthroughs is for anyone who has been using InDesign long enough to realize that the solution to their problems isn't always as obvious as one would expect.

About the Author
David Blatner (www.moo.com) is the author or co-author of 14 books, including Real World InDesign CS, Real World QuarkXPress, Real World Photoshop, InDesign Tips and Tricks, and Real World Scanning & Halftones. He is also a contributing editor for CreativePro.com and the editorial director of InDesign Magazine. His books have sold more than a half-million copies worldwide and have been translated into 15 languages.

Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepción (www.senecadesign.com) owns a busy cross-media design studio in Chicago and is one of  the industry’s best-known trainers and publishing consultants. She is the author of Professional Web Site Design as well as numerous feature articles in Photoshop Fix, HOW, Publish, and Digital Chicago magazines. Her DesignGeek email newsletter is read by thousands of designers, publishers and pre-press folk around the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (June 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321334132
• ISBN-13: 978-0321334138
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #490,319 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly useful information, September 5, 2005

By	Joseph Grossmann (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you tend to stumble around in InDesign -- getting things done eventually, but not always efficiently -- this is the book for you. "Breakthroughs" is all about working smart and not wasting your time or energy. I own a creative firm in Chicago, and this book is mandatory reading for all my designers. The authors get right into the good stuff; they assume their readers are professionals and know how to do the basics. Spend about 1 hour with this book and you'll pick up at least a dozen useful tricks. The format is all quick-hit Q&A, light and easy to absorb, perfect for busy designers that can't spend a lot of time on a 600-page encyclopedia. My copy is now littered with Post-Its marking all the shortcuts and procedures that I never even suspected were available in InDesign. If you're a hands-on designer and take pride in knowing your tools, get this book. You won't be sorry.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most usefull software book I have ever purchases, December 6, 2005

By	David S. Lefkoff (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

IF YOU WORK WITH INDESIGN FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR A DAY YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST BUY THIS BOOK. It will save you hours of frustration. Absolutely the best money I have ever spent on a software book.

This book will not teach you how to use Indesign. It is not for beginners. For those of you that use Indesign a great deal and always wished you knew how to do some certain function or trick this book is for you. It is full of workarounds for many everyday problems that you will encounter. I am just so amazed how helpful this book has been to me that I wanted to share it with everyone here.

This is not some 800 page Indesign Bible. It is a small quick read that lists problems that Indesign users face everyday and how to solve them. I have worked with Indesign for many years and this book has been more useful than all my other books combined.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely useful and very funny, September 13, 2005

By	Patrice Olivier-Wilson (Fairview NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Who says computer manuals have to be dry and boring? This humorous book is actually one you'll sit on the deck and read cover to cover, then keep handy to use as a reference. It is not a "Step One: Turn on your computer, Step Two: This is your mouse" type of beginner manual. However, it is chock full of solutions to those irritating problems encountered in all software programs that you don't know are lurking until you are on deadline. Each nugget is short, to the point and entertaining as well. Ever get into a situation where you need to know something obscure like import layers from another document, or keeping descenders inside a frame, or insert a drop shadow on just one word in a sentence? This reference book is just the ticket. It is not just obscure situations either. It covers color "mismanagement," tabs, text on a path, color swatches, and so much more. This book stays within reach on my desk. Applause!