Description:

This task-based, two-color reference is written for the exploding number of users switching from QuarkXPress to InDesign for their professional page composition needs. In this unique book, Galen Gruman directly addresses the questions and concerns of readers who are converting from QuarkXPress-the most widely used page layout program in the world-to InDesign, which is rapidly gaining ground and boasts better typography features and quicker performance.

• Helpful illustrated, side-by-side spreads show Quark users how to easily perform the same or similar tasks in Adobe InDesign
• Provides real-world tips and techniques for unleashing InDesign's capabilities
• Includes a useful tear-out quick key reference card
• Covers QuarkXPress 4, 5, 6 (incl through 6.5) and InDesign 2, CS, and CS2.

 

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

About the Author/Acknowledgment.

Table of Contents.

Foreword: How Meredith Made the Switch.

Foreword: Future USA’s Leap to InDesign.

Foreword: The Road to InDesign: A History.

Preface: What This Book Offers.

Part I: Interface and Program Basics.

Translating Basic Terms.

Comparing Palettes and Panes.

Comparing Dialog Boxes.

Comparing the Measurements and Control Palettes.

Comparing Tools.

Comparing the Selection Tools.

Using the Contextual Menus.

Controlling What You See Onscreen.

Part II: Layout Building Blocks.

Setting Up Pages and Margins.

Setting Up Master Pages.

Applying Master Pages.

Moving Elements among Master Pages.

Setting Up Templates.

Setting Up Sections.

Creating Automatic Page Numbers.

Creating Gatefold Spreads.

Shuffling Pages.

Working with Layers.

Setting Up Libraries.

Searching Library Contents.

Copying Objects among Documents.

Working with Individual Guides.

Creating Automatic Guides.2

Part III: Working with Colors.

Creating Colors.

Creating Gradients.

Importing Colors from Graphics.

Importing Colors from Other Documents.

Creating Tints.

Applying Color Profiles.

Part IV: Working with Text Blocks.

Creating Text Frames.

Setting Up Text Position in Frames.

Setting Up Columns.

Comparing Automatic Text Boxes to Master Text Frames.

Automatically Flowing Text.

Linking Text Frames.

Redirecting Text Flow.

Preparing Word Files.

Comparing Supported Formatting.

Importing Word File