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Transparency: Working with Effects in Adobe InDesign CS6
Jun 11, 2012
You can apply transparency by using the nine transparency effects in InDesign. This excerpt from Adobe InDesign CS6 Classroom in a Book shows you how.
Creating a Horizontal Layout in Adobe InDesign CS6
Jun 7, 2012
Learn how to create an alternate layout in Adobe InDesign CS6 for the landscape (horizonal) orientation that you'll need for a mobile device’s multiple orientations.
Creating and Applying Paragraph and Character Styles in Adobe InDesign CS6
May 9, 2012
This excerpt from Adobe InDesign CS6 Classroom in a Book shows you how to create and apply paragraph and character styles.
Working with Paragraph Composers and Tabs in Adobe InDesign CS6
May 9, 2012
This excerpt from Adobe InDesign CS6 Classroom in a Book shows you how to apply the Adobe paragraph and single-line composers, set tabs, and add a rule above a paragraph.
Setting Up Layout Rules for a Mobile App Design in Adobe InDesign CS6
May 3, 2012
This excerpt from Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design and Web Premium Classroom in a Book shows you how InDesign lets you work with alternate layouts and helps you adapt your layouts with Liquid Layout rules.
Create Digital Magazines Using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite and InDesign CS5.5
Sep 21, 2011
With the advent of the Apple iPad and other tablet devices, Adobe saw the future of digital publishing and created the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Adobe expert Brian Wood gives you an overview of the creation process for digital content that you can view and sell via tablet devices.
Create Polished eBooks with New Features in InDesign CS5.5
Aug 22, 2011
For several versions, InDesign has been able to convert your print–only content to the .epub file format. With the release of InDesign CS5.5, that process has been made much easier. Adobe expert Brian Wood shows you some of the great new features available with Adobe InDesign CS5.5.
Review Your InDesign Document with Others Using CS Review
Dec 31, 2010
Learn how to utilize Adobe CS Review, a free online service that enables you to start reviews from Creative Suite software. Author Brian Wood shows you how to share reviews with others, get feedback, and make changes within a program such as Adobe InDesign.
Creating Amazing PDF Presentations Using InDesign CS5
Dec 22, 2010
Adobe InDesign CS5 has added even more features to make a PDF stand out as an awesome presentation file—really useful for that resume or informational brochure and much more. From video, audio, and page transitions to buttons and links, Brian Wood shows you how to add punch to your PDF files.
Finally, a Visual Way to Design Interactivity!
Dec 21, 2010
Now you no longer have to use ActionScript to creatively develop Flash applications. Author and Flash developer Chris Converse delves into Adobe InDesign 5’s new features, such as multi-state objects and the Animations Panel, among others, that let you design interactive content in much the same way you could in Flash.
Introduction to Flash Animation in InDesign CS5
Dec 15, 2010
Who says you need to work with Adobe Flash to create Flash content? Adobe InDesign CS5 adds a load of new features and panels that enable you to add interactivity to your documents. From motion, buttons, video, and more, Brian Wood shows how you can turn your InDesign documents into multimedia extravaganzas!
Using Animation in Adobe InDesign CS5
Nov 11, 2010
In previous versions of InDesign, the document was static; none of the page content wiggled or barked. But InDesign CS5 allows you to do so much more. Now, page content itself can be animated. Here's where the real fun begins!
Sandee Cohen and David Blatner Talk about Adobe InDesign CS5
Sep 23, 2010
Sandee Cohen (author of InDesign CS5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide) and David Blatner (a coauthor of Real World Adobe InDesign CS5) share questions and conversation about Adobe InDesign CS5.
Working With Objects in Adobe InDesign CS5
Sep 8, 2010
Although InDesign is not a full-fledged drawing program such as Adobe Illustrator, you can use InDesign’s tools to create a wide variety of effects by distorting, moving, resizing, duplicating, and aligning objects. Sandee Cohen shows you how.
Real World Adobe InDesign CS5: Type
Aug 26, 2010
This chapter provides a walk through of InDesign's typesetting features, including character formatting (font, point size, kerning, and baseline shift are examples of character formatting), paragraph formatting (indents, tabs, space above and below, and composition), and formatting using character and paragraph styles.
Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign: Leading
Jul 28, 2010
Nigel French discusses the details of leading (the space between lines of type) in Adobe InDesign, including general rules of thumb, exceptions, and the use of auto leading.
Adobe® InDesign® CS5 Classroom in a Book: Placing Multiple Graphics in a Grid of Frames
Apr 19, 2010
This excerpt from Adobe® InDesign® CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to place multiple graphics in a grid of frames.
Real World Adobe® InDesign® CS5: Creating Pages of Different Sizes
Apr 15, 2010
In this excerpt from Real World Adobe® InDesign® CS5, learn how to create multiple page sizes in the same document -- a feature that people have been requesting for years.
Eight Great New Features in Adobe® InDesign® CS5
Apr 14, 2010
Both print designers and web designers will be delighted with the new spate of Adobe® InDesign® CS5 features, eight of which Bob Bringhurst highlights here.
Real World Adobe InDesign CS4: Paragraph Rules
Sep 16, 2009
Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner show you how to apply paragraph rules, ground rules for paragraph rules, and tinting paragraphs.

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