InDesign is the preferred graphic design software, and InDesign CS4 is loaded with cool new desktop publishing features. <i>InDesign CS4 For Dummies</i> shows you how to use every one!<p>Whether you're an experienced designer or just want to create a cool newsletter for the school soccer team, you'll benefit from Galen Gruman's guidance. This desktop publishing expert shows you how to navigate InDesign menus, dialog boxes, panels, and panes; streamline your work with templates; prepare your creations for printing or online publication, and more.<ul type="disc"><li>Explore the new tools, work with the application frame, and set preferences for the way you work<li>Learn to open and save documents and export content<li>Get familiar with the Pages panel, apply Master Pages, and work with Layers<li>Make the most of color with color libraries, multi-ink colors, spot versus process color, and gradients<li>Create layout guidelines and use color swatches for consistency<li>Streamline text formatting by using styles and treat text as a graphic element<li>Design for the Web with hyperlinks, multimedia elements, and Flash files<li>See how InDesign CS4 works seamlessly with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite<li>Discover why good design is part science and part art and learn to manipulate, organize, and align design objects<li>Take advantage of tips for cropping and positioning graphics<li>Prepare for printing or other output with enhanced preflighting tools</ul><p><i>InDesign CS4 For Dummies</i> also offers great advice for designing pages that do their job perfectly. Start creating today!