QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign CS4 Conversion Guide

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PDF Export You can export a publication as a single PDF file directly from InDesign, without the need for Acrobat Distiller®. This makes for easier and more consistent PDF creation, including support for industry standards such as PDF/X. To export an InDesign document as a PDF file, choose File > Export, and then choose Adobe PDF from the Format menu. To export a book or selected chapters in a book, choose Export Book To PDF from the Book panel menu. Choosing PDF/X-1a from the Adobe PDF Preset pop-up menu converts all colors to CMYK plus spot colors. Choosing PDF/X-3 maintains RGB colors in the file and includes color profiles. Both options result in all transparency being flattened. Use PDF/X-4 to maintain transparency for Adobe PDF Print Engine output. You can save the settings you make in this dialog box by clicking Save Preset. The presets you create can also be used in other Creative Suite applications. To create a PDF file based on a preset without seeing the dialog box, hold down the Shift key while choosing the preset from the File > Adobe PDF Presets menu. If you prefer to create a PDF file using Acrobat Distiller, you can do that by choosing Adobe PDF from the Printer pop-up menu in the Print dialog box. However, PDF files created with Acrobat Distiller do not support transparency, layers, or interactive elements. If objects bleed off the side of your page, be sure that is accounted for in the Marks And Bleeds pane of the Export Adobe PDF dialog box. That pane also lets you place print marks (such as crop marks and page information) around your page. You can navigate among the panes listed on the left side of the Print dialog box or the Export Adobe PDF dialog box by holding down the Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows) key and pressing numbers from one to seven. Preflight and Output 35
Important Techniques The previous sections have helped you learn your way around Adobe InDesign CS4. Now here are some techniques that will get you laying out pages faster and better than ever before. Whether you need to create colors and gradients, format text automatically, anchor an object inside a text flow, or just find some tips for getting more efficient with InDesign, you’ll find the answers in this section. Selection Tool Techniques The Selection tool and the Direct Selection tool are two of the most important tools in InDesign, so it’s helpful to know how to access them quickly. Here are some tips: ■■ You can temporarily access the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool (whichever was most recently selected) by pressing Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows) when any other tool is selected. ■■ When editing text with the Type tool, you can switch to the Selection tool by pressing the Esc key. ■■ You can double-click a text frame with the Selection tool or the Direct Selection tool to switch to the Type tool. If the text frame contains text, the blinking text insertion point is displayed where you double-click. ■■ Double-click a graphic frame or an unassigned frame or path to toggle between the Selection tool and the Direct Selection tool. ■■ You can select through an object—selecting a frame or path behind another object—by holding down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows) while clicking with the Selection tool. ■■ If you choose the Selection tool and then click any object that’s part of a group, the entire group is selected. To select an individual object that’s part of a group, click the object with the Direct Selection tool. To move an object that’s part of a group after selecting it, click 36 Adobe InDesign CS4 | Conversion Guide
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