Adobe InDesign is the industry standard for page-layout design, including a variety of features to design pages for print output as well as graphics for digital media. InDesign’s powerful toolset can be used to create a wide variety of design projects, from a one-page poster to a multi-chapter book. This book was developed to not only teach how to apply InDesign’s features, but also how to “work smarter” by streamlining your workflow with time-saving functions like document templates, parent pages, and styles. By completing the projects in this book, you will compile an impressive portfolio sure to impress potential employers and clients. You will learn to:

• Define page settings to match stated job specifications.
• Create and manage various types of frames, which are the foundational building block of any InDesign layout.
• Place and manipulate images and text to create a cohesive design.
• Use file templates, parent pages, and styles to dramatically improve workflow efficiency.
• Control text flow, pagination, and consistency in long documents.
• Define appropriate settings for folding documents.
• Use conditional text and layers to develop customized versions of a document.
• Use XML and shared content tools to repurpose the same design elements in a series of related layouts.
• Incorporate interactive elements to take advantage of the capabilities in digitally distributed files.
• Repurpose content for multiple media, including HTML and EPUB formats.
• Combine multiple documents into a single book, including managing a table of contents and index.