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Section 1: Getting Started with InDesign CS2
In this section, you'll learn about several important differences between PageMaker and
InDesign CS2 and how you can customize InDesign CS2 to suit your personal preferences.
Major differences between PageMaker and InDesign CS2
Even if you're the type of person who likes to figure things out for yourself, knowing about the
differences between PageMaker and InDesign before you begin creating and modifying objects,
formatting text, laying out pages, and building documents will help you quickly become proficient
in InDesign. A few important differences between the programs are highlighted here, including
cross-references to more detailed information.
Setting up columns. In PageMaker you add columns to document pages and master pages
after you create a document (that is, after you click OK in the Document Setup dialog box). In
InDesign CS2, you can specify column settings in the New Document dialog box when you
create a new document, or you can use the Margins and Columns command (Layout menu) to
change the number of columns on document and master pages as you work. (See "Setting up
columns" on page 15.)
Numbering pages. In PageMaker, the Document Setup dialog box includes controls for specify-
ing the starting page number of a document, including documents that are part of a book. In
InDesign CS2, you create the document first, and then use the Numbering and Section Options
command (Layout menu) to specify page numbering styles and where a page section starts. (See
"Numbering pages" on page 8.)
Creating and manipulating frames. When working with frames, you'll notice the following
similarities and differences:
• With the exception of some additional tools in InDesign CS2, the tools for creating objects
are similar.
• In PageMaker, you use the Pointer tool to select an object, while in InDesign CS2, you use the
Selection tool.
• Selecting a graphic within a frame is different between the two programs. In InDesign CS2,
you use the Direct Selection tool to select a graphic within a frame, and then adjust its size
or crop. If you use the Direct Selection tool to select a frame, you can reshape the frame by
dragging any of its handles.
• InDesign CS2 includes an additional tool—the Position tool—that's similar to the Crop tool in
PageMaker. You can use the Position tool to select a graphic within a frame, to move or resize
the graphic, and to resize the frame by dragging any of its handles. (See "Selecting and modify-
ing frames and graphics" on page 23.)
Navigating within a document. The navigation options in InDesign CS2 are similar to those
in PageMaker, except that page icons are not displayed at the bottom of the layout window in
InDesign CS2.
Navigation controls are available at the bottom left of the layout window.
Instead, several other navigation options are available at the bottom of the layout window:
• Four navigation arrows (from left to right) let you display the first page/spread, the previous
page/spread, the next page/spread, and the last page/spread.
• You can enter a number in the page field and press Return to navigate to a specific page.
• You can click the triangle to the right of the page number field and choose a page number from
the list.
For more information about navigation, see "Navigating within a document" on page 20.
Switching from PageMaker to InDesign CS2
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