CHAPTER SUMMARY
CHAPTER SUMMARY
Chapter 10 shows you how to create a
book from multiple documents. You
learned how to add different InDesign files
to the Book palette, how to manipulate
the pagination and the order of
documents, and how to modify the page
range of individual documents. You then
moved on to learn how to generate a table
of contents and how to use paragraph
styles to quickly format a table of
contents. Then you jumped to the back of
the book and learned how to generate an
index. You learned how to create index
entries, how to generate cross-reference
entries, and how to sort index entries.
What You Have Learned
• How to create a book files
• How to add documents to the Book palette
• How to manipulate the order of documents
in a book file
• How to modify the page range of documents
• How to use paragraph styles to create a
table of contents
• How to load paragraph styles
• How to maintain consistent styles between
documents in a book
• How to generate a table of contents
• How to create index entries
• How to generate an index

• How to generate a cross-reference index
entry
• How to sort index entries
Key Terms
Book A collection of two or more
InDesign documents, in a file with an
.indb file extension, paginated consecu-
tively throughout.
Book palette The palette to which
you add InDesign documents in order to
create a book that is paginated consecu-
tively throughout.
Cross-reference Entries in an index
that refer to other entries in the same
index, usually preceded with See or See
also.
Sections Pages in a document where
page numbering changes.
INDESIGN 10-30 Making Books, Tables of Contents, and Indexes
ADOBE INDESIGN CS2
11-1
1.
Use the Pathfinder palette.
2.
Create new stroke styles.
3.
Create mixed ink swatches.
4.

Work with nested styles.
5.
Work with Object Styles.
EXPLORING ADVANCED
TECHNIQUES
11
chapter
Welcome to the second-to-last chapter of
the book! By now, having been exposed to
so many of InDesign’s great features, you
are ready to explore some of the more
advanced options that the application has
to offer. In this chapter, you’ll add to your
drawing skills by incorporating the
Pathfinder palette into your work. This
palette helps you to create complex shapes
by overlapping simple objects. It’s fun and
powerful!
You’ll delve deeper into the Stroke palette
and learn how to create and apply custom
strokes. You’ll also create mixed ink
swatches, a very smart and fast way to cre-
ate swatches that are mixtures of process
and spot inks.
You’ll be amazed by the power of nested
styles, which allow you to apply multiple
character styles to multiple paragraphs—
simultaneously!
And finally, you’ll learn about Object
Styles, a great new InDesign CS2 feature

that lets you easily create styles that you
can apply to graphics and text frames.
11-2
EXPLORING ADVANCED
TECHNIQUES
chapter
11
11-3
Tools You’ll Use
LESSON 1
What You’ll Do
INDESIGN 11-4 Exploring Advanced Techniques
USE THE PATHFINDER
Using the Pathfinder Palette
The best way to think of the Pathfinder
palette, shown in Figure 1, is as a draw-
ing tool. The Pathfinder palette helps you
to easily create new complex shapes by
overlapping simple objects. The palette
does this by offering five buttons that work
as follows:
Add: Combines two or more overlapping
objects into one object, as shown in
Figure 2. With the Add pathfinder, the
resulting object retains the color proper-
ties of the frontmost object.
Subtract: The frontmost object(s) “punch
a hole” in the backmost object, as shown
in Figure 3. With the Subtract path-finder,
the resulting object retains the color prop-

erties of the backmost object.
Intersect: The resulting shape is the inter-
section of the overlapping object(s). With
the Intersect pathfinder, the resulting
object retains the color properties of the
frontmost object, as shown in Figure 4.
Exclude Overlap: A hole is created where
the two objects overlap, as shown in
Figure 5. You can think of the Exclude
Overlap pathfinder as the opposite of the
Intersect pathfinder. Again, the resulting
object retains the color properties of the
frontmost object.
Minus Back: The backmost object
“punches a hole” in the object(s) in front,
as shown in Figure 6. You can think of the
Minus Back pathfinder as the opposite of
the Subtract pathfinder.
In this lesson, you will use the Pathfinder
palette to create complex shapes from
overlapping objects.
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PALETTE
Lesson 1 Use the Pathfinder Palette INDESIGN 11-5
FIGURE 1
Pathfinder palette
FIGURE 2
Add pathfinder
FIGURE 3
Subtract pathfinder

FIGURE 4
Intersect pathfinder
FIGURE 5
Exclude Overlap pathfinder
FIGURE 6
Minus Back pathfinder
Add button
Minus Back button
Subtract
button
Intersect
button
Exclude Overlap
button
Original
Add
Original
Subtract
Original
Minus
Back
Original
Exclude
Overlap
Negative
space
Original
Intersect
INDESIGN 11-6 Exploring Advanced Techniques
Use the Add pathfinder

1. Open ID 11-1.indd, then save it as Add and
Subtract.
2. Click the Selection Tool if necessary,
click the green circle, click Object on the
menu bar, point to Transform, then click Move.
3. Type 2 in the Horizontal text box, then click OK.
4. Click the yellow circle, click Object on
the menu bar, point to Transform, then
click Move.
5. Type -2 in the Horizontal text box, then click
OK so that the objects are positioned as
shown in Figure 7.
6. Select all three objects—the green and yel-
low circles and the red square.
7. Click Window on the menu bar, point to
Object & Layout, then click Pathfinder.
8. Click the Add button in the Pathfinder
palette.
The three objects are combined into a single
object, as shown in Figure 8.
TIP When objects are added, the resulting
object assumes the color of the topmost of
the original objects.
You used the Move command to align three
objects, selected them, then combined them into
one object using the Add pathfinder.
FIGURE 7
Aligning objects with the Move command
FIGURE 8
Combining objects with the Add pathfinder

Combined object takes
on color of topmost
object, the green circle
Using the Convert Shape feature
In this version of InDesign, Adobe has
added the very cool Convert Shape feature
to the Pathfinder palette. The options that
the Convert Shape section offers couldn't
be more useful or easier to use. Create a
frame of any shape and size, then click any
of the buttons in the Convert shape section
of the palette. The selected frame will then
change to that shape. The bottom right
buttons let you convert paths.Give it a try!
Lesson 1 Use the Pathfinder Palette INDESIGN 11-7
Use the Subtract pathfinder
1. Click the red circle, click Object on the menu
bar, point to Transform, then click Move.
2. Type 1.5 in the Horizontal text box, then
click OK.
3. Click the blue circle, click Object on the menu
bar, point to Transform, then click Move.
4. Type -1.5 in the Horizontal text box, then
click OK so that the objects are positioned as
shown in Figure 9.
5. Select all three objects—the red and blue
circles and the black rectangle.
6. Click the Subtract button in the
Pathfinder palette.
The two front objects—the circles—“punch

holes” in the backmost object, leaving negative
space in place of the circles, as shown in
Figure 10.
TIP When the Subtract pathfinder is used
on multiple objects, the backmost object
retains its original fill color.
7. Click the green heart shape, click Object
on the menu bar, point to Transform, then
click Rotate.
8. Type 180 in the Angle text box, then
click OK.
(continued)
FIGURE 9
Aligning objects
FIGURE 10
Using the Subtract pathfinder to create a new shape
Negative space
INDESIGN 11-8 Exploring Advanced Techniques
9. Reposition the green heart shape in relation
to the black shape as shown in Figure 11.
10.Select both objects, click the Add button
in the Pathfinder palette, deselect, then
compare your work with Figure 12.
11.Save your work, then close Add and
Subtract.
You aligned three objects, selected them, then
used the Subtract pathfinder to transform the
backmost object into an entirely new shape. You
combined that object with another using the Add
pathfinder to create a spade shape.

Use the Intersect and Minus
Back pathfinders
1. Open ID 11-2.indd, then save it as Intersect
and Minus Back.
2. Click the Selection Tool if necessary,
then move the green circle so that it over-
laps the red square, as shown in Figure 13.
3. Select both objects, then click the Intersect
button in the Pathfinder palette.
The resulting single object is the intersection
of the two overlapping objects.
(continued)
FIGURE 13
Overlapping objects
FIGURE 11
Repositioning an object
FIGURE 12
Combining objects with the Add pathfinder
Lesson 1 Use the Pathfinder Palette INDESIGN 11-9
4. Move the light blue circle so that it overlaps
the blue square, as shown in Figure 14.
5. Select both objects, click the Minus Back
button in the Pathfinder palette,
deselect, then compare the shapes in your
document to Figure 15.
Where the two objects overlap, the
backmost object “punches a hole” in the
frontmost object.
6. Save your work, then close Intersect and
Minus Back.

You used the Intersect and Minus Back pathfinders
to create new shapes from two overlapping objects.
FIGURE 14
Overlapping objects
FIGURE 15
Viewing two shapes created from pathfinders
LESSON 2
What You’ll Do
INDESIGN 11-10 Exploring Advanced Techniques
CREATE NEW
Creating Stroke Styles
The Stroke palette offers a number of
stroke styles that you can apply to objects.
You can also create and customize your
own stroke styles and make them available
for use in the Stroke palette.
InDesign allows you to create and cus-
tomize three types of stroke styles:
Dashed, dotted, and striped. To create one
of these stroke styles, you simply access
the Stroke Styles dialog box by clicking
the Stroke palette list arrow.
Creating a Dashed Stroke Style
To create a new dashed stroke style, open
the New Stroke Style dialog box by click-
ing New in the Stroke Styles dialog box,
then choosing Dash from the Type list, as
shown in Figure 16. First, enter a descrip-
tive name in the Name text box. Next,
enter a measurement in the Length text

box to specify the length of the dash, then
enter another measurement in the
Pattern Length text box to specify the
intervals at which the dashes will occur.
You can add additional dashes to the pat-
tern. Simply click the white space in the
ruler, as shown in Figure 17. You can
change the length of the new dash by
dragging the two white triangles (PC) or
black triangles (Mac) above the dash.
As you modify the new dashed stroke style,
you can see what it looks like in the pre-
view window at the bottom of the dialog
box. Using this dialog box, you can create
dashed stroke styles that are complex and
visually interesting.
Creating a Dotted Stroke Style
To create a new dotted stroke style, open
the New Stroke Style dialog box and
choose Dotted from the Type list. As with
dashed strokes, you can add additional
dots to the stroke pattern. Enter a value in
the Center text box to specify where the
additional dot will be positioned horizon-
tally in relation to the original dot. Enter a
value in the Pattern Length text box to
specify the intervals at which the dot pat-
tern will occur. See Figure 18.
In this lesson, you will create new
stroke styles using the New Stroke Style

dialog box.
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STROKE STYLES
Lesson 2 Create New Stroke Styles INDESIGN 11-11
Creating a Striped Stroke Style
To create a new striped stroke style, open
the New Stroke Style dialog box and choose
Stripe from the Type list, as shown in
Figure 19. By default, a striped stroke style
begins with two stripes, as shown in the
figure. Enter a value in the Start text box to
specify where the stripe will be positioned
on the vertical axis. Enter a value in the
Width text box to determine the width—
from top to bottom—of the stripe.
Click anywhere in the white space to add
additional stripes. As shown in Figure 20,
you can specify additional stripes as having
different widths, thus creating a style that
is unique and visually interesting.
FIGURE 16
New Stroke Style dialog box
FIGURE 17
Adding a second dash to the stroke style
FIGURE 18
Creating a dotted stroke style
FIGURE 19
Creating a striped stroke style
FIGURE 20
Adding two new stripes to a stroke style

Drag
triangle to
change
center
location
Type list
arrow
Length
text box
Pattern Length
text box
Drag
triangles
to modify
length of
dash
Preview window Click to add
new dash
Drag
triangles
to modify
width
Click to
add new
stripe
2 new
stripes
INDESIGN 11-12 Exploring Advanced Techniques
Create a new dashed
stroke style

1. Open ID 11-3.indd, then save it as Custom
Strokes.
2. Click Window on the menu bar, click Stroke
if necessary, click the Stroke palette list
arrow, click Stroke Styles, then click New.
3. Type Custom Dash Style in the Name text
box, then verify that Dash is listed in the
Type text box.
4. Select the value in the Pattern Length text box,
then type .5.
TIP If your measurement reverts to 0p3
after you press [Tab], verify that you typed
the inch abbreviation after .25. (You can
also type the letter "i" instead of "in".)
Then all future measurements will be in
inches. To change back to picas, type the
measurement using "p" to indicate picas,
such as 0p3.
5. Select the value in the Length text box, type
.25, then compare your dialog box to
Figure 21.
6. Click anywhere in the white space in the ruler to
the right of the black dash to add a new dash.
7. Type .35 in the Start text box, press [Tab],
type .1 in the Length text box, press [Tab],
then note the change in the preview window
in the dialog box.
8. Click OK.
The new stroke style is listed in the Stroke
Styles dialog box, shown in Figure 22.

You created a new dashed stroke style using the
New Stroke Style dialog box.
FIGURE 21
Defining a new dashed stroke style
FIGURE 22
Viewing the new stroke style in the Stroke Styles dialog box
New custom
stroke style
Click to add
new dash
The preview weight
only affects the preview
size of the new stroke
style, not the actual
weight of the stroke