InDesign CC: Visual QuickStart Guide (2014 release)

5. Working in Color

In This Chapter:

The Basics of Color

Using the Color Panel

Defining and Storing Swatches

Using Color Groups

Using Swatch Libraries

Creating Tints

Using the Color Picker

Creating Gradient Swatches

Using the Eyedropper

Overprinting Colors

When I first started in advertising, only the senior creative teams could work in color. The junior teams were assigned only black-and-white ads. Later on they might be able to work on a two-color job, but the four-color work was handled by senior art directors.

Fortunately, you’re not limited by such constraints. InDesign gives you, right from the first day you use it, all the color controls you could ever wish for. However, with that power comes some responsibility.

When you define colors ...