Adobe InDesign CS3
Author:Kate J. Chase
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Category:Graphics Page Layout,
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Adobe InDesign CS3

Introduction

Introduction
New Features

Interface Basics

The Welcome Screen
The ID Screen
The Control Pallet
Pallets
Customizing Pallets
Customizing Menus
Workspaces
Shortcuts
Opening Files
Missing Links
Missing Fonts

Navigating the Document

Changing the View
Zoom Tool
Navigator Pallet
Scrolling and Hand Tool
Multiple Windows
Turning Pages

Page Setup

New Documents
Bleeds
Slugs
Document Preset
Document Measurements
Document Window
Pasteboard
Margins and Columns
Ruler Guides pt. 1
Ruler Guides pt. 2
Ruler Options
Baseline Grid
Templates

Pages and Masters

Intro Pages
Pages Pallet
Adding Pages
Duplicating Pages
Deleting Pages
Re-organizing Pages
Multiple Page Spreads
Master Pages Intro
Page Numbering
Advanced Page Numbering
Prefix and Section Markers
Multiple Master Pages
Overriding Masters

Layers

Intro to Layers
Creating New Layers
Moving and Copying to Layers
Adjusting Text Wrap
Duplicating and Deleting
Pasting onto Layers
Locking Layers
Layers and Master Pages

Adobe Bridge

Intro to Bridge
Viewing Files
Organizing Files
Searching / Labeling and Rating
Adobe Stock Photos
Opening Files

Drawing Tools

Intro To Drawing Tools
Line Tool
Rectangle vs Frame Tool
Rectangles and Ovals
Resizing Rectangles and Ovals
Polygon Tool
Pencil Tool
Smooth / Erase
Pen Tool
Adding and Deleting Direction Points
Converting Text to Outlines

Selecting and Manipulating

Selecting
Selecting Multiple Objects
Direct Select
Position Tool
Toggling Selection Tools
Moving Objects
Positioning By Numbers
Nudging
Rotating
Shearing
Scaling Tool
Scaling - Other Technique
Free Transform
Transform Again
Duplicating
Step and Repeat

Working with Objects

Aligning Within a Frame
Aligning Objects
Distribute
Order of Objects
Locking Objects
Grouping
Corner Effects
Intro to Clipping Paths
Paths - Creating
Paths - Imported
Paths - Detect Edges
Compound Paths
Convert Shape

Working with Frames

Creating Text Frames
Moving and Resizing Text Frames
Auto Text Frames
Frames on Master Pages
Importing Text Files
Threading Text Frames pt. 1
Threading Text Frames pt. 2
Automatic Text Flow
Frames Columns
Frames - Insets / Align
Frames - Text Wrap

Formatting Text

Introduction
Selecting Text
Applying Fonts
Font Size and Leading
Changing Case
Small Caps and Super / Subscript
Kerning
Tracking
Scaling Type
Baseline Shift
Skew
Dictionary
Paragraph Alignment
Setting Indents
Space Above and Below
Drop Caps
Baseline Alignment
Hyphenation
Rules Above and Below
Setting Tabs
Hanging Indents
Bullets
Copying Attributes
Setting Defaults

Other Text Features

Special Characters
Section Markers
Footnotes
Break Characters
Spell Checker
Story Editor
Story Editor Preferences
Glyphs
Type on a Path
Type on a Path - Alignment
Type on a Path - Effects
Text Wrap pt. 1
Text Wrap pt. 2
Overriding Text Wrap
In-line Graphics
Anchored Objects pt. 1
Anchored Objects pt. 2
Anchored Objects pt. 3
Find / Change Text
Find / Change GREP
Find / Change Glyphs
Find / Change Objects

Stroke and Fill

Intro
Intro to Color
Color Modes
Color Picker
Intro to Swatches
Creating Swatches
Creating Tints
Coloring Imported Graphics
Creating Gradient Swatches
Multi Colored Gradients
Modifying Gradients
Swatches Options

Special Effects

Introduction
Applying Special Effects
Special Effects pt. 1
Special Effects pt. 2
Special Effects pt. 3
Special Effects pt 4
Flattening
Duplicating Effects

Tables

Intro
Creating a Table
Importing Tables
Moving Around a Table
Selecting Cells
Inserting Columns and Rows
Formatting Type
Merging Cells
Resizing Columns and Rows
Cell Formatting
Alternating Colors
Strokes
Adding Graphics
Scaling Tables

Styles

Intro
Paragraph Styles pt. 1
Paragraph Styles pt. 2
Editing Paragraph Styles
Basing Styles
Creating a Character Style
Nesting Styles pt. 1
Nesting Styles pt. 2
Nesting a Drop Cap
Setting Next Style
Bullet Color
Bullet Levels
Overriding and Deleting
Object Styles pt. 1
Object Styles pt. 2
Object Styles pt. 3
Table Styles
Style Groups

Managing Graphics

Types of Graphics
Graphic Displays
Placing Graphics
Cut and Paste
Links
Updating Links

Creative Suite at Work

Quick Start Overview
Introduction
ID & Bridge
ID & Photoshop
ID & Illustrator
ID & Export

Other Document Features

Libraries pt. 1
Libraries pt. 2
Snippets
Importing ID Files
Notes
Creating a Book
Synchronizing Book Documents
Table of Contents
Measurement Tool

Previewing the Document

Viewing Separations
Ink Limit
Flattener Preview
Pre-flighting
Packaging

Printing and PDF

Basic Printing
Advanced Print Options
Exporting to PDF
Create High Resolution PDF File
PDF Presets
Create Normal Print Presets
Printing Oversized Documents (Booklets)

Final Thoughts and Considerations

Using the Included "Work Files"
Closing Remarks
About the Author

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