Adobe InDesign CS
Author:Brian White
Language:english
Category:Graphics Page Layout,
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Produce pages quickly and output them more reliably with Adobe® InDesign® CS. By combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with innovative cross-media support, Adobe® InDesign® CS takes page design to a whole new level. Long time VTC author, Brian White, covers the application’s many tools, page setup, creating and importing tables, text and image manipulation, previewing and printing, and much, much, more. Due to its tight integration with Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, and Acrobat® software, Adobe® InDesign® CS is an essential upgrade from InDesign® 2.0. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the movie topics below.
Adobe InDesign CSAdobe InDesign CS: Produce pages quickly and output them more reliably with Adobe InDesign CS. By combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with innovative cross-media support, Adobe InDesign CS takes page design to a whole new level. Long time Virtual Training author, Brian White, covers the application’s many tools, page setup, creating and importing tables, text and image manipulation, previewing and printing, and much, much, more. Due to its tight integration with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat software, Adobe InDesign CS is an essential upgrade from InDesign 2.0.Listed below are all of the chapter and lesson contents for the Adobe InDesign CS Try For Free Right Now To help you evaluate our training, we have made some of the tutorials for Adobe InDesign CS freely available. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview Free! Adobe InDesign CS
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Adobe InDesign CS

Intro

Introduction
The ID Screen
The Control Pallet
Pallets
Customizing Shortcuts
Context Menus
Opening Files
Missing Fonts
Missing Links
Changing the View
Zoom Tool
Navigator Pallet
Scrolling/Hand Tool
Turning Pages
Multiple Windows
Save/Save As
Undo/Revert

Page Setup

New Documents
Document Preset
Document Measurements
Document Window
Changing Margins and Columns
Baseline Grid
Document Grid
Ruler Guides pt. 1
Ruler Guides pt. 2

Working with Pages

Intro to Pages Pallet
Adding and Deleting Pages
Multiple Page Spreads
Re-Organizing Pages
Master Pages Intro
Page Numbering
Advanced Page Numbering
Multiple Master Pages
Intro to Layers
Creating New Layers
Duplicating and Deleting Layers
Changing Order
Move/Copy to Another Layer
Pasting onto Layers
Locking Layers

Selecting and Manipulating

Selecting
Selecting Multiple Objects
Direct Select
Using the Control Pallet
Moving Objects
Moving by Numbers
Nudging
Rotating
Shearing
Scale Tool
Scale - Selection Tool
Free Transform
Duplicating
Paste Into
Removing from Container

Drawing Tools

Intro to Drawing Tools
Line Tool
Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools pt. 1
Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools pt. 2
Sizing Rectangle/Ovals
Creating Polygons
Pencil/Smooth/Erase
Pen Tool
Adding/Deleting Direction Points
Using Direction Lines
Changing Curves
Converting Text to Outlines

Working with Objects

Aligning within a Frame
Aligning Objects
Distribute
Order of Objects
Locking Objects
Adding a Drop Shadow
Feathering
Corner Effects
Intro to Clipping Paths
Clipping Paths - Creating
Clipping Paths - Importing
Clipping Paths - Detect Edges
Grouping
Transparency
Copying Transparency Effects
Flattening
Duplicating Objects
Step and Repeat
Compound Paths

Working with Text

Creating Text Frames
Moving and Resizing Text Frames
Text Frames and Master Pages
Creating Text - Pasting
Importing Text Files
Threading Text Frames pt. 1
Threading Text Frames pt. 2
Automatic Text Flow
Frame Properties - Columns
Frame Properties - Insets/Align
Frame Properties - Baseline Offset
Special Break Characters
Spell Checker
Story Editor
Story Editor Preferences
Find/Change
Finding Meta-Characters
Glyphs
Quotation Marks
Inserting Special Characters
Creating Type on a Path
Type on a Path - Alignment
Type on a Path - Effects
Text Wrap pt. 1
Text Wrap pt. 2
Text Wrap pt. 3
Overriding Text Wrap

Formatting Text

Introduction
Selecting Text
Fonts and Leading
Caps - Super/Subscript
Kerning and Tracking
Scaling Type
Baseline Shift
Skew
Dictionary
Paragraph Formatting
Alignment
Setting Indents
Baseline Alignment
Space Above/Below
Drop Caps
Rules Above/Below
Hyphenation
Setting Tabs
Hanging Indents
Copying Attributes

Paragraph and Character Styles

Intro
Creating Paragraph Styles pt. 1
Creating Paragraph Styles pt. 2
Editing Paragraph Styles
Setting Next Style
Overrides and Clearing Overrides
Basing Styles on Other Styles
Creating a Character Style
Nesting Character Styles pt. 1
Nesting Character Styles pt. 2
Importing Styles
Deleting Styles

Stroke and Fill

Intro to Color pt. 1
Intro to Color pt. 2
Color Modes
Swatches
Coloring Imported Graphics
Creating New Color Swatches
Importing Color Swatches
Creating Tints
Creating Gradient Swatches pt. 1
Creating Gradient Swatches pt. 2
Multi-Colored Gradients
Modifying Gradients
Adding Gradients to Text
Using the Color Picker

Tables

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

Working with Imported Graphics

Types of Graphics
Placing Graphics
Cut and Paste
Dragging from Pasteboard
Intro to Links pt. 1
Intro to Links pt. 2
Updating Links
Editing Links
Replacing Links
Libraries
Creating a Library

Book

Creating a Book
Synchronizing Book Documents pt. 1
Synchronizing Book Documents pt. 2
Table of Contents

Pre-Viewing the Document

Pre-Flighting
Packaging
Viewing Separations
Ink Limit
Flattener Preview

PDF and Printing

Intro
Exporting to PDF
PDF Options pt. 1
PDF Options pt. 2
PDF Presets
Printing Basics
Print Bleeds and Slugs
Printing Separations
Print Presets
Export vs. Print to PDF

Credits

About this Author

01 Intro
0101 Introduction
0102 The ID Screen
0103 The Control Pallet
0104 Pallets
0105 Customizing Shortcuts
0106 Context Menus
0107 Opening Files
0108 Missing Fonts
0109 Missing Links
0110 Changing the View
0111 Zoom Tool
0112 Navigator Pallet
0113 Scrolling/Hand Tool
0114 Turning Pages
0115 Multiple Windows
0116 Save/Save As
0117 Undo/Revert

02 Page Setup
0201 New Documents
0202 Document Preset
0203 Document Measurements
0204 Document Window
0205 Changing Margins and Columns
0206 Baseline Grid
0207 Document Grid
0208 Ruler Guides pt. 1
0209 Ruler Guides pt. 2

03 Working with Pages
0301 Intro to Pages Pallet
0302 Adding and Deleting Pages
0303 Multiple Page Spreads
0304 Re-Organizing Pages
0305 Master Pages Intro
0306 Page Numbering
0307 Advanced Page Numbering
0308 Multiple Master Pages
0309 Intro to Layers
0310 Creating New Layers
0311 Duplicating and Deleting Layers
0312 Changing Order
0313 Move/Copy to Another Layer
0314 Pasting onto Layers
0315 Locking Layers

04 Selecting and Manipulating
0401 Selecting
0402 Selecting Multiple Objects
0403 Direct Select
0404 Using the Control Pallet
0405 Moving Objects
0406 Moving by Numbers
0407 Nudging
0408 Rotating
0409 Shearing
0410 Scale Tool
0411 Scale - Selection Tool
0412 Free Transform
0413 Duplicating
0414 Paste Into
0415 Removing from Container

05 Drawing Tools
0501 Intro to Drawing Tools
0502 Line Tool
0503 Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools pt. 1
0504 Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools pt. 2
0505 Sizing Rectangle/Ovals
0506 Creating Polygons
0507 Pencil/Smooth/Erase
0508 Pen Tool
0509 Adding/Deleting Direction Points
0510 Using Direction Lines
0511 Changing Curves
0512 Converting Text to Outlines

06 Working with Objects
0601 Aligning within a Frame
0602 Aligning Objects
0603 Distribute
0604 Order of Objects
0605 Locking Objects
0606 Adding a Drop Shadow
0607 Feathering
0608 Corner Effects
0609 Intro to Clipping Paths
0610 Clipping Paths - Creating
0611 Clipping Paths - Importing
0612 Clipping Paths - Detect Edges
0613 Grouping
0614 Transparency
0615 Copying Transparency Effects
0616 Flattening
0617 Duplicating Objects
0618 Step and Repeat
0619 Compound Paths

07 Working with Text
0701 Creating Text Frames
0702 Moving and Resizing Text Frames
0703 Text Frames and Master Pages
0704 Creating Text - Pasting
0705 Importing Text Files
0706 Threading Text Frames pt. 1
0707 Threading Text Frames pt. 2
0708 Automatic Text Flow
0709 Frame Properties - Columns
0710 Frame Properties - Insets/Align
0711 Frame Properties - Baseline Offset
0712 Special Break Characters
0713 Spell Checker
0714 Story Editor
0715 Story Editor Preferences
0716 Find/Change
0717 Finding Meta-Characters
0718 Glyphs
0719 Quotation Marks
0720 Inserting Special Characters
0721 Creating Type on a Path
0722 Type on a Path - Alignment
0723 Type on a Path - Effects
0724 Text Wrap pt. 1
0725 Text Wrap pt. 2
0726 Text Wrap pt. 3
0727 Overriding Text Wrap

08 Formatting Text
0801 Introduction
0802 Selecting Text
0803 Fonts and Leading
0804 Caps - Super/Subscript
0805 Kerning and Tracking
0806 Scaling Type
0807 Baseline Shift
0808 Skew
0809 Dictionary
0810 Paragraph Formatting
0811 Alignment
0812 Setting Indents
0813 Baseline Alignment
0814 Space Above/Below
0815 Drop Caps
0816 Rules Above/Below
0817 Hyphenation
0818 Setting Tabs
0819 Hanging Indents
0820 Copying Attributes

09 Paragraph and Character Styles
0901 Intro
0902 Creating Paragraph Styles pt. 1
0903 Creating Paragraph Styles pt. 2
0904 Editing Paragraph Styles
0905 Setting Next Style
0906 Overrides and Clearing Overrides
0907 Basing Styles on Other Styles
0908 Creating a Character Style
0909 Nesting Character Styles pt. 1
0910 Nesting Character Styles pt. 2
0911 Importing Styles
0912 Deleting Styles

10 Stroke and Fill
1001 Intro to Color pt. 1
1002 Intro to Color pt. 2
1003 Color Modes
1004 Swatches
1005 Coloring Imported Graphics
1006 Creating New Color Swatches
1007 Importing Color Swatches
1008 Creating Tints
1009 Creating Gradient Swatches pt. 1
1010 Creating Gradient Swatches pt. 2
1011 Multi-Colored Gradients
1012 Modifying Gradients
1013 Adding Gradients to Text
1014 Using the Color Picker

11 Tables
1101 Intro
1102 Creating a Table
1103 Importing a Table
1104 Moving Around a Table
1105 Selecting Cells
1106 Inserting Columns and Rows
1107 Formatting Type
1108 Resizing Columns and Rows
1109 Merging Cells
1110 Adding Graphics
1111 Coloring Cells
1112 Alternating Colors
1113 Strokes
1114 Scaling Tables

12 Working with Imported Graphics
1201 Types of Graphics
1202 Placing Graphics
1203 Cut and Paste
1204 Dragging from Pasteboard
1205 Intro to Links pt. 1
1206 Intro to Links pt. 2
1207 Updating Links
1208 Editing Links
1209 Replacing Links
1210 Libraries
1211 Creating a Library

13 Book
1301 Creating a Book
1302 Synchronizing Book Documents pt. 1
1303 Synchronizing Book Documents pt. 2
1304 Table of Contents

14 Pre-Viewing the Document
1401 Pre-Flighting
1402 Packaging
1403 Viewing Separations
1404 Ink Limit
1405 Flattener Preview

15 PDF and Printing
1501 Intro
1502 Exporting to PDF
1503 PDF Options pt. 1
1504 PDF Options pt. 2
1505 PDF Presets
1506 Printing Basics
1507 Print Bleeds and Slugs
1508 Printing Separations
1509 Print Presets
1510 Export vs. Print to PDF

16 Credits
1601 About this Author

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