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Adobe InDesign CS3 Training

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By combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with innovative cross-media support, Adobe® InDesign® CS3 takes page design and layout to new levels. Its advanced typography controls allow users unprecedented control over text and formatting. And with new advanced features that allow non-destructive effects (such as drop shadow, bevel and emboss), to be added to both text and graphic frames, users will find endless creative design possibilities. In this VTC tutorial, long time author and graphics guru, Brian White, teaches the fundamentals of InDesign before moving on to show professional hands-on document creation and manipulation. From novice to Pro, this course covers it all! Work Files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the movie topics.

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Introduction
Introduction (02:07)
New Features (03:50)
Interface Basics
The Welcome Screen (02:22)
The ID Screen (05:03)
The Control Pallet (03:41)
Pallets (03:16)
Customizing Pallets (02:50)
Customizing Menus (03:58)
Workspaces (04:59)
Shortcuts (04:07)
Opening Files (02:54)
Missing Links (02:24)
Missing Fonts (04:25)
Navigating the Document
Changing the View (05:33)
Zoom Tool (03:49)
Navigator Pallet (02:22)
Scrolling and Hand Tool (02:57)
Multiple Windows (01:58)
Turning Pages (04:13)
Page Setup
New Documents (06:02)
Bleeds (03:16)
Slugs (01:43)
Document Preset (02:00)
Document Measurements (02:43)
Document Window (03:14)
Pasteboard (03:17)
Margins and Columns (04:31)
Ruler Guides pt. 1 (03:45)
Ruler Guides pt. 2 (04:34)
Ruler Options (01:59)
Baseline Grid (05:38)
Templates (02:15)
Pages and Masters
Intro Pages (02:03)
Pages Pallet (05:45)
Adding Pages (04:30)
Duplicating Pages (02:12)
Deleting Pages (01:44)
Re-organizing Pages (03:18)
Multiple Page Spreads (01:43)
Master Pages Intro (06:03)
Page Numbering (02:06)
Advanced Page Numbering (01:54)
Prefix and Section Markers (03:53)
Multiple Master Pages (03:21)
Overriding Masters (02:32)
Layers
Intro to Layers (03:04)
Creating New Layers (04:22)
Moving and Copying to Layers (03:36)
Adjusting Text Wrap (01:43)
Duplicating and Deleting (01:45)
Pasting onto Layers (02:45)
Locking Layers (02:17)
Layers and Master Pages (02:54)
Adobe Bridge
Intro to Bridge (04:58)
Viewing Files (03:46)
Organizing Files (04:56)
Searching / Labeling and Rating (03:40)
Adobe Stock Photos (03:09)
Opening Files (03:00)
Drawing Tools
Intro To Drawing Tools (01:21)
Line Tool (04:18)
Rectangle vs Frame Tool (02:05)
Rectangles and Ovals (02:56)
Resizing Rectangles and Ovals (03:29)
Polygon Tool (03:08)
Pencil Tool (02:45)
Smooth / Erase (02:18)
Pen Tool (03:56)
Adding and Deleting Direction Points (04:09)
Converting Text to Outlines (02:30)
Selecting and Manipulating
Selecting (03:47)
Selecting Multiple Objects (03:45)
Direct Select (04:23)
Position Tool (01:45)
Toggling Selection Tools (02:23)
Moving Objects (03:56)
Positioning By Numbers (03:43)
Nudging (03:03)
Rotating (04:01)
Shearing (02:18)
Scaling Tool (03:22)
Scaling - Other Technique (04:07)
Free Transform (03:02)
Transform Again (04:16)
Duplicating (03:10)
Step and Repeat (01:33)
Working with Objects
Aligning Within a Frame (03:16)
Aligning Objects (03:46)
Distribute (03:33)
Order of Objects (02:27)
Locking Objects (01:57)
Grouping (02:50)
Corner Effects (02:13)
Intro to Clipping Paths (01:08)
Paths - Creating (02:26)
Paths - Imported (04:43)
Paths - Detect Edges (03:54)
Compound Paths (02:43)
Convert Shape (02:57)
Working with Frames
Creating Text Frames (02:52)
Moving and Resizing Text Frames (02:52)
Auto Text Frames (02:37)
Frames on Master Pages (02:41)
Importing Text Files (03:21)
Threading Text Frames pt. 1 (04:47)
Threading Text Frames pt. 2 (03:37)
Automatic Text Flow (02:44)
Frames Columns (03:00)
Frames - Insets / Align (03:36)
Frames - Text Wrap (01:29)
Formatting Text
Introduction (03:02)
Selecting Text (04:00)
Applying Fonts (03:31)
Font Size and Leading (05:15)
Changing Case (02:47)
Small Caps and Super / Subscript (02:54)
Kerning (04:12)
Tracking (03:39)
Scaling Type (02:53)
Baseline Shift (02:13)
Skew (02:56)
Dictionary (03:09)
Paragraph Alignment (03:49)
Setting Indents (04:09)
Space Above and Below (02:25)
Drop Caps (02:02)
Baseline Alignment (02:37)
Hyphenation (05:22)
Rules Above and Below (05:24)
Setting Tabs (03:52)
Hanging Indents (02:42)
Bullets (04:25)
Copying Attributes (02:06)
Setting Defaults (04:01)
Other Text Features
Special Characters (05:18)
Section Markers (02:52)
Footnotes (02:26)
Break Characters (04:20)
Spell Checker (03:54)
Story Editor (04:08)
Story Editor Preferences (02:22)
Glyphs (03:06)
Type on a Path (03:35)
Type on a Path - Alignment (04:13)
Type on a Path - Effects (02:08)
Text Wrap pt. 1 (03:12)
Text Wrap pt. 2 (04:48)
Overriding Text Wrap (01:13)
In-line Graphics (02:22)
Anchored Objects pt. 1 (04:20)
Anchored Objects pt. 2 (02:23)
Anchored Objects pt. 3 (01:37)
Find / Change Text (05:55)
Find / Change GREP (07:20)
Find / Change Glyphs (01:48)
Find / Change Objects (04:04)
Stroke and Fill
Intro (02:52)
Intro to Color (02:41)
Color Modes (04:20)
Color Picker (02:45)
Intro to Swatches (03:18)
Creating Swatches (03:01)
Creating Tints (02:26)
Coloring Imported Graphics (04:13)
Creating Gradient Swatches (02:58)
Multi Colored Gradients (02:36)
Modifying Gradients (03:04)
Swatches Options (02:58)
Special Effects
Introduction (02:43)
Applying Special Effects (04:37)
Special Effects pt. 1 (05:13)
Special Effects pt. 2 (03:40)
Special Effects pt. 3 (03:23)
Special Effects pt 4 (03:59)
Flattening (01:17)
Duplicating Effects (02:26)
Tables
Intro (01:55)
Creating a Table (03:17)
Importing Tables (04:53)
Moving Around a Table (02:05)
Selecting Cells (04:04)
Inserting Columns and Rows (02:52)
Formatting Type (03:00)
Merging Cells (02:45)
Resizing Columns and Rows (03:03)
Cell Formatting (05:36)
Alternating Colors (04:11)
Strokes (05:13)
Adding Graphics (03:49)
Scaling Tables (01:19)
Styles
Intro (03:35)
Paragraph Styles pt. 1 (04:37)
Paragraph Styles pt. 2 (04:29)
Editing Paragraph Styles (02:55)
Basing Styles (04:20)
Creating a Character Style (03:33)
Nesting Styles pt. 1 (06:14)
Nesting Styles pt. 2 (02:54)
Nesting a Drop Cap (02:23)
Setting Next Style (04:46)
Bullet Color (02:23)
Bullet Levels (05:43)
Overriding and Deleting (03:36)
Object Styles pt. 1 (03:26)
Object Styles pt. 2 (02:56)
Object Styles pt. 3 (04:33)
Table Styles (06:30)
Style Groups (02:21)
Managing Graphics
Types of Graphics (03:22)
Graphic Displays (03:22)
Placing Graphics (03:54)
Cut and Paste (04:17)
Links (03:51)
Updating Links (02:57)
Creative Suite at Work
Quick Start Overview (01:10)
Introduction (01:53)
ID & Bridge (03:48)
ID & Photoshop (03:57)
ID & Illustrator (06:53)
ID & Export (04:17)
Other Document Features
Libraries pt. 1 (04:45)
Libraries pt. 2 (02:17)
Snippets (02:13)
Importing ID Files (02:23)
Notes (04:33)
Creating a Book (05:10)
Synchronizing Book Documents (03:02)
Table of Contents (03:39)
Measurement Tool (01:44)
Previewing the Document
Viewing Separations (02:53)
Ink Limit (03:37)
Flattener Preview (04:00)
Pre-flighting (03:28)
Packaging (03:38)
Printing and PDF
Basic Printing (03:40)
Advanced Print Options (03:09)
Exporting to PDF (03:04)
Create High Resolution PDF File (04:25)
PDF Presets (02:13)
Create Normal Print Presets (01:58)
Printing Oversized Documents (Booklets) (03:13)
Final Thoughts and Considerations
Using the Included "Work Files" (01:24)
Closing Remarks (01:22)
About the Author (01:17)

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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: Adobe InDesign CS3
Author: Brian White
SKU: 33790
ISBN: 1-934743-02-X
Duration: 13.5 hrs / 244 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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