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InDesign Topics Covered
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| Introduction |
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Welcome
Using the exercise files
New features in InDesign CS3
InDesign workflow overview |
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| Workspace |
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The Document window
Navigating your document
Rulers and measurements
Positioning panels
Saving workspaces
View options
Opening a new window |
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| Getting to the Tools |
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The Tool panel
Keyboard shortcuts
Contextual menus
Customizing menus
Quick Apply |
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| Creating a Document |
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New documents
Saving documents
Using Undo
Margin and column guides
Layout adjustment
Ruler guides
Libraries and snippets
Saving for CS or CS2
Converting QuarkXPress files |
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| Managing Pages |
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Inserting, deleting, and moving pages
Sections, page numbers, and chapter numbers
Creating and applying master pages
Overriding master page items
Parent/Child master pages
Loading master pages |
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| Text |
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Text frames
Typing and editing text
Filling with placeholder text
Special characters
Importing text
Threading text frames
Text frame options
Text on a path
The Story Editor
Spelling
Auto Correct
Finding and changing text
Text variables |
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| Graphics |
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Importing graphics
Importing InDesign files
The Links panel
Embedding links
The Edit Original command
Frame fitting options
Transparency and Clipping Paths
Colorizing images
Turning image layers on and off
Copying and pasting from lllustrator |
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| Formatting Objects |
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Selecting objects
Basic strokes and fills
Advanced strokes
Transparency
Drop shadows
Feathering
Other effects
The Eyedropper tool
Finding and changing object formatting |
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| Managing Objects |
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Stacking objects
Layers
Nesting objects
Editing frame and path shapes
Corner effects
Grouping and locking objects
Aligning and distributing
Text wrap
Editing text wrap
Anchored objects |
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| Transforming Objects |
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Duplicating
Rotating
Scaling
Skewing
Mirroring
The Transform Again command |
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| Character Formatting |
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Basic character stylingBasic character styling
Advanced character styling
Changing case
OpenType features
Finding and changing text formatting
The Find Font command
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| Paragraph Formatting |
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Paragraph formatting
Drop caps
Hyphenation
Justification
Tabs
The Align to Baseline Grid button
The Keep Options command
Paragraph rules
Automatic bullets
Numbering paragraphs |
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| Styles |
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Character styles
Paragraph styles
Nested styles
Object styles
Load styles |
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| Working with Tables |
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Creating a table
Adjusting rows and columns
Adding and deleting rows and columns
Formatting a table
Formatting cells
Headers and footers
Table styles
Placing graphics in cells
Working with Microsoft Word and Excel tables |
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| Color |
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Creating color swatches
Unnamed colors
Tint swatches
Gradient swatches
Applying gradients
Overprinting
Separations preview |
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| Exporting |
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Exporting a PDF
Snippets and INX
Exporting stories
Exporting a JPEG
Exporting an EPS |
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| Printing |
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Preflight
Packaging for output
The Print dialog box |
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| After learning the above topics you will do the following Brochure's Exercise |
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| After learning InDesign CS3,you will be able to design Brochures, CD Covers, CD Labels, Certificates, Newspapers, Flyers etc. |
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| Brochures |
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| CD Cover |
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| CD Label |
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| Newspaper |
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| Flyers |
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| Letter Head
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