InDesign CS4 Essential Training

Description from Lynda.com

InDesign is an essential tool for design firms, ad agencies, magazines, newspapers, book publishers,
and freelance designers around the world. InDesign CS4 Essential Training presents a thorough
explanation of the core features and techniques that make this powerful page layout application fun and
easy to use, providing a foundation upon which advanced skills and workflows can be built. David
Blatner shows how to navigate and customize the workspace, manage documents and pages, work with
text frames and graphics, export and print finished documents, and much more. Example files
accompany the course.

Released on: 10/13/2008

Table of contents
Introduction
Welcome 1:41 11.6 MB
Using the example files 1:37 2.5 MB
InDesign workflow overview 7:17 13.6 MB

1. The Workspace
Understanding the Application window 7:41 13.6 MB
Navigating pages 5:52 14.6 MB
Zooming and magnifying 5:02 8.9 MB
Managing multiple windows 3:28 7 MB
Setting rulers and measurements 3:20 5.7 MB
Positioning panels 8:17 15.3 MB
Saving workspaces 6:08 12.6 MB
Setting view options 7:52 16.1 MB
Rotating spreads 2:44 5 MB
Using the New Window feature 1:42 3.3 MB

2. Getting to the Features

Using the Tool panel 5:49 9.6 MB
Learning keyboard shortcuts 7:54 15.3 MB
Using contextual menus 1:21 2.6 MB
Customizing menus 3:10 5.8 MB
Using Quick Apply 4:26 7.1 MB
3. Creating a Document
Creating new documents 8:51 13 MB
Saving and reverting documents 3:32 5.1 MB
Using Multiple Undo and Revert 1:41 2.9 MB
Setting margin and column guides 2:37 5.5 MB
Making a layout adjustment 3:41 8.4 MB
Using ruler guides 5:33 10.7 MB
Finding libraries and snippets 8:57 17.2 MB
Saving for CS3 with INX 2:06 3.9 MB
Converting QuarkXPress files 3:19 4.7 MB

4. Managing Pages
Inserting, deleting, and moving pages 8:54 15.7 MB
Adding sections and page numbers 6:54 14.7 MB
Creating and applying master pages 9:46 16.6 MB
Overriding master page items 5:44 11.8 MB
Using parent/child master pages 5:10 9.7 MB
Loading master pages 3:05 5.4 MB

5. Text
Understanding text frames 4:58 9 MB
Typing and editing text 5:46 10.8 MB
Filling with placeholder text 2:10 4.3 MB
Using special characters 4:33 8.6 MB
Importing text 5:34 11.2 MB
Threading text frames 3:33 8.1 MB
Auto-flowing text 6:16 13.1 MB
Setting text frame options 8:45 16.4 MB
Using text on a path 7:33 15.4 MB
Using the Story Editor 9:49 19.8 MB
Spelling in your document 7:58 15.8 MB
Using the Auto Correct feature 3:51 8.6 MB
Using Find/Change 8:46 16.5 MB
Making text variables 8:50 16.5 MB

6. Graphics
Importing graphics 9:03 18.1 MB
Importing InDesign files 3:35 6.1 MB
Using the Links panel 11:43 22 MB
Embedding links 3:09 5.8 MB
Editing original graphics 2:58 5.8 MB
Setting frame-fitting options 6:08 11.9 MB
Setting transparency and clipping paths 4:20 7.8 MB
Colorizing images 1:57 4.3 MB
Turning image layers on and off 4:45 9.3 MB

7. Formatting Objects
Selecting objects 7:34 13.8 MB
Using basic strokes and fills 7:04 13 MB
Using advanced strokes 3:40 6.3 MB
Using transparency 4:21 8.3 MB
Adding drop shadows 4:44 8.8 MB
Applying feathering 7:45 14.9 MB
Using other effects to format objects 6:09 12.8 MB
Using the Eyedropper tool 6:14 11 MB
Finding and changing object formatting 5:59 11.5 MB

8. Managing Objects
Stacking objects 2:07 3.8 MB
Using layers 8:31 15.4 MB
Nesting objects 4:32 8.6 MB
Editing frame and path shapes 7:02 14.9 MB
Understanding corner options 4:08 8.4 MB
Grouping and locking objects 3:01 6.2 MB
Aligning and distributing 7:26 14.4 MB
Understanding text wrap 8:01 19.5 MB
Editing text wrap 1:34 3.4 MB
Using anchored objects 4:22 10.8 MB

9. Transforming Objects
Duplicating objects 4:38 9.2 MB
Rotating objects 3:42 6.4 MB
Scaling objects 10:13 19 MB
Skewing objects 3:02 5.5 MB
Mirroring objects 3:39 6.9 MB
Transforming objects again 2:34 5.2 MB

10. Character Formatting

Applying basic character styling 9:09 16.3 MB
Applying advanced character styling 7:10 14.4 MB
Changing case 3:11 6 MB
Understanding OpenType features 6:15 11.2 MB
Using Find/Change for text formatting 4:04 7.6 MB
Using Find Font 2:55 5.3 MB

11. Paragraph Formatting

Understanding paragraph formatting 7:34 14.8 MB
Using drop caps 3:48 7.5 MB
Applying hyphenation 5:08 10.7 MB
Understanding justification 3:16 6.8 MB
Applying tabs 8:28 17.1 MB
Aligning to baseline grid 6:09 13.9 MB
Keeping options 3:42 8.4 MB
Applying paragraph rules 3:44 8.9 MB
Using automatic bullets 4:53 10 MB
Numbering paragraphs 6:59 15.5 MB

12. Styles
Applying character styles 7:42 17 MB
Applying paragraph styles 8:50 18.9 MB
Using nested styles 6:40 14.4 MB
Using object styles 6:21 12.4 MB
Cleaning up imported text 2:51 6.5 MB

13. Tables
Creating a table 5:19 9.2 MB
Adjusting rows and columns 4:35 9.6 MB
Adding and deleting rows and columns 5:49 12.3 MB
Formatting a table 4:08 8.5 MB
Formatting cells 9:46 20.1 MB
Adding headers and footers 3:43 7.3 MB
Applying table styles 4:44 9.2 MB
Placing graphics in cells 4:09 8.3 MB
Adding Microsoft Word and Excel tables 9:25 19.9 MB

14. Color
Creating color swatches 5:30 10.5 MB
Using unnamed colors 3:55 7.5 MB
Applying tint swatches 1:50 3.7 MB
Using gradient swatches 2:55 5.7 MB
Applying gradients 5:39 11 MB
Using the Separations Preview 2:09 4.1 MB

15. Exporting
Exporting a PDF 7:52 13.9 MB
Exporting a TXT file 2:32 5.3 MB
Exporting a JPEG 2:49 4.7 MB
Exporting an EPS file 1:58 3 MB

16. Printing
Using preflight options 7:30 14.6 MB
Packaging for output 4:06 6.8 MB
Using the Print dialog box 8:19 14.3 MB

Conclusion
Joining the InDesign community 1:23 2.7 MB
Goodbye 0:22 0.4 MB

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