Adobe InDesign CS4
by Brian White
$ 49.95
  • 16.50 hrs
  •  EN
  • 222 lessons

By combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with innovative cross-media support, Adobe® InDesign® CS4 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 such as Smart Guides, Spread Rotation and better interactivity for the Web, users will find endless design and delivery possibilities. In this VTC course, 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 from Photospin.com are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the video topics.
Course Adobe InDesign CS4
Author Brian White
SKU 33978
ISBN 1-935320-36-X
Release Date 2009-03-31
Duration 16.50 hrs / 222 tutorials
Work files Yes
Price $ 49.95
Retail price $ 99.95
Language
Tags Adobe, InDesign CS4
Required software Adobe InDesign CS4
 
Introduction
Introduction 02:17
New Features Overview 04:42
Interface Basics
The Welcome Screen 04:13
Mac vs. PC Interfaces 05:19
Interface Overview 06:05
Panels 04:40
Workspaces 05:24
Control Panel 05:31
Customizing Menus 04:48
Customizing Shortcuts 04:04
Navigating the Document
Tabbed Windows 04:56
Changing the View 06:08
Zoom Tool 03:41
Hand Tool 03:46
Power Zoom 05:15
Navigating Pages 04:57
Page Setup & Guides
New Documents 06:53
Bleeds & Slugs 06:08
Document Preset 03:36
Document Measurements 03:51
Document Window 04:33
Pasteboard 03:00
Margins & Columns 04:59
Rulers Guides pt. 1 06:38
Rulers Guides pt. 2 03:51
Guides & Ruler Options 03:39
Document & Baseline Grid pt. 1 02:43
Document & Baseline Grid pt. 2 04:47
Smart Cursor 03:50
Smart Guides 06:24
Pages & Masters
Pages Pallet pt. 1 02:40
Pages Pallet pt. 2 04:40
Adding Pages 05:45
Duplicating & Deleting Pages 04:24
Re-organizing Pages 05:04
Rotating Pages 02:34
Creating Master Pages pt. 1 04:07
Creating Master Pages pt. 2 03:09
Page Numbering 05:44
Section Markers 03:59
Multiple Master Pages pt. 1 03:26
Multiple Master Pages pt. 2 03:33
Overriding Masters 05:43
Layers
Intro to Layers 05:02
Creating Layers pt. 1 06:13
Creating Layers pt. 2 05:52
Move / Copy & Delete 04:59
Text Wrap & Layers 02:15
Layers & Master Pages 03:43
Adobe Bridge
Intro to Bridge 05:41
Viewing Files 04:25
Organizing Files 04:54
PDF & Web Output 05:17
Opening Files 05:18
Drawing Tools
Intro to Drawing Tools 02:32
Line Tool 02:56
Rectangle & Frame Tools 05:41
Resizing Rectangles & Ovals 04:33
Polygon Tool 03:35
Pencil / Smooth & Erase Tools 05:54
Pen Tool 05:19
Curves in Action 05:37
Selecting & Manipulating
Selecting Objects 06:40
Direct Select Tools pt. 1 03:33
Direct Select Tools pt. 2 03:38
Toggling Selection Tools 04:06
Moving & Positioning 07:16
Rotating & Shearing 05:44
Scaling Objects pt. 1 03:59
Scaling Objects pt. 2 04:19
Free Transform 03:24
Transform Options Menu 04:06
Transform Again 05:14
Copy & Paste 04:37
Duplicating / Step & Repeat 05:24
Working with Objects
Aligning within a Frame 06:41
Aligning Objects 06:15
Distributing Objects 05:00
Order & Locking Objects 04:55
Grouping 05:28
Clipping Paths pt. 1 03:17
Clipping Paths pt. 2 04:00
Photoshop Layers 04:45
Object Layer Options 02:33
Pathfinder pt. 1 03:26
Pathfinder pt. 2 03:42
Working with Frames
Creating Text Frames 03:37
Moving & Resizing Text Frames 03:24
Importing Text Files pt. 1 03:16
Importing Text Files pt. 2 03:22
Text Frames pt. 1 04:56
Text Frames pt. 2 04:03
Automatic Text Flow 04:41
Text Frame Options pt. 1 05:10
Text Frame Options pt. 2 03:01
Master Text Frames 06:12
Smart Text Reflow 03:31
Frame Text Wrap pt. 1 03:11
Frame Text Wrap pt. 2 03:36
Character Formatting
Introduction 02:53
Selecting Text 04:30
Applying Fonts 04:02
Font Size & Leading 04:55
Changing Case 03:30
Kerning 03:45
Tracking 03:31
Scaling / Skewing & Baseline 04:04
Paragraph Formatting
Paragraph Alignment 05:33
Setting Indents 05:07
Paragraph Spacing & Drop Caps 05:36
Baseline Alignment 03:36
Hyphenation 04:58
Rules Above & Below 05:45
Setting Tabs & Indents pt. 1 05:49
Setting Tabs & Indents pt. 2 02:40
Bullets 04:10
Eyedropper Tool 02:58
Setting Default Type 03:40
Other Text Features
Missing Fonts 04:04
Special Characters pt. 1 03:57
Special Characters pt. 2 03:38
Footnotes pt. 1 04:48
Footnotes pt. 2 01:54
Spell Checker & Dictionary 04:50
Story Editor 05:58
Glyphs 03:11
Type on a Path pt. 1 05:13
Type on a Path pt. 2 03:55
Conditional Text pt. 1 01:48
Conditional Text pt. 2 03:17
Conditional Text pt. 3 03:25
Conditional Text pt. 4 03:14
Conditional Text pt. 5 02:35
Find & Change Text pt. 1 03:00
Find & Change Text pt. 2 04:11
Find & Change GREP 06:26
Find & Change Glyphs & Objects 05:29
Stroke & Fill
Intro to Color 04:34
Color Panel 03:32
Color Modes 04:22
Swatches pt. 1 05:23
Swatches pt. 2 02:28
Swatches pt. 3 03:46
Swatches pt. 4 03:45
Applying & Exporting Colors 05:27
Stroke & Corner Options pt. 1 03:20
Stroke & Corner Options pt. 2 03:31
Special Effects
Transparency 06:20
Applying Shadows pt. 1 02:44
Applying Shadows pt. 2 04:04
Applying Shadows pt. 3 04:26
Inner & Outer Glow 02:37
Other Effects 06:07
Tables
Intro – Getting Data 03:59
Importing Tables 04:00
Moving & Selecting Cells 06:16
Inserting Columns & Rows 04:33
Merging & Resizing pt. 1 04:46
Merging & Resizing pt. 2 02:50
Cell Formatting pt. 1 05:56
Cell Formatting pt. 2 04:25
Formatting Strokes 04:53
Adding Graphics & Scaling 04:05
Styles
Intro to Styles 05:45
Paragraph Styles pt. 1 04:36
Paragraph Styles pt. 2 03:07
Creating a Character Style 04:24
Nesting a Drop Cap 06:25
Nesting Styles pt. 1 07:13
Nesting Styles pt. 2 04:24
Adding GREP Styles 02:51
Setting Next Style 05:11
Style Based On 04:20
Bullet Styles 05:46
Object Styles pt. 1 06:49
Object Styles pt. 2 04:26
Table & Cell Styles 05:22
Overriding / Deleting & Groups 04:49
Working with Graphics
Graphic Displays Options 05:07
Graphic Types 04:37
Placing Graphics pt. 1 03:31
Placing Graphics pt. 2 02:25
Perils of Cut & Paste 04:38
In-line Graphics 03:57
Anchored Objects 07:09
Managing Links pt. 1 04:38
Managing Links pt. 2 02:42
Managing Links pt. 3 03:09
Interactive InDesign
Export to PDF pt. 1 02:26
Export to PDF pt. 2 03:03
Export to PDF pt. 3 04:34
Adding Page Transitions 04:26
Buttons & Hyperlinks pt. 1 04:33
Buttons & Hyperlinks pt. 2 03:27
Creative Suite at Work
Overview 01:03
Introduction 03:34
ID & Bridge 05:38
ID & Photoshop 05:17
ID & Illustrator 06:25
ID & Dreamweaver pt. 1 06:18
ID & Dreamweaver pt. 2 01:23
ID & SWF Movies 05:14
ID & Flash 02:42
Other Document Features
Templates 04:04
Libraries 05:16
Snippets 02:22
Importing ID Files 04:01
Notes 03:14
Creating a Book pt. 1 03:06
Creating a Book pt. 2 03:15
Creating a Book pt. 3 03:11
Table of Contents 05:11
Connect Now 02:52
Kuler 03:48
Previewing & Printing
Live Pre-flight 06:48
Output Options pt. 1 05:41
Output Options pt. 2 03:36
Packaging for Print 04:40
Print Basics 05:40
Final Thoughts & Considerations
Using the Included “Work Files” 02:09
Closing Remarks 02:06
Credits
About the Author 01:07

 
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