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Author David Blatner provides in-depth training on InDesign CS5, Adobe's print and interactive page layout application, in InDesign CS5 Essential Training. The course shows how to create new documents with strong and flexible master pages, precisely position text and graphics, prepare documents for print, and export designs as interactive PDF or Flash SWF files. Exercise files are included with the course.

Course InDesign CS5 Essential Training Author David Blatner SKU ISBN Release Date 2010-04-30 Duration 10.33 hrs / 135 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags InDesign, CS5 Required software Adobe InDesign CS5

1. Workspace Understanding the Application window 06:00 Navigating pages 06:39 Zooming and magnifying 06:57 Managing more than one document window 03:36 Setting rulers and measurements 02:09 Positioning panels correctly 06:28 Saving time by making workspaces 03:24 Setting the view quality of artwork 04:09 Adjusting View and Preview settings 04:56 Rotating pages and spreads 03:02 Displaying a new view with the New Window feature 03:29 Setting application and document preferences 04:00 2. Getting to the Features Using the Tool panel 08:01 Learning and editing keyboard shortcuts 06:24 Working with spring-loaded tool shortcuts 01:17 Using contextual menus 02:51 Choosing menu items with Quick Apply 02:58 3. Creating a Document Creating new documents 07:28 Saving and reverting documents 03:41 Using multiple Undo and Revert 04:28 Setting margin and column guides 05:16 Using ruler guides 08:10 Bleeding colors or images off the side of the page 04:29 Saving objects in libraries 04:49 Exporting and importing page snippets 04:29 Saving for CS4 with IDML 02:35 4. Managing Pages Inserting, deleting, and moving pages 07:23 Changing page size 06:14 Adding page numbering 03:43 Changing page numbering with sections 05:58 Creating and applying master pages 05:20 Overriding master page items 02:40 5. Text Understanding text frames 04:06 Typing and editing text 04:36 Filling with placeholder text 02:38 Inserting special characters 04:43 Importing text 07:49 Threading text frames 04:01 Setting text frame columns and insets 06:32 Setting vertical justification and first baseline position 06:09 Putting text on a path 06:51 Using the Story Editor 08:43 Checking spelling 07:42 Using Find/Change 09:25 Tracking text changes 08:01 6. Graphics Importing graphics 08:11 Importing from Mini Bridge 05:27 Using the Links panel 06:34 Embedding links 02:37 Editing graphics in their original app 03:14 Fitting graphics to a frame 06:12 Taking advantage of image transparency and clipping paths 04:53 Adding live captions 05:56 Colorizing images 02:01 Turning image layers on and off 04:45 7. Formatting Objects Selecting objects 05:32 Applying basic strokes and fills 08:18 Using advanced strokes 03:28 Adjusting transparency 04:38 Adding drop shadows 06:41 Applying feathering 04:25 Copying formatting with the Eyedropper tool 04:35 Finding and changing object formatting 04:50 Making polygons and starbursts 03:48 8. Interactive Documents Making interactive documents 02:06 Adding hyperlinks 05:52 Building bookmarks 03:38 Creating buttons 08:57 Animating an object 02:23

Applying gradients 06:36 10. Managing Objects Positioning objects with the Page Gap tool 02:53 Stacking objects 02:13 Creating and controlling layers 03:53 Managing objects in the Layers panel 03:37 Nesting objects 02:46 Editing frame and path shapes 04:06 Adding rounded corners and other corner options 03:57 Grouping objects 03:14 Locking objects 02:39 Aligning and distributing 05:43 Understanding text wrap 08:13 Using anchored objects 06:46 11. Transforming Objects Duplicating objects 05:39 Rotating objects 03:03 Scaling objects 03:57 Mirroring objects 03:46 Using the Transform Again feature 02:24 12. Character Formatting Applying basic character styling 07:08 Applying advanced character formatting 04:54 Changing case 02:51 Understanding OpenType features 03:19 Using Find/Change for text formatting 03:18 Using Find Font 04:22 13. Paragraph Formatting Applying formatting to a paragraph 04:14 Spanning a paragraph across multiple columns 03:05 Splitting a paragraph into multiple columns 02:01 Using drop caps 03:16 Adjusting text hyphenation 03:21 Fine-tuning justified text 04:19 Setting tabs 05:54 Aligning to a baseline grid 04:24 Controlling orphans and widows with Keep Options 02:39 Adding rules (lines) above or below a paragraph 03:14 Adding automatic bullets 04:39 Working with numbered lists 04:21 14. Styles Creating and applying paragraph styles 06:34 Using character styles 05:43 Applying styles automatically with Nested Styles 07:19 Using object styles 03:27 Using Quick Apply with styles 02:49 Cleaning up a local formatting mess 05:11 15. Tables Creating a table 05:54 Adjusting rows and columns 06:35 Formatting a table 08:05 Adding headers and footers 01:58 Applying table styles 05:32 Adding Microsoft Word and Excel tables 08:56 16. Preflighting Checking your document with the Preflight panel 02:54 Creating a custom preflight profile 04:45 Checking color with the Separations Preview 02:47 17. Packaging, Printing, and Exporting Packaging for output 04:13 Using the Print dialog box 10:22 Exporting a PDF 08:47 Exporting an interactive PDF 03:59 Exporting text 01:36 Exporting SWF files 02:10 Conclusion Finding more information and help 01:12 Goodbye 00:20