Course Title: Adobe InDesign



Adobe InDesign 1.0 Software shares the language of professional designers, delivering unparalleled creative freedom, productivity, and precision for designing superb pages. It works seamlessly with Adobe's PhotoShop and Illustrator applications, providing a single integrated system that does not interrupt your creative process. Virtual Training Company author Ian Cowles begins by introducing and explaining the tools of InDesign and how to use them. He then moves on to formatting, drawing, exporting, useful tips, and more. VTC allows you to learn from this tutorial right away, by simply clicking on the section you desire.


Course Author/Expert: Ian (Yan) Cowles

Language: english

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 123

Course Duration: 8 hours



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Course Outline:



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Basics


Introduction to InDesign

Work Area

Palettes

Preferences

Rectify Mistakes

Shortcuts


Tools


Selection Tools

Pen Tool

Type Tool

Ellipse Tool

Rectangle Tool

Line Tool

Polygon Tool

Rotate Tool

Scaling/Shearing tool

Scissors Tool

Gradient Tool

Zoom Tool

Fill & Stroke

Apply Defaults


Getting Started


New Document

Rulers and Guides

Working with Layers

Framing

Defining Master Pages

Edit Master Pages

Adding Single Pages


Text To Page


Typing Directly

Paste/Drag & Drop

Place Text

Threading Text

Text Frame Options

Text Wrap

Basic Text Editing

Spell Checks

Find/Change

Hidden Characters


Formatting


Character Attributes

Kerning and Tracking

Paragraph Attributes

Style Sheets

New Style

Indents and Spacing

Drop Caps and Composer

Hyphenation

Justification

Keep Options

Basic Character Formats

Advanced Character Formats

Apply Paragraph Format

Character Style Sheets

Find/Change using Styles

Hanging Punctuation

Paragraph Rules

Tabs

Import Tagged Text


Working with Graphics


Graphics Formats

Place Graphics

Drag & Drop

Proxy Images

Import Options

Placing a Cutout

Automatic Clipping Path

Runarounds

Links

Bitmap vs Vector

Resolution Issues


Colors, Fills & Strokes


Color Modes

Create CMYK Colors

Coloring Objects & Type

Apply Color to Style

Create a Gradient

Strokes

Spot Colors

Tints

Swatch Liaries

Imported Colors


Drawing


Using the Pen

Editing Paths

Create Outlines

Compound Paths

Corner Effects

Working with Illustrator


Useful Functions


Grouping

Align/Distribute

Stacking Order

Duplicate/Step & Repeat

Transforming

Object Liaries


Export to PDF


Introduction to PDF

Export to PDF

Compression Options

Pages & Page Marks

Security


Export to HTML


Export to HTML

Formatting HTML

Layout

Graphics


Export to PrePress


Export to PrePress

Pages & Page Marks


Outputting


Install Adobe PS 8.6

Page Setup

Print a Proof

Tile Oversized Pages

Printing Separations

Preflight Check

Packaging

Service Providers


Master Page Tips


Auto-Page Numbers

Section Markers

Duplicate Pages

Parent & Child Masters

Master Overrides

Create Island Spreads


Text Tips


Autoflow Text

Insert Characters

Flush Space

Redefine Style


Layout Tips


Layout Adjustment

Ruler Guides

Create Guides

Margins & Columns

Paste Into









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