Professional Desktop Publishing on the PC Tutorials

Course Title: Professional Desktop Publishing on the PC

Professional Desktop Publishing for the PC teaches the user to integrate three of the most popular desktop publishing titles: CorelDRAW, Adobe PhotoShop, and Adobe PageMaker. In addition to teaching the necessary terminology and the differences between the software applications, Virtual Training Company author Brian White also simplifies the processes of designing business cards, letterhead and envelopes, magazine and newspaper ads, and logos in this tutorial. See what you can learn by clicking one of the links below.

Course Author/Expert: Brian White

Language: english

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 195

Course Duration: 11 hours

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Project II - 2 Color Business Card

Introduction

Setting up the card

Adding the logo and text

Separating Paragraph text

Aligning the text

Checking Separations

Printing Laser Seps

Imposing the cards

Printing Multiple Names

Project III - 4-color Business Card

Intro

Setting up the Business Card

Adding the photos

Feathering and Blending the Photos I

Feathering and Blending the Photos II

Adding the Logo

Exporting the TIF

Putting the Card together

Sending to EPS for Printer

Saving for a Service Bureau

Creating your own separations

Project IV - Letterhead & Envelopes

Intro

Creating the Letterhead I

Creating the Letterhead II

Creating the Letterhead III

Creating the Letterhead IV

Creating the Envelope

Warning Spot: Color Gradient Fills

Overprinting and trapping

Checking the Separations

Preparing for the Service Bureau

Project V - Newspaper ad

Intro

Setting up the page and resolution

Setting up the border and resolution

Creating the border

Adjusting the photograph

Adding a graphic edge to the Photo

Placing the photos in Corel

Setting up Layers

Placing the text

Formatting the Text - Leading and rotation

Formatting the Text - Paragraph Text

Formatting the Text - Copying attributes

Formatting the Text - Kerning

Adding bullets

Changing the logo color

Creating PDF from Corel

Project VI - Full Color Magazine ad

Intro

Page Set-up specifications

Setting up PageMaker

Setting Up PhotoShop

Importing the background

Adding the Logo

Adding an outer glow

Adding the text

Adding a shadow

Adding the X

Separating Images from the background

Creating a selection using color range

Fine tuning the shadow

Using duplicated text

Placing the file in PageMaker

Kerning text & creating a text shadow in PageMaker

Putting an outline on text

Creating a Low Res PDF file

Creating a high Resolution PDF

Project V II- 2 color information Flyer

Intro

Preparing the Logo

Understanding the info box

Preparing the photograph - Levels

Preparing the photograph - Unsharp Mask

Creating a Speckled Border

PageMaker - Page Setup

Setting up the colors

Setting up Master Page - The sidebar

Setting up Master Page - bottom border

Setting up Master Page - Adjusting the margins

Setting up Master Page - adding the logo

Setting up Master Page - Photo Guides

Placing the photograph

Adding Text Wrap

Placing the text

Formatting text - Making Global Changes

Formatting text - working with style sheets I

Formatting text - working with style sheets II

Formatting text - working with style sheets III

Formatting text - working with style sheets IV

Adding a keyline

Rotating text

How it all works!

Printing - Creating a low res Acrobat Proof

Creating a High res Acrobat Proof

Save for Service Bureau

Project VIII- Concert Logo & listing

Intro

Creating the logo - overview

Importing adjusting the Corel Clip Art

Importing a bitmap

Creating the Text

Creating a double outline effect

Fine Tuning the Logo

Converting the Logo to Greyscale

Exporting the logo

Setting up PageMaker

Importing the graphic & Text

Formatting the Text I

Formatting the Text II

Formatting the Text III

Duplicating

Printing a proof

Project VIX - Creating a 2 color newsletter

Intro

Creating the Logo I

Creating the Logo II

Creating a Masthead

Creating the Quotes

Adjusting Grayscale Photos

Feathering a photograph

Removing a the photographs background

Setting up the Newsletter

Placing the Logo and Masthead

The Hand Grabber

Adding the Text I

Adding borders

Placing the Text

Getting rid of double spacing

Creating the Style Sheets

Keeping the text even

Adding the Photographs I

Fine tuning the text

Adding Pull Quotes

Adding Column lines

Creating the PDF proof

Creating Printer Spreads

Project X- Tri-Fold Full Color Brochure

Intro

Tri-Folds arent even!

Setting up the Tri-Fold Guides

Saving the Template

Front Panel - Set-up

Setting the background Color

Imposing another photograph

Blending the grass

Adding & positioning a photograph

Creating a bevel effect

Adding Text

Adding effects to the text

Saving the file as a Tiff

Using Curves to adjust photographs

Removing a color cast

Adding a Color background

Placing the Front Panel

Adding & Cropping the photographs I

Adding & Cropping the photographs II

Viewing photographs

Adding the border

Setting up Layers/locking objects

Preparing the text I

Preparing the PageMaker Style Sheets

Preparing the text II

Importing the text

Adding Bullets

Adjusting the Style Sheets

Creating shadow on text

Creating a screen on a photo

Checking Separations

Creating a high Res PDF file

Packaging for Service Bureauing or Service Bureau

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Introduction

Project I - Creating a Logo