2011
Digital Tutors
Eddie Russell
7h 47m
English
In this collection of lessons we will learn the fundamental tools, techniques and workflows for InDesign CS5. It can safely be said that InDesign has established a firm grasp on the graphics Industry, excelling with ease in the area of print design. However, in this day and age of the ebook and other electronic publications, InDesign has truly helped pave the way. In this course, we will begin at square one and get you up and running quickly. We will explore the interface together and learn how InDesign sees various types of files, text and graphics. Once we have the basics down, we will begin to harness the power of InDesign by learning about things like styles, color management and print preparation. After completing this course, you will have built a solid foundation of knowledge using this industry leading layout application.
1. Introduction and project overview
2. Workspace and UI overview
3. Navigating documents in InDesign
4. Understanding panels
5. Using InDesign workspaces
6. Exploring the tool panel
7. Creating and saving a new document
8. Opening and working with multiple documents
9. Managing pages in the pages panel
10. Understanding master pages
11. Customizing margins and columns
12. Understanding and customizing Indesign's rulers
13. Using InDesign's guides
14. Using InDesign's grids
15. Understanding the basics of vector graphics
16. Understanding the layering of artwork
17. Understanding InDesign frames
18. Adding image or graphic content to a layout
19. Customizing frame fitting options
20. Creating and formatting basic text objects
21. Customizing text frame options
22. Creating threaded text frames
23. Formatting text using character styles
24. Formatting text using paragraph styles
25. Using character and paragraph styles together
26. Adding text content from Microsoft Word and Excel
27. Editing text in the story editor
28. Adding automatic page numbering to a document
29. Spell checking InDesign documents
30. Adding type to a path
31. Wrapping text around images and graphics
32. Saving InDesign objects using snippets and libraries
33. Transforming InDesign objects
34. Aligning and distributing InDesign objects
35. Aligning objects with the gap tool
36. Applying color in InDesign
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