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To allow you to evaluate the quality of the Adobe InDesign CS training course we have made the first 3 chapters of this tutorial available for free viewing online, the purchased version of this training course contains all the topics listed below. The free demos below have been compressed for faster playback over the internet, the audio and video quality of the purchased CD / DVD is far greater. To play the free demo videos you will need QuickTime,

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Used to World over by print professionals, newspapers, publishers and graphic designers Adobe InDesign is a mainstream product for the creation of advanced page layouts. A strong understanding of this application makes you more of a valuable asset and will allow you to create documents with a professional look. This Adobe InDesign tutorial is aimed at both absolute novices and also users who have a basic understanding of InDesign but wish to increase their creativity, it is also an extremely useful reference for users migrating from Quark. Using comprehensive high quality videos the training is both informative and easy to follow, the training is presented in such a manner that each tutorial builds upon the last, by the conclusion of this training course you will have gained a solid working knowledge of this application. Topics covered include:
Document Settings, Margins and Columns, Using Guides, Adding New Pages, Direct Selection, Moving Objects, Drawing Shapes, Clipping Paths, Removing Background, Copying Objects, Importing Images and Graphics, Frames, Exporting, Type and Text, Gradients and Fills, Changing Color, Tables + a whole lot more.You may also be intrested in the Adobe InDesign CS2 tutorial

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Intro to Adobe Indesign CS

InDesign Page Setup

Working with Pages

Selecting and Manipulating with Adobe InDesign

Selecting
Selecting Multiple Objects
Direct Select
Using the Control Pallet
Moving Objects
Moving by Numbers
Nudging
Rotating
Shearing
Scale Tool
Scale - Selection Tool
Free Transform
Duplicating
Paste Into
Removing from Container

Drawing Tools

Intro to Drawing Tools
Line Tool
Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools Tutorials pt. 1
Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools pt. 2
Sizing Rectangle/Ovals
Creating Polygons
Pencil/Smooth/Erase
Pen Tool
Adding/Deleting Direction Points
Using Direction Lines
Changing Curves
Converting Text to Outlines

Adobe InDesign Working with Objects

Aligning within a Frame
Aligning Objects in InDesign
Distribute
Order of Objects
Locking Objects
Adding a Drop Shadow
Feathering
Corner Effects
Intro to Clipping Paths
Clipping Paths - Creating
Clipping Paths - Importing
Clipping Paths - Detect Edges
Grouping in Adobe InDesign
Transparency
Copying Transparency Effects
Flattening
Duplicating Objects
Step and Repeat
Compound Paths

Working with Text

Creating Text Frames in InDesign
Moving and Resizing Text Frames
Text Frames and Master Pages
Creating Text - Pasting
Importing Text Files
Threading Text Frames Tutorials pt. 1
Threading Text Frames pt. 2
Automatic Text Flow
Frame Properties - Columns
Frame Properties - Insets/Align
Frame Properties - Baseline Offset
Special Break Characters
Spell Checker
Story Editor
Story Editor Preferences
Find/Change
Finding Meta-Characters
Glyphs
Quotation Marks
Inserting Special Characters
Creating Type on a Path
Type on a Path - Alignment
Type on a Path - Effects
Text Wrap Tutorials pt. 1
Text Wrap pt. 2
Text Wrap pt. 3
Overriding Text Wrap

Formatting Text in Adobe InDesign

Introduction
Selecting Text
Fonts and Leading
Caps - Super/Subscript
Kerning and Tracking
Scaling Type
Baseline Shift
Skew
Dictionary
Paragraph Formatting
Alignment
Setting Indents
Baseline Alignment
Space Above/Below
Drop Caps
Rules Above/Below
Hyphenation
Setting Tabs
Hanging Indents
Copying Attributes

Paragraph and Character Styles

Intro
Creating Paragraph Styles Tutorials pt. 1
Creating Paragraph Styles pt. 2
Editing Paragraph Styles
Setting Next Style
Overrides and Clearing Overrides
Basing Styles on Other Styles
Creating a Character Style
Nesting Character Styles Tutorials pt. 1
Nesting Character Styles pt. 2
Importing Styles
Deleting Styles

Using Stroke and Fill with InDesign

Intro to Color Tutorials pt. 1
Intro to Color pt. 2
Adobe InDesign Color Modes
Swatches
Coloring Imported Graphics
Creating New Color Swatches
Importing Color Swatches
Creating Tints
Creating Gradient Swatches Tutorials pt. 1
Creating Gradient Swatches pt. 2
Multi-Colored Gradients
Modifying Gradients
Adding Gradients to Text
Using the Color Picker

Tables

Intro
Creating a Table
Importing a Table
Moving Around a Table
Selecting Cells
Inserting Columns and Rows
Formatting Type
Resizing Columns and Rows
Merging Cells
Adding Graphics
Coloring Cells
Alternating Colors
Strokes
Scaling Tables

Working with Imported Graphics

Types of Graphics
Placing Graphics
Cut and Paste
Dragging from Pasteboard
Intro to Links Tutorials pt. 1
Intro to Links pt. 2
Updating Links
Editing Links
Replacing Links
Libraries
Creating a Library in Adobe InDesign

Book

Creating a Book
Synchronizing Book Documents Tutorials pt. 1
Synchronizing Book Documents pt. 2
Table of Contents

Pre-Viewing the Document

InDesign Pre-Flighting
Packaging
Viewing Separations
Ink Limit
Flattener Preview

PDF and Printing

Intro
Exporting to PDF
PDF Options Tutorials pt. 1
PDF Options pt. 2
PDF Presets
InDesign Printing Basics
Print Bleeds and Slugs
Printing Separations
Adobe InDesign Print Presets
Export vs. Print to PDF

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Adobe InDesign CS Tutorials - VIDEO INFO

» Studio quality audio and video
» Works on Pc or Mac
» Ideal for people that learn quicker by being shown
» Master complex application in days

Title	:	Adobe InDesign CS
Instructor	:	Brian White
Price	:	US$ 99.95
Duration	:	8.5 hours - 205 Movies
OS	:	Win Vista XP 98,2000,ME. Mac OS 9, OS X
Delivery Options	:	Ground / 2 day / Next Day
Product Code	:	33513

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