Lynda.com InDesign CS5 Essential Training

Author: David Blatner
Duration (hr:min): 10:33
Released on: 4/30/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Mac and Windows

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.

Topics include:

• Navigating and customizing the workspace
• Managing documents and pages
• Rotating pages and spreads
• Adjusting and mixing page sizes
• Overriding master page items
• Putting text on a path
• Threading text frames
• Applying strokes, fills, and other formatting effects
• Nesting, grouping, and locking objects
• Formatting: character-level and paragraph-level
• Packaging, printing, and exporting

Content:

Introduction - 05:50

    Welcome - 1:33 - 15.7 MB
    What is InDesign CS5? - 2:26 - 8.9 MB
    Using the exercise files - 1:51 - 1.8 MB

1. Workspace - 54:49

    Understanding the Application window - 6:00 - 8.0 MB
    Navigating pages - 6:39 - 9.0 MB
    Zooming and magnifying - 6:57 - 8.1 MB
    Managing more than one document window - 3:36 - 4.4 MB
    Setting rulers and measurements - 2:09 - 2.3 MB
    Positioning panels correctly - 6:28 - 7.2 MB
    Saving time by making workspaces - 3:24 - 3.7 MB
    Setting the view quality of artwork - 4:09 - 5.1 MB
    Adjusting View and Preview settings - 4:56 - 5.9 MB
    Rotating pages and spreads - 3:02 - 3.5 MB
    Displaying a new view with the New Window feature - 3:29 - 4.5 MB
    Setting application and document preferences - 4:00 - 5.2 MB

2. Getting to the Features - 21:31

    Using the Tool panel - 8:01 - 8.5 MB
    Learning and editing keyboard shortcuts - 6:24 - 8.9 MB
    Working with spring-loaded tool shortcuts - 1:17 - 1.4 MB
    Using contextual menus - 2:51 - 3.2 MB
    Choosing menu items with Quick Apply - 2:58 - 5.2 MB

3. Creating a Document - 45:25

    Creating new documents - 7:28 - 7.0 MB
    Saving and reverting documents - 3:41 - 3.6 MB
    Using multiple Undo and Revert - 4:28 - 5.2 MB
    Setting margin and column guides - 5:16 - 6.4 MB
    Using ruler guides - 8:10 - 10.8 MB
    Bleeding colors or images off the side of the page - 4:29 - 5.2 MB
    Saving objects in libraries - 4:49 - 5.0 MB
    Exporting and importing page snippets - 4:29 - 4.8 MB
    Saving for CS4 with IDML - 2:35 - 3.0 MB

4. Managing Pages - 31:18

    Inserting, deleting, and moving pages - 7:23 - 8.8 MB
    Changing page size - 6:14 - 7.2 MB
    Adding page numbering - 3:43 - 4.7 MB
    Changing page numbering with sections - 5:58 - 8.2 MB
    Creating and applying master pages - 5:20 - 6.7 MB
    Overriding master page items - 2:40 - 3.0 MB

5. Text - 01:21:16

    Understanding text frames - 4:06 - 4.8 MB
    Typing and editing text - 4:36 - 5.0 MB
    Filling with placeholder text - 2:38 - 3.1 MB
    Inserting special characters - 4:43 - 5.7 MB
    Importing text - 7:49 - 10.4 MB
    Threading text frames - 4:01 - 5.9 MB
    Setting text frame columns and insets - 6:32 - 7.4 MB
    Setting vertical justification and first baseline position - 6:09 - 8.0 MB
    Putting text on a path - 6:51 - 9.1 MB
    Using the Story Editor - 8:43 - 10.3 MB
    Checking spelling - 7:42 - 8.9 MB
    Using Find/Change - 9:25 - 11.5 MB
    Tracking text changes - 8:01 - 9.3 MB

6. Graphics - 49:50

    Importing graphics - 8:11 - 10.5 MB
    Importing from Mini Bridge - 5:27 - 6.4 MB
    Using the Links panel - 6:34 - 8.1 MB
    Embedding links - 2:37 - 2.9 MB
    Editing graphics in their original app - 3:14 - 3.9 MB
    Fitting graphics to a frame - 6:12 - 7.5 MB
    Taking advantage of image transparency and clipping paths - 4:53 - 7.0 MB
    Adding live captions - 5:56 - 8.0 MB
    Colorizing images - 2:01 - 2.0 MB
    Turning image layers on and off - 4:45 - 5.5 MB

7. Formatting Objects - 46:15

    Selecting objects - 5:32 - 6.4 MB
    Applying basic strokes and fills - 8:18 - 9.5 MB
    Using advanced strokes - 3:28 - 3.7 MB
    Adjusting transparency - 4:38 - 5.2 MB
    Adding drop shadows - 6:41 - 7.7 MB
    Applying feathering - 4:25 - 5.1 MB
    Copying formatting with the Eyedropper tool - 4:35 - 5.9 MB
    Finding and changing object formatting - 4:50 - 5.2 MB
    Making polygons and starbursts - 3:48 - 5.1 MB

8. Interactive Documents - 22:56

    Making interactive documents - 2:06 - 2.7 MB
    Adding hyperlinks - 5:52 - 7.5 MB
    Building bookmarks - 3:38 - 4.7 MB
    Creating buttons - 8:57 - 10.5 MB
    Animating an object - 2:23 - 2.9 MB

9. Color - 23:29

    Creating color swatches - 5:52 - 7.1 MB
    The danger and power of unnamed colors - 4:47 - 5.5 MB
    Building tint swatches - 2:18 - 2.9 MB
    Creating gradient swatches - 3:56 - 4.4 MB
    Applying gradients - 6:36 - 8.0 MB

10. Managing Objects - 50:00

    Positioning objects with the Page Gap tool - 2:53 - 4.7 MB
    Stacking objects - 2:13 - 2.6 MB
    Creating and controlling layers - 3:53 - 4.0 MB
    Managing objects in the Layers panel - 3:37 - 3.7 MB
    Nesting objects - 2:46 - 3.4 MB
    Editing frame and path shapes - 4:06 - 5.5 MB
    Adding rounded corners and other corner options - 3:57 - 4.9 MB
    Grouping objects - 3:14 - 4.0 MB
    Locking objects - 2:39 - 3.1 MB
    Aligning and distributing - 5:43 - 7.8 MB
    Understanding text wrap - 8:13 - 12.7 MB
    Using anchored objects - 6:46 - 8.5 MB

11. Transforming Objects - 18:49

    Duplicating objects - 5:39 - 7.3 MB
    Rotating objects - 3:03 - 3.6 MB
    Scaling objects - 3:57 - 4.6 MB
    Mirroring objects - 3:46 - 4.2 MB
    Using the Transform Again feature - 2:24 - 3.0 MB

12. Character Formatting - 25:52

    Applying basic character styling - 7:08 - 8.4 MB
    Applying advanced character formatting - 4:54 - 6.1 MB
    Changing case - 2:51 - 3.7 MB
    Understanding OpenType features - 3:19 - 4.5 MB
    Using Find/Change for text formatting - 3:18 - 3.8 MB
    Using Find Font - 4:22 - 4.7 MB

13. Paragraph Formatting - 45:27

    Applying formatting to a paragraph - 4:14 - 5.6 MB
    Spanning a paragraph across multiple columns - 3:05 - 4.7 MB
    Splitting a paragraph into multiple columns - 2:01 - 2.9 MB
    Using drop caps - 3:16 - 3.9 MB
    Adjusting text hyphenation - 3:21 - 4.5 MB
    Fine-tuning justified text - 4:19 - 5.6 MB
    Setting tabs - 5:54 - 6.2 MB
    Aligning to a baseline grid - 4:24 - 6.4 MB
    Controlling orphans and widows with Keep Options - 2:39 - 3.7 MB
    Adding rules (lines) above or below a paragraph - 3:14 - 4.5 MB
    Adding automatic bullets - 4:39 - 5.3 MB
    Working with numbered lists - 4:21 - 5.2 MB

14. Styles - 31:03

    Creating and applying paragraph styles - 6:34 - 8.9 MB
    Using character styles - 5:43 - 7.4 MB
    Applying styles automatically with Nested Styles - 7:19 - 9.1 MB
    Using object styles - 3:27 - 4.4 MB
    Using Quick Apply with styles - 2:49 - 3.8 MB
    Cleaning up a local formatting mess - 5:11 - 7.4 MB

15. Tables - 37:00

    Creating a table - 5:54 - 6.4 MB
    Adjusting rows and columns - 6:35 - 7.6 MB
    Formatting a table - 8:05 - 8.8 MB
    Adding headers and footers - 1:58 - 2.2 MB
    Applying table styles - 5:32 - 6.2 MB
    Adding Microsoft Word and Excel tables - 8:56 - 10.8 MB

16. Preflighting - 10:26

    Checking your document with the Preflight panel - 2:54 - 3.2 MB
    Creating a custom preflight profile - 4:45 - 6.4 MB
    Checking color with the Separations Preview - 2:47 - 4.3 MB

17. Packaging, Printing, and Exporting - 31:07

    Packaging for output - 4:13 - 4.5 MB
    Using the Print dialog box - 10:22 - 10.5 MB
    Exporting a PDF - 8:47 - 8.8 MB
    Exporting an interactive PDF - 3:59 - 5.0 MB
    Exporting text - 1:36 - 2.1 MB
    Exporting SWF files - 2:10 - 2.9 MB

Conclusion - 01:32

    Finding more information and help - 1:12 - 1.4 MB
    Goodbye - 0:20 - 0.3 MB