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InDesign CS3: From QuarkXPress to InDesign CS3



Total Training for
Adobe InDesign CS3
From QuarkXPress to InDesign CS3

Hosted by Russell Viers

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Course Outline
Lesson 1: EXPLORING THE INTERFACE (45 min)
1. Using Dropdown Menus & the Toolbox
2. Introducing Panes & Fly-Out Menus
3. Exploring the Control Panel
4. Accessing Contextual Menus
5. Making Changes Using Math & Measurements
6. Customizing Menus & Workspaces
7. Using Navigation Shortcuts
8. Customizing Shortcuts
9. Working with Unlimited Levels of Undo
10. Setting Preferences


Lesson 2: BUILDING BASIC DOCUMENTS (52 min)
1. Creating Presets
2. Understanding Frame Basics
3. Placing Graphics & Text
4. Applying Clipping Paths
5. Applying Text Wrap
6. Linking & Embedding Files
7. Using Fill & Stroke
8. Using Swatches & Color Panels
9. Creating Mixed Ink Swatches
10. Using Guides
11. Using Grids
12. Saving in InDesign

Lesson 3: WORKING WITH GRAPHICS (39 min)
1. Scaling & Fitting Graphics
2. Adding Multiple Graphics
3. Working with Different File Formats
4. Using Bridge®
5. Working with Anchored Objects
6. Changing the Display Quality

Lesson 4: WORKING WITH TYPE (35 min)
1. Formatting Basics
2. Using Hyphenation
3. Customizing Ligatures & Glyphs
4. Working with Drop Caps
5. Replacing Missing Fonts
6. Formatting Bullets & Numbering
7. Inserting Special Characters
8. Working with Spelling & Auto Correct
9. Using the Find/Change Command

Lesson 5: CREATING & APPLYING STYLES (41 min)
1. Introducing Paragraph & Character Styles
2. Understanding Nested Styles
3. Applying Next Style
4. Using Object Styles
5. Redening a Style
6. Importing Styles
7. Using Style Groups
8. Using Quick Apply

Lesson 6: ADVANCED DOCUMENT BUILDING (56 min)
1. Placing Vector Data
2. Using Advanced Frames
3. Working with the Pathnder
4. Working with Corner Effects
5. Outlining Type
6. Using the Eyedropper
7. Using the Transform Again Functions
8. Converting Quark® Documents to InDesign
9. Working with Quark Documents in InDesign

Lesson 7: BUILDING MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENTS (32 min)
1. Working with Master Pages
2. Flowing & Threading Text
3. Using the Book Feature
4. Moving Pages
5. Working with Layers

Lesson 8: USING LIBRARIES & SNIPPETS (22 min)
1. Adding Page Items
2. Labeling & Searching
3. Placing Items
4. Updating Library Items
5. Using Snippets

Lesson 9: WORKING WITH TRANSPARENCY (25 min)
1. Using Opacity & Blending
2. Applying Effects
3. Applying Placed Effects
4. Understanding Flattening
5. Final Comments & Credits






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