Adobe InDesign CS
by Brian White
Start the free chapterProduce pages quickly and output them more reliably with Adobe® InDesign® CS. By combining extraordinary production power and creative freedom with innovative cross-media support, Adobe® InDesign® CS takes page design to a whole new level. Long time VTC author, Brian White, covers the applicationâs many tools, page setup, creating and importing tables, text and image manipulation, previewing and printing, and much, much, more. Due to its tight integration with Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, and Acrobat® software, Adobe® InDesign® CS is an essential upgrade from <a href=\'http://www.vtc.com/cd/adobe-indesign.htm\'> InDesign® 2.0</a>. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the movie topics below.
Course content
Intro17 lessons
- Introduction2:06Free
- The ID Screen3:29Free
- The Control Pallet2:47Free
- Pallets2:57Free
- Customizing Shortcuts3:09Free
- Context Menus1:29Free
- Opening Files2:25Free
- Missing Fonts2:00Free
- Missing Links2:06Free
- Changing the View2:17Free
- Zoom Tool2:36Free
- Navigator Pallet1:18Free
- Scrolling/Hand Tool2:09Free
- Turning Pages2:58Free
- Multiple Windows1:17Free
- Save/Save As1:12Free
- Undo/Revert1:40Free
Page Setup9 lessons
- New Documents3:551 credit or ad
- Document Preset1:201 credit or ad
- Document Measurements2:001 credit or ad
- Document Window4:391 credit or ad
- Changing Margins and Columns2:551 credit or ad
- Baseline Grid2:221 credit or ad
- Document Grid3:121 credit or ad
- Ruler Guides pt. 11:391 credit or ad
- Ruler Guides pt. 23:291 credit or ad
Working with Pages15 lessons
- Intro to Pages Pallet3:101 credit or ad
- Adding and Deleting Pages1:051 credit or ad
- Multiple Page Spreads1:231 credit or ad
- Re-Organizing Pages1:431 credit or ad
- Master Pages Intro3:471 credit or ad
- Page Numbering1:561 credit or ad
- Advanced Page Numbering3:201 credit or ad
- Multiple Master Pages6:031 credit or ad
- Intro to Layers2:421 credit or ad
- Creating New Layers4:131 credit or ad
- Duplicating and Deleting Layers1:221 credit or ad
- Changing Order1:321 credit or ad
- Move/Copy to Another Layer1:551 credit or ad
- Pasting onto Layers1:331 credit or ad
- Locking Layers1:211 credit or ad
Selecting and Manipulating15 lessons
- Selecting2:161 credit or ad
- Selecting Multiple Objects1:381 credit or ad
- Direct Select2:481 credit or ad
- Using the Control Pallet0:521 credit or ad
- Moving Objects2:111 credit or ad
- Moving by Numbers2:491 credit or ad
- Nudging1:121 credit or ad
- Rotating3:091 credit or ad
- Shearing2:001 credit or ad
- Scale Tool2:281 credit or ad
- Scale - Selection Tool1:171 credit or ad
- Free Transform1:231 credit or ad
- Duplicating2:451 credit or ad
- Paste Into1:331 credit or ad
- Removing from Container2:071 credit or ad
Drawing Tools12 lessons
- Intro to Drawing Tools1:051 credit or ad
- Line Tool1:001 credit or ad
- Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools pt. 12:041 credit or ad
- Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools pt. 21:351 credit or ad
- Sizing Rectangle/Ovals1:231 credit or ad
- Creating Polygons1:411 credit or ad
- Pencil/Smooth/Erase1:281 credit or ad
- Pen Tool1:311 credit or ad
- Adding/Deleting Direction Points1:311 credit or ad
- Using Direction Lines1:471 credit or ad
- Changing Curves2:031 credit or ad
- Converting Text to Outlines3:381 credit or ad
Working with Objects19 lessons
- Aligning within a Frame1:501 credit or ad
- Aligning Objects2:071 credit or ad
- Distribute3:181 credit or ad
- Order of Objects2:421 credit or ad
- Locking Objects1:051 credit or ad
- Adding a Drop Shadow3:271 credit or ad
- Feathering1:531 credit or ad
- Corner Effects1:281 credit or ad
- Intro to Clipping Paths1:201 credit or ad
- Clipping Paths - Creating1:281 credit or ad
- Clipping Paths - Importing3:421 credit or ad
- Clipping Paths - Detect Edges3:391 credit or ad
- Grouping3:011 credit or ad
- Transparency4:141 credit or ad
- Copying Transparency Effects1:001 credit or ad
- Flattening0:421 credit or ad
- Duplicating Objects0:591 credit or ad
- Step and Repeat1:201 credit or ad
- Compound Paths3:361 credit or ad
Working with Text27 lessons
- Creating Text Frames1:591 credit or ad
- Moving and Resizing Text Frames2:001 credit or ad
- Text Frames and Master Pages4:061 credit or ad
- Creating Text - Pasting2:031 credit or ad
- Importing Text Files3:541 credit or ad
- Threading Text Frames pt. 12:301 credit or ad
- Threading Text Frames pt. 21:441 credit or ad
- Automatic Text Flow2:141 credit or ad
- Frame Properties - Columns3:011 credit or ad
- Frame Properties - Insets/Align2:261 credit or ad
- Frame Properties - Baseline Offset1:341 credit or ad
- Special Break Characters4:091 credit or ad
- Spell Checker1:401 credit or ad
- Story Editor2:391 credit or ad
- Story Editor Preferences1:511 credit or ad
- Find/Change3:451 credit or ad
- Finding Meta-Characters1:511 credit or ad
- Glyphs2:021 credit or ad
- Quotation Marks2:061 credit or ad
- Inserting Special Characters1:331 credit or ad
- Creating Type on a Path2:311 credit or ad
- Type on a Path - Alignment1:421 credit or ad
- Type on a Path - Effects2:041 credit or ad
- Text Wrap pt. 12:131 credit or ad
- Text Wrap pt. 23:151 credit or ad
- Text Wrap pt. 32:231 credit or ad
- Overriding Text Wrap0:451 credit or ad
Formatting Text20 lessons
- Introduction1:351 credit or ad
- Selecting Text2:001 credit or ad
- Fonts and Leading3:371 credit or ad
- Caps - Super/Subscript2:121 credit or ad
- Kerning and Tracking1:471 credit or ad
- Scaling Type1:521 credit or ad
- Baseline Shift1:261 credit or ad
- Skew0:411 credit or ad
- Dictionary1:061 credit or ad
- Paragraph Formatting1:231 credit or ad
- Alignment1:191 credit or ad
- Setting Indents1:361 credit or ad
- Baseline Alignment2:101 credit or ad
- Space Above/Below1:001 credit or ad
- Drop Caps0:551 credit or ad
- Rules Above/Below4:261 credit or ad
- Hyphenation3:181 credit or ad
- Setting Tabs6:141 credit or ad
- Hanging Indents1:361 credit or ad
- Copying Attributes3:441 credit or ad
Paragraph and Character Styles12 lessons
- Intro2:061 credit or ad
- Creating Paragraph Styles pt. 15:021 credit or ad
- Creating Paragraph Styles pt. 22:241 credit or ad
- Editing Paragraph Styles3:161 credit or ad
- Setting Next Style2:481 credit or ad
- Overrides and Clearing Overrides1:231 credit or ad
- Basing Styles on Other Styles1:541 credit or ad
- Creating a Character Style3:121 credit or ad
- Nesting Character Styles pt. 12:031 credit or ad
- Nesting Character Styles pt. 21:571 credit or ad
- Importing Styles1:101 credit or ad
- Deleting Styles1:141 credit or ad
Stroke and Fill14 lessons
- Intro to Color pt. 12:111 credit or ad
- Intro to Color pt. 21:391 credit or ad
- Color Modes3:001 credit or ad
- Swatches3:391 credit or ad
- Coloring Imported Graphics1:521 credit or ad
- Creating New Color Swatches3:561 credit or ad
- Importing Color Swatches0:351 credit or ad
- Creating Tints1:411 credit or ad
- Creating Gradient Swatches pt. 12:001 credit or ad
- Creating Gradient Swatches pt. 22:061 credit or ad
- Multi-Colored Gradients1:381 credit or ad
- Modifying Gradients1:051 credit or ad
- Adding Gradients to Text1:061 credit or ad
- Using the Color Picker1:421 credit or ad
Tables14 lessons
- Intro0:441 credit or ad
- Creating a Table2:381 credit or ad
- Importing a Table4:351 credit or ad
- Moving Around a Table1:191 credit or ad
- Selecting Cells2:571 credit or ad
- Inserting Columns and Rows2:151 credit or ad
- Formatting Type1:431 credit or ad
- Resizing Columns and Rows2:471 credit or ad
- Merging Cells2:471 credit or ad
- Adding Graphics1:261 credit or ad
- Coloring Cells1:461 credit or ad
- Alternating Colors2:561 credit or ad
- Strokes4:591 credit or ad
- Scaling Tables1:261 credit or ad
Working with Imported Graphics11 lessons
- Types of Graphics4:121 credit or ad
- Placing Graphics3:161 credit or ad
- Cut and Paste3:331 credit or ad
- Dragging from Pasteboard1:261 credit or ad
- Intro to Links pt. 11:371 credit or ad
- Intro to Links pt. 21:221 credit or ad
- Updating Links2:451 credit or ad
- Editing Links3:521 credit or ad
- Replacing Links0:491 credit or ad
- Libraries1:531 credit or ad
- Creating a Library2:131 credit or ad
Book4 lessons
Pre-Viewing the Document5 lessons
PDF and Printing10 lessons
- Intro1:011 credit or ad
- Exporting to PDF2:581 credit or ad
- PDF Options pt. 14:501 credit or ad
- PDF Options pt. 22:271 credit or ad
- PDF Presets1:121 credit or ad
- Printing Basics2:141 credit or ad
- Print Bleeds and Slugs3:131 credit or ad
- Printing Separations4:011 credit or ad
- Print Presets2:221 credit or ad
- Export vs. Print to PDF1:221 credit or ad