Adobe InDesign CS2
by Brian White
Start the free chapterProduce pages quickly and output them more reliably with Adobe® InDesign® CS2. 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® CS2 is an essential tool in the CS suite. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the movie topics.
Course content
Intro18 lessons
- Introduction1:43Free
- Computer Set-up2:28Free
- The ID Screen4:11Free
- The Control Pallet2:28Free
- Pallets3:38Free
- Customizing Shortcuts3:59Free
- Context Menus1:52Free
- Opening Files3:14Free
- Missing Fonts4:09Free
- Missing Links3:16Free
- Changing the View3:37Free
- Zoom Tool2:42Free
- Navigator Pallet1:29Free
- Scrolling/Hand tool2:07Free
- Turning pages2:47Free
- Multiple Windows1:38Free
- Save and Save As1:34Free
- Undo/Revert1:50Free
Page Setup11 lessons
Pages and Masters11 lessons
- Intro to Pages Pallet3:51Free
- Adding and Deleting Pages3:16Free
- Duplicating Pages1:37Free
- Multiple Page Spreads1:27Free
- Re-organizing Pages1:20Free
- Master Pages Intro3:02Free
- Page Numbering1:15Free
- Advanced Page Numbering2:32Free
- Prefix and Section Markers2:31Free
- Multiple Master Pages3:38Free
- Overriding Masters1:22Free
Layers8 lessons
- Intro to Layers2:131 credit or ad
- Creating New Layers2:561 credit or ad
- Moving and Copying to Layers2:511 credit or ad
- Adjusting Text Wrap2:071 credit or ad
- Duplicating / Deleting and Moving2:281 credit or ad
- Pasting onto layers2:271 credit or ad
- Locking Layers2:061 credit or ad
- Layers and Master Pages2:221 credit or ad
Adobe Bridge6 lessons
Selecting and Manipulating16 lessons
- Selecting2:371 credit or ad
- Selecting Multiple Objects2:371 credit or ad
- Direct Select3:451 credit or ad
- Position Tool1:101 credit or ad
- Toggling Selection Tools1:131 credit or ad
- Moving Objects3:261 credit or ad
- Positioning by numbers4:411 credit or ad
- Nudging1:511 credit or ad
- Rotating3:111 credit or ad
- Shearing2:531 credit or ad
- Scaling Tool4:001 credit or ad
- Scaling - other4:051 credit or ad
- Free Transform2:361 credit or ad
- Transform Again3:241 credit or ad
- Duplicating1:461 credit or ad
- Step and Repeat1:031 credit or ad
Drawing tools13 lessons
- Intro to Drawing Tools1:151 credit or ad
- Line Tool2:131 credit or ad
- Frame vs Rectangle tool2:131 credit or ad
- Rectangle/Oval Tools1:511 credit or ad
- Sizing Rectangle/Ovals1:311 credit or ad
- Creating Polygons2:091 credit or ad
- Pencil Tool1:111 credit or ad
- Smooth/Erase1:151 credit or ad
- Pen Tool1:131 credit or ad
- Adding/Deleting Direction Points1:431 credit or ad
- Using Direction Lines2:321 credit or ad
- Changing Curves1:541 credit or ad
- Converting text to Outlines1:131 credit or ad
Working with Objects23 lessons
- Aligning Within a Frame3:321 credit or ad
- Sizing Objects in Frame0:491 credit or ad
- Aligning Objects2:441 credit or ad
- Distribute2:491 credit or ad
- Order of objects3:111 credit or ad
- Locking Objects1:411 credit or ad
- Adding a Drop Shadow5:371 credit or ad
- Feathering2:211 credit or ad
- Corner Effects2:161 credit or ad
- Intro to Clipping Paths1:161 credit or ad
- Clipping Paths - Creating2:421 credit or ad
- Clipping Paths - Importing4:531 credit or ad
- Clipping Paths â Detect Edges5:181 credit or ad
- Grouping2:171 credit or ad
- Transparency4:441 credit or ad
- Flattening1:011 credit or ad
- Duplicating Effects2:441 credit or ad
- Compound Paths3:191 credit or ad
- Convert Shape3:111 credit or ad
- Object Styles I3:551 credit or ad
- Object Styles II5:401 credit or ad
- Object Styles III3:071 credit or ad
- Paste Into2:231 credit or ad
Working with Text33 lessons
- Creating Text Frames3:231 credit or ad
- Moving and Resizing Text Frames3:041 credit or ad
- Auto Text Frames2:411 credit or ad
- Frames on Master Pages2:221 credit or ad
- Creating text - Pasting1:521 credit or ad
- Importing Text Files1:571 credit or ad
- Threading Text Frames I3:251 credit or ad
- Threading Text Frames II2:071 credit or ad
- Automatic Text Flow3:131 credit or ad
- Frames Columns3:301 credit or ad
- Frames - Insets/Align4:181 credit or ad
- Frames â Text Wrap1:051 credit or ad
- Break Characters4:141 credit or ad
- Spell Checker3:091 credit or ad
- Story Editor3:591 credit or ad
- Story Editor Preferences2:101 credit or ad
- Find/Change4:341 credit or ad
- Finding Meta characters3:521 credit or ad
- Glyphs2:341 credit or ad
- Quotation Marks2:011 credit or ad
- Special Characters1:281 credit or ad
- Type on a Path3:431 credit or ad
- Type on a Path - Alignment3:261 credit or ad
- Type on a Path - Effects1:391 credit or ad
- Text Wrap I3:221 credit or ad
- Text Wrap II4:441 credit or ad
- Text Wrap III1:061 credit or ad
- Overriding Text Wrap1:161 credit or ad
- Drag and Drop Text0:571 credit or ad
- In-line Graphics3:091 credit or ad
- Anchored Objects I5:261 credit or ad
- Anchored Objects II2:301 credit or ad
- Anchored Objects III1:081 credit or ad
Formatting Text25 lessons
- Introduction2:161 credit or ad
- Selecting Text3:411 credit or ad
- Applying Fonts2:411 credit or ad
- Font Size and Leading4:111 credit or ad
- Changing Case1:421 credit or ad
- Small Caps and Super/Subscript2:431 credit or ad
- Kerning3:031 credit or ad
- Tracking2:101 credit or ad
- Scaling Type2:111 credit or ad
- Baseline Shift2:021 credit or ad
- Skew2:111 credit or ad
- Dictionary1:321 credit or ad
- Paragraph Formatting1:301 credit or ad
- Alignment2:521 credit or ad
- Setting Indents3:561 credit or ad
- Space Above/Below2:061 credit or ad
- Drop Caps1:481 credit or ad
- Baseline Alignment2:531 credit or ad
- Hyphenation4:281 credit or ad
- Rules Above/Below4:391 credit or ad
- Setting Tabs5:281 credit or ad
- Hanging Indents1:411 credit or ad
- Bullets2:181 credit or ad
- Copying Attributes1:591 credit or ad
- Setting Defaults3:021 credit or ad
Paragraph and Character Styles12 lessons
- Intro2:441 credit or ad
- Paragraph Styles I4:181 credit or ad
- Paragraph Styles II5:171 credit or ad
- Editing Paragraph Styles I4:341 credit or ad
- Editing Paragraph Styles II2:541 credit or ad
- Setting Next Style4:351 credit or ad
- Overrides and Clearing Overrides2:341 credit or ad
- Creating a Character Style3:281 credit or ad
- Nesting a crop Cap3:221 credit or ad
- Nesting a Character Style4:491 credit or ad
- Importing Styles1:581 credit or ad
- Deleting Styles2:121 credit or ad
Stroke and Fill14 lessons
- Intro to Color I2:411 credit or ad
- Intro to Color II2:571 credit or ad
- Color Modes3:561 credit or ad
- Intro to Swatches5:061 credit or ad
- Applying Color5:031 credit or ad
- Coloring Imported Graphics5:181 credit or ad
- Adding and Deleting Swatches6:231 credit or ad
- Import/Export Swatches1:581 credit or ad
- Creating Tints2:001 credit or ad
- Creating Gradient Swatches3:431 credit or ad
- Spot Color Gradient3:221 credit or ad
- Multi Colored Gradients1:401 credit or ad
- Modifying Gradients2:161 credit or ad
- Using the Color Picker1:591 credit or ad
Tables14 lessons
- Intro1:111 credit or ad
- Creating a table3:221 credit or ad
- Importing a table4:571 credit or ad
- Moving Around a Table1:371 credit or ad
- Selecting cells3:351 credit or ad
- Inserting Columns and Rows2:431 credit or ad
- Formatting Type3:011 credit or ad
- Merging Cells2:371 credit or ad
- Resizing Columns and Rows2:011 credit or ad
- Cell Formatting5:481 credit or ad
- Alternating Colors4:091 credit or ad
- Strokes4:351 credit or ad
- Adding Graphics2:541 credit or ad
- Scaling Tables1:171 credit or ad
Working with Imported Graphics12 lessons
- Types of Graphics I5:271 credit or ad
- Types of Graphics II3:451 credit or ad
- Placing Graphics3:241 credit or ad
- Cut and Paste3:541 credit or ad
- Dragging from Pasteboard2:121 credit or ad
- Intro to Links4:151 credit or ad
- Updating Links3:201 credit or ad
- Editing Links2:361 credit or ad
- Replacing Links2:011 credit or ad
- Photoshop Layers2:431 credit or ad
- Libraries5:401 credit or ad
- Snippets2:261 credit or ad