Adobe InDesign CS4 - Essentials

Introducing the Workspace

• Looking at the Workspace
• Working with Panels
• Customising the Workspace
• Changing the Magnification of a Document
• Navigating through a Document
• Working with Adobe Bridge

Getting to Know InDesign

• Changing the View Mode
• Viewing Guides
• Adding Text
• Threading Text in Frames
• Fine-tuning the Layout
• Working with Styles
• Working with Graphics

Setting Up a Document and Working with Pages

• Creating and Saving Custom Page Settings
• Creating a New Document
• Switching between Open InDesign Documents
• Working with Master Pages
• Adding New Pages
• Placing Text and Graphics on the Document Pages
• Overriding Master Page Items on Document Pages
• Viewing the Completed Spread

Working with Frames

• Working with Layers
• Creating and Editing Text Frames
• Creating and Editing Graphics Frames
• Working with Frames
• Transforming and Aligning Objects
• Selecting and Modifying Grouped Objects

Importing and Editing Text

• Creating and Entering Text
• Vertically Aligning Text
• Flowing Text Manually
• Flowing Text Automatically
• Adding a Jump Line Page Number
• Using Semi-autoflow to Place Text Frames
• Changing the Number of Columns in a Frame
• Flowing Text into an Existing Frame
• Adding Pages while Flowing Text
• Finding and Changing Text and Formatting
• Checking Spelling
• Editing Text by Dragging and Dropping
• Using the Story Editor

Working with Typography

• Adjusting Vertical Spacing
• Changing Fonts and Type Style
• Changing Paragraph Alignment
• Creating a Drop Cap
• Adjusting Letter and Word Spacing
• Setting Tabs
• Adding a Rule above a Paragraph

Working with Colour

• Defining Printing Requirements
• Creating and Applying Colours
• Working with Gradients
• Creating a Tint
• Creating a Spot Colour
• Applying Colour to Text

Working with Styles

• Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles
• Creating and Applying Character Styles
• Nesting Character Styles inside Paragraph Styles
• Creating and Applying Object Styles
• Creating and Applying Table and Cell Styles
• Globally Updating Styles
• Loading Styles from another Document

Importing and Modifying Graphics

• Adding Graphics from other Programs
• Comparing Vector and Bitmap Graphics
• Managing Links to Imported files
• Updating Revised Graphics
• Adjusting View Quality

Creating Tables

• Importing and Formatting a Table
• Using Graphics within Tables
• Formatting Text within a Table

Working with Transparency

• Applying Transparency Settings
• Adjusting Transparency Settings for EPS Images
• Adjusting Transparency to Images

Output and Exporting

• Live Preflighting Files
• Packaging Files
• Creating an Adobe PDF Proof
• Printing a laser or inkjet Proof

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