United States Adobe InDesign CS6: Beginner Training
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This Adobe InDesign CS6: Beginner course gives you all the information you need to get up and running with Adobe\'s premier page layout software. Long-time VTC author Brian White guides you through all the important elements including page layout, master pages, layers, text, and graphics. Also included are features new to InDesign CS6: Alternate Layout, Conveyor Tool, Liquid Pages, and Auto-Resize for text frames. The course concludes with an introduction to styles which are the powerhouse tools that bring everything together and makes your workflow fast, efficient, and consistent. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
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Introduction
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| Welcome | (03:33) | |
| New Features Overview | (05:53) | |
| Using the Included Work Files | (02:27) | |
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Interface Basics
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| The Welcome Screen | (04:56) | |
| Mac vs. PC Interfaces | (04:49) | |
| Interface Overview | (06:34) | |
| Panels / Menus / Workspaces pt. 1 | (05:57) | |
| Panels / Menus / Workspaces pt. 2 | (06:18) | |
| Control Panel | (05:32) | |
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Navigating Documents
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| Tabbed Windows | (06:52) | |
| Changing the View | (06:31) | |
| Zoom Tool | (05:26) | |
| Hand / Power Zoom | (06:10) | |
| Navigating Pages | (04:13) | |
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Page Setup and Guides
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| New Documents | (06:31) | |
| Presets and Document Sizes | (04:10) | |
| Document Measurements | (06:44) | |
| Bleed and Slug | (06:54) | |
| Margins and Columns | (06:18) | |
| Rulers and Guides pt. 1 | (05:27) | |
| Rulers and Guides pt. 2 | (05:57) | |
| Smart Cursor and Guides | (06:32) | |
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Pages and Masters
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| Pages Pallet | (06:35) | |
| Add / Duplicate / Delete Pages | (06:23) | |
| Master Pages pt. 1 | (06:02) | |
| Master Pages pt. 2 | (05:09) | |
| Multiple Master Pages | (04:48) | |
| Page Numbering | (04:35) | |
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Alternate / Liquid Layouts
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| Mixed Page Sizes | (06:49) | |
| Liquid Layout Rules pt. 1 | (04:49) | |
| Liquid Layout Rules pt. 2 | (08:06) | |
| Alternative Layouts pt. 1 | (05:55) | |
| Alternative Layouts pt. 2 | (06:58) | |
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Layers
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| Intro to Layers | (05:59) | |
| Layers Basics | (06:27) | |
| Layers in Action | (05:30) | |
| Text Wrap and Layers | (03:56) | |
| Copying with Layers | (05:55) | |
| Layers and Master Pages | (03:38) | |
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Drawing Tools
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| Line Tool | (05:23) | |
| Pen Tool | (05:54) | |
| Pencil / Smooth / Erase Tools | (06:49) | |
| Rectangle and Frame Tools | (05:54) | |
| Polygon Tool | (04:34) | |
| Gridify | (05:04) | |
| Rounded Corners | (04:34) | |
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Selecting and Manipulating
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| Selecting Objects pt. 1 | (06:59) | |
| Selecting Objects pt. 2 | (06:29) | |
| Direct Selection Tool | (05:55) | |
| Scaling | (04:07) | |
| Fit Frame Options | (05:57) | |
| Rotating and Skewing | (05:37) | |
| Free Transform | (05:34) | |
| Transform Menus | (05:00) | |
| Transform Again | (04:06) | |
| Cut / Copy / Paste | (05:48) | |
| Duplicating / Step / Repeat | (07:02) | |
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Working with Objects
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| Aligning Objects | (06:26) | |
| Distributing Objects | (07:03) | |
| Order / Locking / Hiding | (06:04) | |
| Grouping | (05:53) | |
| Pathfinder Panel pt. 1 | (05:07) | |
| Pathfinder Panel pt. 2 | (06:22) | |
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Working with Text
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| Text Frames | (05:36) | |
| Pasting Text | (05:17) | |
| Importing Text | (06:08) | |
| Selecting Text | (05:49) | |
| Applying Fonts | (06:51) | |
| Font Size and Leading | (06:58) | |
| Changing Case | (06:55) | |
| Kerning | (04:33) | |
| Tracking | (04:58) | |
| Scaling / Skewing / Baseline | (05:23) | |
| Glyphs | (05:21) | |
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Paragraph Formatting
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| Paragraph Alignment | (06:18) | |
| Setting Indents | (05:34) | |
| Paragraph Spacing and Drop Caps | (06:09) | |
| Baseline Alignment | (06:33) | |
| Rules Above and Below | (06:41) | |
| Setting Tabs and Indents | (06:51) | |
| Bullets pt. 1 | (04:59) | |
| Bullets pt. 2 | (05:04) | |
| Default Formatting | (03:56) | |
| Spell Checker and Dictionary | (05:12) | |
| Story Editor | (07:37) | |
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Working with Frames
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| Text Frames | (06:16) | |
| Placing Text | (05:53) | |
| Text Frame Options pt. 1 | (05:18) | |
| Text Frame Options pt. 2 | (06:37) | |
| Split and Span Columns | (04:33) | |
| Text Wrap | (06:46) | |
| Primary Text Frame | (05:34) | |
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Stroke / Fill / Effects
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| Intro to Color | (06:29) | |
| Color Swatches pt. 1 | (05:39) | |
| Color Swatches pt. 2 | (05:39) | |
| Gradient Swatches | (06:26) | |
| Kuler | (05:36) | |
| Special Effects | (06:10) | |
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Working with Graphics
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| Graphic Types | (06:14) | |
| Placing Images | (05:39) | |
| Bridge / Mini Bridge | (06:30) | |
| Links | (05:42) | |
| Editing Images | (04:56) | |
| Content Conveyor pt. 1 | (06:12) | |
| Content Conveyor pt. 2 | (05:06) | |
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Intro to Styles
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| Paragraph Styles pt. 1 | (06:39) | |
| Paragraph Styles pt. 2 | (05:42) | |
| Character Styles | (04:14) | |
| Automating Styles | (05:42) | |
| Bullets in Styles | (04:49) | |
| Object Styles pt. 1 | (05:46) | |
| Object Styles pt. 2 | (06:13) | |
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Printing and PDF
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| Print Basics pt. 1 | (06:15) | |
| Print Basics pt. 2 | (06:30) | |
| Export to PDF pt. 1 | (05:31) | |
| Export to PDF pt. 2 | (06:35) | |
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Conclusion
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| Course Wrap Up | (02:06) | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (01:59) | |
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| Title: | Adobe InDesign CS6: Beginner |
| Author: | Brian White |
| SKU: | 34384 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61866-079-4 |
| Release Date: | 2012-11-16 |
| Price: | |
| Duration: | 11.5 hrs / 118 lessons |
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| Captions: | Available on CD and Online University |
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Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7 |
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