FIREFLY LEARNING'S ADOBE® INDESIGN® CS4 ESSENTIALS VIDEO LEARNING WORKSHOP
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Adobe InDesign CS4 is the world's premiere graphics layout program, and the ability to use is it quickly becoming a invaluable skill in today's marketplace. Firefly Learning's Adobe Indesign CS4 Video Learning Workshop takes you right to the heart of InDesign's impressive capabilities. Thorough demonstrations of the program's flexible and versatile array of creative tools give you the building blocks to take on any design project with confidence and style, no matter what your previous level of experience. Users of previous versions of Adobe InDesign will find lots of useful tips, facts and trade secrets to maximize their productivity. Course instructor Michael W. Wilson will lead you through this excellent video tutorial. Lessons are presented in short, clear and easy to grasp sections, with each idea flowing naturally into the next. Hands-on examples are provided to help you personalize your learning experience and aid in reinforcing new techniques and skills. Putting you firmly on the path to mastering Adobe InDesign CS4, this comprehensive guide to the program's essential functions is at once stimulating and highly informative.
| Platform: WindowsXP/Vista/7 and MacOSX 10.4 or Higher | Format: DVD-ROM | |
| Running Time: Over 6.5 Hours - includes 126 Lessons | Project files available to registered users | |
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FIREFLY LEARNING ADOBE® INDESIGN® CS4 ESSENTIALS VIDEO LEARNING WORKSHOP |
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| Chapter 01: Introduction | |
| 01_01: Welcome to Firefly Learning's Adobe Indesign CS4 Video Learning Workshop | 0:45 |
| 01_02: What you will Learn in this Course | 1:10 |
| 01_03: Working with the Available Project Files | 0:37 |
| Chapter 02: Navigating the Workspace | |
| 02_01: The Workspace at a Glance | 2:11 |
| 02_02: Creating a New Document | 4:04 |
| 02_03: An Overview of the Document Window | 3:24 |
| 02_04: An Overview of the Menu Bar | 2:25 |
| 02_05: An Overiew of the Toolbar | 7:56 |
| 02_06: An Overview of Panels | 2:59 |
| 02_07: An Overview of the Control Panel | 2:15 |
| 02_08: Changing Your View | 6:38 |
| 02_09: Working with Pages | 3:19 |
| 02_10: Working with Multiple Document Windows | 1:19 |
| 02_11: Customizing Your Workspace | 7:27 |
| Chapter 03: Essential Productivity Tools | |
| 03_01: Quick Overview to Using the Tool Bar | 12:47 |
| 03_02: Introduction to Keyboard Shortcuts | 6:20 |
| 03_03: Working with Zoom and Magnify | 5:39 |
| 03_04: Understanding and Working with Contextual Menus | 3:10 |
| 03_05: Working with Quick Apply | 4:07 |
| 03_06: Menu Customization | 2:44 |
| Chapter 04: Working with Indesign Documents | |
| 04_01: New Document Options | 5:43 |
| 04_02: Saving a New Document | 4:50 |
| 04_03: Revert and Undo | 2:29 |
| 04_04: Setting and Modifying Page Margins | 2:11 |
| 04_05: Setting up Ruler Guides and Ruler Guide Options | 3:08 |
| 04_06: Understanding Guides and Grids | 3:36 |
| 04_07: Working with Snippits | 3:30 |
| 04_08: Organizing Elements Using Libraries | 2:05 |
| 04_09: Layout Adjustment | 2:22 |
| 04_10: Understanding and Working with Master Pages | 4:57 |
| 04_11: Inserting Page Numbers in Documents | 5:00 |
| 04_12: Exporting Documents as Indesign Exchange Files | 1:17 |
| Chapter 05: Working with Documents and Pages | |
| 05_01: Adding and Deleting Pages | 1:48 |
| 05_02: Moving and Arranging Pages | 1:57 |
| 05_03: Navigating your Document | 1:28 |
| 05_04: More About Master Pages | 2:52 |
| 05_05: Introduction to Layers | 7:01 |
| 05_06: Working with Multiple Layers in a Document | 3:24 |
| 05_07: Similar Layouts on Different Layers | 3:17 |
| Chapter 06: Working with Frames in Adobe Indesign | |
| 06_01: Creating Frames in Adobe Indesign | 3:25 |
| 06_02: Introducing Text Frames | 2:35 |
| 06_03: Placing Text in Frames | 3:43 |
| 06_04: Linking Text Frames and Text Flow | 4:48 |
| 06_05: Placing Images in Frames | 5:49 |
| 06_06: More Text Frame Options | 4:13 |
| 06_07: Modifying Frames | 6:57 |
| Chapter 07: Working with Text | |
| 07_01: Basic Text Formatting | 4:32 |
| 07_02: Working with Paragraphs | 4:11 |
| 07_03: More About Text Flow in your Document | 3:19 |
| 07_04: Checking Spelling and AutoCorrect | 4:50 |
| 07_05: Find and Replace | 1:37 |
| 07_06: The Story Editor | 1:50 |
| 07_07: Creating and Inserting Variable Text | 2:32 |
| 07_08: Type on a Path | 4:02 |
| Chapter 08:Â Understanding and Formatting Text Characters | |
| 08_01: Basic Character Formatting | 3:06 |
| 08_02: Modifying Characters | 2:29 |
| 08_03: Modifying Character Case | 1:07 |
| 08_04: Working with Special Characters | 1:34 |
| 08_05: Working with Glyphs in Adobe Indesign | 2:20 |
| 08_06: Understanding and Working with Fonts | 2:53 |
| Chapter 09: Working with Paragraphs | |
| 09_01: Basic Paragraph Formatting | 5:30 |
| 09_02: Creating Drop Caps | 2:03 |
| 09_03: Working with Tabs | 3:16 |
| 09_04: Hyphenation | 1:24 |
| 09_05: Bullets and Numbering | 4:28 |
| 09_06: Working with Paragraph Rules | 1:34 |
| 09_07: Align to Baseline Grid | 2:38 |
| 09_08: Keep Options | 1:57 |
| Chapter 10:Â Working with Images and Graphics | |
| 10_01: Importing Graphics | 2:47 |
| 10_02: Importing Indesign Files as Graphics | 2:02 |
| 10_03: Using the Links Panel | 2:35 |
| 10_04: Fitting Options for Frames and Images | 1:45 |
| 10_05: Importing Graphics with Photoshop Clipping Paths | 1:44 |
| 10_06: Adding Color to Black and White Images | 1:52 |
| 10_07: Understanding Text Wrap | 2:28 |
| Chapter 11: Understanding and Working with Objects | |
| 11_01: Object Basics | 2:03 |
| 11_02: Selecting and Grouping Objects | 1:30 |
| 11_03: Understanding Strokes and Fills | 4:03 |
| 11_04: Applying Gradients to Objects | 3:51 |
| 11_05: Applying Transparency to Objects | 3:37 |
| 11_06: Applying Effects to Objects | 7:12 |
| 11_07: Applying a Drop Shadow to Objects | 3:44 |
| 11_08: Applying Formatting with the Eye Dropper Tool | 2:58 |
| 11_09: Using the Pathfinder | 2:59 |
| Chapter 12: Mastering Objects | |
| 12_01: Arranging Objects | 2:39 |
| 12_02: Transforming Objects | 4:10 |
| 12_03: Converting Object Shapes | 2:20 |
| 12_04: Locking and Unlocking Objects | 1:34 |
| 12_05: Aligning Objects | 1:49 |
| 12_06: Applying Corner Effects to Objects | 1:23 |
| 12_07: Anchored Objects | 2:03 |
| 12_08: Working with Text Wrap and Layers | 2:41 |
| Chapter 13: Working with Objects in a Layout | |
| 13_01: Copying and Duplicating Objects | 1:14 |
| 13_02: Working with Step and Repeat | 2:33 |
| 13_03: More About Object Placement within a Layout | 3:40 |
| 13_04: Scaling Objects in a Layout | 1:43 |
| 13_05: More Object Transformations | 1:46 |
| Chapter 14: Working with Styles | |
| 14_01: Paragraph Styles | 4:52 |
| 14_02: Character Styles | 2:53 |
| 14_03: Object Styles | 4:51 |
| 14_04: Nested Styles | 3:27 |
| Chapter 15: Working with Color | |
| 15_01: Color Basics | 3:04 |
| 15_02: The Color and Swatches Panel | 2:06 |
| 15_03: Creating New Swatches | 3:26 |
| 15_04: Creating Tint Swatches | 1:14 |
| 15_05: Creating Gradient Swatches | 1:37 |
| 15_06: Color Separation Preview | 1:53 |
| 15_07: Other Color Libraries | 2:09 |
| Chapter 16: Working with Tables | |
| 16_01: Creating a Table | 3:00 |
| 16_02: Working with Rows and Columns | 2:11 |
| 16_03: Table Headers and Footers | 2:29 |
| 16_04: Working with Cell Options | 1:52 |
| 16_05: Table Formatting Options | 2:28 |
| 16_06: Adding Graphics to a Table | 1:23 |
| 16_07: Importing Tables from Other Applications | 1:35 |
| Chapter 17: Exporting Indesign Layouts | |
| 17_01: Available Export Formats | 2:23 |
| 17_02: Exporting as PDF | 3:02 |
| 17_03: Exporting as JPEG | 1:02 |
| 17_04: Exporting as EPS | 1:21 |
| Chapter 18: Preparing Indesign Documents for Printing | |
| 18_01: Auto Preflight | 2:25 |
| 18_02: Packaging a Document | 2:21 |
| 18_03: Print as a Booklet | 1:14 |
| 18_04: The Print Dialog Box | 2:42 |
| Chapter 19: Conclusion and Wrap Up | |
| 19_01: Putting it all Together | 1:06 |
| 19_02: More Adobe Indesign Resources | 1:13 |
| 19_03: Goodbye | 0:22 |