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FIREFLY LEARNING'S ADOBE® INDESIGN® CS3 ESSENTIALS VIDEO LEARNING WORKSHOP | Price $64.95 | |
Hosted by Tonda Mueller |
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Adobe InDesign CS3 is quickly becoming the industry standard for graphic professionals and a powerful tool for creative design. It incorporates an easy and seamless integration with other creative applications in the Adobe family. Firefly Learning's Adobe InDesign CS3 Essentials Video Learning Workshop provides hands-on instruction for design professionals wanting to master the key features and functions of InDesign. If you are new to Adobe InDesign CS3, this step-by-step course will have you working productively with Adobe InDesign CS3 in little to no time. If you have prior experience with Adobe InDesign, this excellent video tutorial will serve as a refresher, or to help introduce you to CS3's newest features. Learn how to use Adobe InDesign CS3 by watching instructor Tonda Mueller as she demonstrates the features of InDesign while setting up and working on a magazine project. See the power of the application as text is imported, and character and paragraph formatting is applied. Graphic images in several formats will be placed and formatted with the new special effects features of InDesign. |
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| Platform: WindowsXP/ Vista and MacOSX 10.4 or Higher | Format: DVD-ROM | ||
| ISBN: 978-0-9814750-1-1 | |||
| UPC: 796873031387 | Running Time: Over 7 Hours - includes 105 Lessons | Project files available to registered users | |
| SKU: F125807 | Click here for information on Academic/ Government pricing | ||
| COURSE TABLE OF CONTENTS (Click on the active links below to preview sample lessons) | |
| Chapter 01 -Introduction to Firefly Learning’s Adobe InDesign CS3 | |
| 01-01 - Welcome to Adobe InDesign CS3 Video Learning Workshop | 0:44 |
| 01-02 - What you can do with AdobeInDesign CS3 | 1:03 |
| 01-03 - How this course isstructured | 1:08 |
| 01-04 - Using the Project Files includedwith this course | 1:30 |
| 01-05 - Page Layout 101 | 3:17 |
| Chapter 02 - The Adobe InDesign CS3Workspace | |
| 02-01 - The Document Window | 3:04 |
| 02-02 - The Menu Bar | 8:38 |
| 02-03 - The Tool Bar | 6:27 |
| 02-04 - The Control Panel | 8:43 |
| 02-05 - Working with Adobe InDesign CS3 Panels | 5:05 |
| 02-06 - Using Context Menus | 2:31 |
| 02-07 - Adjusting View Quality | 4:09 |
| 02-08 - An Overview of Adobe Bridge | 2:51 |
| Chapter 03 - Creating Your InDesignDocument | |
| 03-01 - Building your Workspace | 3:58 |
| 03-02 - Setting Preferences | 4:33 |
| 03-03 - Creating a New Document, Book or Library | 4:19 |
| 03-04 - Setting up a New Document | 2:01 |
| 03-05 - Document Pages and Master Pages | 2:57 |
| 03-06 - Understanding Margin and Column Guides | 2:42 |
| 03-07 - Using Guides and Grids | 1:28 |
| Chapter 04 - Navigating Adobe InDesign CS3 Documents | |
| 04-01 - Navigating Through your Document | 1:40 |
| 04-02 - Adding, Deleting and Moving Pages | 2:55 |
| 04-03 - Understanding and Using Layers | 5:58 |
| Chapter 05 - Understanding InDesign Frames | |
| 05-01 - Using Frames in Adobe InDesign CS3 | 2:09 |
| 05-02 - Creating Text Frames | 3:46 |
| 05-03 - Placing Existing Text in Frames | 3:35 |
| 05-04 - Placing Image Files in Frames | 2:58 |
| Chapter 06 - Working with Text in Adobe InDesign CS3 | |
| 06-01 - Using Special Characters -Including Glyphs | 3:13 |
| 06-02 - Text Flow and Text Threading | 3:11 |
| 06-03 - Text on a Path | 5:02 |
| 06-04 - Using the Story Editor | 3:31 |
| 06-05 - Using the Spell Check Feature | 4:20 |
| 06-06 - Find and Replace | 4:30 |
| 06-07 - Text Variables | 4:07 |
| Chapter 07 - Formatting Text | |
| 07-01 - Introducing The Character Panel | 3:45 |
| 07-02 - Basic Character Formatting | 8:46 |
| 07-03 - Using Open Type Fonts | 3:15 |
| 07-04 - Changing Type Case | 2:42 |
| 07-05 - Using Advanced Character Formatting Features | 5:40 |
| 07-06 - Creating and Applying Character Styles | 4:56 |
| Chapter 08 - Formatting Paragraphs | |
| 08-01 - Introducing The Paragraph Panel | 5:52 |
| 08-02 - Basic Paragraph Formatting | 9:09 |
| 08-03 - Creating Drop Caps | 3:19 |
| 08-04 - Modifying and Applying Text Hyphenation | 4:20 |
| 08-05 - Paragraph Formatting with Keep Options | 2:48 |
| 08-06 - Using Tabs to Format Paragraphs | 3:59 |
| 08-07 - Using Paragraph Rules | 3:05 |
| 08-08 - Formatting Lists Using Bullets and Numbering | 5:10 |
| 08-09 - Paragraph Styles | 5:52 |
| Chapter 09 - Working with Graphic Files | |
| 09-01 - Graphic File Types and Overview to Placing Files | 5:03 |
| 09-02 - Importing InDesign (INDD) and PDF Files | 2:58 |
| 09-03 - Working with Adobe Illustrator Files | 5:34 |
| 09-04 - Working with Adobe Photoshop Files | 4:01 |
| 09-05 - Resizing, Cropping and Fitting Image Files | 5:39 |
| 09-06 - Using the Edit Original Command to Modify Graphics | 2:03 |
| 09-07 - Using Adobe InDesign CS3 Clipping Paths | 2:54 |
| Chapter 10 - Drawing Tools in Adobe InDesign CS3 | |
| 10-01 - Using the Pen Tool to Create Shapes and Paths | 3:25 |
| 10-02 - Using the Pencil Tool and the Line Tool | 3:23 |
| 10-03 - Combining Shapes Using the Pathfinder Tool | 2:58 |
| Chapter 11 - Using Color in Adobe InDesign CS3 | |
| 11-01 - The Color Swatches Panel | 4:29 |
| 11-02 - Adding, Importing and Saving Color Swatches | 5:49 |
| 11-03 - Adding Tint Swatches to your Adobe InDesign CS3 Project | 1:59 |
| 11-04 - Creating Gradient Swatches | 3:56 |
| 11-05 - Applying Gradients Swatches Using the Gradient Panel | 4:09 |
| Chapter 12 - Formatting Objects | |
| 12-01 - Modifying Strokes and Fills | 4:30 |
| 12-02 - Modifying Frame Shapes | 3:02 |
| 12-03 - Applying Transparency to Objects | 3:56 |
| 12-04 - Creating Drop Shadows | 3:09 |
| 12-05 - Feathering an Object | 3:31 |
| 12-06 - More Special Effects for Formatting Objects | 3:59 |
| 12-07 - Using the Eyedropper Tool to Apply Effects | 3:14 |
| Chapter 13 - Managing Objects in Your Document | |
| 13-01 - Managing Linked Objects Using the Links Panel | 7:11 |
| 13-02 - Grouping and Locking Objects | 2:24 |
| 13-03 - Alignment and Distribution of Objects | 4:03 |
| 13-04 - Arranging the Stacking Order of Objects | 2:09 |
| 13-05 - Formatting Frames and Graphics Using Text Wrap | 4:42 |
| 13-06 - Keeping Objects Together by Anchoring Objects | 3:47 |
| 13-07 - Creating and Using an Object Library | 4:34 |
| 13-08 - Creating and Using Snippets | 3:22 |
| 13-09 - Creating and Using Object Styles | 5:09 |
| Chapter 14 - Transforming Objects | |
| 14-01 - Using the Transform Panel to Rotate, Resize and Skew | 3:31 |
| 14-02 - Rotating an Object | 3:33 |
| 14-03 - Skewing or Sheering an Object | 2:46 |
| 14-04 - Duplicating Objects | 3:59 |
| 14-05 - Scaling or Resizing Objects | 7:34 |
| 14-06 - Mirroring or Flipping an Object | 3:16 |
| 14-07 - Transform Multiple Objects Using Transform Again | 2:03 |
| Chapter 15 - Working with Tables | |
| 15-01 - Creating New Tables and Converting Text to Tables | 4:16 |
| 15-02 - Basic Table Formatting Using Table Options | 4:30 |
| 15-03 - Formatting Individual Cells Using Cell Options | 5:57 |
| 15-04 - Adding and Deleting Rows and Columns | 4:04 |
| 15-05 - More Table Formatting - Resize, Merge, Split and More | 6:10 |
| 15-06 - Importing Tables from Microsoft Word and Excel | 6:39 |
| 15-07 - Placing Graphics in Tables | 3:44 |
| 15-08 - Creating and Applying Table and Cell Styles | 5:00 |
| Chapter 16 - Exporting Content from InDesign | |
| 16-01 - Available Export File Formats | 4:33 |
| 16-02 - Export as PDF | 6:54 |
| 16-03 - Export as EPS | 3:31 |
| 16-04 - Exporting as Adobe InDesign Interchange (INX) Files | 2:46 |
| 16-05 - Exporting as JPG | 2:27 |
| 16-06 - Exporting as Text or RTF | 2:37 |
| Chapter 17 - Printing and Packaging your Files | |
| 17-01 - Preflight your Document | 5:23 |
| 17-02 - Packaging InDesign Files to Send to a Printer | 4:41 |
| 17-03 - Printing your Work | 9:37 |
| Chapter 18 - Thank you for Joining Us | |
| 18-01 - Practicing with Project Files and Thank You | 2:13 |