InDesign CC Essentials

Video description

Master InDesign CC on your terms with this one-of-a-kind video training course. Adobe InDesign is the industry standard for desktop publishing and page layout, and InDesign CC is loaded with tools to help creative professionals design eye-popping layouts for brochures, magazines, e-books, and other projects. Now, you can learn the ins and outs of maximizing InDesign CC - from setting up your document and working with templates to using XML and exporting your documents - with InDesign CC Essentials. Our instructors provide expert, straight-forward, user-friendly training to help you tackle new topics the way you want to learn. Master basic skills, boost your creativity, and challenge yourself in bold new directions. Navigate the InDesign interface, set up grids and guides, and import text and images. Work with InDesign's drawing tools and style menus. Build templates, use XML, and automate routine tasks and formatting and prepare your documents for print. If you're looking for real-world InDesign CC instruction, you'll find it here. Lesson files for this course can be found here http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-826154.html

Table of contents

  1. Lesson 1
    1. The InDesign Workspace 00:04:51
    2. Working with Panels 00:06:54
    3. Navigating Documents in InDesign CC 00:03:40
    4. Working with Type in InDesign CC 00:06:55
    5. Using InDesign CC Styles 00:07:36
    6. Working with Graphics in InDesign CC 00:09:25
    7. Resources for Additional Help 00:01:56
  2. Lesson 2
    1. Creating Custom Pages in InDesign CC 00:06:24
    2. Creating and Formatting Master Pages 00:05:47
    3. Using Text Variables to Create Page Footers 00:05:38
    4. Basing Master Pages on other Master Pages 00:04:35
    5. Adding Placeholder Frames to Master Pages 00:06:16
    6. Adding Layout Pages and Renumbering in InDesign CC 00:03:29
    7. Placing Formatted Text with Master Pages 00:07:27
  3. Lesson 3
    1. Working with Character Attributes 00:08:30
    2. Working with Paragraph Attributes 00:14:58
    3. Checking and Correcting Spelling 00:05:04
    4. Editing Text with the Story Editor 00:08:03
    5. Adding Glyphs and Special Symbols 00:05:28
    6. Working with Text Frames 00:04:34
    7. Using Styles to Format Text 00:07:52
    8. Creating Type on a Path 00:03:50
    9. Importing Text into InDesign and Fixing Font Problems 00:06:27
  4. Lesson 4
    1. Using Nested Styles 00:11:45
    2. Updating and Organizing Styles 00:07:14
    3. Using GREP Styles 00:08:47
  5. Lesson 5
    1. Using the Links Panel 00:08:19
    2. Adding Graphics in InDesign CC 00:06:13
    3. Applying Text Wrap to an Image in InDesign CC 00:10:51
    4. Advanced Graphic Importing 00:11:56
  6. Lesson 6
    1. Creating and Populating an InDesign Table 00:05:28
    2. Editing InDesign Tables 00:03:58
    3. Formatting Cells and Text 00:05:58
    4. Cell Styles and Table Styles 00:07:36
    5. Using Graphics In InDesign CC Tables 00:05:53
  7. Lesson 7
    1. Applying Color to Text and Frames 00:06:23
    2. Creating Color Swatches with InDesign 00:07:26
    3. Creating Gradient Swatches 00:04:54
    4. Quick Color Edits 00:06:26
    5. Creating Dashed Strokes 00:05:33
  8. Lesson 8
    1. Creating Effects with the InDesign Control Panel 00:06:27
    2. Applying Effects with Object Styles 00:03:43
    3. Placing Photos Inside Text 00:02:08
    4. Working with Transparency 00:04:42
  9. Lesson 9
    1. Adding Text Variables 00:04:15
    2. Creating a Book from Multiple Files 00:05:05
    3. Synchronizing Attributes in Books 00:04:33
    4. Creating Captions 00:06:36
    5. Creating a Table of Contents 00:04:32
    6. Creating an Index 00:06:34
    7. Exporting from the Book Panel 00:08:32
  10. Lesson 10
    1. Preflighting a Document 00:06:30
    2. Packaging a Document 00:08:32
    3. Creating an Adobe PDF/X File 00:04:01
    4. Proofing a Document in InDesign CC 00:05:35
    5. Printing Options in InDesign 00:06:18
  11. Lesson 11
    1. Importing Multimedia Content 00:04:49
    2. inDesign Workflow Overview 00:11:19
    3. Creating Buttons in InDesign 00:07:53
    4. Add Life to Documents with the Animation Panel 00:02:40
    5. Creating an Interactive PDF 00:10:24
    6. Creating an Adobe Flash SWF 00:10:35
    7. Making Layout Adjustments 00:07:53
    8. Using Content Tools 00:03:07
    9. Creating PDF Forms with InDesign 00:11:51
  12. Lesson 12
    1. Preparing ePubs in InDesign CC 00:10:32
    2. Proofing ePubs with inDesign 00:13:16
    3. Distributing an ePub with InDesign 00:02:58
    4. ePub Resources 00:03:38
  13. Lesson 13
    1. Updated User Interface and 64-bit Support 00:03:33
    2. Exploring the Improved Font Menu in InDesign CC 00:03:27
    3. New Document Preview and QR Code Generation 00:06:03
    4. ePub Enhancements Introduced in InDesign CC 00:05:32

Product information

  • Title: InDesign CC Essentials
  • Author(s): Wiley
  • Release date: August 2013
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781118942413