Adobe Visual Design: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign for Beginners

Adobe Visual Design: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign for Beginners

by Pearson
Released August 2023
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 0138278180

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Video description

20+ Hours of Video Instruction

Quickly learn to use Adobe's graphic design tools from step-by-step videos that introduce you to the basics of each application and get you working on your own in no time.

Overview

This curated video provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial on the basics of working with not one, but all three of Adobe's leading graphic design applications: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Whether you are a novice graphic designer or just need to know how to use Photoshop to make a few quick edits or enhancements to assets you are working with, prepare a flyer in InDesign, or adjust a vector image in Illustrator, this video gives you a ground-floor tutorial for using the tools and features of all three of Adobe's graphic design applications. Lesson files are provided so that you can walk through the steps yourself or just follow along using your own set of files.

Learn How To

  • Use Adobe Photoshop to correct and improve digital images, seamlessly remove backgrounds, and repair images. Edit videos, including transitions and motion effects, and edit camera raw images.
  • Develop Adobe Illustrator skills to make logos, illustrations, posters, podcast covers, flyers, and more. Create artwork, from precise drawings to stylistic paintings. Work with dynamic symbols, artistic brushes, and creative effects.
  • Utilize Adobe InDesign to build a strong foundation of typographic, page layout, and document-construction skills. Handle images from Adobe Photoshop and line drawings from Adobe Illustrator. Export work for professional printing, websites, social media, eBooks, and more.

Course Requirements

  • Adobe Photoshop (2023 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.)
  • Adobe Illustrator (2023 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.)
  • Adobe InDesign (2023 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.)

Table of Contents

Adobe Visual Design Course Introduction
Module 1: Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
Module 2: Adobe Illustrator for Beginners
Module 3: Adobe InDesign for Beginners
Capstone Project

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Introduction
  2. Module 1: Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
    1. Introduction
  3. Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Work Area
    1. 1.1 Starting Photoshop
    2. 1.2 Open a Document
    3. 1.3 Selecting and Using a Tool
    4. 1.4 Brightening an image
    5. 1.5 Sampling a Color
    6. 1.6 Setting the Unit of Measure
    7. 1.7 using_context_menus
    8. 1.8 Selecting and using a hidden tool
    9. 1.9 Setting tool properties
    10. 1.10 Undoing actions in Photoshop
    11. 1.11 Changing interface settings
  4. Lesson 2: Basic Photo Corrections
    1. 2.1 Opening a file with Adobe bridge
    2. 2.2 Straightening and cropping the image
    3. 2.3 Adjusting the color and tone
    4. 2.4 Using the spot healing brush
    5. 2.5 Applying a content-aware patch
    6. 2.6 Repairing areas with the clone stamp
    7. 2.7 Sharpening the image
    8. 2.8 Converting a color image to black and white
  5. Lesson 3: Working with Selections
    1. 3.1 Getting started
    2. 3.2 Using cloud documents
    3. 3.3 Using the magic wand
    4. 3.4 Using the quick selection
    5. 3.5 Moving a selected area
    6. 3.6 Using the object selection
    7. 3.7 Repositioning a selection marquee
    8. 3.8 Moving selected pixels with a keyboard
    9. 3.9 Moving a selection with the arrow keys
    10. 3.10 Selecting with the lasso tools
    11. 3.11 Rotating a selection
    12. 3.12 Selecting with the magnetic lasso
    13. 3.13 Selecting from a center point
    14. 3.14 Resizing the contents of a selection
    15. 3.15 Moving and duplicating a selection
    16. 3.16 Cropping an image
  6. Lesson 4: Layers Basics
    1. 4.1 Getting started
    2. 4.2 Using the layers panel
    3. 4.3 Renaming and copying a layer
    4. 4.4 Viewing individual layers
    5. 4.5 Adding a border to a layer
    6. 4.6 Rearranging layers
    7. 4.7 Changing the opacity of a layer
    8. 4.8 Duplicating a layer
    9. 4.9 Resizing and rotating layers
    10. 4.10 Using a filter to create artwork
    11. 4.11 Dragging to add a new layer
    12. 4.12 Adding text
    13. 4.13 Applying a gradient to a layer
    14. 4.14 Applying a layer style
    15. 4.15 Adding an adjustment layer
    16. 4.16 Extra credit using an effect
    17. 4.17 Updating layer effects
    18. 4.18 Adding a border
    19. 4.19 Flattening and saving files
    20. 4.20 Extra credit creating a pattern
    21. 4.21 Extra credit exploring design options
  7. Lesson 5: Quick Fixes
    1. 5.1 Getting Started
    2. 5.2 Correcting red eye
    3. 5.3 Brightening an image
    4. 5.4 Adjusting facial features
    5. 5.5 Blurring around a subject
    6. 5.6 Creating a panorama
    7. 5.7 Filling empty areas when cropping
    8. 5.8 Replacing a sky
    9. 5.9 Correcting image distortion
    10. 5.10 Extending depth of field
    11. 5.11 Removing objects using content aware fill
    12. 5.12 Extra credit transformations with the
    13. 5.13 Adjusting_perspective
  8. Lesson 6: Masks and Channels
    1. 6.1 Getting Started
    2. 6.2 Using Select and Mask
    3. 6.3 Refining a Mask
    4. 6.4 Adjusting Global Refinements
    5. 6.5 Completing the Mask
    6. 6.6 Creating a quick Mask
    7. 6.7 Manipulating an Image with Puppet Warp
    8. 6.8 Using an Alpha Channel
    9. 6.9 Customizing a Polygon shape
  9. Lesson 7: Typographic Design
    1. 7.1 Getting started
    2. 7.2 Adding Guides to Position
    3. 7.3 Adding Point Type
    4. 7.4 Making a Clipping Mask
    5. 7.5 Creating type on a Path
    6. 7.6 Warping point Type
    7. 7.7 Using Guides
    8. 7.8 Adding Paragraph Type
    9. 7.9 Finishing up
    10. 7.10 Using Match fonts
  10. Lesson 8: Vector Drawing Techniques
    1. 8.1 Getting Started
    2. 8.2 Drawing with the Pen tool
    3. 8.3 Drawing a Straight line
    4. 8.4 Drawing Curves
    5. 8.5 Drawing a more Complex Shape
    6. 8.6 Drawing a Path Traced from a Photo
    7. 8.7 Converting a Path to a Selection
    8. 8.8 Creating a logo with Text
    9. 8.9 Adding a Preset Shape
    10. 8.10 Using Creative Cloud Libraries
    11. 8.11 Adding a Color
    12. 8.12 Quickly adding Color
    13. 8.13 Smart Guides
  11. Lesson 9: Advanced Compositing
    1. 9.1 Getting Started
    2. 9.2 Arranging Layers
    3. 9.3 Applying the Liquify Filter
    4. 9.4 Positioning other Layers
    5. 9.5 Editing a Smart Filter
    6. 9.6 Painting a Layer
    7. 9.7 Adding a Background
    8. 9.8 Applying Filters and Effects
    9. 9.9 Undoing Mmultiple Steps
    10. 9.10 Improving a Low Resolution Image
  12. Lesson 10: Painting with the Mixer Brush
    1. 10.1 Getting Started
    2. 10.2 Selecting Brush Settings
    3. 10.3 Experimenting with Wetness Options
    4. 10.4 Mixing Colors
    5. 10.5 Mixing Colors with a Photograph
    6. 10.6 Loading Custom Brush Presets
    7. 10.7 Creating a Custom Brush Preset
    8. 10.8 Painting and Mixing Colors
  13. Lesson 11: Editing Video
    1. 11.1 Getting Started
    2. 11.2 About the Timeline
    3. 11.3 Creating a New Video
    4. 11.4 Importing Assets
    5. 11.5 Changing the Duration and Size
    6. 11.6 Animating Text with Keyframes
    7. 11.7 Adding Adjustment Layers
    8. 11.8 Animating a Zoom Effect
    9. 11.9 Animating an Image
    10. 11.10 Adding the Pan and Zoom Effect
    11. 11.11 Adding Transitions
    12. 11.12 Adding Audio
    13. 11.13 Muting Unwanted Audio
    14. 11.14 Rendering Video
  14. Lesson 12: Working with Camera Raw
    1. 12.1 Getting Started
    2. 12.2 Opening Images in Camera Raw
    3. 12.3 Choosing an Adobe Raw file
    4. 12.4 Adjusting White Balance
    5. 12.5 Making Tonal Adjustments
    6. 12.6 Applying Sharpening
    7. 12.7 Synchronizing Settings Across Images
    8. 12.8 Saving Camera Raw Changes As New Files
    9. 12.9 Making Initial Corrections
    10. 12.10 Using Content Aware Remove
    11. 12.11 Enhancing the Face
    12. 12.12 Smoothing Skin Texture
  15. Lesson 13: Preparing Files for the Web
    1. 13.1 Getting Started
    2. 13.2 Creating Placeholders
    3. 13.3 Adding a Frame
    4. 13.4 Adding a Graphic to a Frame
    5. 13.5 Editing Frame Attributes
    6. 13.6 Duplicating Frames
    7. 13.7 Adding Images to Frames
    8. 13.8 Using Layer Groups
    9. 13.9 Duplicating Button Bands
    10. 13.10 Recording an Action
    11. 13.11 Batch Playing an Action
    12. 13.12 Placing Files in Photoshop
    13. 13.13 Duplicating an Artboard
    14. 13.14 Creating a Design Variation
    15. 13.15 Exporting Artboards
    16. 13.16 Exporting Layers as Assets
  16. Lesson 14: Producing and Printing Consistent Colors
    1. 14.1 Getting Started
    2. 14.2 Performing a Zoom test
    3. 14.3 Specifying Color Management Defaults
    4. 14.4 Identifying out of gamut colors
    5. 14.5 Proofing Document Colors
    6. 14.6 Bringing ColorsCintoCthe Output Gamut
    7. 14.7 Converting an image to cmyk
    8. 14.8 Saving the Image
    9. 14.9 Printing a cmyk Image
    10. 14.10 Sharing your Work
  17. Lesson 15: Exploring Neural Filters
    1. 15.1 Getting Started
    2. 15.2 Exploring the Neural Filters Workspace
    3. 15.3 Restoring antique portrait
    4. 15.4 Adding Color
    5. 15.5 Creating a Convincing Composite
  18. Module 2: Adobe Illustrator for Beginners
    1. Introduction
  19. Lesson 0:Introduction
    1. 0.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 0.2 Creating a New Document
    3. 0.3 Drawing Shapes
    4. 0.4 Editing Shapes
    5. 0.5 Combine shapes using the Shape Builder tool
    6. 0.6 Applying and editing color
    7. 0.7 Transforming artwork
    8. 0.8 Recoloring artwork
    9. 0.9 Creating and editing a gradient
    10. 0.10 Editing strokes
    11. 0.11 Creating with the Curvature tool
    12. 0.12 Applying a brush
    13. 0.13 Working with type
    14. 0.14 Warping text
    15. 0.15 Working with effects
    16. 0.16 Adding more text for practice
    17. 0.17 Aligning artwork
  20. Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Work Area
    1. 1.1 Opening an Illustrator file
    2. 1.2 Getting to know the tools
    3. 1.3 Working with the Properties panel
    4. 1.4 Finding more tools
    5. 1.5 Moving the toolbar
    6. 1.6 Working with panels
    7. 1.7 Moving and docking panels
    8. 1.8 Switching and resetting workspaces
    9. 1.9 Using panel and context menus
    10. 1.10 Changing the view of artwork
    11. 1.11 Using view commands
    12. 1.12 Using the Zoom tool
    13. 1.13 Panning in a document
    14. 1.14 Panning with the Navigator panel
    15. 1.15 Rotating the view
    16. 1.16 Viewing artwork
    17. 1.17 Navigating multiple artboards
    18. 1.18 Arranging multiple documents
  21. Lesson 2: Techniques for Selecting Artwork
    1. 2.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 2.2 Using the Selection tool
    3. 2.3 Selecting and editing with the Direct Selection tool
    4. 2.4 Selecting with a marquee
    5. 2.5 Locking objects
    6. 2.6 Unlocking objects
    7. 2.7 Selecting similar objects
    8. 2.8 Hiding objects
    9. 2.9 Selecting in Outline mode
    10. 2.10 Aligning objects to each other
    11. 2.11 Aligning to a key object
    12. 2.12 Distributing objects
    13. 2.13 Aligning anchor points
    14. 2.14 Aligning to the artboard
    15. 2.15 Grouping items
    16. 2.16 Editing a group in Isolation mode
    17. 2.17 Creating a nested group
    18. 2.18 Editing a nested group
    19. 2.19 Arranging objects
  22. Lesson 3: Making a Logo with Shapes
    1. 3.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 3.2 Creating a new document
    3. 3.3 Saving your document
    4. 3.4 Creating rectangles
    5. 3.5 Editing rectangles
    6. 3.6 Changing the color of the shapes
    7. 3.7 Dragging to round the corners of rectangles
    8. 3.8 Rounding corners in the Properties panel
    9. 3.9 Rounding individual corners with the Direct Selection tool
    10. 3.10 Creating and editing ellipses
    11. 3.11 Practicing making the bird’s eye
    12. 3.12 Changing stroke alignment
    13. 3.13 Creating a pie shape from an ellipse
    14. 3.14 Creating polygons
    15. 3.15 Editing the polygon
    16. 3.16 Making the tail feathers
    17. 3.17 Practicing making the foot of the bird from a polygon
    18. 3.18 Creating a star
    19. 3.19 Drawing lines
    20. 3.20 Pasting artwork from another document
    21. 3.21 Using Draw Inside mode
    22. 3.22 Editing content drawn inside
    23. 3.23 Working with Draw Behind mode
    24. 3.24 Using Image Trace to convert raster images into editable vector art
    25. 3.25 Cleaning up traced artwork
    26. 3.26 Finishing the logo
  23. Lesson 4: Editing and Combining Shapes and Paths
    1. 4.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 4.2 Cutting with the Scissors tool
    3. 4.3 Joining paths
    4. 4.4 Cutting with the Knife tool
    5. 4.5 Cutting in a straight line with the Knife tool
    6. 4.6 Using the Eraser tool
    7. 4.7 Erasing in a straight line
    8. 4.8 Creating a compound path
    9. 4.9 Outlining strokes
    10. 4.10 Working with the Shape Builder tool
    11. 4.11 Combining objects using Pathfinder effects
    12. 4.12 Understanding shape modes
    13. 4.13 Reshaping a path
    14. 4.14 Using the Width tool
    15. 4.15 Using Intertwine
    16. 4.16 Assembling the sign
    17. 4.17 Assembling the poster
  24. Lesson 5: Transforming Artwork
    1. 5.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 5.2 Drawing a custom-sized artboard
    3. 5.3 Creating a new artboard
    4. 5.4 Moving and resizing artboards
    5. 5.5 Copying artboards between documents
    6. 5.6 Aligning and arranging artboards
    7. 5.7 Setting options for artboards
    8. 5.8 Reordering artboards
    9. 5.9 Creating guides
    10. 5.10 Editing the ruler origin
    11. 5.11 Working with the bounding box
    12. 5.12 Positioning artwork using the Properties panel
    13. 5.13 Scaling objects precisely
    14. 5.14 Rotating objects with the Rotate tool
    15. 5.15 Scaling using Transform Each
    16. 5.16 Shearing objects
    17. 5.17 Transforming using menu commands
    18. 5.18 Transforming with the Free Transform tool
    19. 5.19 Applying a mirror repeat
    20. 5.20 Editing a mirror repeat
    21. 5.21 Using grid and radial repeats
    22. 5.22 Working with the Puppet Warp tool
    23. 5.23 Adding pins
    24. 5.24 Rotating pins
  25. Lesson 6: Using the Basic Drawing Tools
    1. 6.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 6.2 Drawing paths with the Curvature tool
    3. 6.3 Drawing a river path
    4. 6.4 Editing a path with the Curvature tool
    5. 6.5 Creating corners with the Curvature tool
    6. 6.6 Creating dashed lines
    7. 6.7 Drawing paths with the Pencil tool
    8. 6.8 Drawing straight lines with the Pencil tool
    9. 6.9 Joining with the Join tool
    10. 6.10 Finishing the Camp logo
    11. 6.11 Adding arrowheads to paths
  26. Lesson 7: Drawing with the Pen Tool
    1. 7.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 7.2 Starting with the Pen tool
    3. 7.3 Creating straight lines to make a crown
    4. 7.4 Continuing to draw a path
    5. 7.5 Drawing a house with the Pen tool
    6. 7.6 Exploring curved paths
    7. 7.7 Drawing a curve with the Pen tool
    8. 7.8 Drawing a series of curves with the Pen tool
    9. 7.9 Changing the path direction
    10. 7.10 Combining curves and straight lines
    11. 7.11 Practicing by making the other sail!
    12. 7.12 Put your learning into practice!
    13. 7.13 Editing paths and points further
    14. 7.14 Deleting and adding anchor points
    15. 7.15 Converting between smooth points and corner points
    16. 7.16 Converting anchor points with the Anchor Point tool
  27. Lesson 8: Using Color to Enhance Artwork
    1. 8.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 8.2 Applying an existing color
    3. 8.3 Creating a custom color
    4. 8.4 Saving a color as a swatch
    5. 8.5 Creating a copy of a swatch
    6. 8.6 Editing a global swatch
    7. 8.7 Editing a non-global swatch
    8. 8.8 Using the Color Picker to create color
    9. 8.9 Using Illustrator swatch libraries
    10. 8.10 Creating and saving a tint of a color
    11. 8.11 Copying appearance attributes
    12. 8.12 Creating a color group
    13. 8.13 Using the Color Guide panel for creative inspiration
    14. 8.14 Applying colors from the Color Guide panel
    15. 8.15 Using Recolor Artwork to edit colors in artwork
    16. 8.16 Recoloring artwork
    17. 8.17 Sampling color
    18. 8.18 Creating a Live Paint group
    19. 8.19 Painting with the Live Paint Bucket tool
    20. 8.20 Modifying a Live Paint group
  28. Lesson 9: Adding Type to a Project
    1. 9.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 9.2 Adding text at a point
    3. 9.3 Adding area type
    4. 9.4 Converting between area type and point type
    5. 9.5 Area type auto sizing
    6. 9.6 Importing a plain-text file
    7. 9.7 Threading text
    8. 9.8 Activating Adobe Fonts 248
    9. 9.9 Applying fonts to text in Illustrator 250
    10. 9.10 Fixing missing fonts
    11. 9.11 Changing font size
    12. 9.12 Changing the color of the text
    13. 9.13 Changing additional character formatting
    14. 9.14 Changing paragraph formatting
    15. 9.15 Working with glyphs
    16. 9.16 Vertically aligning area type
    17. 9.17 Using glyph snapping
    18. 9.18 Creating columns of text
    19. 9.19 Reshaping type objects
    20. 9.20 Sampling text formatting
    21. 9.21 Creating and applying a paragraph style
    22. 9.22 Practicing paragraph styles
    23. 9.23 Editing a paragraph style
    24. 9.24 Working with character styles
    25. 9.25 Creating text lists
    26. 9.26 Wrapping text
    27. 9.27 Curving text on a path
    28. 9.28 Reshaping text with a preset envelope warp
    29. 9.29 Editing the envelope warp
    30. 9.30 Creating text outlines
  29. Lesson 10: Organizing Your Artwork with Layers
    1. 10.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 10.2 Creating new layers
    3. 10.3 Creating a sublayer
    4. 10.4 Locating content in the Layers panel
    5. 10.5 Dragging content between layers
    6. 10.6 Trying another method for dragging content to a new layer
    7. 10.7 Locking and hiding layers
    8. 10.8 Reordering layers and content
    9. 10.9 Viewing individual layers or objects as outlines
    10. 10.10 Pasting layers
    11. 10.11 Merging layers into a new layer
    12. 10.12 Duplicating layers
    13. 10.13 Creating a clipping mask
  30. Lesson 11: Gradients, Blends, and Patterns
    1. 11.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 11.2 Applying a linear gradient to a fill
    3. 11.3 Editing a gradient color
    4. 11.4 Saving a gradient as a swatch
    5. 11.5 Adjusting a linear gradient fill
    6. 11.6 Applying a linear gradient to a stroke
    7. 11.7 Editing a gradient on a stroke
    8. 11.8 Applying a radial gradient to artwork
    9. 11.9 Editing the colors in the radial gradient
    10. 11.10 Adjusting the radial gradient
    11. 11.11 Applying gradients to multiple objects
    12. 11.12 Adding transparency to gradients
    13. 11.13 Applying a freeform gradient
    14. 11.14 Editing a freeform gradient in Points mode
    15. 11.15 Applying color stops in Lines mode
    16. 11.16 Creating a blend with specified steps
    17. 11.17 Modifying a blend
    18. 11.18 Creating a smooth color blend
    19. 11.19 Editing a smooth color blend
    20. 11.20 Applying an existing pattern
    21. 11.21 Creating your own pattern
    22. 11.22 Applying your pattern
    23. 11.23 Editing your pattern
    24. 11.24 Putting it all together
  31. Lesson 12: Using Brushes to Create an Ad
    1. 12.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 12.2 Applying a Calligraphic brush to artwork
    3. 12.3 Editing a brush
    4. 12.4 Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
    5. 12.5 Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool
    6. 12.6 Removing a brush stroke
    7. 12.7 Applying an existing Art brush
    8. 12.8 Creating an Art brush
    9. 12.9 Editing an Art brush
    10. 12.10 Using Pattern brushes
    11. 12.11 Creating a Pattern brush
    12. 12.12 Applying a Pattern brush
    13. 12.13 Editing a Pattern brush
    14. 12.14 Changing Bristle brush options
    15. 12.15 Painting with a Bristle brush
    16. 12.16 Grouping Bristle brush paths
    17. 12.17 Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
    18. 12.18 Editing with the Eraser tool
  32. Lesson 13: Exploring Creative Uses of Effects and Graphic Styles
    1. 13.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 13.2 Using the Appearance panel
    3. 13.3 Editing appearance attributes
    4. 13.4 Adding another fill to content
    5. 13.5 Adding multiple strokes and fills to text
    6. 13.6 Reordering appearance attributes
    7. 13.7 Applying an effect
    8. 13.8 Editing an effect
    9. 13.9 Styling text with a Warp effect
    10. 13.10 Temporarily disabling effects to make edits
    11. 13.11 Applying a Photoshop effect
    12. 13.12 Applying 3D effects
    13. 13.13 Creating and applying a graphic style
    14. 13.14 Updating a graphic style
    15. 13.15 Applying a graphic style to a layer
    16. 13.16 Scaling strokes and effects
  33. Lesson 14: Creating Artwork for a T-Shirt
    1. 14.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 14.2 Using default Illustrator symbol libraries
    3. 14.3 Transforming symbol instances
    4. 14.4 Editing a symbol
    5. 14.5 Working with dynamic symbols
    6. 14.6 Creating a symbol
    7. 14.7 Practice editing a symbol
    8. 14.8 Breaking a link to a symbol
    9. 14.9 Working with the Symbol Sprayer tool
    10. 14.10 Replacing symbols
    11. 14.11 Adding assets to a Creative Cloud library
    12. 14.12 Using library assets
    13. 14.13 Updating a library asset
    14. 14.14 Finishing the T-shirt artwork
    15. 14.15 Working with global editing
  34. Lesson 15: Placing and Working with Images
    1. 15.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 15.2 Placing an image
    3. 15.3 Transforming a placed image
    4. 15.4 Cropping an image
    5. 15.5 Placing a Photoshop document
    6. 15.6 Placing multiple images
    7. 15.7 Applying a simple mask to an image
    8. 15.8 Editing a clipping path (mask)
    9. 15.9 Masking with a shape
    10. 15.10 Masking an object with text
    11. 15.11 Finishing the masked text
    12. 15.12 Creating an opacity mask
    13. 15.13 Editing an opacity mask
    14. 15.14 Finding link information
    15. 15.15 Embedding and unembedding images
    16. 15.16 Replacing an image
  35. Lesson 16: Sharing Projects
    1. 16.1 Starting the lesson
    2. 16.2 Fixing the missing image link
    3. 16.3 Packaging a file
    4. 16.4 Creating a PDF
    5. 16.5 Previewing artwork in Pixel Preview
    6. 16.6 Aligning new artwork to the pixel grid
    7. 16.7 Aligning existing artwork to the pixel grid
    8. 16.8 Exporting artboards
    9. 16.9 Exporting assets
  36. Module 3: Adobe InDesign for Beginners
    1. Introduction
  37. Lesson 1: Introducing the Workspace
    1. 1.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 1.2 Getting Started
    3. 1.3 Using the Selection tool
    4. 1.4 Using the Type tool
    5. 1.5 Using the Line tool and Hand tool
    6. 1.6 Using the Rectangle Frame tool and the Ellipse Frame tool
    7. 1.7 Reviewing the Control panel
    8. 1.8 Reviewing the document window and pasteboard
    9. 1.9 Working with multiple windows
    10. 1.10 Opening and closing panels
    11. 1.11 Expanding and collapsing panels
    12. 1.12 Rearranging and customizing panels
    13. 1.13 Moving the Tools panel and Control panel
    14. 1.14 Customizing the workspace
    15. 1.15 Using the view commands
    16. 1.16 Using the Zoom tool
    17. 1.17 Navigating pages
    18. 1.18 Using the Hand tool
    19. 1.19 Using context menus
    20. 1.20 Using panel menus
    21. 1.21 Modifying interface preferences
  38. Lesson 2: Getting to Know InDesign
    1. 2.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 2.2 Getting Started
    3. 2.3 Viewing guides
    4. 2.4 Typing and styling text
    5. 2.5 Importing and flowing text
    6. 2.6 Working with Styles/Applying paragraph styles
    7. 2.7 Formatting text for the character style
    8. 2.8 Creating and applying a character style
    9. 2.9 Working with graphics
    10. 2.10 Moving and rotating an object
    11. 2.11 Changing the object stroke and fill
    12. 2.12 Adding a QR Code
    13. 2.13 Working with object styles
    14. 2.14 Preflighting as you work
    15. 2.15 Viewing the document in Presentation mode
  39. Lesson 3: Setting up a Document and Working with Pages
    1. 3.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 3.2 Getting Started
    3. 3.3 Creating a new document
    4. 3.4 Creating and saving custom document settings
    5. 3.5 Creating a new document preset
    6. 3.6 Adding guides to the parent page
    7. 3.7 Dragging guides from rulers
    8. 3.8 Step and repeat, paste, and delete guides
    9. 3.9 Creating a text frame on the parent page
    10. 3.10 Duplicate Header on the parent page
    11. 3.11 Renaming the parent page
    12. 3.12 Adding placeholder frames for text
    13. 3.13 Adding placeholder frames for graphics
    14. 3.14 Creating an additional parent page
    15. 3.15 Overriding parent items
    16. 3.16 Modifying a Based on parent
    17. 3.17 Applying parent pages to document pages
    18. 3.18 Adding new document pages
    19. 3.19 Rearranging and deleting document pages
    20. 3.20 Changing the size of pages
    21. 3.21 Using the Measure tool
    22. 3.22 Adding sections to change page numbering
    23. 3.23 Original Numbering
    24. 3.24 Adjust Layout
    25. 3.25 Overriding parent page items and placing text and graphics
    26. 3.26 Replacing placeholder text
    27. 3.27 Printing to the edge of the paper: using the bleed guides
    28. 3.28 Viewing the completed spread
  40. Lesson 4: Working with Objects
    1. 4.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 4.2 Getting Started
    3. 4.3 Introducing Layers
    4. 4.4 Working with layers
    5. 4.5 Creating and reordering layers
    6. 4.6 Move items to the Background layer
    7. 4.7 Creating and resizing text frames
    8. 4.8 Reshaping a text frame
    9. 4.9 Creating multi-column text frame
    10. 4.10 Adjusting text inset and vertical alignment
    11. 4.11 Drawing a new graphics frame
    12. 4.12 Placing a graphic within an existing frame
    13. 4.13 Resizing a graphics frame to crop a graphic
    14. 4.14 Placing a graphic without an existing frame
    15. 4.15 Placing multiple graphics in a grid of frames
    16. 4.16 Resizing and moving images within frames
    17. 4.17 Adjusting the space betweeen frames
    18. 4.18 Adding metadata captions to graphics frames
    19. 4.19 Wrapping text around a graphics
    20. 4.20 Changing Shapes with other shapes
    21. 4.21 Working with compound shapes
    22. 4.22 Converting shapes
    23. 4.23 Repeating shapes
    24. 4.24 Adding rounded corners to frames
    25. 4.25 Rotating an object
    26. 4.26 Rotating an image within its frame
    27. 4.27 Aligning multiple objects
    28. 4.28 Scaling multiple objects
    29. 4.29 Transforming multiple objects
    30. 4.30 Selecting and modifying grouped objects
    31. 4.31 Flowing type on a path
    32. 4.32 Drawing lines and modifying arrowheads
    33. 4.33 Finishing up
  41. Lesson 5: Working with Colors
    1. 5.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 5.2 Getting Started
    3. 5.3 Color Management
    4. 5.4 Proofing colors onscreen
    5. 5.5 Loading a preflight profile
    6. 5.6 Selecting a preflight profile
    7. 5.7 Converting a color mode for a swatch
    8. 5.8 Create colors/Creating a PANTONE color swatch
    9. 5.9 Creating CMYK color swatches
    10. 5.10 Applying colors
    11. 5.11 Applying colors to stroke
    12. 5.12 Applying colors to text
    13. 5.13 Finding and changing color swatches
    14. 5.14 Creating a tint swatch
    15. 5.15 Applying a tint swatch
    16. 5.16 Creating a gradient swatch
    17. 5.17 Applying a gradient swatch
    18. 5.18 Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend
    19. 5.19 Adding colors to a color group
    20. 5.20 Previewing the final document
  42. Lesson 6: Flowing Text
    1. 6.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 6.2 Getting Started
    3. 6.3 Importing text into an existing text frame
    4. 6.4 Applying a paragraph style
    5. 6.5 Resizing text frames automatically
    6. 6.6 Flowing text manually
    7. 6.7 Creating text frames while flowing text
    8. 6.8 Creating threaded frames automatically
    9. 6.9 Flowing text automatically
    10. 6.10 Using Find/Change to delete extra paragraph returns
    11. 6.11 Applying paragraph styles to text
    12. 6.12 Adjusting columns
    13. 6.13 Using the baseline grid to align text
    14. 6.14 Viewing the baseline grid
    15. 6.15 Updating paragraph styles to align to the baseline grid
    16. 6.16 Adding a jump line page number
  43. Lesson 7: Editing Text
    1. 7.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 7.2 Getting Started
    3. 7.3 Entering Text
    4. 7.4 Importing Text
    5. 7.5 Finding and Changing Text
    6. 7.6 Finding and changing formatting
    7. 7.7 Checking spelling in the document
    8. 7.8 Adding words to a document-specific dictionary
    9. 7.9 Automatically correcting misspelled words
    10. 7.10 Editing text by dragging and dropping
    11. 7.11 Using the Story Editor
    12. 7.12 Tracking changes
  44. Lesson 8: Working with Typography
    1. 8.1 Lesson overview
    2. 8.2 Getting Started
    3. 8.3 Adjust vertical spacing/Changing the spacing between paragraphs
    4. 8.4 Adding a font from Adobe Fonts
    5. 8.5 Applying a font, style, size, and leading
    6. 8.6 Adding a special character
    7. 8.7 Applying a stroke and fill to text
    8. 8.8 Inserting fraction characters
    9. 8.9 Specifying columns for a text frame
    10. 8.10 Creating a straddle head
    11. 8.11 Adjusting columns
    12. 8.12 Changing paragraph alignment
    13. 8.13 Hanging punctuation outside the margin
    14. 8.14 Creating a drop cap
    15. 8.15 Adjusting the tracking and kerning
    16. 8.16 Adjusting line breaks/Hyphenation settings
    17. 8.17 Inserting a manual line break
    18. 8.18 Aligning text to tabs and adding tab leaders
    19. 8.19 Creating a numbered list with a hanging indent
    20. 8.20 Applying shading to a paragraph
    21. 8.21 Applying a rule to a paragraph
  45. Lesson 9: Working with Topics
    1. 9.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 9.2 Getting Started
    3. 9.3 Creating a paragraph style
    4. 9.4 Applying a paragraph style
    5. 9.5 Creating a character style
    6. 9.6 Applying a character style
    7. 9.7 Nesting character styes inside paragraph style/Creating character styles for nesting
    8. 9.8 Creating a nested style
    9. 9.9 Formatting an object for a style
    10. 9.10 Creating an object style
    11. 9.11 Applying an object style
    12. 9.12 Creating cell styles
    13. 9.13 Creating a table style
    14. 9.14 Applying a table style
    15. 9.15 Globally updating styles
    16. 9.16 Loading styles from another document
    17. 9.17 Finishing up
  46. Lesson 10: Creating Tables
    1. 10.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 10.2 Getting Started
    3. 10.3 Converting text to a table
    4. 10.4 Adding and deleting rows
    5. 10.5 Deleting rows
    6. 10.6 Rearranging rows and columns
    7. 10.7 Adjusting column widths, row heights, and text placement
    8. 10.8 Merging cells
    9. 10.9 Adding a fill pattern
    10. 10.10 Applying a fill color to cells
    11. 10.11 Editing cell strokes
    12. 10.12 Adding table borders
    13. 10.13 Converting cells to graphic cells
    14. 10.14 Placing images in graphic cells
    15. 10.15 Adjusting the row heights
    16. 10.16 Anchoring graphics in table cells
    17. 10.17 Creating a header row
    18. 10.18 Creating table and cell styles
    19. 10.19 Applying table and cell styles
  47. Lesson 11: Importing and Modifying Graphics
    1. 11.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 11.2 Getting Started
    3. 11.3 Identifying imported images
    4. 11.4 Viewing information about linked files
    5. 11.5 Showing files in Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS)
    6. 11.6 Updating revised graphics
    7. 11.7 Relink button
    8. 11.8 Adjusting display quality
    9. 11.9 Import, size, and crop
    10. 11.10 Place a graphic into an existing frame
    11. 11.11 Place a graphic into an existing frame by dropping from desktop
    12. 11.12 Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics
    13. 11.13 Editing placed pictures
    14. 11.14 Working with clipping paths from Photoshop in InDesign
    15. 11.15 Working with transparent backgrounds
    16. 11.16 Working with a Photoshop file with layers
    17. 11.17 Creating an anchored graphics frame
    18. 11.18 Adding text wrap to an anchored graphics frame
    19. 11.19 Importing an Illustrator file
    20. 11.20 Importing an Illustrator file with layers
    21. 11.21 Using subject-aware text wrap
    22. 11.22 Filling type with graphic
    23. 11.23 Using an InDesign library to manage objects
    24. 11.24 Creating an InDesign library
  48. Lesson 12: Working with Transparency
    1. 12.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 12.2 Getting Started
    3. 12.3 Creating a background graphic
    4. 12.4 Changing the opacity of solid-color objects
    5. 12.5 Applying a blend mode
    6. 12.6 Applying transparency to a vector graphic
    7. 12.7 Apply blending mode to a stroke
    8. 12.8 Applying transparency to a bitmap graphic
    9. 12.9 Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency
    10. 12.10 Applying transparency settings to text
    11. 12.11 Changing opacity of a text frame's fill, separately from the text
    12. 12.12 Applying basic feather to the edges of an image
    13. 12.13 Applying a gradient feather
    14. 12.14 Adding a drop shadow to text
    15. 12.15 Applying multiple effects to an object
    16. 12.16 Copying effects between objects
    17. 12.17 Apply effects to objects in other documents
    18. 12.18 Applying effect to a layer of an imported image
    19. 12.19 Editing and removing effects
    20. 12.20 Remove effects applied to an object
  49. Lesson 13: Printing and Exporting
    1. 13.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 13.2 Getting Started
    3. 13.3 Preflighting Files
    4. 13.4 Previewing separations
    5. 13.5 Managing colors
    6. 13.6 Locating colors
    7. 13.7 Finding graphics with spot colors
    8. 13.8 Using the Ink Manager
    9. 13.9 Previewing transparency effects
    10. 13.10 Previewing the page
    11. 13.11 Creating an Adobe PDF proof
    12. 13.12 Creating a Press-Ready PDF and saving a PDF preset
    13. 13.13 Check whether a PDF will have live transparency
    14. 13.14 Sharing a preset
    15. 13.15 Printing a proof and saving a print preset
    16. 13.16 Print Booklet
    17. 13.17 Packaging files
    18. 13.18 Exporting graphics for the web and other digital destinations
    19. 13.19 Export multiple objects at once
    20. 13.20 Export whole pages
  50. Lesson 14: Creating Adobe PDF Files with Form Fields
    1. 14.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 14.2 Getting Started
    3. 14.3 Set up a workspace for forms
    4. 14.4 Adding text fields
    5. 14.5 Adding either/or choices: radio buttons
    6. 14.6 Adding yes or no choices: check boxes
    7. 14.7 Adding a list of choices: combo box
    8. 14.8 Setting the tab order of the fields
    9. 14.9 Adding a button to submit the form
    10. 14.10 Exporting an interactive Adobe PDF file
    11. 14.11 Testing your form in Adobe Acrobat Reader
  51. Lesson 15: Creating a Fixed layout EPUB4
    1. 15.1 Lesson Overview
    2. 15.2 Getting Started
    3. 15.3 Creating a new document for fixed-layout export
    4. 15.4 Using a motion preset to create animation
    5. 15.5 Add a preset
    6. 15.6 Adjusting the timing of animations
    7. 15.7 Using buttons to play animations
    8. 15.8 Configure a button that animates a different object
    9. 15.9 Using a button to trigger custom motion paths for animations
    10. 15.10 Custom motion path
    11. 15.11 Creating a navigation button
    12. 15.12 Creating a pop-up caption
    13. 15.13 Adding a movie
    14. 15.14 Creating a slideshow/Multiobject State
    15. 15.15 Scroll through images as a slideshow
    16. 15.16 Creating a hyperlink
    17. 15.17 Adding a sound
    18. 15.18 Animate musical notes with sound playing
    19. 15.19 Exporting an EPUB file
    20. 15.2 Publish Online
  52. Capstone Project
    1. Video 1
    2. Video 2
    3. Video 3
    4. Video 4
    5. Video 5
    6. Video 6
    7. Video 7
    8. Video 8
    9. Video 9
    10. Video 10
    11. Video 11
    12. Video 12
    13. Video 13

Product information

  • Title: Adobe Visual Design: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign for Beginners
  • Author(s): Pearson
  • Release date: August 2023
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 0138278180