Adobe InDesign CS3 Fundamentals 3 days

Course Outline
Lesson 1 Getting to know the Work Area
Getting started
Looking at the work area
About the Tools panel
The Control Panel
The Document Window
Multiple document windows
Viewing and arranging panels
Customizing your workspace
Using panel menus
Changing the magnification of a document
Using the view commands and magnification menu
Using the Zoom tool
Navigating through your document
Turning pages
Scrolling through a document
Using the Navigator panel
Using context menus
Selecting Objects
Using InDesign Help
Using keywords, links, and the index
Locating a topic using the index
Exploring on your own
Lesson 2 Setting Up Your Document
Getting started
Creating and saving custom page settings
Creating a new document
Switching between open InDesign documents
Working with master pages
Adding guides to the master
Dragging guides from rulers
Creating a text frame on the master page
Renaming the master page
Crating additional master pages
Crating a placeholder master
Adding a title placeholder frame
Adding placeholder frames for graphics
Wrapping text around a graphic
Drawing colored shapes
Creating text frames with columns
Applying the masters to document pages
Adding sections to change page numbering
Adding new pages
Arranging and deleting pages
Placing text and graphics on the document pages
Overriding master page items on documents pages
Viewing the completed spread
Exploring on your own
Lesson 3 Working with Frames
Getting started
Working with Layers
Creating and editing text frames
Creating and resizing text frames
Creating multiple columns
Adjusting text inset within a frame
Vertically aligning text within a frame
Creating and editing graphics frames
Drawing a new graphics frame
Placing graphics within an existing frame
Resizing a graphics frame
Resizing and moving an image within a frame
Replacing the contents of graphics frames
Changing the shape of a frame
Wrapping text around a graphic
Working with Frames
Working with Pathfinders
Converting shapes
Using the Position tool
Rotating an object
Rotating an image within its frame
Aligning multiple objects
Scaling grouped objects
Selecting and modifying a frame within grouped objects
Finishing up
Exploring on your own
Lesson 4 Importing and Editing Text
Getting started
Managing fonts
Finding and changing a missing font
Creating and entering text
Creating a headline and applying a style
Vertically aligning text
Flowing text
Flowing text manually
Working with styles
Applying a style
Flowing text automatically
Resizing a text frame
Adding a column break
Adding a page continuation note
Changing horizontal and vertical text alignment
Using semi-autoflow to place text frames
Changing the number of columns on a page
Loading styles from another document
Flowing text into an existing frame
Finding and changing
Finding text and changing formatting
Checking spelling of a story
Adding words to a dictionary
Adding words to a document-specific dictionary
Checking spelling dynamically
Automatically correcting misspelled words
Drag and drop text editing
Using the story editor
Exploring on your own
Lesson 5 Working with Typography
Getting started
Adjusting vertical spacing
Using a baseline grid to align text
Viewing the baseline grid
Changing the spacing above and below paragraphs
Changing fonts and type style
Changing paragraph alignment
Adding a decorative font and special character
Creating a drop cap
Applying a fill and stroke to text
Adjusting the drop cap alignment
Adjusting letter and word spacing
Adjusting the kerning and tracking
Applying the paragraph and single-line composers
Working with tabs
Creating a hanging indent
Adding a rule below a paragraph
Exploring on your own
Lesson 6 Working with Color
Getting started
Defining printing requirements
Adding colors to the Swatches panel
Applying colors to objects
Creating dashed strokes
Working with gradients
Creating and applying a gradient swatch
Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend
Creating a tint
Creating a spot color
Applying color to text
Applying colors to additional objects
Creating another tint
Using advanced gradient techniques
Creating a gradient swatch with multiple colors
Applying the gradient to an object
Applying a gradient to multiple objects
Ensuring consistent color
Color management: An overview
About the device-independent color space
About ICC profiles
About color management engines
Components of a CMYK press-oriented workflow
Setting up color management in InDesign CS3
A look at the Adobe Bridge
Specifying the Adobe ACE engine
Setting up default working spaces
Assigning source profiles
Specifying the rendering intent
Using full-resolution display with color management
Color-managing imported graphics in InDesign CS3
Assigning a profile after importing an image
Embedding a profile in a Photoshop image
Setting up color management in Photoshop CS3
Embedding the profile
Updating the image within InDesign CS3
Assigning a profile while importing a graphic
Embedding a profile in an Illustrator graphic
Setting up color management in Illustrator CS3
Embedding a profile in a graphic from Illustrator
Placing a color-managed Illustrator file into InDesign CS3
Other information resources for color management
Exploring on your own
Lesson 7 Working with Styles
Getting started
Creating and applying paragraph styles
Creating a paragraph style
Applying a paragraph style
Creating and applying character styles
Creating a character style
Applying a character style
Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles
Creating character styles for nesting
Creating a nested style
Creating and applying object styles
Creating an object style
Applying an object style
Creating and applying table and cells styles
Creating cell styles
Creating a table style
Applying a table style
Globally updating styles
Loading style from another document
Lesson 8 Importing and Linking Graphics
Lesson overview
Adding graphics from other programs
Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
Managing links to imported files
Identifying imported images
Viewing information about linked files
Showing files in the Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS)
Updating revised graphics
Adjusting view quality
Working with clipping paths
Removing a white background using InDesign
Working with alpha channels
Importing a Photoshop file and alpha channels
Examining Photoshop paths and alpha channels
Using Photoshop alpha channels in InDesign
Placing native files
Importing a Photoshop file with layers and layer comps
Placing inline graphics and adding text wrap to an inline graphic
Importing an Illustrator file
Importing an Illustrator file with layers
Using a library to manage objects and creating a library
Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics
Exploring on your own
Lesson 9 Creating Tables
Getting started
Importing and formatting a table
Formatting borders and alternating row colors
Editing cell strokes
Formatting the heading cells
Deleting a column
Using graphics within tables
Setting fixed column and row dimensions
Placing graphics in table cells
Placing multiple graphics in a cell
Formatting text within a table
Editing imported paragraph styles in a table
Creating a new cell style
Dragging to adjust column size
Finishing up
Exploring on your own
Lesson 10 Working with Transparency
Getting started
Importing and colorizing a black-and-white image
Applying transparency settings
About the Effects Panel
Changing the opacity of solid-color objects
Applying a blending mode
Adjusting the transparency settings for EPS images
Adjusting transparency for Photoshop images
Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency
Applying transparency setting to text
Applying transparency settings to text frame fill
Working with effects
Applying basic feathering to the margins of an image
Applying a Gradient feather
Applying multiple effects to objects
Editing and removing effects
Exploring on your own
Lesson 11 Working with Long Documents
Getting started
Defining a book
Creating a book file
Setting the order and pagination
Working with table of contents
Adding the table of contents file
Generating a table of contents for the book
Maintaining consistency across book files
Reassigning the style source
Synchronizing book documents
Indexing the book
Creating index references
Creating index cross-reference
Generating the index
Exploring on your own
Lesson 12 Output and PDF Exporting
Getting started
Using Preflight
Using Package
Creating an Adobe PDF proof
Separation preview
Transparency flattener preview
Previewing the page
Printing a laser or inkjet proof
Exploring on your own
Lesson 13 Using XML
Getting started
About XML
Viewing XML tags
Importing and applying XML tags
Tagging images
Viewing and organizing structure
Viewing and applying attributes
Exporting XML
Importing XML
Mapping tags to style
Using XML snippets
Exploring on your own