Adobe InDesign CS Tutorial

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Selecting and Manipulating
Selecting
Selecting Multiple Objects
Direct Select
Using the Control Pallet
Moving Objects
Moving by Numbers
Nudging
Rotating
Shearing
Scale Tool
Scale - Selection Tool
Free Transform
Duplicating
Paste Into
Removing from Container

Drawing Tools
Intro to Drawing Tools
Line Tool
Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools - Lesson 1
Rectangle/Oval Frame Tools - Lesson 2
Sizing Rectangle/Ovals
Creating Polygons
Pencil/Smooth/Erase
Pen Tool
Adding/Deleting Direction Points
Using Direction Lines
Changing Curves
Converting Text to Outlines

Working with Objects
Aligning within a Frame
Aligning Objects
Distribute
Order of Objects
Locking Objects
Adding a Drop Shadow
Feathering
Corner Effects
Intro to Clipping Paths
Clipping Paths - Creating
Clipping Paths - Importing
Clipping Paths - Detect Edges
Grouping
Transparency
Copying Transparency Effects
Flattening
Duplicating Objects
Step and Repeat
Compound Paths

Working with Text
Creating Text Frames
Moving and Resizing Text Frames
Text Frames and Master Pages
Creating Text - Pasting
Importing Text Files
Threading Text Frames - Lesson 1
Threading Text Frames - Lesson 2
Automatic Text Flow
Frame Properties - Columns
Frame Properties - Insets/Align
Frame Properties - Baseline Offset
Special Break Characters
Spell Checker
Story Editor
Story Editor Preferences
Find/Change
Finding Meta-Characters
Glyphs
Quotation Marks
Inserting Special Characters
Creating Type on a Path
Type on a Path - Alignment
Type on a Path - Effects
Text Wrap - Lesson 1
Text Wrap - Lesson 2
Text Wrap - Lesson 3
Overriding Text Wrap

Formatting Text
Introduction
Selecting Text
Fonts and Leading
Caps - Super/Subscript
Kerning and Tracking
Scaling Type
Baseline Shift
Skew
Dictionary
Paragraph Formatting
Alignment
Setting Indents
Baseline Alignment
Space Above/Below
Drop Caps
Rules Above/Below
Hyphenation
Setting Tabs
Hanging Indents
Copying Attributes

Paragraph and Character Styles
Intro
Creating Paragraph Styles - Lesson 1
Creating Paragraph Styles - Lesson 2
Editing Paragraph Styles
Setting Next Style
Overrides and Clearing Overrides
Basing Styles on Other Styles
Creating a Character Style
Nesting Character Styles - Lesson 1
Nesting Character Styles - Lesson 2
Importing Styles
Deleting Styles

Stroke and Fill
Intro to Color - Lesson 1
Intro to Color - Lesson 2
Color Modes
Swatches
Coloring Imported Graphics
Creating New Color Swatches
Importing Color Swatches
Creating Tints
Creating Gradient Swatches - Lesson 1
Creating Gradient Swatches - Lesson 2
Multi-Colored Gradients
Modifying Gradients
Adding Gradients to Text
Using the Color Picker

Tables
Intro
Creating a Table
Importing a Table
Moving Around a Table
Selecting Cells
Inserting Columns and Rows
Formatting Type
Resizing Columns and Rows
Merging Cells
Adding Graphics
Coloring Cells
Alternating Colors
Strokes
Scaling Tables

Working with Imported Graphics
Types of Graphics
Placing Graphics
Cut and Paste
Dragging from Pasteboard
Intro to Links - Lesson 1
Intro to Links - Lesson 2
Updating Links
Editing Links
Replacing Links
Libraries
Creating a Library

Book
Creating a Book
Synchronizing Book Documents - Lesson 1
Synchronizing Book Documents - Lesson 2
Table of Contents

Pre-Viewing the Document
Pre-Flighting
Packaging
Viewing Separations
Ink Limit
Flattener Preview

PDF and Printing
Intro
Exporting to PDF
PDF Options - Lesson 1
PDF Options - Lesson 2
PDF Presets
Printing Basics
Print Bleeds and Slugs
Printing Separations
Print Presets
Export vs. Print to PDF

Credits
About this Author