Adobe InDesign CS4 Tutorial

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Page Setup & Guides
New Documents
Bleeds & Slugs
Document Preset
Document Measurements
Document Window
Pasteboard
Margins & Columns
Rulers Guides - Lesson 1
Rulers Guides - Lesson 2
Guides & Ruler Options
Document & Baseline Grid - Lesson 1
Document & Baseline Grid - Lesson 2
Smart Cursor
Smart Guides

Pages & Masters
Pages Pallet - Lesson 1
Pages Pallet - Lesson 2
Adding Pages
Duplicating & Deleting Pages
Re-organizing Pages
Rotating Pages
Creating Master Pages - Lesson 1
Creating Master Pages - Lesson 2
Page Numbering
Section Markers
Multiple Master Pages - Lesson 1
Multiple Master Pages - Lesson 2
Overriding Masters

Layers
Intro to Layers
Creating Layers - Lesson 1
Creating Layers - Lesson 2
Move / Copy & Delete
Text Wrap & Layers
Layers & Master Pages

Adobe Bridge
Intro to Bridge
Viewing Files
Organizing Files
PDF & Web Output
Opening Files

Drawing Tools
Intro to Drawing Tools
Line Tool
Rectangle & Frame Tools
Resizing Rectangles & Ovals
Polygon Tool
Pencil / Smooth & Erase Tools
Pen Tool
Curves in Action

Selecting & Manipulating
Selecting Objects
Direct Select Tools - Lesson 1
Direct Select Tools - Lesson 2
Toggling Selection Tools
Moving & Positioning
Rotating & Shearing
Scaling Objects - Lesson 1
Scaling Objects - Lesson 2
Free Transform
Transform Options Menu
Transform Again
Copy & Paste
Duplicating / Step & Repeat

Working with Objects
Aligning within a Frame
Aligning Objects
Distributing Objects
Order & Locking Objects
Grouping
Clipping Paths - Lesson 1
Clipping Paths - Lesson 2
Photoshop Layers
Object Layer Options
Pathfinder - Lesson 1
Pathfinder - Lesson 2

Working with Frames
Creating Text Frames
Moving & Resizing Text Frames
Importing Text Files - Lesson 1
Importing Text Files - Lesson 2
Text Frames - Lesson 1
Text Frames - Lesson 2
Automatic Text Flow
Text Frame Options - Lesson 1
Text Frame Options - Lesson 2
Master Text Frames
Smart Text Reflow
Frame Text Wrap - Lesson 1
Frame Text Wrap - Lesson 2

Character Formatting
Introduction
Selecting Text
Applying Fonts
Font Size & Leading
Changing Case
Kerning
Tracking
Scaling / Skewing & Baseline

Paragraph Formatting
Paragraph Alignment
Setting Indents
Paragraph Spacing & Drop Caps
Baseline Alignment
Hyphenation
Rules Above & Below
Setting Tabs & Indents - Lesson 1
Setting Tabs & Indents - Lesson 2
Bullets
Eyedropper Tool
Setting Default Type

Other Text Features
Missing Fonts
Special Characters - Lesson 1
Special Characters - Lesson 2
Footnotes - Lesson 1
Footnotes - Lesson 2
Spell Checker & Dictionary
Story Editor
Glyphs
Type on a Path - Lesson 1
Type on a Path - Lesson 2
Conditional Text - Lesson 1
Conditional Text - Lesson 2
Conditional Text - Lesson 3
Conditional Text - Lesson 4
Conditional Text - Lesson 5
Find & Change Text - Lesson 1
Find & Change Text - Lesson 2
Find & Change GREP
Find & Change Glyphs & Objects

Stroke & Fill
Intro to Color
Color Panel
Color Modes
Swatches - Lesson 1
Swatches - Lesson 2
Swatches - Lesson 3
Swatches - Lesson 4
Applying & Exporting Colors
Stroke & Corner Options - Lesson 1
Stroke & Corner Options - Lesson 2

Special Effects
Transparency
Applying Shadows - Lesson 1
Applying Shadows - Lesson 2
Applying Shadows - Lesson 3
Inner & Outer Glow
Other Effects

Tables
Intro – Getting Data
Importing Tables
Moving & Selecting Cells
Inserting Columns & Rows
Merging & Resizing - Lesson 1
Merging & Resizing - Lesson 2
Cell Formatting - Lesson 1
Cell Formatting - Lesson 2
Formatting Strokes
Adding Graphics & Scaling

Styles
Intro to Styles
Paragraph Styles - Lesson 1
Paragraph Styles - Lesson 2
Creating a Character Style
Nesting a Drop Cap
Nesting Styles - Lesson 1
Nesting Styles - Lesson 2
Adding GREP Styles
Setting Next Style
Style Based On
Bullet Styles
Object Styles - Lesson 1
Object Styles - Lesson 2
Table & Cell Styles
Overriding / Deleting & Groups

Working with Graphics
Graphic Displays Options
Graphic Types
Placing Graphics - Lesson 1
Placing Graphics - Lesson 2
Perils of Cut & Paste
In-line Graphics
Anchored Objects
Managing Links - Lesson 1
Managing Links - Lesson 2
Managing Links - Lesson 3

Interactive InDesign
Export to PDF - Lesson 1
Export to PDF - Lesson 2
Export to PDF - Lesson 3
Adding Page Transitions
Buttons & Hyperlinks - Lesson 1
Buttons & Hyperlinks - Lesson 2

Creative Suite at Work
Overview
Introduction
ID & Bridge
ID & Photoshop
ID & Illustrator
ID & Dreamweaver - Lesson 1
ID & Dreamweaver - Lesson 2
ID & SWF Movies
ID & Flash

Other Document Features
Templates
Libraries
Snippets
Importing ID Files
Notes
Creating a Book - Lesson 1
Creating a Book - Lesson 2
Creating a Book - Lesson 3
Table of Contents
Connect Now
Kuler

Previewing & Printing
Live Pre-flight
Output Options - Lesson 1
Output Options - Lesson 2
Packaging for Print
Print Basics

Final Thoughts & Considerations
Using the Included “Work Files”
Closing Remarks

Credits
About the Author