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Adobe Indesign CS6 Learn by Video

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ISBN-10: 0321840690

ISBN-13: 9780321840691

Edition: 2013

Authors: Video2brain Staff, Kelly McCathran

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This innovative product from Adobe Press and video2brain combines interactive video and a full-color printed reference to teach the fundamentals of InDesign CS6. Experienced instructor Kelly McCathran presents 9 hours of high quality HD video, complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes and review materials. The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows the viewer to jump to any topic and also bookmark individual sections for later review. The unique Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow the student to work alongside in InDesign. Project files used in the lessons are included on the disc so viewers can practice what they’ve learned, and interactive…    
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Book details

List price: $67.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Publication date: 7/6/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 48
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Video2Brain, located in Graz, Austria, is a company focused on producing high-quality video training content for software, photography and programming topics. Crucial to the flexible training are optimized teaching methods, practical tips from well-known industry experts, and the focus on learning by doing with project files. Video2Brain is an Adobe Certified Training Provider. nbsp; Instructor Kelly McCathran is a Certified Technical Trainer+ and an Adobe Certified Instructor in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and PageMaker. She has traveled North America and abroad, teaching applications to the largest print shops and ad agencies in the world. nbsp;

The InDesign Interface and Workspace
InDesign's Workspace
Using InDesign's Tools
Navigating Documents and Panels
Setting the Best Preferences
Building a New Document and Saving a Preset
Creating and Formatting Text
Changing Text Color and Paragraph Settings
Working with Graphics
Working with Frames
InDesign Project Explorations
Placing and Formatting Text
Intro to Paragraph Styles
More Paragraph Styles
Editing Styles for Global Updates
Master Pages and Page Numbers
Creating or Adding Columns
Placing Images and Wrapping Text
Creating Letterhead
Building a Newsletter
Adding a Table of Contents and Jump Page Numbers
Using Selection Tools
Placing, Scaling, and Aligning Several Images with Multi-Place
Creating the Front of a Postcard
Creating the Back of a Postcard
Color Me Happy
Creating Colors and Adding Swatches
Creating a "Color Story" with the Kuler Panel
Adding "Spot" or Pantone“ Colors
Drawing with Shapes and Lines
Creating Gradients
Creating Special Effects
Building Object Styles
Using a Clipping Path or Silhouette to Create Depth
High-End Text Handling
Building Character Styles
Creating Nested Styles
Nested Styles for the Power User
Removing Text Formatting and relinking Word Styles to InDesign Styles
Hyphenation Settings and Widow/Orphan Control
Setting Tabs
Moving Beyond the Basic Tab Settings
Favorite Typography Keyboard Shortcuts
Using Find Font to replace Missing Fonts
Custom Bullets and the Glyphs Panel
All About Pages
Using Custom Page Numbers
Creating a Section
Building a Table of Contents
Creating Facing-Page (Spread) Layouts
Building Libraries for Frequently Used Content
Working with Multiple Master Pages and referenced Master Pages
Unlocking and resetting Master Page Items
Adding Layers to Your Document
Isolating, Moving, and Selecting objects with Layers
Layout Adjustment
Using Liquid Layout
Alternate Layouts
Fun with Images
Dragging and Dropping from Mini Bridge
Dynamic Captions and Adobe Bridge
Creating a Clipping Path (Silhouette)
The Align Panel
The Pathfinder Panel
Anchored Objects
The Links Panel
The Content Collector and Content Placer Tools
Book Features
Creating Document Templates
Building a Book
Synchronizing Colors and Styles in a Book
Building a Table of Contents for a Book
Creating Folding Spreads
Dynamic Content
Creating Hyperlinks and Building Buttons
Building Document-Wide Navigation
Animating Content
Creating Motion Paths
Adding Object States
Output
Preflight and Packaging
The Separations Preview and Ink Manager Panels
Printing
InDesign Color Settings
Exporting to PDF and Loading PDF Settings