InDesign CS5 Training
Digital Edition with Jeff Witchel

InDesign CS5 Training Digital Edition with Jeff Witchel by Jeff Witchel is an indispensable resource for anyone wanting to learn this powerful, often intimidating page layout and design program. This computer software training program is designed to teach the absolute beginner how to use the industry standard Adobe InDesign. A Digital Download Edition is also available.

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Starting with the basics in InDesign CS5 Training Digital Edition with Jeff Witchel, Jeff Witchel teaches you how to use Adobe InDesign CS5, covering topics ranging from setting up your workspace, to using grids, the new layers panel in CS5, working with text, paragraph formatting, creating and using styles, combining text and objects, as well as exporting your finished work in a variety of formats, from print, to interactive documents.

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By the conclusion of InDesign CS5 Training Digital Edition with Jeff Witchel, you will be fully versed in creating print-ready documents in Adobe InDesign CS5. The author has included more than 1GB of work-files, so that you can work alongside him as he teaches you the ins and outs of this powerful desktop publishing software!

Introduction

• Who Am I?
• A Quick Sampling of Features
• Finding Answers with Adobe Help
• Having Adobe InDesign Resources at Your Fingertips

WOrkspace Basics

• Setting Up Your Own Workspace
• The Ins And Outs Of Preferences
• Recovery And Undo

Layout

• Setting Up New Documents
• Opening And Saving Documents
• Rulers And Setting Up Guides
• Using Grids
• Pages Panel Basics
• Rotating Page View
• Creating And Using Masters Pages
• Setting Up Sections
• Varying The Size Of Pages With The New Page Tool
• The All New Layers Panel - Part 1
• The All New Layers Panel - Part 2

Frames and Objects

• Selecting Objects And Moving Objects
• Transforming Objects And Content
• Transforming With The Control Panel
• Aligning And Distributing Objects
• Copying, Pasting And Duplicating Objects
• Creating And Working With Groups

Drawing

• Understanding Paths And Frames
• Using The Pen Tool
• Using The Rectangle And Ellipse Tools
• Creating Polygons And Stars
• Pathfinder And Compound Paths
• Corner Options

The Basics Of Working With Text

• Adding Or Placing Text
• Using The Basics Of Find/Change
• Check Spelling
• Selecting And Editing Text

Character Formatting

• Using The Character Panel - Part 1
• Using The Character Panel - Part 2
• A Look Under The Character Panel Options Menu
• Creating Custom Underlines And Strikethroughs

Paragraph Formatting

• Using The Paragraph Panel
• Composing Type
• The New Span And Split Columns Feature
• Fun With Paragraph Rules
• Formatting Bullets And Numbering

A Look At Other Type Options

• Basic Tab Formatting
• Creating A Fill-In-The-Blanks Form Using Tabs
• Fun With Type On A Path
• Using The Glyphs Panel
• Inserting Special Characters - Part 1
• Inserting Special Characters - Part 2
• Inserting White Space
• Inserting Break Characters
• Text Frame Options

Styles

• Creating And Using Paragraph Styles
• Creating And Using Character Styles
• Understanding Nested Styles
• Creating And Using Line Styles
• Using GREP Styles Without Being An Engineer
• Using Next Style
• Creating And Using Object Styles

Combining Text With Objects

• Working With Anchored Objects
• Text Wrap Basics
• Taking Text Wrap Beyond The Basics

Using Long Document Features

• Threading Text Frames Made Simple
• Using Next And Previous Page In Continued Stories
• Setting Up And Working With Books
• Creating And Updating A Table Of Contents

Setting Up Tables

• Creating Simple Tables
• Editing And Customizing Tables - Part 1
• Editing And Customizing Tables - Part 2

Adding Graphics

• Understanding Graphics Formats
• Placing Graphics
• Fitting Graphics To Their Frames Automatically
• Using The New Gap Tool
• Managing Graphic Links
• Creating And Using Snippets

Color

• Mixing Colors In The Color Panel
• Creating Swatches And Tints
• Working With Gradients
• Understanding Process And Spot Colors
• Making Much More Of Two Colors With Mixed Ink
• More Swatches Panel Options

Transparency

• Effects Panel Basics
• Adding Feather Effects
• Working With Shadow Effects
• Bevel, Emboss And More
• Let's Get Glowing

Printing

• Printing Documents
• Preflight Your Layout
• Package To Collect Your Files For Print Production

Making Layouts Interactive

• Adding Simple Hyperlinks
• Creating Buttons Will Take You Places
• Making Objects Into Multi-State Objects
• Animating Objects In Layouts

Exporting

• Acrobats For Print
• Exporting For On-Screen And Interactive
• Exporting To Other Formats

Conclusion

• Where Do You Go From Here?