Working with Styles
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 cell styles
Creating cell styles
Creating a table style
Applying a table style
Globally updating styles
Loading styles from another document
Creating Tables
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
Working with Transparency
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 settings 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
Working with Long Documents
Defining a book
Creating a book file
Setting the order and pagination
Working with a 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-references
Generating the index
Working with Typography
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
Drawing • Mastering the Pen Tool
• Pen Tool shortcuts
• Compound paths
Advanced Project • Time to work on your own projects with assistance from instructor and other students, and/or complete a review project from start to finish!
• Additional student initiated topics, as time allows.
This course is for intermediate level content creators who are familiar with the basics of Adobe InDesign CS3. To gain the most from this class, students should:
• Be familiar with Windows or Mac OS X.
• Be familiar with general graphics concepts and terminology.
• Be familiar with the basics of InDesign CS3, or have attended an introductory InDesign class.
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