InDesign CC In Depth

InDesign CC In Depth

by Wiley
Released March 2014
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781118945803

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Video description

Master InDesign CC on your terms with this one-of-a-kind video training course. Adobe InDesign is the industry standard for desktop publishing and page layout, and InDesign CC is loaded with tools to help creative professionals design eye-popping layouts for brochures, magazines, e-books, and other projects. With this video course you will go beyond the basics to maximize InDesign CC and start taking advantage of all the features that InDesign offers. Our instructors provide expert, straight-forward, user- friendly training to help you tackle InDesign CC the way you want to learn. Dive deep into InDesign’s drawing tools and style menus. Learn advanced styling and template techniques, work with XML, design forms, and automate routine tasks in InDesign with expressions, scripting, and plug-ins. If you’re looking for real-world InDesign CC instruction, you’ll find it here. Lesson files for this course can be found here http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-826155.html

Table of contents

  1. Lesson 1
    1. Customizing Grids and Guides 00:08:31
    2. Enabling Smart Text Reflow 00:07:15
    3. Changing the Appearance of Black 00:06:16
    4. Adjusting Clipboard Handling 00:08:03
    5. Setting and Restoring Default Preferences 00:08:22
  2. Lesson 2
    1. Understanding Paths and Shapes 00:09:18
    2. Drawing with the Pencil and Pen 00:06:38
    3. Drawing with the Line and Shape Tools 00:06:21
    4. Editing Paths in InDesign CC 00:07:22
    5. Making Compound Paths and Shapes 00:06:44
  3. Lesson 3
    1. Applying Styles Efficiently 00:07:47
    2. Breaking Links and Redefining Styles 00:07:39
    3. Creating Style Groups 00:06:49
    4. Using Export Tagging 00:07:44
    5. Sorting by Name and Using Quick Apply 00:07:22
  4. Lesson 4
    1. Advantages of Template Use 00:06:23
    2. Editing a Template 00:04:47
    3. Loading Swatches 00:06:04
    4. Loading Styles 00:05:32
    5. Using Libraries with Templates 00:07:51
  5. Lesson 5
    1. Viewing XML 00:06:23
    2. Importing and Applying Tags 00:04:50
    3. Mapping Tags to Styles 00:04:00
    4. Mapping Styles to Tags 00:04:56
    5. Validating XML Structure 00:07:08
  6. Lesson 6
    1. Creating Simple Forms 00:02:51
    2. Adding Form Fields 00:05:17
    3. Adding a Combo Box 00:04:23
    4. Creating a Submit Button 00:05:31
    5. Exporting Interactive Forms 00:05:44
  7. Lesson 7
    1. Saving Presets 00:07:51
    2. Using Regular Expressions 00:03:34
    3. Scripting in InDesign 00:06:48
    4. Installing Plug-Ins 00:07:33
    5. Merging Data in InDesign CC 00:07:33
  8. Lesson 8
    1. Requirements for Accessibility 00:04:08
    2. Following an Accessible PDF Workflow 00:08:23
    3. Adding Structure to PDFs 00:07:21
    4. Using Articles for Accessibility 00:07:25
    5. Making Forms Accessible 00:06:46

Product information

  • Title: InDesign CC In Depth
  • Author(s): Wiley
  • Release date: March 2014
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781118945803