InDesign CS3 is a robust and easy-to-use design and layout program. With it you can create documents of many types, from single page advertisements and flyers, to complex multi-page color publications. In this course, you will learn the basics of creating documents with InDesign CS3.

Lesson 1: InDesign Environment

• InDesign Environment Elements
• Navigating

Lesson 2: Basic Documents

• Picas Measurement System
• Document Setup
• Creating Text
• Working With Graphics

Lesson 3: Master Pages

• Creating Masters
• Applying Masters

Lesson 4: Importing and Threading Text

• Importing Text
• Threading Text
• Changing Text Threads

Lesson 5: Colors, Swatches, and Gradients

• Colors and Swatches
• Gradients
• Applying Fills and Strokes to Frames and Type

Lesson 6: Formatting Type

• Character Formatting
• Paragraph Formatting
• Styles
• Text Inset Spacing

Lesson 7: Graphics and Layout

• Placing and Manipulating Graphics
• Text Wrap
• Layers

Lesson 8: Transparency

• Applying Transparency
• Transparency Effects and Blending Modes
• Printing With Transparency

Lesson 9: Using Tables

• Creating Tables
• Formatting Tables

Lesson 10: Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider

• Commercial Printing Overview
• Preflighting
• Printing
• Packaging Files

Lesson 11: Creating Acrobat PDF Files

• PDF Files for the Web
• PDF Styles
• PDF Files for Printing

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