
InDesign CS2
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Approximate Length: 4 hours
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Course Description
The Adobe InDesign CS2 QUICK Source Learning Series will show you the basics of how to use Adobe InDesign CS2. The QUICK Source Learning Series combines three levels of training: Teaching, Trying, and Testing. The teaching section includes high-quality video so you are able to see what the instructor is teaching you to do. The trying section allows you to practice what you have learned right in our program. There is no need to switch between our software and Adobe InDesign CS2. The testing section involves a variety of test questions with immediate feedback. Trainers can track user’s progress, view test scores, and print out reports.
Objectives
- Getting Started
- Introduction
- Starting and Exiting InDesign CS2
- Identifying the Parts of the InDesign Window
- Using the Tools Palette
- Working with Palettes
- Using Workspaces
- Opening a Document
- Creating a New Document
- Saving a Document
- Navigating a Document
- Zooming In and Out on a Document
- Page Setup and Master Pages
- Introduction
- Inserting Pages
- Working with Pages
- Creating Master Pages
- Applying a Master Page
- Working with Master Pages
- Changing Document and Page Settings
- Using Guides
- Adding Page Numbering
- Text and Text Formatting
- Introduction
- Creating a Text Frame
- Setting Text Frame Options
- Linking Text
- Importing Text
- Formatting Text
- Kerning and Tracking Text
- Scaling, Shifting, and Skewing Text
- Adding Color to Text
- Finding and Changing Text
- Text Extras
- Introduction
- Creating a Bulleted or Numbered List
- Creating Footnotes
- Inserting Special Characters and Spaces
- Working with Glyphs
- Changing Case
- Checking Spelling
- Using the Story Editor
- Paragraph Formatting
- Introduction
- Aligning Paragraph Text
- Setting Paragraph Indenting
- Adding Space Before and After a Paragraph
- Setting Drop Caps
- Setting Tabs
- Aligning to Grid
- Working with Keep Options
- Setting Hyphenation
- Creating Rules Above and Below a Paragraph
- Graphics
- Introduction
- Drawing Basic Shapes
- Adding a Stroke and Fill to a Shape
- Adding a Drop Shadow
- Adding Feathering and Corner Effects
- Inserting a Graphic
- Resizing a Graphic
- Grouping and Locking Objects
- Ordering Objects
- Aligning and Distributing Objects
- Graphic Extras and Color
- Introduction
- Transforming an Object
- Repeating Transformations
- Duplicating an Object
- Creating a New Color Swatch
- Creating a New Tint Swatch
- Creating a New Gradient Swatch
- Working with Color Swatches
- Importing and Exporting Swatches
- Using the Eyedropper Tool
- Output and Getting Help
- Introduction
- Preflighting a Document
- Packaging a Document
- Printing a Document
- Working with InDesign Help
- Searching for Help Topics
- Bookmarking Help Topics
- Using Additional Help Features
Expert/Contact
Or call 1.866.293.5313 ext. 229.
Lessons
- IDCS2B1 - Getting Started
- IDCS2B2 - Page Setup and Master Pages
- IDCS2B3 - Text and Text Formatting
- IDCS2B4 - Text Extras
- IDCS2B5 - Paragraph Formatting
- IDCS2B6 - Graphics
- IDCS2B7 - Graphic Extras and Color
- IDCS2B8 - Output and Getting Help
Certificates
Completion of this course (all lessons must be passed or completed) will earn credit towards the following certificate(s):