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Introduction to Adobe InDesign CS3 Training Course Outline
Getting to Know the InDesign CS3 Work Area
• Looking at the work area
• Changing the magnification of a document
• Navigating through your document
Setting Up Your Document in InDesign CS3
• Creating a new document
• Understanding document options
• Setting columns and guides
• Layout adjustments
• Showing and locking guides and grids
Working with Frames in InDesign CS3
• Working with Layers
• Creating and editing text frames
• Creating and editing graphics frames
• Working with Frames
Importing and Editing Text in InDesign CS3
• Creating and entering text
• Vertically aligning text
• Flowing text
• Working with styles
• Flowing text automatically
• Page numbering
• Changing the number of columns on a page
• Loading styles from another document
• Flowing text into an existing frame
• Finding and changing
• Checking spelling of a story
• Adding words to a dictionary
• Checking spelling dynamically
• Automatically correcting misspelled words
• Drag and drop text editing
• Using the story editor
• Type on a path
Working with Typography in InDesign CS3
• Adjusting vertical spacing
• Changing fonts and type style
• Changing paragraph alignment
• Creating a drop cap
• Adjusting letter and word spacing
• Working with tabs
• Adding a rule below a paragraph
Working with Color in InDesign CS3
• Defining printing requirements
• Adding colors to the Swatches panel
• Applying colors to objects
• Creating dashed strokes
• Working with gradients
• Creating a tint
• Creating a spot color
• Applying color to text
• Using the gradient palette
• Ensuring consistent color
Working with Styles in InDesign CS3
• Creating and applying paragraph styles
• Creating and applying character styles
• Nesting character styles inside paragraph
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• Creating and applying object styles
• Creating and applying table and cell styles
• Globally updating styles
• Loading styles from another document
Importing and Linking Graphics in InDesign CS3
• Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
How to import an Image
• What is linking and Embeding
• How to update, edit and relink and image
• Updating revised graphics
• Adjusting view quality
• Importing a Photoshop file and alpha
channels
• Placing native files
Text Wrap
• Wrapping text around images
• Editing the wrapping path
• Using paths and channels to wrap
Working with Master Pages
• Setting up master pages
• Page and master pages options
• Automatic page numbering
• Numbering and section options
• Tips for working with master pages
Creating Tables in InDesign CS3
• Importing and formatting a table
• Using graphics within tables
• Formatting text within a table
• Merging and splitting cells
• Adding and deleting rows and column
Bulleted and Numbered Lists
• Understanding ordered lists
• Defining lists
• Applying lists to styles
• Restarting lists
Advanced Styles
• Importing and embedding styles
• Word import options
• Nested styles
• Bulleted and numbered lists
Working with Transparency in InDesign CS3
• Applying transparency settings
• Working with effects
Working with Long Documents in InDesign CS3
• Defining a book
• Working with a table of contents
• Maintaining consistency across book files
• Indexing the book
Output and PDF Exporting in InDesign CS3
• Using Preflight
• Using Package
• Creating an Adobe PDF proof
• Previewing the page
• Linking
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