Unit 1: Getting to Know the Work Area
* Knowing the User Interface
* Customizing your workspace
* Using Panel menus
* Using a navigator panel
Unit 2: Setting Up Your Document
* Creating a new document preset
* Working with master pages
* Wrapping text around a graphics
* Drawing colored shapes
* Applying the masters to document pages
* Overriding master page items on document pages
Unit 3: Working with Frames
* Working with layers
* Creating, editing & resizing text frames
* Creating multiple columns
* Adjusting text inset with a frame
* Creating and editing graphics frames
* Working with compound frames
Unit 4: Importing and Editing Text
* Creating and entering text
* Creating a headline and applying a style
* Vertically aligining text
* Flowing text
* Working with styles
* Changing horizontal and vertical text alignment
* Using semi-autoflow to place text frames
* Changing the number of columns on a page
* Loading styles from another document
* Using dictionary
* Using the Story Editor
Unit 5: Working with Typography
* Using a baseline grid to align text
* Working with paragraphs
* Working with font and type style
* 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
Unit 6: Working with Color
* 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 & Objects
* Ensuring consistent color
* An overview of color management
* Setting up color management in InDesign CS3
* Setting up default working spaces
Unit 7 : Working with Styles
* Creating and applying paragraph styles
* Creating and applying character styles
* Creating a nested style
* Creating and applying object styles
* Creating and applying table and cell styles
* Globally updating styles
* Loading styles from another document
Unit 8: Importing and Linking Graphics
* Adding graphics from other programs
* Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
* Managing links to imported files
* Viewing information about linked files
* Adjusting view quality
* Working with clipping paths
* Placing native files
* Importing a Photoshop file with layers and layer comps
* Placing inline graphics
* Adding text wrap to an inline graphic
* Using a library to manage objects
* Creating a library
Unit 9: Creating Tables
* Importing and formatting a table
* Formatting borders and alternating row colors
* Using graphics within tables
* Placing graphics in table cells
* Creating a new cell style
Unit 10: Working with Transparency
* Importing and colorizing a black-and-white image
* Applying transparency settings
* About the Effects panel
* Applying a blending mode
* Adjusting the transparency settings for EPS images
* Adjusting transparency for Photoshop images
* Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency
* Working with effects
* Applying multiple effects to objects
* Editing and removing effects
Unit 11: Working with Long Documents
* Defining a book
* Setting the order and pagination
* Working with a table of contents
* Generating a table of contents for the book
* Synchronizing book documents
Unit 12: Output and PDF Exporting
* Using Preflight
* Using Package
* Creating an Adobe PDF proof
* Separations preview
* Transparency flattener preview
* Previewing the page
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