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    Total Training for Adobe InDesign CS4: Essentials

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    Total Training for Adobe InDesign CS4: Essentials

    Get well on your way to working like a pro with Adobe's brand new version of InDesign with this new training. James Lockman introduces to you the new features of InDesign CS4 and the basics for working successfully with this program. You'll learn necessary skills for using color, working with layers, and preparing your designs for final output and much more.

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    Average Rating: 4.666666666666667 out of 5 rating Based on 3 Ratings

    "Excellent Series" - by Believer on 28-FEB-2011
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    I am new to InDesign CS4 and I found this training series to be very thorough and right to the point. It is well layed out and the quality of the videos are excellent. I was able to jump right into InDesign during his lessons and easily follow along. I would really like to see more of the James Lockman videos on InDesign, beginner, intermediate, or advanced; he is an excellent trainer. Don't forget to download the series files from the "Extras" tab.
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    "Total Training for Adobe InDesign CS4: Essentials" - by Cameron Dean on 11-MAY-2010
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    This is an excellent training resource. I would rate at 4.5 stars, but that option is not available. Very understandable... a tad bit dry at times, but you have to consider the subject matter, ya know.
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    CHAPTER 1: EXPLORING THE INTERFACE

    Introduction

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    Start Screen, Application Bar & Workspace Menu

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    Panels, Application Frame & Tab View

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    Using the Control Panel

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    Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus

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    Exploring Workspaces

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    CHAPTER 2: CUSTOMIZING APPLICATION PREFERENCES

    Introduction

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    Setting General & Interface Preferences

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    Setting Type & Composition Preferences

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    Customizing Units, Grids & Guides

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    Dictionary, Spelling, Autocorrect & Story Editor Display Preferences

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    Display Performance & Appearance of Black Preferences

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    File & Clipboard Handling

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    CHAPTER 3: WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

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    Setting Up a New Document & Saving a Preset

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    Working with Templates

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    Replacing Missing Fonts & Updating Links

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    Converting Documents for Backwards Compatibility

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    CHAPTER 4: NAVIGATING & VIEWING DOCUMENTS

    Introduction

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    Navigating Pages & Layers

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    Links, Edit Original & Rotate Spread View

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    Zooming, Display Performance & Panning

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    Changing View Modes & Customizing a Proof

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    CHAPTER 5: MARGINS, COLUMNS, RULERS & GUIDES

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    Setting Up Units, Margins & Columns

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    Using Rulers

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    Working with Guides

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    Using Smart Guides to Align & Place Objects

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    CHAPTER 6: ADDING TEXT TO YOUR LAYOUT

    Introduction

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    Adding & Formatting Text in a Frame

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    Exploring Frame Types

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    Placing Text from a File

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    Threading Text Frames

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    Creating Text on a Path

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    Auto-Flowing Text

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    Using Smart Text Reflow

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    CHAPTER 7: TEXT FORMATTING OPTIONS

    Introduction

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    Choosing Fonts

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    Controlling Font Size & Leading

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    Changing Text Color in the Swatches & Color Panels

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    Adjusting Alignment, Tracking & Kerning

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    Using the Eyedropper Tool to Sample Text Attributes

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    Finding & Replacing Fonts

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    Adding Indents & Spacing

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    Controlling Hyphenation & Justification

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    Creating Drop Caps

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    Using Optical Margin Alignment

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    CHAPTER 8: FORMATTING TEXT USING STYLES

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    Creating Paragraph Styles

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    Applying Styles

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    Understanding Next Styles

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    Clearing Style Options

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    Redefining Styles

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    Importing & Managing Styles

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    CHAPTER 9: TABS, TABLES & LISTS

    Introduction

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    Formatting Text with Tabs

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    Creating, Selecting & Navigating Tables

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    Formatting Tables & Cells

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    Saving Time with Table & Cell Styles

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    Working with Bulleted & Numbered Lists

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    CHAPTER 10: WORKING WITH PLACED GRAPHICS

    Introduction

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    Exploring Bridge & Assigning Keywords

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    Placing & Scaling Images

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    Using the Free Transform, Position & Scale Tools

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    Frame & Content Fitting Options

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    Placing Multiple Files

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    Using the Links Panel

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    Building a Library

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    CHAPTER 11: CREATING SHAPES & USING TEXT WRAP

    Introduction

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    Creating Shapes & Frames

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    Customizing & Transforming Shapes

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    Aligning & Distributing Shapes

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    Applying Text Wrap

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    CHAPTER 12: WORKING WITH COLOR & SWATCHES

    Introduction

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    Introduction to Swatches

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    Choosing Colors & Creating New Swatches

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    Working with Gradients

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    Using the Kuler Panel

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    Using Transparency

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    Transparency Effects

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    CHAPTER 13: USING LAYERS

    Introduction

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    Creating Layers

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    Placing Content on Layers

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    Moving Content between Layers

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    Managing Layers

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    CHAPTER 14: INTRODUCING OBJECT STYLES

    Introduction

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    Creating New Object Styles

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    Applying Object Styles

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    Updating Object Styles

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    Defining Default Object Styles

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    CHAPTER 15: ADDING INTERACTIVITY

    Introduction

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    Making a Table of Contents Interactive

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    Creating Hyperlinks

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    Adding Buttons for Navigation

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    Adding Page Transitions

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    Exporting for the Web Using SWF & PDF

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    CHAPTER 16: PREFLIGHT, PRINT & PDF

    Introduction

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    Introducing New Live Preflighting

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    Packaging for Output

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    Understanding Printing Options

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    Printing Booklets

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    Exporting to Adobe PDF

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    Credits

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