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InDesign CS4 Essential Training

InDesign CS4 Essential Training

with David Blatner

 


InDesign is an essential tool for design firms, ad agencies, magazines, newspapers, book publishers, and freelance designers around the world. InDesign CS4 Essential Training presents a thorough explanation of the core features and techniques that make this powerful page layout application fun and easy to use, providing a foundation upon which advanced skills and workflows can be built. David Blatner shows how to navigate and customize the workspace, manage documents and pages, work with text frames and graphics, export and print finished documents, and much more. Example files accompany the course.
Topics include:
  • Adjusting layouts and master pages
  • Working with InDesign CS3 files and snippets
  • Formatting objects, characters, and paragraphs
  • Using the Story Editor
  • Learning keystroke commands for important actions
  • Understanding color and separations
  • Using the Preflight and Package features to ensure successful printing

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author
David Blatner
subject
Design, Page Layout
software
InDesign CS4
level
Beginner
duration
11h 2m
released
Oct 13, 2008

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David Blatner

David Blatner

David Blatner is the author or co-author of 15 books, including Real World InDesign and Real World Photoshop. He is the co-host of the InDesignSecrets.com podcast and blog, and the editorial director of both InDesign Magazine and The InDesign Conference. Over half a million copies of his books are in print in 13 languages, and his free InDesign Secrets plug-in offers a "tip of the day" to thousands of users worldwide. He has spoken at conferences and workshops around North America, Europe, Australia, Japan, and South Africa. You can find more about David at www.63p.com.
Course Title   Level   Duration   Released  
InDesign CS3 Essential Training Beginner 9h 0m 04/2007  {8}
InDesign CS3 Beyond the Basics Intermediate 9h 44m 03/2008  {8}
InDesign CS4 Essential Training Beginner 11h 2m 10/2008  {8}
InDesign CS4 Beyond the Basics Intermediate 8h 3m 12/2008  {8}
InDesign: 10 Things to Know About GREP Intermediate 1h 8m 04/2009  {8}
InDesign CS4: 10 Things to Know About Interactive PDFs Intermediate 48m 43s 07/2009  {8}
InDesign CS4: 10 Free Must-Have Scripts Appropriate for all 54m 55s 04/2009  {8}
InDesign CS4: 10 Free Must-Have Plug-ins Appropriate for all 34m 55s 04/2009  {8}
InDesign: 10 Essential Tips Beginner 43m 38s 04/2009  {8}
InDesign CS5 Essential Training Beginner 10h 33m 04/2010  {8}
InDesign Secrets Intermediate 9h 17m 06/2013  {8}
InDesign CS6 Essential Training Beginner 8h 24m 05/2012  {8}
InDesign Insider Training: Beyond the Essentials Intermediate 5h 14m 03/2013  {8}
InDesign CC Essential Training Beginner 8h 58m 06/2013  {8}

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