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01 Learn InDesign in 30 Minutes

• • Getting Started

  • Adding or Editing Text

  • Adding or Replacing Graphics

  • Moving Objects Around

  • Printing and Creating a PDF

02 Creating a Document

• • New Documents

  • Putting Ruler Guides on Your Page

  • Adding Text Frames

  • Typing and Editing Text

  • Applying Basic Text Formatting

  • Importing Graphics

  • Saving or Exporting Your Document

03 Managing Pages

• • Inserting Deleting and Moving Pages

  • Creating and Applying Master Pages

  • Overriding Master Page Items

  • Setting Margin and Column Guides

  • Changing Page Size

  • Adding Page Numbering

04 Text

• • Importing Text

  • Threading Text Frames

  • Text Frame Attributes

  • Inserting Special Characters

  • Using the Story Editor

  • Checking Spelling

  • Using Find Change

  • Setting Text on a Path

05 Graphics

• • Using the Links Panel

  • Editing Graphics in Their Original App

  • Cropping and Fitting Graphics to the Frame

06 Color and transparency

• • Stroking and Filling Frames and Paths

  • Adjusting Transparency Drop Shadows and Effects

  • Creating Color Swatches

  • Understanding the Danger and Power of Unnamed Colors

  • Creating and Applying Gradient Swatches

07 Frames and Paths

• • Drawing and Editing Path and Frame Shapes

  • Adding Rounded Corners and Other Corner Options

  • Creating Text Outlines

08 Managing Objects

• • Scaling, Rotating, Duplicating, and Transforming Objects

  • Moving Objects Above or Below Each Other

  • Creating and Controlling Layers

  • Aligning Distributing and Grouping

  • Understanding Text Wrap

  • Using Anchored Objects

09 Text Formatting

• • Applying Advanced Character Formatting

  • Using Find Font

  • Applying Formatting to a Paragraph

  • Using Drop Caps

  • Adding Rules or Lines Above or Below a Paragraph

  • Setting Tabs and Tab Stops

  • Spanning and Splitting Paragraphs

  • Adding Automatic Bullets and Numbers

  • Finding and Changing Text Formatting

  • Shading Paragraphs and Boxes

10 Styles

• • Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles

  • Using Character Styles

  • Editing and Redefining Styles

  • Using Object Styles

11 Tables

• • Creating a Table

  • Adjusting Rows and Columns

  • Formatting a Table

  • Formatting Cells

  • Placing Graphics in Cells

12 Interactive Documents

• • Adding Hyperlinks

  • Creating an Interactive PDF

  • Exporting an EPUB Document

  • Exporting to the Web with Publish Online

13 Package, Print, and Exporting

• • Packing for Output

  • Using the Print Dialog Box

  • Exporting a PDF

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