Lesson 1. Working with Typography
- Getting started
- 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
- Exploring on your own
- Review
Lesson 2. Working with Color
- Getting started
- 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 advanced gradient techniques
- Ensuring consistent color
- Color management: An overview
- Setting up color management in InDesign CS4
- A look at the Adobe Bridge
- Color-managing imported graphics in InDesign CS4
- Assigning a profile after importing an image
- Embedding a profile in a Photoshop image
- Assigning a profile while importing a graphic
- Exploring on your own
- Review
Lesson 3. Working with Styles
- Getting started
- Creating and applying paragraph styles
- Creating and applying character styles
- Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles
- Creating and applying object styles
- Creating and applying table and cell styles
- Globally updating styles
- Loading styles from another document
- Review
Lesson 4. Importing and Linking Graphics
- Getting started
- Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
- Updating revised graphics
- Adjusting view quality
- Working with clipping paths
- Importing a Photoshop file and alpha channels
- Placing native files
- Using a library to manage objects
- Creating a library
- Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics
- Exploring on your own
- Review
Lesson 5. Creating Tables
- Getting started
- Importing and formatting a table
- Using graphics within tables
- Formatting text within a table
- Exploring on your own
- Review
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