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InDesign CS2 Beyond the Basics

with:
Brian Wood

InDesign CS2 Beyond the Basics delves into the more advanced features of Adobe InDesign CS2, including tools for working with long documents. The tutorial covers the program's features for dealing with books, indexes, and tables of contents, and teaches you how to use the automation tools like Scripts and Data Merge. Brian Wood, a certified Adobe Creative Suite 2 Master, also shares tips and tricks for working more efficiently in the program by using Snippets, Libraries, Object Styles, and more. This video tutorial is recommended for intermediate-level InDesign CS2 users, and those who have completed the InDesign CS2 Essential Training or its equivalent. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Released on: 4/10/2006

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Exercise Files

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1. Introduction
	Welcome	0:17	1.1 MB
2. Grid and Guide Management
	Quick and accurate guide placement	4:48	5.1 MB
	Using the Create Guides command	3:58	4.2 MB
	Working with document-based baseline grids	7:43	14.9 MB
	Working with frame-based baseline grids	6:26	12.4 MB
	Column guides	4:43	5.5 MB
	Guide preferences	5:41	7.9 MB
3. Time Saving Features
	Libraries	14:04	20.0 MB
	Snippets	6:50	12.1 MB
	Object styles	15:21	23.1 MB
	Anchored objects	16:37	25.6 MB
	Quick apply	9:17	18.0 MB
	Templates	8:12	11.9 MB
	Advanced preferences	8:02	11.5 MB
4. Master Pages
	Based-on master pages	8:29	12.2 MB
	Creating an initial single spread	9:28	14.0 MB
	Working with master page objects	11:05	22.2 MB
	Autoflow of text and master pages	8:52	11.7 MB
	Changing margins and columns	7:45	10.6 MB
	Section starts, prefixes and page numbering	13:06	25.1 MB
	Creating a master page from a spread	8:10	10.9 MB
	Sharing pages and masters between documents	9:13	16.1 MB
	Printing master pages as comps	2:42	5.0 MB
5. Word and Excel Workflows
	Importing Word docs into InDesign	9:16	12.2 MB
	Importing Excel workbooks	7:49	13.4 MB
	Placing charts and graphs	8:22	13.1 MB
	A Word linking workflows	17:14	30.5 MB
6. Working with Type
	Footnotes	16:08	32.4 MB
	Data Merge intro	4:37	7.2 MB
	Data Merge setup	14:50	22.3 MB
	Merging data	10:04	14.7 MB
7. Working with Books
	Book workflows	6:55	9.0 MB
	Setting up a book	4:27	4.7 MB
	Page numbering across book documents	11:54	16.6 MB
	Synchronizing book documents	10:32	14.3 MB
	Preflighting a book	5:30	7.5 MB
	Packaging a book	9:05	11.1 MB
	Printing an entire book	4:35	5.3 MB
	Exporting a book to PDF	6:38	11.6 MB
	Book extras	5:36	6.2 MB
8. Tables of Contents
	Preparing for a TOC	3:09	4.6 MB
	Building a TOC	12:58	18.4 MB
	Editing a TOC	3:08	4.9 MB
	Creating and saving a TOC style	7:15	11.5 MB
	Creating a TOC for a book	8:08	10.7 MB
9. Indexing
	Planning an index	4:38	7.1 MB
	Creating an index	20:54	27.3 MB
	Generating an index	7:58	10.7 MB
	Updating an index	6:49	10.6 MB
	Indexing and books	6:45	10.6 MB
10. Tables
	Table shortcuts	10:30	19.5 MB
	Table formatting	9:24	16.4 MB
11. Buttons
	Hyperlinks	17:33	33.7 MB
	Bookmarks	8:53	16.7 MB
	Buttons	11:27	15.4 MB
	Adding movies and sounds	12:53	18.0 MB
	Creating a PDF	5:37	8.9 MB
	Creating and sharing Adobe PDF presets	6:08	10.2 MB
12. Color Management
	InDesign and Bridge	5:55	10.8 MB
	Profile mismatches	5:11	7.1 MB
	Color management and output to print	6:16	11.1 MB
	Color management and output to PDF	4:34	7.7 MB
13. Exporting to the Web
	Designing for use in GoLive	5:10	7.7 MB
	Packaging for GoLive	15:16	22.0 MB
14. Intro to XML and InDesign
	Why XML?	7:25	10.1 MB
	Structuring InDesign content	14:29	20.0 MB
	Exporting to XML	4:55	7.7 MB
	Importing XML	16:12	23.1 MB
15. Automation
	Using scripting to automate	12:25	19.8 MB
	Advanced find/change	11:11	20.0 MB
16. Conclusion
	Goodbye	0:16	1.1 MB