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InDesign

software description

a professional page layout program that integrates tightly with adobe photoshop, illustrator, and acrobat

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InDesign Summer 2008 courses

     
                                           
     

    Useful Links

    indesign home
    http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/main.html
    information and resources,including product guides and highlights, software upgrades, and demos

    indesign magazine
    http://www.indesignmag.com
    The first bimonthly PDF magazine devoted entirely to InDesign and the growing community of InDesign professionals.

    indesign tip of the week
    http://www.indesignmag.com/tipofweek.php
    Free tips that provide valuable information for both beginners and experts

    plugins world
    http://indesign.pluginsworld.com/
    indesign plug-ins by category, names, and editor

    creative pro
    http://www.creativepro.com/software/
    home/1423.html

    e-zine full of tips,tricks, and links

    indesign user group
    http://www.indesignusergroup.com
    home for indesign user groups in the united states. Includes tips, techniques, online discussion, and current events

    layers magazine
    http://www.layersmagazine.com/
    category/indesign/

    the how-to magazine for everything adobe; design, photography and video

    plug-ins
    http://www.WoodWing.com/en/Download
    woodwing services develops indesign plug-ins, working closely with adobe's engineering team

     

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    tips andtricks

    picture of a push pinduplicating a page

    Need to make a slight variation on a layout or its contents but want to also keep the original? You can duplicate a page in your document by going into the Pages Palette and holding down the Alt/Option key while dragging it to a new location.

    quick tints of color

    Need a color swatch that is a little lighter or darker than the one you've got? Select an object and then adjust the Tint slider in the top right of the Swatches palette. Then simply click the Create New Swatch button. You will have a new color swatch with the same values as the original but in the new tint. If you change the original color, the new tint will change as well!

    navigation keyboard shortcuts

    Increase your efficiency by learning to navigate around text using keyboard shortcuts:

    Ctrl+Down Arrow/Command+Down Arrow
    jumps to the beginning of the next paragraph

    Ctrl+Home/Command+Home
    jumps to the end of the current text story (even through multiple text frames)

    Ctrl+End/Command+End
    jumps to the end of the current text story

    Ctrl+Shift+End/Command+Shift+End
    selects text from the current cursor position to the end of the story

    Adobe InDesign CS3 Classroom in a Book Adobe Creative Team; Adobe Press; ISBN: 0321492013

    InDesign CS3 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Sandee Cohen. Peachpit Press; ISBN: 0321503066

    Real World Adobe InDesign CS3 Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner. Peachpit Press; ISBN: 032149170X

    Books

    tutorials

    adobe indesign center tutorials

    http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/
    designcenter/search.cfm?
    product=InDesign&go=Go

    Learn how to use InDesign with step-by-step tutorials on new features, key workflows, and advanced techniques.

    tutorial find

    http://www.tutorialfind.com/
    tutorials/adobe/indesign

    up-to-date organizer of InDesign tutorials on the web


    We have InDesign tutorials in our library:

    InDesign CS2 Essential Training
    3 CD set by lynda.com

    InDesign CS2 Beyond the Basics
    2 CD set by lynda.com

    See our entire library.

    call 612-625-1300 for more information

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