Adobe InDesign CC: Tips & Tricks

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Adobe InDesign CC: Tips & Tricks

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lessons: 14 Course Lessons

duration: 38min

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Adobe InDesign CC: Tips & Tricks

with RC Concepcion

Indesign is an incredible program to use for taking your documents and giving them great order and beautiful styling. Once you are familiar with the basics, you may want to take your experience to the next level by keeping a couple of tips and tricks handy. RC Concepcion gives you a list of his 12 Tips that will move that experience to the next level in Adobe Indesign. BUY COURSE

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lesson 1: Introduction (free course preview)

Welcome to the course.

23 sec

lesson 2: Change Your Default Preferences for Units in Indesign for all Documents

In this lesson, RC goes over how to change the default preferences for individual documents as well as how to make this change so that all of the documents you open in Indesign retain the same settings. This will help users get to the dimensions they need quickly.

2min, 21sec

lesson 3: Using Math Inside of Measurement Boxes

While Indesign is great at letting you precisely control the size and placement of boxes, there are times when you need to place elements in a more complex manner. RC goes over how to use Math in the calculations of measurements - right inside of the measurement boxes themselves.

1min, 47sec

lesson 4: Ignore Text Wrap in an Image

Text wrapping is a powerful way to add graphical elements to a block of copy in Indesign. There are times when you will need to turn this feature off. RC gets to brass tacks to show you exactly how to do this.

2min, 46sec

lesson 5: Add Filler Text into a Text Box

There are two major sections in Indesign - executing the layout of blocks and inserting copy in these blocks. Sometimes, you need to have dummy text placed in these box areas. RC gives you a couple of tips on how to get this job done quickly.

1min, 22sec

lesson 6: Use the Eyedropper for Quick Change Settings

In an Indesign document, you may have a host of items in a layout that use the same type of formatting. Learn how to leverage the eyedropper tool to make these changes in your document as quickly as possible.

4min, 27sec

lesson 7: Resize Frames without Fitting

Once you make a change to a frame and place a picture in it, there will be a need to resize these frames. Times often call for the picture not to move - and RC shows you how to get to that right inside of Indesign.

2min, 12sec

lesson 8: Show Extras in Windows Helps

After your layout is complete, there are markers in your document that help you see the organizational layout of your content. Learn how to turn these features off and on using this handy technique inside of Indesign.

2min, 10sec

lesson 9: Create a Different Type of Shape for a Picture

Creating an engaging print document could be as simple as changing the frames in the images that you are using. RC goes over how to make these changes to frames - going from square to circle and oval - then back!

2min, 2sec

lesson 10: Direct Select Tool for Moving Content in a Frame

The picture frame in Indesign is a great place to hold only a portion of a picture. Learn how to move the image inside of the frame so that you can show exactly what you want to see when you want to see it.

1min, 56sec

lesson 11: Place a Grid of Images in a Page

There are times in Indesign that you will want to place a group of pictures in a document. RC goes over how to place these images in a grid without having to worry about the spacing of the individual cells in the grid. This could be done with a quick keyboard shortcut.

6min, 0sec

lesson 12: Creating a Web Slideshow from within Indesign

One of the biggest changes in Indesign is that you no longer have to use it for printed documents. Learn how to create a compelling slideshow for the web without learning a single line of HTML.

6min, 41sec

lesson 13: Password Protect Your PDF

When sending PDF documents to others, you may want to restrict the opening, modification, or printing of those documents. RC goes over how to set password protection in your PDFs that will the content secure with just a couple of clicks.

3min, 39sec

lesson 14: Conclusion

Thanks for watching.

19 sec

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