InDesign CS3 Prepress Essentials

In InDesign CS3 Prepress Essentials, instructor Taz Tally covers each step of the prepress process, from proper document planning and construction to making the right choices for output settings. He teaches all the details in between, including choosing the right typefaces and fonts, working with graphics and colors, and much more. Using practical examples, Taz takes viewers from concept to printer-ready InDesign and PDF files. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Topics Include:

• Understanding the prepress process
• Planning and constructing documents
• Setting up print documents and workspaces
• Assessing and choosing fonts and typefaces
• Working with graphics
• Making color choices
• Checking document details
• Configuring print settings
• Creating PDF presets
• Preflighting for press
• Sending out a finished InDesign document for printing
• Creating print-ready PDFs

Duration: 7 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM