Essentials of Adobe InDesign CS3

Start InDesign and Open a Document | Change Page Views | Scroll Using the Hand Tool | Show and Hide Palettes | View Multiple Documents | Create and Use Custom Workspaces | Create a New Document | Change Document Setup | Create a Text Frame | Create Graphics Frames | Resize and Move Page Elements | Change the Units & Increments

Placing Text and Formatting Paragraphs

Create a Document Preset | Place Text | Drag and Drop Text into a Layout | Align Paragraphs | Create Multiple Columns | Set a First Line Indent | Add Paragraph Space | Set Leading | Set Paragraph Rules | Add Bullets to Text | Set A Hanging Indent as the Bullet Position | Set A Hanging Indent Using the Tabs Palette | Add Custom Bullets to Text | Add Numbers to Text

Tab Stops

Set and Move a Tab Stop | Add a Tab Stop Leader | Set a Decimal Tab Stop | Use the "Align to Other" Tab | Create a Hanging Indent | Apply Text Formatting Using the Eyedropper Tool | Add a Stroke to a Frame | Add Inset Spacing | Set Vertical Justification

Graphics

Place an Image | Place an Image in an Existing Frame | Move and Resize an Image | Change the Scale of an Image | Rotate and Skew an Image | Resize the Frame and Graphic with the Mouse and Keyboard | Create a Clipping Path | Customize a Clipping Path

Working with Objects

Use Step and Repeat | Align Objects | Group Items | Lock Position | Resize a Group | Compound Paths | Pass Through a Stack | Change and Edit a Shape | Add Arrowheads to a Line | Change Frame Content | Create a Gradient Swatch | Create an Object Style

Create a One-Page Flyer

Create a Page Border | Create a Multiple Column Text Frame | Use Find/Change | Create a Paragraph Style for the Body Text | Add Ruler Guides | Place a Graphic onto the Page | Create a Text Wrap around an Object | Check Spelling Dynamically | Spell Check a Document | Use Autocorrect | Preflight and Package a File for Handoff | Create a PDF

Master Pages

Create a Master Page | Add Objects to a Master Page | Add a Spread Guide | Add an Automatic Page Number | Duplicate and Rename Master Pages | Enable Layout Adjustment | Assign a Master Page | Wrap Text Around an Image | Edit a Text Wrap

Text Styles

Create a Body Text Paragraph Style | Create a Headline Paragraph Style | Use the Story Editor | Edit a Style | Set Keep Options | Apply Direct Formatting to a Paragraph | Create a New Style Based on a Selection | Lock Text to a Paragraph Grid | Insert Drop Caps | Create and Nest a Character Style

Tracking, Kerning, and Hyphenation

Track Text | Kern Letter Pairs | Use Tracking as a Layout Tool | Adjust Hyphenation | Create User Dictionary Hyphenation Exceptions | Work with Discretionary Hyphens | Prevent Selected Text from Breaking

Tables

Draw a Table | Add Data, Columns and Rows to a Table | Combine Table Cells and Format Text | Format a Table | Change Cell Text Rotation and Cell Stroke Weight | Place Graphics in Table Cells | Convert Text to a Table | Scale a Table and its Content | Create Table and Cell Styles

Layers

Create and Modify Layers | Move Objects to Layers | Hide and Show Layers | Reorder Layers | Make an Inline Graphic | Set Anchored Object Options | Create an Object Style

Books

Create a Book File | Add Documents to a Book File | Reorder and Remove Book Documents | Synchronize Selected Documents | Create a Table of Contents Style | Create a Table of Contents | Add Index Entries | Generate an Index | Change the Index Punctuation | Create Index Paragraph Styles | Create Second-Level Index Entries | Create a Cross-Reference