Time-Saving Tips Using InDesign

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Free Online Course: Time-Saving Tips Using InDesign provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Time-Saving Tips Using InDesign is taught by Chad Chelius.

Overview
  • Learn ways to save time using Adobe InDesign and spend more time on the creative aspects of a project.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Be more productive using InDesign
    1. Shortcuts
    • Tool shortcuts
    • Color shortcuts
    • The magic of the Option key
    • Character and paragraph formatting
    • Accessing control panel options
    • Customizing keyboard shortcuts
    • Document navigation shortcuts
    • Power Zoom
    2. Efficiencies
    • The home screen
    • Creating a custom workspace
    • Find and change efficiencies
    • Table efficiencies
    • InDesign defaults
    • Named vs. unnamed colors
    • Creative Cloud libraries
    3. Working with Objects
    • Drawing objects with control
    • Using Gridify
    • Live Distribute
    • Using Paste Into and Paste in Place
    • Frame-fitting options
    • Content-Aware Fit
    • Object Styles
    4. Working with Text
    • Adjusting text properties
    • Auto-size text frames
    • Tab tricks
    • Understanding based on
    • Creating and modifying styles
    • Creating style shortcuts
    • Using Quick Apply
    • Using Next Style
    • Object Styles for text frames
    Conclusion
    • Next steps