by Daniel Scott | Publisher: Total Training | Release Date: February 2018 | ISBN: 10000DSIDCCAD

With InDesign CC – Advanced, you'll learn advanced features, productivity and workflow speed tricks using Adobe InDesign CC. This course is for people who already know and understand the fundamentals and are ready to be on their way to being InDesign gurus! If you are already happy adding text and images to InDesign documents then this InDesign CC - Advanced course is for you. Even if you consider yourself a heavy user, I promise there will be things in here that will blow your InDesign mind. You'll master color features like color modes, proofing, and the color theme tool. Plus, learn techniques for controlling paragraphs and columns to create stylized and professional-looking layouts. Follow along with the included project files to make beautiful charts, graphs, and so much more! By the time you've completed this course, you will even know how to tackle interactivity and digital distribution. If you're one of those people using InDesign and you know there is probably a better, faster way to work, then this is your course! What are the requirements? You will need a copy of Adobe InDesign 2018 or above. But, you will find that 95% of all the features in this course will work with earlier version of InDesign (e.g. CS6). A free trial can be downloaded from Adobe. Project Files included. Length: 7 hrs 4 min.

1. CHAPTER 01: OVERVIEW
   • Introduction to Adobe InDesign CC Advanced 00:02:40
   • Getting Started 00:00:36
   • Adjusting Your Workspace for Maximum Amazingness 00:08:21
2. CHAPTER 02: FONTS
   • Setting the Default Font Size for New Documents 00:01:14
   • Typekit and Open Type Fonts - Special Features 00:07:43
   • Where To Get Great Free Fonts For Use In InDesign 00:03:34
   • Mastering Fonts 00:03:39
   • What The Font - Font Guess in Adobe InDesign CC 00:06:21
   • Picking Beautiful Font Pairings 00:02:27
3. CHAPTER 03: CREATIVE CLOUD APP
   • Using Adobe Market for Free Icons 00:05:45
4. CHAPTER 04: COLOR
   • Using the Color Theme Tool 00:03:14
   • Using Color Modes 00:02:37
   • Importing Colors and Setting Default Colors 00:06:58
   • Finding Great Colors with Adobe Color 00:01:11
   • Appearance of Black and Proofing Colors 00:08:00
   • Drawing Shapes with Gridify and Live Distribute 00:13:15
5. CHAPTER 05: DRAWING
   • Drawing Arrows 00:04:14
   • Drawing Complex Flowers 00:07:25
6. CHAPTER 06: PARAGRAPH GOODNESS
   • Using Auto Size to Auto-Expand Text Boxes 00:04:42
   • Placeholder Text Alternatives 00:05:44
   • Adding Paragraph Borders and Shading 00:09:57
   • Paragraph vs. Single Line Composer 00:02:19
   • Making Paragraphs Span 2 Columns 00:03:00
   • Mastering Justification 00:04:43
   • Mastering Hyphenation Options 00:06:54
   • Optical Margin Alignment 00:02:25
   • The Secret Power Of Keep Options 00:05:00
   • Advanced Anchored Objects Techniques 00:04:28
   • Using Conditional Text 00:07:23
7. CHAPTER 07: CHARTS AND INFOGRAPHICS
   • Creating Pie Charts and Bar Graphs 00:09:37
8. CHAPTER 08: INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTS
   • The Pros and Cons of Interactive Types 00:08:46
   • Creating an Interactive PDF 00:08:48
   • Adding Interactive Page Transitions 00:03:58
   • Adding Navigation to an Interactive PDF 00:06:01
   • What Is Publish Online? 00:06:39
   • Publishing Your Publish Online Documents 00:03:37
   • Adding Video 00:06:57
   • Triggering Animations with Interactive Buttons 00:05:53
   • Making a Multi State Object 00:03:37
   • Adding Adobe Animate CC To InDesign CC Files 00:03:40
   • Adding Maps and Calendars to Interactive Documents 00:02:52
   • Creating QR Codes 00:02:49
9. CHAPTER 09: KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
   • Keyboard Shortcuts That Will Change Your Life 00:11:05
10. CHAPTER 10: LONG DOCUMENTS
    • Placing Long Text onto Multiple Pages Automatically 00:08:08
    • Creating a Cross Reference 00:06:34
    • Creating an Index 00:05:22
    • Using Text Variables to Add the Document Name to Pages 00:05:48
    • Using the Book Feature 00:06:39
11. CHAPTER 11: PREFERENCES
    • Changing Preferences for Advanced InDesign Users 00:05:25
12. CHAPTER 12: WORKFLOW SPEED TIPS
    • Speeding Up Your Workflow for Advanced InDesign Users 00:20:41
13. CHAPTER 13: STYLES
    • Using Character Styles 00:04:09
    • Advanced Paragraph Styles 00:01:57
    • Mapping Word Styles to Adobe InDesign Styles 00:03:18
    • Creating Nested Styles 00:04:09
    • Creating a GREP Style 00:05:58
    • Using Next Styles 00:05:27
    • Advanced Object Styles 00:07:51
14. CHAPTER 14: MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS
    • Best Practices for Working across Multiple Documents 00:10:07
15. CHAPTER 15: IMAGES
    • Using Adobe Stock 00:03:17
    • Cropping Images inside of Text 00:04:11
    • Using Adobe Comp CC to Make InDesign Layouts on Mobile Phone or Tablet 00:03:47
16. CHAPTER 16: CC LIBRARIES
    • Advanced Use of CC Libraries 00:09:40
17. CHAPTER 17: PHOTOSHOP AND ILLUSTRATOR
    • Getting the Most of Photoshop and Illustrator in InDesign 00:13:32
18. CHAPTER 18: FORMS
    • Creating a PDF Form 00:21:17
19. CHAPTER 19: PAGES
    • Advanced Use of the Pages Panel 00:08:22
    • Placing InDesign Documents inside of Each Other 00:01:55
20. CHAPTER 20: SCRIPTS
    • Using and Installing Scripts 00:08:42
21. CHAPTER 21: SPEED UP INDESIGN
    • Speeding Up InDesign When It’s Running Really Slow 00:07:35
22. CHAPTER 22: EXPORTING AND PRINTING TRICKS
    • Advanced Exporting and Printing Tricks 00:08:17
23. CHAPTER 23: NEXT STEPS
    • What to do Once You’ve Finished This Course 00:02:13