by Steve Holmes | Publisher: Total Training | Release Date: November 2007 | ISBN: 00320090056SI

Total Training Presents: Adobe® Creative Suite 2 From Design to Delivery focuses on ways to help users master the entire product line workflow. Led by Adobe Certified Expert, Steve Holmes, you'll receive step-by-step instruction on how to combine the common tools for Photoshop® CS2, InDesign® CS2, Illustrator® CS2, and GoLive® CS2. Plus, you'll uncover valuable techniques to maximize the creative print and web design process and give your projects a professional finish.

1. Chapter 1: Customizing Your Layout
   • Introduction 00:01:47
   • Setting InDesign® Preferences 00:05:59
   • Customizing & Saving an InDesign Workspace 00:06:47
   • Customizing InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts 00:03:52
2. Chapter 2: Documents, Presets & Master Elements
   • Introduction 00:00:36
   • Creating New InDesign Document Presets 00:03:03
   • Loading InDesign Document Presets 00:03:42
   • Adding & Arranging Pages in an InDesign Layout 00:01:59
   • Creating Guides on a Master Page 00:03:18
   • Creating a Guides Layer & Saving a Document 00:02:50
3. Chapter 3: Basic Layout, Import & Reformatting
   • Introduction 00:00:42
   • Creating Text & Graphic Frames 00:01:44
   • Selecting, Moving & Filling Frames 00:02:32
   • Using Layers to Organize Objects 00:02:16
   • Scaling Frames around an Anchor Point 00:02:08
   • Importing Text into a Frame 00:01:59
   • Selecting a Paragraph & Changing Text Size 00:01:37
   • Changing Text Size with Keyboard Shortcuts 00:01:40
   • Adjusting Leading, Kerning, Spacing & Alignment 00:03:17
4. Chapter 4: Paragraph Styles & Power Redefinition
   • Introduction 00:00:51
   • Using OpenType® Fonts & Small Caps 00:02:10
   • Generating & Applying Paragraph Style Sheets 00:03:37
   • Adjusting Paragraph Spacing & Redefining Styles 00:02:44
   • Placing Illustrator® Graphics into InDesign 00:03:25
   • Scaling Interactively & Updating Text Color 00:02:33
5. Chapter 5: Adobe Bridge, RAW Images & Adjustment Layers
   • Introduction 00:00:46
   • Preparing the Document & Opening Adobe Bridge 00:05:28
   • Opening, Viewing & Editing RAW Files 00:03:21
   • The Marquee Tool, Guides & Adjusting Image Size 00:05:40
   • Saving the File 00:01:15
   • Importing into InDesign from Bridge & Color Settings 00:03:18
   • Creating a Grayscale Gradient Adjustment Layer 00:03:32
6. Chapter 6: Linked Frames, Text Wrap & Image Tricks
   • Introduction 00:00:56
   • Loading Paragraph Styles & Pouring Text 00:06:00
   • Drawing a Runaround Path in the Original Photoshop® File 00:06:02
   • Creating a Text Wrap from the Photoshop Path 00:02:36
   • Using Object Layer Options for Placing Images 00:07:41
7. Chapter 7: Amazing Transparency Design
   • Introduction 00:00:37
   • Using Paste In Place to Center an Image 00:02:14
   • Drawing & Aligning a Vertical Guide 00:01:28
   • Varying the Number of Columns on a Per Page Basis 00:01:28
   • Scaling & Rotating Using Free Transform 00:01:57
   • Trimming with a Crop Frame & Changing Stacking Order 00:01:18
   • Changing Opacity & Blend Modes in InDesign 00:01:43
   • Blending InDesign & Photoshop Graphics 00:02:37
   • Adjusting Alpha Channel Levels to Create a Mask 00:02:01
   • Feathering Mask Edges & Floating a Layer 00:03:01
   • Updating in InDesign & Pasting Mask in Place 00:02:38
   • Changing Display Performance 00:00:52
8. Chapter 8: Layout Finalization Techniques
   • Introduction 00:00:40
   • Placing a Title 00:01:54
   • Tips for Precision Scaling 00:04:55
   • Making a Cutout from a PostScript® Path 00:03:42
   • Tips for Precision Alignment 00:02:19
   • Customizing Paragraph Style Import Options 00:03:20
   • Using the Move Dialog Box to Relocate Multiple Selections 00:03:15
   • Setting Text Frame & Alignment Options 00:03:25
   • Creating Color-Coded Identifiers 00:03:23
   • Flipping Objects Vertically 00:02:52
9. Chapter 9: Adobe Illustrator® Logo Creation Tricks
   • Introduction 00:00:46
   • Cropping with Perspective in Photoshop 00:02:50
   • Preparing an Image for Tracing 00:02:09
   • Tracing a Logo in Illustrator Using Paths 00:05:01
   • Stroking, Expanding, Subtracting & Adding Paths 00:02:29
   • Saving a Logo & Copying Paths to the Clipboard 00:02:07
   • Pasting & Editing an Illustrator Path in InDesign 00:02:33
10. Chapter 10: Books, Rules & Cool Object Styles
    • Introduction 00:00:44
    • Organizing Documents into an InDesign Book 00:03:38
    • Filling Frames with Text Graphics & Photos 00:04:26
    • Creating Paragraph Rules 00:04:31
    • Adding Layer Styles to an Image Frame 00:03:43
    • Creating & Applying a New Object Style 00:01:59
11. Chapter 11: Compounds & Power Transformations
    • Introduction 00:00:39
    • Creating a Rich Black Swatch in Adobe InDesign 00:02:43
    • Adding & Stylizing a Graphic Frame 00:01:57
    • Using the New Transform Again Individually Function 00:03:51
    • Using the Pathfinder Palette & the Eyedropper Tool 00:03:40
12. Chapter 12: PDF Image Tricks
    • Introduction 00:00:42
    • Viewing an Adobe Bridge Slideshow 00:01:58
    • Setting up a PDF Presentation 00:02:54
    • Placing Multiple PDF Pages at Once 00:02:43
13. Chapter 13: Fast & Flexible Tables
    • Introduction 00:00:44
    • Converting Text to a Table 00:02:25
    • Adjusting Cell Options 00:04:52
    • Adjusting Text Frame Options 00:01:33
    • Deleting Unwanted Cell Strokes 00:01:59
    • Applying Alternating Fills to a Table 00:01:27
14. Chapter 14: Amazing Adobe InDesign® Masking
    • Introduction 00:00:46
    • Copying Paths from Illustrator to InDesign 00:03:50
    • Pasting into a Compound Path 00:02:30
    • Replacing an Image & Fixing an Anti-Aliased Edge 00:02:30
    • Applying a Drop Shadow 00:02:06
    • Masking Parts of a Drop Shadow inside a Shape 00:03:38
15. Chapter 15: Creative Control in InDesign
    • Introduction 00:00:43
    • Placing & Modifying an Illustrator File in InDesign 00:03:39
    • Using Edit Original to Modify Text 00:03:32
    • Saving Illustrator Layers as a PDF for Use in InDesign 00:04:17
    • Combining Spot Color & CMYK Elements 00:05:02
    • Sampling Colors & Creating a Gradient in Photoshop 00:05:19
    • Extending a Gradient Seamlessly 00:02:56
    • Distributing, Step and Repeat & Placing PDFs 00:03:58
16. Chapter 16: Parents, Children & Folios
    • Introduction 00:00:42
    • Creating Folios 00:03:05
    • Auto Page Numbering 00:02:25
    • Utilizing the Drag and Drop Text Feature 00:02:26
    • Creating New Master Pages & Master Options 00:05:56
    • Deleting an Item Controlled by a Master Page 00:02:41
17. Chapter 17: Libraries & Pagination
    • Introduction 00:00:52
    • Creating a Folio Library 00:03:52
    • Placing Folios from a Library onto a Page 00:03:31
    • Page Numbering & Section Options 00:02:43
    • Creating a New Section, Saving & Updating 00:03:36
18. Chapter 18: Table of Contents Secrets
    • Introduction 00:00:58
    • Placing the Table of Contents Headers 00:05:12
    • Loading Paragraph & Character Styles at Once 00:01:56
    • Creating a New Table of Contents Style 00:06:15
    • Creating & Updating a Table of Contents 00:02:44
    • Hiding Text by Changing its Fill to None 00:02:15
    • Synchronizing Documents in a Book 00:03:59
    • Final Comments & Credits 00:02:25
19. Chapter 19: Output Preview, Preflight & Batch Correction
    • Introduction 00:00:55
    • Performing a Separations Preview 00:03:01
    • Performing a Flattener Preview 00:04:08
    • Preflighting a Book 00:02:58
    • Creating & Recording Actions 00:03:20
    • Performing a Batch Automation & Fixing Links 00:03:39
20. Chapter 20: Package, Print & PDF Reviews
    • Introduction 00:00:41
    • Packaging InDesign Documents 00:03:27
    • Creating a Print Preset & Printing a Book 00:04:52
    • Exporting a Book to PDF & Saving a PDF Preset 00:06:56
    • Emailing a PDF for Review & Comment 00:05:19
    • Making & Sending Comments 00:02:56
    • Receiving Comments & Setting FDF Options 00:04:52
21. Chapter 21: Final PDF Export for Print
    • Introduction 00:00:26
    • Setting PDF Export Options 00:04:08
    • More Export Options & Saving an Export Preset 00:02:29
    • Exporting & Previewing a PDF 00:02:54
22. Chapter 22: Illustrator Cutter Guide Techniques
    • Introduction 00:00:48
    • Laying the Groundwork for a Cutter Guide 00:04:46
    • Duplicating Objects & Using Smart Guides 00:04:20
    • Adding Shapes & Using the Pathfinder Palette 00:07:37
    • Adjusting Shapes & Using the Reflect Tool 00:03:26
    • Adding Spot Colors 00:02:00
    • Setting Crop Marks Using Smart Guides 00:04:08
    • Converting a Solid Line to a Dashed Line 00:01:23
    • Offsetting a Path & Adding a Logo 00:05:10
23. Chapter 23: Die Cutting & Appearance Palette Magic
    • Introduction 00:00:37
    • Using the Appearance Palette & Effects Settings 00:05:28
    • Adding & Adjusting Multiple Strokes 00:03:11
    • Creating a Die Cut Guide 00:05:13
    • Creating Die Cut Holder Slots 00:03:37
    • Finishing a Die Cut 00:03:49
    • Creating Limited Edition Numbers Automatically 00:03:38
24. Chapter 24: Version Cue® CS2 Workflow
    • Introduction 00:00:54
    • Activating Adobe Version Cue 00:04:14
    • Creating a New Version Cue Project 00:04:46
    • Importing Files from Version Cue 00:04:04
    • Saving a Version 00:02:57
    • Working with Alternates 00:05:11
    • Creating Versions of a Photoshop File 00:02:35
    • Using the Promote To Current Version Command 00:02:56
    • Setting up a Version Cue PDF Review 00:05:40
    • Performing a Browser-Based Review with Acrobat® 7 Reader 00:04:04
25. Chapter 25: Web Site Creation & Setup
    • Introduction 00:00:46
    • Creating a New Web Site 00:02:25
    • Customizing a Workspace in Adobe GoLive® 00:06:35
    • Importing & Organizing Files 00:05:47
    • Setting up a Layout Grid on the Index Page 00:03:32
    • Examining Web Page Source Code 00:02:04
    • Placing a Smart Object on a Web Page 00:03:49
    • Using the Selection Tools, Aligning & Live Rendering 00:01:52
    • Creating Animated GIF Files in Photoshop 00:05:19
    • Saving for the Web 00:05:25
    • Replacing an Image & Converting it to a Link 00:02:43
26. Chapter 26: Text & Page Layout with CSS
    • Introduction 00:00:54
    • Introducing Liquid Layouts & the CSS Editor 00:04:25
    • Setting up a CSS Layout Grid with a Smart Object 00:05:44
    • Scaling & Placing Smart Objects 00:03:31
    • Introducing the Layout Text Box Tool 00:04:43
    • Creating a Style Sheet 00:03:11
    • Setting Text Preferences 00:05:26
    • Formatting Text 00:03:56
    • Previewing a Page in a Browser 00:02:08
27. Chapter 27: Adobe Photoshop® Smart Objects & Backgrounds
    • Introduction 00:00:40
    • Placing a Photoshop Smart Object & Using Smart Guides 00:02:12
    • Saving the Photoshop Smart Object File for the Web 00:02:16
    • Updating an Image by Adding a Gradient Fill Layer 00:05:00
    • Viewing Actual Pixels & Adding a Repeating Background 00:04:37
    • Using an Image in GoLive as a Repeating Element 00:03:00
28. Chapter 28: Layers & CSS Link Design
    • Introduction 00:00:36
    • Using the Layer Tool 00:04:03
    • Adding a Table of Contents & Applying a Style Sheet 00:03:10
    • Turning a Headline into a Link 00:02:10
    • Building a Link Style Sheet 00:02:34
    • Creating Style Sheets for Hover & Visited States 00:02:09
    • Linking & Resetting a Style to Normal 00:02:18
29. Chapter 29: Menus, Slices & Rollovers
    • Introduction 00:00:49
    • Working in Pixel Preview Mode in Illustrator 00:03:53
    • Using the Slice Tool to Separate Graphics 00:03:10
    • Naming the Slices & Saving for the Web 00:04:49
    • Creating, Saving & Naming Rollovers for Automation 00:03:07
    • Creating a Component Menu Design 00:06:52
    • Placing Components & Linking Items in GoLive 00:05:59
30. Chapter 30: Actions, InDesign Packages & FTP
    • Introduction 00:00:57
    • Randomizing Images Using an Action 00:05:42
    • Packaging InDesign Files for GoLive 00:03:20
    • Importing InDesign Files into GoLive 00:08:56
    • Uploading a Web Site to a Web Server 00:05:07
    • Making Changes to a Web Site 00:03:06
    • Final Comments & Credits 00:03:03