Lynda.com InDesign CS5 New Features

Author: Anne-Marie Concepcion
Duration (hr:min): 02:47
Released on: 4/12/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Mac and Windows

Author Anne-Marie Concepción gives a comprehensive demonstration of the latest features in Adobe InDesign CS5, including desktop publishing tips, workarounds, and practical applications of each feature. InDesign CS5 New Features covers creating interactive documents, tracking text changes with Word, a number of object selection and transformation enhancements, and the ability to mix page sizes. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

• Adding spanning heads over columns and splitting columns
• Using the revamped Layers panel
• Editing and customizing motion path presets
• Adding interactive features
• Controlling and managing multiple animations
• Mixing page sizes in a single document
• Publishing to a variety of Flash formats using the enhanced Export dialog
• Creating multi-state objects
• Using the new Gap tool and Gridify techniques

Content:

Introduction - 04:51

    Welcome - 1:16 - 9.6 MB
    The differences between InDesign CS4 and InDesign CS5 - 3:00 - 11.6 MB
    Using the exercise files - 0:35 - 1.0 MB

1. Easier Selecting and Transforming - 22:48

    Working with the Selection tool - 9:54 - 14.0 MB
    Learning the live corner effects - 4:11 - 6.4 MB
    Working with the enhanced Layers panel - 5:57 - 13.0 MB
    Using Auto-Fit to set images - 2:46 - 4.3 MB

2. New Layout Tools and Techniques - 40:51

    Exploring Mini-Bridge - 12:59 - 18.8 MB
    Using the Gridify technique - 5:00 - 6.6 MB
    Working with the Gap tool - 4:24 - 7.3 MB
    Using Live Distribute - 1:42 - 2.7 MB
    Getting into Live Captions - 8:50 - 11.0 MB
    Mixing page sizes with the new Page tool - 7:56 - 10.3 MB

3. New Production Features - 19:55

    Working in Presentation mode - 2:51 - 4.0 MB
    Understanding document-installed fonts - 5:53 - 7.6 MB
    Using multithreading for faster PDF exports - 3:00 - 3.9 MB
    Managing tracked changes in a document - 8:11 - 9.8 MB

4. New Paragraph Controls - 08:04

    Spanning and splitting columns - 6:08 - 9.0 MB
    Balancing columns - 1:56 - 2.8 MB

5. Enhanced Production for Cross-Media - 26:20

    Creating documents with interactive features - 7:59 - 11.1 MB
    Using the new Preview panel - 6:51 - 10.4 MB
    Exploring new FLA export options - 6:19 - 8.2 MB
    Using the Export to Interactive PDF command - 5:11 - 6.7 MB

6. Working with Video and Audio - 11:01

    Using the Media panel - 6:58 - 9.8 MB
    Creating and using navigation points - 4:03 - 5.8 MB

7. Creating Animations - 23:36

    Animating objects with the Animation panel - 8:57 - 11.9 MB
    Creating and editing motion presets - 5:16 - 7.0 MB
    Controlling animations with events and actions - 4:24 - 9.1 MB
    Managing multiple animations with the Timing panel - 4:59 - 6.1 MB

8. Creating Multi-State Objects - 09:55

    Creating multistate objects with the States panel - 6:10 - 10.5 MB
    Navigating states with button actions - 3:45 - 4.9 MB

Conclusion - 00:22

    Goodbye - 0:22 - 0.3 MB