Lynda.COM InDesign CS5 New Features

Anne-Marie Concepcion

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

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

Introduction
Welcome           01:16
The differences between InDesign CS4 and InDesign CS5           03:00
Using the exercise files           00:35
22:48 1. Easier Selecting and Transforming
Working with the Selection tool           09:54
Learning the live corner effects           04:11
Working with the enhanced Layers panel           05:57
Using Auto-Fit to set images           02:46
40:51 2. New Layout Tools and Techniques
Exploring Mini-Bridge           12:59
Using the Gridify technique           05:00
Working with the Gap tool           04:24
Using Live Distribute           01:42
Getting into Live Captions           08:50
Mixing page sizes with the new Page tool           07:56
19:55 3. New Production Features
Working in Presentation mode           02:51
Understanding document-installed fonts           05:53
Using multithreading for faster PDF exports           03:00
Managing tracked changes in a document           08:11
08:04 4. New Paragraph Controls
Spanning and splitting columns           06:08
Balancing columns           01:56
26:20 5. Enhanced Production for Cross-Media
Creating documents with interactive features           07:59
Using the new Preview panel           06:51
Exploring new FLA export options           06:19
Using the Export to Interactive PDF command           05:11
11:01 6. Working with Video and Audio
Using the Media panel           06:58
Creating and using navigation points           04:03
23:36 7. Creating Animations
Animating objects with the Animation panel           08:57
Creating and editing motion presets           05:16
Controlling animations with events and actions           04:24
Managing multiple animations with the Timing panel           04:59
09:55 8. Creating Multi-State Objects
Creating multistate objects with the States panel           06:10
Navigating states with button actions           03:45
00:22 Conclusion
Goodbye           00:22