Work Faster with InDesign

Name: Work Faster with InDesign
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Learn InDesign’s best shortcuts, tips and tricks

Created byPeter Bone, Designtuitive

Last updated 6/2020

English

What you'll learn

InDesign shortcuts
InDesign best practices
InDesign tips & tricks
InDesign workflows
How to setup InDesign for a faster, more intuitive workflow

Course content

11 sections • 56 lectures • 2h 3m total length

Introduction0:43

Zooming in and out – images2:05
Zooming in and out – text1:22
Switching between Selection and Type tools1:40
Learn fast tool switching in InDesign by double-clicking text to switch to the type tool and pressing escape to return to the selection tool, using keyboard shortcuts for speed.
Hiding and showing guides1:37
Intuitive screen scrolling1:40
Navigating within Presentation Mode1:00

Quickly hiding and showing panels1:41
Workspaces 1: Switching and resetting1:52
Workspaces 2: About custom Workspaces1:04
Workspaces 3: Creating a custom Workspace6:06
Workspaces 4: Save and amend a custom Workspace2:21
Alphabetical menus and Quick Apply1:40
Finding more shortcuts2:31
Learn how to uncover and customize InDesign keyboard shortcuts, explore the default set, view and edit shortcuts in the keyboard shortcuts editor, and discover creating your own shortcuts.
Create new shortcuts3:49

Placing multiple images and Fill Frame Proportionally3:53
Learn to place multiple images at once in InDesign, cycle through selections, and use object fitting or fill frame proportionately to fit frames, individually or in batch.
Using Gridify and the Content Collector3:12
Preview images in a three-column grid, then use the content collector and content placer to select and place chosen images into frames with object fitting to frame proportionally.
Quickly sorting images with Bridge5:45
Pre-emptively choosing Fill Frame Proportionally1:35
Learn to preemptively set fill frame proportionately to automatically fit images as you import in InDesign, saving time when placing multiple images.
Making Fill Frame Proportionally a default1:50
Scaling images with shortcut keys0:48
Selecting underneath something & Scaling image vs frame2:10
Scale a logo by dragging2:14
Scale a logo to a specific size1:26

Quickly select a word / line / paragraph / story1:35
Learn rapid text selection in InDesign: double click selects a word, triple click a line, four clicks a paragraph, five clicks the story, with show characters to see ends.
Navigating within Text1:28
Quickly selecting to the end of a story1:35
Text shortcuts: size / tracking / kerning0:58
Text shortcuts and preferences2:00
Quick Control Panel access1:25
Control Panel: Swapping text modes0:47
The two most useful text shortcuts3:21

New Document dialogue box shortcuts1:34
Using colours and prefixes to identify pages2:20
Learn to navigate long InDesign documents by assigning master page prefixes (intro and body), applying masters to page ranges, and using color labels to visually group sections.
Making the Pages Panel more useful1:55
Resize the pages panel to extra small and switch to a horizontal page view to quickly navigate long documents, then save these workspace tweaks as a new workspace.

Why you should use paragraph styles3:48
How to make a paragraph style2:28
Making text consistent quickly2:22
Quickly adjusting a paragraph style1:12
Learn a quick method in InDesign to redefine a paragraph style across the document using the keyboard shortcut command/option/shift, updating all instances instantly.
Applying Paragraph Styles with shortcuts2:00
Applying Paragraph Styles with shortcuts [on a laptop]2:39
Save hours with Apply Next Style2:20

Find Low Resolution images faster2:25
See at a glance where your images reside2:01
See at a glance where your images reside by using the panel options to reveal the images folder inside InDesign CSX Advanced, helping you locate links quickly.
Quickly copy and re-link all your images1:42
Learn how to quickly copy and re-link images from an InDesign document by using the links to command to copy them into a desktop folder.
Save time with a preflight profile4:25
Learn to speed up print readiness by creating and using a custom preflight profile in InDesign, check for low-resolution images, non-proportional scaling, and other issues via the preflight panel.
Export your files faster1:14
Use an export preset to speed up your workflow in InDesign, bypassing the dialog by holding the shift key and exporting directly.

Requirements

Have at least a basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign

Description

Do you want to work faster with InDesign? Work more intuitively? Know you’re doing things the best way? This course distills my 20+ years of using and teaching InDesign to many thousands of students. In course you’ll learn over 100 of InDesign’s best shortcuts, tips and tricks. I can guarantee you’ll not only use it much faster, but with more accuracy and confidence too.

Who this course is for:

Users of InDesign who want to work with more confidence and speed
InDesign users who want to be more productive
InDesign users who love using keyboard shortcuts where possible
InDesign users who want to set things up for maximum ease of use
Graphic designers who use InDesign
Marketers who use InDesign

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Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Navigating InDesign Faster6 lectures • 9min

Working Faster with Panels and Menus8 lectures • 21min

Working Faster with Images9 lectures • 23min

Working Faster with Text – 1: General8 lectures • 13min

Working Faster with Swatches3 lectures • 5min

Work Faster with Pages3 lectures • 6min

Working Faster with Text – 2: Editorial3 lectures • 5min

Working Faster with Text – 3: Paragraph Styles7 lectures • 17min

Preparing for Print Faster5 lectures • 12min

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