CATE Gradebook | Elluminate "Live" Virtual Office Hour Tuesday 7-8pm
Class files: Spring 2012
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- Acrobat 10 or the free Adobe Reader 10 is required to access handouts in PDF (Portable Document File) format.
- Test your computer for compatibility with the recorded class Elluminate webcasts and optional weekly "live" office broadcasts at the Elluminate Support Center. The audio setup is optional.
- Consider joining NBAUG (North Bay Adobe User Group) -- membership is free and monthly meetings are held at the Santa Rosa Junior College campus with featured presentations on Adobe products. Twice a year a lucky raffle winner receives $2100 worth of Adobe software! Plus, students get extra credit points when attending one of the four NBAUG meetings this Spring.
WEEK 1 JANUARY 17-22 | Course Introduction
Class introduction | InDesign and Desktop Publishing | Working with CATE
Note: some browsers have problems displaying PDFs. It's best to view/print my PDFs using either the free Adobe Reader or Acrobat programs. Web browsers can be customized as to what helper application is used to open PDFs.
Note: Stepping Out With InDesign is sold at the bookstore and can be ordered online at www.santarosa.edu/bookstore -- if you do not have your book yet, use these SOWI pages below to complete the first week.
SOWI Pages 1-3 (PDF: 694K)
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WEEK 2 JANUARY 23-29 | Getting Started
Beginning Skills | Sample Document window | InDesign Basics
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
Remember to maximize the Application Sharing window when you watch the webcasts
CATE Lecture Webcasts
Cyndi's virtual office hour (optional): a sneak peak on what you can do with frames and images with a demo of CS Live
- LAB WORK ASSIGNED
Learning Style Quiz | Summary of Learning Styles
- Lab 2 Student Profile (PDF: 185K)
Right-click to download one of the files below for your version of InDesign | Do not use Internet Explorer to download .idml files | CS5 and CS4 users need to check for the latest updates to their version of InDesign
Lab2v55.indt (1MB) for CS5.5 users -- Lab2v5.indt (936K) for CS5 users -- Lab2v4.idml (33K) for CS4 users
Note: I'm preparing files for three different versions of InDesign. Please let me know if there are any problems.
cookie1.jpg (309K) cookie2.jpg (286K) -- optional cookie graphics if you do not have a digital picture of yourself (source: Photoxpress.com for educational use only)
PC: right-click /Mac: control-click to download any of the above Lab 2 files
- OPTIONAL READING
Real World InDesign CS5: Chapter 1 Workspace
- TURN IN
Due January 29:
Submit Lab 2 at CATE
Submit Student Survey (Poll) at CATE
Submit CATE message
Submit Quiz 1 at CATE (SOWI pages 1-10)
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WEEK 3 JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 5 | InDesign Basics
InDesign Basics | Color Basics | Customizing InDesign | Setting up the Document | Introduction to Master Pages
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WEEK 4 FEBRUARY 6-12 | Document structure
Using Guides | File Menu Basics | acrobat.com File Sharing
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WEEK 5 FEBRUARY 13-19 | Workflow
Two InDesign Workflows | Workflow Options | Installing Fonts
- RESOURCES
Week 5 Agenda.zip from acrobat.com
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
CATE Lecture Webcasts
Cyndi's virtual office hour (optional): shopping for graphics and Q&A
- LAB WORK ASSIGNED
- Lab 5 Workflow (PDF: 284K)
Lab5sampleOrig with copyrighted font (PDF: 59K) Look at the word ACME on the screen and then print -- any problems?
Lab5sampleOutlined with outlined font (PDF: 75K) Look at the word ACME on the screen and then print -- issues resolved
Lab5Sample.zip from acrobat.com for Part 2 students who do not have access to another computer with InDesign installed
- TURN IN
Due February 19:
Submit Lab 5 business card PDF at CATE
Submit Lab 5 narrative at CATE Message Board
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WEEK 6 FEBRUARY 20-26 | Frames
Frame Basics (part 2) | Graphic Frames (text wrapping) | Test
- RESOURCES
- About Adobe: History of Innovation
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
CATE Lecture Webcasts
Cyndi's virtual office hour (optional): review of Quiz 1 and Quiz 2
- LAB WORK ASSIGNED
Lab 6 Sonoma County Flier (PDF:391K)
InDesign1Lab6.zip at acrobat.com
- OPTIONAL READING
Real World InDesign CS5: Chapter 6 Where Text Meets Graphics
- TURN IN
Due February 26:
Submit Test 1 at CATE (print out screen shot before starting the test -- the sample 3-page document is optional)
Test 1 Screen shot (PDF: 308K) | Sample 3-page document (PDF: 876K)
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WEEK 7 FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 4 | More Frames
Text Frames | Graphic Frames | Frame Extras
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
CATE Lecture Webcasts
Cyndi's virtual office hour (optional): screenshots, graphics, and troublesome text wraps
- OPTIONAL READING
Real World InDesign CS5: Chapter 7 Importing and Exporting
- TURN IN
Due March 4:
Submit Lab 6 at CATE
Submit Midterm Survey at CATE
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WEEK 8 MARCH 5-11 | Multiple Objects and Transformations
Working with Multiple Objects | Transformations | Business card imposition
- OPTIONAL RESOURCE
Test review webcast (1 hour)
Midterm survey results (PDF)
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
CATE Lecture Webcasts
Cyndi's virtual office hour (optional): locked objects and looking at online printers
- LAB WORK ASSIGNED
Lab 7 Bodie Picture Page (PDF: 239K)
Bodie State Park images from acrobat.com
- OPTIONAL READING
Real World InDesign CS5: Chapter 9 Transforming
- TURN IN
Due March 11:
Submit Lab 7 at CATE
Submit Quiz 3 at CATE (SOWI pages 27-37)
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WEEK 9 MARCH 12-18 | Layers and Working with Text
Intro to Layers | Text Fundamentals
- RESOURCES
InDesign 1 Week 9.zip from acrobat.com
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
CATE Lecture Webcasts
Cyndi's virtual office hour (optional): creating a clipping path in Photoshop
- LAB WORK ASSIGNED
Lab 8 Tabloid Trash (PDF: 1.3MB)
- OPTIONAL READING
Real World InDesign CS5: Chapter 2 Page Layout | Chapter 3 Text
- TURN IN
Due March 18:
Submit Lab 8 at CATE
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SPRING BREAK | MARCH 19-25
WEEK 10 MARCH 26-APRIL 1 | Text Formatting
Text Formatting Principles | Character Formatting | Paragraph Formatting
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WEEK 11 APRIL 2-8 | Text Styles
Text Styles | Specialty Type
- RESOURCES
InDesign 1 Week 11.zip (demo and lab Files) from acrobat.com
Lab10.idml for CS4 users (right-click to download)
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
Agenda (PDF: 216K)
CATE Lecture Webcasts
Cyndi's virtual office hour (optional): Lab 10 demonstration
- LAB WORK ASSIGNED
Lab 10 Styles (PDF: 267K)
- OPTIONAL READING
Real World InDesign CS5: Chapter 4 Type
- TURN IN
Due April 8:
Submit Lab 10 at CATE
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WEEK 12 APRIL 9-15 | Color
Intro to Color Theory | Color, Swatches, Tints and Gradients
- RESOURCES
InDesign 1 week 12.zip demo files and agenda (page 1) from acrobat.com
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
CATE Lecture Webcasts
How Ink is Made (optional) YouTube: 8 minutes
Cyndi's virtual office hour (optional): advanced styles
- LAB WORK ASSIGNED
Lab 11 Postcard (PDF: 333K)
- OPTIONAL READING
Real World InDesign CS5: Chapter 10 Color
- TURN IN
Due April 15:
Submit Lab 11 at CATE
Submit Test 2 at CATE -- Print out Test 2 sample PDF before taking test and complete Week 12 activities before you begin
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WEEK 13 APRIL 16-22 | Imported Graphics
Graphics Theory | Working with Imported Graphics
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WEEK 14 APRIL 23-29 | Pages
Special Effects for Graphics & Objects | Multiple Page Documents
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WEEK 15 APRIL 30-MAY 6 | Threading Text
Importing and Threading Text | More on Master Pages
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WEEK 16 MAY 7-13 | Review
Looking at what's next in CS 72.11B InDesign 2 and InDesign 1 class review (1 hour)
- RECORDED WEBCASTS
The last webcast recorded "live"
- TURN IN
Due May 13: submit brochure document (.indd) at CATE (do not submit a PDF)
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FINAL EXAM MAY 14-20
TURN IN
Due May 20:
Submit Final Exam at CATE
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Best of Class Labs Spring 2012
Lab 3 Slideshow -- scroll through all of 25 pages (PDF: 810K)
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Previous Student Work
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