Introduction
Welcome
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What you should know before watching this course
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Using the exercise files and loading fonts
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Installing InDesign scripts
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1. Creating Smart Templates
Saving time with a great template
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Making a simple template
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Understanding what makes a template smart
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Finding and evaluating free and commercial InDesign templates
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Creating a template from an existing publication
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Creating a template from a PDF
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2. Ingredients for Smart Templates
Setting up document intent, page size, bleeds, and slug
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Adding margin and column guides
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Creating a simple master page strategy
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In Practice: Master pages
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Adding and organizing color swatches
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Setting up layers to streamline production
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In Practice: Layers
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Creating grids and guidelines for accurate layout
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Adding text and image placeholders
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Creating library items and snippets for reusable elements
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In Practice: Library and snippets
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Including other special items for your publication
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3. Smart Styles Are the Heart of Smart Templates
Making smart paragraph and character styles
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Creating paragraph and character styles where none exist
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Fixing style overrides with Redefine Style
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In Practice: Cleaning up broken styles
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Automating your text formatting with nested styles
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Including GREP styles to speed formatting
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Setting up a "style cascade" with the Next Style feature
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In Practice: Automating your styles
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Creating new object styles for common image and text frame issues
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Creating object styles for callout lines and anchored objects
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4. Tips and Best Practices for InDesign Template Creation and Usage
Updating preexisting layouts with template elements
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Using Creative Cloud Libraries
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Embedding a custom preflight check
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Helping template users with a style guide
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5. Special Considerations for Other Types of Templates
Reviewing a template for a reflowable ebook
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Evaluating a trade book template and InDesign book files
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Creating a Word template for your publication's contributors
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Setting up a template for an interactive layout
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