Total Training Adobe InDesign CS2 Win/Mac [DVD]

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Product Features

• Tutorial
• Adobe Software
• Steve Holmes

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A3X36A
• Item model number: 1206107100
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,522 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #31 in Software > Graphics > Training & Tutorials
  • #64 in Software > Video & Music > DVD Viewing & Authoring
  • #96 in Software > Business & Office > Training & Tutorials

Product Description

Total Training for Adobe InDesign CS2 helps you advance your skills of the latest page design and publishing application. With more than 16 hours of instruction, Adobe Certified Expert, Steve Holmes helps you develop and advance your design, typography, and layout skills needed to become an InDesign expert. Includes 2 DVD's.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE FOR ANY LEVEL USER!, January 3, 2006

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J. Frazier (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Total Training Adobe InDesign CS2 Win/Mac [DVD] (DVD-ROM)

I had no previous experience with page layout programs so I needed some expert guidance and boy did this DVD training from Total Training deliver. Steve Holmes is the instructor and he has to be the best training instructor I've ever watched and I've seen some good ones i.e. Deke McClelland, Jacob Rosenburg, Scott Kelby to name a few. His English accent and super smooth (no studder) voice is pleasing to listen too and his knowledge of the program is impeccable.

The training starts off with a Quick Guided Tour (about 35 minutes) of the powerful capabilities of Indesign CS2 where you'll watch Steve as he creates a very impressive brochure cover using advanced techniques which are easy to follow and understand. Then the training goes into the basics of using InDesign CS2 where Steve goes on to tell you how to use Pallets and set them up for a very efficient workspace and how to save several different workspaces. Very, very helpful to a newbie like myself.

The rest of the training is a hands-on project based learning that shows you some very advanced--but again, not hard to follow techniques. The training is a whopping 16 hours long so all essential features are explained in magnificent detail.

I might point out that the DVD's are to be watched on your PC and NOT via your DVD player to your TV. At first I was disappointed by this but after watching the training and following along (the picture quality on my 17" laptop screen was great) I'm now of the opinion that this was the best viewing option. I can watch the training where ever I happen to take my laptop.

As a final thought, I want to mention that to just view this training one time and comprehend/remember all that included is not possible (for me at least) so you'll find yourself watching the training over and over. Making it a valuable resource to turn to for accomplishing a specific task.

In conclusion I was very impressed with the training and my understanding of Indesign CS2 is light years ahead of where I started from. No doubt one of the best purchases I've made on computer training.

I highly recommend Total Training for Indesign CS2.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff!, July 3, 2006

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E. Theriot "et" (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Total Training Adobe InDesign CS2 Win/Mac [DVD] (DVD-ROM)

I recommend this product to anyone who wants to get up to speed on InDesign. I have not finished it yet, but I have jumped to different sections to get the answer I needed quickly.