Portfolios: Using Adobe InDesign CS3

Through the Adobe InDesign CS3 video tutorials, I learned how to correct or, better manage a few things I was previously having trouble with. Through tutorial process I found that this program is a lot more approachable than I initially thought. Here are some things I learned from each video:

1) Working with Master Pages

• How to locally over-ride the master page elements on specific pages
• Using the specific lines to identify what kind of type of object I am working with, such as grouped objects, master page objects, etc.

2) Managing Pages

• Using the pages panel for convenience, including the fly-out menu and customizing it to your own personal preference
• How to add, duplicate and delete pages
  
• How to sort pages, whether I have only a few pages, which I would do manually, or a very long document, in which I would use the "Move Pages" option

3) Using Layers

• How to adjust the stacking order of objects
• Using the layers panel to more efficiently and conveniently organize layers and which objects I want on each layer
• How to organize elements on the master page by using separate layers, such as "headers" and "page numbers"
• Controlling which layers I want to print and how to identify these layers
  

Of these three videos, I am hard pressed to choose which will be most useful in creating my portfolio because I feel that they are all very relevant to creating this document. As a result of these tutorials, I plan to revisit how to locally over-ride master page elements, use the "Move Pages" option, and organize my objects and layers better. I find the keyboard shortcuts presented in these videos to be extremely useful, as well as the advice from professionals on which features in InDesign are most useful and accessible.