Course content

Lesson 1: Before You Begin

• Prerequisites
• Getting Ready
• Software You Will Need Installed
• Curriculum Overview
• About the Manual
• Lesson Overviews 
• Manual Conventions

Lesson 2: Table Basics

• Tables at a Glance
• Basic Maneuvering
• Resizing Columns and Rows
• Adding Tables to the Text Flow
• Text and Tables
• Straddling Columns and Cells
• Tables and Text Flow
• Sorting Table Contents
• Adding Tabs Within Cell Text

Lesson 3: More About Tables

• The Table Designer
• Basic Properties
• Ruling Properties
• Shading Properties
• Paragraph Formats and Tables
• Creating Paragraph Formats for Tables
• Table Cell Paragraph Properties
• Saving the Table Format
• Creating a Step Table
• Adding Rows and Columns

Lesson 4: Customizing Tables

• Rotating Cells
• Custom Ruling and Shading
• Creating a New Line Style
• Custom Row Formatting and Page Breaks
• Table Variables
• Converting Text Into Tables

Lesson 5: Working with Graphics

• Working with the Drawing Tools
• Text Line Tool
• Text Frame Tool
• Adding Color and Fills to Objects
• Arranging Objects
• Formatting Lines

Lesson 6: Mixing Graphics and Text

• Importing Graphics
• Replacing Imported Graphics
• Understanding Object Properties
• Setting Runaround Properties
• Restoring a Linked File

Lesson 7: Working with Anchored Frames

• Anchored Frames at a Glance
• Adjusting Anchored Frames to Graphics
• Creating Anchored Frames Automatically
• Anchored Frames in Text Lines
• Anchored Frames Outside of Text Areas
• Adding Graphics to Paragraph Formats
• Referenced Frames and Graphic Positions
• Optional Extra Project

Lesson 8: Footnotes and Cross-references

• Footnotes
• Moving Footnotes
• Placing Footnotes in Tables
• Footnote Properties and Numbering
• Cross-references at a Glance
• Cross-reference Formats
• Using Cross-references for a Table of Contents
• Fixing Unresolved Cross-references