Seminar Schedule

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• Registration opens at 8:30am

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• 10 Tricks Every InDesign User Needs to Know (9:00–10:15)

• We’ve traveled around the world doing InDesign training, and we’ve distilled out ten tricks that every InDesign user should know (but few people do). From essential shortcuts to formatting imported text and graphics quickly, this session is chock-full o’ jewels that are good (and good for you, too).

  Text and Graphics (10:30–11:20)

• Learn the secrets of how the InDesign masters import and manage their text and graphics—from the fastest way to apply styles to the most efficient way to control transparency and linked images. Explore tricks for flowing long documents, anchoring images to text, and formatting type in the blink of an eye.

• Layout Techniques (11:30–12:00)

• Creating an InDesign document is like constructing a building—if you don’t know how to build a firm foundation, the whole thing could come tumbling down. In this short session, you’ll learn some of the most important layout techniques, including working with master pages, layout adjustment, guides, and alignment
  Joining David in this session will be local trainer and InDesign Magazine contributor, Diane Burns of TechArt San Francisco.

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  LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (12:00–1:00PM)

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Technology Sponsored Presentation- Gridiron Software (1:00-1:25)

Get a first-hand look at GridIron Software’s award-winning Flow, a revolutionary new approach to workflow management for creative professionals.

• InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator: Put ’Em Together (1:30–2:15)
  

  If you use Illustrator and/or Photoshop alongside InDesign, you have to see this session. Find out the best way to make these programs work together, including ensuring maximum quality while maintaining maximum flexibility.

  Troubleshooting (2:30–3:00)
  

  InDesign is a very robust program, but everyone has troubles sooner or later. Learn how to manage when the application acts odd, your document freaks out, or you just can’t figure out why something is happening. The fix is usually not as hard as you fear.

  20 Free Scripts, Plug-ins, and Resources You Must Have (3:15–4:00)
  

• If you’re just using the features built in to InDesign, you’re not being efficient. Learn what free and low-cost add-ons you need to boost your productivity, automate mundane tasks, and increase your creative potential.

• Problem? Solution. (4:00–4:30)
  

  Everyone comes to these conferences with at least one burning question about InDesign that tragically doesn’t get addressed during the day. Here’s your chance to ask that question, and learn something from the answers to your colleague’s questions.

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• Location

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South San Francisco Conference Center - The Oyster Point Room
255 South Airport Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080-6703
(650) 877-8787

The Conference Center

The South San Francisco Conference Center is centrally located at the heart of the Bay Area biotech region, leading edge of Silicon Valley, minutes from San Francisco Airport and 15 minutes from downtown San Francisco.

Travel information

From the South (San Jose)

Take Highway 101 north to the South Airport Boulevard exit #424 (which is two miles north of the San Francisco International Airport). At the first stop light, drive straight across the intersection and directly into the Holiday Inn parking lot. The South San Francisco Conference Center is on the left.

From the North (San Francisco)

Take Highway 101 South to the South Airport Boulevard exit #424 in South San Francisco. Stay to the right and turn east under the freeway overpass. Make a right, at the Hungry Hunter Restaurant, onto South Airport Boulevard. The South San Francisco Conference Center is located on the left between the Good Nite Inn and the Holiday Inn.

From Marin County, 19th Avenue, Daly City

Take the Golden Gate Bridge to 19th Avenue and continue on to Highway 280 South. From Highway 280, take Highway 380 East to Highway 101 North (San Francisco). From Highway 101 North exit at South Airport Boulevard. At the first stop light, drive straight across the intersection into the Holiday Inn parking lot. The South San Francisco Conference Center is located on the left. Note: There is a South Airport Boulevard exit off Highway 380. Do not take this exit. Please take the South Airport Boulevard exit off of Highway 101 North.

Parking

The South San Francisco Conference Center has an agreement to share parking with both neighboring hotels – the Holiday Inn to the south and the Good Nite Inn to the north. Additional parking is available diagonally across the street in the lot located between the Travelodge and the Best Western Grosvernor Hotel.