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 (10:30–11:15)

• 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 (11:30–11:45)

• 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.

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  LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (11:45–1:30)

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• 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 (2:30–3:15)
  

  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 (3:30–4:15)
  

• 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. (4:15–4:45)
  

  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
  255 South Airport Boulevard
  South San Francisco, CA  94080
  

• Directions

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.

Public Transportation to South San Francisco Conference Center

BART

(650) 992-2278 Shuttle service is provided from the local BART station Monday - Friday (except certain holidays) in the mornings and afternoons. For schedules, please see http://www.commute.org/shuttle_utah_bart.htm

Alternatively, exit BART, in San Francisco, at the Montgomery Street Station at Second and Market. Walk one block south to the Transbay Terminal located at First and Mission. Take the 292 SamTrans Bus which runs every 30 minutes and will take approximately 45 minutes of bus travel time to reach the South San Francisco Conference Center. Exit the 292 SamTrans Bus at the Shell Gas Station directly across the street from the Conference Center. The cross street is Mitchell Avenue which is located to the north.

CalTrain

(800) 660-4287 Shuttle service is provided from the local CalTrain station Monday - Friday (except certain holidays) in the mornings and afternoons. For schedules, please see http://www.commute.org/shuttle_utah_cal.htm

Alternatively, CalTrain stops at the South San Francisco Depot at Airport Boulevard and Grand Avenue. Exit train and walk west on Grand Avenue overpass about 2 blocks to Airport Boulevard, cross the street and take the 292 SamTrans Bus southbound. Exit the 292 SamTrans Bus at the Shell Gas Station directly across the street from the Conference Center. The cross street is Mitchell Avenue which is located to the north.

SamTrans

(800) 660-4287 See above "alternative" directions under "BART" when taking the 292 SamTrans Bus from the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco. From the south, board 292 SamTrans Bus at the Hillsdale Mall on Hillsdale Boulevard or board at the San Francisco International Airport. Exit bus at the Holiday Inn in South San Francisco. The Conference Center is next door on the left. Please contact SamTrans, if you need additional scheduling/route information regarding the 292 SamTrans Bus.

Complimentary Parking at South San Francisco Conference Center

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.