June 5 2009 • 9:08 PM

Learn All About InDesign Tables: June 16 Webinar

Join InDesign expert Diane Burns for a one-hour exploration of InDesign’s table feature at our June eSeminar, June 16, at 10 am Pacific time (or anytime you choose to watch)!

Tables are one of those features that everyone loves to hate, but in this InDepth webinar, Diane Burns will “turn the tables,” showing you how InDesign’s table features can be your friend. This seminar will have you actually looking forward to your next table project!

Whether you use a Mac or Windows, regardless if you’re using InDesign CS3 or CS4, you’ll learn all the important table techniques you need to know in this information-packed e-seminar:

• Sources of tables, including importing Word and Excel files

• Mastering table formatting: understanding table-level vs. cell-level formatting

• Understanding what table and cell styles can—and cannot—do for you

• How to use graphics in tables without pulling your hair out

• Best ways to update table data

• Layout solutions with tables that don’t look like tables

The tables skills you’ll learn in this seminar will serve you well in all kinds of InDesign projects that come your way.

Early Bird Registration Special

Get 25% off the ticket price if you sign up by June 12! That’s just $29 for a chance to learn tables directly from an InDesign master!

Be There Live or Catch It Later, Recorded

When you register for this webinar, you’ll have the option to show up live at the event, or watch its recording anytime within two weeks. So no matter what time zone or country you’re in, you can watch and learn at whatever time is best for you!

At the end of the seminar, we’ll open the floor to questions, which you can type into the chat window in your browser. If you can’t attend live, don’t worry: We’ll still attempt to answer your questions via email.

About the Presenter

Diane Burns is one of the pioneers in electronic publishing, and in 1984 founded TechArt International in San Fransciso, California. TechArt was one of the first Macintosh-based design firms in the country and today is one of the leading firms for print and web design specializing in East Asian languages. She is an Adobe Authorized Instructor and the author of several books and many articles on publishing. She is a frequent contributor to InDesign Magazine.

8 Responses discussing this post. Add yours below.

  1. Eugene
    June 6th, 2009 • 2:40 pm • Link

    Sounds like a great webinar. I will do all I can to attend. Table Styles are a bit mysterious in Indesign, I’ve done a lot to understand them but i’m sure there’s some tricks I could do with. I look forward to this one, if I can make it. :)

  2. David Blatner
    June 7th, 2009 • 5:30 am • Link

    Remember, folks, that you can “make it” to the seminar anytime you want, as you can watch it anytime (day or night) for up to 2 weeks after it goes live.

    If you cannot be there during the live event, and you have questions for the Q&A section, you can email them instead and either Diane or Anne-Marie or I will answer them.

  3. Roland
    June 7th, 2009 • 11:44 pm • Link

    I might have to sign up for this one. Tables are a pain, and formatting them so the formatting’s easy to edit is even worse, though that’s probably partly due to my not using tables every day.

    How long is the webinar expected to take?

  4. June 8th, 2009 • 7:24 am • Link

    Roland, the webinar is 60 minutes long, including about 10 minutes for Q&A from attendees (the Q&A may extend a little longer, too.)

  5. June 15th, 2009 • 9:45 am • Link

    Typically, seems that this course is not open to Canadians, as the universal convenience of credit cards is not recognized by your country.

  6. David Blatner
    June 15th, 2009 • 10:14 am • Link

    @Joan, I’m not sure what you mean. You should be able to sign up with a credit card, debit card, echeck, paypal account… Were you not able to sign up?

  7. July 10th, 2009 • 1:04 pm • Link

    Making tables interesting? I thought it was a hopeless case before but maybe Ms. Burns can help me change my mind about it.

  8. Dorine Lavigilante
    March 8th, 2010 • 6:17 am • Link

    Hi,
    Can you apply table styles (which include cell styles) to a tabular text, just as you would with smart style ? Thanks

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