Know the Capabilities of the Tool

Yes.

For each video, what was discussed that you think will be the most helpful in creating your Digital Portfolio?

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/make-it-with-creative-cloud/creating-a-portfolio-for-print-pdf-and-the-ipad/   

In this video I learned some tools and tricks but the most important/helpful thing I learned is to plan ahead and do my layouts on paper in advance of my foray into In Design.

(NOTES 👇🏼)

• ToC
• Brief statement 
• STYLE
• Resume
• Sketch layouts on paper first
• Drag frame; tap right arrow key to add multiple (equal sized) frames

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/make-it-with-creative-cloud/adding-your-work-to-an-indesign-portfolio/     

In a lovely dovetail with the first video I learned in this video that I’ll also want to have all of my digital assets set aside in a folder before beginning the structural build in In Design. 

(NOTES 👇🏼)

• Fit frame proportionately 
• Text frame options for columnar text
• PLACE COMMAND: have all the digital assets in a folder!
• Explore “edit in story editor” → ⌘ +y (A very underutilized feature, apparently!)
• Tap “W” for preview. Remember- it won’t work as expected if you have the cursor in a text box 😳
• TIFF + PSD good file types for images (JPG less so)
• Looking forward to interactive PDF!

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/make-it-with-creative-cloud/publishing-print-and-interactive-pdf-portfolio/

Once again planfulness is looking like a great idea! Having a vision for interactive PDF will be a wise starting point. Mainly linking from ToC to their items and transitions as well as some rollover effects. 

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• Errors (bottom left: red light/green light) → open for preflight warnings/links.
• Interactive PDF not entirely unlike ppt/slides or website. Self-contained domain/document.
• Transitions
• BUTTONS PANEL! Window → interactive → buttons + forms
• MORE PLANNING AHEAD: name pages in window → interactive → hyperlinks. Give it a name for destination.
• Appearance: Rollover state