Adobe classroom in a book on Indesign CS

[ssimonton@adobeforums.com]

I am working through Adobe Classroom in a Book. In lesson 2 all goes well until I need to File>Open>ID-02>02_c.doc. This is greyedout as is the tiff. for the same lesson. If I choose open all documents and try to open it I am told can't be done - perhaps a plug-in is missing. I have checked my installation. The document and image are all there and I can open them off my hard drive but not through the CIAB lesson. There seems to be no work around from the hard drive. Looking ahead the same problem exists in other lessons.
I have reset the defaults. My Indesign is the educators version if that matters. The first lesson worked fine and I could load text and insert it.
Can you advise me?

[Peter_Truskier@adobeforums.com]

If you are referring to the instructions at the bottom of page 105, they say to "choose File > Place..." not "File > Open..."

You cannot "open" a Microsoft Word file (.doc) in InDesign, but rather you can "place" one in a text frame. If you are talking about some other instruction, please tell us what page it's on...

[Sandee_Cohen@adobeforums.com]

If you are referring to the instructions at the bottom of page 105, they
say to "choose File > Place..." not "File > Open..."




An excellent example of how you can't really have a classroom in a book. An instructor needs to be part of the mix.

(I know, I write books. But I have never pretended my books are a classroom unto themselves. I always have said that my books should be accompanied by a real class, with a human teacher.)

[Mike Witherell]

I agree!

(Hi Sandee)

Mike Witherell

PS: Most graphic artist students I work with will confuse File > Open and File > Place.

[Bob Levine]

> I agree!

Me, three. <g>

A book is no substitute for someone standing over your shoulder.

Bob

[wa veghel]

As a trainer myself I remember well how students back in QXPress confused Open and Import!

[ssimonton@adobeforums.com]

Thanks to all of you for your help! I wish I could be in a classroom but unfortunately not possible. I didn't read carefully - my fault not the book's!

Nice you all are there to help.

SS

[Austria]

In article
<CB88AE952852A7E46F8BE83101AE288A@in.webcrossing.l a2eafNXanI>, Bob
Levine wrote:

> > I agree!

>
> Me, three. <g>
>
> A book is no substitute for someone standing over your shoulder.
>
> Bob

Bullshit!

Your words are typically the words of a payed instructor who stroke
other instructors. Teacher's who teach teachers to teach...how ubsurd.

Perserverance, love of newest technology and passionate of the work you
do are all that is needed. Books are the learning tool. Jobs come in
time and with time comes experience of other passionate artists and
designers that you will be working and sharing knowledge with.

Be patient, read books, watch videos...ask questions in good forums
from users who have issues or questions as you may have. Many questions
can be answered free from the true of heart and non attachment of bank
roll. Check out second hand books and videos.

Hiring an instuctor for a semester or a week end is a waste of time and
the money you do not have.

Don't think a real live person you have hired to stand over your solder
has all or even some of the correct answers for you.

After 30 years in the graphic design business and still working
especially now with InDesign CS2...I speak from experience.

Above all...practice, practice, practice until your eyes burn.


For what it's worth

Paul Z