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1 Scientific Information in Earth Sciences |
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2 | (3) |
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1.2 Collecting and Managing Information in Earth Sciences |
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5 | (2) |
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1.2.1 Initiating, Planning and Organizing a Project |
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5 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Literature and Data Resources on the Internet |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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1.3 Methods for Processing Scientific Information |
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1.3.1 Software for Transferring Scientific Information |
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1.3.2 Software for Processing Scientific Information |
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1.3.3 Software for Editing Raster/Pixel Graphics |
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10 | (1) |
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1.3.4 Software for Editing Vector Graphics |
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11 | (1) |
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1.3.5 Software for Creating Presentations |
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11 | (1) |
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1.3.6 Software for Text Processing |
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12 | (1) |
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1.3.7 Software for Desktop Publishing |
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12 | (1) |
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1.3.8 Software for Managing Electronic Libraries on Computers |
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13 | (1) |
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1.4 Presenting Geoscientific Information |
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13 | (2) |
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14 | (1) |
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2 Searching and Reviewing Scientific Literature |
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15 | (26) |
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16 | (1) |
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2.2 Resources for Literature Reviews |
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16 | (1) |
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2.3 Finding the Relevant Literature |
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2.3.1 Searching with Online Bookstores |
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17 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Searching with Google Books and Google Scholar |
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20 | (3) |
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2.3.3 Searching with the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science |
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23 | (6) |
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2.4 Extracting the Relevant Information from Literature |
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29 | (5) |
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2.5 Extracting Text, Data and Graphs from Literature |
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34 | (4) |
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2.6 Organizing Literature in a Computer |
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38 | (3) |
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40 | (1) |
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3 Internet Resources for Earth Science Data |
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42 | (1) |
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3.2 Data Storage in a Computer |
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42 | (1) |
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3.3 Data Formats in Earth Sciences |
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43 | (3) |
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3.4 Data Transfer Between Computers |
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46 | (1) |
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3.5 Internet Resources: When Was the Younger Dryas? |
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47 | (3) |
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3.6 Internet Resources: Calibrating Radiocarbon Ages |
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50 | (3) |
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3.7 Internet Resources: Insolation Data |
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53 | (4) |
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3.8 Internet Resources: Tephrabase |
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57 | (1) |
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3.9 Organizing Data in a Computer |
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58 | (3) |
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60 | (1) |
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4 MATLAB as a Visualization Tool |
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62 | (1) |
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4.2 Getting Started with MATLAB |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (4) |
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68 | (4) |
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4.5 Data Structures and Classes of Objects |
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72 | (6) |
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4.6 Data Storage and Handling |
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78 | (6) |
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84 | (3) |
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4.8 Scripts and Functions |
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87 | (4) |
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4.9 Basic Visualization Tools |
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91 | (2) |
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4.10 Generating M-Files to Regenerate Graphs |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (4) |
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97 | (2) |
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5 Visualizing 2D Data in Earth Sciences |
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100 | (1) |
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5.2 Line Graphs: Plotting Time Series in Earth Sciences |
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100 | (5) |
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5.3 Bar Graphs: Plotting Histograms in Earth Sciences |
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105 | (2) |
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5.4 Pie Charts: Illustrating Proportion in Earth Sciences |
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107 | (2) |
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5.5 Rose Diagrams: Plotting Directional Data |
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109 | (1) |
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5.6 Multiplots: Plotting Scaled Multiple Area Graphs |
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110 | (4) |
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5.7 Stratplots: Plotting Stratigraphic Columns |
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114 | (5) |
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118 | (1) |
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6 Visualizing 3D Data in Earth Sciences |
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119 | (24) |
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120 | (1) |
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6.2 The Global Geography Database GSHHG |
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120 | (4) |
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6.3 The 1-Minute Gridded Global Relief Data ETOPO1 |
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124 | (6) |
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6.4 The Global 30-Arc Second Elevation Data GTOPO30 |
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130 | (3) |
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6.5 The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM |
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133 | (4) |
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6.6 Interpolating and Visualizing Irregularly-Spaced Data |
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137 | (6) |
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141 | (2) |
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7 Processing and Displaying Images in Earth Sciences |
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143 | (26) |
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144 | (1) |
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7.2 Storing Images on a Computer |
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144 | (3) |
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7.3 Importing, Processing and Exporting Images |
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147 | (4) |
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7.4 Processing and Georeferencing Satellite Images |
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151 | (7) |
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7.5 Digitizing from the Screen: From Pixel to Vector |
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158 | (2) |
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7.6 Image Enhancement, Correction and Rectification |
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160 | (9) |
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166 | (3) |
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8 Editing Graphics, Text, and Tables |
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169 | (28) |
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170 | (1) |
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8.2 Editing Vector Graphics |
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170 | (16) |
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8.2.1 Line Graphs: Getting Started, Panels, Layers, and Tools |
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171 | (5) |
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8.2.2 Pie Charts: Transparency, Raster with Vector, and Advanced Features |
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176 | (4) |
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8.2.3 Rose Diagrams: Manipulating Clipping Paths |
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180 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Shoreline Data Set: Number of Vertices in Vector Graphics |
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181 | (2) |
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8.2.5 Pseudocolor Plots: Combining Raster with Vector |
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183 | (1) |
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8.2.6 Block Diagrams: Three-Dimensional Visualization and Labeling |
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183 | (3) |
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8.2.7 Preparing Vector Graphics for Presentation on a Dark Background |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (4) |
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8.3.1 Satellite Imagery: Professional Image Processing Using Adobe Photoshop |
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187 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Georeferenced Satellite Imagery: Masking, Retouching, Adding Vectors |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (4) |
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194 | (3) |
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196 | (1) |
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9 Creating Conference Presentations |
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197 | (18) |
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198 | (1) |
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9.2 Planning an Oral Presentation |
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198 | (4) |
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9.3 Designing the Concept |
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202 | (3) |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (6) |
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9.6 Practice and Delivery |
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213 | (2) |
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214 | (1) |
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10 Creating Conference Posters |
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215 | (12) |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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10.3 Creating a Poster Template |
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217 | (5) |
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10.4 Final Assembly of the Poster |
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222 | (3) |
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10.5 Presenting a Poster at a Conference |
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225 | (2) |
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226 | (1) |
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11 Creating Manuscripts, Flyers, and Brochures |
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227 | (34) |
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229 | (1) |
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11.2 Planning a Manuscript |
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229 | (7) |
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11.3 How to Create Flyers |
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236 | (6) |
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11.3.1 Desktop Publishing with Adobe InDesign |
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237 | (5) |
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11.3.2 Preparing the Document for Printing Using Adobe InDesign |
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242 | (1) |
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11.4 Designing a Thesis or a Research Report |
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242 | (10) |
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11.4.1 Creating a New Document with Layers, Master Pages, and Pagination |
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244 | (1) |
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11.4.2 Importing Text, Using Text Frames, and Using Flowing Text |
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245 | (2) |
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11.4.3 Direct Formatting, Paragraph Styles, and Character Styles |
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247 | (1) |
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11.4.4 Creating Book Files, Page Numbers, and a Table of Contents |
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248 | (2) |
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11.4.5 Placing Images and Tables, and Adding Captions |
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250 | (1) |
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11.4.6 Preflight, Packaging, and Generating a PDF File |
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251 | (1) |
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11.5 Assembling and Laying Out Books |
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252 | (9) |
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11.5.1 Color and Color Management |
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253 | (1) |
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11.5.2 Compilation of the Manuscript Files and Submission to the Publisher |
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254 | (1) |
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11.5.3 Working on a Book Project with InDesign |
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255 | (3) |
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11.5.4 Generating the Final PDF File for Printing |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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12 Creating Multimedia Publications |
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262 | (1) |
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12.2 Creating Audio and Video Files with MATLAB |
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262 | (4) |
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12.3 Creating Animated 3D Objects with MATLAB |
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266 | (4) |
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12.4 Assembling Multimedia Presentations |
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270 | (2) |
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12.5 Assembling Multimedia Papers and Books |
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