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Course Details This 4-day Masterclass course helps you learn about the tools and features available for power users of Adobe InDesign CC. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes desktop publishing and design to a new level, and combines production power and creative freedom with tight integration with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat software. You will learn to create attractive, simple documents and prepare them for the web and for print. We will guide you in learning the work area, working with text and graphics, creating simple vector-based graphics, and the basics of design. You will also learn how to apply consistency to your text through the use of paragraph and character styles. Once you grasp the basics of the program, we will show you how to take your understanding to the next level. We will cover advanced topics such as creating eBooks, generating indexes, and automating workflows. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: Navigate the InDesign environment Design simple and complex documents, including interactive PDFs and eBooks Add effects to objects Apply paragraph and character styles Use colours, swatches, and gradients Manage transparency and use tables Prepare for hand-off to a service provider Use advanced tools and palettes Re-use data via libraries and snippets Generate tables of contents and indexes Store PDF presets Develop Bézier paths Work with XML Automate your workflow with other Creative Cloud programs This course is the perfect preparation if you plan to take the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam. Our goals are for you to be able to create simple but professional documents that are ready to use for the web and for print, to understand the advanced features of InDesign, and to become a confident power user. This course can be taken in a single 4-day block or split into a 2-day block (Introduction) and then a separate 2-day block (Advanced) taken at a later date. Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites: This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.
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Full Course Outline The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking. Getting started in InDesign Customise Your Workspace Workspace and Window arrangement Create a New Document Zooming in and out Moving around your document Using Control panel options Previewing your document Managing and Formatting Text Add Text Edit Text using Story Editor Spell Check Text Find / Change Character formatting options Paragraph formatting options The Glyphs panel Showing Hidden Characters Threading Text Handling images Adding images Cropping images Resizing images Adding Text Wrap Understanding different image file types Using the Links panel Understanding and checking resolution Colours, Swatches, and Gradients Adding colour to Fill / Stroke Adding Swatches Understanding the difference between CMYK, RGB, Pantone colours Creating tint swatches Creating Gradients Stroke settings Objects Creating different shapes Arranging, Aligning and Distributing Transforming Objects Duplicating Layers Object Styles Applying Effects Shape and corner options Paragraph and Character Styles Setting up Paragraph Styles Setting up Character Styles Changing Paragraph & Character styles Parent Pages Setting up Parent pages Applying a Parent page Using Parent pages with facing pages Adding page numbers Overriding Parent page items Preparing a document for Printing Using Preflight for basic checks Print a Document Packaging Files Exporting to PDF Managing Your Workspaces Organising Your Panels Advanced Zooming and Navigation Advanced View Options Advanced Typography Typographical preferences Advanced Character formatting options Advanced Paragraph formatting options Style Sheets Review of setting up Style Sheets Advanced Style Sheet Tips Nested Styles Using ‘Based on’, ‘Next Style’ and Quick Apply Pages and Parent Pages Review of setting up Parent Pages Parent & Child masters Overriding Parent Page items Using ‘Shuffle’ options Best practice with Parent pages Numbering and Section options Organising your Layout Advanced Align options Using keyboard shortcuts for align and distribute Using the Gap tool Using Autofit for images Review of setting up Object Styles Setting up a Baseline Grid Colour Review of Swatches – managing colours and gradients Creating Mixed Inks Using the Ink Manager Sharing Swatches between documents and with Photoshop and Illustrator Managing Documents Using Libraries and Snippets Creating Templates Creating and using Find/Change queries Creating a Table of Contents Using an InDesign ‘Book’ to collate documents Setting up Indexes Tables Setting up Tables Importing Excel & Word tables Creating Table and Cell styles Creating an interactive PDF Adding Hyperlinks, Buttons, Movies and Sounds Setting up Page Transitions Exporting an Interactive PDF Setting up an e-book / e-pub Understanding what an e-book is Overview of preparing a file to become an e-book Overview of Export options Preferences Understanding InDesign preferences Changing document preferences Changing application preferences Printing Using the Overprint Preview and the Separations Preview panel Defining the Transparency Flattener settings Using Preflight Understanding an RGB workflow Creating PDF presets
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