Course description
This professional publishing software combines immensely powerful typographic and page layout controls with a wide range of creative options.
Our two-day introductory course, run through an Adobe authorised training centre, is designed to enable you to make the most of the power of InDesign and will highlight how to use InDesign to improve productivity without sacrificing quality. Day One of the course concentrates on building an InDesign document from scratch using the versatile layout and text handling features.
Day Two will explore more advanced layout and typographical controls, clipping paths, working with layers, and creating PDF files.
Day One
INTRODUCTION
THE INDESIGN INTERFACE
- Creating a new document
- Creating and using frames
- The N-up View
WORKING WITH TEXT
- Placing text
- Selecting and editing text
- Handling missing fonts
- Drag and drop text
- Using the Content Indicator
- Parent and Child frames
- Smart guides and smart spacing
FORMATTING COPY
- Character-level formatting
- Paragraph-level formatting
- Using the Eyedropper tool
- Creating drop caps
WORKING WITH STYLES
- Character and paragraph styles
- Creating styles
- Editing and applying styles
- Introducing nested styles
- Removing style formatting
- Organising styles using Style Groups
WORKING WITH GRAPHICS
- Using Mini-Bridge
- Different file formats
- Placing multiple graphics
- Wrapping text around images
- Manipulating graphics
- Understanding fitting options
- Sizing images with Auto-fit
LAYOUT CONTROLS
- Understanding the notion of Gridify
- Working with the Gap tool
- Using Live Distribute
- Understanding Liquid Layouts
- PSD and PDF layer options
UNDERSTANDING COLOUR
- Spot and process colours
- Using stroke and fill options
- Creating tints
- Sampling colours from images
LAYING OUT PAGES ACCURATELY
- Spot and process colours
- Using rulers, grids and guides
- Working with layers
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Day Two
INTRODUCTION
MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENTS
- Using the Pages panel
- Targeting pages and spreads
EDITING COPY
- Using the Story Editor
- Using Find/Change
- Using the Track Changes feature
- Using the Spell Checker
WORKING WITH TRANSPARENCY
- Creating drop shadows
- The Flattener Preview palette
TRANSFORMING OBJECTS
- Scaling objects vs contents
- Transforming objects
- Rotating a spread
- Grouping and ungrouping
FINESSING TEXT CONTENT
- Threading and unthreading frames
- The Auto-Fit text function
- Flowing text through frames
- Text frame options
- Document baseline grids
- Multi-column text frames
- Allowing text to flow across columns
- Hanging punctuation
WORKING WITH MASTER PAGES
- Master page guidelines
- Creating and editing masters
- Applying master pages
- Auto-numbering pages
- Mixing different page sizes in InDesign
- Using the Page tool
COMBINING TEXT AND GRAPHICS
- Image import options
- Images with clipping paths
- Creating a new clipping path
- Removing image backgrounds
- Editing clipping paths
- Tolerance and threshold options
EXPORTING AND PRINTING
- Exporting as a PDF
- Using Live PreFlight
- Anticipating potential problems
- Packaging files for handoff
- Exporting as a .folio file for the Digital Publishing Suite
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