Course Overview
Course Objectives: This course is designed for confident existing users of Adobe InDesign and builds on the basic operations of InDesign, while introducing more advanced features and techniques.
Prerequisites
Previous knowledge or attendance on the Introduction of InDesign course. Basic working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
Workspaces
Saving Workspaces
Customising Menus
Customising Shortcuts
Multiple Document Windows
Working with Graphics
Using Adobe Bridge
Using Mini Bridge
Customising the Links Panel to display attributes like scale, rotation and resolution
Photoshop Files: Layers; Layer Comps
Illustrator Files: Layers; Layer Comps
Working with Colour
Mixed Colour Swatches
Colourising Images
Working with Text
Styling text
Text Wraps
Targeting Layers
Paragraph Rules
Drop Caps
Breaks
Special Characters
More with Tables
Frames and Objects
Pathfinders
Converting Shapes
Working with Groups
Transforming objects; again; and again individually
Special Effects; Targeting Effects
Working with Longer Documents
Creating spread documents
Smart Text Reflow
Templates
Creating pages with different sizes
Master Pages
Based-on Masters
Loading and managing styles
Sections
Numbering
Table of Contents
Creating an Index
Libraries and Snippets
Books
Output
Pre Flight
Print Presets
Export to PDF
Export to eBooks
Adobe InDesign Intermediate 1 Day
Course Overview
Course Objectives: This course is designed for confident existing users of Adobe InDesign and builds on the basic operations of InDesign, while introducing more advanced features and techniques.
Prerequisites
Previous knowledge or attendance on the Introduction of InDesign course. Basic working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
Workspaces
Saving Workspaces
Customising Menus
Customising Shortcuts
Multiple Document Windows
Working with Graphics
Using Adobe Bridge
Using Mini Bridge
Customising the Links Panel to display attributes like scale, rotation and resolution
Photoshop Files: Layers; Layer Comps
Illustrator Files: Layers; Layer Comps
Working with Colour
Mixed Colour Swatches
Colourising Images
Working with Text
Styling text
Text Wraps
Targeting Layers
Paragraph Rules
Drop Caps
Breaks
Special Characters
More with Tables
Frames and Objects
Pathfinders
Converting Shapes
Working with Groups
Transforming objects; again; and again individually
Special Effects; Targeting Effects
Working with Longer Documents
Creating spread documents
Smart Text Reflow
Templates
Creating pages with different sizes
Master Pages
Based-on Masters
Loading and managing styles
Sections
Numbering
Table of Contents
Creating an Index
Libraries and Snippets
Books
Output
Pre Flight
Print Presets
Export to PDF
Export to eBooks